Category: September 2015

PCQC July photo contest:  On the Road

First Place: Jon Williams - On the Road in Arches

Robert Thoresen July’s photo contest apparently had a lot of PCQC club members out of town and on the road. Entries for July dropped nearly 50%. Jon Williams got back in time to submit his first place photo from the Arches National Park in Utah. Ancient deposited sandstone lies atop supporting underground salt bed that…

Nature of Madera Canyon presentation October 12

Male Broad-billed Hummingbird in flight

David Babson Friends of Madera Canyon is pleased to announce the next in its series of PowerPoint presentations entitled The Nature of Madera Canyon scheduled for Monday, October 12, 2015, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the clubhouse ballroom. Doug Moore, FOMC Director of Education, will present an overview of Madera Canyon and the surrounding Santa Rita…

Del Sud tournament winner

Beth Davis

Terri Erickson There are two SDWGA sponsored tournaments in a year. This year our winner of the two day net ringer tournament, The Del Sud, is Beth Davis. Prizes are subsidized by The Southern District Women’s Golf Association and Beth will receive a gift certificate from our Pro Shop. Congratulations, Beth!

QCPOA Board and Administration news and reminders

Dates to Remember Quail Creek residents are invited to attend monthly Board Meetings in the Madera Clubhouse; Q & A to follow. The meetings are the third Monday of the month. Upcoming dates are as follows: Board Meeting Monday, September 21, 1:00 p.m., Ballroom Board Meeting Monday, October 19, 1:00 p.m., Ballroom Annual Board Meeting…

Lady Putters recognize their best putters

Left to right: Sally Geers was all smiles when she received the Quail Creek Star Putter brick for the lowest gross score from Lady Putters President Dee Waggoner; photo by Sylvia Butler.

Peggy McGee Despite some challenges when they lost the regular putting green for several weeks, the Quail Creek Lady Putters adapted to using the chipping green. Instead of 18 holes, they had only nine so had to play each hole twice and in a much smaller space. But this did not dampen their spirits or…

Photography Club’s June Contest – Accent in Red

Third Place: Bob Johnson - Girl With The Flaming Red Hair

Robert Thoresen Accent in Red was the topic for June’s PCQC contest. Close to thirty images were entered and again the independent judging returned with a tie for first place. Helen Phillips’ first place Mime was a picture taken on a Rhine River cruise in 2011. The mime was performing in the front of the historic…

Annual Health and Wellness Fair October 23

Quail Creek annual Health and Wellness Fair will be held at the Madera Clubhouse on Friday, October 23, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Free Admission – Free Parking Over 75 local businesses and health care professionals will offer free testing, free samples and lots of information on a wide array of products and…

It’s almost Christmas time in Quail Creek

Pictured are Sandy Boyer, Jeri Collins, Margot Elsner, Janis Ferraro, Phil Geddes, Cyndy Gierada, Judy Gruett, Mary Lou Haas, Sharon Krueger, Muriel Larson, Robert Lewis, Larry Love, Alyce Mancini, Diana Paul, Ginny Post, Dodie Prescott, Jim Street, Marci Yenerich and Patti Zatkin.

Cyndy Gierada The group above represents just some of the Quail Creek Performing Arts Guild members who will entertain you this year in the annual Christmas Show – A Timeless Christmas in Quail Creek. The show will feature Christmas Past (some of your favorite Quail Creek numbers), Christmas Present and Classic Christmas – the favorites…

Painting workshop

Joyce Finn Class starts October 12 for six weeks to November 16 in the Art Tec Building every Monday from 1:15 to 3:15.p.m. Class will include a short demo or lecture followed by students working on their own project in any medium with help from the instructor. Bring your own supplies. Fee is $8 for…