Category: June 2013

Baby shower donations needed

On August 10 The Women of Quail Creek will host a baby shower for fifteen to twenty military new and expectant parents who are members of the Army and Air National Guard units in Tucson. TWOQC are asking residents of Quail Creek to help them by donating items for the babies. The theme for this year’s…

Butterfly’s Adieu

  Ron and Vicki Sullivan Henri Charrière and Dega their plan of escape from Devil’s Island Who knows what their fate? Charrière leaps from the cliff His fate is unknown He grasps at his float sets course for his home Unlike Puccini’s Butterfly imaginative operatic repertoire tragic heroine Madama has chosen her star Like a…

Cancer benefit

On May 18 the Quail Creek Fights Back Relay for Life team and the Touched by Cancer Support Group hosted a Bon Voyage to Cancer event at Madera Clubhouse. The American Cancer Society will receive over $7,000 from dollars raised from the event and by sponsors: Acra Construction, Windows of Greater Tucson, Golf Cars of…

Quail Creekers visit Tohono Chul Park

Joyce Clark On May 2 a lively group from Quail Creek visited Tohono Chul Park in Tucson. This trip was one of six day trips sponsored by the Quail Creek Educational Committee in the past 2012-2013 season. The group learned quite a bit about the history of the park and the design of the interior…

Trekking into the Grand Canyon

Jane Bottlinger Several Quail Creek Trekkers set out to hike in and out of the Grand Canyon this spring. Wildland Trekking Co. provided the equipment and supervision for this adventure since this was the group’s first attempt at this kind of hiking and camping experience. Guided by Eddie, the mule assisted trip far exceeded the…

Rave reviews for Gatekeepers

There were rave reviews from members who attended the May 20 meeting of TWOQC to hear the Gatekeepers from Ironwood Hills Church in Tucson perform. All the members of Gatekeepers were extremely talented and the very first solo set the stage for one of the best TWOQC programs ever. Their patriotic songs made everyone so…

Lady 9ers Club Champ

The Quail Creek Lady Nine Hole Golf Association announced its 2013 Club Championship in late April. Out of 160 members the Niners had 47 players participate in the four qualifying play dates. Our winner is Pat Crane whose combined score for the best two rounds of nine holes out of four dates was 97. Sherry…

QCLGA gives back!

  Terri Erickson Carol Clifford and Elizabeth Heintz, co chairs of the QCLGA 2013 Member Guest Tournament and Linda Klaus, the raffle chair, presented donations to Jean Davis of the Animal League of Green Valley, Lisa Coker of Friends in Deed and Karen Pomeroy of The Equine Voices. The donations were made possible due to…

Crazy Eight

Wayne Potter and Dianne Sevick The eighth annual Quail Creek Car and Motorcycle Show was held on Sunday, April 14 and it was indeed crazy! Crazy as in the record number of cars that participated and crazy as in the record cash and food donations that were received! This year’s show was dedicated to the…

Congratulations, Mary!

Congratulations to Mary Lou Johnson for winning the QCLGA La Conquistadora del Sud tournament this year. The event is part of the SDWGA and is a two day eclectic tournament. Mary Lou took the prize on May 23 with a total of 56!