Category: July 2017

PebbleCreek restaurants announce participation in James Beard Foundation’s Blended Burger Project

Chef Mary’s Hail Mary - This incredible burger blends Portabella and Button mushrooms, roasted garlic, thyme, shallots, Jalapenos and bacon in the fresh grind with beef brisket and ground beef. On top of the burger is an out-of-this-world-delicious house-made bourbon bacon jam, topped with crispy lettuce, house-made pickles and pickled red onion, Chef Mary’s famous devil dog sauce and slices of American and Havarti cheese served on a moist brioche roll.

Chefs from Eagle’s Nest Restaurant and Toscana’s Grill are participating in The James Beard Foundation’s Blended Burger Project™, a nationwide culinary challenge to make a “blended burger” by combining ground meat with finely chopped mushrooms to create a delicious, healthier and more sustainable burger. Eagle’s Nest’s Chef Mary Ahrens is featuring her Hail Mary blended…

Clay extruder demonstration

Chris Pelikan demonstrates how the extruder can make four-inch diameter hollow square, round and hexagonal tubes.

Jeff Wilson The Pottery Sculpture Club of PebbleCreek recently sponsored a workshop to demonstrate the creative potential and safe use of its newest tool, a clay extruder. The workshop was conducted by club member Chris Pelikan. Chris demonstrated how the extruder could make four-inch diameter hollow square, round and hexagonal tubes. After extruding the tubes…

GoodTime Gals Social Club news

Pat Atkinson LuJean Anderson and Pat Atkinson welcome all women who live in PebbleCreek to know that you are automatically a member of the GoodTime Gals Social Club. We don’t have dues. Our activities continue in the summer months. Just come alone or bring a friend to any of our activities. The GoodTime Gals have…

PCLGA celebrates International Women’s Day of Golf

Bev Clinton Fifty-six women from the PCLGA braved the weather on June 6 to celebrate the second annual International Women’s Day of Golf. Everyone wore either red or orange in honor of the event so the course was colorful! The International Women’s Day of Golf is celebrated around the world – from Sydney to Silicon…

PC Quilters helps Humane Society

When a dog goes to a home the bed made by the PebbleCreek Quilters goes with him/her.

Ronda Jones The PebbleCreek Quilters are dedicated to helping many of our local charities. Among them is the Arizona Humane Society. Foster dogs are waiting to be adopted. They are dogs that are too young to be adopted; it could be a mother and her babies; they could have had amputations, etc. Until that time…

LifeLong Learning at PebbleCreek

Colonel Mark W. Tillman (retired)

Changes to LLL – Pay when you register or lose your place Last year, when several trips and classes sold out shortly after registration opened, we found a big problem in the process; people signed up for events but did not pay, taking up a space that others wanted. Then, as the event neared, they…

In Passing

Dick Dorbin Dolores Whitworth Dick Dobrin passed away on May 26, 2017. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, married his wife Judy and raised two sons Michael and Robert. He and his wife moved to Tucson, Arizona and lived there for many years involving himself in Rotary Club and as a volunteer ranger in Sabino…

Bridge Results

Duplicate Bridge (Sanctioned) Kathy Bergman Winners at the Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday Sanctioned duplicate games are as follow in rank order (games are overall winners unless North/South and East/West are shown separately). 05/01: N/S Mault and Carole Mathias, Judy Brown/Pat Smith, Georgia Jacka/Sue Gainer. E/W Chris Mucha/Bill Ballard, Judy Laxineta/Betty East, Cheryl LaMotta/Jackie Wielgosz 05/02: Mault Mathias/Kathy Bergman,…

Upcoming events

July 1, 2017 – Bus Trip to Diamondbacks Game – Includes “All You Can Eat Seats” and Fireworks Show! Start your Independence Day celebration early on July 1 when the D-Backs take on the Rockies. Enjoy the Fourth of July fireworks spectacular following the game. The first 20,000 fans in to the ballpark will receive a…