High Holy Day services will be officiated by Rabbi Daniel Price. Participating in the delivery of the services are our exceptional professionals, Eliyanah Powers, Cantorial Soloist, and Dr. Joshua Nichols, Accompanist. We are honored to have Stephen Beecher, Cellist, perform ‘Kol Nidre’ (All Vows) at the Yom Kippur evening service. Tashlich service will be on…
Religion, September 2024
Vista de la Montaña United Methodist Church Fall Adult Education Classes Begin
Sharon Scanlan and Donna Boring The first Fall Study begins Oct. 2 at 9:45 a.m. in the Elizabeth Room for six Wednesday mornings. Our study will be “Experience the Travel Narrative of Acts.” Come experience the travel narrative of Acts, tracking the exciting journey of the early church from Jerusalem to Rome, all propelled by…
September 2024, Religion
New Poetry Books and Reading By Member of Mountain Shadows Presbyterian Church
Two new books by local poet Janet McMillan Rives (janetmrives.com) were released this spring. On Horsebarn Hill: Poems (Kelsay Books) is the author’s third poetry chapbook. Gene Twaronite notes that “In these searing yet joyous memory poems, Rives takes the reader back on a journey to where it began.” That beginning was the upstairs apartment…
Religion, September 2024
Welcome Rabbi Daniel Price!
We are delighted to welcome Rabbi Daniel “Danny” Price to Congregation B’nai Midbar. Rabbi Daniel “Danny” Price received his Rabbinic Ordination from the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York. He has over two decades of experience as a Rabbi, Educator, and Cantorial Soloist. With a B.A. in Music/Communications from Plattsburgh State University and a…
September 2024, Features
Ranch Quilt Queen
Quilter Monica Oszust has been quilting for almost 20 years. (Photo by Debora Witten)
September 2024, Features
What It’s Like to Be a Kidney Donor
Georgine Hurst In June I wrote an article entitled “You Have Two But You Only Need One” about the need for living kidney donors and how to become a donor. This article provides a snapshot of what donor candidates experience. Note that each kidney center determines its own requirements for donors and recipients. Donors may…
Features, September 2024
Nature’s Way: Glorious Morning Glories
Gerry Tietje The monsoon rains we experience during summer in SaddleBrooke Ranch and the surrounding area produce a second season to enjoy wildflowers. Some species are the same as those we see in spring, but many are different. Fishhook Barrel cacti, for example, only produce their orange blossoms after monsoon rains have fallen. Yellow Summer…
Features, September 2024
Be Respected and Let Go of These People-Pleasing Behaviors
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart Recently, Elizabeth Francis celebrated her 115th birthday. She is the second oldest person alive today. When asked what she attributes to her long and happy life, she replied, “Speak your mind and don’t hold your tongue!” Have you ever felt that your opinions do not matter or that we live in a…
