Rich Ulery On Friday, June 18, the chairwoman of the Arizona Republican Party, Kelli Ward, addressed a packed room of Quail Creek Republicans in the Kino Conference Center. She brought us all up to date on all the activities happening with Republicans on the state level. The state GOP is aggressively raising money to support…
Peggy McGee Despite forecasts of rain, Independence Day dawned sunny and bright. The morning brought out many residents decked in patriotic colors for the opening festivities of the holiday. The highlight of the morning was the solemn flag-raising ceremony performed by Cadet Lieutenant Julian Almazan and Cadet Lieutenant Shayla Blair, both from the Naval Junior…
JoAnne Gaudioso Summertime is perfect for many outdoor activities—going to the pool, attending neighborhood barbecues, surfing the waves, or hiking in the mountains, to name a few. But with the bright and balmy weather also comes the challenge of staying comfortable and cool when the heat gets to be too much. Fortunately, there are easy…
Karen Baker A new group is in town! Following their passions and continued desire to help at-risk youth and military families, Sue Ann Obremski and Karen Baker have partnered to form a new club in Quail Creek called the QC Caring Hearts and Hands. The two women have collaborated to continue serving the needs of Youth…
Lady Putter Sets New Record for Holes-in-One Peggy McGee Randi Kauppi scored eight holes-in-one when she putted on July 21, breaking the previous record of seven. Keep it up, Randi. Congrats to David Cry Paul Schupmann Congratulations to Quail Creek Men’s Golf Association member David Cry for scoring a hole-in-one (HIO) on July 10. He…
Joyce Shumate On Aug. 18 at 2 p.m. in the Ocotillo and Mesquite room the Let’s Travel group will have two expert speakers on exploring Tucson. The first speaker is from Visit Tucson. The topic is “Be a Tourist in Your Own Town,” a look at how someone in Southern Arizona can connect to the region like…
Becky Kueker I have always believed in intuition and never more than on Jan. 19, 2021. A day I will remember forever. Suddenly awake, covered with sweat, tears running down my cheeks, it was 2 a.m. I had dreamed that I had breast cancer and I was going to die. It was as if I…
Bonnie Nowicki I recently read an interesting article about the herb basil that was originally published in 2017 by Ciscoe Morris, a great garden expert I admire. I’d like to share some of his basil findings. I was aware that basil has great taste and is very popular for cooking, but I didn’t know there…
Peggy McGee The Green Valley Chapter Military Officers Association sends its sincere appreciation to all the residents who supported their nonperishable foods collection, 50-50 raffle, and who made monetary donations to their annual 4th of July Food for the Troops collection. Grocery items totaled approximately 140 pounds and there was $1,040 donated in cash and checks.…
Peggy McGee It is summertime, so the Lady Putters teams are smaller than usual, but still there was cause for celebration when all three team members scored a hole-in-one on hole number 7.