Steve Shapiro The Arizona Pickleball Players League (APPL) expanded to the Tucson area in 2021. Before the expansion, the league had been in the Phoenix Metro/Casa Grande area. The APPL is made up of a men’s and women’s league for skill levels 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5/5.0. Quail Creek took part in the Tucson area…
Bonnie Nowicki April is a busy planting month. Trees, shrubs, seasonal annuals, perennials, succulents, and veggies fill the local nurseries. Our landscapes are creative works in progress. It’s time to be inspired to plan a special corner of your yard for relaxation or a featured flower bed or raised planter. Renew or reuse items that…
Deb Nesbitt The Photo Club of Quail Creek (PCQC) hosted the February photo contest with the theme of Black and White. This presented a great opportunity to see the world through a different filter! Photos from the last three years were eligible with minimal post processing. First place was awarded to Jim Burkstrand’s Hot Peppers.…
Marybeth Bates The Democratic Club of Quail Creek welcomes Dr. Ted Epperly as our speaker at the April 17 Zoom meeting. Dr. Epperly’s presentation will cover the direction and rationale of the Biden Administration’s plans regarding healthcare reform and transformation. Additional insight will be obtained about why this becomes important now. Dr. Ted Epperly is president and…
Paul Riggins “Landscapes have names, hold stories, house spiritual deities, invoke prayer, provide food and medicine, mark ancestral boundaries, and are venues for the exchange of traditional knowledge,” Nanebah Nez. Federal and state laws protect artifacts of antiquity, many of which have special significance to the modern-day tribes from which they came. Many construction projects…
Ross Dunfee Armed Forces Day is celebrated May 15 this year, but with Memorial Day also in May, this Armed Forces Day article is printed in April to avoid printing two articles in May. Clip and save. Each of the branches of Military Service (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard) has a day…