Liz Gibson Eighteen PebbleCreek Republican Club women met for lunch on Sept. 18, at Toscana’s Restaurant. It was an afternoon of great conversation among the “like-minded” Republican women who had a chance to express opinions and ideas in a smaller format. Check out our website at www.pebblecreekrepublicanclub.com for the next luncheon date and place. Come join us for some…
Alisa Moore The Oct. 2 meeting of the PebbleCreek Democratic Club brought together nearly a hundred members to hear from Attorney Robert McWhirter, candidate for Maricopa County attorney and from Michael Muscato, candidate for Congress in the eighth congressional district. Robert J. McWhirter is a nationally and internationally known speaker and author on trial advocacy, immigration law,…
Charlene Romanos On four Saturdays in September, artists from the PebbleCreek Art Club attended classes from award winning colored pencil artist, Barbara Dahlstedt—a favorite instructor of club artists. The subject was a portrait study of Jocelyn for which Barbara’s original painting received several awards. The class was designed for intermediate and advanced artists to learn the techniques to…
Jan Hansen On the last Thursday of every month, members of the PC Singles can be found enjoying happy hour at one of the local restaurants in and around the community. This month’s chosen restaurant was Manuel’s Mexican restaurant, where fifteen members enjoyed dinner and socializing with fellow club members. This is one of the…
Suzanne Rambach, public relations director The PebbleCreek Irish American Club members had a real treat at the September monthly meeting. Edmond Davern from County Limerick, Ireland was our guest speaker. He recently graduated with his Master’s degree in International Management from National University of Ireland in Galway. He came to Arizona last October to complete a 12-month internship as the…
Marlene Kuskie Quilters, sewists, and other persons who enjoy creative arts are known for giving their creations to others for their enjoyment and need. Whether it is a hand knitted sweater to keep someone warm in the winter, a quilt to either use on a bed or decorate a wall, a sculpture to adorn a mantle,…
Hikers visit Michelin Man II Lynn Warren One relatively rare type of crested saguaro is known as a jointed or segmented saguaro. On Oct 3, six PebbleCreek “B” hikers enjoyed a relatively flat 11.7-mile hike in the 136th St. section of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. The hike consisted of a combination of trails that provided…
Marge Ellison, vice president The Pet Companions Club of PebbleCreek is pleased to have Aaron Franko, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and An Nguyen, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Blue Pearl Specialty and Emergency Pet Hospital as speakers at our Wednesday, Nov. 6, general meeting. We will meet at 3 p.m. in room 100 of the Eagle’s Nest activities center.…
Lee Ayers On the morning of Oct. 9, the Men’s Bible Study of the Christian Men’s Fellowship of PebbleCreek, had six members attend its monthly breakfast at the Eagle’s Nest dining room. Terry Ernst organizes these times for getting together to fellowship and enjoy a meal. That day, they were joined by Goodyear City Council member, Brannon Hampton, who informed…
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 ay 536-8062. The following winners are for the indicated dates. Sept. 2: N/S 1st, Larry/Helen Vierow; 2nd, Judy Nelson/Sandy Blackburn. E/W 1st, Art/Sylvia Lewis; 2nd, Arline/Arnie Cronquist.…