David Zapatka Reader, friend and fellow bridge player, Maria, writes, “Hi Dave. I came across this word while reading The Road to Character by David Brooks. He was describing the life and writing of George Eliot. ‘She was a meliorist and a gradualist, believing that people and society were best reformed by slow stretching, not…
Living Retired: Losing Sleep Gary Chalk Monday night, as part of my dental treatment for a recent ladder fall, was my first night going to bed with a temporary retainer in my mouth. Tuesday night was my first night going to bed in our new fancy-schmancy adjustable bed. All this happened so quickly I did…
Janine Baxter On Jan. 17 the nurses visited the Presidio State Historic Park and Museum in Tubac. We were thoroughly enthralled and entertained by a lecture/talk from local orator and historian John Lasseter about Women of the Arizona Frontier. He shared multiple stories of women who were integral to both our state and local history.…
Gary J. Toy Gary J. Toy, 86, a resident of Quail Creek for nearly 25 years, passed away on Jan. 10, 2026, after a short battle with cancer. Born on Oct. 5, 1939, in Manhattan, Kan., he was raised on a farm and that resilience and work ethic continued with him throughout his life. He…
The new release of Joan Brown’s book, God’s Healing Medicine, Daily Scriptures for Faith and Miracles, was released on Feb. 1 and is available in both paperback and as an ebook. Joan says, “I, too, am on this great journey of faith. I’m learning to walk it out like Abraham who the Bible says took…
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