Category: November 2021

From the Quail Creek Pro Shop

Joel Jaress, Quail Creek Head Golf Professional Greetings from the Quail Creek Pro Shop! I wanted to take this opportunity to communicate to the community regarding what’s happening in golf. The project on the Roadrunner course is complete, and the resident golfers seem to be very pleased with the final outcome. The bunkers have all…

‘Tis the Season!

Jingle and mingle the night away on Dec. 15, starting at 4:45 p.m., with the Holiday Parade! Afterwards, there will be caroling around the piano in the Copper Lounge with complimentary cookies and hot chocolate. Mr. and Mrs. Claus will be there for the festivities! Wear your ugliest Christmas sweater for a chance to win a…

Free Dance

Doug Shumway The Free Dance is scheduled for Sunday afternoon, Nov. 28, at 3 p.m. in the Madera Ballroom. Come work off your Thanksgiving excesses with foxtrot, waltz, swing, and rumba music. You can sign up for next year’s ballroom dance schedule. Contact Doug Shumway at 760-559-7126 for more information.

Third Quarterly PCQC Photo Contest 2021: Musical Lyrics

Deb Nesbitt The Photo Club of Quail Creek finished our third Quarterly Challenge of 2021. Photos were taken within the quarter and post-processing was unlimited. This quarter focused on photos that describe song lyrics. First place congratulations to Jim Burkstrand for his Lightning Strikes! In his own words, Jim shared, “We finally got a good monsoon…

Relishing Pickleball

David Zapatka Forehand Groundstroke Quoting from Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence, by Mary Littlewood, when hitting a forehand groundstroke, “from the moment the ball leaves the opponent’s paddle, you should be tracking its flight with your eyes to aid you in judging the speed and direction of the ball. Move to the…

MOAA Holiday Dinner Will Be a Time for Receiving

Peggy McGee Ho, ho, ho. Here comes Santa Claus. The Green Valley Chapter of Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) will host a holiday dinner at Grill on the Green, 5800 S. Camino Del Sol. The restaurant is next to the Canoa Ranch Pro Shop. To enable everyone to get home before it’s too dark,…

QCLGA Results

Threesome Best Net Ball Oct. 14 Flight 1: 1st Hedlund, Olsen, Whitehead -2, 2nd Opsal, Rathvon, Wilcox -1 Flight 2: 1st Cook, Hocking, Ulery -3, 2nd Allred, Knox, McDaniels -2, 3rd (tie) Epstein, Simmons, Turner E./Brogdon, Gould, Owens E. Flight 3: 1st Crane, Harmon, Thompson -4 PYP True Alternate Shot Net Event, Oct. 21 Flight…