David Zapatka Reading in the Quest magazine recently, I came across the word cenote. Cenote—si-ˈnō-tē noun: a natural pit or deep sinkhole in limestone resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath with a pool at the bottom that is found especially in the Yucatán Peninsula. Origin and Etymology—Mexican Spanish, from Yucatec ts’onot…
Pam Rodgers, Chair, QC Activities Council Your Activities Council is planning a cool July 4th celebration and veterans recognition day! Plans include starting with a flag-raising ceremony followed by a parade around the loop. We are looking for volunteers with convertibles or jeeps with removable tops to drive some of our veterans in the parade.…
Pam Rodgers, Chair, QC Activities Council All parade entrants will meet in the Madera clubhouse parking lot for line-up at or before 7:30 a.m. for the celebrated flag-raising ceremony. The parade will begin at 8:30 a.m. The fire engine of the Green Valley Fire Department will lead the parade, followed by Grand Marshal Elliott Jones,…
David Zapatka The NCAA basketball tournament is fondly called March Madness, and madness it was this year. There may have been more upsets in the big tournament this year than any other year. One of the biggest was the Furman Paladins, a small South Carolina school of 2,970 students, upsetting the #4 seed, Virginia Cavaliers,…
Important dates to remember: May 30 through June 20—dog park closed for turf aeration, fertilization, and conditioning June 5—Green Committee meeting, 1:30 p.m., Madera Clubhouse Gold room June 5—Finance Committee meeting, 3 p.m., Kino Conference room June 8 and June 22 —ALC meeting, 9 a.m., Madera Clubhouse Silver room June 1, 8, 15, and 22—Pickleball…
Bonnie Nowicki Here we are in June already. As we prepare for the extreme heat and monsoons, I wish to share with you vital information I learned during a local Master Gardener’s meeting. University of Arizona (U of A) Invasive Species Outreach Specialist Ben Tully gave an excellent and thorough presentation on non-native grasses, targeting…