Emilie Ortega, Incoming President, Quail Creek Fine Arts Painting Club (QCFAPC) This year our club will welcome new board officers. Before I introduce both the new and current officers, I would like to thank Bill Entwistle, outgoing president, and Jeff Marshall, outgoing treasurer, for their service to the club during the last two years. As…
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Clubs & Classes, January 2023
Application for Funding Support
Nancy Jacobs In the first week of 2023, The Women Of Quail Creek (TWOQC) Funding and Giving Committee will announce the start of our Application for Funding Support Form, which will be available to all local 501(c)(3) applicants. Copies of this form will be available at the Madera clubhouse in the TWOQC section and online…
Clubs & Classes, January 2023
Woodcrafters Provides Toys for Tots
Harry L. Pell Once again, Quail Creek Woodcrafters came through with toys for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program. I would like to thank the Woodcrafters who joined me in providing 245 toys for 2022: Tony Govela, Bud Bencic, Jim Volenec, Gordon Elkins, Rex Leethan, Terry Kryway, Richard Henry, Toni Reiman, Bill Craine, Dick…
Clubs & Classes, January 2023
Cancer Support Group Offers ‘Therapy Through Creative Playing in Art’
The Touched by Cancer Support Group will again be meeting on the second Monday of every other month starting in January. Meetings will be in the Keno Conference Center on Jan. 9, March 13, May 8, July 10, Sept. 11, and Nov. 13 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The group will enjoy working on art…
Clubs & Classes, January 2023
On-the-Go: Jewels of 4th Avenue
Bonnie Hyra On a crisp, sunny Dec. 8 day, 10 The Women Of Quail Creek members ventured out into Tucson, led by Brenda Rock and Bonnie Hyra. Parking cars at the Mercado and hopping onto one of the colorfully decorated streetcars, the group was ready for the ride to 4th Avenue. Antigone Bookstore (www.antigonebooks.com) was the…
Clubs & Classes, January 2023
Scholarship Applications Available Now
Deb Melton Each year The Women Of Quail Creek (TWOQC) Scholarship Committee awards scholarships to high school girls and to adult women returning to school. We refer to the adult women as Women In Transition (WIT). The TWOQC Scholarship program was started in 2016 and has grown steadily each year. In 2016 scholarships were awarded…
Clubs & Classes, January 2023
Quail Creek Celebrates Christmas at the Gaslight Theatre
Pam Rodgers A sold-out crowd (All Quail Creek!) recently enjoyed Christmas Vacation as only the Gaslight players could provide. Christmas carols warmed up the audience (as did the beverages), and we eagerly awaited the show to follow. A total of 228 residents filled the hall to capacity. Mixing humor and modern music tunes, the Gaslight players…
Clubs & Classes, January 2023
TWOQC’s YANA
Bobbi Gordon As 2022 comes to an end, YANA (You Are Not Alone) committee members Bobbi Gordon (chair), Gloria Bible, Laura Colbert, Kathy Fox, Lisa Johnson, Janice Messer, Toni Pastor, Patricia Quick, Julie Sherwood, and Clarice Sullivan hosted a Sweets for the Sweet Coffee, Cookies, and Caroling party for widows within Quail Creek. Along with…
Clubs & Classes, January 2023
Democratic Club Women in Blue Luncheons
Deb Melton For the last three years, female members of the Quail Creek Democratic Club have been meeting for lunch once a month at local restaurants. In 2022 it was expanded to include women from the Green Valley Democrats and now is expanding to all women Democrats interested in attending. In December the lunch was…
Clubs & Classes, January 2023
‘Save the Scenic Santa Ritas’ Topic of Democratic Club Meeting
Deb Melton There have been other presentations throughout Green Valley on the topic of saving the Santa Ritas; however, there is still interest in our community on this issue. On Jan. 21 at 3 p.m. in the Mesquite Room of the Kino Center, Democratic Club members and others interested in this topic will gather for…