Patti West Participants in the SBR Painters Club Cold Wax class show off their finished abstract landscape paintings. Pictured are Susan Gitelson, Cheryl Margolis, Cathy Kauffman, Carol Beeley, Janice Mihora, Darla Carlson, Patricia Schofield, Lisa Zahn, Kathryn Krupski, Linda Schmidt, Karen Davis, Jim Cox, and Christine Blackburn. Cold Wax is an oil painting medium that…
Congregation B’nai Midbar: More Happenings, Updates, and Vision Melanie Einbund The Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center inspired many who toured the first Jewish Temple in Tucson. No surprise, it was the Jewish women who raised the funds to establish this beautiful building. The first services were held on Rosh Hashanah in 1907! After the…
Georgine Hurst A definition of sabbatical is any extended period of leave from one’s usual work, especially for rest, to acquire new skills or training, or exploration. The use of sabbaticals is most common in academia where the practice repeats every 7 years traditionally, but is trending to every 3.5 years. It is also used…
Vista United Methodist Church continues to answer the call to feed the hungry in our community. On Feb. 2 and Feb. 9, Vista joined hundreds of Methodist churches, along with other denominations, across our country in celebrating the Super Bowl in unique, creative, and fun ways. The “Souper Bowl of Caring” unites us in our…
Rev. Mary Dotson The season of Lent begins Wednesday, March 5. Traditionally we think Lent is 40 days of giving up pleasures that consume us. I have come to appreciate Lent to be a season to refocus my life. It is so easy for us to get caught up in the drama of life, relationships,…
Linda Galka, Benith MacPherson, Nancy Yob, and Sharon Scanlan Our ministry teams have had a busy 2025 so far! In addition to “Souper Sunday,” we supported Impact with the following collections: 245 boxes of pasta were collected for the food bank in January. For our Share the Warmth annual drive, we hit an all-time high…
Dan Engeljohn Each year, throughout the month of March, our church is the April IMPACT Bag Partner. We collect at least 500 12-oz. cans of animal- and fish-based protein. By March 31, Mountain Shadows delivers the protein to IMPACT of Southern Arizona located in Catalina. The protein is included in the grocery bags stocked with…
Gerry Tietje Many of us who live in SaddleBrooke Ranch have been startled by seeing a rattlesnake on our patios, pickleball courts, or our Nature Trail. Few, if any, of these encounters resulted in a snakebite and emergency room visit, but it’s good to remember that March is the month when rattlesnakes become more active…
Rev. Suzanne Marlatt Stewart Getting older is something we all must face, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun! One of the best ways to handle the changes and challenges that come with aging is through humor. Funny sayings about getting older can make us laugh at ourselves and see the lighter side of life.…
Debora Witten On Feb. 4, the Dinking Divas of SaddleBrooke Ranch sponsored a shoe drive to provide shoes for the homeless in the Tucson region. Members of the Dinking Divas accepted donations at the SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Courts between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. They were overwhelmed by the response with almost 900 pairs of…