Linda Freeman On July 20, Gwen Mowat, Max Perzan, Barb Poltl, and Linda Gorg of the Needlework Club joined 90 others in the annual Sew-A-Thon for Aviva Children’s Services in Tucson. By mid-afternoon, more than 2,600 tote bags had been completed. Without these cloth bags, the children would be given plastic garbage bags for their personal…
Dr. Madelaine Paschal It’s been said that when you are most alone, perhaps the memory of love will bring you home. And as we stood together that soft, glorious afternoon, on the land that once held horses, riders, and his long-ago family, he cried. He knew that the few memories that he had left had brought…
Kathi Urban If dancing can reverse the signs of aging in your brain, Kathi’s students should be about five years old. Seriously, several neuroscience studies compared two different forms of exercise—dancing and endurance training—undertaken by elderly volunteers for eighteen months. The results show that both can have an anti-aging effect on the brain, but only…
The Wellness Presentation on Monday, Sept. 30, will be at 10:00 a.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. The subject is “Avoid or Delay Knee Replacement Surgery,” presented by Michelle Stiles, PT, M.S., M.A., FDN-P, PN2. You may be able to avoid knee replacement surgery altogether—find out how. Michelle Stiles is the author of Fast…
Will be held in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom and Creative Arts and Technology Center on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 3, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Quail Creek residents and clubs showcase and sell their unique handmade items. More than 100 booths will be located throughout the Madera Clubhouse and…
Paint with Lydia Quezada and family on Friday, Oct. 11, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Experience painting a Mata Ortiz pot made by Lydia Quezada and family. Make your brush with children’s hair, paint your Quezada-made pot, while Lydia paints hers and co-sign with the potters. You can have your pot fired in the Quezadas’ home pit (to…