Category: October 2014

Men’s Christian Fellowship to hear “Hope for the Troubled Heart”

Larry Gleason PebbleCreek’s Men’s Christian Fellowship is delighted to have Dennis Kizziar, interim pastor at PebbleCreek Community Church, presenting Hope for the Troubled Heart at the Fellowship’s October 1 meeting. The meeting will be held at 7:30 a.m. in the Tuscany Falls Chianti Room. Coffee and pastries will be available starting at 7:00 a.m. in the…

PC Democratic Club – October 2014

Morgan Miller The 2014 General Election is upon us. The Democratic Club will host its first general meeting on Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. in the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom. We will be highlighting our 2014-2015 program. In addition, Democratic candidates or their representatives will be on hand to discuss policies and issues important…

Irish-American Club news

IAC members Carmel and John Flynn pose with the statue of Maureen O’Hara and John Wayne while visiting Cong, Ireland, where The Quiet Man was filmed.

John Flynn Top o’ the morning to ye! The Irish-American Club of PebbleCreek is back for the season and all PCers are invited to join us for fellowship, fun and philanthropy. The IAC was started seven years ago to promote interest in all things Irish, but you don’t have to be Irish to be a…

Good things come in threes for PebbleCreek Singles

Anna-Marie Petrie, left, one of the founders of the PC Singles Club which held its first meeting in September 1997, is joined by past presidents Tom Winter, Arlene Ascencio and Dan Miczek and current President Judy Shaffer prior to blowing out the candles on the seventeenth anniversary cake. Over 60 members participated in the anniversary recognition program on September 7.

Pat Milich Members of the PebbleCreek Singles Club were in a celebratory mood at their September meeting. With spirits already high in anticipation of sharing memories with some of the club’s pioneers and former presidents as part of the seventeenth anniversary recognition program, there were two more special reasons to make merry. The word is…

Mud Pies and water based clay class

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…

The Shalom Club is fired up and ready to go!

Brenda Hyman Dateline: October 1, 2014. Shalom Club members are fired up for all of the exciting events coming up this year! The Shalom Club kicked off the year by attending Kinky Boots! On September 14 many members gathered for dinner at Riazzi’s before proceeding to the hit Broadway show. The night was full of…

Republican Club meeting

Left to right: Maricopa County Supervisor Clint Hickman, Club Secretary Bari Cavallo, Justice of the Peace for the White Tanks David Osterfield, Senator Don Shooter, Club President Linda Migliore, Representative Darin Mitchell, Club Vice President Anne Gregerson and featured speaker Senator Russell Pearce.

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…

PC Quilters attend Ritter Ranch retreat

The PC Quilters completed a receiving blanket project for West Valley Hospitals Auxiliary.

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…

A Breast Cancer message for men and women

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…