Kathy Smith A group of very hard workers from the PebbleCreek Singles group volunteered at St. Mary’s Food Bank. This is a place where families in need can shop for groceries. The setup is just like a grocery store where the recipients can pick out the groceries that they need. This eliminates giving them a…
Ellie Daly On Oct. 6, Haus Murphy’s restaurant in Glendale, Ariz., was converged upon by 40 PebbleCreek (PC) Singles celebrating the start of Oktoberfest. Fabulous food was offered with many choices, including giant 10–ounce Bavarian pretzels, potato pancakes, stuffed mushrooms, beef bratwurst, Italian sausages, Wiener schnitzel, Jager schnitzel, plus about any kind of schnitzel you…
Hikers Challenge Skyline Lynn Warren On Sept. 25, on one of the first hikes of the 2024-25 season, eight experienced “B” hikers got an early start at Buckeye’s Skyline Park and completed a 9.7-mile loop which encompassed three challenging climbs to Mountain Wash, Pyrite Summit and the north side of Turnbuckle, for a total elevation…
Kathleen Ripley Leo PebbleCreek Italian American Club meetings begin with the reciting of the pledge of allegiance, yet the pledge at our Sept. 11 meeting was even more solemn, in front of a lowered flag in honor of the over 3,000 individuals who perished in the terrorist attack at three locations in our country on…
Kathleen Ripley Leo Happy Halloween! On Oct. 9 Ken Minichiello greeted everyone, over 90 in attendance, dressed in his prison stripes in the Chianti Room. Looming around were The Grim Reaper aka Ron Olberding, who won best costume, Pharaoh, Queen of the Nile, cowboys, soldiers, vampires, witches, and even the Garretts where she was the…
Monday Non-Sanctioned Duplicate Bridge Kevin McManus This group plays at 12:15 p.m. in the Palm Room at Eagle’s Nest. It is a social game providing a friendly afternoon of bridge. We welcome new players. There are sign-up sheets in the blue bridge binder on the bookshelves across from the Pro Shop in Eagle’s Nest. You…