Brenda Hyman “When the summer’s through—.” The Shalom Club meetings, events and fun begin again in September. Our members have been vacationing, enjoying the sunshine and keeping cool but are now eager to get back into the swing of things. A jam packed and awe inspiring agenda is on tap for the next four months.…
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Clubs & Classes, September 2014
Le Cercle Français – “La Fête Nationale”
Deborah Legan The fourteenth of July marks the date that French citizens (and Francophiles) celebrate the French Revolution and the end of the Monarchy. In France, citizens observe the day with a military parade down the Champs Elysée and fireworks. Here in PebbleCreek members of Le cercle français celebrated by meeting at the home of…
Clubs & Classes, September 2014
Not all expensive things come in small packages
Dee-Dee Patrick The Rug Hookers of PebbleCreek have introduced you to Monika Jones in a previous article (March 2014). Monika is one of the original members of the group and the member who gives us more visibility through her classes and original designs. However, Monika even outdid herself recently. She was commissioned to create a…
Clubs & Classes, September 2014
A pillow to give you comfort
Rayma Scalzo Our PebbleCreek Breast Cancer Discussion Group has a supply of heart pillows made by the Estrella Mountain Quilters. They will be given to any woman undergoing surgery for a lumpectomy or mastectomy. The pillows have been designed to bring comfort while recovering from surgery. They are placed underneath the arm where the surgery…
Clubs & Classes, September 2014
Poinsettias already?
Laurie Overson It’s that time of year again, tinsel and bells and poinsettias. Well, at least the poinsettia part is true. Yes, it’s already time to begin planning how many of our beautiful T.T.T. poinsettias you will want to order this year. Our annual fall fundraiser will begin the latter part of this month and…
Clubs & Classes, September 2014
PebbleCreek Hiking Club diary
Lynn Warren Congratulations are in order for Pete Williams, president of the PebbleCreek Hiking Club, who needed just one more mile to reach a major milestone and on July 14, reached and passed 5,000 miles on a short hike with six other PC hikers in the Agua Fria National Monument at the Badger Springs exit…
Clubs & Classes, September 2014
Mud pies and water based clay
Roxie Forrest The temperature is sizzling in the PebbleCreek Ceramics Room! Our kiln rooms have been reaching record temperatures bringing members’ projects to life. Our teachers have been keeping the chairs warm with bodies and working with students in designing and perfecting their works of art. Alas, it is not nearly as warm as being…
Clubs & Classes, September 2014
Hikers escape the heat
Lynn Warren The temperature in Phoenix soared to 116 degrees on July 24 but four PC hikers found a unique way to escape the heat by going on a scenic and refreshing hike along West Clear Creek just southeast of Camp Verde. Although 10 miles, the hike was reasonably easy but required crossing the creek…
Clubs & Classes, September 2014
The Pet Companions Club has a website
Jim Ellison Hi PebbleCreekers! The Pet Companions Club of PebbleCreek now has a website. The website name is pcpets.org. In the middle of the home page you will find a list of upcoming events and an introductory article which also lists the club officers. On the right side of the home page, you will find…
Clubs & Classes, September 2014
Singles Club nears goal with campaign for homeless youth
Pat Milich Some things like fine wine and the PebbleCreek Singles Club just get better with age! Once known as the PebbleCreek Solos, its fledgling membership of about two dozen has burgeoned to over 160 single men and women in the 17 years since its first meeting on September 21, 1997. Today PC Singles is…