The PebbleCreek Democratic Club enjoys supporting many local charities and organizations with the items they need to carry out their specific mission. Our members generously donate clothing, food, needed items, and money to assist our less fortunate Goodyear and West Valley neighbors. We make regular trips to the Phoenix Mission with much needed clothing and…
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January 2024, Clubs & Classes
The Irish American Club Celebrates the Holidays
Amy Volstromer On Dec. 8, the Irish American Club held their signature holiday event, the Annual Holly Ball. The Holly Ball is an elegant evening and an opportunity for members to dress up in their finest, share good cheer, and a holiday dinner with friends. A few members were lucky to receive some fun door prizes.…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
Italian American Club’s Poinsettia Ball Continues Traditions and Adds New Ones!
The Italian American Club’s 21st annual Poinsettia Ball was held on Dec. 1 in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. This year’s event, which was attended by 250 people, was the first to feature a theme, “Let it Snow!” There was an abundance of snowflakes and blue, white, and silver decorations as well as signature winter drinks and…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
Quilters Create Holiday Quilts for Hospice Patients
Cynthia Schwartz The PebbleCreek Quilters Club includes a Community Service Committee that creates and donates quilted items to local community organizations. The committee is chaired by Hiromi Bashore. This year, club members designed and created holiday quilts that will be given to Hospice of the Valley (HOV) organization. HOV will distribute the quilts to patients…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
Bridge Results
Monday Non-Sanctioned Duplicate Bridge Sandy Blackburn This group meets in the Palm Room at Eagle’s Nest on Monday afternoons. It’s a good time to renew friendships as well as meet some new friends. If you are new to the community or have been a longtime resident and would like to play duplicate bridge, we would…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
PebbleCreek Quilters Remember Kathleen O’Connell
Cathy Howell The PebbleCreek quilter lost a very dear and supportive friend in September of 2023. Kathleen O’Connell joined the Estrella Mountain Quilters/PebbleCreek Quilt Club shortly after moving into her home in 2001 and was an active member ever since. She had a varied artistic background, having been a weaver and painter prior to moving here from New…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
Sewing Club Workshops
Cathy Howell The PebbleCreek Sewing Club (PCSC) held a mug rug workshop on the first Wednesday in December. They learned some new techniques as well as having made a gift. The PCSC meets on Wednesdays in the Diamondback Room of the creative arts building. We try to have a project for the first Wednesday of…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
Camera Club Meeting—Arizona Landscape Photography
Lynn Warren Camera Club meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday of the month in the Coyote Room in the Creative Arts Center. Join us for an interesting presentation on Jan. 8 at 6:30 p.m. on Arizona Landscape by photographer Dave Wilson; Dave worked for 18 years in Corporate Communications doing, among other…
Clubs & Classes, January 2024
Democratic Club Welcomes Scott Jarrett, Maricopa County Elections Director, to January Meeting
The December meeting of the PebbleCreek (PC) Democratic Club hosted a lively discussion among members about local and political topics as the featured speakers were unable to attend. Democrats are flexible! Club President Vicki Barber stepped up to organize the meeting around the members’ input, and information shared by Charlotte Krause regarding LD29 added interesting and important…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
Card Results
Cribbage Club Gary Lind The Cribbage Club has weekly meetings on the first four Thursdays of each month at 1 p.m. in the Sienna Room, Tuscany Falls. We start promptly at 1 p.m. so please arrive a little early. The club is open to all PebbleCreek residents interested in playing a friendly game of cribbage. If you don’t…