Sandy Stephens Virginia Warden and Susan Jackson hosted the November Gals’ get-together with breakfast at Eagle’s Nest Restaurant on Nov. 9. Twelve ladies attended the breakfast. The hostesses chose a Thanksgiving theme with pilgrim hat cookies and Thanksgiving trivia, with Valerie Spiegel taking home the trivia contest prize for the most correct answers.
Jeff Wilson If it’s autumn, it’s pumpkin time in the pottery room. Ane Aune’s autumn pumpkin classes have been among the most popular classes offered by the pottery club. This is partly because everyone leaves the class with a unique and beautiful pumpkin sculpture, but also because Ane has a wonderfully entertaining teaching style. Ane…
Larry Sessoms Ours is a community of amazing talents. Thus, we turn first to you in our search for a director of music, replacing Donna Giocomo, who will be leaving us after years of wonderful service to PebbleCreek Community Church. This is a paid, part-time position. The music director leads our 30-member choir, but there…
Susan Skolnik The PebbleCreek Art Club held its October meeting on Oct. 29 in the Coyote Room of the Activity Center in Tuscany Falls. Coffee and pastries were made available for members while they socialized and perused the pumpkins, which had been creatively decorated by members. The winner of the decorating contest was Glenn Ishibashi,…
Mark Eichkorn The PebbleCreek Men’s Nine Hole Golf Association (PCM9GA) played off-site in October, as the PebbleCreek courses underwent their regularly scheduled fall maintenance. Off-site play consisted of 18 holes at each course, with a shamble at Falcon Dunes, open play at Coldwater, and a scramble at Coyote Lakes. October Results Falcon Dunes Four-Man Shamble:…
Diane Piehl It’s concert week, and the PebbleCreek Singers are ready to put you in the holiday spirit. Santa (a la Jerry Drake) is working hard, along with his elves (the talented section leaders Bev Griggs, Chris Barlow, Mary Gangl, and Nancy Gustafson) to make it an evening to remember. About those elves; they each spend…
Jeff Wilson The ancient art of the Japanese tea ceremony was the inspiration for the class making tea ceremony cups. Everyone in the class made six traditional looking cups using either a speckled buff clay or a clay that turned black when fired, which mimicked the look of Raku fired clay (a special firing technique used…
Ronnie Levine November featured many fun activities for Shalom Club members, including an appetizer cooking class at The Tree of Oil, a Friendsgiving celebration bake-off at Sunrise Park, a happy hour at The Sicilian Butcher, and the monthly meeting of the book club. December’s highlight is our annual Chanukah party, complete with dinner and dancing.…
Just a reminder that the raffle for the Woodcarvers Club’s hand-carved Noah’s Ark will be drawn at the close of the Holiday Fest on Dec. 4. Although not suitable for very small children, wouldn’t this be a wonderful holiday gift? You can also choose the $350 cash prize in lieu of the Ark. Tickets are…
Jeff Wilson Ane Aune’s For the Birds class soared with creativity and whimsy. One could not resist smiling when looking at these cute, chubby creations. Everyone in the class made two unique birds. No two looked alike. With the popularity of this class, it is hoped Ane will offer it again in the near future.…