Category: January 2022

Is It Citrus Fruit Picking Time?

Bonnie Nowicki New year greetings, Quail Creek gardeners. May 2022 be a productive, healthy, and safe year for all of us. Let’s start by refreshing our citrus growing and harvesting knowledge. Most of us have a citrus tree or two in our yards. I have a semi-dwarf Flame grapefruit tree and a Nules Clementine, also…

QCLGA Results

QCLGA Play the Middle Leaderboard, December 2 Flight 1: 1st Alice Dyke; 2nd Bobbi Jo Rathvon; 3rd (tie) Jacquie Owens and Sung Whitehead Flight 2: 1st Dena Knox; 2nd Elizabeth Heintz; 3rd (tie) Stacia Sower and Sharon Schoen Flight 3: 1st Chris Laxague; 2nd (tie) Kathy Linn, Pat Newport, and Rose Welliver Flight 4: 1st…

QCMGA Results

QCMGA 3-Day Team Championship, November 30, December 2, and December 7 Flight 1: 1st Leo Padilla and Skip Byron, 203; 2nd Richard Bobillot and Kevin Collins, 204; 3rd Gordon Bobillot and Clark Wilson, 205 Flight 2: 1st Bill Sheppard, Jr., and Alfred Gong, 206; 2nd Mark Davidson and Richard Willey, 206; 3rd Jay Allred and…

Christmas Parade

The weather was perfect for all the good little boys and girls of Quail Creek to show off their sparkly sleighs at the annual Holiday Parade led by the Green Valley Fire Department, along with Santa and Mrs. Claus! The carts, cars, and bikes were decorated with much care, along with brilliant lights, tons of…

A Fun Night at the Winterhaven Festival of Lights

Quail Creek Social Activities Advisory Council member Pam Rodgers arranged for a fun night at the Winterhaven Festival of Lights the evening of Dec. 15. One hundred forty QC residents experienced the delight of this 76-year Tucson tradition. Tickets were sold at a reduced rate for this sell-out event. The temperatures were perfect for a…

Holiday Hide and Seek

Andrea Folts found one of the 24 hidden elves during the hunt for Quentin, Quimby, Quincy, and their Quail Q-ousins. Kalli the cat’s owner, Eileen Dittl, found one, too! The elves were hidden throughout the Quail common areas during the week of Dec. 7 to 14 and returned to Member Services for a $20 gift…

26th Annual Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival Returns

Deborah Muller Every ticket is a reserved seat as the 2022 Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival streams virtually over 18 days. For more than a quarter of a century, the Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival has celebrated Jewish culture through film, bringing an exciting lineup of films to Arizona honoring Jewish traditions and heritage. From…

Massing of the Colors

Peggy McGee The Sahuarita High School Naval Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and Military Order of the World Wars will be cosponsoring a Massing of the Colors program on Tuesday, Jan. 18, at 10 a.m. in the Sahuarita Unified School District Auditorium, 350 W. Sahuarita Road. This solemn ceremony celebrates military service and service to the…

Scholarships for Adult Women from TWOQC

Peggy McGee When it became obvious that the scholarship program was popular with members of The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC), the club decided to expand its offerings. In 2017, an additional scholarship category was created, Women-In-Transition (WIT), for women 21 years of age or older. The WIT scholarships support women returning to school to…

Republican Club Meeting Highlights

Steve Ware, Secretary, Quail Creek Republican Club More than 100 members of the Quail Creek Republican Club (QCRC) gathered at the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom on Dec. 17 to cap off a great year, elect 2022 QCRC board members, and preview the 2022 programs. The celebration commenced with a buffet of cheese, meats, and fruits,…