Bonnie Nowicki, Master Gardener Perusing through my favorite gardening books, I can’t help but marvel at the amazing variety of succulents. They are unusual; so plump and artistic looking. In my May 2019 article on cacti, I mentioned that all cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are cacti. Succulents are plants that are able…
Category: June 2020
Generals, June 2020
Mark Your Calendar
Please mark your calendars for the following events that are tentatively scheduled for the remainder of 2020. We are waiting until the CDC provides guidelines for these future events. 12th Annual GVFFA Chili Cook-Off Friday, Sept. 25; 5 p.m.; Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom Local fire and law enforcement departments will kick up the heat at…
Generals, June 2020
We Want To Know What You’ve Been Doing During Quarantine
Hi Quail Creek residents. Have you read any great books, tried a new recipe, or have any fun crafts that you’ve been doing during this quarantine time? If so, please let us know! We accept article and photo submissions for the next Quail Creek Crossing through the 26th of each month, by 4 p.m., and if…
Features, June 2020
My First Telemedicine Visit
Judy McCormick I had an appointment to see the cardiologist right after everything shut down, so I cancelled the appointment. Later, I heard that you could use telemedicine, so I made an appointment. I was very unsure as to how everything worked. The scheduler gave me the URL and told me to sign in 15…
Features, June 2020
Word of the Month: Tsuris
David Zapatka Friend Marty Minnich and I were discussing the coronavirus pandemic when he closed his email with this statement, “I hope you and I will see each other fairly soon on the other side of all this tsuris.” Marty loves words so threw in tsuris at the end of his message. He’s a fellow verbivore.…
Features, June 2020
Happy Anniversary
Tom Dean Congratulations to Paul and Gail Lischeiv on their 45th wedding anniversary!
Clubs & Classes, June 2020
First TWOQC Scholarship Winners Have Graduated Again
Peggy McGee When TWOQC began its scholarship program in 2016, they concentrated on young women who were heading for a traditional four-year college. In 2017, they decided to also consider those who might be going to a community college either as a stepping stone to a university or to obtain a certificate degree. One of…
Clubs & Classes, June 2020
Election Committee Seeking Candidates
Joe and Linda Lohr The election committee of the Quail Creek Property Owners Association (QCPOA) is seeking candidates interested in running in a fall election for a volunteer resident member of Quail Creek board of directors. The newly elected candidate’s two-year term will begin Jan. 1, 2021. To qualify, candidates must be homeowners in good…
Front Page, June 2020
QCLGA and Unit 29A Reach Out to the Homeless
Janet Johnson, Publicity Committee On April 16, I received an email titled “Tucson’s Homeless Need Our Help!” from the National Alliance on Mental Illness Southern Arizona, (NAMIsa). How they got my email, I’m still not sure, but it definitely felt like it was a meant-to-be moment. I had been racking my brain sitting in our home,…
Clubs & Classes, June 2020
Food for the Troops—COVID-19 Style
Peggy McGee The annual Food for the Troops collection sponsored by the Green Valley Chapter Military Officers Association, to support the young airmen of the 162nd Fighter Wing, Air National Guard will go on as planned but with some modifications. Because it is unknown at this time whether the Madera clubhouse will be opened for…