Category: October 2018

Ski season nears

Lynn Warren Time to dust off and tune up your skis! It may be hard to believe but ski season is just around the corner. PebbleCreek doesn’t have a ski club but many PebbleCreek skiers belong to Valley of the Sun Ski Club (VSSC) which is open to all skiers and is just a short…

Handmade pottery class

Jeff Wilson Participants in the September Handmade Pottery class showed amazing creativity in the projects they made including a large appliqued platter, a decorative Japanese-style bottle vase and beautiful “scrap” pots. All PC residents are invited to see examples of projects made in this class on view in the display case outside the Gecko Room…

Non-Objective Abstract Painting class notice

Jeff Wilson The September Non-Objective Abstract Painting class, sponsored by the Pottery/Sculpture Club, provided an opportunity for participants, some with no drawing or painting experience, to explore a different kind of painting in an encouraging and supportive environment. Unlike traditional painting classes, the subject matter for n-o abstract painting is simply shapes, lines and color.…

News from the Shalom Club

Laurie Rosenbloom Were you there for our traditional Break the Fast dinner? If so, you were one of the many participants who enjoyed a festive meal of bagels, lox, salads and desserts. Looking forward to our annual Chanukah party to be held at Eagle’s Nest Ballroom on December 2. The evening begins with our traditional…

Poinsettia sale is underway

Here it is October again and that means the annual T.T.T. Chapter P poinsettia sale is under way. We fully expect our plants this year to be among the most beautiful we have ever had. The price this year is $12, which is because of a slight increase in the price we pay to the…

Pottery/Sculpture class schedule

Jeff Wilson There are still a few days left to sign up for October Pottery/Sculpture Club classes. Classes include Extruded Clay Projects, a class in which all projects such as coffee cups, sculptural multi-part vases, rain sticks and much more are made with a special tool called an extruder. Clay and Mixed Media Jewelry will…

Bridge Results

Monday Non-Sanctioned Duplicate Bridge Sandy Blackburn Pairs Duplicate Bridge (non-sanctioned) meets every Monday at 12:15 p.m. in the Eagle’s Nest Palm Room. For more information call Sandy Blackburn at 536-8062. The following winners are for the indicated dates: 8/6/18: N/S 1st Jean Goodin/John Macdonald; 2nd Jerry Schechtman/Mark Hyman; E/W 1st Kevin/Fran McManus; 2nd Carol Poulsen/Judy Dana.…

Happy Birthday

Sit & Fit exercise class celebrates Yvonne (Bonnie) Johnson’s 94th birthday, which was August 31. Yvonne moved to PebbleCreek (she lives in her own home) in 2014 from Buffalo Center, Iowa and started attending “chair exercise” almost immediately and never looked back. She still attends Sit and Fit every Monday and Wednesday afternoon at 2:00…