Ken Wechselberger Stephanie Budzban, a sixth-grade teacher at Country Place Leadership Academy, was recently selected to receive the SAE Foundation 2020 Gary Dickinson Award for Teaching Excellence. She was nominated by the AWIM volunteers from PebbleCreek for her creative use of the “A World In Motion” program as an innovative way to help students understand…
Category: October 2020
Sports, October 2020
PCLGA Ladies Lasso Los Caballeros in Last LASSI Event!
Cindy Sota The final LASSI (Ladies Arizona Summer Survivor Invitational) tournament was held on Sept. 2 at everyone’s favorite Los Caballeros Golf Club in Wickenburg. Affectionately known as “Los Cab,” the course is a favorite among the golfers because of its majestic views of the Bradshaw Mountains and Vulture Peak. Although the course was wet,…
Sports, October 2020
Arnie Lawrence Makes a Hole-In-One After Prophecy
Howie Tiger On Friday, Aug. 14, Arnie Lawrence made a hole-in-one on the 12th hole of the West Course at Tuscany Falls. Were it not for certain circumstances, this perfect shot would not have officially counted. On this day, the temps soared to 117 degrees. Arnie’s three playing partners decided to call it a day…
Sports, October 2020
Tennis Player of the Month: JoAnne Terry
Dennis Whitley If you saw JoAnne Terry on the tennis court, and most of us have, you’d expect her past to include high school tennis, college tennis, and USTA team play. That would all be wrong. Actually, being a wife, mother, and flight attendant for 43 years got in the way of devoting any serious…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Expressions Gallery and Gift Shop
Sherry Blatner Who could imagine 33 years after his death, “The Great One” would be immortalized anew by gifted artist Judy Bihary in PebbleCreek. Her charming fiber clay piece is entitled “Tribute to Jackie Gleason (And Away We Go).” Judy has worked her magic in a different medium for this tribute, but I daresay his figure…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Woodcarving for Christmas
Cynthia Schwartz When Tom Wick bought his house in 2002, woodcarving was not on his mind. Only being able to visit on vacations, there was never any time for a hobby. However, in 2013, he thought that he would give woodcarving a try. Tom commented, “It just sounded like something fun to do. I went…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Profile in Courage: George Wagner—Man Quilter
Linda Rowe The ceramics room and longarm quilting machine were big factors when George and Patsy Wagner decided to move to PebbleCreek 4.5 years ago. George never dreamed that he would not only become a quilter, but the only male member (so far) in the PebbleCreek Quilters Club. According to Quilting Daily, only 1% of…
Generals, October 2020
Not Standing Still
Larry Sessoms With Eagle’s Nest Ballroom still closed to our Sunday services, our PebbleCreek Community Church is focused both on how best to serve our community in these times, and how to improve our services once we are able to return to normal. And, of course, as you read this October edition of our PebbleCreek…
Front Page, October 2020
PebbleCreek Art Club Is Excited to Announce “The Show Will Go On!”
Charlene Romanos In this world of uncertainty with so many events cancelled, the PebbleCreek Art Club is laying new ground to bring you its Fall Art Show, both in person and online in November. So circle your calendars for an afternoon out on Saturday or Sunday, Nov. 7 and 8, for some fun! There will…
Front Page, October 2020
Camera Club Explores New Techniques
Lynn Warren Camera Club meetings for the next few months will continue to be conducted via Zoom. The September meeting featured an interesting presentation on creative photography using software such as Topaz, to create other worldly photos utilizing inexpensive equipment and readily available household objects. For the October meeting, club member Larry Matney will explain…