Jim Brown Why would anyone carve three of the beginner kachinas? That was the question posed to Joan Casale. The answer was very interesting, Joan has two sisters and she wanted to carve everyone a Kachina to celebrate their sisterhood and living in the Southwest. Joan is one of the few people who had carved…
Lisa Bagshaw, May Featured Artist of the Month Lisa Bagshaw I am so honored to be chosen as the Featured Artist of the Month for May. I have always been interested in art. In Marblehead, the coastal town north of Boston where I grew up, I took a variety of art classes. My parents were…
Administrative Office, Activities Office, and ALC: Closed Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. (Otherwise, same operating hours year-round.) Community Services Patrol Department * Office Closed Monday, May 27 * Patrollers and main gate greeters on duty Creative Arts Center: Memorial Day, Monday, May 27: Open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Summer hours: Effective Wednesday, May 1,…
From funds raised at the 2023 Holiday Fest charity table, the Pottery and Sculpture Club (PSC) of Pebble Creek raised $200, which was donated to Veterans First LTD of Arizona. Specifically, the funds will be used by Maternity Outreach for Veterans Families (MOVF) in collaboration with Phoenix and Prescott VA Maternity Programs and social workers,…
The first Saturday in March saw the PebbleCreek Ukulele Club perform at the two-day Glendale Folk Festival held at historic Sahuaro Ranch Park in Glendale. This was our fourth time performing at the festival. The day was bright and sunny, although very windy. Playing with a strong wind blowing is always difficult, but our group…
The Garden Club wants to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who turned out for the Beyond the Garden Gate plant sale on March 23. The Garden Club also wants to recognize David and Brenda Deckard for letting folks traipse through their backyard for the day and all the hard-working club members who made…
Vicki Carter “You are never too old to set a new goal or to dream a new dream.”—C.S. Lewis For the many friends of Marilyn Reynolds, it came as no surprise when she announced that she was having two parties to celebrate her 75th birthday and her significant accomplishment of 10,000 hiking miles. In true…
The water fitness classes participants met their challenge of losing 250 pounds by April 1. They combined healthy eating along with water exercise to reach their goal. The challenge started on Jan. 1 and went through March 31. Weight loss was recorded on an honorary system. Instructors Helen Limjoco, Janet Stumps, Isela Sanders, and Sue White…
If you were lucky, you happened upon a frolic of fairies on April 21 on the Eagle’s Nest golf course; it was an amazing sight to behold. Sheri Sears created the Tutus and Tiaras Golf Charity in which more than 130 ladies wore tutus and tiaras to participate in this fun golf event that benefits children…
Kitty Kowalczyk Six lucky Glass Arts Club members are taking three four-hour sessions learning how to make stringer plates that can then be turned into works of art to display and/or use as platters and bowls. Fellow member and glass artist Susan Herriford is sharing her expertise after using this method in some of her…