Where in the World Is the ‘Crossing’?

Paper Crafters of Quail Creek

Let’s Travel Club

TWOQC On-the-Go Visits Reid Park Zoo

February PCQC Photo Contest: Leading Lines

December PCQC Photo Contest: Open

Jim Burkstrand The Photo Club of Quail Creek (PCQC) continued with its monthly members’ contest with December being “open” topic, which basically meant that the photographer chose any topic or subject for themselves. Each club member could enter up to three photos taken in the last three years. This subject drew 32 photos with a…

Celebrate Mardi Gras on February 21

Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the Madera Crystal Ballroom for a Mardi Gras celebration sponsored by Quail Creek and the Activities Council. The bar opens at 6 p.m., and the Little House of Funk band will perform from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Dress in your Mardi Gras best! Tickets are $12. All sales…

Word of the Month: Abecedarian

David Zapatka Reader, friend, and fellow pickleball player Janie Blake-Zunino writes, “While reading Dancing with the Muse in Old Age by Priscilla Long, I read the word abecedarian and found it interesting.” Abecedarian abe·ce·dar·i·an noun a person who is just learning; a novice adjective 1. arranged alphabetically 2. rudimentary; elementary Origin and Etymology—abecedary “alphabet book, primer” (going back to…

Fitness in the ’80s Pickleball Round Robin

Roxanne Housley Sixty-four enthusiastic pickleball players warmed up to “Footloose” and “Let’s Get Physical,” led by Jane Fonda and Richard Simmons, aka Laura and Steve McMurtry. Following the six-game round robin, players and nonplayers enjoyed an enchilada lunch. Prizes are always a highlight, especially this month with three lucky players winning private lessons with Sharon…