Hiker Celebrates Major Milestone on Quartz Peak Lynn Warren Clare Bangs has been with the Hiking Club since 2013, serving as a “B” hike coordinator and is one of the handful who still backpacks, participating in outings in the Grand Canyon and along the Arizona Trail. He has racked up an impressive number of miles,…
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 a…
Cindy Sota Nov. 17, a beautiful Arizona day, the 18-hole PC Ladies Golf Association held its season opener. The theme “Let’s Have a Party” was a two-net best-ball event played on the Tuscany Falls East and West course. The red Solo cup theme was a success, as the golfers adorned themselves and their golf carts…
Susan Preston, MLK Event Chairperson The past year has been a challenge for everyone. Our country, and the world, has been thrust into a new reality where our very core values, our way of life, our beliefs, and our peaceful interactions with our fellow man have been tested. Not so long ago, a young man…
Fred Dresser The PCSSA had its humble beginning at Old Litchfield Park, then moved to the “rock pile,” ending at our current Field of Dreams. It could not have happened if not for 21 players who had a vision of what could be. Of the 21 original players, only one, Bob Quarantino (or Bobby Q as he…
Marion Moskal, Finance Team The 2021 budget development was led by the general manager working with Finance Operations to incorporate the budget inputs from all the department directors. The fundamental budget development process kept separate the operating budget from the reserve funded projects. The challenge for the 2021 budget was determining the impacts of the…