Marilyn Miller A Whimsical Holiday Luncheon will be hosted by The Women of Quail Creek on December 9 at the Madera Clubhouse Ballroom. A no host bar will be available at 11:30 a.m. and the ballroom doors will open at 12:00 noon. A brief business meeting will be held at 12:15 p.m. before lunch is served. Following…
Reviewed by Janet Mills for November 2013 The Last Train to Zona Verde – My Ultimate African Safari by Paul Theroux. The first time Paul Theroux ever visited Africa he was a 22-year old in the Peace Corps. Now after 50 years he once again set out to renew his pleasure in the wild continent. Things…
W. Smith Our word of the month for November is one we all know. As a verb “intimidate” can mean to make timid or fearful; to frighten; to coerce or inhibit by an overt or implied threat. Related words include “menace, terrify, spook, terrorize, threaten, harass, demoralize, force, disconcert.” One might ask whether someone’s action…
Dear Tammy and Cheri, The holidays are just around the corner and as soon as they fly by, spring is going to be here before we know it. My husband and I want to surprise our college-age children and plan a spring cruise when they are on break this year. We want to spend some…
Robert Thoresen The Photography Club of Quail Creek held its first fall photo shoot at the Cienega Creek Llama and Alpaca Farm just east of Benson on October 12. Nine members of the club made the Saturday morning caravan to the farm’s location about five miles west of Benson just north of I-10 at the…