Get ready to step into a time capsule of ’80s and ’90s vibes at the 3rd Annual Classic Truck Show (’98 and older) in downtown Chandler, Ariz., set to take place at 125 E Commonwealth Place on March 23 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year, the event promises an impressive lineup featuring 600 classic trucks and…
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Features, March 2024
We Want You!
Kathy Sinnott The Arizona Heroes Memorial is under construction and will be our state’s newest destination spot! This tribute recognizes our first responders, current military, veterans, and healthcare workers. You’ve read about our progress for this 2.5-acre memorial housed within Narana Park in Oro Valley. Now, we’d like to get you involved! First, we have…
Features, March 2024
Word of the Month: Apricity
David Zapatka Friend and fellow pickleball player, Natasha Thompson, writes, “‘Apricity’ means warmth of the sun in winter. Did I expand your vocabulary?” Yes, you have, Tash, and I expect you will be expanding our readers’ vocabulary with this word as well. Maybe you will even bring it back into use as it has fallen…
Features, March 2024
Questers Catalina Timewalkers
Mary (Twink) Gates and Michelle Wiklund The Joys of Cooking! Do you remember the smell of your grandmother’s special dish, prepared with loving hands using that special gadget and being mixed up in beautiful pottery? There’s something quite comforting about taking a kitchen utensil out of the drawer or using a vintage mixing bowl and…
Features, March 2024
This I Have Learned … There Might Come a Time
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg She was a slightly built lady whom I saw sitting in a CVS store near the photo department. Her walker was beside her. She had a smartphone and was scrolling through it to find photos. Also beside her was a young, pretty, dark-haired woman home health care aide who was wearing…
Features, March 2024
Compromised Credentials Are the Gateway to Fraud!
R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly Scammers are everywhere. They continue to attack unsuspecting individuals in new ways. In our increasingly digital world, scammers are constantly finding ways to exploit unsuspecting individuals. It starts with stolen, or compromised, credentials—your account IDs and passwords. Criminal rings harvest credentials by different forms of phishing. Whether through email…
Features, March 2024
In the Spotlight … Jo Helms
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg My friend Laura Benson kept saying to me, “You have to interview Jo Helms for an article!” After several months, I finally was able to call Jo to set up an interview. And what an interview it was! Jo Helms is the volunteer coordinator (17 years and running) for the MountainView…
Features, March 2024
Cooks Out of the Kitchen—Local Restaurant Reviews
Judi Friedman and Jerry Lankin We’re two SaddleBrooke foodies forever seeking great places to eat! We’ll review two restaurants each month for taste and presentation, service, price, value, and ambiance. If you have a favorite eatery and would like to spread the word about it, please send us an email at [email protected]. Li’l Abner’s Steakhouse…
Features, March 2024
In Passing
Letta Jo Case Letta Jo Case, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and dedicated advocate for animals, passed away on Feb. 15, 2024, in Tucson, Ariz., at the age of 88. Jo was born on May 29, 1935, in Shawnee, Okla., to her parents, Joe Smoykeifer and Lava Smith Maggert, and half-sister, Beverly Smoykiefer. On Feb. 15, 1958, Jo married her…
Features, March 2024
Let’s Hear It for Today’s Grandparents
R.J. Ward Last December my wife and I ventured to California. We had volunteered to take care of our two grandkids. Unfortunately, we had just returned to SaddleBrooke. As snowbirds, we typically return in early October. However, after coming down with COVID, we returned in November. So, it was a short turnaround. Our daughter-in-law (DIL)…