Category: April 2024

Let’s Travel Club

Linn Myrick Members of the Let’s Travel Club experienced a day trip on March 13 to Biosphere 2. We had a two-hour behind-the-scenes tour of this remarkable facility. In addition to learning about the history and current research initiatives at Biosphere 2, we had an opportunity to experience one of the “lungs” that regulates the…

TWOQC On-the-Go Visits Reid Park Zoo

Brenda Rock Ten ladies from The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) took a fun trip to Reid Park Zoo on March 7 with the On-the-Go Small Group. Three volunteers drove us to the zoo, we paid, then headed to the Flamingo Restaurant at the zoo to pre-order lunch for later when it got busy. Kristin,…

Anza Athletic Club Schedule of Classes

Schedule subject to change – Check Anza or the website www.quailcreekhoa.org/activities/fitness_classes.htm. April 15 through May 14, 2024 – Note: Classes are 50 minutes in length. CLASS DAY/TIME LOCATION INSTRUCTOR Body Blast T,TH 10 a.m. Cholla Studio Lorraine Beaver Classic Fitness T,TH 11 a.m. Cholla Studio Lois Bossert Fit & Strong T,TH 8 a.m. Cholla Studio…

Anza Athletic Club Class Descriptions

Body Blast T,TH 10 a.m. Lorraine Beaver. Work all muscle groups using high-volume reps and low resistance with dumbbell weights—a great workout geared to improving muscle tone and definition and cardiovascular fitness. Class limit 24. Classic Fitness T,TH 11 a.m. Lois Bossert. This workout consists of a warm-up, 20 minutes of low-impact aerobics set to…

Paper Crafters of Quail Creek

Handmade card sales for Christmas, New Year’s, and Valentine’s Day were a huge success. Residents are realizing what beautiful cards they can purchase right here in our community for any holiday or occasion. A January workshop produced more than 200 cards for our charity Pima Love Project. Delivery of all-occasion cards, along with Valentine’s and…

PAG Spring Play, ‘Wrong Window,’ May 2–4

The QC Performing Arts Guild (PAG) is proud to announce the performance dates for this year’s spring play, Wrong Window, written by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore. A matinee show will be held on Thursday, May 2, at 3 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom, with evening shows on Friday, May 3, and…

Josh Wilks Receives Chapter and Section Player Development Award

Melani Caron The Southwest Section of the Professional Golfers Association of America presented Josh Wilks, Quail Creek director of golf, with the 2023 Player Development Award on Feb. 27 in Phoenix. The PGA Player Development Award bestows special recognition on a PGA golf professional who has displayed extraordinary and exemplary contribution and achievement in the…

The Women of Quail Creek Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Sharon Pulcinella The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) celebrated a significant milestone on March 18: our 20th anniversary! We remember with gratitude founders Joy O’Farrell, Joann Street, Carolyn Ireland, Suellen Vatter, and Jan Howard who held their first meeting of the organization they simply called “The Women of Quail Creek” in March of 2004. Forty…

Donna Yuritic—A Passion For Tennis

Hilary Wade A native of Chicago, Donna Yuritic has taught and played tennis for more than 30 years in the U.S. and Europe and is the tennis pro at Quail Creek Tennis Club. Donna spent many years in Scottsdale before researching 55-plus communities away from the hustle and bustle of a big city. She was…

Learn to Dance

Kathi Bobillot It’s an investment in your health, marriage, and social life. Swing–Level 2 Thursdays, April 25, May 2, and May 9, from 6:30 to 7:25 p.m. Also known as the jitterbug, this is the single-time East Coast swing. Level 2 is for students who have had basic lessons, need a refresher, or want to…