Bonnie Nowicki Growing your own vegetables can be a truly rewarding experience. This article targets “in-ground” veggie planting using healthy, store-bought starter plants. First, decide how large an area you want to devote to the garden. Next, decide which cool-weather veggies you and your family eat and who will be doing the work of planting,…
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Generals, October 2023
A Mini Version of the Cancer Benefit Garage Sale Needs Your Donations
Ginny Hutcheson The Quail Creek Fights Back Relay For Life team will again accept good, clean, saleable item donations for the team to sell on Nov. 11 to raise money for the American Cancer Society to fund cancer patient programs and cancer research. The team will no longer accept furniture or anything large or heavy. Small…
Generals, October 2023
PAG Christmas Show
Cyndy Gierada It’s true—the holidays will be here before we know it! And with that season rapidly approaching, the Quail Creek Performing Arts Guild (PAG) will proudly present “Sleigh It Isn’t So!—A Holiday Celebration.” Shows will be held on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Nov. 30, Dec. 1, and Dec. 2, but there is a big…
Generals, October 2023
Ruby Jane Fashion Show Returns to Quail Creek on February 6, 2024
Connie Vaughan Caring Hearts & Hands of Quail Creek (CHHQC) is once again holding a Luncheon and Fashion Show of Ruby Jane Designs of Tubac on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, at the Madera Clubhouse Ballroom. One hundred percent of the net proceeds from this event go directly to YOTO (Youth On Their Own), a dropout-prevention…
Generals, October 2023
Tax Helpers Needed
Peggy McGee Every year AARP provides free tax preparation to residents all across the country, as well as in the local area. One does not have to be an AARP member to have their returns prepared by the AARP volunteers. Right now the AARP team that works on the La Posada Campus is looking for…
Generals, October 2023
Sunland Road Work Scheduled During October
Sunland Asphalt has been contracted to perform multiple road repairs and striping during the month of October. Please note there are multiple types of road maintenance work scheduled, including: 1. Community-wide striping of main roads, intersections, and parking lots 2. Unit 14 and Unit 16: Fog sealing and striping work, Oct. 4-7 3. Unit 1b…
Generals, October 2023
Visit the Caring Hearts & Hands Booth at the Fall Festival November 4-5
Connie Vaughan Once again, Caring Hearts & Hands of Quail Creek (CHHQC) will have a booth at the upcoming Fall Festival. This is a great opportunity to stock up on our handmade cards for the holidays and other special occasions and to purchase raffle tickets for our “famous gift baskets.” Caring Hearts & Hands will…
Generals, October 2023
Winter Overseeding
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 our…
Generals, October 2023
Don’t Even Think of Missing the October 26 Javelina Hoedown!
Inna Shames The Javelina Hoedown is just around the corner, and it’s one of Quail Creek’s most popular annual events. A Western-style chuckwagon dinner/dance with an outstanding DJ, lots of line dancing, plus raffles and prizes galore pretty much guarantee that a great time will be had by all. But that’s just the beginning because…
Generals, October 2023
Activities Council Corner
Fran Blackwell and Vicki Persson The QC Activities Council works with Armando Alvarez, QC activities director, to offer fun and adventurous events like the Prom Through the Years held on August 19, 2023. Patti and Moe Giannasi were there and said, “This prom was much more fun than our high school prom! Great band and…