Perri Jones The inaugural Quail Creek/American Foundation for Suicide Prevention/Team Andrew-Out of the Darkness Fundraiser Walk was a smashing success. The walk was well attended by Quail Creek residents as well as Green Valley residents. The money raised by donations, raffle prizes, and 50/50 draw (the money was re-donated!) has exceeded the goal by 187%…
Bonnie Nowicki What a treat to observe butterflies gracefully fluttering from flower to flower in our gardens. An estimated 19,500 species of butterflies are found all over the world, except Antarctica. A recent Smithsonian magazine butterfly article featuring Akito Kawahara was very intriguing. As a renowned entomologist, he and his team, using generous grants from…
Peggy McGee The weather is warming up, so that means it’s time to start thinking about the annual Food for the Troops collection. The Green Valley Chapter, Military Officers Association, will once again be collecting non-perishable food items for the young airmen at the 162nd Wing, Arizona Air National Guard. The troops seem to like…
This is a reminder that Quail Creek is a Limited Smoking Community, per Quail Creek Rule 2.3. Smoking, which includes electronic cigarettes, is prohibited within any Quail Creek community building. In addition, smoking is not permitted within twenty (20) feet of any door or operable window of a community building, nor is it permitted at…
Lenny Friedman The Quail Creek Disc Golf Club (QCDGC) held an organizational meeting in the Kino Center on Feb. 29, which was attended by 70 Quail Creek residents. As a result of the meeting, a QCDGC GroupWorks site was created and a temporary board of directors was established with President Lenny Friedman (started the Quail…
The Quail Creek’s Got Talent show will return this summer. It’s time to dust off those vocal chords, limber up those fingers, stretch out those leg muscles, and start rehearsing for audition time! Auditions will be held the evening of Thursday, Aug. 8, in the ballroom at the clubhouse. The Performing Arts Guild (PAG) is…
Carpooled to Tucson Botanical Gardens Linn Myrick Members of the Let’s Travel Club carpooled on May 3 to Tucson to participate in a day trip. Starting out at the Tucson Botanical Gardens, we learned about efforts in place to combat plastic pollution in our oceans. The nonprofit organization Washed Ashore has partnered with the Gardens…