Category: Generals

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…

Master Gardener Online Course

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…

October at the Golden Goose Thrift Shop

There is so much to “fall” in love with at the Goose in October! Make the Goose your one-stop shop for all your Halloween and Thanksgiving decor, party supplies, costumes, and so much more! You will never be haunted by monstrous retail prices at the Goose! The Goose fun never stops in October! The Golden…

Prescription Drug Drop-Off Program

The Prescription Drug Drop-Off at the Pinal County Sheriff’s Substation (a few stores away from Bank of the West) will be on the second Friday of each month from 10 a.m. until noon and the fourth Tuesday of each month from 2 to 4 p.m. Dates and times: Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2 to p.m. Friday,…

The SaddleBrooke World War II Roundtable Presents

Larry Linderman The World War II Roundtable is back with another season of presentations on World War II, the event of the 21st century, according to many leading historians. The Roundtable will have as its first speaker of the season one of SaddleBrooke’s own, Chuck Stump. Chuck’s bio is so diverse and interesting that I’ll…

Wags & Walkers ‘I Don’t Want It’ Sale

Thanks to the support of our wonderful SaddleBrooke neighbors, Wags & Walkers was able to donate over $6,000 of equipment to support the clinic at Pima Animal Care Center, as well as the volunteer dog walkers at Pima Animal Care Center (PACC). We are grateful for your continuing enthusiastic support for this annual fundraiser. In…

Join in the Fun November 8

The Lady Niners and Verde Sputters are having A Day at the Races on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Join in the fun and be sure and wear your fancy Derby hats! Deadline for signing up is Monday, Oct. 31, at 11 a.m. The cost is $20 by check, payable to Verde Sputters. Envelopes must be dropped…

Meeting a Double Challenge to Help our Neighbors

Rosemary Douglas Many residents of the Copper Corridor communities of Oracle, San Manuel, Mammoth, and Dudleyville face a double challenge. They live in a “food desert” and are also “food insecure.” Food deserts are areas where families have low access to supermarkets or large grocery stores and face significant obstacles to getting healthy foods. Food…