David Zapatka While reading The Labours of Hercules by Alice A. Bailey in my book-reading group, I ran across the familiar word “quincunx” and had to reach back in my memory to recall where I had been exposed to this word before. Quincunx noun quin·cunx | ˈkwin-ˌkəŋ(k)s 1. an arrangement of five objects with four at the…
Jaine Toth Joining the Paper Crafting Club was high on the list of priorities for Chris Haisting after moving to Robson Ranch two years ago, and she did so almost immediately. “I really like the classes and camaraderie, she says. “It’s nice to have something in common with people.” Chris is “all in favor of the…
Sam Ellis Get yourself to the Hermosa Ballroom on Jan. 21. Simply put, be there. The doors to the Hermosa Ballroom will open at 4:30 p.m. Enjoy the pre-event entertainment, followed by performances that begin at 5:30. Bar service is expected at the rear of the ballroom. To put it mildly, get there early—a full house…
Martha Spillane Our gourd member of the month is Marti LoSasso. Marti and her husband, Jerry, are originally from the Denver, Colo., area. She was a beautician and Jerry a firefighter. Marti always had a flair for the arts, whether it was spinning a beehive hairdo, bending wire to create a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry,…
Ron Hunt Steve Arthur’s lovable voice calls out again, “Get to the net!” Good advice takes a long time to embrace, but we do get there. Then we forget, and again we hear the familiar loud refrain, “Get to the net!” Well, when do we get to the net? It is nuanced to say the…
Jane Minish When my Al, my husband of 50 years, died, my relationship with God sustained me in the depths of my grief. Al died from malignant mesothelioma on Dec. 6, 2020. Al and I met in March 1971, when I was 16 and he was 20. This was the beginning of our 50-year relationship.…