Melanie Sedam One of the strengths of the home equity conversion mortgage (HECM) loan program is that there are not overly restrictive requirements, making these loans easier to qualify for than other financial products such as a mortgage refinance, home equity loan, or home equity line of credit (HELOC). You are eligible for a reverse…
Category: April 2020
Sports, April 2020
Dianne’s Ace
Debbie Scott Quail Creek Ladies Golf Association’s Dianne Turner scored her first hole-in-one on March 6, 2020. Dianne, with a hybrid, watched her ball go into the hole on Road Runner No. 6. Congratulations!
Generals, April 2020
Landscape Watering Effectiveness
Bonnie Nowicki, Master Gardener As we continue to hunker down and cocoon in our homes during this unprecedented national crisis, perhaps a pleasant diversion could be assessing our landscape watering practices. We live in the Sonoran Desert, and home landscape plants probably suffer more from problems related to watering than from any other cause. Since Green…
Clubs & Classes, April 2020
Military Families Look Forward to Annual Baby Shower
Diane Gordon There is a lot of work behind the scenes to prepare for The Women of Quail Creek’s Military Baby Shower. Karen Baker, the committee chair, along with Sue Ann Obremski, Kathi Kreig, Noreen Melchert, and about 22 volunteers, begin work ten months before the actual event. The major work is cutting, sewing, and…
Clubs & Classes, April 2020
California Forever – The Very Best of Yacht Rock
Join us on Friday, September 11, 2020, for California Forever – The Very Best of Yacht Rock. A cash bar will be available at 6 p.m., doors open at 6:30 p.m. with showtime at 7 p.m., in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. Beverages purchased at the cash bar are permitted in the Crystal Ballroom. Concerts…
Front Page, April 2020
Quilt Covey, Needleworks, and Residents Make Masks for Healthcare Workers
Colleen Curran On Thursday, March 18, Linda Lentz, the President of the Quail Creek Quilt Covey, received a phone call from Tina Spiridon, the Nursing Director at the Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital. She asked whether the Quilt Covey would be willing to make face masks for healthcare workers. She emphasized the need for three…