Deb Melton For the first time, The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) has been able to award five high school seniors with scholarships to help them begin their post-high school education. The TWOQC Scholarship Committee has spent the last several years working closely with Sahuarita and Walden Grove High School counselors to build awareness of this…
Thom Sharples Due to the generous donations from the membership of the Quail Creek Desert Duffers, Mike Senatra was able to present checks to the Sahuarita Food Bank and the Food Bank of Green Valley for $660 each, totaling $1,320. Since January 2020, the Quail Creek Desert Duffers have donated over $4,100 to local food…
Paul Schupmann A long-standing golf competition between members of the QCMGA and members of the Desert Hills Men’s Club has been on hold for the past two years because of COVID-19. In its place, a few members of the QCMGA decided to organize a similar event involving only QCMGA members and played entirely at Quail Creek.…
Carew Papritz, award-winning author Established in 1916, Continental School District No. 39, home of the Continental Colts, has been Green Valley’s only local school for more than 104 years. It serves almost 200 families and more than 600 students from kindergarten through eighth grade. It is known as “The Little School with a Big Heart!”…
Joyce Shumate Please join us at the first Let’s Travel Club meeting on May 19 at 2 p.m. in the Ocotillo Room at the Kino Center. Membership is open to all Quail Creek residents, with no annual dues. The purpose of the club is to share travel information with others who enjoy traveling. Meetings will be…
Debbie Scott Our three-day Flighted Championship was held on March 18, 23, and 25. The wind did not deter our Overall Low Gross winner, Bobbi Jo Rathvon or our Overall Low Net winner, Kathy Linn! Deb Riddell organized an awesome event with half the field receiving payouts. Each lady was given a unique gift bag…
Deb Melton, Director of Publicity From the pickleball court to the Tucson Museum of Art to deep space, The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) are getting a lot of mileage out of the many and varied activities offered to them by the TWOQC Programs Committee. With a new focus on helping members meet women with similar…
Paul Riggins, President of the Quail Creek Writers and Poets Note: This article is the final part of a three-part series designed to acquaint the reader with some of the history and unique aspects of our Quail Creek community. Parts one and two were published in the March and April issues of the Quail Creek…
Marilu Trainor Whether it’s your first summer in Arizona or you are a seasoned veteran, it’s important to prepare for living (and surviving) in our desert climate. Although summer 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere will begin on June 20 and end on Sept. 22, the hotter weather arrives early in Arizona. It’s time to get…
Mary Jensen Making friends around the campfire is one of the favorite activities of the Quail Creek RV Club. In early April, 11 rigs spent three days at Lost Dutchman State Park. Located at the foot of the Superstition Mountains just north of Apache Junction, the scenery is beautiful, and the weather was perfect. Nearby Tortilla Flat is…