George Warden Recently, Flair Friendship Fun Club in PebbleCreek (FFF) decided to try something a little different for our monthly luncheon. Bowl and eat at the same time. This turned out to be one of our best luncheon events of the year. Many of our FFF members had not bowled in many years. We would…
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Clubs & Classes, February 2019
PebbleCreek Woodcarvers Club completes Northwest Ceremonial Bowl class
PebbleCreek Woodcarvers Club members completed a Northwest Ceremonial Bowl woodcarving class on November 30, 2018. Each class member decided on a bowl design based on their research and what appealed to them. They carved their bowls using knives, chisels, gouges and rotary tools. Most of the bowls are Western Red Cedar. David’s bowl is Alaskan…
Clubs & Classes, February 2019
Bridge Results
Monday Non-Sanctioned Duplicate Bridge Sandy Blackburn Pairs Duplicate Bridge (non-sanctioned) meets every Monday at 12:15 p.m. in the Eagle’s Nest Palm Room. For more information call Sandy Blackburn, 536-8062. The following winners are for the indicated dates: 12/3/18: N/S 1st Susan Barber/Mary Katherine Anderson; 2nd Ruth/Gary Lord; 3rd Judy/Dennis Nelson. E/W 1st Sandy Blackburn/Jeanne Reynolds; 2nd…
Clubs & Classes, February 2019
PC Democrats compete in Pub Nite trivia contest
Jan Race PebbleCreek Democratic Club members filled three tables at the January 12 Pub Nite, hosted by the PC HOA Activities Office and had a rollicking good time. Even though we did not match the superlative performance of one of our groups, the DemWits, who took first place at the December 29 Pub Nite games…
Clubs & Classes, February 2019
Pet of the Month: Hudson! It was love at first sight
John and Jill Derkits Hudson is a four-year-old Staffordshire Terrier. He was found by a Chicago police officer on January 27, 2015. He was seeking shelter in a cardboard box in an alley off the streets of a questionable section of the city. He had superficial gunshot wounds of the right cheek and shoulder and…
Clubs & Classes, February 2019
PebbleCreek Arts Club’s Watercolor Critique Group
Marianne Graff Not so very long ago, Marielle Ramsey was looking around our arts community for a group that would inspire and energize her for watercolor projects, grow in techniques and ideas and share her experiences with others in a friendly, supportive environment. Having no success in her search, Marielle, happily for all of us,…
Clubs & Classes, February 2019
Rotary Club delivers holiday cheer
The Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek was busy spreading the spirit of Christmas giving in the Goodyear community during the recent holiday season. Twenty-five Rotarians from the club volunteered to ring bells at the Salvation Army Red Kettles outside retail stores. “The Salvation Army has a wonderful tradition of generating contributions during the holiday season…
Clubs & Classes, February 2019
Other Card Scores
Pinochle Well, 2018 is finished and 2019 is well underway, so Happy New Year. Of course, the Pinochle Club is always a happy place to be. And it is the place to be if you enjoy good folks and good cards. Last winner’s report of 2018 December 6 1st Place: Rich Rugg 6,870; 2nd Place:…
Clubs & Classes, February 2019
Extruded clay projects class hits new heights
Jeff Wilson A clay extruder is a tool that makes clay into a variety of shapes both solid and hollow that can be used to make a variety of functional, sculptural and decorative objects. Although many of the students in this class have never had a clay class before, their projects were complex, sophisticated and…
Clubs & Classes, February 2019
PC Quilters draw winner of Opportunity Quilt
Over 90 members of the PebbleCreek Quilters attended the 2018 Holiday Luncheon in the Tuscany Ballroom December 10. At that time, the winner of the raffle for the PC Opportunity Quilt was drawn. Marcia Zigmut of PebbleCreek was selected. Marcia shared that her mother was a quilter, so the quilt has special meaning for her.…