Jeff Wilson The beginning pottery class is the essential class for learning the tools and techniques for making any handmade clay project. The beginning class always makes three to five beautiful projects, including an embossed bowl, a luminaria or brush/utensil pot, a traditional Japanese-style bottle with a sculptural spout, and unique and creative scrap bowls.…
Hikers Celebrate an Important Milestone Kris Raczkiewicz Healthy competition and friendly rivalry are part of most sporting activities, and hiking is no exception. In 2016, new retirees Wayne Wills and Dennis Zigmunt joined the hiking club. The pair spent their first year in the club vying for the title Rookie of the Year, a crown…
Susan Knox Wilson Coyotes are a fact of life here in PebbleCreek. Our homeowner’s association (HOA) acknowledges the reality that we have wild neighbors and believes we all need to learn how to coexist and reduce negative encounters with the creatures in our midst. To help residents better understand how to live with coyotes and…
October Lectures Cover Minority Innovators, Electric Vehicles Patricia Ingalls LifeLong Learning kicks off its 2021-22 season of Monday Morning Lectures this month with two Ph.D. speakers who have done extensive research in their respective fields of expertise. One speaker will highlight notable, less-known minority innovators, and the other speaker will examine electric vehicles as a…
Ross Dunfee What is a Marine? A sailor, a soldier, infantry, amphibious assault members? They are all–soldiers serving on ships ready for land action. Their history, etched in antiquity, has records in ancient Greece and Rome. In the 17th century, the English, in its wars with the Dutch, referred to Marine units as naval infantry. In 1739, during…
The Texas Tenors are coming back to PebbleCreek on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, for two shows only, at 3 and 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale Oct. 5 at 8 a.m. in the Renaissance Theater. There is a four ticket limit per person, and we accept credit/debit or member charge only. The ticket cost is…
Linda Babcock The PebbleCreek Car Club is ready to roll again! It seems like a long time ago that we had our last meeting. In fact, it was. We last met in March 2020, before we were shut down with COVID. For those with a long memory, our last outing was on Feb. 29, when members and…
Sue Harrison The PebbleCreek Republican Club has planned a Meet the Candidates series. The club invited candidates to speak about their platform and qualifications to serve in a number of public offices, including U.S. Senate, AZ Governor, AZ Secretary of State, AZ Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Corporate Commissioner. We kicked off the eeries…
Susan Knox Wilson At press deadline, the candidates for the 2021 election had not yet been revealed, but by the time you are reading this, you will have learned the names of those who have tossed their hat into the ring via PebbleNews. The candidates are vying for a two-year, resident-volunteer position on the PebbleCreek…
Candy Lawson Has your dog been a little bored lately? Ever thought of giving him or her a job, but not just bringing in the newspaper—a real job? How about one that helps children or adults, gets you both out of the house, and contributes to our local community? Well, there is a group right here in PebbleCreek…