Former Lt. William Myers, CEC, USN The Catalina Mountain Chapter (CMC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held its recent meeting on Oct. 18 at SaddleBrooke Ranch. The meeting began with a business session presided over by CMC’s President, retired Col. Kurt McMillen, U.S. Army, during which members were updated on the chapter’s…
Mark Schwartz SaddleBrooke’s World War II Roundtable welcomes you to our second presentation of the 2025-26 season with a topic that illustrates America’s military superiority in the Pacific Theater. Bill Todd, a former Navy submariner in the nuclear age, will present the exploits of the Navy’s “silent service,” which helped assure victory against Japan. For…
SaddleBrooke TWO proudly invites the community to join in honoring veterans at the “Salute Our Veterans” event on Tuesday, Nov. 11, starting at 3 p.m. in the MountainView ballroom. This special event will celebrate the bravery and sacrifice of the men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. SaddleBrooke performers the Sonoran…
SaddleBrooke TWO proudly invites the community to join in honoring veterans at the Salute Our Veterans event on Tuesday, Nov. 11, starting at 3 p.m. in the MountainView ballroom. This special event will celebrate the bravery and sacrifice of the men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. SaddleBrooke performers the Sonoran…
Marie Starjnski The Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge 2815 Veterans Committee held their Third Annual Dart Tournament on April 12. The Veterans Committee spent many hours getting donations and selling raffle tickets. Thirty-two dart players came together for a fun day of shooting darts and eating a wonderful potluck lunch. This great event brought in $6,400…
Our speaker on May 8 at 12:15 p.m. at the DesertView Theater will be Dr. William Myers, and his topic will be “Money, Money, Money! Government Sanctioned Counterfeiting During World War II.” Counterfeiting has existed since the invention of coins. Governments made it illegal but also sanctioned it as a weapon against enemies. The United…
Former Lt. William Myers, CEC, USN The Catalina Mountain Chapter (CMC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held a recent luncheon meeting on Jan. 25 at SaddleBrooke Ranch. The meeting began with a business session presided over by retired Col. Kurt McMillen, U.S. Army, during which members were updated on the chapter’s current…
Elks National President Douglas A. Shiefer has proclaimed November to be Veterans Remembrance Month to honor the men and women who have faithfully served our country as members of the armed forces. Elks pledge “So long as there are veterans, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will never forget them.” This month and every…
Mike Oberski On Nov. 10 in the MountainView ballroom, more than 250 SaddleBrooke residents attended one of the most inspiring and enjoyable Veterans Day celebrations to honor our veterans that you can imagine. It was the dream of resident and event coordinator Mike Oberski, accompanied by his wife Linda, to pay tribute to our SaddleBrooke…
On a beautiful, fall-feeling Saturday, Oct. 19, the SaddleBrooke Quilters’ Quilts of Valor (QOV) Committee awarded 20 beautiful handmade quilts to veterans, who reside in SaddleBrooke, in two ceremonies at the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center. SaddleBrooke Quilters 2024 Co-President Linda Greenough greeted veterans and thanked them for their service, as well as a very tardy,…