Category: April 2024

The Glasshoppers Studio Is Hoppin’

Debora Witten Glasshoppers is one of the most popular clubs in the Art and Technology Center. If you pass by the Glasshoppers window, you will notice they are often full to capacity. Classes usually fill within minutes of being posted. The Glasshopper members are busy making lots of beautiful glass creations for this spring’s ARTwalk,…

Catalina Has a Sun Wheel

Stuart Watkins and James (Jim) Bleess Vista de la Montana United Methodist Church is on land previously owned by the U.S. government. These 10 acres were once a Titan 2 missile site complete with a silo, missile, and warhead (now deactivated, removed, and backfilled). According to the National Park Service, the piles of rocks often…

Bashas’—A Good Friend to the Food Bank

Rosemary Douglas Bashas’ grocery store in Catalina has been a good friend to the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB), for more than 10 years. Most mornings that the food bank is open, volunteers drive the TCFB van to Bashas’ to pick up food donations. The TCFB receives bakery items such as bread, rolls, bagels, pies, cakes,…

Lots in Store for the Pickleball Club!

The SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association is in for a busy year! This year’s Board of Directors is determined to create avenues of fun for all of its members. There will be competitive events scheduled as well as purely social ones for members to get to know each other outside of their normal playing circles. On…

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings – April 2024

Become an SBCO Volunteer and Help Local Students Succeed Nancy McCluskey-Moore SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) was founded in 1997 to meet the needs of children living in the 11 current and former mining communities in the “Copper Corridor” stretching more than 100 miles north of Catalina. SBCO’s mission of providing children with opportunities to succeed…

Oracle Schools Foundation – April 2024

An Opportunity to Help and Enjoy a Fun Event D. Pedota and D. Farland, President and Vice President of Oracle Schools Foundation On March 10, the Oracle Schools Foundation held their annual Gala banquet and various Auctions. We had 270 people in attendance. One of the main fundraising goals of the Gala is to pay…

The SaddleBrooke Singers Sing ’60s Hits!

Cheri Emahiser It’s almost time! Get your tickets now! The afternoon of Sunday, April 7, is a perfect time to reminisce over the songs of your youth. Don’t miss hearing us take the roof off with our choral rendition of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” We create an astounding sound and a rollicking rendering…