Liz Gibson The PebbleCreek Republican Club welcomed members and invited guests to the Thursday, December 6 meeting in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. Social time began at 6:30 p.m. with the meeting following at 7:00 p.m. The beautiful Christmas tree was filled with paper ornaments with requests from needy children from Luke Airforce Base written on…
“Give me your best, forget the rest” is a theme often used with the 7:00 a.m. “Friends in it Together” (F.I.I.T.) group. Christy O’Gara is our amazing trainer and challenges us to be our own personal best and often relies on the training ground as a place to meet new friends, hang with current friends…
The board leaders have many accomplishments to be proud of. Since taking control of the club nearly two years ago, the club has grown from 15 members to over 110, and they have taken the club from financial insecurity to being very sound. Through their support and leadership, the pottery club sponsors four classes each…
Adriana Greisman Eleven members of the PebbleCreek Camera club traveled out to Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Superior, AZ on December 1 to photograph the fabulous fall colors of the garden’s pistachio trees. As expected, the fall colors were fantastic! The club’s January 2019 schedule is full of wonderful activities. All PC residents and their guests…
The November Non-Objective Abstract Acrylic Painting class made up for its small size by creating masterpieces! This class, intended for people of all levels of experience, including beginners who may only count painting a bedroom wall to their credit, produced some of the most beautiful and brilliant abstract paintings seen in PebbleCreek in a long…
The PebbleCreek Woodcarvers Club is well into the 2018/2019 carving season and members are very busy creating new works of art. Most of these folks had never carved wood before joining the club, but after a few classes it is amazing to see what their new skills and creativity can produce. Most folks are very…
Alisa Moore Amid greetings of Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanza and Happy Holidays, 85 members of the PebbleCreek Democratic Club came together to eat, drink and be merry! Sharing wonderful food, games and admiring the gorgeous decorations, we celebrated a very successful year, noting that the club had grown by 300% in 2018. Special…
PebbleCreek Woodcarvers Club members completed a rainbow trout woodcarving class on November 30, 2018. The Woodcarvers Club meets in the Quail Room in the Creative Arts building on the Tuscany side of PebbleCreek. The club has general meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 9:00 a.m. from October to April. Formal classes started…
Alisa Moore, Jan Race and Judy Hart The PebbleCreek Democratic Club dedicated its November 7 meeting to veterans and to bettering our community. Two Vietnam War veterans, Mike English, a staff sergeant in the Air Force and Chuck Veltri, an Army sergeant, shared their experiences with the club. A third scheduled speaker, retired Navy Quartermaster…
Pete Williams On November 13, Doug Jamiolkowski of the PebbleCreek Hiking Club reached 4,000 miles hiked. He has been with the club since the 2004-2005 season and was the one who initiated the tracking of hike miles by each member of the club. Doug is only the fifth hiker to reach the 4,000-mile mark with…