Category: Features

Flag-Raising on July 4

Peggy McGee Despite forecasts of rain, Independence Day dawned sunny and bright. The morning brought out many residents decked in patriotic colors for the opening festivities of the holiday. The highlight of the morning was the solemn flag-raising ceremony performed by Cadet Lieutenant Julian Almazan and Cadet Lieutenant Shayla Blair, both from the Naval Junior…

I Joined the Club

Becky Kueker I have always believed in intuition and never more than on Jan. 19, 2021. A day I will remember forever. Suddenly awake, covered with sweat, tears running down my cheeks, it was 2 a.m. I had dreamed that I had breast cancer and I was going to die. It was as if I…

Basil Possibilities

Bonnie Nowicki I recently read an interesting article about the herb basil that was originally published in 2017 by Ciscoe Morris, a great garden expert I admire. I’d like to share some of his basil findings. I was aware that basil has great taste and is very popular for cooking, but I didn’t know there…

Word of the Month: Thraldom

David Zapatka While reading page 52 of The Labours of Hercules by Alice A. Bailey in my book-reading group, I ran across this sentence. “Let the soul be single in its purpose and freed from the thraldom of matter, and then right action and a right point of view will inevitably be the characteristics of the…

The Beat Goes On

| Tom Dean After 10 years, the Rusty Zippers are retiring. Their final performance at the Quail Creek Grill was performed in front of a full house. Band members Tom Smith, Bruce McDonald, Jim Kennedy, Paul Rominger, and John Tobbs, and, making a special appearance, guest singer Patricia Bayhore, helped to close out the Rusty…