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On December 6, the Women’s 18 Golf League celebrated the holiday season with a Reindeer Scramble (no actual reindeer involved). Fifty-two women adorned themselves and the golf carts with seasonal bling, then rolled out for a fun time around the course. In addition to the Scramble, several holes had more surprises for the golfers and […]

The Continental Women’s Club will hold its monthly luncheon meeting on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. Our program will be a presentation by Lisa Stanick who represents Partners for Breast Cancer Care, Inc., a unique organization that provides no-cost services to uninsured women and men with breast cancer. Over the past 12 years, […]

HEARTFELT ADVICE FOR EVERYDAY LIFE Get ready for a new kind of advice column that celebrates kindness, gratitude, and the simple joys of life. In Dear Abigail, readers will find gentle guidance, everyday inspiration, and thoughtful solutions to life’s real-world challenges—without controversy or politics. From relationships and self-confidence to aging gracefully, family moments, and finding […]

WYLDEWOOD Welcome back to Florida—where it is much warmer than the snow and cold up north! We are also happy to report that our property is intact, with no major storms creating havoc. As you return, please be aware of road construction along Daniels Parkway and Interstate 75. The state is building a new “diverging […]

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 […]