Peggy McGee The weather may not seem like it, but Christmas is just around the corner. It will soon be time for Christmas in July—the Quail Creek Lady Putters’ annual collection for the Green Valley Community Food Bank. The drive will be held on Wednesday, July 24. That morning the Lady Putters will be donning…
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July 2024, Front Page
In My Kitchen Hosted Bunco
Pam Hartwell-James and Inna Shames Pam Hartwell-James hosted a game of bunco on May 27 and served up an enticing array of appetizers and desserts. Who knew what a fun day combining these foods and bunco would turn out to be? Bunco is a popular game played with nine dice and a whole lot of…
July 2024, Front Page
‘Quail Creek’s Got Talent’ Show Open Auditions August 8
The Quail Creek’s Got Talent Show will return this summer on Saturday, Aug. 17, in the Madera clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. The Performing Arts Guild (PAG) will be selling show tickets in the clubhouse lobby on Tuesday, July 16, from 7 to 11 a.m. and on Tuesday, July 23, from 8 to 11 a.m. Tickets are…
June 2024, Front Page
Quail Creek Disc Golf Club
Lenny Friedman The Quail Creek Disc Golf Club (QCDGC) held an organizational meeting in the Kino Center on Feb. 29, which was attended by 70 Quail Creek residents. As a result of the meeting, a QCDGC GroupWorks site was created and a temporary board of directors was established with President Lenny Friedman (started the Quail…
June 2024, Front Page
‘Quail Creek’s Got Talent’ Open Auditions August 8
The Quail Creek’s Got Talent show will return this summer. It’s time to dust off those vocal chords, limber up those fingers, stretch out those leg muscles, and start rehearsing for audition time! Auditions will be held the evening of Thursday, Aug. 8, in the ballroom at the clubhouse. The Performing Arts Guild (PAG) is…
June 2024, Front Page
Let’s Travel Club
Carpooled to Tucson Botanical Gardens Linn Myrick Members of the Let’s Travel Club carpooled on May 3 to Tucson to participate in a day trip. Starting out at the Tucson Botanical Gardens, we learned about efforts in place to combat plastic pollution in our oceans. The nonprofit organization Washed Ashore has partnered with the Gardens…
May 2024, Front Page
Couples Navigate Revenge and Compete in Masters
Cyndi Hoover The Couples Golf Association hosted a unique event on May 3, combining a fun and challenging superintendent’s revenge four-person scramble with a post-round Masters game. Noah and his crew did a superb job setting up the course for the revenge with obstacles, “hidden” holes, unusual tee box locations, and even telling golfers they…
May 2024, Front Page
Quail Creek Men’s Pickleball Team Wins Southern Region Championship
David Mungo The Quail Creek 65+ Men’s 4.0 pickleball team (the Quailienators) completed another very successful winter season in the Arizona Pickleball Players League (APPL). The team was crowned 2024 APPL Southern Region Champions in their category (their second annual Southern Region Championship in a row!). The team also competed in the Arizona state championship…
May 2024, Front Page
Caring Hearts & Hands of Quail Creek Visit Youth On Their Own Forever Home
Connie Vaughan On March 23, 14 members of Caring Hearts & Hands Quail Creek (CHHQC) caravanned for a tour of Youth On Their Own’s (YOTO) new forever home at Country Club Road in Tucson. This was an opportunity to see firsthand the impact YOTO has on the lives of homeless youth. The tour reinforced for…
April 2024, Front Page
PAG Spring Play, ‘Wrong Window,’ May 2–4
The QC Performing Arts Guild (PAG) is proud to announce the performance dates for this year’s spring play, Wrong Window, written by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore. A matinee show will be held on Thursday, May 2, at 3 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom, with evening shows on Friday, May 3, and…