Carew Papritz, award-winning author Established in 1916, Continental School District No. 39, home of the Continental Colts, has been Green Valley’s only local school for more than 104 years. It serves almost 200 families and more than 600 students from kindergarten through eighth grade. It is known as “The Little School with a Big Heart!”…
Paul Riggins, President of the Quail Creek Writers and Poets Note: This article is the final part of a three-part series designed to acquaint the reader with some of the history and unique aspects of our Quail Creek community. Parts one and two were published in the March and April issues of the Quail Creek…
Bonnie Nowicki Name three things that get sunburned. My dear hubby titled this article. Last year was brutal for Tucson, with over 100 days of temperatures over 100 degrees. In the rainfall department, the usual yearly average is 12 inches. 2020 became the driest year on record with only a skimpy 3.58 inches. What’s a…
Benjamin Castro, Food and Beverage Director Hello residents of Quail Creek! Back in July 2019, we implemented a staff recognition program to acknowledge those who have gone above and beyond. Each quarter, there are two employees chosen by management: one front of the house staff member and one back of the house staff member. At the end…
Tom Dean Debbi Vail hosted a Quail Creek party, with music by Bill and Will Foraker, to celebrate being able to have outdoor parties.
Ross Dunfee The killing was over. The four-year long Civil War officially ended at Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. There was a large division between the northern states (largely industrial) and the southern states (largely agrarian) over slavery, states’ rights, and westward expansion. The election of Lincoln was the last straw, and by one month…
David Zapatka Last month’s column on “negentropy” elicited this response from a reader, “My thermodynamics class was at 8 a.m. and I slept through that particular law. Thanks for the review albeit a little late to do anything with it.” There’s an art to scheduling university classes and avoiding 8 a.m. classes was one of…