Peggy McGee The holidays are just around the corner, a traditional time of giving to help others in their time of need. Most of us have been fortunate enough to earn a pension in return for our years of working, so we are often able to help the less fortunate. Lately, we have all heard…
Peggy McGee The Lady Putters gleefully returned to the putting green on Oct. 13 after its having been closed through the entire summer while the green was being renovated. The repairs were followed by the traditional overseeding that takes place in early fall each year. The ladies said they had never seen the green look…
Ross Dunfee Flag and Seal: Marines used the Grand Union flag, and possibly the Gadsden flag (yellow flag with a “Don’t Tread on Me” rattlesnake), during the assault on New Providence Island, The Bahamas, March 3, 1776. During the 1830s and 1840s, the flag consisted of a gold fringed white field centered with an eagle and…
Deb Nesbitt The Photo Club of Quail Creek (PCQC) September photo contest focused on “Buildings.” Eligible photos were taken within the last three years with only minimal post-processing allowed. Janet Wegner won first place with the creative shot entitled, Bridge House. Janet shared that while driving through the Henry Covered Bridge in Bennington, Vt., on…
Brandon Wainwright As any pet parent will tell you, the joy, love, and comfort that comes with adopting an animal companion is a blessing rivaled by few experiences life has to offer. What they’ll also tell you is that losing an animal companion can be more emotionally devastating than just about any of life’s many adversities.…
Cheryl Palen Life’s surprises are illustrated well in Brant Vickers’ novel Fedor, and such surprises hold the key to the book’s appeal. Based on the life of a sideshow that performed in P.T. Barnum’s Circus in the late 1880s, Fedor Adrianovitch Jefticheff has long, thick, silky hair all over his body, just like his father—a…