Category: November 2013

Spotlight on Advertiser: Tucson Rolling Shutters

Do you have a window letting in too much heat and glare? Or a patio that gets too much direct sun? Here at Tucson Rolling Shutters, Inc. we manufacture motorized retractable solar screens and rolling shutters that are the solution to these and many other issues for your windows, doors and patios. Solution Screen/Solution Xtreme…

Call of the wild – they’re back

Tim Phillips Have you ever stopped to think of the vast array of wild life we are privileged to view both on, off, and around the golf course? Many observe that the green grassy fairways give way to the desert and deepening wash areas teeming with wild life. We do not need to look very…

13th annual Sugar Plum Tea—a benefit for Ballet Tucson

Few things are more rewarding than experiencing the joy of tradition during the holiday season. We will celebrate again this year with a special occasion which we hope will become one of your family’s traditions. On Sunday, December 8, Ballet Tucson hosts its 13th annual Sugar Plum Tea benefit at the elegant Marriott Tucson University Park Hotel.…

Residents enjoy South Africa

Joyce Clark A group of Quail Creek residents went to South Africa this summer. In addition to viewing the fabulous animals in their natural habitat, the cultural part of the tour proceeded from Johannesburg down the east coast of South Africa to Cape Town with many stops along the way.

Quail Creek residents thank all their employees

The residents of Quail Creek greatly appreciate all the work our employees perform to keep the complex looking first rate and top notch all year long. Some of the functions performed by our employees are quite obvious like cooking and serving our meals at the restaurant, checking our homes while we are away on vacation…

Photographing llamas, alpacas and vicuñas

Robert Thoresen The Photography Club of Quail Creek held its first fall photo shoot at the Cienega Creek Llama and Alpaca Farm just east of Benson on October 12. Nine members of the club made the Saturday morning caravan to the farm’s location about five miles west of Benson just north of I-10 at the…

“Victoria’s Secret Bar and Grill” coming soon

Davey Jones Is secret a noun or an adjective? You can find out by attending the next murder mystery show in the Crystal Ballroom from the cast that has delivered entertaining shows for many years and displayed their talents most recently this past February with Very Desperate Housewives of Sahuarita. That show was a sellout and…

News you can use: researching technology

Dianne Thomson and John Hockemeier You’ve probably seen it everywhere, advertising for new, high tech gadgets splashed across TV screens, magazines, mailers and catalogs. The gifting season has begun. If you’d like to give or receive one or more of these modern wonders, where do you begin to learn about them and choose the best?…