Alphie Smith and Dennis Desmond On Oct. 29 the Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) hosted Pool Players of the Brooke (SaddleBrooke) to an 8-Ball Partners Challenge. The tournament was held in the newly renovated and expanded Billiards Room at Madera clubhouse on the four new 9-foot Diamond Championship tables. Eight players from each club participated,…
Dick Sussman, QCGC Communications Director At our special November “Meet & Greet” event, members of our QC Genealogy Club (QCGC), along with spouses/partners, hugely enjoyed their first official social gathering since the club was established. An attractive QC Grill-hosted buffet station filled with delicious appetizer and fruit temptations was a great success. With all of…
Jim Burkstrand The Photo Club of Quail Creek (PCQC) continued with its monthly members’ contest with September having the topic of “candid people.” Each club member could enter up to three photos taken in the last three years. This subject was a popular one for the members, as you might expect, and drew 29 entries. All…
One of These Nights, produced by TAD Management, promises exactly that—an unforgettable night! The show is on Monday, Feb. 27 in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. Join One of These Nights as they take you on their version of a hit-filled show featuring the music of the Eagles, one of the most successful rock acts of…
Peggy McGee Did you know there were Japanese internment camps in Arizona during World War II? If you didn’t, then you do not want to miss the talk at the Green Valley Chapter, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), luncheon on Jan. 19, 2023, at Dominick’s Grill, 77 Paseo de Golf. It’s right off Abrego…
Gloria Bible Every year, mention of the Quail Creek Tennis Club Chili Feed gets taste buds salivating! This year, on Nov. 6, this much-anticipated event was blessed with sunny skies and delightful temperatures—perfect for informal tennis games followed by a tasty selection of homemade chili offerings, cornbread, and desserts. Club President Rick Wade thanked everyone…
The Quail Creek Couples Golf Association (QCCGA) annual two-day Club Championship was held on Nov. 16 and 18. Cool, sunny mornings with warm temperatures in the afternoons resulted in spirited scoring by all golfers. After two rounds of play, Overall Low Gross and Low Net Club Champion winners were separated only by a few strokes.…
Peggy McGee The Green Valley Chapter Military Officers Association has traditionally awarded $1,500 scholarships to Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps students from Sahuarita, Rio Rico, and Nogales High Schools. With the cost of higher education constantly on the rise, even for community colleges and instate tuition rates, the Chapter wanted to increase the amount of…
Peggy McGee The annual Ladies Golf Club’s benefit to help local charities was a financial success for the charities. Because so many of the Lady Putters are also golfers who putt to hopefully enhance their putting skills on the golf course, only 11 Lady Putters were available to putt during the tournament. They had putted…
Congratulations to fellow QC Men’s Golf Association member Gary Reed for scoring a hole-in-one on Quail number 2 on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. This was Gary’s third career hole-in-one and second at Quail Creek (he had a hole-in-one on Roadrunner number 2 on Aug. 17, 2022). Way to go, Gary!