Paul Riggins, Club President Almost five years ago when the current president of the Writers and Poets of Quail Creek first joined the group, there were just three active resident members. Then, six months later, two of those three active members moved out of state, leaving only one active member in this chartered club. At…
Richard Brown has been playing bridge and making friends in Quail Creek for 17 years. For more than 10 years, Richard has been patiently teaching, coaching, and encouraging Quail Creek bridge players. On Monday mornings, Richard hosts the learning bridge player group where the hands are analyzed to improve both the bidding and the playing…
Johnny Henson Here are some of the main differences between a feel player and a mechanical player. A feel player mainly thinks their body will do the right thing at the right time. They are not always conscious about what they do, or even how they do it. They come across as being more relaxed and…
Deb Melton The Democratic Club of Quail Creek (DCQC) will meet on Sept. 16 at 3 p.m. at the Kino Center in the Mesquite Room. This meeting is open to the entire community. Our speaker will be Larry Jones, known as the Lizard Wizard. I asked Larry to tell us a bit about his presentation,…
Jeff Krueger On March 30, our director of maintenance, Rich Bass, received a call from a Madera clubhouse employee that there was an owlet (baby owl) on the ground below its nest in the tree outside the clubhouse door. Rich, who has a significant background in raptor rescue, went over to take a look. After…
Peggy McGee The next Honor Flight from Tucson will be Nov. 11 through 13. Honor Flight Southern Arizona takes veterans from the local area who served in the World War II through Vietnam eras to our nation’s Capital to see the many monuments that have been built to commemorate their service. These trips are at no…