The Quail Creek Activities Council invites you to the Independence Day Flag Ceremony and Cart Parade on Tuesday, July 4, in the Madera clubhouse. 7:30 a.m.: Color Guard and Flag Raising 7:45 a.m.: Opening Remarks 8:00 a.m.: Grand Marshall Introduction 8:15 a.m.: Patriotic Music 8:30 a.m.: Cart Parade The ceremony will be conducted by DJ…
Judy White Each of the last several years, The Women Of Quail Creek (TWOQC) Scholarship Program has received scholarships funded in memory of a family member or friend. Honoring someone in that way gives new possibilities to a young woman as she seeks to continue her education. Indeed, a memorial scholarship can change a life.…
In martial arts, belt testing is the way to measure a student’s progress. Beginner students wear a white belt. As students learn new skills, each student is tested on their form and knowledge and may earn a new belt. Each test is designed to measure a student’s progress in skills that are connected to the…
Connie Jean Vaughan We all can still remember our first readers with See Spot Run or Jack and Jill. And maybe some of us even had trouble reading due to dyslexia. Dyslexia is a learning disability that affects skills involved in reading, spelling, and writing. More than 300 million children and adults combined are diagnosed each year.…
On April 1 the Quail Creek Fights Back Relay For Life team joined eight other teams to walk in honor of or in memory of those touched by cancer to raise dollars for the American Cancer Society to fund cancer research. Vickie Wilson, who joined the Quail Creek team this year, challenged her friends and…
Dinah O. Shumway On April 7 the Quail Creek Science Club ventured out on a field trip to the San Xavier Mine off of Mission Road near Helmut Peak. The “SX,” as it is known, is the laboratory for the University of Arizona’s undergraduate mining, engineering, and geology students. The mine operated from about 1880…