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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…