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Sharon Pulcinella Leprechauns weren’t the only ones having fun in March! A number of The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) members laced up their hiking boots and went exploring on a unique hiking adventure. On March 18, five TWOQC members were treated to a fascinating step back in time on their visit to the former Helvetia…
Dodie Prescott Have you wondered what the Quail Creek Performing Arts Guild has been doing during the pandemic? Well, we’ve been anxiously waiting in the wings, like other performing groups around the country, until the time is right to produce a new show. The Quail Creek Performing Arts Guild (PAG) is made up of over…
Peggy McGee The 15th annual Empty Bowls event, sponsored by Valley Assistance Services (VAS), will go on this year, with some modifications. The event will take place on Saturday, March 27 from 10 a.m. to noon at Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S Camino Del Sol. Instead of being inside the church, the event will be a…
Ginny Hutcheson The Quail Creek Fine Arts Painting Club is excited to introduce Robin Barns as a new art instructor. Robin teaches both acrylics and oil painting to many students, who are enjoying learning from such a talented teacher. Robin Barnes has been painting since 1989 and is accomplished in the use of oils and…
Peggy McGee As you know, higher education gets more expensive by the year. The Green Valley MOAA Chapter wanted to increase the amount of their JROTC scholarships by raising some extra money, without attempting a big fundraiser while COVID is still with us. It was MOD Pizza to the rescue. MOD Pizza, 18767 S Nogales…
Bill Foraker Gail and Paul Lischeid organized a Quail Creek Unit 22 collection of food and other necessities for dogs and cats at the Animal League of Green Valley, the Paws Patrol, and the Humane Society of Southern Arizona. Gail and Paul had everyone drop their donations at their garage on Dec. 12, and were…
Janet Johnson Time for introductions! Our new and returning Quail Creek Couples Golf Association (QCCLA) board members are Jay Thompson, president; Dena Knox, secretary; Pam Coulter, treasurer; Bobbi Jo Rathvon, tournament chairperson; and Connie Hiles, tournament co-chairperson. Our first fun and exciting tournament was on Jan. 15. All of our events are played on the…
Yasmin John-Thorpe These are strange times! In fact, for many, 2020 will go in the books as a year when normalcy and sanity went out the door. However, maybe not so for writers and poets. The isolation is just what the muse ordered for many creative minds. Paul Riggins, president of the QC Writers and…
Steve Shapiro We are pleased to announce that due to generous donations by the membership of the Quail Creek Desert Duffers (The Duffers), we were able to present checks to both the Green Valley Food Bank and Sahuarita Food Bank for $770 each, totaling $1,540. These donations were collected from the QC Desert Duffers during…
Peggy McGee Even though they have not been able to putt together as a group for over nine months, the Lady Putters decided to continue their holiday tradition of helping the Green Valley/Amado Food Bank. Putters president Janet Wegner set up the food bank drop point in her driveway, where she greeted the ladies clad in…