Cheri Sipe The staff at Anza Athletic Club hosted an open house on February 11 for Larry Steer, a long-time Personal Fitness Trainer at Anza. Larry and his wife Sue are leaving Quail Creek to be closer to their family. Cindy Mayhle, Director and Manager at Anza Athletic Club, presented Larry with a Certificate…
Join us on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) at the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. The cash bar opens at 5:15 p.m. and the dinner buffet at 6:00 p.m. Buffet Menu includes: chopped salad with bleu cheese, bacon, tomatoes and red onions; corned beef and cabbage; champ (mashed potatoes with sautéed kale); Stout beef stew…
The Friends of Madera Canyon Presentation will be on Monday, March 26, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. “Flowers, Bees, Birds, Bats and all things with Pollen and their Pollinators” will be presented by Doug Moore, Naturalist, Photographer, Artist and Illustrator. Contact Carole de Rivera at 207-5318. Tickets are $10…
Jim Burkstrand On February 20, the Quail Creek Computer Club held its monthly meeting. After a short business meeting led by President Harold Baker, Dianne Thomson presented a talk on Google Photos. This meeting and presentation were well attended. Dianne is the instructor for the very popular, and often sold out, Computer Club classes…
Peggy McGee The Valley Assistance Services (VAS) Empty Bowls Committee extends their deep appreciation to Quail Creek residents for their overwhelming support of Empty Bowls on February 10 at Valley Presbyterian Church. Potters from the Quail Creek POTS and Ceramics clubs as well as from Green Valley Ceramics and Santa Rita Clay Potters worked…
Yasmin John-Thorpe As an author of children’s books, I had the opportunity to visit five classes at the Sahuarita Intermediate School, in Green Valley, and the second grade class at Bloom Elementary School, in Tucson, during The Love of Reading Weeks, February 5 to 9 and February 12 to 16. Although the students were excited…
Coffee with the General Manager, Mike Taylor, will be on April 3 at 10:00 a.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. The guest will be Community Services Patrol. Please join GM Mike Taylor along with his guest Jim Gertz, Director of Patrol as he discusses current affairs and a question and answer session.
Peggy McGee It was the day the Lady Putters had long awaited. Joel Jaress, Quail Creek’s Golf Pro, was joining them for putting to give the ladies some tips on how to read the green. Each team had five ladies and Joel gave pointers to each of the 18 groups. With each group he…
Bonnie Hyra Dancing. Singing. Martial Arts. Symphony. Thirty-one Quail Creek TRIPS participants were able to enjoy a fabulous afternoon of amazing performances presented by the Tucson Chinese Community. The splendid program was coordinated by the Confucius Institute at the University of AZ. In its eighth year the festival is a showcase of both Tucson…
Claire Bushkill Cataracts is the leading cause of vision impairment, especially in seniors. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, cataracts affect approximately 25 million Americans age 40 and older. And by age 75, approximately half of all Americans have cataracts. In older adults, the eye’s crystalline lens yellows and begins to harden, resulting…