Peggy McGee It was give back time for the Green Valley Chapter, Military Officers Association (MOA) at their October 18 dinner meeting. Guest speaker was Brigadier General Andrew J. MacDonald, Commander of the 162nd Fighter Wing, Arizona Air National Guard. General MacDonald talked about the diverse missions of the unit, with the great emphasis on…
Diane Quinn The eighth annual clothing and household goods drive to benefit homeless veterans broke records. The clothing drive, sponsored and organized by The Women of Quail Creek, included help from over 60 volunteers. They worked diligently in the heat of the Saturday, October 21 morning to collect, sort and inventory 8,183 items, 126 pounds…
Joyce Shumate On October 19 TRIPS took 21 Quail Creek residents on a day of Taste of Tucson Culinary experience that also included Tucson History and Streetcar tour. The tour started at the Mercado San Agustin courtyard, where we met our tour guides Lysa and Janice from Taste of Tucson Downtown. After a history of…
Harry Sawchuk (Even if you’re not, but always dreamt about being a Canadian, you are welcome to join us) The Canadian Club at Quail Creek is an informal group whose members are interested in getting together (occasionally) with fellow Canadian snowbird residents and renters in Quail Creek to meet, mingle, chat, play, share ideas and…
Doug Shumway For lovers of traditional and ballroom dances, the new Country Club Dancers has been formed. Two dances in 2018 have been scheduled for our initial events. The music is traditional ballroom and the dress is dressy casual; no shorts or blue jeans please. In this initial year, 2018, two dances have been scheduled…
Susanne Fairman And the winner is… Sherry Morris, an avid golfer and member of Fabrics Plus, a division of the Quail Creek Quilt Covey, is the 2017 winner of the FitNice Challenge, a nationwide sewing competition! Contestants were challenged to design a garment using the FitNice pattern system. Sherrie designed and sewed a knit top…
Bonnie Hyra Monday evening October 9, nationally recognized Navajo Rug expert Steve Getzwiller kicked off the first of three educational lectures co-sponsored by QC’s Education Committee and TWOQC’s Scholarship Committee. Getzwiller shared his extensive knowledge of Navajo weavings while the audience was treated to an “up close and personal” examination of rugs from his Nizhoni…
Cindy Mayron Polly Daly and Fred Ginocchio from the Alliance 4 Action and Mary Matiella, CD2 Candidate, will be the speakers at Democratic Club of Quail Creek meeting on Saturday, November 18, 3:00 pm, at the Madera Clubhouse Silver Room. Current members, prospective members and the public are welcome to attend. Polly Daly is a…
Diane Quinn The Women of Quail Creek will have a gingerbread themed holiday luncheon and program on Monday, December 11 in the Madera Clubhouse Ballroom. The luncheon begins at noon with a menu of traditional turkey breast with cranberry walnut dressing, mashed potatoes with gravy and house-made cranberry sauce. Dessert will feature gingerbread cookies with…
Jim Burkstrand The Photo Club of Quail Creek continued into 2017 with its monthly members’ contest having a theme Through the Window. This month it drew another large number of entries – we had 35 shots submitted by members, all of which can be seen on our Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/photos/129343350@N08/albums/72157685915819812 Lauren Hillquist won First Place…