Category: December 2022

Guest Registration—What You Need to Know!

Susanna Meadows, Member Services Supervisor/Food & Beverage Administrator The Quail Creek Member Services Desk hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Do you have a guest coming to stay with you? Here’s what you need to know in order to get them registered in our system: 1) The guests must be present…

Turkeys for the Troops 2022 Style

Peggy McGee With a limit on the number of turkeys one can buy still in effect at the Davis-Monthan Commissary, the Green Valley Chapter, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), had to do a modified Turkeys for the Troops presentation this year. Instead of a turkey and $25 gift card to purchase the necessary foods…

14th Time Is the Charm!

Who Shot JR? A Musical Murder Mystery is coming to the Crystal Ballroom stage of the QC clubhouse on Feb. 2, 3, and 4, 2023. This will be the 14th written and produced by Davey Jones (Joey Reynolds in the show). Don’t be fooled by his stage name initials—the following cast members also have the same…

Massing of the Colors Ceremony Set for January 13

Peggy McGee Mark your 2023 calendars for the annual Military Order of the World Wars Massing of the Colors Ceremony on Friday, Jan. 13, at 10 a.m. This solemn ceremony will be held in the Sahuarita Unified School District Auditorium, 350 W. Sahuarita Road. Parking is free. The ceremony, which lasts between 75 and 90…

Anza Athletic Club Class Descriptions

Body Blast T,TH 10 a.m. Lorraine Beaver. Work all muscle groups using high-volume reps and low resistance with dumbbell weights—a great workout geared to improving muscle tone and definition and cardiovascular fitness. Bring a mat and lots of water! Class limit 22. Chair Yoga SA 11 a.m. Gail Johnson. A low-intensity exercise in which yoga postures…

Word of the Month: Run

David Zapatka Reader Carmela Hopkins writes, “Every month I look for your column in the Splash. Have you considered an article on the word ‘run?’ You’re on a run. I mean roll.” There are more definitions of this word than any word I have researched. Here are a few. Run verb a. to go faster than…

U.S. Military History: Unrecognized Heroes

Ross Dunfee When you hear your service-song played and you were in that branch of military service, please stand and be recognized. And so, the song goes, Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, and now Space Force. In turn, veterans of each branch of military service stand, the audience appropriately applauds the veterans, and…