Category: September 2017

Jovert Steel Band

Get ready for a performance unlike anything you’ve ever seen or heard. Our Variety Monday Night Series welcomes Jovert in Concert, produced by Khris Dodge Entertainment, on Monday, February 19, at 7:00 p.m. (cash bar opens at 6:00 p.m.) in the Madera Clubhouse Ballroom. These uber-talented youths from Tucson High Magnet School, under the direction of…

Putters join the Bewitched Fundraiser

Peggy McGee The Lady Putters will have their own very special putting challenge to support the Bewitched for Charity golf event on October 31. Four local charities will benefit from the fundraiser; Valley Assistance Services, Hands of a Friend that provides support for victims of domestic abuse, Community Food Bank Amado and Green Valley and…

2017 POA election notice

Connie Bandstra

The annual election to fill one of the two resident-elected members POA Board will be held next month. The final deadline to submit a Letter of Intent to become a candidate is September 11, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. To allow residents to learn more about the candidates, there will be “Meet the Candidate” events, and…

TRIPS plans underway for 2017-2018

Bonnie Hyra The Quail Creek TRIPS committee members have been hard at work looking into various day trips for residents. This all-volunteer committee has planned some fun, exciting, interesting and educational trips which are available to all Quail Creek residents. In past years, trips have taken participants to the airport, behind-the scenes at the theatre,…

MOAA will meet at Quail Creek in October

Peggy McGee After its summer recess and with the return of many of the winter residents, the Green Valley Chapter Military Officers Association is back on the social scene. Their next meeting will be on October 18 with cocktails being available at 5:00 p.m. and dinner being served at 5:30 p.m. All officers and warrant…

Community Garage Sale

11th annual Garage Sale November 11 Save the date for Quail Creek’s 11th annual Community-Wide Garage Sale to be held on Saturday, November 11, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; gates will open at 8:00 a.m. The last few years, we have had over 200 homes participate in this event. We will have used…

Fall CERT Basic Course planned for October 11

CERT members practice cribbing techniques to rescue a victim trapped under rubble. Photo by Peggy McGee

Peggy McGee Mark your calendars for October 11, the start date of the next Greater Green Valley Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) basic training course. Classes will be held from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. on October 11, 12, 18 and 19, and from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on October 21. The training will culminate…

Needlework Club sews bags for kids

Bag Day Sew-a-Thon

Linda Freeman Linda Gorg, Gwen Mowat, Barb Potl and Mary Cerny of the Quail Creek Needlework Club spent Saturday, July 22, creating drawstring bags for Tucson children. The club has supported Aviva Children’s Services for many years, and this was the third year members participated in the annual sew-a-thon in Tucson. Without these cloth bags,…