Lynn Warren For the March Photo of the Month, the Camera Club selected an impressive macro photo taken by club vice president Ernie Jackson. Ernie is not only an accomplished photographer, but also loves to experiment with unusual subjects and somewhat exotic post-processing software. For this month’s photo, Ernie chose a seed pod that he…
Cynthia Schwartz In 2011, Sandy and her husband Mike moved to PebbleCreek. They were drawn to our community for the Creative Arts Center (CAC) and pickleball. Sandy had started her sewing journey in middle school and now the CAC offered something different—a class called Sew You Think You Might Want to Quilt. Sandy commented, “It…
David Zapatka While cruising around Australia on the way to Thursday Island, I read this description about the port city. “The mixed population of Malays, Chinese, Japanese, and Melanesians are engaged mainly in pearling and trochus and sea cucumber fishing.” Trochus—tro·chus noun: 1.a. Capitalized. a genus of chiefly Old World tropical marine gastropods (family Trochidae)…
This month members of PebbleCreek Corvettes traveled to Mesa to visit auto broker Street Side Classics. Our group was amazed by the sheer number of vehicles of different generations that were on display. Numerous muscle cars from the 1960s were available for viewing and purchase, along with some rather unique items, such as the BatMobile.…
Cribbage Club Gary Lind The Cribbage Club has weekly meetings on the first four Thursdays of each month at 1 p.m. in the Tuscany Falls Sienna Room. We start promptly at 1 p.m., so please arrive a little early. The club is open to all PebbleCreek residents interested in playing a friendly game of cribbage.…
Amy Volstromer The Irish American Club would like to thank everyone involved in the 15th Annual Irish American Charity Golf Tournament held on March 3. It was a very successful event thanks to all those who participated. The planning for this event is months in the making and takes many volunteers both on and off…