Rebecca Williams Two members of the Rancheros Square Dance Club recently attended the annual National Square Dance Convention in Milwaukee. Carla Marquardt and Rebecca Williams joined some 2,500 participants who came from around the nation and around the world, including participants from Japan, Germany, and Australia, to name a few. The convention offered dancing in…
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August 2024, Features
Taking Action to Support Older Adults
R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), observed annually in June, highlights the critical issue of elder abuse and the importance of safeguarding the dignity and rights of older adults. As global demographics shift toward an aging population, addressing and preventing elder abuse becomes increasingly urgent. One of the most…
August 2024, 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). This fall, the Newcomers Welcome Volunteers will hold a gathering for new homeowners and renters. You are invited to attend to learn more about…
August 2024, Features
Word of the Month: Wanly
David Zapatka Reader Bob Mack, commenting on the June WOTM column wrote, “I enjoyed your Chimichurri article, Thanks. Quite the background for such a great tasting meat sauce. I like the old Spanish dictionary definition, confusion. LOL. I recently took some Trader Joe’s Chimichurri sauce, from their deli section, and blended it with some hard-boiled egg yolks,…
August 2024, Features
Ranch Riders
Rick Merritt is pictured on his 2001 Fuel Injection Road King Classic. (Photo by Debora Witten)
August 2024, Features
Quilt Queen
Pictured is Pat Nelson with a couple of her quilts. She has quilted for more than 45 years. (Photo by Debora Witten)
August 2024, Features
Trico Electric Co-op Awards POWER Grants to Five Nonprofits
Trico Electric Cooperative has awarded a total of $35,000 to five nonprofit organizations providing critical services in southern Arizona. The grants are part of Trico’s POWER Grants program and are awarded twice a year to charities throughout southern Arizona. Nonprofits are selected through an application process and reviewed by a six-person committee made up of…
Features, August 2024
Dollars & Sense: Medicare’s Required Scope of Appointment Form
Leah Kari, Retired Pharmaceutical Representative and Licensed Insurance Agent Medicare’s marketing rules protect you, the consumer. One of the responsibilities of CMS, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is to administer the Medicare program. CMS annually approves all Medicare Advantage and Prescription…
August 2024, Features
2 Your Health: Stress, Anxiety, and Massage
Heidi Overman, LMT and Certified Integrative Health Coach Stress. Anxiety. Fatigue. Words that have become too frequent in our daily lives. Words that describe what we are going through yet managing. These words can feel insurmountable. Stress can overtake your life, without you even knowing. It can start feeling like “the norm” until one day…