Sydney Ranney It’s not too early to mark your calendars for the annual Business Expo, sponsored by the Quail Creek Performing Arts Guild. The 2020 event is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse and parking lot. The always popular Business Expo showcases over 60 businesses of…
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Front Page, December 2019
Toy makers for the holidays
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…
Front Page, December 2019
Lady Putters finally win Battle of the Sexes
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…
Front Page, November 2019
Photo Club’s Q3 2019 Quarterly Challenge – Inanimate Objects
Jim Burkstrand The Photo Club of Quail Creek just completed its fourth quarterly photo challenge, which had a theme of “Inanimate Objects.” Each club member could enter up to three photos that had to be taken within the calendar quarter, and the photographer/artist could post process the photo in any way, including using Photoshop filters and…
Front Page, November 2019
Help make Christmas for a YOTO student merrier!
Cindy Mayron The fifth annual Holiday Gift Bag and Blanket drive for Youth on Their Own (YOTO) will be collected and displayed at The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) Holiday Luncheon on Dec. 9 (see the article in this issue). “This is the time of the year we can help the youth in our area…
Front Page, October 2019
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Dodie Prescott So, what do a large fish, a hula doll, a mini-Santa mug, and a pair of false teeth, have in common? They’re all props being used by the Performing Arts Guild (PAG) in this year’s show A Christmas Tree Filled With Tradition. Yes, there will be beautiful stories told about Christmas heritage traditions from countries…
Front Page, October 2019
TWOQC honored as one of 2019 AZ19 Region’s Most Influential People/Group
Cindy Mayron On Sept. 10, The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) was honored as one of the AZ19 Region’s Most Influential People/Group of 2019. “This is a special project and event to recognize some of those like your group, who give back to their communities or fellow citizens selflessly and usually without fanfare,” said Dru Sanchez,…
Front Page, September 2019
VA speakers share how our donations are used
Peggy McGee One homeless veteran is one too many for those who have served, but when there are almost 1,000, many with families, then it’s a major problem. Fortunately, the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System—better known as the Tucson VA Hospital—has aggressively addressed this problem, and the number of homeless veterans has decreased significantly over the…
Front Page, September 2019
Women prevail at annual Prickly Pair Tournament
Jacquie Owens On a hot sunny day, 60 players from the Quail Creek 18-hole ladies and men’s golf associations met to play the annual Prickly Pair Tournament. Thirty men and 30 women paired off and headed out to their respective holes for a lively match-play competition! In the end, team scores were totaled and were…
Front Page, August 2019
Quail Creek rocks a Patriotic 4th of July
Anita Fisk The big, red fire truck from Green Valley Fire District Station No. 155 kicked off this year’s Fourth of July parade at Quail Creek. Residents and their guests found great seats along the parade route to cheer loudly from as they enjoyed more than 50 golf carts, bicycles and cars all decorated in…