Where in the World are you reading the Crossing? Submissions for the February issue must be received by Jan. 21. No photo shopped pictures will be included and photos must include either the November, December, or January issue of the Crossing. A drawing for a $50 Quail Creek Grill gift certificate will be held for…
Jim Burkstrand The Photo Club of Quail Creek continued with its monthly member’s contest with November having the topic of Pottery. Each club member could enter up to three photos taken in the last three years. This subject was a fun one for the members and drew 27 entries. All of the photos can be…
Peggy McGee Katherine Graham (owner and publisher of the Washington Post during the Watergate scandal) once said, “To love what you do and feel that it matters—how could anything be more fun?” That quote perfectly fits Jed Dodds, speaker at The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) program on Jan. 27, at 10 a.m. in the Madera…
Tom Dean Eldon Housley and Bill Foraker performed at the Green Valley’s got talent on Dec. 11. Eldon Housley known as the singing cowboy and the poet cowboy performed three songs and read two cowboy poems. Bill Forker plays the drums in the hardscrabble road band the house band for the Green Valley’s Got Talent…
Roger Oravetz The Quail Creek Men’s Golf Association is making plans for some great golf in year 2020. A new schedule includes 56 game days with various formats during the year. Included is the annual three-day invitational to be held from April 4-6. Players from other local clubs and clubs around the country will be…
Harry L. Pell This year the Quail Creek Woodcrafters Club made 130 various toys (trains, cars, cribs with dolls, puzzles, games, etc.). They were delivered in ten big boxes. Thanks to the following members who made the toys: Jim Volenec, Tony Gouveia, Jim Ratley, Sam Densler, Dick Rhodes, Thom Sharples, and Harry Pell.
Peggy McGee Fourteen years ago, Valley Assistance Services (VAS) launched its Empty Bowls program to help keep its coffers flowing throughout the year. Each year it has grown with the number of bowls available and the number of people attending. This year’s event will be even more spectacular as the Quail Creek Ceramics and Pottery…
Minnesota Club Taco Tuesday and Meat Raffle Linda Beal Everyone is welcome! Join us at the Madera Clubhouse on Feb. 4 for the get-together. Cash bar opens at 5 p.m., food at 6 p.m., followed by a meat raffle a la Minnesota neighborhood bar. Have a taco bowl with all the fixin’s plus dessert for…
Yasmin John-Thorpe We are a group of over 20 members who meet in the Kino Conference Center bi-monthly on the first and third Thursday of every month at 2 p.m. On the second Thursday an active board meets to plan the group’s inner workings at 9 a.m. at Madera Clubhouse. Please attend to have your…
The Robson communities will hold their annual trap/clay pigeon competition at the Casa Grande trap/skeet range on March 27, 2020. Each shooter will shoot three rounds of 25 targets. The competition started in 2011. All seven Robson communities will participate in the competition. Anyone who enjoys shooting is welcome to participate. After the shoot, we…