John Hockemeier On March 17 (weather permitting), the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory (FLWO) on Mt. Hopkins begins conducting the first public tours of the season. The observatory, located in the Santa Rita Mountains, about 12 miles southeast of Quail Creek, is one of the premier astronomical laboratories in the world and is operated jointly by…
Joyce M. Shumate On Thursday, February 20, the Computer Club’s monthly program, Cutting the Cable was very well attended with over 200 people eager to learn how to cut the cable. Dave Andersen’s PowerPoint presentation, with details on current technology, is now available at http://www.qcreek.net/ CuttingTheCable.pdf. On March 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the ballroom,…
Ginny Hutcheson On April 14 play a private Green Valley golf course and help the Quail Creek Fights Back Relay For Life Team raise dollars to fight cancer. For a $100.00 donation to the American Cancer Society, the green fees, cart fees and lunch will be included for a fun day of golf at the…
Susan Pace Join likeminded life learners to discover the history and principles of the five great religions of the world. Mahatmas Gandhi’s quote would be apropos to this lecture series: “If we are to respect others’ religions as we would have them respect our own, a friendly study of the world’s religions is a sacred…
National Performing Artists Series Presents Dan Bennett, Comedy and Unique Juggler on Monday, March 24, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. Ticket price is $21 per person. A cash bar opens at 6:00 p.m. and will remain open through intermission. What happens when a hilarious professor of mathematics performs a show…
Steve Signore Quail Creek resident Carol Signore knew practically nothing about gourds when she and her husband moved to Arizona in 2009. She was introduced to them through other gourd artists in Quail Creek and the immediate attraction helped her learn fast. So fast that she soon began entering juried competition and selling her work…