Peggy McGee
Sports, December 2021
Putters Celebrate Veterans Day
Category: December 2021
Sports, December 2021
Congratulations John Brooks
Congratulations to QC Men’s Golf Association member John Brooks for shooting six strokes under his age. This remarkable feat happened on Oct. 20. John shot a round of 72 playing the Quail/Coyote courses from the combo Silver/Copper tees. Seven birdies helped John accomplish this once-in-a-lifetime achievement. Way to go, John!
Sports, December 2021
Prickly Pair Annual Golf Tourney
Each year, this tournament pits the Quail Creek men against the women in an 18-hole match play event to decide a winner of the coveted “Prickly Pair” trophy. Winners this year were the men’s team players. In nine years of play, the women have won five times and the men four. It’s very competitive, and…
Sports, December 2021
Relishing Pickleball
David Zapatka Backhand Groundstroke Quoting from Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, when hitting a backhand groundstroke, “The same principles apply when you’re hitting a backhand groundstroke (as a forehand groundstroke) except that you move to the left rather than to the right (right-handed players). While some players change the…
Sports, December 2021
Quail Creek Women Golfers
Kathy Thompson We played in the Canoa Ranch Women’s Golf Association Open Golf event on Nov. 8 and took Low Net of the Field. The winners were Dena Knox, Kathy Thompson, Cherie McDaniels, and Brenda Allred. Our team theme was “Born in the USA.”
Features, December 2021
Spotlight On Advertiser: Green Valley’s Got Talent Survives and Thrives
One of the most popular entertainment events in Green Valley to launch in recent years learned a big lesson last year. Surviving the COVID-19 era for an arts organization takes creativity and support from the arts community! The pandemic changed the 2020–21 season, but didn’t kill it. Instead of five live shows at the Community…
Clubs & Classes, December 2021
MOAA to Start 2022 with a Luncheon
Peggy McGee The Green Valley Chapter Military Officers Association of America will open 2022 with a luncheon at Dominick’s American Grill, 77 E. Paseo De Golf in Green Valley, on Jan. 18 at 11:30 a.m. The featured speaker will be Chris Arindell who will talk about the Japanese invasion of the Philippines on Dec. 8,…
Sports, December 2021
Relishing Pickleball: Arizona Pickleball Players League News—White Mountain Region to Be Added as the Fifth APPL Region
David Zapatka The Arizona Pickleball Players league (APPL) has now expanded its popular team-based pickleball league into its fifth region. After founding the first team-based pickleball league, East Valley Interclub League in 2012 (which has grown ever since), the Arizona Pickleball Players League was formally organized as a nonprofit in 2019 by a group of…
Clubs & Classes, December 2021
Let’s Travel Club—Exploring Israel
Joyce Shumate The Let’s Travel Club’s December meeting program will be presented by Rabbi Norm Roman, a Quail Creek resident who has visited Israel about 50 times since 1965. He has led more than 35 groups of teens, family, and adults-only touring the country. The presentation will be a whirlwind introduction to Israel’s most important…
Front Page, December 2021
2021 Quail Creek Couples Championship
Our Quail Creek Couples Golf Association (QCCGA) had great attendance, many golf shot challenges, and loads of fun during our two-day 2021 Couples Championship on Wednesday, Nov. 17, and Friday, Nov. 19. The two formats were Best Ball and Chapman, concluding with our annual meeting. The Overall Gross Couples Champions award was presented to Greg and…