Liz Gibson More than 80 members and guests attended the Thursday, September 4 Fall Kick-off meeting of the PebbleCreek Republican Club in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. Following a 6:30 p.m. social time and the business meeting, the club welcomed the distinguished Senator Russell Pearce as speaker. Senator Pearce, an Arizona native born into poverty, rose…
Cathy Howell This spring Wendy Gilbert had a great idea for the quilters that would be spending summer here in the valley; how about a cooler climate in which to perfect their craft? In searching for the ideal place (not too far away, comfortable accommodations, milder temps, quilter friendly) she discovered a place in Sierra…
Rayma Scalzo Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I want to take this opportunity to remind you to make sure you get your mammograms. I might also say that my breast cancer, as well as others in our Breast Cancer Support Group, did not show up on a mammogram. Therefore, it is very important…
Roxie Forrest The Ceramics Club of PebbleCreek is very fortunate to have Wendy Pomeroy as one of the teachers. Wendylee Pomeroy was born and raised on the big island of Hawaii. She and her late husband Larry lived in Washington State, California and then moved to Arizona. Wendy has three children, five grandchildren, one great…
Marge Ellison Many of us are aware of the major animal rescue shelters in the Phoenix area such as The Arizona Humane Society and the Sun Valley Animal Shelter. These organizations take in, house, rehabilitate and have adopted many thousands of dogs and cats who otherwise would be lost or would die in our desert…
Larry Cabral Back in the 60s this was one of American Muscle Cars. What really made this car special was the packing. A flat black scooped hood was standard as were side stripes along with a flip-open gas cap. Combined with the new styling of the fastback, with its built in side scoops and ducktail…
Laurie Overson Here it is October again, and that means the annual T.T.T. Chapter AZ-P poinsettia sale is underway. We fully expect our plants this year to be among the most beautiful we have ever had and the price still remains at $10! The poinsettias will come from Armstrong Nursery which has over 100 years…
Ronda Jones The members of the PebbleCreek Quilters are issued a challenge to create a quilt with special requirements. In 2012, three members, Cathy Howell, Wendy Gilbert and Donna Aybar accepted this challenge and created an Arizona Centennial Quilt called My Arizona. The quilt depicts morning, midday, evening skies, the five c’s and the diverse…