Congratulations to fellow QCMGA member Gary Babish for scoring a hole-in-one on Roadrunner 6 on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. Way to go, Gary! It was reported that Gary scored the HIO at a distance of 158 yards, and his playing partners were Paula Babish and Greg and Sandy Dinnocenti. Quoting him, “I played from the…
Mike Ohrel and Alphie Smith The Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) hosted their In-House 10-Ball Tournament on Aug. 3 in the Billiards Room at the Madera clubhouse. Fourteen QCBC members attended to play the challenging game of 10-Ball. The winner was Tommy O’Dierno. Second place went to John Andersen. Mike Ohrel facilitated the event. Due…
Peggy McGee All military, Public Health, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officers are invited to join the Green Valley Chapter, Military Officers Association of America’s (MOAA) Mix & Mingle on Oct. 17. The cocktail party will be held in the El Dorado Room in the La Perla building at La Posada. The purpose of…
Liz Ashby and Joyce Shumate You are invited to the Let’s Travel Club meeting on Sept. 20, which will be a presentation by the Border Community Alliance (BCA), which was established in 2013. They are a nonprofit organization based in Tubac, which has developed binational relationships with nonprofits in Mexico. They seek to encourage a…
Peggy McGee After a summer break from social events, the Green Valley Chapter, Military Officers Association (MOAA), will start off the fall season with a dinner in the El Dorado Room in the La Perla building on the La Posada campus. The event on Sept. 19 will start with cocktails at 5 p.m., with dinner…
Lois Connell and Alphie Smith House Party for Kirsten Engel On Aug. 11 Kathie and John Murphy hosted a house party and fundraiser for Kirsten Engel, candidate for U.S. Congress in Congressional District 6. Ms. Engel was accompanied by Congressman Ted Lieu of California who is co-chair of the Democratic Caucus in the House of…
Lois Connell and Alphie Smith On Aug. 17 the Democratic Club of Quail Creek (DCQC) hosted a program at the Kino Center for Brian Johnson, candidate for Pima County Treasurer, and Gabriella Cazares-Kelly, incumbent candidate for Pima County Recorder. Mr. Johnson brings 14 years of experience working in county governmental offices. He gave a detailed…
Rich Ulery Tom Horne, Arizona’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, was the featured speaker at the Aug. 16 meeting of the Quail Creek Republican Club (QCRC). The superintendent oversees the State of Arizona’s public school system and directs the Department of Education. Mr. Horne served 24 years in the state’s third largest school district board and…
On Aug. 19 the Quail Creek Semper Fi Club (QCSFC) held its annual golf event to raise money for the Semper Fi and America’s Fund (SF&AF). This event is one of two major events sponsored by the QCSFC. The other major event is celebrating the United States Marine Corps Birthday on Nov. 10. The SF&AF…
Janet Rumford and Inna Shames August certainly got off to a rocky start—but in a good way! On a sizzling afternoon in Quail Creek, nine women who met at Janet’s (air-conditioned) rocking casita were all transformed into rock stars, their creations speaking for themselves! In attendance were Carole Benson, Cyndee Burns, Janice Jahne, Paula Moore,…