Sharon Pulcinella If you are like me and are used to gardening in an area of the country that is a lush green during the spring and summer, you may have arrived in Green Valley never dreaming that you could actually garden in a desert environment. It may have taken a season or two for…
David Zapatka While listening to the Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks tune, “I Have a Capo on my Brain,” last night, I thought, how could a “capo” be on a brain, and secondly, haven’t I heard this word used in another context? The movie The Godfather came to mind. This sparked research into this word.…
The Quail Creek Fine Arts Painting Club is seeking someone for the position of Web Manager to maintain its website. Knowledge of WordPress is necessary, as it is the software platform that runs on the server. This position will come with a stipend. Anyone interested in the position or for further information, please contact Bill Entwistle, president…
Two hundred twenty-eight seats sold out in under 50 minutes for the April 28 All-Quail-Creek night at Gaslight Theatre. Activities Council member Pam Rodgers orchestrated the event and collaborated with the Gaslight Theatre for a full-house buyout of the melodrama production of The Three Musketeers. Epi Torres, director of banquets, activities, and events, worked on contracts…
Caddywampus is more than a thriller. It’s a gripping, high-stakes human drama from storytellers Erik and Judy Martin, residents of Quail Creek. Available in hardcover, softcover, and eBook editions. The authors’ website is caddywampusmystery.com. When Lieutenant Baron Dunning is sent to Nigeria to investigate the plundering of natural resources for use in biological warfare, he can’t…
Patty Zatkin for the Quail Creek Social Activities Advisory Council The Kentucky Derby race winner was an unknown by the name of “Rich Strike,” upon whom no one risked a bet, but we managed to give away prizes for the second-, third-, and fourth-place winners, as well as two prizes for the Best Hats worn…