David Zapatka Have you ever fractured an ankle, leg or hip? Did you find it difficult regaining your balance and full control of your healed joint or limb, maybe instability or possibly even “knowing” exactly where it was? This can be very unsettling. On a dead run last year I stepped into a concrete rain…
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Features, September 2016
In Passing
Robert F. Durben Robert F. Durben, 93, of Sun Lakes, AZ, passed away on July 30, 2016. Beloved husband of the late Shirley Hansen Durben, and the late Dorothea Harrington Durben; dear father of Mark (Betty) Durben and Patti (Randy) Smith; dear grandfather of Rachel, Bryan, Chris, Gabriel (Stephanie) and John (Christina); dear great-grandfather of…
Features, September 2016
Communication Today
NFL Sports Tier, NHL Q – With the coming of autumn, I am excited about the return of football and hockey! Can you please tell me what sports offerings are available on Orbitel TV? A – Certainly! Orbitel has your front row ticket every game day! Orbitel members can follow the excitement of NFL action…
Features, September 2016
The Perfect Place – A social destination for seniors needing day care, a respite for caregivers
It has been a hot summer and we have been challenged to find different activities inside. One of our participants has found just the thing. She has started doing jigsaw puzzles with the volunteers and other participants. She has the opportunity to select her own activity which she can do alone or with others. It…
Features, September 2016
Ask Your Agents
Dear Tammy and Cheri, My husband and I will be stopping in Vienna, Austria and wanted your advice on things to see and do there. This has been on my bucket list and now we’re actually going! Signed, Karen and Bob Hello Karen and Bob, You will love Vienna! The capital of Austria, Vienna, is…
Features, September 2016
Conservation Corner
Pauline Lee While most national parks were established to preserve vast areas of untouched nature from human development, Cuyahoga National Park has a very different story. Before the area was designated a national park, it was ruined and then restored. The park’s centerpiece, the Cuyahoga River, was originally pristine and unblemished until two expanding industrial…
Features, September 2016
The Hot Spot
Brian Curry As part of their continuing dedication to provide the finest in emergency medical services to the residents of the Sun Lakes fire district a new 2016 Ford-Horton ambulance was recently put into service. “In addition to all the medical devices expected in any advanced life services ambulance, this ambulance has the latest in…
Features, September 2016
Veterans’ Voice
Art Sloane The Phoenix Chapter of the Gold Star Wives, a group of women and some men who have lost their spouse because of war time injuries, is sponsoring a fundraiser along with Wreaths Across America. During Christmas a wreath will be put on every grave at the Arizona National Cemetery. If you order a…
Features, September 2016
Beautiful
Dr. Madelaine Paschal Webster defines the word beautiful as ‘delighting the aesthetic senses.’ God, on the other hand, admires the unfading beauty of a gentle spirit. Personally, I vote for God. But both definitions describe someone I know. A gentle spirit of a woman…an exceptional woman…a beautiful woman. Her name is Jessica Ford Marek, 82…