“Canyon Crushers” celebrate milestones Lynn Warren Sixteen hikers enjoyed a scenic hike to the dam in Ford Canyon in nearby White Tank Mountain Regional Park on April 30. The hike was especially memorable as the group was treated with champagne, cheese and chocolates since Diana, Kay and Ruth were celebrating the achievement of 1,000 career…
Pete Williams On May 4, twelve members of the PebbleCreek Hiking Club did a hike near Piestewa Peak. This route went through a large quartz field. There were several very large (as evidenced by the boulder behind us) quartz boulders. The park actually has several veins of quartz running through it, making it one of…
Monday Non-Sanctioned Duplicate Bridge Sandy Blackburn Pairs Duplicate Bridge (non-sanctioned) meets every Monday at 12:15 p.m. in the Eagle’s Nest Palm Room. For more information call Sandy Blackburn, 536-8062. The following winners are for the indicated dates: 4/2/18: N/S 1st Patti Murphy and Marlene Wickizer; 2nd Evelyn Mercer and Sylvia Robinson; 3rd Ellie and Paul…
Dee-Dee Patrick The Nurses Group of PebbleCreek held their last breakfast meeting in the Eagle’s Nest Dining Room alcove. Discussion included coverage plans for the summer monthly Blood Pressure Clinic, suggestions for upcoming topics for presentations by experts in those fields and plans for how we want to celebrate the first autumn gathering of our…
Liz Gibson The PebbleCreek Republican Club welcomed members and invited guests to the Thursday, May 3 meeting in the Tuscany Falls Chianti Room. Following a social time at 6:30 p.m. the meeting began at 7:00 p.m. There was, as always, a complimentary snack table, provided through members’ dues. We were pleased to have Jerry Geier,…
Cribbage Sandy Clinton Beat the heat and stay cool for a couple of hours. The Cribbage Club meets every Thursday at 1:00 p.m. in the Sienna Room, Tuscany Falls. The Cribbage Club is open to all PebbleCreek residents interested in playing a friendly game of cribbage. If you have a cribbage board and deck of…
George Warden Members of Flair Friendship Fun Club in PebbleCreek journeyed to Peoria at the Spirit of Hope UMC for the monthly Sunday concert series, Jazz for the Soul. This month it was a tribute to Mongo Santamaria, the Cuban Conga player and band leader that bridged the gap between Cuban music and pop culture…
Pat Ingalls PebbleCreek Passion tennis team completed its inaugural season in fifth place in the 13-team B3 division of the Women’s Interclub Tennis League. “We’re a new team focused on teamwork, togetherness, camaraderie and improving our skills right along throughout the season — being competitive, but having fun while we do it,” said Pat Ingalls,…
Judy Hart and Alisa Moore Gentle ukulele tunes and flower leis greeted the more than 100 attendees to the club’s Hawaiian Luau on April 22. While temperatures outside soared over 90, it was cool and languid inside the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. Prior to digging into the laden tables, Robert Conley, President of the PC Democratic…
Laurie Rosenbloom The yoga group which meets on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings met on April 6 for a tea luncheon at the home of Mary and Bill Simmons. Cohosting this lovely event was Di Weeks. The women attending all brought a dish to share. Different teas and scones with clotted cream and lemon curd…