Kathy Stauffer As the Woodcarvers Club noted in the December PebbleCreek Post article, we drew the lucky raffle ticket at the close of the Holiday Fest on Dec. 4. The ticket was drawn by a nonmember, and the lucky winners were Kate and Pat Handlos, who decided to take the $350 winnings in lieu of the…
Susan Skolnik The PebbleCreek Art Club is pleased to have created a community outreach project called Art from the Heart, which collects art materials and supplies to help inspire and encourage young artists. The group is headed by Karen Ludwig, Diana Ho, and Cheryl Wagner, and they collected $300 in checks and gift certificates, as…
Jan Sherwood While the 2022 Olympians were competing in China, the PebbleCreek Hiking Club held their own quest for gold on the White Tank Mountain Verrado Trails. Combining a word search (intellect), navigation skills (reading and following directions), and stamina (traversing rocky trails and sandy washes), while searching for and collecting 10 markers, seven three-member…
Cindy Hurst On Jan. 14, the Lady Niners sent three two-person teams to the 2022 State Medallion Club 9-Hole Team Tournament. This annual tournament was sponsored by the Arizona Golf Association. It was held at the Oakwood Country Club in Sun Lakes, Ariz. Members representing the PebbleCreek Ladies Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCL9GA) were Alberta Hohn,…
Hiking the Trails from Star Tower Jan Sherwood Where would you see a coyote, scorpion, sidewinder, thresher, and copper? The PebbleCreek Hikers found all five while hiking the trails from Star Tower in Estrella. No, they didn’t find the animals and mineral, but did hike eight trail segments, including Coyote Creek, Scorpion, Sidewinder, Thresher, and…
Susan Skolnik The PebbleCreek Art Club held its first meeting of 2022 on Jan. 28 in the Coyote Room at the Creative Arts Center. One of the highlights of the meeting was the celebration of the 90th birthday of Thea Smith, who has been a member for 28 years. She and her husband now reside…
Linda Babcock If you happen to see a ‘32 Ford Roush Roadster on the streets of PebbleCreek, give owner Gary Bruebaker a wave. Gary was fortunate to be able to buy this beauty at the recent Barrett-Jackson auction. It is a one-of-one prototype that was commissioned by Ford Motor Company for Roush Performance. The original…
Jeff Wilson This beginning pottery class progressed from beginner to expert in record time! Students made three large projects and, in the process, learned all the tools and techniques necessary to make any handmade project of their choice in the future. Most of the popular pottery artists at the last Holiday Fest were graduates of the…
Vicki Ray Members of PebbleCreek’s Gun Club took to the fields in early February for the club’s annual pheasant and chukar shoot at Desert Creek Sportsman’s Club in Palo Verde near Buckeye. Club members meet Tuesdays for trap shooting, which simulates bird hunting, but there’s nothing like being in an open field on a sunny…
Jeff Wilson Ross Hart taught another fabulous human bust sculpture class in February. The Pottery/Sculpture Club has been fortunate to have Ross share his love and talent for sculpture with the community for the past several years. Please check for upcoming sculpture and pottery classes at the Expressions Gallery in the Creative Arts Center. While…