Gillian Driscoll 2024 is an important year for voting. November brings the election, and all citizens need to be informed about their local as well as national candidates. The PebbleCreek Democratic Club usually ends their season with the last meeting in May as many residents leave for cooler climes. However, in this important year, the…
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June 2024, Clubs & Classes
Another Successful Rotary Foundation Golf Tournament
Jim Frey On April 28, 140 golfers played in the seventh annual Goodyear PebbleCreek Rotary Foundation Golf Tournament. Perfect weather, excellent course conditions, and 25 eager volunteers all came together to help create a very successful day. The day started off with the always-popular golf ball drop and this year the $3,000 winner was a…
Clubs & Classes, June 2024
Glass Arts Club Spotlight
Kitty Kowalczyk Barbara Sanford and Sharon Dawe shared their expertise with our Glass Arts Club members during an April jewelry class. Students learned how to make pendants and earrings using fusible glass—opal, translucent, and dichroic—in the first jewelry class offered in the past couple of years. Barbara and Sharon have different techniques that they shared…
June 2024, Clubs & Classes
Card Scores
Cribbage Club Gary Lind The Cribbage Club has weekly meetings on the first four Thursdays of each month at 1 p.m. in the Sienna Room, Tuscany Falls. We start promptly at 1 p.m., so please arrive a little early. The club is open to all PebbleCreek residents interested in playing a friendly game of cribbage.…
June 2024, Clubs & Classes
Singles Springtime Picnic
Kathy Smith On a lovely Sunday afternoon, 94 singles enjoyed a picnic in the shade at Sunrise Park. It was a great turnout. The food was prepared by the men and women of the Fire Up Freedom Fire Truck. We had our choice of hamburgers, jumbo hot dogs, or chicken sandwiches. Chips and a drink…
June 2024, Clubs & Classes
Remembering Those Who Played the Game
Fred Dresser By the time you read this article, Memorial Day has probably been celebrated for 2024. Here’s a little history of when Memorial Day started. The first national commemoration of Memorial Day was held in Arlington National Cemetery on May 30, 1868, where both Union and Confederate soldiers are buried. Memorial Day was established to honor the men and women…
June 2024, Clubs & Classes
Genealogy Club News
Vicky Ferraresi Join us Monday, June 10 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Eagle’s Nest Palm Room for the next PebbleCreek Genealogy Club (PCGC) meeting. Guests are always welcome! The theme of this year’s program is “American Migration.” On Monday, June 10, we will hold a workshop on Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org. Do you want to start…
June 2024, Clubs & Classes
Fond Farewell
Pat Jensen Pictured is Ann Merrill’s last 9 a.m. fitness class in PebbleCreek. She will be missed after 23 years of making us laugh while keeping us fit. We wish her well in her future endeavors. (Photo by Hannah Pomeranz)
June 2024, Clubs & Classes
Romance Was in the Air at the “April in Paris” Dinner-Dance
Flori Parham Members and guests of the PebbleCreek Ballroom Dance Club enjoyed a lovely evening of dinner, dancing, and socializing with an 18-piece big band orchestra on April 27 in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. The hosts for the evening were Cynthia and Mike Schwartz, who gave us a beautifully decorated ballroom with handmade table linens,…
June 2024, Clubs & Classes
PebbleCreek Corvettes Car Show
Stephen Banet Eagle’s Nest was the scene for the PebbleCreek Corvette Club’s third annual car show. This year’s show was well attended by 25 Corvettes and approximately eight other cars from various manufacturers, including Ford, Mercury, and Buick. Several hundred individuals stopped by to look at these gorgeous cars, while enjoying a cup of coffee…