David Zapatka Dear friend and Wisdom Seeker moderator, Ellen Engel, suggested the word jeremiad for this month’s WOTM. Jeremiad: noun jer·e·mi·ad | ˌjer-ə-ˈmī-əd, -ˌad 1. a prolonged lamentation or complaint 2. a cautionary or angry harangue. 3. a long, literary work, usually in prose, sometimes in verse, where the author bitterly laments the state of society and its morals in…
Nancy Planck, Member Services The American Red Cross is holding the next blood drive on Sunday, Feb. 14, in front of the Kino Conference Center from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For your safety and the staff’s safety, only four donors will be allowed in the Bloodmobile at one time. Please do not show up…
Bonnie Nowicki Happy January 2021, dear Quail Creek gardeners. It’s a new year and, hopefully, many new beginnings. Perhaps now is a good time to review our home landscapes. Of course, there are many features we love about our personal gardens. We move through our yards so quickly; we don’t always savor the beauty before us. Are…
Rich Ulery A real live meeting! For the first time since Quail Creek meeting rooms were closed due to the pandemic and the Madera Clubhouse remodel, members of the Quail Creek Republican Club (QCRC) gathered in the Madera Ballroom for a Christmas wine and cheese event. Occupancy guidelines restricted attendance to only 50 members, but it was special…
Marybeth Bates We are starting off the new year with a focus on our most precious commodity, water. Our speaker, Dale S. Bryson, is an expert in all things related to water pollution control and safe drinking water. Dale has sixty years of experience in environmental protection. Thirty-four of those years were spent working for…
Paul Schupmann 1. Richard Willey, Dan Jondal, Terry Kriesel, Philip Wade; 129 T2. Todd Smyth, Jay Allred, Steve Comito, Rich Morgan; 133 T2. Gordon Bobillot, Tim Stoltman, William Price, George Ratts; 133 T2. Clark Wilson, Douglas McNeil, Randy Hamman, Ron Parle; 133