Linda Shannon-Hills This is such a feel-good story that I wanted to share it with all of you. Have you heard of a Little Free Pantry? The Oracle Fire District and several volunteers are excited to open the first one in Pinal County. Located at the Oracle, AZ Community Center, organizers hope that those in…
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Features, November 2020
Welcome New Neighbors: Newcomers Are Welcomed Virtually
Linda Shannon-Hills and Linda Harvey The Newcomers Welcome Program would like to welcome our new residents that closed in late October. With the pandemic situation, our Newcomers Welcome has not been able to hold face-to-face gatherings to welcome our new neighbors but rather with Zoom meetings. The names listed here closed in October. Some have…
Features, November 2020
Dollars and Sense: What Is the Maximum Loan Amount?
Melanie Sedam A maximum loan amount describes the total amount that an applicant is authorized to borrow. Maximum loan amounts are used for standard loans, credit cards, and line-of-credit accounts. Key Takeaways * A maximum loan amount describes the total sum that one is authorized to borrow on a line of credit, credit card, personal…
Features, November 2020
New to SBR? Join Us for the Newcomers Welcome Webinar
Linda Shannon-Hills Overwhelmed with moving to SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR)? New community, new state, new home … where do I find all the information to make settling into this new community easier? Join the Newcomers Welcome Program for the next webinar on Dec. 10 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. During our webinars we present…
Features, November 2020
2 Your Health: Massage and Autoimmune Disease: Are There Benefits?
Heidi Overman, LMT According to the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), in autoimmune diseases, the immune system, which ordinarily defends the body against outside infection, mistakes the body’s own cells, tissues, and organs as foreign, and attacks them accordingly. Some diseases involve one part of the body, such as multiple sclerosis, in which the immune…
Features, November 2020
Word of the Month: Cool
David Zapatka After reading last month’s WOTM “groovy,” my sister and reader, Debbie Zapatka, wrote, “That was cool, man! Does ‘cool’ have the same sort of history as groovy? A friend at work uses the word groovy all the time.” Sister and reader Judy Haberstroh wrote, “Interesting. The only person I know who still occasionally…
Features, November 2020
Madaras Gallery Transforms into a Winter Wonderland
Kiley Kennedy Diana Madaras loves bringing holiday cheer and joy to her Gallery on 3035 N. Swan Road. During Thanksgiving weekend, Madaras Gallery transforms into a Winter Wonderland. Stop by and visit to see their large Christmas tree stocked with quirky and fun ornament selections you won’t find anywhere else. Shop a wide assortment of…
Features, November 2020
Nature’s Way
Jim Hoagland The nature trail at SaddleBrooke Ranch is a real jewel. It was the vision of the developer to have such a trail when development began around 2007. Relish in the fact that we are the only Robson development to have a nature trail. The trail continues to evolve, currently consisting of two sections,…
Features, November 2020
Ranch Talks “Living With Wildlife,” a Presentation by Bob Elder Docent at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Linda Shannon-Hills We live in the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by a biologically diverse area where interactions with wildlife is inevitable. That’s one of the reasons that the desert is a fun and interesting place to live. Sometimes however, wildlife encounters involve conflict that can result in damage to homes and gardens and of course, involve injuries to…