Lisa Stilson Who would have thought a decade ago that the TWOQC (The Women of Quail Creek) Scholarship Committee would grow into what it is today? The first year, two $1,000 scholarships were granted to senior women graduating from Waldon Grove and Sahuarita High Schools. Fast forward to 2025, and 27 scholarships were awarded totaling…
Pam Hartwell-James The In My Kitchen group with The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) met on Jan. 22, hosted by Sherri Norine and Celia Shevlin. Guests enjoyed handmade pasta with three sauces (yellow tomato, vodka, and pumpkin) with meatballs for dipping, followed by panna cotta with berries. It was a warm, engaging afternoon filled with…
Darcy Siegfried The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) On The Go visited the Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum in early January. This internationally-known museum, uamineralmuseum.com, is run by the University of Arizona, along with a number of dedicated volunteers. We were greeted by two wonderful docents (David and Dave) whose passion for the museum…
Janet Rumford and Inna Shames On a beautiful winter day, Arizona style—sunny and warm, of course—a group of women from The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) gathered in Janet’s casita to paint Santa rocks! As expected, there was some consistency: the red hat, the usual white beard, and all, but some snowmen sneaked in—a few…
Inna Shames Meet The Women of Quail Creek’s (TWOQC) new board. It’s a new year, and TWOQC has a new board! Some of these women may be your friends or neighbors, but you might still learn a thing or two about them. Janet Shropshire, President, fell in love with Quail Creek when she and her…
Connie Vaughan Caring Hearts & Hands of Quail Creek (CHHQC) is grateful to a group of anonymous donors who are matching all gifts up to $10,000 in support of Youth On Their Own (YOTO). This matching fund runs through Feb. 28, 2026. With the upcoming YOTO Fashion Show, which is to raise funds for YOTO,…
Caring Hearts & Hands of Quail Creek (CHHQC) will again be sponsoring a Fashion Show Luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 24, as a fundraiser for YOTO (Youth On Their Own of Pima County). Now in its fifth year, CHHQC is once again offering custom designs by Ruby Jane Designs of Tubac! Ruby is creating a line…
Connie Vaughan Youth On Their Own (YOTO) needs Quail Creek residents’ help this winter. Sue Ann Ombremski, president of Caring Hearts & Hands of Quail Creek (CHHQC), was contacted by YOTO to see if Quail Creek residents could donate new blankets for YOTO’s Mini Mall where students shop for food, hygiene items, household goods, and…
Bruce Hartsell Photography Club members voted for Mark Cohen’s image Chairs at Hostage Square as the best photo in the fourth quarter photography challenge on the theme “Textures and Patterns.” Mark explained that “Hostage Square is a space in downtown Tel Aviv that is dedicated to the 253 hostages taken by Hamas during the invasion…
Bruce Hartsell Denny Huber won first place in the Photography Club’s December contest with his photo Simple Plastic Cup. Members were allowed to choose any subject for this contest. Denny said he took the photo “in the simplest of situations. We were at a friend’s house for a Cinco de Mayo party, and the outdoor…