CAP Board Member and Quail Creek Water Rep to Highlight Oct. 25 Green Valley/Sahuarita Water Forum Pat Jacobs, Central Arizona Project Board Member, as a representative from Pima County, and Martin Roush, Robson Director of Utilities overseeing Quail Creek Water, will be the guest speakers at a Green Valley/Sahuarita Water Forum. This forum will be…
Category: June 2023
Generals, June 2023
We Love a Parade! If You’re in the July 4th Parade or Want to Watch, Read This!
Pam Rodgers, Chair, QC Activities Council All parade entrants will meet in the Madera clubhouse parking lot for line-up at or before 7:30 a.m. for the celebrated flag-raising ceremony. The parade will begin at 8:30 a.m. The fire engine of the Green Valley Fire Department will lead the parade, followed by Grand Marshal Elliott Jones,…
Generals, June 2023
Quail Creek Dates to Remember
Important dates to remember: May 30 through June 20—dog park closed for turf aeration, fertilization, and conditioning June 5—Green Committee meeting, 1:30 p.m., Madera Clubhouse Gold room June 5—Finance Committee meeting, 3 p.m., Kino Conference room June 8 and June 22 —ALC meeting, 9 a.m., Madera Clubhouse Silver room June 1, 8, 15, and 22—Pickleball…
Features, June 2023
Word of the Month: Cenote
David Zapatka Reading in the Quest magazine recently, I came across the word cenote. Cenote—si-ˈnō-tē noun: a natural pit or deep sinkhole in limestone resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath with a pool at the bottom that is found especially in the Yucatán Peninsula. Origin and Etymology—Mexican Spanish, from Yucatec ts’onot…
Generals, June 2023
Your Activities Council Needs You! Looking for Convertibles for July 4th
Pam Rodgers, Chair, QC Activities Council Your Activities Council is planning a cool July 4th celebration and veterans recognition day! Plans include starting with a flag-raising ceremony followed by a parade around the loop. We are looking for volunteers with convertibles or jeeps with removable tops to drive some of our veterans in the parade.…
Generals, June 2023
Let’s Enjoy Summertime at the Anza!
Don Beaver, Director of Fitness Summer is upon us at Quail Creek, and that not only means higher temperatures and fewer residents on property, but also increased use of outdoor activities at the Anza for both fellow residents and guests—especially visiting kids and grandkids. These changes in our use of Anza facilities triggers the need…
Features, June 2023
Word of the Month: Paladin
David Zapatka The NCAA basketball tournament is fondly called March Madness, and madness it was this year. There may have been more upsets in the big tournament this year than any other year. One of the biggest was the Furman Paladins, a small South Carolina school of 2,970 students, upsetting the #4 seed, Virginia Cavaliers,…
June 2023
Borderlandia—Breaking the Myths of the Borderlands—The Let’s Travel Club
Joyce Shumate The Let’s Travel Club’s May 19 speaker is Alex La Pierre. His earliest memory is visiting Tijuana with his family, leaving him enchanted by the people and heritage of Mexico. His professional background includes the nonprofit sector and government, working in historic preservation and interpretation for the National Park Service in New Mexico and…
June 2023
Golf Equipment Gets Second Life!
David Friel The First Tee is a nationwide nonprofit organization that teaches youth life lessons through the game of golf. The First Tee was founded in 1997. Founding partners were the Professional Golf Association (PGA), the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), the Masters, and the United States Golf Association (USGA). Since 1997, the First Tee…
Generals, June 2023
Singing in the Rain Benefit Fashion Show
Peggy McGee The annual Valley Assistance Services (VAS) benefit fashion show will be held on Tuesday, July 18, at high noon in the Madera clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. Because the event will be held during the middle of monsoon season, the theme will be Singing in the Rain. The show will feature 24 unique outfits from Nancy…