Marianne Cobarrubias The Valle Verde Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association presented Quail Creek resident, Frank Cobarrubias, with an ABWA Good Guy framed certificate You Da Man award and a Lowe’s gift card on Saturday, February 8, 2014. Using spare wood from his workshop, Mr. Cobarrubias built a bookcase and installed it in the…
W. Smith A couple of decades ago I overheard a retailer in his shop bemoaning the lack of precision in our spoken language, using the word “cool” to make his case. “It has to do with temperature,” he opined. I fought my temptation to call out to him, “Hey, buddy, language changes.” And now we…
The QCLGA announces the new board for 2014. Left to right: Karen Stensrud, tournament chair; Rose Welliver, president; Susan Moberg, secretary; Sherry Morris, vice president and Paula Scafuri, treasurer
Janice Pell To support military personnel and families, once again The Women of Quail Creek will be hosting a baby shower for expecting mothers of the armed forces. Twenty five National Guard moms to be will be feted at the August event. All Aboard Noah’s Ark is the theme of this year’s shower. Join the…
Janice Pell Marcy Euler, Executive Director of Tucson Festival of Books, was the featured speaker at The Women of Quail Creek general meeting on February 24. Marcy shared the background of the festival beginnings and its rise to become the fourth largest book fair in the country in just six years, attracting over 120,000 attendees…
Vicki and Ron Sullivan, Quail Creek residents and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI-UA Green Valley) study group leaders, along with class members and their guests take a moment to remember in front of the Amerind Museum in Dragoon, Arizona, on February 15. The group’s visit to the Amerind was part of a four week study…
John Hockemeier On March 17 (weather permitting), the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory (FLWO) on Mt. Hopkins begins conducting the first public tours of the season. The observatory, located in the Santa Rita Mountains, about 12 miles southeast of Quail Creek, is one of the premier astronomical laboratories in the world and is operated jointly by…
Joyce M. Shumate On Thursday, February 20, the Computer Club’s monthly program, Cutting the Cable was very well attended with over 200 people eager to learn how to cut the cable. Dave Andersen’s PowerPoint presentation, with details on current technology, is now available at http://www.qcreek.net/ CuttingTheCable.pdf. On March 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the ballroom,…
Ginny Hutcheson On April 14 play a private Green Valley golf course and help the Quail Creek Fights Back Relay For Life Team raise dollars to fight cancer. For a $100.00 donation to the American Cancer Society, the green fees, cart fees and lunch will be included for a fun day of golf at the…
Susan Pace Join likeminded life learners to discover the history and principles of the five great religions of the world. Mahatmas Gandhi’s quote would be apropos to this lecture series: “If we are to respect others’ religions as we would have them respect our own, a friendly study of the world’s religions is a sacred…