Deborah Chrisman P.E.O. Chapter DM is presenting the eleventh annual scholarship benefit, Books ‘n Lunch, to be held at the Christ Presbyterian Church, 925 N. Sarival Ave, on Saturday, March 16 at 11 a.m. Many members of chapter DM reside in PebbleCreek. As last year, there will be two local authors speaking about their careers and…
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January 2024, Clubs & Classes
Corvette of the Month
This month’s featured Corvette belongs to Les and Nancy Dean. This Stingray is a 2014 LT3 and photos don’t do this gorgeous car justice. Les and Nancy have taken many road trips on their own as well as with the PebbleCreek group. If you live in PebbleCreek and own a Corvette, you are eligible to…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
Glass Club Featured Artists
This month, we recognize Kurt Goss and Laurel Vlcek. Kurt Goss was born in Long Island, N.Y., and later moved with his family to Santa Ana, Calif., in 1965, where he lived on a farm and raised pigs. After graduation from high school, he moved to the city and began his career with the City…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
Classic Car Club Members Enjoy Annual Christmas Party
Linda Babcock Members of the PebbleCreek Classic Car Club gathered for their annual Christmas Party on Dec. 2, at the home of Linda Babcock. Friends enjoyed conversation, laughs, and a taco bar with all the trimmings as well as a variety of delectable desserts. Instead of the usual gift exchange, members generously brought gift cards…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
PebbleCreek Quilters Create an Elephant!
Cynthia Schwartz Diane Rottman, a member of the PebbleCreek Quilters Club, taught a two-day Paper Piecing class for advanced quilters. Attendees created an elephant using colors of their choice and sewing 244 pieces of fabric. Paper Piecing is a technique used by quilters to easily sew complex designs. The method uses a paper template, folding fabric, sewing…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
T.T.T. Chapter Q News
Ronnie Levine Chapter Q proudly received the Violet Award in recognition of our generosity to the Project Fund of the National T.T.T. Society for the 2021-2023 Biennium. We distributed holiday gifts to all the girls we have sponsored who still attend Heritage Elementary, which serves K-8. The recipients were very touched and grateful. Also, Chapter…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
January Genealogy Club News
Denise Beeson and Patti Wehrs Join us for the new year on Monday, Jan. 8 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Eagle’s Nest Palm Room. “I really believe it is important to hear what our elders share with us while they are alive and honor the stories of their life and of those who were before them. If…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
Italian American Club Donates to the Homeless Youth Connection
Ken Minichiello PebbleCreek Italian American Club gave the Homeless Youth Connection a check for $1,500. The donation was just one of the three equal-size checks given to New Life Center and Luke Air Force Base Family Services amounting to $4,500 that came from Poinsettia Ball ticket sales proceeds.
Clubs & Classes, January 2024
PebbleCreek French Club Fête de Noel
George Philippon The PebbleCreek (PC) French Club celebrated their annual Fête de Noel at the home of Carol Kirkwood, a recent PC resident and club member. Surrounded by beautiful Christmas decorations, the group enjoyed their usual conversations in French with wine, but also an assortment of foods from members’ traditional French Christmases. There were samplings…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
What Is Your REAL Name?
Denise Beeson Throughout history humans have been known by more than one name to distinguish them from other people with the same name. As societies became more complex or were colonized by more complex societies, these distinguishing names became fixed and were passed on to the next generation. In addition, it is important to consider…