On Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m., the Let’s Travel Club guest speaker will be Michael LaBaw, Quail Creek resident and co-owner, with his wife Cheryl LaBaw, of World Travel Agency, LLC. The topic of the presentation is Why Use a Travel Agent? A how to, if you want to! World Travel Agency, LLC, is…
That’s right, after missing last year, the Murder Mystery show is back. A man and his dog have been shot in the Madera Clubhouse, and seven detectives from an array of law enforcement agencies gather at the scene to try their skills at figuring out whodunnit. They also do their best to stall the actions…
Bonnie Nowicki As you know, the monsoons brought an abundance of weeds—those poor plants that are growing in places where they are not wanted. Weeds will invade established landscape areas and xeriscapes in response to rainfall and where irrigation water is applied. Weed populations quickly develop where land is disturbed, such as our gardens. Throughout…
Ed and Diane Zoretic, Bob and Momi Dean, Linda Kelly, and Steve Derock enjoying the Verde Valley Train through the canyon and old railroad station. Our night was “Rhythm on the Rails” with multiple bands on the train. It was a beautiful night for an outing in the Arizona mountains. Greetings from the Amalfi Coast,…
David Zapatka Reader and dear friend Ellen Engel suggested I look at Mental Floss’ article on contronyms. I subscribed to Mental Floss for years and enjoyed the magazine. Today, you can only read it online, as its print version has been discontinued. Contronym noun con·tro·nym | ˈkän-trə-ˌnim variant – contranym: a word having two meanings that contradict one…
Cindy Gong On Thursday, Oct. 14, the Lady 9ers enjoyed returning to shotgun starts for social time before hitting our newly opened and reseeded courses. It was a beautiful morning. We all look forward to fall play and the return of more members once the cart-path-only regulation is lifted and the snowbirds return. Thank you to…