THE WOMEN’S STEINHOLDING WINNER WAS ALMA MCAULEY FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW! SHE RECEIVED A BEER GLASS AND A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR THE CROSS CREEK RESTAURANT! CONGRATULATIONS ALMA! CROSS CREEK OCTOBERFEST CELEBRATION – OCTOBER 25, 2025 On October 25, the second annual Cross Creek Octoberfest Celebration was held at the restaurant!  The event […]

FALL SONG MARY OLIVER Another year gone, leaving everywhere its rich spiced residues: vines, leaves, the uneaten fruits crumbling damply in the shadows, unmattering back from the particular island of this summer, this NOW, that now is nowhere except underfoot, moldering in that black subterranean castle of unobservable mysteries – roots and sealed seeds and […]

As I write this in early November we continue to be spared from any severe weather and the heat and humidity of summer has started to recede. To those who have recently arrived for the season…Welcome Home! HIGHLIGHTS • Treasurer Frank Maranto reports the Cross Creek budget for the FY2026 was passed on October 30. […]

Attention fashion divas! The Social Committee is looking for a chairperson/cochair and models for the annual Fashion Show. The 2026 event will feature clothes by Anthony’s and will be held February 23, 2026. The chair/cochair duties include arranging for the store chosen to provide the clothes, (for 2027) arranging for the Mary Kay representative, recruiting […]

The Continental Women’s Club will hold its monthly luncheon meeting on Thursday, December 11 at 11:30 a.m. Our program will be a presentation about the Gulf Coast Humane Society’s Silver Paws VIP Program. Deadline to reserve for this event is Tuesday, December 2. Our program on Thursday, January 8, 2026 will feature Victoria Staryk, Crime […]

After many years of dedicated service Clay Lance has decided to step down as Bocce Coordinator for a well-deserved break. In order to keep the league running smoothly, we are seeking a coordinator (or two co-coordinators) to step up and provide leadership to the league. This volunteer position is needed mid-November to mid-March. Much of […]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR, CROSS CREEK COURIER I love good surprises. Sharing my most recent one here so more residents in the Cross Creek (CC) community can have the experience, too. Shortly upon our return for this season, my husband and I had our first dining experience in the CC restaurant, and it truly inspired […]