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…
Category: January 2023
Clubs & Classes, January 2023
Happy New Year to One and All!
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…
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…
Generals, January 2023
Off the Vine Arizona Wine Festival February 18
Off the Vine Arizona Wine Festival is on Feb. 18 in Oro Valley’s historic Steam Pump Ranch. Enjoy 25 of Arizona’s finest vineyards and wineries. Live music, food trucks, artists, and many more are ready to share their amazing wines, food, and crafts. Music lineup: Heather Hardy Trio; Paul Green and the Midnight Blue; MATRIX.…
Generals, January 2023
Green Valley Gardeners Seminar January 24
Are you new to our region? Want to learn more about saguaros? Are you curious how to grow and maintain saguaros? Then this seminar is for you. Join us for an hour with Mark Sitter of B&B Cactus Farm. He will tell us stories, dispel myths, and provide interesting facts about this iconic cactus. He…
Generals, January 2023
Tucson Kino Sports Complex Gem Show February 4
The Tucson Kino Sports Complex Gem Show is on Feb. 4. The Gem Show features gems, minerals, fossils, beads, findings, jewelry, and lapidary equipment, supplies, and tools, with more than 30 acres of world-class gem and mineral dealers. These dealers include some of the largest in the business. A food court is available! The bus trip…
Generals, January 2023
Guest Registration—What You Need to Know!
Susanna Meadows, Member Services Supervisor/Food & Beverage Administrator The Quail Creek Member Services Desk hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Do you have guests coming to stay with you? Here’s what you need to know in order to get them registered in our system: 1) The guests must be present at the Member…
Generals, January 2023
Apparently, Quail Creekers Love Murder Mystery
Tickets for the latest Murder Mystery Dinner Show, Who Shot JR?, went on sale Dec. 14, and within two weeks, the Saturday night event was sold out. This show will be presented in the Crystal Ballroom on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Feb. 2, 3, and 4. A two-course meal will be served between acts: pork…
Generals, January 2023
Announcing Open Auditions for PAG Spring Show
Maggie Brown On Jan. 20 and 21 all QC residents are welcome to audition for the Performing Arts Guild’s (PAG) spring show, Three One Act Comedies. Show dates are April 6, 7, and 8, with rehearsals beginning the last week of January. Needed are six women and three men. Never acted before? Are your friends…
Generals, January 2023
Essential Plant Nutrients
Bonnie Nowicki Happy January 2023, dear Quail Creek residents. I wish to focus this article on three plant elements: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. You know, those three numbers you see on bags of fertilizer. I referred to my Arizona Master Gardener manual to guide this review. Let’s start with basic soil. Arizona soils typically contain…