Suzan Bryceland and Peggy McGee With a very successful Javelina Hoedown, coupled with donations dedicated to the memory of a loved one or friend, The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) was able to award seven $2,500 scholarships to women ranging in age from 24 to 42. All but one of the awardees is pursuing a…
Joyce Shumate Would you like to travel and explore the world with transportation and daily living expenses being your only extra cost? Then try a house sitting at your next destination. Dave and Linda Carver, Quail Creek residents, have been house sitting for six years. Their previous stayovers ranged from three days to five months, and…
Judy White and Peggy McGee The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) was able to award eight scholarships to graduating seniors to help them begin their post-high school education. TWOQC’s Scholarship Committee spent several years working closely with Sahuarita and Walden Grove High School counselors to build awareness of this scholarship opportunity, and their efforts have…
The Photo Club of Quail Creek continued with its monthly members’ contest in February having the topic of “leading lines.” Each club member could enter up to three photos taken in the last three years. This subject was a popular one for the members and drew 36 entries. All of the photos can be seen…
The Democratic ladies of Quail Creek, also known as “The Women in Blue,” had a wonderful lunch at the Italian Peasant in Tubac on April 20. They were joined by women from Tubac and Nogales. The special guest was Sanda Clark, legislative candidate for legislative district (LD) 19. Clark is the only Democrat running for the new LD…
Join us on May 21 at 3 p.m. in the Ocotillo Room of the Kino Conference Center to hear representatives from Global Response Management (GRM) and Solidarity Engineering. In addition, one of our Quail Creek neighbors will describe her experience at the Reynosa, Mexico, camp. GRM is a veteran-led international medical non-governmental organization (NGO). GRM…
Quail Creek Republican Club (QCRC) President Rich Ulery welcomed four candidates running for state and federal offices to a packed house of Quail Creek Republicans at the April 18 meeting in the Kino Conference Center. Mark Finchem, candidate for Arizona Secretary of State and current member of the Arizona House, stressed the need for election…
Jane Gold On March 28 The Women Of Quail Creek (TWOQC) invited all the women of Quail Creek, members and nonmembers, to attend an afternoon open house and learn what TWOQC is all about. Information was shared about TWOQC programs, membership, funding and giving, community outreach, YANA (You Are Not Alone), and the Scholarship Committee.…
Peggy McGee The Tucson Jazz Institute (TJI) will be providing the entertainment for The Women of Quail Creek’s (TWOQC) meeting on May 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the ballroom. Established in 2008, the TJI was created to support Tucson-area band directors and their programs, as well as provide opportunities to middle school and high school…
The Photo Club of Quail Creek just completed its 13th quarterly photo challenge, which had a theme of “still life.” Each club member could enter up to three photos, which had to be taken within the calendar quarter. And the photographer/artist could post-process the photo in any way, including using Photoshop filters and manipulation. This challenge…