Category: Clubs & Classes

March Photo Club Field Trip

The Photo Club of Quail Creek has a field trip for its members every month, excluding the very hot summer months. In March we visited Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, known locally as simply Canoa Ranch. The sun was bright and trees and flowers were in bloom. La Canoa, as it was once called, was…

Made in Tucson Triple Header

Donna Stoner demonstrates how to make clay the correct leather-like consistency and thickness for cutting shapes. The shapes, when finished, will become part of one of Santa Teresa’s colorful mosaics.

Maryellen Farmer The theme of the day was watching talented artisans work on a recent Made in Tucson tour sponsored by Quail Creek’s TRIPS Committee. Twenty-one residents spent an entire day in early February visiting three notable art venues in Tucson: a tile workshop, a glassblowing studio and a pottery shop. The group first visited…

RV Club adventures

Debbie Semrai Quiz: You live in Arizona. How do you spell the town where Rex Allen, the Arizona cowboy, was born? Figure it out and you’ll know where the RV Club went in March. There were 15 rigs that showed up to enjoy the fun. First evening we had a wonderful time enjoying snacks and socializing…

Photo Club begins season with a “Cars” theme contest

Joan Muckley‘s first place photo, Old Texas Packard

The Photo Club of Quail Creek started the new calendar year with its monthly members contest having a theme Cars. This month it drew a large number of entries – we had 39 shots submitted, all of which can be seen on our Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/photos/129343350@N08/sets/72157677697258724 Joan Muckley‘s first place photo, Old Texas Packard, was…

Quail Creek Nurses notice

Marilyn Darcangelo Peggy Brown generously offered her home for our March 13 meeting attended by approximately 25 nurses. Adrianne O’Brien, FNP spoke about the Green Valley Fire District Nurse Practitioner Assessment Program. She is now the full-time Nurse Practitioner and discussed the type of illnesses/injuries she has seen. If you cannot get an appointment with…

MOAA Mix and Mingle

Pianist Cyndy Gierada played a variety of patriotic music during the event; photo by Betty Atwater.

Peggy McGee About 35 members of the Green Valley Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) and their guests met in the clubhouse lounge on March 21 for their second annual Mix & Mingle. They were greeted by piano sounds as Quail Creek resident Cyndy Gierada provided the musical entertainment for the evening. When Cyndy played…