Welcoming the High Holidays has kept the Institute for Judaic Services and Studies (IJSS) busy! On Sept. 21, IJSS members attended the Welcome Back Happy Hour gathering. This was a time for congregants to welcome back Rabbi Sanford Seltzer and for him to greet congregants. We are glad that our Rabbi got tired of retirement. The event was a…
Congratulations to the SBR Billiards Club team! They beat their SaddleBrooke opponents and captured the traveling bronze 8-ball Partners Challenge Plaque. Pictured, left to right, are: Bruce Keller, Gene Renner, Phil Jelleff, Jim Kauffman (with the coveted plaque), Jim Mabbott, Tim Connolly, Karl Knight, Kurt Warning, and Cliff Terry. Photo by Linda Keller.
Janelle Authur Seventy Ranch Western dancers and guests stepped and stomped to the country music of the Mamma Coal Band on Oct. 7th in the Sol Ballroom. It was the first appearance for the Mamma Coal Band at the SBR Social Dance Club’s monthly Western dance. Lead singer Carra Stasney, aka Mamma Coal, is fairly new…
Debora Witten SaddleBrooke Ranch’s glass studio members are very creative, and that creativity requires a lot of glass in a wide variety of colors and styles to accommodate everyone’s imagination. Melody Van Ess and Darlynn Nero, shown here receiving a shipment of glass, can attest to what every Glasshopper member can tell you—glass breaks sometimes!
If you walk through SBR’s Art and Tech Center, you will usually notice a lot of bustling activity. The glass studio is always hopping, especially this time of year when members are getting ready for the holiday gift-giving season. The glass club is aptly named Glasshoppers. Members are busy creating beautiful glass creations for gift…
Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge #2815, in remembrance of 9/11, donated $1,500 to Impact of Southern Arizona. Impact helps those in need, including: * Hard-working families struggling to make ends meet * Low-income and homebound seniors * Homeless individuals living in the desert and couch hopping * Single parents and grandparents raising children * Disabled and…
Barbara Barr At the District 5500 Annual Conference, the SaddleBrooke Club received the Citation Award and was recognized for both growth and club retention. Several members of the club enjoyed the conference along with the recognition. The District 5500 Annual Conference was held at Casino del Sol this year. The facility was an amazing venue for…
Dale Farland The SaddleBrooke Ranch Art Club hosted a general membership meeting on Oct. 6. Erin Newman, president, and Lisa Friedman, vice president, presented to the membership all of the activities and classes the SBR Art Club board has accomplished since the club was resurrected in April after the COVD hiatus. A calendar of upcoming…
The Saddlebrooke Ranch Writing Guild is a group dedicated to improving our writing skills. We meet on the second Tuesday of each month in the La Vista room at the La Hacienda Club from 1 to 3 p.m. If you have any questions about the club, please contact Joy Hellard at [email protected]. Fall vs Autumn…
LT William Myers, CEC USN Former At its May 21 meeting, the Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) recognized the organization’s first president, COL Rett Benedict, U.S. Air Force, Retired. COL Benedict served as president from 2015 through 2018. COL Benedict attended Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., majoring in physics.…