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Shari Rodgers won first place with her photo Clowning Around.Shari Rodgers won second place with her photo Lavender Morning.Jan Hartsell won third place with her photo Ready for Harvest. Bruce…

Left to right: Sensei John Evans, Linda Bleisch, and Larry Rowen with Sensei Herum instructing Shari Rodgers How does someone go from the humble white belt to the coveted black…

Patrick Robles (second from left) with DCQC members Alphie Smith On Oct. 18 the Democratic Club of Quail Creek (DCQC) welcomed its honored guest Patick Robles who has been the…


Tom Herder This month chronicles and shows appreciation to the founders and past leaders of our Table Tennis Club, beginning about 2004 or 2005. It all began when Lewis “Lew” Farmer and Heinz Wilhelm had a single table set up in the Madera clubhouse ballroom. Farmer and Wilhelm attracted two other players early on, Jeff Morrison and…
Bonnie Nowicki The hot, dry weather is here. As we stroll through our yards and think of possible changes or additions, perhaps going native would work in a particular area of our landscape. Native plants or plants from other desert regions are adapted to withstand long, dry periods. When planting native or desert-adapted plants, there…
David Zapatka While watching the last two episodes of The Expanse, I heard significant dialogue about the rail guns being used by Marcos Inaros, the leader of the Belters’ Free Navy, who was intent on destroying the Inners (pronounced Innas), the people residing on Earth, Luna (the moon), and Mars. These rail guns were…

After two years of celebrating the Ride of Silence in virtual mode only, we are now back for real! On the evening of May 18, the international Ride of Silence will be observed in close to 400 locations in the United States and in 50 international countries on seven continents. Cyclists will take to the…