Category: November 2022

In Passing

Thomas E. McShane Thomas E. McShane, a resident of Quail Creek, recently passed away. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Calif., he lived in Edmonds, Wash.; Castro Valley, Calif.; Arcadia, Calif., and back to Edmonds, Wash., before retiring to Green Valley. A loving husband, father, and wonderful friend to many, he also was an avid…

Out of the Darkness

Alphie Smith Perri Jones and Team Andrew from Quail Creek held the banner and led the 2022 Out of the Darkness Community Walk for Southern Arizona at Reid Park in Tucson on Oct. 8. The annual event is put on by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). This year 600 walkers participated. Perri was…

TWOQC Check Out the Heirloom Farmers Market

Jane Gold On Oct. 16 eight The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) members went on an On-the-Go excursion to Heirloom Farmers Market, Tucson’s largest year-round farmers market! This Heirloom Farmers Market is located along the bike trail known as The Loop and is nestled in the southeast corner of Rillito Park Racetrack. The market hosts…

Benefits of Ballroom Dancing

Ballroom dancing is the perfect activity! What else has a combination of documented physical and mental health benefits, can enhance your marriage and social life, improve posture and flexibility, reduce stress and depression, and is a creative outlet? And it’s fun! Choose from the following: Ballroom (foxtrot, waltz, tango) Latin (salsa, cha cha, rumba, samba,…

Good News at the Anza!

Don Beaver, Director of Fitness As our seasonal Quail Creek residents return, swelling the number of active fitness attendees, a number of changes will be implemented to better accommodate everyone, taking into account our wide range of ages and abilities. On top of that, November is a great month to work on those unwanted pounds prior to…

Rainbow Club Donates to Food Bank

The Quail Creek Rainbow Club held a community outreach planning meeting last June and discussed opportunities for the club to give back to our local communities. Club members decided to hold monthly food drive events for local food banks as one opportunity to support our community. Initially, the plan was to deliver the food collected…