Peggy McGee When TWOQC began its scholarship program in 2016, they concentrated on young women who were heading for a traditional four-year college. In 2017, they decided to also consider those who might be going to a community college either as a stepping stone to a university or to obtain a certificate degree. One of…
Peggy McGee Before the deadline to apply for scholarships for the high school seniors arrived, COVID-19 closed the public schools. And the scholarship committee had only received one application between the two schools. Jadine Hilt and Kay Martens, co-chairs of the high school awards, had a challenge before them—getting in touch with the guidance staff…
Diane Gordon This year is different from past ones for The Women of Quail Creek’s (TWOQC) Military Baby Shower. With the closures of the Madera clubhouse and Anza, there were no good drop-off places for donations. But, the ingenuity and resourcefulness of the committee allowed for monetary donations for the baby shower. Around 25 people volunteered…
Peggy McGee Months into their planning efforts to award scholarships for deserving women in April, COVID-19 made its ugly appearance and all their earlier planning required a Plan B to be developed and implemented almost instantly. The applications for the Women in Transition (WIT) scholarship had been arriving in the mail from women over the…
Peggy McGee The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) are gearing up for their fifth annual scholarship awards ceremony on Monday, April 27 at 6:30 p.m., in the Madera Clubhouse ballroom. The entire Quail Creek community is invited to join them in the celebration, because it was through your generosity in supporting the Scholarship Committee’s fundraising…
Diane Gordon The Women of Quail Creek’s (TWOQC) Fashion Show for the American Cancer Society was a roaring success! Approximately 300 women enjoyed ten cancer-survivor models showing them gorgeous clothing from Nancy Pantz, which is located in the Continental Shopping Center. The women enjoyed a yummy salad lunch prepared and served by the Quail Creek…
Diane Gordon The Honor Flight Southern Arizona (HSFA) sponsors Honor Flights to Washington, D.C. These flights honor and recognize the sacrifice made by our veterans of wars, including WWII, Korean, and Vietnam wars. These veterans are selected by HSFA to participate in one of its sponsored flights to Washington, D.C. to see the war memorials.…
Diane Gordon Planning and hosting the 162 Wing Air National Guard’s annual baby shower has been a labor of love for volunteers of The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) for more than ten years. TWOQC’s Military Baby Shower committee, in conjunction with the Airman and Family Readiness Program from the Base, put on this annual…
Jean Tittle Are you a person who takes the recommended 10,000 steps a day? Congratulations, if you are! Quail Creek’s own Judy Middleton has most of us beat by a long shot with over 35,000 steps a day. This past April and May she walked 500 miles (1,000,000 steps) in 34 days along the northern…
Cindy Mayron Once upon a time—50 million years ago—crocodiles, stingrays, and bats inhabited southwestern Wyoming. Today their fossilized remains, plus those of turtles, fish, birds, insects, mammals, and plants are found on top of buttes at elevations of over 7,000 feet. Geologist Jerome Montgomery, Green River Stone quarry manager, will share the processes used to…