The Prescription Drug Drop-Off is held on the second Friday of each month from 10 a.m. until noon, and the fourth Tuesday of each month from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Pinal County Sheriff’s Substation (a few doors down from Bank of the West). Future dates are as follows: Friday, Jan. 13, from 10…
Category: January 2023
Features, January 2023
Word of the Month: Gaslighting
David Zapatka Reader Greg West writes, “Merriam-Webster has announced its word of the year for 2022. Over the past year, this word has increased in the number of lookups it has received at a rate of 1,740% in 2022 compared to its lookup rate in 2021. Oddly enough though, unlike the typical word of the…
Generals, January 2023
Thank You for Giving the Right Stuff!
Karen Schickedanz Thank you to the many SaddleBrooke residents who have been contributing clean, empty prescription pill bottles to be repurposed for local animal shelters. Every week a volunteer collects the bottles from the bin at Mezzabyte Computer Store in the SaddleBrooke convenience center and prepares them for delivery to the shelters. Sometimes, though, there…
Features, January 2023
Venus and the Moon Dance
Stuart Watkins Venus and the Moon were dancing the Texas Two-Step Over Arizona’s desert sky one October night When Saturn showed up and rudely cut in That is when Venus figured something was not right Venus beckoned her finger towards Saturn Inviting him to help in her severe plight Planning on tripping Saturn on his…
Generals, January 2023
Master Gardeners Coming Events
Laurie Foster, Pinal County Master Gardener Becoming a Master Gardener In February, a one-hour orientation meeting will be held at both SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch to introduce you to our program. If you are interested in environmentally responsible landscaping and gardening and have a desire to teach those principles/skills from research-based materials to others, then…
Sports, January 2023
A Game for Any Age
Greg Hlushko You are never too old to learn or to get back again to table tennis. Many have played at least a bit of table tennis at some point in their lives—some very casually and some a bit more seriously. Well, it’s time to get back and pick it up again. If you haven’t…