Jerry Gardner In May 2022 the Quail Creek Rainbow Club met to discuss philanthropic opportunities and decided to sponsor a local food bank. “The club wanted to do something to support underserved communities in our area and considered several options,” says Bob Lane, a Rainbow Club coordinator. “We agreed the Arivaca Human Resource (AHR) food bank…
Brenda Rock Ten women from The Women of Quail Creek traveled to Benson, Ariz., to visit the Mescal Movie Set. This was part of the On the Go Program Committee’s activities. We were greeted by several volunteers in cowboy attire, some of whom had actually participated in the movies filmed over the years. After meeting…
Harry L. Pell The Quail Creek Woodcrafters came through again, and for 2023 we contributed 140 toys of all kinds to the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Campaign. Rex Leetham, Terry Kryway, Clyde Wessner, Paul Hauser, Larry Nighbert, and Tom Reiman came through with toys that the children will really enjoy.
Janet Rumford and Jane Gold On Dec. 13, 11 The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) members had fun at the December Rock Painting class painting Santa rocks. Since the holidays were upon us, what better way to celebrate this festive season than by painting holiday rocks in Janet’s casita? No artistic talent was required. Hats off…
Pam Hartwell-James The In My Kitchen group within The Women of Quail Creek had their Holiday Tea Parties on Dec. 7 and Dec. 9, hosted by Pam Hartwell-James and Marjie Williams. Cranberry-orange scones with lemon curd and mint-cucumber cream cheese tea sandwiches, along with chicken and strawberry tea sandwiches were served. An assortment of desserts…
Doug Shumway Do you want to dance on a spacious dance floor to your favorite songs? Join us for some swings, foxtrots, rumbas, and waltzes on Jan. 28. Dancing begins on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 28, at 3 p.m. and continues to 5 p.m. The bar opens at 2:30 p.m. Come join us in the beautiful…
The Photo Club of Quail Creek (PCQC) continued with its monthly members’ contest, with November having the topic of “Cool Car.” Each club member could enter up to three photos taken in the last year. This subject was an average one for the members and drew 20 entries. All the photos can be seen on our…
Connie Vaughan With a membership of 50-plus strong, Caring Hearts & Hands of Quail Creek raised a record amount of $17,000 for charity in 2023. These funds were raised from proceeds of the Fall Festival booth where we raffled two custom-made wagons (a tailgate party-themed wagon and a patriotic picnic-themed wagon) and sold our ever-popular…
Joyce Shumate Jim Burkstrand, a Quail Creek resident and an avid photographer and world traveler, has always loved the idea of a photography road trip. On Friday, Jan. 19, he will tell you about his latest trip. Jim and his wife Marilyn began a 33-day road trip on July 26, 2023. The plan was to…
The Quail Creek Dojo just held karate testing on Dec. 7 and 8. In martial arts, belt testing is the way we measure a student’s progress. Testing measures a student’s ability to learn and acquire new skills and abilities. The Quail Creek Dojo is an Asai Shotokan Association International school of karate. Beginning students start…