Mark Pelletier That’s a question we get all the time from visitors to our model railroad layout. To folks not involved with the hobby, it seems surprising that there must be so many companies making all the various items you see which make up a model railroad. But there are; although manufacturers come and go,…
Lynn Warren On April 29, ten PebbleCreek hikers enjoyed an easy but very rewarding nine-mile hike on the relatively flat terrain of the Granite Mountain loop trail in Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve. The trail offers an excellent opportunity to see outstanding specimens of large, healthy saguaros and, by walking just a short distance off the…
Laurie Farquhar What started out as a wistful dream for PebbleCreek’s performing arts community is on its way to becoming a reality. The project to expand the backstage area of the Renaissance Theatre broke ground in May after a two year campaign to raise awareness of the need for the expansion and to obtain the…
Suzanne Rambach The New Life Center is a nonprofit corporation that provides a temporary shelter that is safe and full of caring volunteers to help female victims of domestic violence and their children. Most shelters will not offer services to mothers and their teenage boys, which keeps many victims in their current situation. NLC opens…
Sherri Vanschaick PebbleCreek Art Cub members spent a few hours after last month’s meeting cleaning tables, chairs, cabinets and sinks while also organizing cupboard and work areas. Everything is spick and span now in the Coyote Room.
Howie Tiger On Wednesday, April 27 the PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association provided several Member-Guest pre-tournament activities at the Tuscany Falls practice area. The activities included the TaylorMade/Adidas Pro Shop, practice rounds and a skills challenge just like the one on Golf Channel’s Big Break program. The skills event consisted of three separate challenges: an 18-hole putting…