Susie Welker The first Wednesday of November found 40 Palo Verde Lady Niners competing in a friendly and fun best ball scramble to kick off the winter season. It was a lively group with lots of good golf and much laughter! The winners of this first week of competition were the foursome of Patti Forsythe,…
Time and time again, we get asked, “How can we make a difference?” First, a little about rescues and volunteering. Rescue Dogs: Each rescue dog is unique, and each one comes from a very different environment, type of socialization, neglect, abuse, or even abandonment. Sometimes their history is known, and under other circumstances, the age…
Charlie Birkemo Charlie was born in Chicago, Ill., on Nov. 28, 1948. He grew up in the northwest suburbs and graduated from Wheeling High School. He moved to Macomb, Ill., in 1966 to attend Western Illinois University (WIU), but got caught up in the Vietnam conflict and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1969. He spent…
Janet Cook Each year at the International Builders Show, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) honors standout products that push the industry forward. These innovations are recognized for their exceptional blend of design, functionality, and consumer-focused usability. Now in its 12th year, a panel of expert judges reviewed more than 300 submissions to determine…
Jayson Shortt has carried Desert King Windows into homes across Arizona, Las Vegas, and San Antonio, Texas, continuing the same dedication to care and quality he shared while running the company alongside his father, Ron Shortt. Originally founded in Phoenix by Bill and Susan Burns, the business quickly became known for honesty, personal service, and…
DD Kullman The annual Bradshaw-Neu Charity Tennis Classic, held Nov. 16-22 and hosted by the Cottonwood Palo Verde Tennis Club, drew an impressive field of more than 115 players from across the Valley, including 44 talented competitors from IronOaks Tennis Club (IOTC). We’re proud to celebrate several IOTC members who brought home victories in their…
R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly Arizona recently passed a law regulating Bitcoin ATMs to protect consumers—especially older adults—from fraud. Scammers have leveraged these machines for years, tricking people into sending cash into crypto wallets, with funds often disappearing permanently. The new law introduces clear transaction limits, mandatory warnings, and receipts that show where money…
Robert Kittle My wife and I crossed nine state lines from Michigan to Arizona this fall and were shocked when we found fuel prices were almost $1 per gallon higher in Arizona than we were paying on the road. I wondered why that was, so I started to dig. According to AAA’s latest fuel price…
Judith Kopp Understanding fear is key to moving beyond it. It is a distortion, a product of the ego mind’s misperception. The ego, the aspect of mind focused on survival, perceives danger even where there is none. It doesn’t see the larger truth that you are eternally safe because you are an immortal Soul intimately…
Caring for brain health is essential at every age, but especially for seniors. Recent discoveries have revealed a hidden system in the brain that plays a vital role in maintaining cognitive function: the glymphatic system. This system, along with specialized therapies like Craniocervical Manual Lymphatic Drainage (CMLD), offers new hope for supporting brain wellness in…