Inna Shames and Margie Barber If you’re not familiar with The Women of Quail Creek’s (TWOQC) Scholarship Matching Funds Program, you are not alone, because it’s only two years young. What Is the Scholarship Matching Funds Program? In late 2023, a small group of donors had a large vision. Wanting to help grow the TWOQC…
Category: September 2024
September 2024, Clubs & Classes
September Is National Preparedness Month
Peggy McGee Every year, FEMA announces that September is National Preparedness Month. The idea behind this special month is to make people aware of steps they should take or things they should at least be aware of before a disaster strikes. To promote National Preparedness Month, the Greater Green Valley Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)…
September 2024, Clubs & Classes
Genealogy Club’s Popular Summer Sessions
Dick Sussman, 2021 Founder of the Genealogy Club A time-tested “show biz” maxim knowingly conveys, “Give people what they want to experience, and they’ll turn out in droves.” After being founded in October of 2021, our club rapidly achieved large membership tallies of lineage-seeking, family tree-building residents. In the vein of the above-mentioned maxim, our…
September 2024, Clubs & Classes
July Photo Contest Winners
Bruce Hartsell The Photography Club of Quail Creek recently announced the winners of the July photo contest, which focused on Gardens. Tom Cadwalader won first place with his image Early Garden Light, taken at Desert Meadows Park. Tom said, “This little corner of the garden had just a few cactus blooms for interest, and I…
September 2024, Clubs & Classes
Karate Is More Than Just a Martial Art: It Is Fitness for Your Mind!
Shari Rodgers There is a deep connection between martial arts and the human psyche. Karate is no exception. The term “karate psychology” refers to numerous ways of improving one’s mental strength by learning karate. Many people find that practicing karate helps them feel more centered and calmer. This is because karate teaches discipline, respect, and…
September 2024, Clubs & Classes
Greeting Cards in a Hyperconnected World—Still Important
Connie Vaughan Are greeting cards passé in a world of Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and other online communication forums? Caring Hearts & Hands of Quail Creek (CHHQC) say no. Members have been creating and hand coloring individual cards over the last three years, and the demand for these cards keeps increasing. Quail Creek residents and friends…
September 2024, Clubs & Classes
Lapidary Club Members Learn the Basic Peyote Stitch
The peyote stitch is a non-loom bead weaving technique. Peyote pieces can be woven as flat strips; in a flat, round shape; or as a tube. In a recent class, Cathy Hasson taught students how to create a beautiful bracelet using the flat strip technique. More advanced classes will be offered in the near future.…
September 2024, Features
Where in the World Is the ‘Crossing’?
September 2024, Features
An Exquisite Memoir
Jerry Tinsley Many retired seniors find the need to put memories of pertinent parts of their lives into writing or on video to pass on to younger family members and friends. If you would like to see an example of how to write a memoir “right,” look no further than Quail Creek author Marlys Harper’s…
September 2024, Features
Word of the Month: Equipoise
David Zapatka While attending the Theosophical Society Convention in Wheaton, Ill., this summer, I saw one of the presenters use the word “equipoise” in his presentation. The usage of the word described a relationship balance between two philosophical thoughts. Equipoise—equi·poise noun 1. A state of equilibrium 2. Counterbalance 3. Balance of forces or interests verb…