TRIAD drug drop off program resumes Gary Hammond For over a year now SaddleBrooke TRIAD volunteers have staffed a program for residents to dispose of unused or expired prescription and over the counter drugs at the Pinal County Sheriff’s Substation in the Mini Mart Mall (next to the bank). Over one hundred and twenty pounds…
Carol Poole Rescue Bangles are flying off the shelf at SaddleBrooke Drug and Tortoise and the Hair, having earned a little more than $400 for the SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network. The Network’s mission is to facilitate adoptions, volunteer at shelters and events and fundraise to pay medical and shelter needs. We could not have been…
Gwen Lewis Eight daily habits and how they affect the life expectancy of the average American: 1. Smoking a pack of cigarettes a day takes seven to eight years off your life. 2. Having one drink a day actually increases your life expectancy by about a year. But every additional drink per day decreases it…
Thanksgiving Food Bank Nan Nasser SaddleBrooke Community Outreach will once again prepare Thanksgiving food baskets for eligible families in the Oracle area. We expect to assemble 30 baskets for families at Mountain Vista School as well as people at the Mountain Health and Wellness Center also in Oracle. These baskets include a turkey, stuffing, cranberry…
Don Jensen Confused and Overwhelmed? A Medicare Seminar will be held October 21; encore presentation if you missed September’s Health Night Out! Medicare Open Enrollment is October 15 to December 7. With 40 Medicare Advantage plans, 11 Medicare Supplement plans (also known as Medigap plans), and 50 prescription drug plans to choose from, how can…
Nan Nasser October is the final month in which you can buy a raffle ticket from SaddleBrooke Community Outreach with the opportunity to win a 2014 new Jeep Cherokee. Wouldn’t you look good behind that steering wheel? Jim Click Automotive Team has made a limited number of raffle tickets available to 501c3 charities in its…