Glenna Matthews, Pinal County Master Gardener Your Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners (formally SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners) are pleased to invite you to attend our following presentations. October Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m., “Irrigation Basics” by Dale Suter. Many of us take our irrigation systems for granted, until they stop working. Dale Suter is an…
Category: October 2023
Features, October 2023
Spotlight on Advertiser: Medicare and Me: Get Personal!
Leah Kari, licensed insurance agent and retired pharmaceutical representative Are you wishing for an easy, more personalized experience when you access www.medicare.gov or call Medicare? Do you like to surf the plans available to you on www.medicare.gov, but dislike entering your prescription drugs repetitively? Knowing your prescription drug list, claims data for Part A (hospital…
Generals, October 2023
Last Call for SBCO Walk for Kids Registrations!
Nancy McCluskey-Moore The Walk for Kids will begin with a warm-up session at 8:40 a.m. followed by the walk at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28. This signature SBCO event helps support our food, clothing, enrichment, and education programs benefiting youngsters along a 100+-mile corridor from Catalina to the San Carlos Indian Reservation and the Miami school…
Features, October 2023
Featured Dog Walkers
Features, October 2023
Word of the Month: Verso and Recto
David Zapatka Reader, friend, and fellow bridge player, Gayle Covey, writes, “As always, enjoyed your SaddleBrooke word column. I’ve been saying I’d send a word or two. Finally … I’m an English major and a words person. How did I not know this? It just came up in Wordle (and I thought of you!) … verso. And…
Features, October 2023
Do Essential Oils Really Help During Cold and Flu Season?
Joanne Gaudioso What are you doing to get ready for cold and flu season? This time of the year, we all begin to take precautions as the cold and flu season is upon us. Maybe we are getting flu or Covid vaccinations. Maybe we are stocking our medicine cabinets with cold medicines, cough drops, and…
Generals, October 2023
Golden Goose Gift Cards
One of the most popular, easiest, and favorite presents for anyone to receive is a gift card. Did you know the Golden Goose Thrift Shop has gift cards for purchase? They can be found right up front at the cash registers and are so easy to get. Simply choose a card and hand it to the…
Clubs & Classes, October 2023
National Park Club News
A presentation about “Yellowstone National Park In the Winter” was hosted in August by the SBR National Park Club. Two club members contributed to making this an entertaining and informative meeting. Jef Farland started the evening by sharing photos and stories of the February 2020 trip to Yellowstone National Park (NP) that he and his wife, Dale, took.…
Features, October 2023
SaddleBrooke Ranch Fall Community Yard Sale Is October 14
The fall Community Yard Sale is coming up on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 7 to 11 a.m. A map will be handed out at the entry gate to show locations of yard sales. You may also scan the provided QR code on the flyers that will give you a digital version on the map. To register…
Generals, October 2023
Make the Holidays Brighter—the Adopt-a-Family Program Angel Tree Is Back!
Kim Schweitzer Since 2007, the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Adopt-a-Family and Adopt-a-Child programs have provided hand-picked and carefully wrapped holiday gifts to local families and children. For the last 14 years, SaddleBrooke Ranch has joined this important cause to support children who are enrolled in the Mountain Vista School in Oracle. We ask that you choose…