Category: October 2013

TWOQC receives valuable interior design tips

Peggy McGee Tamara Scott-Anderson, vice president of Contents Interiors, was the featured speaker at The Women of Quail Creek meeting on August 26. Tamara showed photos of a new house with no furniture for which she started from scratch for floor and wall coverings as well as furniture to emphasize how using different textures and…

The Alley Cats: America’s premier Doo-Wop group to perform

National Performing Artists presents The Alley Cats: America’s Premier Doo-Wop Group on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. Tickets are $21.00 each and a cash bar opens at 6:00 p.m. Formed at Fullerton College in 1987, The Alley Cats have made it to the forefront of A Capella…

Put your butts in the can

Kay Robinson Please do not throw or drop your cigarette butts on the ground. That’s littering! Keep Quail Creek looking as lovely as it’s meant to be for all to enjoy. Hold on to your trash until you find a trash can. If you find trash or butts on your walk, run, bike ride or…

Veterans’ Voice

Art Sloane The new director of the Arizona Department of Veterans Services is Ted Vogt from Tucson. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force who served as an intelligence officer and commanded a unit that was responsible for providing counter-terrorism and threat information. He served in Afghanistan and the Middle East as part…

Check Out – Check In

Janet Mills Bunker Hill, a City, a Siege, a Revolution by Nathaniel Philbrick. This is a book that could have been written in three sections. I have read books about the founding of our nation but never one that has so much detail about each section. Philbrick has written a masterful knowledgeable book. In 1775, Boston…

Mark your calendars for the Quail Creek Arts & Crafts Fair

The Fall Festival will have free admission plus free parking on Saturday, November 2, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 3, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Don’t miss our annual Fall Festival featuring many unique items all handmade by Quail Creek residents and clubs. This amazing indoor arts and crafts show…

Quilt Covey news

Sharon Thompson The Quail Creek Quilt Covey will be selling tickets at the November Quail Creek Fall Festival for a chance to win this year’s Opportunity Quilt, a colorful Trip Around the World queen size quilt. This quilt was made by members of the Quilt Covey and all proceeds from this sale will be used to…

Senior scam prevention

Learn about resources available from staff of the Attorney General’s office and hosted by Representative Andrea Dalessandro on Monday, November 4 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse. They will be the main presenter and they will be joined by representatives of AARP, Pima Council on Aging and our local Scam Squad who…