Tracey Schryver Have you considered donating blood? It’s a lifesaving and thoughtful way to show you care, and it’s so easy to do! Kare Bears will host a blood drive on Aug. 27 from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. You can register through the Vitalant website at vitalant.org and select a specific time, or you…
Category: August 2024
August 2024, Front Page
Bocce Ball Is for Everyone
Kim Jacobs-Nicholson PebbleCreek Bocce Ball Club would like to remind residents that everyone can play in our club, including any and all who may have physical restrictions. It can be a permanent or temporary restriction (just had a surgery that requires temporary use of some type of assistance). Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers, and canes are all…
August 2024, Clubs & Classes
The Women’s Giving Circle News!
Dana West The Women’s Giving Circle (TWGC) fall meeting is scheduled for Sept. 26 at the Tuscany Falls Chianti Room. Please remember to bring your annual dues of $25 to the meeting. We will also have a representative from the West Valley Heart Walk as a guest speaker during the meeting. TWGC will be organizing…
August 2024, Clubs & Classes
Singles Dine at Black Angus
PebbleCreek Singles Club members dined out again on July 7. Fifteen of our most hungry members met at Black Angus restaurant for a fabulous dinner of baby back ribs, prime rib, porterhouse, filet mignon steaks, burgers, and more. It is a fabulous venue. Doggy bags were required for most! The consensus was to return to…
August 2024, Front Page
PCSSA Travels to Pinetop
Fred Dresser Everyone in PebbleCreek is aware of our softball league (PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association, PCSSA). What you probably didn’t know is that each year the PCSSA has teams that travel to Pinetop, Ariz., to participate in tournament games. One such team known as the PebbleCreek 60’s team traveled to Pinetop again this year to…
August 2024, Features
New Books Available at Expressions Gallery!
Jean Harris If you have young grandchildren or other kids in your life, please check out two new books by PebbleCreek’s own Karen S. Robbins. “I Love You More Than Candy Pops!” and “Shoe Print Art” are now available in the Expressions Gallery (all autographed) and online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or wherever books…
August 2024, Front Page
Hikers Seek Pot of Gold
Lynn Warren Because of monsoon shower activity, the first day of July started with another 90-degree, humid morning, but that was not enough to dissuade six PebbleCreek hikers from heading to the White Tanks. In fact, conditions were ideal for formation of a beautiful rainbow, which seemed to beckon the group to the Tanks, perhaps…
August 2024, Clubs & Classes
Quilter of the Month: Jackie Cameron
Maureen Strachan Jackie Cameron was the highlighted quilter of the month for June in the Creative Arts Center showcase. She moved to PebbleCreek in 2016, but has resided in Arizona since 1997. Before Arizona, Jackie lived in upstate New York and New England. After retiring, she started quilting in earnest when she joined the PebbleCreek Quilters (PCQ)…
August 2024, Clubs & Classes
News from the PebbleCreek Shalom Club
Ronnie Levine The Shalom Club is looking forward to having Rabbi Jeffrey Lipschultz lead High Holiday services this year. Services will be held Oct. 3 for Rosh Hashanah, Oct. 11 for Kol Nidre, and Oct. 12 for Yom Kippur. For more information, please contact Jill Burnham at 770-826-8640 or [email protected], or Gloria Kornbluth at 623-398-8919…
August 2024, Clubs & Classes
Genealogy Club News
Vicky Ferraresi There is no meeting of the PebbleCreek Genealogy Club (PCGC) in August, as we go on vacation, or stay out of the heat to individually work on our family trees or other projects and hobbies. PCGC general meetings will resume after Labor Day with a revised format. Meetings will start at 9 a.m.…