Diane Quinn Mark Beres, co–owner and CEO of Flying Leap Vineyards, will be the featured presenter at The Women of Quail Creek February Program on February 27. Beres will present on Spices and Rubs, teaching the audience about how various spices and rubs are created and the impact they have on creating culinary treats. Flying…
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Clubs & Classes, February 2017
Critters Club joins Facebook
Did you know? Your Critters Club has a Facebook page. Find it here: www.facebook.com/Quail-Creek-Critters-Club The Critters Club also has a Facebook Group that is open to members only. Are you a member of the Critters Club? Want to join? Find us here: www.qccrittersclub.com You can also pick up applications in the clubhouse or at the…
Clubs & Classes, February 2017
Lapidary Club learns to bead wire pendants
Connie Duval, Carmen Murphy, Lisa Rosenburg and Frannie Vanselow attended Cathy Hasson’s Beaded Wire Pendant Class. The studio’s other class offerings are Cathy’s Two-Drop Peyote and Basic Bead Stringing; Nancy Riordon, Marj Berra and Ernie Lopez’s Basic Metals and Creative Wire Work. Participants have left classes with new skills and exquisite pieces.
Clubs & Classes, February 2017
TWOQC plans vineyard field trip
The Women of Quail Creek will be traveling to Elgin on Monday, March 27 to visit Flying Leap Vineyards. One of the premier wineries in the Sonoita wine region, Flying Leap was started in 2010 by three close friends. While at the vineyards, the women will received a guided tour of the winery and new…
Clubs & Classes, February 2017
Enthusiastic crowd at annual Computer Club open house
About 200 people flooded into the CATC building on January 14, when the Computer Club held its annual open house. Many visitors came to learn about the club and ask about classes and benefits. Sixty-one new members signed up at the event. The terrific door prizes generated a lot of enthusiasm. Each member who attended…
Clubs & Classes, February 2017
Ballroom Dance Club’s last dance is March 15
Dodie Prescott The final Quail Creek Ballroom Dance Club dinner dance is scheduled in the Crystal Ballroom at the Madera Clubhouse on Wednesday, March 15. Due to declining membership, after 12 years of providing Quail Creek residents with a formal partying experience, the Ballroom Dance Club will be disbanding after this season. In March members…
Clubs & Classes, February 2017
Nurses of Quail Creek
Marilyn Darcangelo Camaraderie, fun and food again continued into the New Year for a post-holiday get together for the nurses of Quail Creek. Everyone enjoyed three varieties of chile, cornbread and sides. Hagan Das ice cream bars for dessert completed the meal. Afterward, the white elephant exchange provided much competition and laughter. Our next meeting…
Clubs & Classes, February 2017
Apps, maps and traps – travel made easier
Most travelers now have a mobile phone such as an iPhone – and perhaps a tablet like an iPad – that they take with them wherever they go. Most smartphone owners know how to use them for calling, texting and taking photos. But these mobile computers are capable of so much more, especially on the…
Clubs & Classes, February 2017
CERT basic training course planned
Peggy McGee The Greater Green Valley Community Emergency Response Team (GGV CERT) will begin its first basic training course of the year on Wednesday, March 8 at the Green Valley Fire District Headquarters, 1285 W. Camino Encanto. This 20-hour course will cover disaster preparedness, terrorism, disaster medical operations, team planning, psychological reaction to disasters and…
Clubs & Classes, February 2017
Needlework Club enjoys sharing
Linda Freeman The Quail Creek Needlework Club gathers together friendly people to craft items with yarns and fabric. A happy consequence of our crafting produces such items as blankets, hats, sweaters, dresses and quilts that we donate to one of our designated charities: Hands of a Friend, Salvation Army, St. Andrews Children’s Clinic, Valley Assistance…