Category: June 2021

Unit Happenings

Unit 6 Rock to the Sound of Live Wire Robert Lewis On May 15, the band Live Wire provided entertainment for the residents and guests of Unit 6. The outdoor concert was considered a resounding success, as residents danced to a variety of blues and rock and roll music. The band members are Rick Reed…

When the Dances Resume …

Kathy Urban … will you know how? We’re getting closer to a pre-COVID lifestyle. It’s time to get closer to your partner and learn to dance! Private lessons (one couple) and semi-private lessons (two or three couples) are available. There is no contact, except with your partner. Current COVID protocols will be observed, and the instructor can come…

Arizona Diamondbacks Bus Trip to Chase Field

Nancy Planck, Member Services Sunday, July 18 vs Chicago Cubs; Game Time 1:10 p.m.; Tickets $81 Sunday, August 15 vs San Diego Padres; Game Time 1:10 p.m.; Tickets $60 Sunday, October 3 vs Colorado Rockies; Game Time 12:10 p.m.; Tickets $60 Tickets are on sale at the Quail Creek Member Services desk. Call 520-393-5822 for tickets.

Let’s Travel Group Meeting

Joyce Shumate On May 19, the Let’s Travel Group had their first meeting. Fifty people were in attendance, plus another 15 who signed up but were unable to attend. There was a lot of information shared about where people have traveled, where they want to go next, and what the future Let’s Travel Group meeting will cover.…

Cacti and Succulent Basics

Bonnie Nowicki How fortunate we are here in Green Valley to enjoy the beautiful and luscious cacti blooms this season. Over the past two-and-a-half years writing this gardening column, I have shared information about cacti and my love of succulents. I find it’s always helpful to review the basics of growing beautiful specimens in our…

San Xavier Students Are “Bookin’ It Into Summer”

Barb Hunsinger As a kid, the best thing about summer was no school and no homework. Eighty-three students at the San Xavier Mission School have something else to look forward to this summer—brand new books to dive into! The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) sponsored the Bookin’ It Into Summer book drive, which was conducted in April and…

Elizabeth Herrera Starts Grad School

Peggy McGee Elizabeth Herrera, winner of the Michael J. Sullivan Memorial Scholarship, as part of The Women of Quail Creek’s Women in Transition program, did not waste any time enrolling in her graduate studies after being awarded the scholarship in April 2021. She started her first course in the UA’s nursing program in May. Elizabeth’s ultimate…