Jeff LeFave Why do you invest? For many people, here’s the answer: “I invest because I want to enjoy a comfortable retirement.” And that’s certainly a great reason, because all of us should regularly put money away for when we’re retired. But you can also benefit by investing in your family and your community. Let’s…
Category: November 2019
November 2019, December 2019
Word of the Month
David Zapatka Shungite-fullerenes: a unique combination of carbon and silicate minerals found in an ancient deposit in Karelia, Russia. Friend and fellow Wisdom Seeker book club member, Sandria (Joy) Valente, gave me a special gift recently, a shungite-fullerenes rock. I had never heard of these before. Joy explained shungite-fullerenes have special properties and are called…
November 2019, December 2019
Quail Creek Computer Club to hold open house January 11
Jim Burkstrand On Jan. 11, 2020, the Quail Creek Computer Club will hold its annual open house. Invitations will be extended to the entire Quail Creek community: for 2019 members to come and register for 2020, for non-members to come and learn about the club and to sign up for 2020, and for all 2019…
November 2019, December 2019
Asylum Seekers – What happens after crossing the border?
Marybeth Bates On Saturday, Dec. 21, the Democratic Club of Quail Creek welcomes speakers Dr. John Garcia and Nancy Garcia who will share their experience with an organization known as the Inn. They explain that, “As volunteers and board members of the Inn (a Desert Southwest Conference Initiative of the United Methodist Church) our presentation…
November 2019, December 2019
Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction preview day January 12
A bus trip will be to the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale. The bus will board the Madera Clubhouse at 5:30 a.m. and depart at 6 a.m. Bring your coffee and your breakfast as the Madera Coffee Bar is not open on Sunday mornings. We have room for 50 people to join us. Tickets…
November 2019, December 2019
Construction of the current church at San Xavier del Bac
Come here docent Craig Reid describe the history of the church of San Xavier del Bac on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 6:00 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. From 1783 to 1797, a group of artists and builders journeyed to the village of Wa:k and built the current church. By 1797 a building 5.5…
November 2019, December 2019
Paperback Writer – The Beatles Experience – Matinee
A matinee showing of Paperback Writer – The Beatles Experience will be on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. The cash bar will open at 2 p.m. with showtime at 3:00 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. Tickets for rows A-D are $28 and rows E-M are $27. This show is produced by TAD Management. Due…
November 2019, December 2019
Aretha – Queen of Soul!
Come enjoy Aretha – Queen of Soul on Wednesday, April 2, 2020. A cash bar will be available at 6 p.m. with showtime at 7 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. Tickets for rows A-D are $28 and for rows E-M $27. This show is produced by TAD Management. “All Hail the Queen!” –…
November 2019, December 2019
Project Presley – Chance Tinder, Monday, March 9, 2020
Project Presley – Chance Tinder, is coming to the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom on Monday, March 9, 2020. A cash bar will be available at 6 p.m. with showtime at 7 p.m. Tickets are $26. This show is produced by TAD Management. Chance is a multi-award winning “Elvis Presley Tribute Artist” with more than 25…
November 2019, December 2019
Musical Instrument Museum
A bus trip to the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix will happen on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. If you have never been to this museum, it has been listed as the number one attraction on Trip Advisor for a few years. The museum has galleries made up of instruments from all over the world; instruments…