Category: January 2020

Where in the World is the Quail Creek Crossing?

Bob and Patricia Sly visited Ponte Delgada on the Azores Island of Sao Miguel, Portugal.

Where in the World are you reading the Crossing? Submissions for the February issue must be received by Jan. 21. No photo shopped pictures will be included and photos must include either the November, December, or January issue of the Crossing. A drawing for a $50 Quail Creek Grill gift certificate will be held for…

QCMGA Men Embark on a New Season

Roger Oravetz The Quail Creek Men’s Golf Association is making plans for some great golf in year 2020. A new schedule includes 56 game days with various formats during the year. Included is the annual three-day invitational to be held from April 4-6. Players from other local clubs and clubs around the country will be…

QC Woodwookers Made “Toys for Tots”

Harry L. Pell This year the Quail Creek Woodcrafters Club made 130 various toys (trains, cars, cribs with dolls, puzzles, games, etc.). They were delivered in ten big boxes. Thanks to the following members who made the toys: Jim Volenec, Tony Gouveia, Jim Ratley, Sam Densler, Dick Rhodes, Thom Sharples, and Harry Pell.

Valley Assistance Services Plans Empty Bowls Event

Peggy McGee Fourteen years ago, Valley Assistance Services (VAS) launched its Empty Bowls program to help keep its coffers flowing throughout the year. Each year it has grown with the number of bowls available and the number of people attending. This year’s event will be even more spectacular as the Quail Creek Ceramics and Pottery…

State Parties

Minnesota Club Taco Tuesday and Meat Raffle Linda Beal Everyone is welcome! Join us at the Madera Clubhouse on Feb. 4 for the get-together. Cash bar opens at 5 p.m., food at 6 p.m., followed by a meat raffle a la Minnesota neighborhood bar. Have a taco bowl with all the fixin’s plus dessert for…

Want To Shoot Trap?

The Robson communities will hold their annual trap/clay pigeon competition at the Casa Grande trap/skeet range on March 27, 2020. Each shooter will shoot three rounds of 25 targets. The competition started in 2011. All seven Robson communities will participate in the competition. Anyone who enjoys shooting is welcome to participate. After the shoot, we…

Quail Creek Writers and Poets

Clockwise (left to right): Paul Riggins, Craig Simpson, Yasmin John-Thorpe, Curt Dailey, and Jerry Hanks.

Yasmin John-Thorpe We are a group of over 20 members who meet in the Kino Conference Center bi-monthly on the first and third Thursday of every month at 2 p.m. On the second Thursday an active board meets to plan the group’s inner workings at 9 a.m. at Madera Clubhouse. Please attend to have your…