David Zapatka The third shot drop is a shot performed near the baseline that lands softly in the opponents’ kitchen. The shot is designed with one thing in mind—get your team to the net. The mechanics of the third shot drop are simple. The ball sails up into the air and drops into the kitchen…
Category: August 2020
Clubs & Classes, August 2020
Republicans Host Primary Election BBQ/Kegger Rally!
Rich Ulery On July 16, 100 Quail Creek Republicans gathered at Tay’s BBQ and Brew House in Corona De Tucson for a campaign rally featuring a scrumptious BBQ dinner provided by the fabulous staff at Tay’s BBQ, and a keg of beer provided by the Quail Creek Republican Club. The event gave all attendees one…
Clubs & Classes, August 2020
The Desert Duffers Are Back!
Thom Sharples Mike Senatra, president of the Quail Creek Desert Duffers, and John Vanni, vice president, checked in 80 players on July 14, for the first time since the COVID-19 shutdown. The Quail Creek Desert Duffers club is enforcing Quail Creek’s guidelines of wearing a mask and social distancing for check in, and while riding in individual carts…
Clubs & Classes, August 2020
PCQC Quarterly Challenge: Nature
Jim Burkstrand The Photo Club of Quail Creek just completed its sixth quarterly photo challenge which had a theme of nature. Each club member could enter up to three photos which had to be taken within the calendar quarter, and the photographer/artist could post process the photo in any way, including using Photoshop filters and manipulation.…
Sports, August 2020
One-of-a-Kind Golfer
Tim Phillips Most retirees have great expectations of playing better golf once they have retired and can dedicate more time to improving their games. Age usually becomes a determining factor in seeing scores rise, and health issues begin to increase. But Jim Hart, at 89, is still performing at prodigious levels on an almost daily…
Features, August 2020
Forbes Names Hughes as One of Arizona’s Best-In-State Credit Unions for 3 Out of 3 Years
Hughes Federal Credit Union was named as one of Forbes’ “Best-In-State Banks and Credit Unions” in Arizona for the third year in a row, ranking as one of the state’s top five credit unions in the 2020 rankings published on June 25. Forbes partnered with Statista on an independent survey of more than 25,000 customers across the…
Features, August 2020
Christmas in August Comes to Madaras Gallery
Madaras Gallery transforms into a winter wonderland for the month of August with unique Southwest gifts. Patrons will get a sneak preview of the new holiday décor, cards, and ornaments by Diana Madaras, as well as hundreds of other items, all hand-selected by Diana. Madaras Gallery is located at 3035 N. Swan Road in Tucson…