Category: July 2018

Announcement of Jeff Krueger’s POA Board candidacy

Joe and Linda Lohr As previously announced, the annual election to fill one of the two resident-elected POA Board positions will be taking place soon. Being a Board Member is a commitment of time but can be very rewarding as it allows the member to make a positive contribution to the Quail Creek Community. You…

Putters behind the scenes volunteers

Peggy McGee The Lady Putters will be celebrating their 15th anniversary later this year. From its humble beginnings in 2003 when there were approximately 25 members, the group now numbers 170 with new members joining every month. To keep the club running smoothly, it takes a core of non-elected volunteers. These six ladies work year-round…

Individual Match Play 2018

Tim Phillips The three-day Individual Match Play event of the QCMGA was played on June 12, 14 and 19, 2018 utilizing all three nines at Quail Creek CC. This is a handicapped event in which there were six flights with eight players in each flight that were determined by handicap of each player. There was…

Food and Beverage Strawberry Contest Winners announced

  Cindy Mayron The winning recipes of the Quail Creek Strawberry Recipe Contest, sponsored by the Food & Beverage Committee, were featured at the Grill June 11-15. The Strawberry Pie was on the dessert menu; the Strawberry-Rhubarb Buckle was served at the Coffee Bar; and the syrup was featured as a daily cocktail special at…

TWOQC honor fallen heroes on Memorial Day

JoAnn Haberer On Monday, May 31 Laurie Brown, a Marine Corps veteran, laid a floral wreath at Green Valley Mortuary and Cemetery on behalf of The Women of Quail Creek. Laurie was accompanied by Ruth McDermott and past presidents Peggy McGee and Carol Mutter, along with current president, Pat Neel. Carol Mutter, current chair of…

Eco fashion

JoAnn Haberer On Monday, July 30, at 6:30 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Ballroom, Karen Lukacs will present a fascinating look at how she creates “eco fashions” using reclaimed garments and fabric remnants. Karen has been sewing and weaving since high school. In 1966 she originated her technique of deconstructing and then repurposing fabric into…

Word of the Month: Hoedown

  David Zapatka Listening to classical music this morning as I do every morning and evening, I heard Aaron Copland’s familiar Hoe-Down classic. I’ve always thought a hoedown was a country-style social gathering with dance and music. Right on track, the upbeat and catchy Copland tune comes from his score to the ballet Rodeo, which…

Superintendent’s Revenge revisited

Tim Phillips The latest edition of the Superintendent’s Revenge for the QCMGA was held on May 29, 2018. This event has pin placements on every hole located in precarious and usually unfair places by Superintendent JR Kies. If a hole could be made on the edge of the green, it was deemed to be fair…