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…
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…
Quail Creek Republicans filled the Ocotillo and Mesquite Rooms at the Kino Conference Center on Friday morning, Jan. 20, in the first meeting of the new year. Officers elected at the Christmas Wine/Cheese event in December were installed by Town of Sahuarita Mayor Tom Murphy. Officers elected for 2023 are as follows: Rich Ulery, President Pat…
Joyce Shumate The Let’s Travel Club’s monthly presentation will be about Chiricahua National Monument. Please join us on Friday, Feb. 17, at 2 p.m. in the Kino Center, Ocotillo and Mesquite Rooms. A “Wonderland of Rocks” is waiting for you to explore at Chiricahua National Monument. The eight-mile paved scenic drive and 17 miles of…
Have you stopped riding? Bought a new bike? If you have a used bike, we’ll find a home for it. Donated bikes go to Bicas–Tucson (www.bicas.org), and Continental School Mountain Bike Club, OS3 Movement-Nogales, (www.0s3movement.org/contact). Bike Drive date: Feb. 25-26 Drop-off location: La Posada Community Center, main entrance, then first left. There will be signs. Can’t…
Gloria Bible Funny how one thing leads to another. When Bonnie Arnold moved to a brand new unit in Quail Creek, she soon saw the need for a Unit Rep to help new neighbors get to know one another. Bonnie stepped in, became her unit’s representative, and soon realized the rewards of smoothing the path…