Category: February 2023

In Passing

John Robert Flynn John Robert Flynn, age 80, passed away on Dec. 12, 2022. He is survived by his wife, Carmel; sons Sean (Tricia) of Phoenix and K.C. (Lisa) of Henderson, Nev.; grandchildren Kellen, Riley, Aidan, and Cooper; and siblings Jean Mitchell of Portland and Kathleen Cunningham of Sacramento. He is predeceased by his brother,…

Wine Club December Gala Benefits Kare Bears

Kathy Foord The PebbleCreek Wine Club held their Annual December Gala on Dec. 13 in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. The gourmet dinner featured Daou Vineyards Wine including 2021 Rose, 2020 Chardonnay Reserve, Pessimist Red Blend, 2019 Seventeen Forty Red Blend, and 2020 Bodyguard Red Blend. The wine accompanied fabulous tray-passed hors d’oeuvres while guests mingled,…

Date with a Plate a Huge Success!

Maureen McCann The Women’s Giving Circle (TWGC) hosted the first “Date with a Plate” event in January and is thrilled to announce that funds from ticket sales and the silent auction totaled over $4,000—all of which was donated directly to the Agua Fria Food Bank. The full operating costs, including hors d’oeuvres, were covered by…

Coming Soon: The Greatest Show on Grass!

Carole Schumacher PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) co-chairs Cindy Sota and Claudia Tiger are busy juggling as they plan the upcoming 2-day Member Member Golf Tournament, “The Greatest Show on Grass,” scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 28, and Wednesday, March 1. The Tuscany Falls golf courses will be the venue for the circus where 2-person teams will…

The Challenging Art of Quilting

Jonnie Chandler Quilting is more than simply cutting fabric and sewing pieces of material together. In practice, quilting requires attention to accuracy and design as well as a process of color choices and inspiration. Traditionally, quilting is considered as sewing fabric together to create bedding. The quilting procedure is completed by joining three layers of…

Card Scores

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.…

PebbleCreek Church Travels to Dream City Church

On Dec. 10, the members and friends of the PebbleCreek Community Church traveled to Dream City Church to enjoy a beautiful Christmas concert. Dream City Church is located near Cave Creek, and our members were transported on limousine buses to enjoy this concert re-enacting the Nativity story. The concert beautifully represented this sacred story with…

Kare Bears Health & Wellness: What Is an AED?

Dee-Dee Patrick, MS, RN Director, Kare Bears’ Health & Wellness This article first appeared in the PebbleCreek Post in July last year. Due to the tremendous response to our January CPR/AED and basic first aid class, and all the publicity about AEDs related to the cardiac event suffered by Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills, I…