Give Your Eyes a Rest: Listen to Audiobooks for Free Marly Mora Most of us enjoy reading and consider it one of life’s greatest pleasures. Many older adults find that age-related challenges keep us from enjoying reading as much as in the past. That small print seems to get smaller and smaller. Audiobooks offer the…
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Generals, April 2022
Summer Gardening Presentation on April 20
Sheilah Britton, Pinal County Master Gardener Your SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners are pleased to invite you to attend an in-person presentation with Parker Filer, the Assistant Extension Agent in Horticulture with the University of Arizona’s Pima County Cooperative Extension. Please join us on Wednesday, April 20, at 1 p.m. in the La Hacienda Club, La…
Generals, April 2022
Dr. Jim Jeremiah Spoke to Community Church Men’s Retreat
Dick Kroese Kerry Blount started off our men’s retreat by stating that he and Pastor Ron Gannett have been organizing our men’s retreats for the last eight or nine years, but we did miss the last two years because of COVID. Pastor Ron then started our men’s rally by giving all of us some Empowerment…
Generals, April 2022
Our New Warehouse Is Ready Just in Time
Rosemary Douglas The Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) was the recent recipient of 5,900 pounds of non-perishable food items. This windfall was donated by participants in one of the largest 24-hour mountain bike events in the world. The 19th annual 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, sponsored by Epic Rides, was held Feb. 18 through 22. Recent…
Generals, April 2022
Back to the Garden: Indoor Gardening
Kathleen Martin, Pinal County Master Gardener Indoor gardeners enjoy houseplants for aesthetic and health benefits. Besides being an attractive addition to our homes, plants improve the air by absorbing carbon dioxide and volatile toxins while giving off oxygen and humidifying the air. All plants need light, a suitable pot with soil mix, and water. When…
Generals, April 2022
Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries
FSL May Lecture to Offer Insight into Navajo Weavings Nancy McCluskey-Moore The Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) lecture on Thursday, May 12, at 4 p.m. in the DesertView Theater will feature Jerry Fruend. The title of his lecture is “The Gift of Spider Woman: Symbols and Motifs in Navajo Weavings.” Freund, an associate at Medicine…
Generals, April 2022
SaddleBrooke Swim Club Is Offering a Free Learn to Swim Clinic in May
Candy Armstrong Have you always wanted to learn how to swim, but it was either too intimidating or life just got in the way? Well, now is your opportunity! The Swim Club is offering a free clinic in May. You will be able to accomplish your goal and learn how to swim. You will achieve this…