Category: May 2014

New return cart in clubhouse library proves popular

Frank Cobarrubias looking for books on the clubhouse Library’s new book cart

Larry Thomson Recent visitors to the clubhouse library have no doubt noticed the new three shelf cart that has replaced the former drop box return cabinet. Books were sometimes damaged under the old system as they were dropped one on top of the other. The new open shelf cart serves three purposes: it makes it…

Niners and Putters team up!

Left to right: Sue Meeks, Diane Dodd, Mary Jo Schupman and Roxanne May. Mary Jo and Roxanne placed first in Flight A.

Deb Maloney The time was 9:00 a.m., April 24. The place was Quail Creek Coyote Course. The game was our favorite, golf. The team participants were one Lady Putter and one Lady Niner. The goal was to shoot the lowest score of the day, minus handicaps, with Niners hitting tee to green and Putters finishing…

Computer Club April program “Are we there yet?”

Joyce Shumate When someone is planning a dream trip, whether it’s to a foreign land or a long trip to see more of the United States, there are often a lot more questions than answers. Friends might have told them that a smartphone or tablet is an essential travel tool, but how to use it…

Tucson Garden Railway Society’s Railroads in the Garden

Photo by Sylvia Butler

Robert Thoresen Here was an opportunity to use a camera to photograph miniature objects. The Tucson Garden Railroad Society builds outdoor layouts and modular large scale model railroads at their homes that feature waterfalls, mountains, mining centers and towns populated with scaled models of people, animals, automobiles, bridges, residential and commercial structures. Some of the…

Thank you, committee and donors

Southwest Spectacular Committee, left to right: Lynn Thomas, Beth Davis, Mary Lou Johnson, Dreama Fumia and Sherry Morris (co-chairs), Paula Scafuri and Cheryl Opsel; not pictured Susan Moberg

Dreama Fumia and Sherry Morris, co-chairs of the QCLGA member guest tournament, the Southwest Spectacular, would like to thank their committee: Lynn Thomas, Beth Davis, Mary Lou Johnson, Paula Scafuri, Cheryl Opsel and Susan Moberg for their wonderfully creative work. They would also like to thank the Pro Shop staff and JR Kies and Joel…

Back stage with the Doobie Brothers

Paul Culver and Russ Daum with the Doobie Brothers

Paul Culver Quail Creek residents Paul Culver and Russ Daum recently attended the Doobie Brothers Concert at the Desert Diamond Casino in Sahuarita. Just before the concert began they had the opportunity to have their picture taken with the band and to welcome them to the area. Unfortunately, they didn’t allow Paul enough time to…

TWOQC Spring Field Trip and luncheon

Cowboy and some of the ladies get ready to do some wine tasting at the Triangle T Guest Ranch

Janice Pell March 31, a perfect Southern Arizona spring day, seventy-nine members of The Women of Quail Creek traveled by bus to spectacular Texas Canyon in the Little Dragoon Mountains for an enjoyable field trip touring the Amerind Museum and Art Gallery, followed by a tasty lunch complete with wine-tasting at the historic Triangle T…

Hiking Club reaches new heights

Joe Keegan, Robin Blais, John Oyala, Rachael Slabaugh and Dennis Day on the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro.

Five members of the Quail Creek Hiking Club recently returned from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. Kilimanjaro is the tallest stand-alone mountain in the world and the highest point in Africa. Its summit elevation of 19,341 feet above sea level also makes it higher than any point in Europe or Australia. The Quail Creek…