Diane Quinn According to research data gathered during this decade, over 500,000 women in Arizona live in poverty. The vast majority of single-parent households in poverty in this state are headed by women and nearly 90% of those women have only a high school education. Staggering numbers to be sure. These statistics and many more…
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Clubs & Classes, January 2019
Knit Wits go on a knitting spree
Donna Lou Hetler and Peggy McGee Throughout 2018, the Green Valley MOAA Knit Wits knit up a storm of handmade items for local and national vets. The six members, Donna Lou Hetler, Lynda Linker, Donna Herrera, Ruth Link, Sharon Rychener and Polly Casey, knit hats, scarves, baby blankets and afghans for several service organizations to…
Clubs & Classes, January 2019
TWOQC members enjoy “Lighting up the Holidays”
TWOQC Publicity Team What an awesome way to wrap-up TWOQC’s year of giving; our holiday luncheon was filled with good fun, laughter and joy. All in all, the event was a wonderful launch to this year’s season of love and sharing. Even Santa proclaimed, “This is awesome!” Dressed in festive holiday duds, our members and…
Clubs & Classes, January 2019
TRIPS planning January Chinese New Year event
Bonnie Hyra The TRIPS committee is once again organizing a group for an afternoon and evening in celebration of Chinese New Year of the Pig 2019. Participants are invited to attend the celebration program at the UA Centennial Hall on Sunday, January 27. The festival is planned by the growing Chinese community in Tucson as…
Clubs & Classes, January 2019
Attention, Quail Creek Anglophiles
Jean Tittle A 16-day small group tour of England is being planned for August 29-September 12, 2019. Join fellow Anglophile, Jean Tittle, on her seventeenth visit to the stately homes and spectacular gardens of British literary giants; Austen, Bronte, Kipling, Darwin, Wolfe, Wordsworth, Ruskin, Potter, Churchill to name a few. This private tour promises to…
Clubs & Classes, January 2019
Nurses of Quail Creek
In addition to our program, we will be discussing the book The Heart at our next meeting on February 12 at 4:30 p.m. Everyone is asked to bring two sandwiches which will be divided up for a variety of tastes. Dessert and beverages will be provided. Members will receive further information by email. If you want…
Clubs & Classes, January 2019
DC QC’s guest speaker to address “The Power of the Prosecutor”
Marybeth Bates Joel Feinman of the Pima County Public Defender’s Office returns to the Democratic Club of Quail Creek on January 19, 2019. The meeting will be held in the Madera Club’s Silver Room at 3:00 p.m. and is also the club’s annual meeting. Feinman contends “The most powerful person in the American criminal justice…
Clubs & Classes, January 2019
Residents enjoy Taste of Tucson
Joyce Clark Wednesday, October 24, was a beautiful, sunny day for 12 participants to taste a selection of restaurants in downtown Tucson. After organizing a carpool, the group parked their cars at the Mercado San Augustine and rode the clean and convenient streetcar into town. While walking down Congress Street the docents pointed out historical…
Clubs & Classes, January 2019
Learn to dance or become a better dancer in 2019
Resident instructor, Kathi Bobillot, specializes in all forms of Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Nightclub, and Country Dances. Three-Week Courses 4 Count – Level 1: The easiest dance to learn that you will use at the QC Dances. Three Thursdays, January 24, 31, February 7. 6:30–7:25 p.m. Texas Two Step – Level 1: Danced to country and swing…
Clubs & Classes, January 2019
2018 holiday open house
On Sunday, December 9, Jon and Diane Quinn held their 8th annual holiday open house. Each year, they open their home to their friends and neighbors in Unit 15 at Quail Creek. With the help of a couple of neighbors, the Quinn’s provide all the food and drink, asking only for donations to the Green…