Category: March 2018

Euchre night

Mary Ann O’Brien Thursday night is Euchre Night at Eagle’s Nest Clubhouse in the Palm Room. Players arrive at 6:30 to “donate” $1 to the prize fund. Bill Halte and Jerry Fox are always ready to greet the members. Gil Butson usually has the tables ready for play, unless he’s on another of his travel…

English tutors make a difference – you can, too

Jan Cosgrove Southwest Valley Literacy trains and certifies you to teach English to non-English speaking adults in our community. We have been doing this important work for 41 years! You will make a difference in someone’s future by giving them the gift of language. Southwest Valley Literacy Association is flooded with requests from adults for…

Mark Your Calendar

Tuesday, March 6: Algodones Day Bus Trip on sale now at Activities $85 Saturday, March 10-15: California Coast Trip on sale now at Activities Sunday, March 11: Donna Summer Tribute 3:00 p.m. show on sale now online and at Activities Tuesday, March 13-16: Discover Navajo Bus Trip on sale now at Activities Sunday, March 18: Garth Brooks…

Pottery/Sculpture Club has a new tool

Jeff Wilson Due to the generosity of an anonymous donor, the Pottery/Sculpture Club has a new and wonderfully versatile tool, a wall mounted clay extruder. Projects made in this class included coffee cups with handles, three-level decorated vases, coil pots and much more. The success of this class has prompted the instructors to include it…

Minnesota Winter Carnival

Carol Collins The 2018 Minnesota Winter Carnival—PebbleCreek Style, was held Sunday, February 11 at the Chianti Room. We putted on a winter-themed green, threw snowballs, hunted for a medallion and had a great meal. We found old friends and made new! Thank you to all who came and a special thank you to all those…

Marcellino’s cooking demonstration

Ken Minichiello Buon Appetito! That’s what the group from the Italian American Club experienced at Chef Marcellino’s ristorante as we watched and tasted what he prepared for our luncheon meal; fettucine pasta with a Bolognese sauce. Watching Chef Marcellino prepare this wonderful meal was like enjoying the music of a symphony conducted by the very…

Republican Club round tables

Liz Gibson On Thursday, February 1, following the business meeting, more than 100 PebbleCreek Republican Club members participated in Round Table discussions with a number of candidates for public office. During each ten-minute session, the candidates had several minutes to address the table after which they took questions from the group before moving on to…

Spring Quilt Show – The Art of Quilting

Marlene Kuskie Barb Mauer, co-chair of the Spring Quilt Show, is creating ways to display quilts with other members of the Pebblecreek Quilt Club. Millissa Masters is co-chairing and organizing the many details for the first quilt show in the Creative Arts Center. The Spring Quilt Show “The Art of Quilting” is Sunday, March 18,…

News from the Shalom Club

Laurie Rosenbloom “You must’ve been a beautiful baby ‘cause baby look at you now!” That’s what approximately 80 people experienced on February 24. Encores Big Band, an 18-piece ensemble led by Musical Director John Withart, was entertaining as they played throughout the evening. Guests brought baby photos of themselves that were creatively displayed in the…

Women’s March to the Polls

Roberta Medina and Alisa Moore Members of the PebbleCreek Democratic Club took part in the second annual Women’s March to the Polls, January 21, in downtown Phoenix. More than 20,000 women, men, and children attended. There were creative, colorful signs everywhere, addressing a wide range of current political and social issues. Numerous speakers, entertainment including…