David Taylor On Saturday, April 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., you have the opportunity to experience Absolutely Art Gallery’s Annual Spring Artists Tent Show. The show is held in the north parking lot in front of the gallery located at 16701 N. Oracle Rd., #171, in Catalina. Look for the white-topped tents and…
Former Lt. William Myers, CEC, USN The Catalina Mountain Chapter (CMC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held a luncheon meeting on Jan. 20, at SaddleBrooke Ranch. The meeting began with a business session presided over by retired Capt. Chuck Vaughan, U.S. Navy, President, during which members were updated on the chapter’s current and upcoming…
Donna Pedota A group of Minnesota Club members went to see the Tucson Roadrunners play the Iowa Wild (which is the farm team to the Minnesota Wild) on Jan. 15 down at the Tucson Arena. We had great seats and met new Minnesota friends. Proudly wearing our Wild jerseys and clothing, we cheered on our team loudly…
Donna Pedota The Minnesota Club had a Happy Hour on Feb. 6. We had more than 46 people attend and we were treated to live music by fellow Minnesotan Lowell Sletten, who played a variety of music from Creedence, Willie Nelson, and other contemporary favorites. We will have upcoming events in March and April; to get on our…
Zentangle: Itty-Bitty Projects Erin Newman Join the SaddleBrooke Ranch Art Club for another adventure with Zentangle. Val Barsevich, a certified Zentangle teacher, will teach another in our series of classes this year. The Zentangle Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. It increases focus and creativity,…
Gerry Tietje My wife Claire and I put together five different state bird puzzles in recent years, which piqued my interest in state birds. The assigning of state birds began in the 1920s after a campaign by the General Foundation of Women’s Clubs. Kentucky was the first to name a state bird and chose the Northern…
Cheryl Fay The Community Church of SaddleBrooke is coming alongside Kartz Fore Kidz, a local SaddleBrooke organization, to help Tucson’s Young Life Capernaum send kids with disabilities and special needs to summer camp. Cheryl Fay, the Church Missions Coordinator for Young Life Capernaum explains: “The Kartz Fore Kidz golf cart program buys and accepts donated or…
SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Supports the Golden Goose Frank Shipton Volunteer members of the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary (SSR) Club gathered together as they prepared for the opening of “Midnight Madness” at the Golden Goose Thrift Shop in Catalina. SSR members volunteer each month in support of the Golden Goose event. Surprise! Frank Shipton Members of the…
Linda Shannon-Hills You are loving our wonderful community, but do you know all that is available to you as a new resident? Don’t be overwhelmed with moving to SaddleBrooke Ranch. It’s a new community, new state, new home…“Where do I find all the information to make settling into this new community easier?” Come to the…
Chris Grey The Golden Goose Thrift Shop in Catalina likes to bill itself as “A thrift shop like no other,” which immediately sets itself up for comparison to every other such store in the known universe. Fortunately, all one needs to do is make one visit to be convinced those words ring true. It’s not…