Category: November 2014

Thank you, friends – November 2014

Thank you “Rally for the Cure” Supporters The Quail Creek Ladies’ Golf Associations, both 18 and 9 hole clubs, would like to thank the following individuals and businesses for their generous donations to the Rally for the Cure Event held on Thursday, October 23. Quail Creek Businesses: Bella Fiore, Bodyworks by Mark, Lea Hoffman massage,…

Modern Streetcar Tour of Tucson

Poet’s head sculpture at the end of the Streetcar route

Joyce Shumate The Quail Creek TRIPS committee set up another great tour. On October 23, a lucky group of 20 Quail Creek residents were able to travel on the new Sun Link Streetcar. Arriving at the Madera Clubhouse at 8:00 a.m. they formed their carpool to the Mercado, San Agustin Market where they met their…

A Classic Country Christmas

A Classic Country Christmas, an LSP Concert, will be presented on Tuesday, December 9, 2014, in the Madera Clubhouse Ballroom at 7:00 p.m. A cash bar opens at 6:00 p.m. Gather up the family and get set to two step ’round the Christmas tree as you enjoy the yuletide twang. This knee slapping production includes…

Volunteers needed to drive cancer patients to treatments

Ginny Hutcheson Cancer patients that live in Sahuarita do not get free rides to cancer treatments from the Green Valley services that are available to all Green Valley residents (Friends in Deed, etc.). When a cancer patient is ill and unable to find a ride for treatments the continuity of treatment is broken and appointments…

Rally for the Cure 2014 was a huge success!

The QCLGA clubs gathered to raise money for breast cancer.

The QCLGA, both the 9 and 18 hole clubs combined efforts once again to raise money for research and cure for breast cancer with their annual Rally for the Cure. This year’s theme was Rally on the SerengeTEE with African safari attire and animals on display throughout the Madera Clubhouse. The grand finale of the…

2014 Employee Appreciation Event

Employees from a previous year enjoy the event.

Mary C. Kollschegg Do you know how many men and women at Quail Creek work for you? Yes, for you! Would you be surprised to learn that the number is over 150? They clean the clubhouse lounge, library, bathrooms and fitness center; they set up for and clean up after meetings; they trim the trees…

Scarlet Macaws and the Quail Creek Connection

Figure one: Scarlet Macaw trading routes map

Ron and Vicki Sullivan Scarlet macaws may have been the first rain birds to arrive in the desert oasis southwest. Originating in the humid tropical lowlands of southern Mexico, scarlet macaws were transported a minimum of 700 miles up to a total of 1400 miles. One of the 700 mile legs was from Mesoamerica to…

Editorial deadline changes

Chelsea Johnson The holidays are almost upon us! Since Thanksgiving and Christmas are so close to the editorial deadlines, we are moving them up. Please have all editorial submitted by 4:00 p.m. on November 25 (for the December issue) and by 4:00 p.m. on December 23 (for the January issue). Be sure to mark your calendars, now!…

The Women of Quail Creek learn about container gardening

The Women of Quail Creek September door prize winners.

Janice Pell At the September meeting of TWOQC, 92 ladies found out secrets to successfully planting and maintaining container gardens. Landscape Architect, Arborist and teacher, Linda Strader, shared her extensive knowledge of desert plants and how to care for them. Attendees went home knowing such gems as why it’s not a good idea to put…