Bonnie Arnold Friday Duplicate Bridge Club helped Harry Mitchell celebrate his 97th birthday on Feb. 27. Harry and his wife of 65 years, Margery, are still active bridge players and Harry still enjoys wood carving. After their three children left the nest, the Mitchells set sail in their sailboat and wandered all over the southern…
Category: April 2026
April 2026, Features
Living Retired: My Bad
Gary Chalk Some people don’t apologize, instead they get even. And then there are—you guessed it—men. Many men don’t take the effort to apologize or get even. Have you ever seen a guy get up from the sofa to change the furnace filters a couple of times a year and apologize for taking so long?…
April 2026, Features
April 15 – May 15 Clubs and Organizations Daily Activities and Special c
For Creative Arts and Technology Center (CATC) schedules, please refer to the listings at each individual studio. For any Yoga or Tai Chi classes, etc., please contact Anza Athletic Club. The Crystal Ballroom, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Turquoise, and Silver rooms are located in the Madera Clubhouse, 2055 Kino Conference Center, located at building 1490-1. The…
April 2026, Features
Passwords vs. Passkeys: What’s the Difference—and Why It Matters
R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly For years, we’ve all used passwords to log in to our bank accounts, email, and favorite shopping sites. A password is simply a secret word or phrase you create and type in to prove it’s really you. But can your bank really tell it’s you logging in? Or is…
April 2026, Sports
Relishing Pickleball: Playing in the Wind
David Zapatka Wind is the great equalizer on the pickleball court. It doesn’t matter how polished your dink game is or how powerful your drive is; a stiff breeze can turn your best shots into unforced errors in a hurry. The good news is that with a few smart adjustments, you can use the wind…
Clubs & Classes, April 2026
QCPC Picklepalooza
Shireen Kolarik Quail Creek Pickleball Club members had a gas at their largest event ever. On March 14, 30 courts and both ramadas were used to host over 150 players and 20 volunteers for our first Picklepalooza. Members grooved to music from the Woodstock Festival, curated by Bill Foraker, while they played pickleball, met new…
April 2026, Clubs & Classes
Learn One, Do One, Teach One
Shireen Kolarik The Quail Creek Pickleball Club has a new class. Karen Morse has developed a Footwork Clinic that emphasizes improving foot strength to enhance balance and footwork, which in turn aids movement and shot mechanics. Karen has developed this clinic over the last two years and has experimented on willing pickleball players both in…
April 2026, Sports
Play Your Best Pool: Separate Practice Mode from Playing Mode
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool One of the most common and most misunderstood performance killers in billiards is the failure to separate practice mode from playing mode. This is where analysis paralysis lives, and where many players unknowingly sabotage their own ability. Analysis paralysis occurs when practice-mode thinking leaks into performance-mode execution. Instead of allowing trained…
Clubs & Classes, April 2026
QC Billiards In-House 8-Ball Tournament
Dennis Desmond and Alphie Smith The Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) held its in-house 8-Ball Tournament on March 7 in the Billiards Room at Madera Clubhouse. There was strong interest with 14 members initially signing up. Twelve ended up playing and they competed with skill and sportsmanship. Bob Coulter emerged victorious in the thrilling final…
April 2026, Clubs & Classes
QCMGA Results
Two Man Shamble, February 24 Gold/Silver Flight: 1st Patrick Carroll and John Klimek -11, 2nd Mike J. Neely and Steven Arendt -9, 3rd Ray Linnell and Jay Allred -8 Silver Flight: 1st John Oljar and Mike Fox Sr. -11, 2nd Bill Sheppard and Bob Spetter -10, 3rd Steve Wells and Bill Chapman -9 Silver Flight…