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QUILL STAFF
Managing Editor
Read the Quill online at www.mobilehomeparkmagazines.com/quail-run/ Table of Contents Calendar
Allison Yates
Contributing Editor Roxana Lopez
The QUILL is provided for the residents of Quail Run Senior Estates by the Quail Run Social Club. 2026 President – Diane Warren
Printing of the magazine is by the Mobile Home Parks Company in Sunnyvale, CA at a cost of $1 per household per year paid annually by the Quail Run Social Club.
CONTENT CONTRIBUTORS
Calendar Office, Social Club
Social Club Information Social Club Officers
Homeowners Association Information Board of Directors
Laffs Peppe Rose
QUILL DISTRIBUTION CREW
Coordinator Carol Thayer Distributers
Tamara Barnett, Tisha DiCicco, Ora Sue Fellows, and Bill and Sonja Riley
Quail Run Office
1400 Quail Run Avenue, Paso Robles, CA 93446
Phone: (805) 238-2999 Fax: (805) 238-5432
Social Committee Meeting
Luau Event Page 4
Ella’s Tea Event Page 5
Karaoke Event Page 6
Bible Study Page 6
Bunco After Dark Event Page 7
Bingo After Dark Event Page 8
Ask the ARC Page 10
Submitting to the Quill ......................................... Page 10
Diane Warren…………………………………President Jim Porter Vice President
Tamara Barnett………………………………Secretary
Sheri Leighton Treasurer
Editor’s Note: Kudos this month go to the Quail Run Community and the Social Committee Recycle Team: Recycled collections on March 9 totaled $220! -AAY
April 2026
Note - If you would like an event on the QR Calendar an approved Clubhouse/Facility Reservation is required. This Calendar reflects the current events as of the Quill Deadline. Please notify the Office if you are no longer having an event.
Mon/20 Aquarobics
April 2026
9:30 to 10:30 QR Women’s Bible Study 10:30 Bocce Ball 1:00 Crafty Needles 2:00 to 3:30
Tues/21 Pickleball
9:00 to 11:00 Maintenance Mtg 10:00 Chair Yoga 1:00 to 1:30 Open Music 2:30 Cribbage 4:45
Wed/22 Aquarobics
9:30 to 10:30 Ukulele 10:30 Private Party 11:00 Upstairs Dominos, Games 1:00
Thurs/23 Pickleball
9:00 to 11:00 Bunco 12:30
Fri/24 Aquarobics
9:30 to 10:30 Ukulele 10:30 Chair Yoga 1:00 to 1:30 Office Closed 12:00
Sat/25
Sun/26 Pickleball
9:00 to 11:00
Mon/27 Aquarobics
9:30 to 10:30 Crafty Needles 2:00 to 3:30
Tues/28 Pickleball 9:00 to 11:00 Bocce 10:00 Chair Yoga 1:00 Open Music 2:30 Cribbage 4:45 Water Reads
Wed/29 Aquarobics
9:30 to 10:30 Ukulele 10:30 Private Party 11:00 Upstairs Bingo After Dark 6:00
Thurs/30 Pickleball
9:00 to 11:00
The next QuailRunSocialClubMeeting is April 7th at 6:00pm . We need your input to develop new Events for everyone. We will have a Nacho Bar for your dining pleasure, and provide beer and wine or bring your own drink. We will be discussing the upcoming events and planning new ones. Bring your calendar so you don’t miss any new events. This meeting is for every resident to join the fun so please invite your neighbors. The New Group of Club Officers wants everyone to enjoy the Community and meet new friends!
NEWS FLASH!!!
Due to predicted temperatures, BOCCE BALL now meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 10:00 am next to Clubhouse upper parking lot April 14 and April 28
Save the Date: Newcomer’s Luau June 20th 2026
Please join us to welcome the New Residents of Quail Run this past year. This year will be a Luau-Themed Party--menu:
Roasted Pork and Aloha Chicken
Jasmine Coconut Rice
Hawaiian Mac Salad dress:
Please dress in Island attire
Newcomers will be free for this event Please save the date June 20th
Remember to put your recycling out the 2nd Thursday At 9:00 AM each month----this Month on April 9, and in May on the 14th.
