Hiker Celebrates Milestone as Club Bids Adieu

Lynn Warren After 15 years of hiking with the club, on May 12, Pete Williams led a large group of hikers on his 1,600th hike, a record for the club. Marilyn Reynolds, club president, provided an appropriate cape, crown, and pedestal for Pete and engaged in a little good-natured roasting before congratulating Pete and thanking…

Summer Lunch and Learn Launches in August

Patricia Ingalls Lifelong Learning plans to launch a new, free, four-part program that begins in August to engage PebbleCreek residents, no matter where they’re spending the hot-weather months. Summer Lunch and Learn invites registered participants to bring their own lunches to the LLL Center, where they eat together for 15 minutes, followed by a 45-minute,…

Colored Pencil July Display

Marsha Lyons The summer display in the Creative Arts Building is featuring work done in color pencil. This is a transparent medium in which many layers with different colors enhance the work. Instead of mixing colors as you would for painting, you create blends by layering colors on top of one another. The artist grade pencils…

Pottery Club Featured Artist: Viki Nickles

Jeff Wilson The Pottery/Sculpture Club featured artist for July is Viki Nickles. Viki said, “I made a small clay pumpkin in second grade and was hooked on pottery for life.” Born and raised in San Diego, Calif., she moved to Arizona 20 years ago, first to Lake Havasu City and then to PebbleCreek in 2015. Shortly…

Pet of The Month: My Name Is JJ Miller

Jim Ellison I am called a mini Bernedoodle, but some folks don’t know what mix that is. I am a Bernese Mountain Dog and a Poodle. Yep, quite the mixture, but I am a cutie. I am full of energy at two years old and quite the watchdog in our house. However, when I’m out walking…

Camera Club Picture of the Month

Lynn Warren Part of each monthly camera club meeting is an image review. Members can submit photos, which are discussed and critiqued in a non-threatening manner by peers and more accomplished members, providing feedback as to what worked well and what might have been done differently. Via the review, members can see examples of the work…