Marilu Trainor Sean Benedict, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service Phoenix office, shares answers about the expected summer heat in Arizona and trends for the future. Q: What are the National Weather Service’s long-term predictions for 2021’s summer heat? The latest forecast from the Climate Prediction Center has odds tilted in favor of above…
Ross Dunfee The first successful English colony settled in America was at Jamestown, Va., in 1607—and the migration was on—primarily of British, German, and Dutch extraction, but immigrants arrived from throughout Europe. Communities were settled and financed primarily by privately-organized British settlers or families using free enterprise without any significant English royal or Parliamentary government…
Patti Gould Let’s be real. The human body is given to us for a limited period of time and then comes to an end. Living our day-to-day life with our behaviors that create our characters and virtues is not always glamorous. Daily living stress accumulates in our energy field from emotional trauma, addictive behaviors, and…
Pam Boedeker For the ninth year, Doris Evans was the June speaker for SaddleBrooke Nature Club. Her slide presentations are always the highlight of our year. Doris has been introduced so many times there is little left that hasn’t been said. Basically, Doris has been an educator all of her life, be it with elementary…
Debbie McGeehan Our tennis club members, along with all SaddleBrooke residents, are fortunate to have some of the best tennis courts in Arizona! Maintaining beautiful amenities is a reflection on our entire community. Unfortunately, one court has been out of service for almost two years and remains locked, and our other four tennis courts at MountainView…
Vera Shury Walking forward! One of the symptoms of Parkinson’s is called freezing. In this case, the feet seem frozen or glued to the floor; it can come on suddenly, unexpectedly, and unpredictably. It can be very confusing for the person with Parkinson’s and their family and friends. One way some of the class members have been able to sometimes overcome…
Esta Goldstein This month’s dates are Friday, July 9 from 10 a.m. to noon and Tuesday, July 27 from 2 to 4 p.m. Drop off your unused prescription drugs at the Pinal County Sheriff’s Substation located in Mini Market, a few doors down from Bank of the West. Place pills in plastic bags (no bottles). Pills can be mixed and combined into one…
Barbara Barr For the past three years, the Wellness Integrated Network of SaddleBrooke has hosted programs each first Friday on a variety of topics to support our community in reaching wellness goals. But, did you know that we also offer complimentary small group classes? Since the pandemic, we have also been offering some of these…
Joyce Sutay Red Nose Day is an annual campaign with the mission to end child poverty by funding programs that keep children safe, healthy, educated, and empowered. While raising life-changing cash for children that need it the most, it brings people together to laugh and have fun. Since its debut in 2015, over $240 million…
Dr. Craig Brue Over the past 20 years, I have been using spinal adjusting instruments, the Activator and Impulse, where patients feel a light tapping sensation on their spine. The Activator is a spring-loaded instrument. The Impulse is an electronic device. You may ask, “How does that work, and how can that help me?” After being…