Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Most people are nothing if not lazy when it comes to practicing golf. Further, people are somewhat lackadaisical when it comes to taking lessons to improve their game. What is the point, they think, as they see their friends on the driving range with a pro. But perhaps their friends know something…
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Features, August 2023
Unit Happenings
Unit 27 Activities Sue Case Current medical science tells us that one of the best ways to maintain good health is to socialize with others. Despite the continued brutal heat, Unit 27 social life manages to go on during the summer. Thanks to the extra effort of the residents themselves, two Snack and Chats and…
Features, August 2023
SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network: Happy Tail: Pepper
Romayne Trudo This is an old and sadly familiar story. Pepper was found roaming the streets of Yuma in February 2021. When she was rescued by the Humane Society of Yuma, she was 7 years old and pregnant. This beautiful, sweet girl remained at the Yuma shelter for more than two years. For some unknown reason, she…
Features, August 2023
Spotlight On Advertiser: Medicare’s Final Rule and You
Leah Sugar Kari, Licensed Insurance Agent and Retired Pharmaceutical Representative What is Medicare’s Final Rule for 2023? Medicare vigilantly protects you, the beneficiary, from bait and switch tactics and misleading information about Medicare Advantage, Part D Prescription Drug Plans, and Medicare Supplement Insurance plans. Medicare issued its Final Rule on April 12, 2023. This is a…
Features, August 2023
Joe Allen, a Remembrance
Sheilah Britton This past spring, a beautiful live oak was planted in SaddleBrooke in remembrance of a man who lived in the community for the past six years. Joe Allen was a Master Gardener, and his fellow Master Gardeners felt he would appreciate the planting of a tree that would shade his neighborhood and be…