Pat McCarthy One of the many free classes offered by the Quail Creek Pottery Club was a recent hand-building cactus session attended by fifteen eager potters, ranging from beginners to way-beyond experts. Eileen Dittle, instructor, accompanied by other more experienced members, demonstrated a step-by-step process from rolling a slab of clay, to forming a…
JoAnn Haberer This spring, as Quail Creek Units are hosting parties to bid farewell to our part-time community members, consider using that opportunity to hold a “diaper round-up” for the Women of Quail Creek’s Military Baby Shower. If you haven’t purchased disposable diapers in a while, you’ll be surprised to see how expensive they…
Don’t let short-term market volatility derail long-term investment perspective Jeff LeFave, Edward Jones First quarter 2018 brought some big drops in stock prices, but local investors should not allow short-term stock market fluctuations to derail their long-term investment decisions, Jeff LeFave says, especially when the likely causes of the market volatility actually suggest reasons…
Peggy McGee After their putting session, the Lady Putters adjourned to the Ballroom for a short business meeting and lunch. The group welcomed Suzan Bryceland as the new Sunshine Lady, the one who sends sympathy and get-well cards to members who have lost a loved one or who are suffering from injuries or illness.…
Jim Burkstrand The Photo Club of Quail Creek continued into 2018 with its monthly members’ contest having a theme Black and White. Each club member could enter three photos taken in the last three years. We had 35 submitted photos, all of which can be seen on our Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/photos/129343350@N08/sets/72157692476426401. Denny Huber won…
Yasmin John-Thorpe When you are born number seven in a family of nine there are lots of dynamics to everyday life. That number came into play recently as I found myself one of nine in a tent of Indie Authors at the 2018 Tucson Festival of Books. It was my fifth appearance at the…