Barb Wallace While not Valentine’s Day, the MountainView Lady Putters (MVLP) shared the love by honoring their founding members and past presidents at the LouAnn Garvin Founders Day luncheon on Feb. 9. The meeting marks the beginning of a new year for MVLP, remembering the past and looking forward to the future. It honors our…
Ellen Avenoso While most of our golf falls under the heading “fun in the sun,” we all do enjoy some good head-to-head competition. Our first major tournament of the year, the Presidents Cup (coincidentally falling around the Presidents Day holiday), spanned most of the month of February, with four brackets of eight players each. This…
Ellen Avenoso Nine avid golfers joined our ranks for the 2026 season, hailing from a wide range of places, including Washington, North Carolina, and Colorado. Some are recent arrivals, like Sandy Gilroy (7 months) and Anne Sega (18 months), and others have “stepped up” from the nine-hole women’s group. We love the vitality and enthusiasm…
Marsha Mantykow With the temperatures rising, we’re anticipating a wonderful spring season of events. Valentine’s Day Cocktail Party: Hara Lipman and George Delzell hosted a full house for our very successful potluck cocktail party. I lost count, as people kept coming. The table was filled with delicious appetizers and desserts as attendees mingled, noshed, and…
Marsha Mantykow Passover is a sacred and special occasion on the Jewish calendar. It is steeped in custom and importance. Annually, the Jewish Friendship Group (JFG) celebrates with a seder on the second night of Passover. This year it is Thursday, April 2. This dinner, along with a shorter modern service, has always been open…
Greg Hlushko The SaddleBrooke Chess Club has players of various experience levels, and the games are played for fun in a casual, friendly environment.. The club plays in the Ocotillo Room in the SaddleBrooke TWO clubhouse on Monday and Thursday from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Come by to learn how to play or to enjoy…