Station of the Cross

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Senior Village Provides Information on Estate Planning

Annual Food Drive March 4-16

2 Your Health: Your Pain Medication Might Be Killing You

Dr. Craig Brue Many patients feel safe because their family medical doctor has prescribed a strong narcotic medication for acute or chronic back pain.  Just because your doctor prescribes a pain medication does not mean that it is either safe or effective. Medications always have harmful side effects. In fact, there are always more side effects with…

Help Homeless Youth Graduate!

Bethany Neumann Youth On Their Own or YOTO, as it’s informally called, has been helping youth experiencing homelessness in Pima County graduate from high school since 1986. Founded locally to address the dropout rate of homeless Tucson youth, YOTO continues to serve up to 2,000 young people in our community each year. Moreover, YOTO not…

21-Gun Salute

Photo by Robert Koblewski

Robert Koblewski In observance of Labor Day and Patriot Golf Day, the Oro Valley American Legion Post Color Guard honored our veterans by performing a 21-Gun Salute at the MountainView driving range tee on Sept. 7. Many residents attended and sang along for the national anthem.

Republican Women of Pinal County

Jo Ann Evans, Programs The Republican Women of Pinal County will meet at 10 a.m. Oct. 26 in the Coyote Room of the SaddleBrooke Country Club. Our speaker will be Douglas Wolf, the Pinal County Assessor. He will discuss how the upcoming election will affect our bank accounts. Our last meeting was held in September after…

My Last Poem

Stuart Watkins This is the last poem I’ll ever write you and I am glad words have been arranged rearragned thoughtfully and randomly presented the gist always the same I love you but your distance has remained friendship contained response restrained yet I still love you no matter where winds fate and time find me…

Relishing Pickleball: The Overhead Smash

David Zapatka When your opponent hits the ball high in the air, above your shoulders, think overhead smash! The smash is one of the most fun shots in all of pickleball. It ends rallies with an exclamation point. Execute this fun, rally-ending shot using these seven steps: 1. Use many small steps to position your…