Category: June 2018

Gun Club 2018 competition results

Susan Knox Wilson The PebbleCreek Gun Club had another busy, active year, highlighted by several changes to the different competitions to encourage more participation and more fun. The top shooters in each event will be memorialized on the club’s perpetual plaque. This year’s award banquet, held April 2, in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom, included a…

“For the Birds” pottery class

Jeff Wilson The newest PebbleCreek pottery class is “For the Birds”—a class where whimsical, humorous, decorative and elegant bird sculptures of all kinds are created. The class is taught by Ane Aune, who besides being a talented artist, is also an engaging and entertaining instructor. There were eleven students in the first class and based…

Pottery Club featured artist

Jeff Wilson The Pottery Club featured artist for June is Ron Santoro. Originally growing up on a dairy farm in Oregon, Ron and his wife Cindy now split their time between PC and Portland. Ron is a Vietnam Navy veteran having served on river boats and as a sniper. His after-service career found him working…

PC Quilters expand their quilting skills

Marlene Kuskie Quilting is not what it was. Our grandmothers and mothers pieced their quilts and then often asked others to help them hand quilt in the large frame. Or they might have had the local church ladies hand quilt it for a fee. Modern quilters still often have others with skills using a longarm…

A Summer of Watercolor: Part I

Marianne Graff The PebbleCreek Art Club is pleased to present a Summer of Watercolor exhibit. Watercolor, and PC artists who work in this unique medium, will be featured throughout the summer months. For the month of June, we will highlight the origins, tools and special features of watercolor painting. Watercolor refers to both the medium…

May and upcoming activities for PC Democrats

Jan Race The PebbleCreek Democratic Club Board and Social Committee welcomed their newest members at our “Newcomer Social” on Friday, May 3 at Patti and Joe McEnerney’s home, the third event of this type this year. As usual, a lively and thought-provoking time was had by all! The PC Democratic Club goal is to have…

PC Irish American Club’s scholarship winners

Suzanne Rambach The PebbleCreek Irish American Club awarded scholarships to three Millennial High School students. Many students were interviewed by the PCIAC Charitable Contributions Committee and after a lot of work and thorough vetting, Dakota Cameron was awarded a $1,000 scholarship and Jacob Cunningham and Andrea Amavisca each received $500 scholarship checks. Charity, Social, and…

Woodcarvers 2018-2019 season

Larry Matney The PebbleCreek Woodcarvers Club has most of the 2018/2019 carving season classes planned and it will be an exciting season. Classes start in October 2018 and the last one finishes in April 2019. For class details stop by the Quail Room in the Creative Arts Building and there is a sign-up list on…

GoodTime Gals Social Club news and happenings

Pat Atkinson LuJean Anderson and Pat Atkinson welcome all women who live in PebbleCreek. You are automatically a member of the GoodTime Gals Social Club if you live in PebbleCreek. We don’t have dues. Just come alone or bring a friend to any of our activities. GTG DINNER BUNCH: June 26, 2018 Black Angus 1376 W…

T.T.T. holds state convention at PebbleCreek

Laurie Overson On April 13, the 2018 Arizona State T.T.T. Convention was held in the Chianti Room in PebbleCreek, hosted by Chapter Q. Cynthia Bush is our new Arizona State Board President and Lori Levitan is our new Arizona State Board Secretary. Unfortunately, the day of our convention was dangerously windy (remember those awful winds…