Peggy McGee Let’s bring a little Aloha spirit to our deployed troops this year. The Green Valley Chapter, Military Officers Association, and the Quail Creek Veterans Golf Association are partnering to support the Team Tucson Hawaiian Shirt Drive from Sept. 1 through 30. If you have any Hawaiian shirts that are just hanging in your closet…
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Front Page, August 2023
Honor Flights Are Flying Again
Peggy McGee The next Honor Flight from Tucson will be Nov. 11 through 13. Honor Flight Southern Arizona takes veterans from the local area who served in the World War II through Vietnam eras to our nation’s Capital to see the many monuments that have been built to commemorate their service. These trips are at no…
Front Page, August 2023
Quail Creek Maintenance Director to the Rescue
Jeff Krueger On March 30, our director of maintenance, Rich Bass, received a call from a Madera clubhouse employee that there was an owlet (baby owl) on the ground below its nest in the tree outside the clubhouse door. Rich, who has a significant background in raptor rescue, went over to take a look. After…
Front Page, July 2023
Quail Creek’s Got Talent – Open Auditions August 1
Dodie Prescott The Quail Creek’s Got Talent show will return this summer. It’s time to dust off those vocal cords, limber up those fingers, stretch out those leg muscles, and start rehearsing for audition time! Auditions will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 1, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the ballroom at the clubhouse. The…
Front Page, July 2023
Let’s Shower Our Teachers
Peggy McGee In 2022 The Women of Quail Creek’s Community Outreach Committee hosted a supplies shower for the teachers at Continental School. The teachers were so appreciative of the group’s efforts that they decided to do it again, this time for the teachers at Sahuarita Primary School. The school teaches children in grades K-2. Although…
Front Page, July 2023
Interclub Play at Quail Creek
Linda Ulery The Quail Creek Ladies Golf Association, our Quail Creek 18-hole ladies golf group, hosted the Green Valley Ladies Interclub competition on June 8. The Interclub is an organization of five golf clubs in Green Valley, which includes Torres Blancas, Canoa Ranch, Desert Hills, San Ignacio, and Quail Creek. Each club hosts once a…
Front Page, June 2023
4th of July Flag Ceremony and Cart Parade
The Quail Creek Activities Council invites you to the Independence Day Flag Ceremony and Cart Parade on Tuesday, July 4, in the Madera clubhouse. 7:30 a.m.: Color Guard and Flag Raising 7:45 a.m.: Opening Remarks 8:00 a.m.: Grand Marshall Introduction 8:15 a.m.: Patriotic Music 8:30 a.m.: Cart Parade The ceremony will be conducted by DJ…
Front Page, June 2023
Annual Food for the Troops Collection
Peggy McGee Independence Day is just around the corner, and that means it’s time for the annual collection of nonperishable food items for the young airmen at the 162nd Fighter Wing, Arizona Air National Guard. Favorites on their list are all varieties of Chef Boyardee products, granola bars, pasta and sauces, tuna, and canned meats.…
Front Page, June 2023
Stay Active with the Quail Creek Singles Club
The Quail Creek Singles Club celebrated the end of the season with a Cinco de Mayo-themed meeting and dinner. More than 40 members gathered to eat a delicious dinner, including a taco bar with all the fixings. Monthly meetings will be on hiatus over the summer, but group activities will continue with golf, movies, dinners at…
Front Page, May 2023
The Science Club Visits The SX Mine
Dinah O. Shumway On April 7 the Quail Creek Science Club ventured out on a field trip to the San Xavier Mine off of Mission Road near Helmut Peak. The “SX,” as it is known, is the laboratory for the University of Arizona’s undergraduate mining, engineering, and geology students. The mine operated from about 1880…