Thom Sharples The holiday helpers from Quail Creek Wood Workers Shop have replicated a vintage wooden toy/puzzle and produced 25 new toys. Twelve of these toys are painted. They will be distributed by Harry Pell to Toys for Tots in early December, just in time for Christmas! The other 13 toys were made for The…
Tim Phillips At the annual meeting and luncheon of the QCMGA on Nov. 19, 2019, President Shel Zatkin announced the creation of a new award to be presented annually to the Outstanding Volunteer of the year. This is the first new award created by the QCMGA Board of Directors in several years. With a membership…
Chelsey Nakata, Editorial Assistant Hello Quail Creek residents. The holidays are just around the corner, which means bumping up our editorial submission deadlines, to ensure that everyone on our Robson Publishing team gets to spend time with their families. The December editorial submission deadline is Friday, Dec. 20 at 4 p.m. (this is the deadline…
Peggy McGee After being defeated seven years in a row, on a perfect weather day in November the Lady Putters finally beat their challengers in the annual Battle of the Sexes. Teams were evenly skilled in that two teams tied for 1st place. The first team with members Lou Moultrie, Nancy McDaniels, Yoshie Hennessy, Joyce…
Peggy McGee The Green Valley Military Officers Association celebrated Christmas a little early this year by taking up a collection for the local Toys for Tots program at its November meeting. Members bought toys and games for children of all ages and gift cards for teens who are included in the national program. In the…
Justine Lewis Thank you, Quail Creek residents, for your generosity. As of Aug. 2019, a total of 4,400 golf balls, nine golf bags, six head covers, two travel roller bags, and one pair of shoes have been donated and delivered to The First Tee of Tucson. Deliveries are made approximately every other month.
Linda Beal Take an evening to enjoy a bit of “Minnesota nice.” The Bar will open at 5 p.m. on Feb. 4, 2020; the meal will follow. Join us to remember some of Minnesota’s unique qualities, while meeting up with past, present, and close-to Minnesotans here in Quail Creek. Our dinner is open to all.…
Susanne Fairman Jadine Hilt, a Quail Creek resident successfully applied for a $250 Thrivent grant to support the Youth on Their Own (YOTO) Christmas fleece blanket project. Fabrics Plus chairperson Sue Ann Obremski calculated the yards of fabric that could be purchased at a local fabric store with this grant and called members to a…
Cindy Mayron One hundred eighty-one TWOQC members enjoyed a great evening on Monday, Nov. 11, experiencing all things travel! President Pat Neel recognized our veteran’s service and sacrifices on this Veterans Day. Kathe Alves, Program Chair, explained the Passport Game that everyone was entered to win raffle prizes. REI provided a fashion show, modeled by…
Terri Erickson Congratulations to Bonny Wilcox, winner of the Club Championship for the QCLGA 18-hole club.