Kathleen Molony Here are the facts my fellow residents: 68% of fourth grade public school students in the U.S. scored below proficient reading level; three quarters of students who are poor readers in third grade will remain poor readers in high school and one in six children who is not reading proficiently in third grade…
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Clubs & Classes, November 2017
Computer Club meeting set for November 13
Dan Phelka The PebbleCreek Computer Club resumes its seasonal instructional meetings with an introductory session on Monday, November 13, 2017, at 4:15 p.m. (until about 6:00 p.m.) in the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom. The topic for the presentation at this meeting will be computer scams, hackings and viruses and how to avoid being taken advantage of.…
Clubs & Classes, November 2017
Holiday season and your pets
Jim Ellison It is holiday season again and a time to be extra careful about your pets’ wellbeing. The holiday season is a time when family and friends visit and chances increase for your pets to escape your home. Please be extra vigilant and make sure your pets have proper identification at all times. Have…
Clubs & Classes, November 2017
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Cribbage Sandy Clinton Come and join the Cribbage Club. The Cribbage Club meets the first, second and fourth Thursdays of the month. We meet at 1:00 p.m. in the Sienna Room at Tuscany Falls. The Cribbage Club is open to all PebbleCreek residents interested in playing a friendly game of Cribbage. If you don’t know…
Clubs & Classes, November 2017
PC Singers “Welcome Christmas”
Donna Swagger The PebbleCreek Singers usher in the holiday season with their annual Christmas concert entitled Welcome Christmas. Performances for the popular holiday program are Tuesday, November 28 through Saturday, December 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the Renaissance Theater. First day ticket sales for the concert will begin on Saturday, November 4 from 8:00 to…
Clubs & Classes, November 2017
Oncologist at Breast Cancer Discussion Group meeting
Rayma Scalzo Have you been recently diagnosed with Breast Cancer? If so, we would love to have you participate in our Breast Cancer Discussion Group. We also invite all of you who have had breast cancer to come as your experience can be helpful to those just beginning the journey. Plus, you might learn some…
Clubs & Classes, November 2017
TGIS Finale
Nevin Nelson Much fun and delicious food was had by all at the grand finale of TGIS on Friday, September 29 in the Chianti Room. All summer long we have been treated to wonderful appetizers and a matching cocktail in the Portofino Room; however, the finale was special! We were greeted with a glass of…
Clubs & Classes, November 2017
Bridge Results
Sanctioned Bridge Kathy Bergman Tucson held their annual Cactus Flower Non-Life Mater regional September 21 through 24. Congratulations to Janet and Roger Race for coming in first in the Friday Gold Rush Swiss winning 4.23 gold points. Winners at the Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday Sanctioned duplicate games are as follows in rank order (games are overall winners unless…
Clubs & Classes, November 2017
Republican Club news
Liz Gibson The PebbleCreek Republican Club welcomed members and invited guests to the Thursday, October 5 meeting in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. A Social Time began at 6:30 and the meeting following at 7:00 p.m. There was a complimentary snack table, provided through members’ dues, inside the ballroom. We were delighted to welcome Brent Backus,…
Clubs & Classes, November 2017
PebbleCreek documentation project
Donna Wisnoski Two years ago the PebbleCreek Quilters launched a local chapter of the nationwide project to help preserve quilts and quilt history for everyone and they need not be quilters. In the early 1990s the Quilt Index was born out of the need for scholars, curators, folklorists and writers to have one central location…