news&views Spring 2019 | Page 4

Regular Contributors ARTA supports an engaged lifestyle after retirement through member-centred services, advocacy, communication, wellness, and leadership. EDITOR Robin Carson ASSOCIATE EDITOR Margaret Sadler COPY EDITORS Vi Oko Bev Sawyer ADVERTISING AND MARKETING Amanda Shaw Jennifer Hope Tony Esteves PRINTING AND DESIGN Burke Group Marilyn Bossert President, ARTA Daniel Mulloy Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, ARTA Robin Carson Editor, news&views news&views is published four times a year by the Alberta Retired Teachers’ Association (ARTA). To change your subscription or move to a digital subscription, call the ARTA office, or email info@arta.net Contributions to news&views are welcome. They may be sent to: nvsubmit@arta.net To contact the editor, write to: nveditor@arta.net Deadline for submissions to the next issue is April 20, 2019. Telephone: 780‑822‑2400 Canada only: 1‑855‑212‑2400 fax: 1‑780‑447‑0613 email: info@arta.net website: arta.net Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: 11835 149 Street NW Edmonton, AB T5L 2J1 CANADIAN PUBLICATION AGREEMENT #40033998 4 | arta.net Gary Sawatzky Chief Operating Officer and Director of Member Services, ARTA Peggy McDonagh Spirituality and Wellness Minister of Worship at St. David’s United Church in Calgary. She shares reflections on body, mind, and spiritual wellness — important elements in her own life. Gerald Filipski Gardening Member of the Garden Writers Association of America and gardening columnist for the Edmonton Journal. He is the author of Just Ask Jerry.