Jerry Gardner The Quail Creek Rainbow Club kicked off June Pride Month with a barbecue at the Madera Clubhouse on June 6. More than 50 members and guests attended the celebration, the first major event for the club since being approved by the board of directors last September. It was a very diverse group of attendees, all coming…
David Zapatka We’re doing something different this month. We’re going to explore getting a new word into dictionaries. Reader Debbie M. writes, “Hello, I enjoy your column and want to offer a suggestion. ‘Orbisculate’ is a word not yet in the dictionary. I think we should help the young people who are trying to get…
Bonnie Nowicki The Southwest showcases a great variety of unique wildflowers. They are an essential part of our natural heritage. While spring is the grandest wildflower season because of winter rains, the summer wildflower germination can be outstanding, and begins when nighttime temperatures are over 70 degrees. Dormant seeds rest in the soil waiting for…
Ross Dunfee The first successful English colony settled in America was at Jamestown, Va., in 1607—and the migration was on—primarily of British, German, and Dutch extraction, but immigrants arrived from throughout Europe. Communities were settled and financed primarily by privately-organized British settlers or families using free enterprise without any significant English royal or Parliamentary government support or…
Nancy Planck, Member Services The Crossing Calendar/Activities has not been updated for Thursday, July 15, through Saturday, Aug. 14. Please check the quailcreekhoa.org website or the What’s Happening for any current schedules.
Rich Ulery In mid-May, the Quail Creek Republican Club (QCRC) launched the Patriot Project to celebrate America by flying the American flag throughout Quail Creek. Steve Ware, secretary of the QCRC, conceived the idea, and Dave Roy, at-large member of the QCRC board, joined him to make the project happen. Quality garage-mounted flags were offered…