Cindy Sota The final LASSI (Ladies Arizona Summer Survivor Invitational) tournament was held on Sept. 2 at everyone’s favorite Los Caballeros Golf Club in Wickenburg. Affectionately known as “Los Cab,” the course is a favorite among the golfers because of its majestic views of the Bradshaw Mountains and Vulture Peak. Although the course was wet,…
Barbara Stewart Adama Sallu, Director of Equity and Inclusion at Chandler Unified School District will speak at the Oct. 19 AAUW SEV Branch meeting by Zoom. She will address the changes in the educational experiences of girls in Chandler schools. The public is welcome. Dr. Sallu is a national and statewide presenter on educational equity,…
Howie Tiger On Friday, Aug. 14, Arnie Lawrence made a hole-in-one on the 12th hole of the West Course at Tuscany Falls. Were it not for certain circumstances, this perfect shot would not have officially counted. On this day, the temps soared to 117 degrees. Arnie’s three playing partners decided to call it a day…
Dennis Whitley If you saw JoAnne Terry on the tennis court, and most of us have, you’d expect her past to include high school tennis, college tennis, and USTA team play. That would all be wrong. Actually, being a wife, mother, and flight attendant for 43 years got in the way of devoting any serious…
Sherry Blatner Who could imagine 33 years after his death, “The Great One” would be immortalized anew by gifted artist Judy Bihary in PebbleCreek. Her charming fiber clay piece is entitled “Tribute to Jackie Gleason (And Away We Go).” Judy has worked her magic in a different medium for this tribute, but I daresay his figure…
Cynthia Schwartz When Tom Wick bought his house in 2002, woodcarving was not on his mind. Only being able to visit on vacations, there was never any time for a hobby. However, in 2013, he thought that he would give woodcarving a try. Tom commented, “It just sounded like something fun to do. I went…
Linda Rowe The ceramics room and longarm quilting machine were big factors when George and Patsy Wagner decided to move to PebbleCreek 4.5 years ago. George never dreamed that he would not only become a quilter, but the only male member (so far) in the PebbleCreek Quilters Club. According to Quilting Daily, only 1% of…
Larry Sessoms With Eagle’s Nest Ballroom still closed to our Sunday services, our PebbleCreek Community Church is focused both on how best to serve our community in these times, and how to improve our services once we are able to return to normal. And, of course, as you read this October edition of our PebbleCreek…
Lynn Warren Camera Club meetings for the next few months will continue to be conducted via Zoom. The September meeting featured an interesting presentation on creative photography using software such as Topaz, to create other worldly photos utilizing inexpensive equipment and readily available household objects. For the October meeting, club member Larry Matney will explain…
Jim Ellison, President Hello! My name is Peanut, but I am not sure why. I am certainly not peanut sized, but I guess maybe I was when I was a puppy. I have just recently taken up residence with Holly Carrier. I am a male Rhodesian Ridgeback mix, and I am two years old. Unfortunately,…