Laurie Foster, Pinal County Master Gardener The University of Arizona Pinal County Cooperative Extension now offers an online course at any time during the year for all Pinal County residents to become Master Gardener volunteers. The course may be completed online anywhere with an Internet connection, and usually in the convenience of your home. Anyone…
Category: October 2022
Generals, October 2022
Deadline Reminder and How to Submit an Article
The deadline for the November edition is Oct. 26 by 4 p.m. Please send your submission on time, and early if possible! You can email your submissions to [email protected] or use our website: robsonpublishing.com/editorial. For article and photo guidelines or if you have questions, please call 480-895-4216.
Generals, October 2022
Medicare’s Final Rule and You 2022
Leah Sugar Kari, Local Licensed Insurance Agent and Retired Pharmaceutical Representative What is the Final Rule? There are many ways Medicare protects you, the Medicare beneficiary, from bait and switch tactics and unclear or misleading information about Medicare Advantage, Part D Prescription Drug Plans, and Medicare Supplement Insurance plans. Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
Generals, October 2022
Don’t Miss the 9th Fall SBR ARTwalk October 22 and 23
Linda Shannon-Hills Mark your calendars—it’s a must for your weekend. The 2022 Fall SBR ARTwalk will be held on Saturday, Oct. 22, and Sunday, Oct. 23, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day. Artists will be showing and selling in their homes, and the various clubs will be selling in the Creative Arts and…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
U.S. Military History: U.S. Flag Folding—Part 2 of 2
Ross Dunfee A veteran has breathed his last and is gone. A U.S. flag is draped over the casket during the service and, when the service has concluded, the flag is folded and presented to a family member. In most of the flag folding ceremonies, each of the 13 folds has a specific meaning. While…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
New Art Salon Underway—Please Join Us!
Connie Kotke, Publicity Chair Our new Art Salon, sponsored by the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild, kicked off on Sept. 21 with a lively discussion hosted by Janet Frost on the topic, “What Is Art?” Janet would be the first member of the guild to insist that there’s no one, agreed-upon definition of art. People create…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
Shooting for the Stars … Again
Karla Trippe P.E.O. Chapter FF based in the SaddleBrooke community has set a big goal for itself: to raise $25,000 in donations for the organization’s women’s scholarship funds through its second annual golf tournament fundraiser at the Oro Valley Country Club on Dec. 5. In 2021 Chapter FF established a goal to raise $10,000 in…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
Why Can’t We All Get Along?
Are you wondering why it seems people are so divided? Do you want to learn more about it and what you can do personally to help? Join us for a two-part forum conducted by Anthony Cicchino, Ed.D., and brought to you by the Fellowship for Social Justice. The forum entitled “I’m Not Biased, You Are”…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
Each Person Has Their Own Path and Lessons
Rev. Suzanne Marlatt Stewart I am choosing to write this article because I know there are many others in my age group who are currently dealing with this issue or have in the past. It is an epidemic. So many of our adult children or grandchildren are addicted to alcohol and/or drugs, plus many may also…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
SaddleBrooke Parkinson’s PWR Moves 4 Balance Club
In this session of 12 in the series, we address the loss of muscle mass in the legs. This can affect simple walking, stairs, down curbs, carrying things, and getting up from chairs. Strength training with weights/resistance is one of the best ways to keep muscles and bones strong and healthy; 150 minutes a week…