Lynn Warren On April 29, ten PebbleCreek hikers enjoyed an easy but very rewarding nine-mile hike on the relatively flat terrain of the Granite Mountain loop trail in Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve. The trail offers an excellent opportunity to see outstanding specimens of large, healthy saguaros and, by walking just a short distance off the…
Laurie Farquhar What started out as a wistful dream for PebbleCreek’s performing arts community is on its way to becoming a reality. The project to expand the backstage area of the Renaissance Theatre broke ground in May after a two year campaign to raise awareness of the need for the expansion and to obtain the…
Suzanne Rambach The New Life Center is a nonprofit corporation that provides a temporary shelter that is safe and full of caring volunteers to help female victims of domestic violence and their children. Most shelters will not offer services to mothers and their teenage boys, which keeps many victims in their current situation. NLC opens…
Sherri Vanschaick PebbleCreek Art Cub members spent a few hours after last month’s meeting cleaning tables, chairs, cabinets and sinks while also organizing cupboard and work areas. Everything is spick and span now in the Coyote Room.
Howie Tiger On Wednesday, April 27 the PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association provided several Member-Guest pre-tournament activities at the Tuscany Falls practice area. The activities included the TaylorMade/Adidas Pro Shop, practice rounds and a skills challenge just like the one on Golf Channel’s Big Break program. The skills event consisted of three separate challenges: an 18-hole putting…
Rayma Scalzo If you are a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s/Dementia, you are invited to attend our Caregiver Discussion Group on Saturday, June 18 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. This month we are happy that Jerilyn Poulin, a trained Activity Director specializing in Alzheimer’s and Dementia, will speak about different activities you can do with…
Sherri Vanschaick The PebbleCreek Art Club has awarded Lorraine Alves an Honorary Lifetime Membership. Lorraine has been a major contributor to the PebbleCreek Art Club sharing her time and artistic talents for many years. She is an award winning oil painter who captures light magically in her many works, teaching her students how to accomplish…
Laurie Overson This is the month that our fourth grade girls go to camp! Everything is in readiness. All of their camp clothes, supplies, sundries and equipment have been purchased, prepared and packed. The excitement increases with each passing day. We can hardly wait to see the change in the girls after their camp experience.…
Erv Stein Our PCM9GA group, which has conducted numerous exciting and innovative golfing events in the past two years, just ran an extremely well received second annual Mixer Tournament with the Sun City Grand 9-Hole group. This two round event was held at the Desert Ridge Sun City Grand facility on Monday, May 9 and…
Rayma Scalzo The PebbleCreek Breast Cancer Support Group will not be meeting in June, July and August but we are still here for you! If you have been recently diagnosed with Breast Cancer and are needing a lumpectomy or mastectomy, please call prior to your treatment so that we can give you a special gift.…