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Where in the World is the Crossing?

June Photography Contest Winners

Landscape Inspiration

Bonnie Nowicki As I look through my many inspirational gardening books, I realize these beautiful garden photos on page after page grow in someone’s landscape or professional garden. Why can’t we all plan and grow a magical space somewhere in our own yard? I guess we should do some deep thinking if we have the…

Word of the Month: Splendor

David Zapatka While enjoying Self-Culture in The Light of the Ancient Wisdom by I.K. Taimni, I read this sentence, “There are subtler worlds of progressively increasing splendor behind and inter-penetrating the physical world of which we are cognizant through our physical senses…” The word “splendor” has always resonated with me. It’s one of those words…

VAS Day of the Dead Benefit Walk

Peggy McGee Mark your calendars for Nov. 2 for the first-ever Valley Assistance Services (VAS) Day of the Dead Benefit Walk. The event will be held at Quail Creek Municipal Park. Check-in/registration runs from 7:15 to 7:55 a.m. The opening ceremony, which includes warm-up exercises, will start at 7:45 a.m., and the walk begins at…

BBQ Showdown

Melani Caron On Sept. 7 the Quail Creek Food and Beverage team and I traveled to Robson Ranch Texas for the Third Annual BBQ Showdown. This event included all five Robson communities who came together to compete for the best BBQ. At this event, Denton County Brewery and Robson’s Ranch Hand Brewery showcased the new…

What Can We Count On Anymore?

Kathy Sinnott At the time of this writing, the outcome of the 2024 presidential election is unknown. What is the future of our nation? The angst of this uncertainty has many folks asking the question, ‘who and what can we count on anymore?’ An answer can be found within the Rockin’ 4 Heroes’ mission: we…