Karaoke April 13, 2026
2nd Monday of the Month at 6:00 pm
Come listen and sing oldies and goodies songs. You get to pick. This event is FREE!!! Just come at 6:00pm and be prepared to be entertained by all your neighbors.
Beer and wine provided or bring your own. Please bring a dish to share with your friends.
Let’s fill the Clubhouse withthisfunevent!!!
Quail Run Women’s Bible Study---Starts Monday, April 6
• Mondays 10:30 am to 12 pm
• Meet in the QR Clubhouse
• Schedule for six meetings
April 6 – “Paul and Silas in Prison”
April 20 – “Parables: The Landowner”
May 4 – “Cities of the Bible: Bethlehem”
May 18 – “Names and Titles of Jesus”
June 1 – “Music and Musicians”
June 15 – “Miriam and the Red Sea”
We will have some fun with crossword and word search puzzles as we study God’s Word.
Please RSVP to Mary Welsh at (626) 422-1431 or welsma2020@earthlink.net HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
bunco after dark
third friday of the month
April 17 2026 @6:00 pm.
Come Join the fun of Bunco. It is a super-easy dice game that is fun and in on game, you will get to know more of your neighbors. We will start around 6:00pm for some food and drinks. Cost is $5.00 and please bring something to share for nibbling. Super fun game.
Our Host was the very talented Alan Cossentine. He brought his machine and he started out with a few songs for our enjoyment. He has an amazing voice. A few of us belted out songs that everyone was singing to. We had hot dogs, potato salad, chips, & fruit. Thank you to everyone that showed up. While a small group, we talked, sang, and laughed the night away.
We need a few more people to join us.
Bingo After Dark
Join the Quail Run Social Club for a Fun-filled Evening Full of Surprises and Entertainment in the Clubhouse April 29, 2026
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Cards will sell for $3.00 each or 2 for $5.00
There will only be four games so the payouts will be generous
There will be a 50/50 drawing
Please bring an appetizer to share
Beer, wine, and water will be provided
Feel free to bring any other beverage of choice
Invite friends and neighbors
Event chair Needed/Co-Chair, Linda Rinaldi
Bingo after Dark - February 2026 Results
February’s Bingo After Dark was a huge success!
Congratulations! We had 4 winners with sizable prizes. The winner of the 50/50 drawing won a chunk of change $$. Quite a windfall. Our Bingo Caller Trino sang a song for us that was quite entertaining ♫♫. Thank you, Trino for your talents ♫♫ Thank you to everyone who helped to make Bingo a success!
Next Month’s Bingo After Dark is April 29th at 6:00pm See you ALL there!!
The Quail Run Architectural Review Committee (ARC) is comprised of resident volunteers who are familiar with the Quail Run Rules and Regulations pertaining to landscape, painting, construction, and other topics delegated to them for review. The ARC gets a lot of repeat questions and will address one of those questions or an ARC-related topic in each Quail Quill.
This month’s question: “Is it okay to install artificial turf in place of natural grass?”
Answer:: There are a few rules related to artificial turf at Quail Run. First, the specific turf you want to install must be approved by the ARC. There are literally dozens of artificial turf products to choose from. The ARC is looking for turf that looks as real as possible. The committee recently compiled a storage bin filled with samples from various suppliers in the North County that they have pre-approved for use in the Park. If you are planning to install artificial turf in your yard, you can save yourself a lot of time by going to the Office and looking through the samples that are pre-approved. By choosing one from the collection, you will know the ARC will approve your request as long as all other requirements are met. If you choose to use a turf not in the pre-approved collection, you must submit a sample with your ARC Request form for the committee’s review.
The other thing to know about installing artificial turf is that State law requires landscapers installing artificial turf to have a specific license to do so. A copy of the landscaper’s license and insurance must be on file in our office before installation can be scheduled.
Be sure to pick up a current ARC Request Form from the Office. Information on the back will answer most common questions.
Note: The City of Paso Robles offers a partial rebate to those who are replacing irrigated lawns with artificial turf. To find out more about that visit https://www.prcity.com/475/Rebates-Incentives.
Do you have a question for the Quail Run Architectural Review Committee? Text or email your question to Roxana Lopez 805-296-7095, auntrocky@gmail.com.
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JustFor Laffs
Thank Goodness! Spring is just around the corner!...
