For Creative Arts and Technology Center (CATC) schedules, please refer to the listings at each individual studio. For any Yoga or Tai Chi classes, etc., please contact Anza Athletic Club. The Crystal Ballroom, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Turquoise, and Silver Rooms are located in the Madera clubhouse, 2055 Kino Conference Center, located at building 1490-1. The…
Category: July 2025
Clubs & Classes, July 2025
Anza Athletic Club Schedule of Classes
Schedule subject to change – Check Anza or website www.quailcreekhoa.org/activities/fitness_classes.htm. July 15 through Aug. 14, 2025 – Note: Classes are 50 minutes in length. CLASS DAY/TIME LOCATION INSTRUCTOR Body Blast M 3 p.m., T,TH 10 a.m. Cholla Studio Lorraine Beaver Classic Fitness T,TH 11 a.m. Cholla Studio Lois Bossert Fit & Strong T,TH 8 a.m.…
July 2025, Clubs & Classes
Anza Athletic Club Class Descriptions
Body Blast M 3 p.m., 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. Class limit 24 Classic Fitness T,TH 11 a.m. Lois Bossert. Low-impact aerobics set to music with 20 minutes of muscle…
July 2025, Sports
Relishing Pickleball: The Art of Blocking
David Zapatka Last month we discussed how to beat the bangers. Blocking at the kitchen line was a key strategy. This article will pick up with that focus. Consider these strategies to improve your blocking skills. 1. You know the hard shot is coming. Be prepared, knees bent, relaxed, eyes on the ball, paddle out…
July 2025, Sports
Pickleball’s Liberating Potential
Ray Hayward It began with a wiffle ball and an idea. Then it gained momentum, first among active adult developments, then high schools and college campuses and communities across the country. Now it’s often referred to as the fastest-growing sport in America. It’s pickleball! And its growth in one community in particular caught the attention…
July 2025, Sports
QCLGA Results
QCLGA Throw Out Your Worst 3 Holes, May 29 Flight 1: 1st Theresa Stein, 2nd Alicia Hiller, 3rd Sherry Morris Flight 2: 1st Elly Cashel, 2nd Hope Tonso, 3rd Brenda Allred Flight 3: 1st Kathy Brogdon, 2nd Susan McCune, 3rd Peg Avent Flight 4: 1st Cynthia Gong, 2nd Jean Kienitz, 3rd Phyllis O’Brien Flight 5:…
July 2025, Sports
QCMGA Results
QCMGA ABCD Stableford, May 20 1st: Dirk Ganser, Reed Nelson, Craig Smith, Bill Price 172 2nd: David Tonso, John Parker, Steven Jarrett, Rudy Lucero 166 3rd: John Oljar, Kelly Michaelis, Jim Easley, Ray Menard 165 4th: Richard Willey, Mike Fox, Sr., Thomas Fenner, Phil Wade 154 5th: Stuart Minuskin, Alan Bravin, Ray Nicholson, Philip Bertellotti…
July 2025, Sports
Play Your Best Pool: Things to Consider When Buying a New Cue Stick or Shaft
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Over the years cue sticks have evolved a lot. In 1978 I was playing with house sticks in the local pool hall in Big Spring, Texas, when the owner encouraged me to order a cue from a friend of his in Colorado Springs, Colo. His name was Bill Stroud, the owner…
July 2025, Sports
QCBC In-House 8-Ball Tournament
Skip Jones and Alphie Smith With snowbirds gone, the slower summer season in Quail Creek has begun. However, 12 members of the Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) still showed up to play the game of 8-ball on June 7 in the latest in-house tournament. It was held in the Billiards Room at the Madera clubhouse.…
July 2025, Sports
Lady Putters Stars
Peggy McGee Ever since the Lady Putters club was formed, whenever the ladies complete their scorecards and each member of the team gets par or below, they mark the hole with a star. They now keep track of which team gets the most stars. The larger the team, the more difficult it is to get…