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Chuck Hill This will be the twelfth year for observing the Ride of Silence in the Santa Cruz Valley area. What started out to be a group of 30 bicyclists in the initial event has now grown to a regular group of 70 riders. When planning the first ride the organizers were approached by Pima…
Sue Bowerman Mark your calendars for March 17, 18 and 19 at the Model Home Sales Office. Eight artists from Quail Creek will participate in the Tubac Center of the Arts Open Studio Tour. Rather than open their individual studios, they will collectively exhibit their fine art in the Quail Creek Model Home and Sales…
Dancing with Your Quail Creek Stars will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2017. Cash bar opens at 6:00 p.m. with show time at 7:00 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. Tickets are $20. Mark your calendars; the Utah Ballroom Dance Company is coming back to Quail Creek with its troupe of college dancers.…
Ron and Vicki Sullivan Mark your calendars for March 3, 4 and 5, 2017 at Quail Creek’s Kino Conference Center. Quail Creek will be the venue for a Mata Ortiz pottery, Oaxacan weaving, and Taxco jewelry show at the Kino Conference Center. Located in the heart of Quail Creek, the Kino Conference Center is adjacent…
George Atwell, VP Food and Beverage Robson Ranch is preparing to host the 13th annual Chef’s Gala Saturday, January 21. The event is the brain child of George Atwell, VP of Food and Beverage for Robson Communities, as a way to foster friendly competition among the Chefs of all the Robson Resort Communities. The winning…
Valentine’s Day Dinner Dance will take place Tuesday, February 14, 2017 in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. A cash bar opens at 4:30 p.m. Music and passed assorted hors d’ oeuvres: 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Plated dinner: 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Dance music by The Awesome 60s, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Ticket price: $48 (all…
Peggy McGee The eleventh annual Empty Bowls event to support the many programs offered by Valley Assistance Services (VAS) will take place on Saturday, February 11 at Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S. Camino del Sol in Green Valley. There will be three seatings: 11:00 a.m., noon and 1:00 p.m. Tickets are available for $20 in…
Tom Haberer Friday, November 11 was sunny and warm and a perfect day for golf as 116 golfers turned out for the Veterans Day Charity Golf Tournament hosted by the Quail Creek Veterans Golf Association. The event raised over $4,400 for local veterans charities while providing a fun day of scramble golf, exciting raffle prizes…
New Year’s Eve Dinner Dance Puttin’ on the Glitz will take place Saturday, December 31, 2016, in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. 5:30 p.m. – Cash Bar opens 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Cocktails and passed hors d’oeuvres with music by Five Way Street 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. – Dinner choice of either garlic crusted…
Diane Quinn The Green Valley Sahuarita Community Food Bank is struggling to meet the needs of area residents. Two weeks before Thanksgiving news began to spread that the shelves of the local food bank were empty. Three days before Thanksgiving the lines of people coming to the food bank to receive food boxes were out…