I guess we shouldn’t have put all our eggs in one basket
Puzzles and Word Games you
Paul Revere Southern Flower
Adams Belfry
Boston
British
By land
By sea Church
Concord
Dawes
Firing
Grenadiers
Hancock
Horse Lantern Lexington March Midnight North end Patriot Paul Platoon Revere Revolution Ride Signal Silversmith Troops
Warren
Across
1.Computer memory units
5.High school class
8.Need for fishermen
9.Regrets
11.Jason’s ship
12.“Cogito, ___ sum”
13.It isn’t silver or gold
15.Long, long time
16.Some baby toys
21.Cosmetic additive
22.Hokkaido people
24.Poet Angelou
25.___ tide
26.Battle of Britain grp.
27.Opens a door
Down
1.CEO’s degree
2.Make, as money
3.Garbage in, garbage out
4.Unhearing
5.Largest island in the world
6.Circular domed
dwelling
7.Prefix with phone
10.Costa del ___
14.Jersey call
16.Battering device
17.Winged
18.Spanish painter
19.In ___ of
20.A breeze
23.Bull markets
How to solve sudoku puzzles
April Sudoku
No math is required to solve a sudoku. You only need logic and patience.
Simply make sure that each 3x3 square region has only one instance of the numbers 1-9. Similarly, each number can only
appear once in a column or row in the larger grid. The difficulty on this puzzle is easy.
The headline is a clue to the answer in the diagonal.
TRIVIA TEASER
I Feel Like a Number
1.What actor was offered the role of 007 for The Living Daylights, but lost out due to his contractual obligations for the TV series Remington Steele? a-Colin Firth, b-Tom Selleck, c-Pierce Brosnan, d-Stellan Skarsgard.
2.What number was assigned to the captive title character on TV's The Prisoner? a-2, b-3, c-5, d-6.
3.Zero, Plato and Killer are friends of the title character of what comic strip? a-"Beetle Bailey," b-"Betty Boop," c-"Little Iodine," d-"Zippy the Pinhead."
4.Who played the former Borg, Seven of Nine, on Star Trek: Voyager? a-Jeri Ryan, b-Roxann Dawson, c-Jennifer Lien, d-Suzie Plakson.
5.Who played Number Two, the head henchman of Dr. Evil, in the Austin Powers movies? a-Will Patton, b-Bill Campbell, c-Robert Wagner, d-Samuel L. Jackson.
6.What rock band had a 1980 hit with the song "Hey 19?" a-Blood, Sweat & Tears, b-Steely Dan, c-The Edgar Winter Group, d-ZZ Top.
7.In 1963, Charles Schulz added a new kid to the "Peanuts" neighborhood whose name consisted of what number? a-3, b-4, c-5, d-7.
8.Zero Mostel won a Tony Award for his performance as the title character in which Broadway musical? a-Jesus Christ: Superstar, b-The Music Man, c-Pal Joey, d-Fiddler on the Roof.
9.Which title TV character had a best friend named Six? a-Hannah Montana, bBlossom, c-Punky Brewster, d-Moesha.
10.Maxwell Smart was Agent 86 on TV's Get Smart. What was the number assigned to his partner-wife, played by Barbara Feldon? a-13, b-24, c-36, d-99.
QUOTES
All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.
Martin Buber
No idea is final.
Taika Waititi
I would unite with anybody to do right; and with nobody to do wrong.
Frederick Douglass
I feel that we're all lighthouses, and my job is to shine my light as brightly as I can to the darkness.
Jim Carrey
Happiness is a simple, frugal heart.
Nikos Kazantzakis
In a dark time, the eye begins to see.
Theodore Roethke
Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier.
Sri Chinmoy
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.
Kurt Vonnegut
If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.
George Harrison
The point is not to pay back kindness but to pass it on.
Julia Alvarez
I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way.
Carl Sandburg
For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
Carl Sagan
The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you're alive, it isn't.
Richard Bach
The lighter side
Psychiatry seminar
Psychiatry students were attending their first seminar. It was on emotional extremes. The professor wanted to establish some parameters, so he asked what they would say was the opposite of joy.
"Sadness," replied Mr. Nichols.
Ms. Biggs defined the opposite of depression as elation.
