Don Beaver, Fitness Director Last month, this column discussed the need to set realistic physical fitness goals and how to be able to pursue/attain them through a firm commitment. Whether you wish to lose weight; gain strength; increase cardiovascular capabilities; improve your golf, tennis, or pickleball abilities; or improve your overall balance and mobility, the…
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September 2024, Generals
Upcoming Board Meeting
Melani Caron Attending board meetings is a great way for everyone to stay in the know and a means to keep rumors at bay. The Quail Creek Board of Directors meetings are held quarterly with the next meeting being held on Monday, Sept. 16, at 10 a.m. in the ballroom. The next meeting will be…
September 2024, Generals
Lock Boxes Can Help in Case of an Emergency
Melani Caron The Santa Rita Fire District and the Green Valley Sheriff’s Auxiliary Volunteers urge you to consider installing your own home safety lock box. In an emergency, such as a fire, a medical trauma, an accidental fall, home attack, or similar situation, a home lock box enables first responders to retrieve a spare key…
September 2024, Generals
Baby Boomers—We Need You
Please find a photo of an event (playing ball, graduation, wedding, etc.) that happened to you during your “growing up” years. These photos will be shown on the “big screen” in the clubhouse ballroom during this year’s PAG Christmas show, which will span the ‘40s to the present as it relates to the baby boomers…
September 2024, Generals
Guest Registration—What You Need to Know!
The Quail Creek Member Services desk can be reached at 520-393-5822 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Do you have a guest coming to stay with you? Here’s what you need to know in order to get them registered in our system: 1) All guests are required to be registered if they…
September 2024, Generals
Deadline Reminder and How to Submit Articles
The deadline for the October edition is Sept. 26 by noon. Please send your submissions on time, and early if possible! You can email your submissions to [email protected] or use our website link: robsonpublishing.com/editorial. For article and photo guidelines or if you have any questions, please call 480-895-4216.
September 2024, Generals
Pickleball Court Reservations
The Quail Creek Pickleball Club (QCPC) has updated its software used to reserve pickleball courts. All residents of QC may reserve a court outside of Pickleball Club activities. See QCPOA Rules for rules governing pickleball courts. To make a court reservation as a non-club member: • Go to qcpickleball.org and scan the QR code in…
September 2024, Generals
Winter Overseeding
Melani Caron While Arizona is traditionally seen as a desert state with cactus, agave, and coyotes, one of the many perks we are able to enjoy year-round is the ability to have a lush green lawn. You may be asking yourself, how this can be? During the summer months, we use Bermuda grass because it tolerates…
September 2024, Generals
Landscape with Agaves and Aloes
Bonnie Nowicki As you mentally plan your fall landscaping chores and additions, please consider planting agaves and aloes as stunning accent plants. There’s a tremendous variety to pick from. I wish to concentrate on smaller specimens, not the huge blue agave Americana, etc. Most agaves are short-stemmed, rosette-forming succulents. They tolerate our rocky native soil,…
September 2024, Generals
Green Valley Fire District Is Now the Santa Rita Fire District
Daryl Laux On July 1, 2024, following the annexation of a large portion of the Town of Sahuarita, the Green Valley Fire District elected to change its name to the Santa Rita Fire District to reflect the broader communities it serves. This comes after Green Valley took over responsibility for providing services to residents in…