Lonely Street Productions presents British Invasion—Rock and Roll From Across the Pond on Monday, March 28, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. Ticket price is $25 per person. A cash bar opens at 6:00 p.m. and will remain open through intermission. We all know the Beatles changed the game when it…
Category: March 2014
March 2014
The QCVGA makes generous donation for military families and students
On January 30, 2014, the Quail Creek Veterans Golf Association (QCVGA) presented two checks to the Green Valley Military Officers Association (GVMOAA). First was a check for $300 to help purchase layette items for new and expectant mothers of the 162nd Arizona Air National Guard. GVMOAA Auxiliary members will host a baby shower in March…
March 2014
Sweetheart dinner
Wally Ueberschar On February 11, the Men’s Nine Hole Golf League (aka: Desert Duffers) hosted a Sweetheart Dinner for members, wives and guests. It was a great turn out with 113 guests. Our current President Frank Hewitt thanked our 2013 Board of Directors and all committees for their help in producing a wonderful year of…
March 2014
Monday Night Book Club discusses The Orphan Master’s Son
Mary Kollschegg For those who lived during the time of the Korean War (or Conflict as some insist on calling it), their recollections of the news stories about North Korea probably do not include such concepts as friendship, love or beauty. The Monday Book Club’s selection for April, The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson, contains all…
March 2014
News from the Green Committee
The February 3, 2014, Green Committee meeting was both spirited and informative. The meeting was well attended by members who came to offer their opinions regarding over seeding. The Green Committee’s objective is to promote and enhance the golfers’ enjoyment and satisfaction from the use of the Quail Creek golf facilities. As the Quail Creek…
March 2014
Brenda Easley wins 2014 President’s Cup
March 2014
“Somewhere over the Rainbow” fashion show benefits cancer research
Peggy McGee Over 180 ladies were greeted with the sounds of Somewhere Over the Rainbow, played by pianist Cyndy Gierada, as they entered the ballroom in the Madera Clubhouse on January 31. Rainbows hung from chandeliers. The tables were decorated with hurricane lamp vases filled with fluffy clouds of batting, a rainbow coming out of…
March 2014
Orchestra to return to Quail Creek for 5th “Pops” concert featuring young soloists
The Quail Creek Activities Committee will sponsor, for the fifth year in a row, the Civic Orchestra of Tucson’s return to the Madera Clubhouse to perform their spring pops concert on Sunday, April 27 at 3:00 p.m. In addition, the Larry Redhouse Trio—a perennial favorite of Quail Creek residents—will entertain in the Copper Lounge starting…
March 2014
PCQC: Pete Murphy takes first place
Robert Thoresen Pete Murphy’s winning first place picture of the sandstone feature Ear-of-the Wind was taken on a club overnight photo field trip to Monument Valley in November 2011. The trip also included a Navajo guided tour of Antelope Canyon and Mystery Valley. Pete took over 1100 pictures on the trip, discarded a bunch, but…
March 2014
Veterans and residents of Robson Communities
On June 6 we commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day 1944. Think about what this means to the brave men and women who wore the uniform of the United States military and courageously fought for freedom. They were 18, 19 and 20 years old in 1944. Today they’re pushing 100. The French government is commemorating…