Category: June 2013

QC Women medal in national tennis tournament

Quail Creek residents Becky Barrow and Lynne Johnson took home bronze medals in the U.S. Tennis Associations 7.0 Women Super Senior National Tournament in Surprise, Arizona, on April 26, 27 and 28. Playing for Himmel Park in Tucson they helped their team win the 2012 Spring League. In December the team traveled to El Paso,…

News and reminders 

Concierge Desk will be closed on Thursday, July 4. Come and enjoy all the activities to celebrate Independence Day! Quail Creek Source Book; address and phone updates are due before July 1. Our new Source Book will be printed late this summer for fall delivery. If your listing is correct in the 2012/2013 book, you…

Lapidary Club news

Cathy Hasson Most of the Quail Creek activities have slowed down considerably with the arrival of our lovely summer weather. The Lapidary and Jewelry Club is no exception. Our workshop will be operating on a very limited schedule and a few classes will be offered, all of which can be seen on our website. Nancy…

Niners fourth annual Junior tournament a big success

Deb Maloney The Quail Creek Lady Niners joined together with the local Continental School students for the fourth annual Junior Tournament. The event organized by Lady Niner Christi Tucker, with the help of Coach Steve Lathen, paired 36 students with 36 ladies for nine holes of golf on the Quail Course. It was a great…

QCLGA Interclub Fun Day

The Quail Creek Ladies Golf Association hosted the Interclub Fun Day on May 10. The event was the kick off of their 2013 season where six clubs from the area participate in summer match play events. There were eighty four participants on Friday from Quail Creek, CC Green Valley, Canoa Ranch/Torres, San Ignacio South, San…

Critter Club news

Fourteen members along with their owners enjoyed a fun-filled afternoon on April 27. The Yappy Pool Party was a splashing success. The company, the weather and the pool were perfect. A few of our more conservative pets lounged poolside and watched their friends walking and jumping into the pool. Everyone enjoyed the snacks, treats and…

Surf Rock Beach Party

Lonely Street Productions presents a Surf Rock Beach Party to be held Friday, July 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom; tickets are $25.00 with a cash bar opening at 6:00 p.m. and remaining open through intermission. Beat the summer heat with an air conditioned indoor beach party you won’t soon forget!…

What’s all this talk about Bluetooth?

Dianne Thomson and John Hockemeier Bluetooth keeps popping up in articles about modern technology. For example, newer cars are often equipped with built in Bluetooth for hands free cell phone use. Laws exist that make hands free cell phone use mandatory if phones are used on the road. Bluetooth: strange name. According to online resources,…

April photo contest winners

  Robert Thoresen The photography club’s photo field trip planner, Nancy Lammers, took first place honors with a portrait of a young woman in a hillside village in Chaing Dao province in northern Thailand. April’s contest theme was World Cultures. Nancy and husband Peter took a tour of Thailand in the summer of 2011. In…