Melanie Einbund Friday, April 28 was our last Shabbat service until the High Holy Days. It was the last service of our outstanding accompanist Harrison Scheckler. Harrison leaves us to teach at a university in Iowa as a professor of piano. Harrison learned Jewish liturgical music from scratch. We will be forever grateful for his…
Jeff Kaczmarek Your SBR Technology Club is branching out into some interesting new areas, including home energy saving, photography, 3D printing, and electric vehicles. Our members and others have expressed interest in a variety of additional topics, so we are putting together a late spring and summer calendar of events to satisfy those requests. As…
D. Pedota The SaddleBrooke Ranch Minnesota Club had an incredibly fun bocce event on April 15. We had close to 40 people playing and sported fun team names, such as the Lake Minnetonka Monsters and Kirby Puckett Home Runners. Lowell Sletten had a great playlist to keep us dancing while we played. The overall winners…
Patti Jo Lewis Glenda Neff, acclaimed expressive local artist, welcomed a group of SaddleBrooke Ranch potters to her studio to understand the art of Raku glazing. This ancient Japanese Raku technique dates back to the 16th century. The already bisque-fired pieces were glazed with Raku glaze, placed in a kiln, removed from the kiln within…
Former Lt. William Myers, CEC, USN The Catalina Mountain Chapter (CMC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held its most recent luncheon meeting on April 15 at SaddleBrooke Ranch. The meeting began with a business session presided over by retired Capt. Charles Vaughan, U.S. Navy, President, during which members were updated on the…
R.O.S.E. Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month. June is also a great time for seniors to travel and spend time with loved ones—and the fraudsters know it! They are looking for ways to take advantage of vulnerable individuals. Seniors are often the target of scams due to their trusting nature. Therefore,…
Helping San Manuel Classrooms Be Lockdown Prepared Barbara Barr Bengen What does a school do to prepare classrooms for lockdowns? And what does a school do when there is no budget for lockdown preparation or supplies? The school turns to Rotary, the world’s largest volunteer organization. And the school turns to the Rotary Club of…
Sandy Jessop It’s the worst club to be in; but the best club if you need it. The SBR Cancer Support Group, founded in 2015, is a community of caring, compassionate, and understanding SaddleBrooke Ranch residents who have at least one thing in common: cancer. Whether you have battled this disease yourself or have helped care for…
Leslie Lefaive-Huerta Twenty-five disadvantaged children from Roadrunner Elementary School, Marana, Ariz., were escorted by Elks Lodge 2815 volunteers for an exciting shopping spree. Each child had a $140 shopping budget to buy clothes at Walmart at Oro Valley Marketplace. Walmart provided drinks and treats, plus donated 25 new pillows for each child. Crafty Critters made…
M.C. Nelson The Democratic Club of SaddleBrooke Ranch hosted a visit by Dianne Post, Legal Director of Secular Arizona. Secular Arizona advocates on behalf of all who believe that public policy free of religious preference is the best way to ensure freedom of conscience for Arizonans of all faiths and of none. They promote understanding…