Linda Shannon-Hills Please, we need your help. The Red Cross is experiencing the worst blood shortage in over a decade. The SBR Red Cross Blood Drive is on Saturday, Feb. 19, starting at 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. The American Red Cross continues to be short on needed blood. If you can donate, we encourage you…
Generals, February 2022
Golden Goose Cancels Spring Awakening
The Golden Goose Thrift Shop regrets to inform everyone that the Spring Awakening event planned for Monday, April 4, has been postponed indefinitely due to COVID-related issues. We look forward to rescheduling this event as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding!
Generals, February 2022
Carol Singers Sing All Around the Ranch—Twice!
Alastair Stone For the 10th year in a row, the holiday spirit in song did not end in the ballroom, as 15+ singers met on Monday, Dec. 20, and Tuesday, Dec. 21, to drive their carts to the homes hosting their neighbors for holiday parties. As usual, on the first day we began at the…
Clubs & Classes, February 2022
SBR Wine Club Welcomes 2022 Board Members
Left to right: Debbie Chapman, membership; Bill Watt, treasurer; Lisa Brown, vice president; Cheryl Nasalik, secretary; Dennis Eckmeyer, president; and Char Eckmeyer, events chair.
Clubs & Classes, February 2022
Keep Calm and Quilt On
Mary Shirey Anyone who knows a quilter can tell you that despite the challenges of the past two years, those sewing machines never stopped humming! During the pandemic, quilters nationwide reported that working at their hobby provided them a positive focus. When masks were in short supply, quilters across the nation answered the call. Many…
Clubs & Classes, February 2022
Rancheros Students Advance to the Next Level
Rebecca Williams The Rancheros Square Dance Club was happy to introduce three new dancers to their next level in square dancing. Having learned the 62 calls that make up the Mainstream level this past fall, the dancers are now working on the 32 additional calls involved in the Plus level, which is the level at…
Clubs & Classes, February 2022
Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter Attends Wreaths Across America
David R. Bull On the morning of Dec. 18, 2021, several members of the Catalina Mountains Satellite (Tucson) Chapter (CMSC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) joined hundreds of other veterans, their families, and various veterans service organizations in support of the Wreaths Across America (WAA) program and ceremony held at the Arizona…
February 2022
Putters Face Challenges in December
Camille Esterman How do you describe Arizona’s weather in December? Do the words cold, cloudy, windy, and brisk come to your mind? Well the Ranchette Putters experienced all of these conditions on the SBR 18-hole green, including spurts of sunlight that required shedding layers of clothing. Our club members still had a great time in…
Features, February 2022
Word of the Month: Chicane
David Zapatka The Tour de France is one of the greatest sporting spectacles of the year. I love watching the drama and triumph. While watching the broadcast, I heard a commentator describe the upcoming chicane in the course and knew immediately that “chicane” would be my next word of the month. Chicane verb chi·cane | shi-ˈkān…
Clubs & Classes, February 2022
IJSS Celebrates Shabbot and Tu B’shevat
Well, we figured we had it all arranged. And then COVID, again! So, muster we did and asked our members their thoughts, and Zoom it was. Shabbat service was held on Jan. 28 via Zoom. Rabbi Laura Harari officiated. All about Tu B’shevat and What Happens at a Seder? The New Year for trees has a tax, go…