Dodie Prescott The first Quail Creek Ballroom Dance Club dinner dance is scheduled in the Crystal Ballroom on Wednesday, December 14. The chandeliers will be sparkling, the tables will be decorated and the Tom Patrick Band will be playing at 5:30 p.m. Dancing will continue for an hour before a delicious dinner is served for…
Diane Quinn The Women of Quail Creek will celebrate the holidays in festive style at a luncheon on December 12 at noon. This year’s theme, O Christmas Tree, will set the mood for a gathering of friends old and new in the Madera Clubhouse Ballroom. Entertainment will be provided by a trio of musicians known…
Joyce Shumate Another great tour by the QC TRIPS Educational committee. On October 6, a lucky group of 22 residents got to travel to Tucson to learn about the history of Tucson and ride the modern streetcar. We gathered at the Madera Clubhouse to form our car pools and drove to the Mercado, San Agustin…
Sandy Van Mieghem It is with great sadness that we bid goodbye and good luck to our club and board member Sandy Van Mieghem. She has been interested in every aspect of jewelry making, systematically working through projects in order to learn new techniques, which she generously shares with other members. From her first lapidary…
The Quilting Covey recently completed an Agave Cluster Quilt, a beautiful quilt of 56 unique agave baskets. This project was done as a “sewing bee,” as well as a lesson on paper piecing, a technique involving a paper foundation. Fabric pieces are pieced, sewing directly onto the paper. Once the block is completed, the paper…
Jeff Le Fave With the holiday season upon us, you may well be busier than usual; however, by spending a few minutes reviewing your investment scenario of this past year you can see where you’ve been, where you might be going and what you need to do to keep moving forward toward your long-term financial…