Category: May 2018

Republican Club luncheon

Liz Gibson The PebbleCreek Republican Club welcomed members and guests to its sold-out meeting and luncheon Thursday, April 5 in the Tuscany Falls Chianti Room. Social Time began at 11:30 a.m. with a cash bar and the meeting and luncheon followed at noon. We were delighted to have Robert Messenger as program speaker. A dedicated…

Viewers’ Choice Awards of the PC Quilt Show

Marlene Kuskie Attendees at the PC Quilters Art of Quilting Show on Sunday, March 18 were asked to select their favorite quilt in each category of the quilt show. The following Viewers’ Choices definitely exemplified the art of quilting. Wall Hangings and Other Quilting Projects: Linda Shaver Vintage and Applique: Sue Whaples Traditional: Sue Whaples…

Guitar Club news

Marlene Lenstra Pebble Creek Guitar Club enjoyed a lovely St. Patrick’s evening hosted by Ed and Marcia Wahl. Corned beef, cabbage and lots of great music filled the evening. If you would like to join this group, contact Hank Mailloux at 623-536-2133. We meet the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month.

Bridge Results

Duplicate Sanctioned Bridge Kathy Bergman March 2018 Sanctioned Duplicate results: Winners at the Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Sanctioned Duplicate games are as follows in rank order (games are overall winners unless North/South and East/West are shown separately). 03/01: N/S Georgia Jacka/Larry Monroe, Vi Metter/Enid Bross E/W Diana Wolf/Jo Carley, Debbie Deal/Don Downie. 03/02: N/S Judy…

Woodcarvers Club makes and raffles chess set

Larry Matney PebbleCreek Woodcarvers Club members hand carved a custom designed chess set and raffled it to raise funds for the Woodcarvers Club. The raffle winner was picked at the end of the Meet the Artists Show and the winner was Bill Van Trump. The chess set was created in late 2017 and early 2018…

Extruded Clay Pottery

Jeff Wilson The second edition of the Extruded Clay Pottery Class exceeded all expectations for creativity. Virtually everyone expanded on the instructor’s demonstrations by creating larger and more complex projects than expected. Projects included coffee cups, multi-tiered vases, coil pots, teapots and more; all with applique of birds, fish, dragons and flowers. Examples of these…

PC Hiking Club Diary

Pete Williams On March 16, Lynn Warren passed 7,000 career miles in the PebbleCreek Hiking Club, becoming only the third member to reach this milestone. And he is the fastest to accomplish this, doing so in just under seven years with the club (over 1,000 miles a year!). This hike took place in nearby Estrella…

Rovin’ Pebbles RV Club explores the Verde Valley

Barry Taschner The Rovin’ Pebbles RV Club left March 15 for a week in the Verde Valley and Sedona area of Arizona. There were 16 rigs and 31 folks. We caravanned to Distant Drums RV Resort, which is just one exit north of Camp Verde off Highway 17. That evening we all met in the…

St. Patrick’s Emerald Ball

Suzanne Rambach If you missed the Emerald Ball this year, you will want to put it on your calendar for next year, St. Patrick’s Day. This was a huge success! Everyone enjoyed SoSco and their selection of Celtic songs was amazing. The ballroom was beautifully decorated and the dinner was absolutely delicious. Many people said…

PebbleCreek Woodcarvers Club winners from the Meet the Artist Show

Larry Matney PebbleCreek Woodcarvers Club members participated in the annual Meet the Artists Show in the Creative Arts Building on March 23 and 24. The Woodcarvers Club collected votes for People’s Choice Awards and the top three were: *1st place: Joel Hawkins for his Peregrine Falcon and Rabbit *2nd place: Gerald Findley for his American…