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Massing of the Colors Ceremony Set for January 13

Peggy McGee Mark your 2023 calendars for the annual Military Order of the World Wars Massing of the Colors Ceremony on Friday, Jan. 13, at 10 a.m. This solemn ceremony will be held in the Sahuarita Unified School District Auditorium, 350 W. Sahuarita Road. Parking is free. The ceremony, which lasts between 75 and 90…

Anza Athletic Club Class Descriptions

Body Blast T,TH 10 a.m. Lorraine Beaver. Work all muscle groups using high-volume reps and low resistance with dumbbell weights—a great workout geared to improving muscle tone and definition and cardiovascular fitness. Bring a mat and lots of water! Class limit 22. Chair Yoga SA 11 a.m. Gail Johnson. A low-intensity exercise in which yoga postures…

Word of the Month: Run

David Zapatka Reader Carmela Hopkins writes, “Every month I look for your column in the Splash. Have you considered an article on the word ‘run?’ You’re on a run. I mean roll.” There are more definitions of this word than any word I have researched. Here are a few. Run verb a. to go faster than…

New Billiards Room Holds First Tournament Play

Alphie Smith and Dennis Desmond On Oct. 29 the Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) hosted Pool Players of the Brooke (SaddleBrooke) to an 8-Ball Partners Challenge. The tournament was held in the newly renovated and expanded Billiards Room at Madera clubhouse on the four new 9-foot Diamond Championship tables. Eight players from each club participated,…

U.S. Military History: Unrecognized Heroes

Ross Dunfee When you hear your service-song played and you were in that branch of military service, please stand and be recognized. And so, the song goes, Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, and now Space Force. In turn, veterans of each branch of military service stand, the audience appropriately applauds the veterans, and…

Genealogy Club Celebrates First Anniversary

Dick Sussman, QCGC Communications Director At our special November “Meet & Greet” event, members of our QC Genealogy Club (QCGC), along with spouses/partners, hugely enjoyed their first official social gathering since the club was established. An attractive QC Grill-hosted buffet station filled with delicious appetizer and fruit temptations was a great success. With all of…