Second Quarter Challenge Winners

Nurses Give Honor to Whom Honor Is Due

Where in the World is the Crossing?

June Photography Contest Winners

Dreaming of Learning to Dance?

Quail Creek has a certified instructor with a doctorate degree who will help you achieve your goals. Learn a few steps, brush up on technique, or become an accomplished dancer. Remember, a goal without a plan is only a dream. Choose from the following: Ballroom (Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango) Latin (Salsa, Cha Cha, Rumba, Samba, Mambo,…

MOAA Sends Thanks

Peggy McGee Heartfelt appreciation goes out to the many Quail Creek residents who supported the Green Valley Chapter, Military Officers Association’s Food for the Troops collection on Independence Day. Your donations of non-perishable foods and paper products helped fill the empty shelves in the 162nd Wing, AZ Air National Guard’s, pantry. Thanks, too, to all…

Lapidary and Jewelry Club Hosts Educational Sessions

Linda Collins The Quail Creek Lapidary and Jewelry Club hosts a “Slabs to Cabs” educational session for its members the first Saturday of each month. Justin Miles, Carol Wiser, Steve Piepmeier, and Cloyce Miller lead the class, teaching the members how to cut cabochons (gems polished but not faceted from rocks for different types of…

Taking Action to Support Older Adults

R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), observed annually in June, highlights the critical issue of elder abuse and the importance of safeguarding the dignity and rights of older adults. As global demographics shift toward an aging population, addressing and preventing elder abuse becomes increasingly urgent. One of the most…

Word of the Month: Wanly

David Zapatka Reader Bob Mack, commenting on the June WOTM column wrote, “I enjoyed your Chimichurri article, Thanks. Quite the background for such a great tasting meat sauce. I like the old Spanish dictionary definition, confusion. LOL. I recently took some Trader Joe’s Chimichurri sauce, from their deli section, and blended it with some hard-boiled egg yolks,…

Quail Creek’s Most Prolific Novelist

Jerry Tinsley When David Bareiss published his latest novel, Sixth Coin, in April of 2024, the sixth in his exciting air, land, and sea adventure series, ideas for his seventh book were already germinating in his fertile imagination. While the premise of his first novel, First Frigate, was put on paper 40 years ago as…