Jim Burkstrand The Photo Club of Quail Creek continued into 2018 with its monthly members’ contest having a theme Bridges. Each club member could enter three photos taken in the last three years. We had 15 submitted photos, all of which can be seen on our Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/photos/129343350@N08/albums/72157665618151067. Larry Hudson won First Place…
Jim Burkstrand On April 24, the Quail Creek Computer Club held its monthly meeting. After a short business meeting led by President Harold Baker, Kathy Konecny, the manager and head librarian of Joyner-Green Valley Library, presented a talk entitled Using the E-Library. This meeting and presentation were well attended with over 65 people present.…
JoAnn Haberer On April 30 the Scholarship Committee of the Women of Quail Creek held a “Celebration of Women,” where the four recipients of this year’s high school and women in transition scholarships were announced. Each winner received a $1,500 scholarship to be paid to the educational institution they are attending to assist with…
Joyce Shumate On March 14, a group of adventurous Quail Creek residents set out on an unforgettable 11-day tour of India. A shuttle bus picked everyone up from our homes transporting us to the Phoenix Airport for our flights to Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, India. Greeting our group in India was our tour…
JoAnn Haberer The Women of Quail Creek would like to invite members and guests to experience a taste o’ the Emerald Isle on Monday, June 25. The luncheon will feature an Irish theme, with entertainment by the Celtic Steps, dancers from Tucson. Under the direction of master teacher Christopher McGrory, from County Donegal, Celtic…
M. Darcangelo and B. Mitro Over 20 nurses gathered at the home of Jan Agner on April 9 to hear Chris Erickson, RN discuss Alzheimer’s disease, one of 70 forms of dementia. She discussed the ten items on an assessment sheet she distributed and then provided information on the Citizen’s Care Program from the…
JoAnn Haberer This month, The Women of Quail Creek will offer a presentation by Kathy Stone and Francesca Moses-Schelenski on creating cacti containers. The program, “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Cacti Container Planting” will focus on basic components including pot selection, soil, tools, fertilizer, as well as designing and caring for…
Cathy Hasson Metal clay is a crafting medium consisting of very small particles of metal such as silver, gold, bronze or copper mixed with an organic binder and water for use in making jewelry, beads and small sculptures. Originating in Japan in 1990, metal clay can be shaped just like any soft clay, by…
Jerry G. Bryant After 1,350 miles, two overnight trips and eight total events the Quail Creek Cool Car Club brought its current season to a close with its final outing on April 12. During this season, club members hiked the Thompson Arboretum, checked out the annual hot air balloon festival in Yuma, visited the…