Tim Malone Savoring reflection in retirement begins with an evaluation of what has shaped you, what you value most, and how you want to live your years. “The most important skill of aging is the ability to create a good day.”—Mary Pipher Let’s start with a mental exercise taken from the Oxford handbook: Finding Meaning…
Category: Features
May 2026, Features
Welcome New Neighbors
Linda Shannon-Hills Welcome to our new homeowners moving into our beautiful community in the last few months. We have a wonderful welcome program for all new residents to SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR). On March 26, new and soon-to-be residents attended the Newcomers Welcome Gathering. Please welcome them. Each month, the Newcomers Welcome Volunteers hold a gathering…
May 2026, Features
Trico’s Apprentice Lineworkers Excel at State Rodeo
Trico Electric Cooperative hosted the Arizona Lineman’s Rodeo on March 25. This event gathers Apprentice Lineworkers from electric cooperatives, electric districts, and tribal utilities across Arizona to showcase their skills and knowledge in events based on traditional linemen tasks like pole climbing, hurt-man rescue, and cross-arm change out, while promoting safety and camaraderie. “Being able…
Features, May 2026
Nature’s Way: Thorns and Blooms: The Allure of Arizona Cacti
Gerry Tietje It has been said that everything in the desert either bites, stings, stabs, or sticks, and that certainly includes cacti, which have spines that are hooked, barbed, and sharp. Who hasn’t walked out into the desert without acquiring a prickly sphere on a pant leg or shoe? Cacti (Cactaceae) are succulents that store…
Sports, May 2026, Features
2 Your Health – May 2026
Healthy Ways to Start Your Day Dr. Rose Bricker, Blue Lemon Therapy The first five minutes in the morning is an opportunity to ground yourself, lower your stress, and improve the quality of your day. The following information can dramatically impact your health, longevity, peace, and joy. There are six simple habits that you can…
May 2026, Features
Dollars and Sense: Enrolling in Medicare (Part 1)
Leah Kari, licensed insurance agent and retired pharmaceutical representative Part 1 of 2 This article is the first installment in a two-part series on enrolling in Medicare. For a comprehensive understanding of the enrollment process, please refer to the following month’s issue of this publication, which will feature Part 2 and provide detailed guidance on…
Features, May 2026, Sports
The Ranch Riders Ride to Apache Junction
John Atwell On April 2 the Ranch Riders group rode up the “Copper Corridor” (Hwy 77) north to Superior and then over to Apache Junction to the Rusty Buckle Saloon. The round trip put about 200 miles on our bikes. The bikes included Harleys, BMWs, Triumph, and KTM.
May 2026, Features
From Life to Page: New Books by Local Writers
Crossing Horizons—A 1970s Odyssey by Corrine Glesne is the most recent book to emerge from a local writing group. Glesne’s travel memoir traces six years in the early 1970s, when she hitchhiked across Europe, lived on a kibbutz, and traveled overland by third-class trains and buses through Turkey, Iran, and Afghanistan. She followed this period…
May 2026, Features
The Presence People Actually Crave
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart Here’s what I’ve learned people really want from us: They want us to put down our phones when they’re talking. They want us to ask, “How are you feeling about that?” instead of immediately offering solutions. They want us to remember the small things they mentioned last week. They want us to…
May 2026, Features
Jeanne Nordstrom Completes Triathlon
Debora Witten The Oro Valley Triathlon and Duathlon Festival was held on March 14 in and around James D. Kreigh Park in Oro Valley. Four hundred and eighty-two competitors from 27 states and Canada, ranging in age from 10 to 85, signed up for the event. This is the 12th year the event has been…