Diane Randecker, Mary McCuen, and Doug Bieker are three of 10 new members in our PebbleCreek Glass Arts Club, showing their artistic enthusiasm after completing their Beginners Glass Fusion class on Sept. 24.
Ardell Roberts Kelli Frederickson is our bright ball of sunshine who welcomes all with a smile! She’s a native Phoenician and has been teaching ceramics at PebbleCreek for six years. Kelli has always been interested in art. She thought hobbies that become a vocation would no longer be fun, but Kelli was delightfully surprised when…
Jan Hansen The Singles Club held their monthly membership meeting on Sept. 12, which featured guest speaker Kathleen Molony, who is the head of Mutts on a Mission. This interesting new program in PebbleCreek is a therapy dog volunteer organization. These furry friends provide comfort and healing to many in the West Valley. Therapy dogs…
Lynn Warren The last day of the 2020-2021 hiking season was Sept. 19, coincidentally the same day as National Talk Like a Pirate Day. Club hikers love to have fun, as well as just hike, so even though it was a Sunday morning, 15 hikers turned out for an enjoyable hike south of PebbleCreek in…
Camille Grabb Elections! Elections! Elections! Is it really that time, again? As good citizens and prudent taxpayers, it’s our personal responsibility to become as educated as we possibly can to cast our valuable votes. Arizona’s federal, state, and local primaries aren’t scheduled until Aug. 2, 2022. That may seem like a long time off, but…
Lynn Warren Although restrictions have eased, Camera Club meetings will continue to be conducted via Zoom until facilities appropriate for in-person meetings are available. The October meeting featured Cindy Marple’s presentation on bird photography basics. Join us for the Nov. 15 meeting at 6:30 p.m., when Guy Reed, of local camera shop Tempe Camera, will…
Sue White, Helen Limjoco, and Ann Merrill are the water fitness instructors for classes held five days a week at the Tuscany Falls pools. The three instructors offer a variety of water classes. Sue’s Tabata class, i.e., interval training class, is on Mondays and Wednesdays at 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Helen’s Zumba class is…
Jeff Wilson People continue to be amazed by what they create in the beginning pottery class. Participants learn all the techniques and tools necessary to make any handmade project. In the process, they create absolutely beautiful and unique pieces of art. Examples of work done in beginning pottery can be seen in the display case…
Edna DeFord Christmas abounds at the Creative Arts Center, as the PebbleCreek Sewing Club shares their sewing talents to make children happy. Each year, the Sewing Club finds projects to benefit children, and they set aside one of their sewing days to make dresses to go in Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child Shoe Boxes. These…
Linda Rowe In August, the PebbleCreek Quilters completed 23 receiving blankets for Abrazo Hospital. Members of the PebbleCreek Quilters were delighted that the hospital was able to begin receiving donations that had been suspended due to COVID-19. These adorable blankets will be provided to families in need. In September, 23 Zippy Strippy cosmetic bags were completed…