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Senior Social Services Available Year Round By Katherine Koenig
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The City of Scottsdale now has a higher percentage of seniors, those 65 and over, than any large city in the U.S. Census data also shows the senior population sharply on the rise. Seniors make up a vital part of the community and the City works round the clock to provide social services to senior adults and their families. Masters level social workers are available by appointment Monday through Friday to provide support, education and resources free of charge. Support Groups Offered The need to keep connected is key for enhancing Many free support groups are and improving the quality of life for the older adult available at both senior centers population. Senior adult community centers like including: Granite Reef Senior Center and Via Linda Senior • Low Vision Center provide the avenues. From ballroom dancing • Grief & Loss and bridge to museum tours and hiking groups, there • Depression Support really is something at anytime for everyone. • Bipolar Support This month, the 30th Annual Granite Reef Senior • Multiple Sclerosis Support Center Arts & Crafts Fair will be held November 16 • Peer Support from 10am-4pm. It’s a great time to check out one • Alzheimer’s Support of the vibrant and popular events the senior centers • Peripheral Neuropathy Support have created for the community. • Chronic Pain To make an appointment to see a social worker, • Stroke/Brain Injury Support contact the Granite Reef Senior Center at 480.312.1700 For a complete list, contact or the Via Linda Senior Center at 480.312.5810. |CST the Granite Reef Senior Center at 480.312.1700 or the Via Linda Senior Center at 480.312.5810. For additional senior information, visit facebook.com/scottsdaleseniors.
Cooks & Corks: A Culinary Affair
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Old Santa Fe: pictorial leather sculpture by Roger Kull
17th Annual Hidden In The Hills Tour Held annually the weekends before and after Thanksgiving, the Sonoran Arts League presents the 17th Annual Hidden in the Hills. It’s the Valley’s largest six-day studio tour with artists providing an opportunity to observe them at work and purchase works directly from the them. See our special edition coverage on page 71.
Horses And Horsepower America’s biggest polo event in Scottsdale
“Polo Essence” by Trudy Bastman
The Third Annual Scottsdale Polo Championships returns to WestWorld as the Scottsdale Ferrari Maserati Polo Championships: Horses & Horsepower! This year, the expanded event schedule and an extended polo lineup is comprised of a wide variety of vendors. It will also include the 2013 Arizona Porsche Concours d’Elegance car show. America’s most-attended polo event is expected to draw up to 15,000 polo fans and revelers. Visit www.thepoloparty.com. (Trudy Bastman, international equine artist, is a show vendor – her newest painting is pictured left.)