Category: April 2021

The Women of Quail Creek Hit the Trails!

Trisha Tubbs, Alphie Smith, Mary Ann Garman, and Brenda Rock

Sharon Pulcinella Leprechauns weren’t the only ones having fun in March! A number of The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) members laced up their hiking boots and went exploring on a unique hiking adventure. On March 18, five TWOQC members were treated to a fascinating step back in time on their visit to the former Helvetia…

Navy Veteran Helps Women Warriors

Laura Colbert is surrounded by some of the blankets she made for Women Warriors at Christmas time. (Photo by Jerry Colbert)

Peggy McGee Laura Colbert, a Navy veteran and crafter extraordinaire, opened her heart and shared her talents by making no-sew blankets for homeless veterans and their children, who are part of the Women Warriors program. Women Warriors is a Tucson-based 501(c)(3) charity that provides assistance to either homeless or unemployed female veterans to give them a…

New Donation Box in the Quail Creek Library

Left to right: Phil Geddes, Joan Stoddart, Susan Warburton, and Gary Nieberger

Alphie Smith If you have visited the Quail Creek Library recently, you may have seen the newly crafted donation box at the entrance to the library. Quail Creek resident Gary Nieberger made it to the specifications of the library Co-Chairs Joan Stoddart and Susan Warburton and with the approval of the Library Management Team, the…

QCMGA Results

2 Man Chapman PYP, February 23 Paul Schupmann GSC Flight T1. Jeff Guest and Rob Anderson; 71 T1. Larry Mours and Martin Wibbenhorst; 71 SCC Flight 1. Jay Kobus and George Ratts; 66 T2. Kevin Bacon and Phil Wade; 69 T2. Dan Graham and Gary Dyer; 69 Flight 1 1. Ralph Scafuri and Craig Parsons; 66…

Happy New Year! No, That’s No April Fools

Left to right, top to bottom: Clarice Sullivan, Patricia Fina Weaver, Patty Zatkin, and Sandi Beecher

Deb Melton A year can be marked many ways. A calendar year begins on Jan. 1, but the Scholarship Committee for The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) measures their year beginning in April with the awarding of new scholarships. So, it seems fitting to sum up the year by reporting what has happened with the scholarship winners…

Performing Arts Guild Waiting in the Wings

Dodie Prescott Have you wondered what the Quail Creek Performing Arts Guild has been doing during the pandemic? Well, we’ve been anxiously waiting in the wings, like other performing groups around the country, until the time is right to produce a new show. The Quail Creek Performing Arts Guild (PAG) is made up of over…

Summer Address Delivery

Elizabeth Maddox, Editorial Assistant Are you going away for the summer for two months or longer and want to have your newspaper forwarded? Don’t forget to notify us! Utilize our handy online form at quailcreekcrossing.com/change-of-address or give us a call at 480-895-4216. There is no charge for forwarding delivery. Thank you and safe travels!

Lock Boxes Can Help in Case of an Emergency

Daryl Laux, Webmaster The Green Valley Fire District and the Green Valley Sheriff’s Auxiliary Volunteers urge you to consider installing your own home safety lockbox. In an emergency such as fire, medical trauma, accidental fall, home attack, or similar situation, a home lockbox enables first responders to retrieve a spare key to your home. The…