Tom Haberer Marine Lance Corporal Matt Determan, grandson of QC residents Jack and Susan Moberg, died May 19, 2015 in an Osprey helicopter training accident in Waimanalo, Hawaii. Matt, son of Mike and Charlesa Determan of Tucson, was stationed at Camp Pendleton near San Diego. He was on a training mission enroute to the Gulf…
David Zapatka This month’s word of the month is a long-time favorite of mine, bliss. I was first introduced to this deep and meaningful word in the early ‘70s when someone explained to me that a state of complete happiness is achievable. The word used for this complete and enduring state of happiness is bliss.…
Janice Pell One hundred and thirty-five women discovered new places to go and see from presenter Jim Gressinger, writer and publisher of SouthernArizonaGuide.com, at the November meeting of The Women of Quail Creek. Accompanying his talk with beautiful photographs of the places recommended, he spoke enthusiastically about the Guide’s favorite, often little known, places to…
Lady Putters news Whatever the season, the Lady Putters dress for the occasion. Whenever there is a holiday, you will find them attired in the theme of the day: green on St. Patrick’s Day, red for Valentine’s Day, Halloween attire in October. But they also take their putting seriously and strive to improve their handicaps…
Skip and Dreama Fumia on behalf of the Green Committee As we near the end of 2015 and dash into 2016 and our golf course’s “high season” (read lots of course traffic!), it’s a good time to take a pause and be grateful for the many things that allow us to enjoy memorable golf experiences…
Linda Stack-Chenok When you think of the Yucatan, what comes to mind first? Gorgeous beaches in Cancun and the Riviera Maya? Yes, but that is really just a small part of what you will find in the tropical jungle areas of the Yucatan, a peninsula in the southeastern part of Mexico, snuggled into the Gulf…