Category: September 2018

Open to the public! 2018-2019 Kino Lecture Series

Jean A. Tittle The Women of Quail Creek’s (TWOQC) Scholarship Committee and Quail Creek’s Education Committee are pleased to announce our 2018-19 Kino Lecture Series open to the public. On Monday, October 29 Tucson orthopedic surgeon Dr. John Klein will share his experience of scaling Mt. Everest in a lecture titled “From Tucson to the…

PCQC photo contest – complementary colors

Jim Burkstrand The Photo Club of Quail Creek continued into 2018 with its June monthly members’ contest having a theme of Complementary Colors. Each club member could enter up to three photos taken in the last three years. This turned out to be a very popular subject. We had 28 submitted photos, all of which…

Starting over…A senior’s new beginnings

Madelaine Paschal When you start a brand-new occupation at the age of seventy, you’re either crazy or committed to your cause. Maybe I’m a little of both. But here I am, beginning again. Only this time, I’m doing something about which I truly care, and would like to help end for good…domestic violence. You see,…

CERT to offer basic course

Peggy McGee The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be offering its final basic training course starting on October 10. Students will meet in the evenings on October 10, 11, 17 and 18. The final class will take place on Saturday morning, October 20. All sessions will meet at the Green Valley Fire District HQ,…

14th annual Fall Festival

Quail Creek’s fourteenth annual Fall Festival Arts and Crafts Fair will be held at the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom and Creative Arts and Technology Center on Saturday, November 3, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on Sunday, November 4, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Quail Creek residents and clubs showcase and…

2018 annual QCPOA Board of Directors elections

Joe and Linda Lohr Time is running out! The annual election to fill one of the two resident-elected POA Board positions will take place this fall. The person elected will serve a two-year term on the POA Board responsible for running our community and ensuring it continues to be the great place it is to…

10th annual GVFFA Chili Cook-Off

Join us for the tenth annual GVFFA Chili Cook-Off on Friday, September 28, 2018, from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. Local fire and law enforcement departments will kick up the heat at the tenth annual Chili Cook-Off fundraiser and all proceeds will benefit families in need in the Green Valley-Sahuarita area. Hosted…

Meet the candidates

Joe and Linda Lohr The QCPOA Board election is right around the corner. Come hear the candidates speak at the “Meet the Candidates” event at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, September 17 in the Crystal Ballroom of the Madera Clubhouse. Residents will have an opportunity to ask questions of the candidates after their presentations. Be sure…

TWOQC Homeless Veterans Clothing Drive – October 20

JoAnn Haberer Okay, admit it. You have way more stuff than you need. You probably even have way more stuff than you want. So how about setting time aside to go through your winter clothing (both men’s and women’s) and finding items that, although still in good condition, you might not wear again? Gently used…

Dancing Colors of Wool October 12th-14th

Ron and Vicki Sullivan Mark your calendars for October 12, 13 and 14. Quail Creek will host its third annual fall Mata Ortiz pottery, Zapotec weaving and Taxco jewelry show at the Kino Conference Center. Join us for master Zapotec weaver Porfirio Gutierrez’s “Traditional Zapotec Dyes: Survival in the Modern World” lecture and dye demonstrations…