Dr. Madelaine Paschal It’s been said that when you are most alone, perhaps the memory of love will bring you home. And as we stood together that soft, glorious afternoon, on the land that once held horses, riders, and his long-ago family, he cried. He knew that the few memories that he had left had brought…
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Features, September 2019
Wellness Presentation – Avoid or Delay Knee Replacement Surgery
The Wellness Presentation on Monday, Sept. 30, will be at 10:00 a.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. The subject is “Avoid or Delay Knee Replacement Surgery,” presented by Michelle Stiles, PT, M.S., M.A., FDN-P, PN2. You may be able to avoid knee replacement surgery altogether—find out how. Michelle Stiles is the author of Fast…
Features, September 2019
15th annual Fall Festival Arts and Crafts Fair set for November 2 and 3
Will be held in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom and Creative Arts and Technology Center on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 3, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Quail Creek residents and clubs showcase and sell their unique handmade items. More than 100 booths will be located throughout the Madera Clubhouse and…
Features, September 2019
8th annual Health and Wellness Fair October 18
Quail Creek’s eighth annual Health and Wellness Fair will be on Friday, Oct. 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Madera Clubhouse. Participating local businesses will be on site, along with health care professionals offering testing, samples and lots of information on a wide array products and services that will help make you look and feel your…
Features, September 2019
Teaching memoir by Quail Creek author
Cheryl Palen Many memoirs have been written about the teaching profession, but they usually are about teachers who are successful in either high-achieving or poverty-ridden inner-city schools. Brant Vickers’ memoir, Chucky’s in Tucson, offers readers a poignant and heartfelt view of what it is like to teach in the sometimes strange, unfamiliar, and almost alien…
Features, September 2019
Word of the Month: Extirpate
David Zapatka While traveling this summer on the Goldwing, I chose to visit the granddaddy of all outdoor sporting goods stores, Bass Pro Shops in Springfield, Missouri. If you’ve never been there, it’s spectacular and certainly worth a visit. More than 4,000,000 tourists visit this store every year, more than double the tourists to the…
Features, September 2019
Dollars and Sense: Can “AI” help you become a better investor?
Edward Jones For the past several years, artificial intelligence, or AI, has increasingly found a place in many walks of life. Almost certainly, you use some form of AI, whether it’s your time on social media, your use of mobile banking, the navigation system on which you rely for directions, or any of the many…
Features, September 2019
Dollars and Sense: The Paseo Financial Group
Melanie Sedam A recent survey, using public records, was conducted by a major title company here in Arizona to determine how many homeowners in the 55+ communities owned their home free and clear with no current mortgage payments. The results were startlingly low. Sun City West: Out of 18,218 homes, only 1139 homes (6.25%) were owned…