Joyce Shumate On May 19, the Let’s Travel Group had their first meeting. Fifty people were in attendance, plus another 15 who signed up but were unable to attend. There was a lot of information shared about where people have traveled, where they want to go next, and what the future Let’s Travel Group meeting will cover.…
Bonnie Nowicki How fortunate we are here in Green Valley to enjoy the beautiful and luscious cacti blooms this season. Over the past two-and-a-half years writing this gardening column, I have shared information about cacti and my love of succulents. I find it’s always helpful to review the basics of growing beautiful specimens in our…
Barb Hunsinger As a kid, the best thing about summer was no school and no homework. Eighty-three students at the San Xavier Mission School have something else to look forward to this summer—brand new books to dive into! The Women of Quail Creek (TWOQC) sponsored the Bookin’ It Into Summer book drive, which was conducted in April and…
Peggy McGee Elizabeth Herrera, winner of the Michael J. Sullivan Memorial Scholarship, as part of The Women of Quail Creek’s Women in Transition program, did not waste any time enrolling in her graduate studies after being awarded the scholarship in April 2021. She started her first course in the UA’s nursing program in May. Elizabeth’s ultimate…
Steve Shapiro and Thom Sharples The Quail Creek Men’s 9-Hole Golf Association (Desert Duffers) held their annual Individual Low Net Championship Tournament on April 20, playing all three 9-hole courses at Quail Creek. The Duffers field had 122 members with five flights. Four flights were based on handicap, and the fifth flight was Super Seniors…
Monte Hudson Are you getting excited to start seeing the “nuggets,” as we call them, the baby quail that will be arriving soon? We may not see as many this year due to the drought, which affects their food sources, which in turn affects productivity. Our quail are Gambel’s Quail (Callipepla gambelii), named after naturalist…