Lapidary and Jewelry Club Members have been busy! Nancy Riordon taught metal properties and how to make cold connections with rivets and metal wire in her Riveting and Metal Work Class. Ladies created fabulous jewelry in Cathy Hasson’s Basic Bead Stringing Classes.
Diane Quinn The annual fashion show to benefit the American Cancer Society was a rousing success. Over 300 women attended the event co-sponsored by The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) and the Quail Creek Fights Back Relay for Life Team. Each woman was invited to attend a trunk show of fashions from Dillard’s, this year’s…
Every year the Photo Club of Quail Creek opens up its monthly contest to all Quail Creek residents. January’s contest theme was Open, i.e., submit the best photo you have taken over the last three years, no theme restriction. This year it drew a large number of participants; 39 people submitted shots, all of which…
Cindy Mayron Dr. Jo Holt, Pima County Democratic Party Chair, will be the guest speaker at the Democratic Club of Quail Creek meeting on Saturday, March 18, 3:00 p.m., at the Kino Conference Center (next to the golf shop building). The public is welcome to attend. She will be speaking about how Democrats’ grassroots organizing…
Diane Quinn Diane Foray, docent for the Tucson Museum of Art, provided a fascinating lesson in the history of the color red at the January meeting of The Women of Quail Creek. Originally a symbol of power and wealth, red was prized by royalty and religious leaders. It was scarce because the process used to…
The Quilt Covey held a sewing bee on Saturday, February 25 to create quilts for veterans living in southern Arizona who will participate in the upcoming Honor Flight in May 2017. The Honor Flight program provides WWII and Korean War Veterans the opportunity to see their national memorials in a three day visit to Washington…
Jeff Krueger On February 4, two Quail Creek residents, Mike Schlesinger and Jack Mercer, went to Phoenix to shoot in an air gun competition sponsored by the Phoenix Air Gun Club. The match took place at the Rio Salado Sportsman’s Club in Mesa and was an all-day event. This air gun match was sanctioned by…
Left to right: Quail Creek residents Betty Atwater, Surviving Spouse and Auxiliary Liaison and Peggy McGee, Treasurer and Public Affairs Officer, were recently recognized as the Green Valley MOAA Chapter Persons of the Year. Their awards were in recognition of their significant and continuous contributions to the Green Valley Chapter during 2016. Photo by Marianne…
Laura Reilly “A great book should leave you with many experiences and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it,” by William Styron. The next meeting of the Quail Creek Monday Night Book Club will be Monday, April 3 at 7:00 p.m. in the Gold Room of the Quail Creek Clubhouse.…
Peggy McGee The Green Valley Chapter Military Officers Association invites all officers and warrant officers, active duty, former and retired to attend its second annual Meet and Greet event on Tuesday, March 21 in the clubhouse. The event will run from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and will include hors d’oeuvres. There will be a cash…