Steve Sanford Friday, June 19, 2026. President Steve Sanford welcomed attendees and acknowledged new members to the QCRC. Following the introduction, invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, Steve delivered opening remarks and urged attendees to turn out the vote for the 2026 mid-term elections. Guest Speakers: Juan Ciscomani, Les Presmyk, Judge Ray Carroll and David…
Diana Schwartz Featured Speaker: Paul Stapleton Smith. The Democratic Club of Quail Creek welcomed Paul Stapleton Smith as the featured speaker at its monthly meeting on June 20. Paul is an American labor leader, community organizer, and public service advocate known for representing working families, retirees, and veterans. His work has included service with civic,…
Shari Rodgers Kyoshi means “teacher” or “master” and recently the Quail Creek Karate group had the honor to learn from Michael Johnson Sensei who is a Hachidan (eighth dan) with over 50 years of karate experience. Johnson Sensei was introduced to karate while in the military and, when discharged, he began formal training under Hidetaka Nishiyama Sensei.…
Tim Malone Savoring the joy of retirement means recognizing that this is your time. Your time to rest, to grow, to explore, and to delight in the world around you. It’s a chance to wake up each morning with a sense of possibility and to end each day with gratitude. Retirement isn’t an ending; it’s…
Carol Michels Each year the Nurses of Quail Creek pick out a book to read and review. This year we picked the Frozen River by Ariel Lawson. It is a historical fiction about Martha Ballad, a midwife, healer,and diarist in 1789 Maine. The book’s story is based on her diary that she wrote in daily,…
Bruce Hartsell Tom Cadwalader won first place with Yellow 3 in the photography club’s May contest. Tom said, “Because the theme for our May contest was yellow, I went to Desert Meadows in search of yellow flowers. I found a few prickly pear blooming in yellow but quickly found sunflowers in full bloom. I found…