Grace Gardner
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…
Thom Sharples June 1: Team 3 low nets; Jim Nichols, Curt Summers, Dennis Katona, Jeff Grass June 8: 2nd best shot; Mike Dittl, Roger Shuman, Dale Wilson, Peter Lipe June 15: Scramble; Bruch Beecher, Roger Ederle, Mark Wollersheim, Tom Calhoun
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.