Bonnie Nowicki Time passes quickly when you are engrossed with tending your personal garden. Whether it be planting your newest acquisition, trimming dried palm fronds, or sweeping the driveway of pollen and pods from your mesquite tree, you are engaging with nature. That’s a good thing, and it should be invigorating. Your landscape is a…
Category: June 2022
June 2022
Anza Athletic Club Class Descriptions
Body Blast T,TH 10 a.m. Lorraine Beaver. Work all muscle groups using high-volume reps and low resistance with dumbbell weights—a great workout geared to improving muscle tone and definition and cardiovascular fitness. Bring a mat and lots of water! Class limit 20. Chair Yoga SA 11 a.m. Angelika Adkins. A low-intensity exercise in which yoga postures…
June 2022
Jim Click Raffle Tickets for Scholarships
Nancy Jacobs The Women of Quail Creek’s Funding and Giving Committee will be selling Jim Click raffle tickets to help with our 2023 Scholarship Awards. The tickets will sell for $25 each (5 for $100) with the entire proceeds from the ticket sales going to scholarships. Tickets will be sold on the following dates and…
June 2022
A Cry for Help—Men Suffer, Too
Bobbi Gordon, YANA Chair Losing a spouse or life partner is a life-changing event that affects every facet of living. In an effort to help new widows living in Quail Creek, members of The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) created the outreach group known as YANA (You Are Not Alone). YANA members offer support to…
June 2022
The Democratic Club of Quail Creek’s Speaker Series Continues June 18 Via Zoom
Our speaker will be Dave Gamrath, and his subject is “Democracy in America Is Under Attack.” Dave worked for over three decades as a project manager and analyst for the Boeing Company. On a volunteer basis, Dave successfully founded, built, and led a community forum, www.inspireseattle.org, growing membership to nearly 600 while organizing and facilitating…
June 2022
Putters Continue to Excel
Peggy McGee Perhaps it is the heat, but only four Lady Putters have gotten a hole-in-one on the money hole in the past month. The ladies on set-up duty believe that the money hole is the most difficult. Congratulations to Patty Hall, Janet Emigh, Mary Talton, and Char Brehm. Lynda Pilcher scored six holes-in-one on…
June 2022
Relishing Pickleball: The Half Volley and the Drop Volley
David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “As opposed to the volley, which is a shot taken when the ball is still in the air, the half volley is hit just after the ball has bounced. It is a reaction shot taken most often as…
Sports, June 2022
Table Tennis Friends and Neighbors
Tom Herder Our featured players are Sue and Nick Kremer, spouses for 29 years. Hailing from Davenport, Iowa, the couple have been Quail Creek residents since 2015. Sue says, “I always have had fun playing ping pong at home with friends and family.” She is known for her fun and friendly personality while knocking the…
Generals, June 2022
BFD Event Rocked the Range!
“I’ve lived here for 20 years and have attended a lot of great events, but this is the best thing I’ve ever seen in Quail Creek!” “When can we do this again!?” “What a great night!” “Can this be an annual event!?” “Loved every minute of it!” It was a great BFD (Bands, Food, Dancing)…
Sports, June 2022
Another Reason to Celebrate!
Gloria Dible Fast on the heels of last month’s wildly successful Spring Hoedown, the Quail Creek Tennis Club braved the gusty weather during their annual Cinco de Mayo celebration. In a twist on the traditional date of May 5, this year’s event was actually held on the 8th of May, a particularly blustery day as it…