Inna Shames Life can take strange turns. Samantha Witterstauter received a High School Scholarship from The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) in 2020, but if not for COVID, it might never have happened. She graduated from Walden Grove High School in 2020 and had an opportunity to travel to Slovakia, so she decided on a…
Carol Michels It was spring at Tohono Chul Gardens. The foliage and flowers were in bloom waiting for the much-anticipated butterflies. We had a great docent who paraded us about the colorful grounds. We had a delicious lunch at the Garden Bistro behind a blue door to a private dining room. Jennie Gaines was our…
Peggy McGee For their summer project this year, The Women of Quail Creek’s (TWOQC) Community Outreach Committee is collecting items to support the summer program for youth sponsored by Sahuarita Parks and Recreation. This is a seven-week program for children ages 6-12. Craft items like Elmer’s glue, markers, colored pencils, clothes pins (both clip and…
Peggy McGee Shortly after the “TWOQC’s Animal League Collection a Roaring Success” article was published in the April Crossing, the Community Outreach Committee director received a letter saying additional monetary donations were received in support of the collection. Instead of the reported $1,702 donated to support The Animal League of Green Valley (TALGV), the total…
Pam Hartwell-James and Inna Shames Sometimes life does indeed give you lots and lots of lemons, especially during the month of March in Quail Creek when all the citrus trees bear fruit in such abundance! What to do? The Women of Quail Creek’s small group In My Kitchen certainly had the right idea! They enjoyed…
Inna Shames and Pam Hartwell-James The Women of Quail Creek’s small group In My Kitchen got together for an incredibly tasty International Appetizer Day Party at the home of hostess Martha Parsons on April 19. And if there is no such holiday officially, there really should be! The menu could not have been more fun!…
Pam Hartwell-James On April 8 Cyndee Bruns and Debi Gutknecht hosted a mouthwatering “Over-the-Moon” event for The Women of Quail Creek’s small group In My Kitchen. Each guest had the opportunity to prepare her own individual quiche, which was then enjoyed with sweet potato wedges, an avocado dip, and lemon parmesan salad. Friendships were made,…
Linn Myrick April 20 found members of the Let’s Travel Club at the movies! Meeting at the Mercado, members rode the streetcar to dinner at The Monica. The Monica is a tribute to Monica Flin, the founder of Tucson’s oldest restaurant family. Afterwards, it was a short walk to the historic Fox Theatre to enjoy…
Joyce Shumate Meet Lindsey Egan, CEO of Women Who Explore, and Mr. Shabbir (Janu) Khan, CEO of Janu Private Tours Company, on Friday, May 24, at 2 p.m. They will share information about the incredible adventure planned for the Let’s Travel Club to visit India and celebrate the Holi Festival on March 7-16, 2025. Women…
Linn Myrick On April 12 members of Let’s Travel Club went on a day trip to Tucson Botanical Gardens and Reid Park Zoo, with lunch at Trident Grill. Tucson Botanical Gardens is hosting a special exhibit, “Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea.” Washed Ashore is a nonprofit organization committed to combating plastic pollution in…