Peggy McGee Valley Assistance Services (VAS) will be holding its second benefit fashion show and luncheon, Spring into Fall, in the Crystal Ballroom on Tuesday, Aug. 31, starting at 11:30 a.m. With the desire to keep things local, VAS has asked Nancy Pantz in the Continental Shopping Center to provide the fashions. The majority of…
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Front Page, June 2021
Quail Creek RV Club
Mary Jensen Being flexible and overcoming challenges are traits the most RVers have learned. The Quail Creek RV Club got to exercise those on our last trip to the Verde Valley RV Resort in Camp Verde. When we arrived, we learned that the eight sites we had booked by the pond were also right next to…
Front Page, June 2021
4th of July Food for the Troops Collection
Peggy McGee Quail Creek activities are starting to return to normal, enabling a more traditional Food for the Troops collection. On July 4, immediately after the flag raising ceremony at the clubhouse and until 9 a.m., the Green Valley Chapter Military Officers Association will be collecting non-perishable foods for the junior enlisted airmen at the…
Front Page, June 2021
Another Mission Accomplished
Karen Baker On May 15, Armed Forces Day, the Military Baby Shower Group successfully completed their mission of supplying 30 families (31 babies) with everything they would need to welcome their newest patriots into the world. COVID and social distancing made this annual baby shower event a little more difficult, but it was nothing the…
Front Page, May 2021
Lady Putters Support TWOQC Baby Shower
Peggy McGee Even though it has been over a year since they have been together as a group, the Lady Putters have remained in touch. When word went out that The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) would once again host a very modified baby shower for the young airmen of the 162nd Fighter Wing of the Air…
Front Page, May 2021
The Quail in Quail Creek
Monte Hudson Are you getting excited to start seeing the “nuggets,” as we call them, the baby quail that will be arriving soon? We may not see as many this year due to the drought, which affects their food sources, which in turn affects productivity. Our quail are Gambel’s Quail (Callipepla gambelii), named after naturalist…
Front Page, May 2021
Duffers’ Annual Championship Tournament
Steve Shapiro and Thom Sharples The Quail Creek Men’s 9-Hole Golf Association (Desert Duffers) held their annual Individual Low Net Championship Tournament on April 20, playing all three 9-hole courses at Quail Creek. The Duffers field had 122 members with five flights. Four flights were based on handicap, and the fifth flight was Super Seniors…
Front Page, April 2021
The Women of Quail Creek Hit the Trails!
Sharon Pulcinella Leprechauns weren’t the only ones having fun in March! A number of The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) members laced up their hiking boots and went exploring on a unique hiking adventure. On March 18, five TWOQC members were treated to a fascinating step back in time on their visit to the former Helvetia…
Front Page, April 2021
Performing Arts Guild Waiting in the Wings
Dodie Prescott Have you wondered what the Quail Creek Performing Arts Guild has been doing during the pandemic? Well, we’ve been anxiously waiting in the wings, like other performing groups around the country, until the time is right to produce a new show. The Quail Creek Performing Arts Guild (PAG) is made up of over…
Front Page, March 2021
The Bowls Will Really Be Empty This Year
Peggy McGee The 15th annual Empty Bowls event, sponsored by Valley Assistance Services (VAS), will go on this year, with some modifications. The event will take place on Saturday, March 27 from 10 a.m. to noon at Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S Camino Del Sol. Instead of being inside the church, the event will be a…