Category: May 2015

Wellness presentation May 18

Monday, May 18 at 10:00 a.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom, Guest Speaker Karene Bennett of Community Liaison of Soulistic Hospice will present Are Your Affairs in Order? Admission is free. Remember, the easy part is organizing your affairs; the hard part is thinking about it, making critical decisions and communicating your wishes to…

Lend Me A Tenor: A big hit by all accounts

Left to right: Sandy Haegele, Jerry Smith, Pam Campbell, Davey Jones, Ray Hebert, Francesca Schelenski, Diana Paul and Jeff Webster; photo by Jeff Krueger

Your own Quail Creek Performing Arts Guild presented a Broadway quality play April 16, 17 and 18 with near sell out audiences raving about the play, the set, the costumes and, in particular, the fabulous acting throughout the evening. It is easy for folks to say, “The best ever,” but when so many actually said…

Life’s a holiday on Glen Canyon Road

Left to right: Carol Signore, Dodi Prescott, Sharon Krueger, Christy Caldwell, Debbie Huber, Gail and Jim Emery, Carolyn and Gene Walters, Karen Morgan

Quail Creek’s Unit 12 enjoyed Saturday night Karaoke in April. Residents made a convincing case that Primrose Lane had nothing on them as they made Jerry Wallace’s classic oldie their own in a rousing rendition of “Life’s a holiday on Glen Canyon Road.” More than twenty five Glen Canyonites ate dinner together and sang and danced…

Gregory Wolfe – A Rod Stewart Tribute, May 24

Gregory Wolfe—The Rod Stewart Tribute will be performed on Sunday, May 24, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. A cash bar opens at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person. Gregory Wolfe has been singing from a very early age but it wasn’t until his late 20s when he realized that…

Paperback Writer – The Ultimate Beatles Experience

Paperbackwriter – The Ultimate Beatles Experience will be presented Saturday, August 1 at 7:00 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. A cash bar opens at 6:00 p.m. Ticket price is $20 per person. Paperback Writer – The Beatles Experience takes its audience on a trip through the musical years of the world’s most popular rock…

Desert Duffers make an Easter donation to local area charities

Wally Ueberschar On Thursday, April 2 Quail Creek Desert Duffers representatives John Peters, Ron Macuga, Frank Hewitt, Ron Courson and Bill Trefethen delivered 30 hams to the Continental School District and a monetary donation to the Green Valley Food Bank. We want to thank all the members for their generous donations and a special thank…

Are you a Jewel?

Dee Saunders Recently one of my friends from SaddleBrooke and I experienced a very frustrating shopping trip to the mall. None of the clothes that we tried on made us feel good so we decided to treat ourselves to lunch. While waiting for the food to arrive, my friend informed me that although she didn’t…

2015-2016 SASO preview

Punch Howarth SASO will offer an interesting diverse series of concerts in the 2015-2016 season starting in October. There will be five programs performed at SaddleBrooke and in Oro Valley. Also the orchestra returns to Green Valley for two programs. Resident conductor Linus Lerner will be on the podium for four of the programs with…

2 Your Health – Vaccines and stem cells: Weapons against lung disease

Editor’s Note: “2 Your Health” is a new column in the Quail Creek Crossing dedicated to health issues. Each month different doctors and or medical associations, from varying specialties, will be writing on issues of importance. Articles are based on experiences and independent research conducted by the doctors or medical associations. We encourage anyone considering…