On Feb. 15, Americanism Committee Members Al Peterson and Lucy Suddath, along with Exalted Ruler Alane Asp, notified winners of the Catalina Mountain Lodge 2815 Americanism Essay Contest. Joshua Marlott was the Arizona State Southern District winner for Division 1, and Lilly Lingard was the Southern Arizona District winner for Division II. Both essays will…
LT William Myers, CEC USN Former The Catalina Mountain Satellite Chapter (CMSC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held its meeting on March 19, at SaddleBrooke Ranch. The meeting began with a business session presided over by CAPT Chuck Vaughan, president, during which members were updated on the chapter’s current activities. CAPT Vaughan stated…
Richard Martin On Feb. 24, 38 dancers from the SaddleBrooke Squares drove through snow, sleet, and rain en route to the Gaslight Music Hall (bet you have already put that night out of your mind). We had our tickets, and the blizzard was not going to keep us away from watching a Bernard Slade play called…
Stuart Watkins Death is Dead, by SaddleBrooke resident Stuart Watkins, was inspired by a sermon Stuart heard at Vista United Methodist Church in Catalina, Ariz. Pastor Fred Baum explained how the death of Jesus ended death for the rest of us when He arose from the dead. “Death, where is thy sting?” That phrase finally…
On to national! A stellar performance by the two American Legion Oro Valley Post 132-sponsored contestants who competed at the March 19 state level of the American Legion Oratorical Scholarship program. Caleb Rasor placed first, and Grace Shin placed third among the best six contestants in the state. Caleb now advances to the national competition…
Michael Buckley The February meeting of the SaddleBrooke Nature Club featured speaker Fred Stula, the executive director of Friends of Saguaro National Park (FOSNP). Fred and his wife, Tiffany, long-time Easterners from Connecticut, had previously vacationed in the Tucson area, and they both fell in love with the beauty of Arizona. When the opportunity to…