Category: Features

2 Your Health: What Is Osteoarthritis?

AzOPT Your primary care physician diagnosed you with osteoarthritis and now you’re wondering, “What is that?” More importantly, what are your options? Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common condition in adults that results from the progressive wearing down of your joint tissue. This process is not to be confused with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which is an autoimmune…

A Love Story 65 Years in the Making

Eric Reed Warm congratulations to Arnold and Maxine (Mickey) Reed, celebrating 65 years of marriage on June 24. Married in 1961, the Reeds built their early life in Saratoga County, N.Y., before making Arizona their home in 1979. Mickey once lit up the dance floor as a regular on Bandstand, which later became American Bandstand.…

Conservation Travel Opportunities

Mark Rhodes Do you love the outdoors and want to preserve it for future generations? Two PebbleCreek residents, Mark Rhodes and Jim Upchurch, are board members of a unique volunteer organization that does just that. Conservation Volunteers International Program (ConservationVIP) is an environmental nonprofit dedicated to helping sustain some of the world’s greatest landscapes, cultural heritage…