Kim Kubsch When organizing your home, purchasing the tools always comes at the end of your product. “My Favorite Organizing Products” is 19th in a series of articles featuring techniques for decluttering your home—one room at a time. As a professional downsizer and organizer, these are some of my favorite tools that can be used to…
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Features, April 2022
Board Games
Would you like to play a variety of board games? We can teach you how to play, or you can teach us your games. It’s fun to play board games such as Alhambra, Carcassonne, Cartagena, Sequence, Splendor, Ticket to Ride, etc. We play board games in Oakwood, Sun Lakes. Please send an email to [email protected]…
Features, April 2022
John and Ava Greenwood Celebrate 70 Years
John and Ava Greenwood are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary in April. They met in Cazadero, a small town in Northern California, in 1949. He worked in the redwoods logging. In 1950 he joined the Navy, then went overseas to Korea. In April of 1952 he returned home, and by that time, Ava had moved to…
Features, April 2022
The Library Corner at SLCC
Bette Hargrave Welcome to our SLCC Library and reading room! April really brings the showers in other parts of the country—the blooms of spring follow. You may wish to travel to see the changes, but you may also see through your reading! Our library is a popular place to unwind and get comfortable reading a…
Features, April 2022
Using Essential Oils for Foot Care
JoAnne Gaudioso Essential oils are highly concentrated plant extracts that contain medicinal and healing properties known to boost immunity and alleviate stress and anxiety. Many essential oils boast anti-inflammatory properties and are considered pain relievers and even anesthetics, all of which are essential for foot pain relief. Let’s talk about a few of the best…
Features, April 2022
Spotlight on Advertiser: The Parkinson’s Foundation Care Partner Program
Courtney Malburg, Senior Coordinator, Education & Publications, Parkinson’s Foundation Parkinson’s disease is a family affair, but care partners and loved ones of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are often overlooked. The Parkinson’s Foundation works to make life better for everyone whose life is impacted by it, not just the individual living with the disease. Care…
Features, April 2022
Ocotillo Fine Art & Craft Show
Sandy Ashbaugh Enjoy fine art and craft on Saturday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with artists who live in Chandler and the surrounding area, just in time for Easter and Mother’s Day. Sponsored by the Ocotillo Artists Group, artisans include ceramicists, jewelers, painters, digital artists, and more, creating one-of-a-kind art, great for…
Features, April 2022
U.S. Military History: U.S. Coast Guard Flag, Song, and Motto
Ross Dunfee The Coast Guard has a rich history of consolidation with other federal services. The Coast Guard was created in 1915 when the Revenue Cutter Service (from 1790) was merged with the Life Saving Service (from 1848). In 1939, the Lighthouse Service (from 1789) was added, and the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation…
Features, April 2022
In Passing
Janet Lea Brookover Janet Lea Brookover (Robert) of Fort Collins, Colo., died on Feb. 12, 2022, at the age of 90. Janet was born in Topeka, Kan., on Dec. 29, 1931, to John and Helen (Johnson) Merridith. Janet spent her early years in Topeka and graduated from Kansas State University where she studied English Literature,…
Features, April 2022
Word of the Month: Ziggurat
David Zapatka Reader John W. Patterson writes, “For what it’s worth, because of my ever-deepening interest in what might be called “The History of Ideas,” I’ve been following your Word column in our Quail Creek Crossing for some years now. In a very real way, etymology is itself a useful adjunct for dealing with the history…