Kim Denny Recently, the Tuesday/Thursday Zumba Gold class decided to color-coordinate the workout—just for the fun of it! Zumba Gold is 100% Zumba and 100% low impact. At least 70% of the music is international. For the Tuesday/Thursday class, this means lots of fun, upbeat Latin music, interspersed with an occasional song in, let’s say,…
Melanie Einbund As you read this the High Holy Days have passed. So, a recap of sorts. Rabbi Daniel “Danny” Price officiated B’nai Midbar’s High Holy Days. His openness and spirit engaged us as we practiced traditions and recited prayers centuries old. Eliyanah Powers, cantorial soloist, was in splendid voice and fascinated us as she…
Melanie Einbund The celebration of Havdalah (a separation of Shabbat to welcome the new week) was hosted by Joy and Bill Erickson. Rabbi Price spoke to the meaning and symbolism of the service. As I looked upon the several (about 50) faces there were smiles and gladness as we chanted prayers, passed the wine and…
Daniel Engeljohn At Mountain Shadows Presbyterian Church, we have a ministry team of volunteers focused on ensuring the safety of the congregation. Although many of the tasks go unnoticed by the congregation, effort has been made to keep the congregation informed and aware. In 2022, as a consequence of a shooting that damaged the walls of the…
The growing community of Jewish residents at SaddleBrooke Ranch experienced our holiest days of the year, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, in October. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, began this year at sundown on Oct. 2. The traditional greeting on this day is to wish one another a good, sweet year with all our heart—because that is…
Sharon Scanlan and Amy Butkovich United Women in Faith, at Vista de la Montana United Methodist Church (UMC), have two very important mission projects coming up to support women and families in Tucson and neighboring communities. They will assemble Children’s Art Packs on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at the church. These packs consist of art supplies…
A Christmas musical presentation, “Waiting For Christmas,” is coming to the DesertView Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 9 a.m. Mrs. Ruth Rehm will be directing the Joyful Voices Choir of Community Church at SaddleBrooke. This Christmas presentation features a heartwarming story of a young girl who is writing to her “Nana.” She is…
Terry Barringer One of the most anticipated events of the Christmas season for the women of Community Church at SaddleBrooke and their friends and neighbors in SaddleBrooke, SaddleBrooke Ranch, and surrounding communities has been the Advent Celebration hosted by the Women’s Ministry. This special program has become a local annual tradition for the past 20…
David Zapatka Are you as fascinated with the creation of new words as I am? I find the people who create new words deliciously inventive and their new words fun to learn. While reading an article titled Literary Wordmakers by my friend, Richard Lederer, I ran across this sentence, “Although the identities of most of…
R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly It seems every week you hear reports that someone has broken into the community mailbox. But why? In the digital age, financial fraud takes many forms, but one old-school method that is far from digital is making a comeback—check washing. This type of fraud involves altering the details on…