Category: December 2014

TWOQC thanks residents for generous support of clothing drive

It was smiles all around from tired volunteers and the amazed VA staff members at the end of the successful drive.

Janice Pell Wow! The tremendous outpouring of generosity and support from the community for The Women of Quail Creek’s fifth annual clothing and household goods drive for homeless veterans was overwhelming. Contributions this year more than doubled last year’s donations. When volunteers delivered the donations to the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tucson, the staff was…

The Wine Life – December 2014

Andrew McCreery, d’Vine Gourmet Many eloquent words have been used to describe the annual grape harvest. All of the elements coming together to determine when the moment is just right for the grape to be plucked from the vine thus ending nature’s roll in the process of filling your glass. The handoff from nature to…

QCMGA 2014 Club Championship

Overall Champion: Bob Ford 72-78-73-223 Flight 1: 1st Gordon Bobilot 231, 2nd Steve Buttrey 250; Flight 2: 1st Randy Davis 233, 2nd Ralph Scafuri 240; Flight 3: 1st Wally Howard 245, 2nd Larry Slaughter 254; Flight 4: 1st Bob Erikson 257, 2nd Tim Phulips 257; Flight 5: 1st John Sobel 256, 2nd Dan Nelms 259;…

2015 schedule of QCPOA board meetings and questions & answers

Schedule for 2015: Location: Clubhouse Ballroom All Quail Creek Owners are encouraged to attend all meetings. Owner questions and comments are taken after Board meetings. Board meetings: Monday, March 9 – 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 12 – 6:00 p.m. (Annual) Question and Answer meetings: Wednesday, January 28 – 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 – 6:00…

Photography Club October Blues Contest

Second place - Patricia Thoresen

Robert Thoresen Helen Phillips garnered the judges’ first place votes of a picture taken on the club’s first “Doors of Tucson” field trip to Barrio Viejo in fall 2010. October’s contest theme was “The Color Blue”. The door is at the Elysian Grove Market which was vacant at the time. Helen likes to make her…

Members of TWOQC celebrate 10th anniversary in style

TWOQC members toast their 10 years as a club!

Janice Pell It was a delightfully fun day. More than 240 members of The Women of Quail Creek partied in grand style as they celebrated their 10th year anniversary as a club on October 27. The women arrived, many in high tea attire, wearing hats and even some in gloves, to find The Madera Clubhouse…

December Wellness Seminar

Join us on December 19 at 1:00 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom for the presentation “Robotic Heart Surgery: What is all the Hype About?” by Dr. Robert Poston (Northwest Medical Center). We are pleased to be able to reschedule Dr. Robert Poston, a leader in robotic-assisted heart surgery, as he discusses everything you…

December wellness program

Join us on Thursday, December 18 at 6:00 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom for the presentation “Caregiver Burnout” with guest speaker Mary Beth Smarra (Arizona Oncology). Dr. Bruce Porterfield’s physician’s assistant, Mary Beth Smarra, has been practicing in oncology for nearly 14 years and has been with Arizona Oncology in Green Valley practice…

A Shared Table cookbook sale dates announced

Debbie Rowe, Rena Craine and Cindy Day are among the many TWOQC club members that volunteer their time to sell cookbooks.

The TWOQC cookbook, A Shared Table is a great gift idea for family and friends, or to take for a hostess gift during the holidays. The “Holiday Favorites” section will help when entertaining. Think about combining the cookbook with a plate of Christmas toffee, Christmas candy or chocolate nuggets as a gift. All proceeds from the…