The 15th Anniversary Amado Chili Cook-off and Randy & Rose Estes Classic Car & Motorcycle Show will be held Saturday, March 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at I-19 and Exit 48/Arivaca Road, Amado, Arizona 85645. Each year, the “Chili Cook-off Like No Other” entertains more than 2,000 visitors. More importantly, it raises funds…
Peggy McGee Dust off your Western gear so you will be ready for the second annual Valley Assistance Services (VAS) Kicking Up Your Heels Hoedown on Jan. 10. What a great way to welcome the new year and help a local charity. VAS is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides community health and social services to…
Melani Caron During the holiday season, we are reminded of the rich diversity that makes up our world. People celebrate in ways that reflect their unique heritage, traditions, and beliefs. Yet, despite these differences, we are united by a shared desire for peace, harmony, and happiness—a goal best achieved through cooperation, understanding, and mutual respect.…
Shireen Kolarik Twelve years ago, a beautiful, 16-court pickleball facility was under construction in Quail Creek. Even before the courts were finished, excited residents signed up for email notifications and free pickleball instruction. A group of even more excited residents started the Quail Creek Pickleball Club (QCPC) to organize and promote open play, organized round…
This year the QC Performing Arts Guild (PAG) will present their annual Christmas dinner show with a format that has probably never been done in Quail Creek. The show will present three very different short, comedic Christmas plays. Between plays there will be a vocal quartet performing some upbeat, modern Christmas songs. Along with the…
This year’s Javelina Hoedown raised a record amount of over $21,000 for The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) Scholarship Program, with 280 tickets sold. So, another great year for an event which succeeds because so many do so much to make it happen. The Fun: Hardscrabble Road Band was, judging from the crowds on the…