Deborah Legan January 19, 2016, was the kickoff for the French conversation/social group Le cercle français and the beginning of its sixth year as a PebbleCreek club. Le cercle français now has over 30 members. To celebrate, members gathered at the home of Deborah Legan to taste nine French cheeses and a selection of French…
Dee-Dee Patrick Several members (eight in total) of the Rug Hookers of PebbleCreek hit the road again this past month to widen their horizons and hone their skills. They did not venture as far this time, only traveling to Glendale, but this involved full day classes on four consecutive days. The instructor for the program…
Sandy Stephens The Fun Line Dancing Club sponsored the first annual Country Line Dance March 4 in the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom to a sell-out crowd. Judging by the smiles and the crowded dance floor everyone had a great time. The entire Fun Line Dancing team, consisting of Rochelle and Steve Thurm, Kathy and Dave Fredo,…
Muriel Kuhl The Parkinson Network of Arizona (PNA) held its tenth annual Walk the Fight for PD fundraiser February 6, 2016, at Tempe Beach Park. This is the largest Parkinson’s walk in Arizona. Approximately twelve hundred participants walked or ran a 5k or a two block route around Tempe Town Lake, raising close to $100,000.…
Jane Steele If you drove by the pickleball courts on Wednesday, February 10 you saw all the activity going on with our 404 tournament players and more than 200 spectators. Everyone was greeted at the front gate by our volunteers and directed to the courts. There they found coffee and the delicious baked goods made…
Ralph Jackson Lester Ralph Jackson Lester of Goodyear, Arizona died on February 20, 2016, at home after a protracted illness. Ralph was born in Mexico City on June 2, 1922, to Ralph J. Lester and Bertha Peimbert Lester. Ralph lived the majority of his life in Arizona from Nogales and Tucson to Phoenix, Goodyear and…