"And Mr. Martin, what is the opposite of woe?"
Bubba replied, "I believe that would be giddyup!"
The speeder
A man is stopped by police for speeding and the officer asks him for his license.
"I don't have one," the man says. "It was taken away for drunk driving."
So the officer asks for the man's vehicle registration.
"I don't have one," the man says. "This car is stolen and I've murdered the owner and stuck him in the trunk."
At this point, the officer calls for backup and in no time 10 police cars surround the stopped speeder.
The sergeant on the scene approaches the car and orders the man to open his trunk. He does and it is empty. The sergeant then asks for the man's driver's license. The man pulls out a valid license and vehicle registration.
"I don't get it," the sergeant says, "My officer here says you told him you had no license or registration and that you stole this car."
The man shakes his head and says, "I bet that liar told you I was speeding too."
Answer to 'I Feel Like a Number'
1-c, Pierce Brosnan 2-d, 6
3-a, "Beetle Bailey" 4-a, Jeri Ryan
5-c, Robert Wagner
6-b, Steely Dan 7-c, 5 8-d, Fiddler on the Roof 9-b, Blossom 10-d, 99
April 2026 Calendar
Awareness Months
ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH.
AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH.
BEAVER AWARENESS MONTH.
DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS MONTH.
GLOBAL ASTRONOMY MONTH.
NATIONAL CANCER CONTROL MONTH.
NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH.
NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH.
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS MONTH.
STRESS AWARENESS MONTH.
Events
1, April Fool’s Day.
1, PASSOVER begins before sundown on Wednesday, April 1 and ends after nightfall on April 9.
3, GOOD FRIDAY.
5, EASTER.
5, GOLD STAR SPOUSES DAY. Since 2010, honoring surviving spouses of armed forces members.
5-11, MERRIE MONARCH FESTIVAL AND HULA COMPETITION. Hilo HI. Honors King David Kalakauna.
6-12, NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK.
6-12, THE MASTERS TOURNAMENT. Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, GA. Web: masters.com
7, INTERNATIONAL BEAVER DAY.
10-12 and 17-19, COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL. Empire Polo Grounds, Indio, CA. Music and arts festival. Web: coachella.com.
11, CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, 62nd anniversary.
11, NATIONAL PET DAY.
12, DOGWOOD FESTIVAL. Camdenton, MO. Spring carnival.
15, INCOME TAX PAY DAY.
16, NATIONAL STRESS AWARENESS DAY.
16-26, FIESTA SAN ANTONIO. Since 1891.
17, BAT APPRECIATION DAY.
19, OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING REMEMBRANCE, 1995.
19-26, NATIONAL PARK WEEK.
20, BOSTON MARATHON, 130th RUNNING.
21, AGGIE MUSTER. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Current and former students gather to honor fellow Aggies. Web: aggienetwork.com.
22, EARTH DAY
23, FIRST MOVIE THEATER OPENS. Apr 23, 1896, New York City at Koster and Bials Mustic Hall.
23, ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY.
25, ARBOR DAY. Since 1872. Web: arborday.org.
25, WORLD PENGUIN DAY.
25, FIDDLER’S FROLICS. Hallettsville, TX. Since 1971.
30, FALL OF SAIGON, 1975. Fall of Saigon: North Vietnamese tanks entered the city, and the communist flag was raised over the presidential palace, marking the end of the war.
30, NATIONAL RAISIN DAY.
International
2, Argentina: Malvinas Day. Public holiday honoring fallen soldiers of the 1982 war to regain the Falkland Islands.
4, Senegal: Independence Day. Marks independence from France in 1960.
6, Thailand: Chakri Day. Marks founding of the dynasty by King Rama I.
14, India: Vaisakhi. Sikh holiday commemorates the founding of the brotherhood of the Khalsa in 1699.
18, Zimbabwe: Independence Day. Holiday celebrating independence in 1980.
19, Eswatini: King's Birthday. Marks the birth of King Mswati III in 1968.
21, Italy: Birthday of Rome. Traditionally thought to be in 753 B.C.
25, Egypt: Sinai Day. Holiday celebrates the return of Sinai to Egypt in 1982.
26, Tanzania: Union Day. Marks the union of mainland Tanzania and the islands of Zanzibar in 1964.
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