Finding Karen on a Map with no Names

December 7, 2023   The Map with No Names:   A Mountain Shadows Adventure Story Featuring Resident Karen Trogdon   Indiana Jones   By Sheryl Wilde   In the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, guided only by a mysterious Map with No Names, Indiana Jones, the bullwhip-wielding adventurer, risks life and limb in…

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A Happy Thanksgiving from Catalent

    Just Like Us     On this Thanksgiving Day, it is our wish that, as part of the human community:   “We discover that all human beings are just like us, so we are able to relate to them more easily. That generates a spirit of friendship in which there is less need…

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Stacy Sullivan: Ascending to Executive Director

  The Highest Mountain:   Stacy Sullivan Mountain Shadows Pioneer   Mount Whitney   By Sheryl Wilde   At 14,495 feet, it is the highest mountain peak in the contiguous United States.  Many claim it to be the most challenging day hike, not only in California, but in the entire U.S.       In just…

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Veteran’s Day 2023: Brian’s Father

  Honoring a Mountain Shadows Hero on this Veteran’s Day   By Sheryl Wilde   As Brian looked down at the grave, he said what he says every year, “Love you, Papa.  I miss you.”   “Our dad was a B-17 bombardier in World War II, so he was in the nose of the plane,” says…

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2023 Fall Classic & Pickleball Tournament Re-cap

  THIS is why YOU are here …     Mountain Shadows Resident, Evelyn.   By Sheryl Wilde   Evelyn Gatto, pictured above, is the reason you are here, right now, reading this.  She’s one of the reasons we are ALL here at Mountain Shadows.     She’s one of the reasons you participated in our…

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Pickleball Information

  Thank You for Registering for the 1st Annual Pickleball Tournament!     Here’s everything you need to know about the tournament schedule, the Santaluz dress code and more:   The Mountain Shadows Foundation  1st Annual Pickleball Tournament   Monday, October 30th, 2023   Schedule of Events Registration & Champagne12:30-1:00pm Clinic if you’re new to…

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New Fig Resident: Mimi

  “I’ve done an awful lot of thinking about what makes this family work, and I think it’s because there’s enough love to go around and some to spare.” John-Boy Walton     New Mountain Shadows Fig House Resident, Melinda “Mimi” Anderson, and her Family   By Sheryl Wilde   Some of you may remember…

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2023 Fall Classic Player Information

  Thank You for Registering for the 29th Annual Fall Classic Golf Tournament!   Shotgun Start Time: 11 am     Here’s everything you need to know about the tournament schedule, the Santaluz dress code and more:   The Mountain Shadows Foundation  29th Annual Fall Classic Golf Tournament   Monday, October 30th, 2023   Schedule of…

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MSF Mission: Possible

  MSF Mission: POSSIBLE     Steve and Dominique Nielander, MSF Fall Classic Golf Tournament Supporters at the Final Four with SDSU   By Sheryl Wilde   “I didn’t know much about Mountain Shadows when Mandy approached me about playing in the Golf Tournament last year,” says Steve Nielander.  “But I knew my friends would…

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Mountain Shadows Pickleball Star: Resident Stephanie

  Will YOU Accept Stephanie’s Personal Challenge?   Mountain Shadows Pickleball Star Resident Stephanie   Challenges YOU to a Pickleball Match!   Register for our 1st Annual Pickleball Tournament or  Donate to our CARE Fund Today!      Orange House Resident, Stephanie.   Register now for the 1st Annual Mountain Shadows Foundation Pickleball Tournament and…

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