Nancy Planck, Member Services The Crossing Calendar/Activities has not been updated for Thursday, July 15, through Saturday, Aug. 14. Please check the quailcreekhoa.org website or the What’s Happening for any current schedules.
Category: July 2021
Generals, July 2021
Quail Creek Needs You!
Joyce Shumate Are you interested in volunteering to make Quail Creek an even better place to live? If so, have you considered serving on our Quail Creek Property Owners Association (QCPOA) Board of Directors? The 2021 election process to elect one resident director for a two-year term to the board of directors is about to begin.…
Clubs & Classes, July 2021
Quail Creek Republican Club Patriot Project a Resounding Success!
Rich Ulery In mid-May, the Quail Creek Republican Club (QCRC) launched the Patriot Project to celebrate America by flying the American flag throughout Quail Creek. Steve Ware, secretary of the QCRC, conceived the idea, and Dave Roy, at-large member of the QCRC board, joined him to make the project happen. Quality garage-mounted flags were offered…
Front Page, July 2021
2021 Tournament Play for the QC Billiards Club
Alphie Smith With the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, the Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) has resumed tournament play with other billiards clubs in the Tucson and Green Valley area. The QCBC Travelling Team of eight members competed in 8-ball at SaddleBrooke One on Saturday, June 19. Dennis Desmond, tournament chair for QCBC, will be scheduling…
Generals, July 2021
Local Charity Collecting Backpacks and School Supplies
Peggy McGee Valley Assistance Services (VAS), a Green Valley based 501(c)(3), is collecting school supplies for the many needy families and their children enrolled in the schools in the southern part of their service area. School supplies should be geared for students in grades kindergarten through 8. More than 92 percent of these students receive either free or…
Sports, July 2021
Respiratory Wellness With Essential Oils
JoAnne Gaudioso Numerous studies show that certain essential oils may ease respiratory symptoms from allergies, pollution, a cough, or a cold by soothing the throat, fighting bacteria, acting as a decongestant, increasing expectoration, and soothing inflamed mucus membranes. Essential oils such as eucalyptus, rosemary, and peppermint are historically known to help clear and strengthen the respiratory…
Front Page, July 2021
Fashion Show to Raise Funds for Valley Assistance Services
Peggy McGee Valley Assistance Services (VAS) will be holding its second benefit fashion show and luncheon, Spring into Fall, in the Crystal Ballroom on Tuesday, Aug. 31, starting at 11:30 a.m. With the desire to keep things local, VAS has asked Nancy Pantz in the Continental Shopping Center to provide the fashions. The majority of…
Clubs & Classes, July 2021
May Photo Contest: Nostalgia
Deb Nesbitt The Photo Club of Quail Creek enjoyed hosting the May photo contest, Nostalgia. Congratulations to May’s winners, Tom Reiman, Monte Hudson, and Denny Huber. Eligible photos were taken within the last three years with only minimal post-processing allowed. Congratulations to Tom Reiman for the first place photo, entitled Roll Top Typewriter. As Tom’s wife…
Clubs & Classes, July 2021
Catching Up and Looking Forward With the Democratic Club of Quail Creek
Marybeth Bates First the catch-up. In May, the Democratic Club of Quail Creek (DCQC) held a nonpartisan donation drive to help The Animal League of Green Valley (TALGV). In addition to the increase in animals abandoned during the pandemic, spring is puppy and kitten season—a very busy time! Nonperishable items were collected as well as monetary donations.…
Clubs & Classes, July 2021
Woodworking at Quail Creek
Denny Huber Have you ever taken a deep look at a finely crafted jewelry box and thought, “I could never make one of these; only a highly skilled craftsman could do this.” Well, I hate to tell you this, but you may be wrong. That jewelry box-maker didn’t start off by making jewelry boxes. He…