October Photo Contest Winners

Woodcrafters Club Classes

Democratic Club Gives to Nonprofits

Desert Duffer Scores Big

Deadline Reminder and How to Submit an Article

The deadline for the November edition is Oct. 26 by 4 p.m. Please send your submission on time, and early if possible! You can email your submissions to editorial@robson.com or use our website: robsonpublishing.com/editorial. For article and photo guidelines or if you have questions, please call 480-895-4216.

General Manager’s Report

The Quail Creek Property Owners Association (POA) will be conducting an election starting later this month, which will allow each property owner the opportunity to elect (1) candidate to the POA Board of Directors. There will be an opportunity to meet the three candidates at the Oct. 16 or Oct. 17 “Meet the Candidates” forum. *…

Experience a ‘Journey’ at Madaras Gallery’s Annual Show!

‘Journey’ is the title of this October’s Annual Show at Madaras Gallery, featuring 20 new paintings by award-winning Tucson artist Diana Madaras. “For everyone, myself included, the last two years have been filled with unexpected challenges,” Madaras said. “My outlet is my art.” Since opening the gallery in 1999, Madaras has been on her own…

Word of the Month: Luthier and Oud

David Zapatka At a recent Weird Music concert at Stillwell Pianos in Mesa, I was pleasantly surprised to hear a traveling Belgian-Italian guitar duet playing the music of Gurdjieff collaboratively written with Gurdjieff’s musically gifted pupil, Thomas de Hartmann. I have had an appreciation for Gurdjieff’s philosophies since I began reading him in the early ‘70s…

Avoid Gardening Mishaps

Bonnie Nowicki We residents of beautiful Quail Creek are of a certain age group and/or stage in life. We continue to be active and love tending our garden landscapes. More than ever, we must be careful as we walk on our landscape stones, gravel, terrazzo or paver walkways, and patio area rugs. If you notice…

Historic Empire Ranch, Established 1876

Joyce Shumate On Oct. 21 the Let’s Travel Club presentation will be about the Historic Empire Ranch, presented by Faith Boice, a fourth generation Tucsonan and Empire Ranch Foundation’s president. All QC residents are welcome to attend. The historic Empire Ranch has been a working cattle ranch for 140 years. Its rich history includes successive ownership…