Jeff Wilson The Pottery/Sculpture Club was pleased to host Carolin Post’s Compassion Stone Painting classes last month. Carolin’s enthusiasm and inspirational teaching style drew the largest gathering ever for a club sponsored class! Carolin shared techniques and tips for creating beautifully painted beach stones, each with a message of compassion. She encouraged each participant to…
breasRayma Scalzo We are pleased to once again have Dr. Rich Shildt, oncologist, attend our April meeting. It is important to note that the regular meeting date has been changed to the fifth Thursday (April 30) this month. Normally we meet on the fourth Thursday but wanted to fit into Dr. Shildt’s schedule since he…
James Ellison, President, the Pet Companions Club of PebbleCreek Because of the importance of our PebbleCreek residents coexisting successfully with coyotes in our community, The Pet Companions Club of PebbleCreek has asked resident Linda Bolon, the founder of “Wildlife in Neighborhoods,” to be the guest speaker at our monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 15, at…
George Warden Flair Friendship Fun (FFF) Social Club set up shop at BJ’s Brewhouse’s longest continuous dining table. We had an overflowing crowd at our afternoon luncheon. The food at BJ’s is very good. The menu is wide and varied, with selections for just about every different taste. There were a lot of comments about…
Curt Zimmerman, Publicity The Men’s Christian Fellowship of PebbleCreek (MCFPC) will make its second visit this year to St. Mary’s Food Bank in Surprise. Volunteers are being solicited to assist with the sorting of donated canned goods and fresh fruit on April 15 from 9 to 11 a.m. Besides the food bank project, the organization…
Teri Sellers Join us this month as we explore Teepa Snow’s GEMS approach to dementia care using video and interactive discussions. Caring for a person living with dementia is not easy. Not only can challenging situations arise at any moment, but the traditional medical model caregivers might be confronted with by their well-meaning physician exudes…
Diane Piehl Let’s celebrate spring by keeping the beat while traveling over troubled waters, seeking the rainbow, letting freedom ring, and remembering the season! You won’t want to miss the wonderful selection of music for the PebbleCreek Singers spring concert, “Let There Be Music.” New staging, costuming, and pure fun will make for a most enjoyable evening.…
Alisa Moore More than 100 revelers came together for dinner, dancing, fun, and great costumes on Feb. 21, celebrating Mardi Gras in grand style. Beautiful decorations and wonderful food put everyone in the mood, but the costumes were really something to see! A special shout-out to Frankie Veltri and her dedicated social committee for an…
Donna Gillen There were several couples taking a big leap on Feb. 29, in a round robin date night tennis event. We saw Jerry and Jill Santy, our fearless organizers, leaping for long lobs on court 13, while the beautiful afternoon sun was glistening down on their court. It would not have been as lovely…
Charlene Romanos Art Club member and resident Curtis Patchin has taken his airbrush skills to a different and unique canvas, the hard texture surface of a Yamaha golf cart. Patchin recalls, “The clients, Ron “Doc” McGarrie and Lori McLinton, approached me in January and asked if I could custom paint their golf cart. They had this…