Sue White Twelve ladies attended Beginners Mah Jongg lessons for four weeks in May. They learned the basics of the game, including building walls, the Charleston, learning names of the tiles, reading the Mah Jongg card, and the strategies of the game. They all enjoyed meeting new friends and learning to “love the game.” Sue White…
Johanna Kaufman The 12th annual Mah Jongg Tournament will be held on March 1, 2018 in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Registration is open to all PebbleCreek residents and the registration fee of $35 covers prizes and luncheon. Interested players should make their checks payable to tournament director, Alex Potapoff,…
Johanna Kaufman The eleventh annual PebbleCreek Mahjongg Tournament was held on April 20 in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. For first time entrant and top winner Janie Meckler, “the first time was the charm.” She won out over 47 other players to take first place, followed by second place winner Barb Chilton and Joann Pagano who…
Johanna Kaufman The PebbleCreek Recreational Mah Jongg Club welcomes its newest members as twelve more residents completed the Introductory Class this spring and join the ranks of about 275 avid PebbleCreek players. The course is offered periodically throughout the year and runs for six weeks, meeting on Wednesday mornings from 9:00 until 11:30 a.m. in…
Johanna Kaufman It is no secret that many Creekers are active Mah Jongg enthusiasts. On March 12, 60 of them convened in the Tuscany Falls Chianti Room to compete in the ninth annual tournament. With Janet Day, president of the PC Recreational Mah Jongg Club and Alex Potapoff serving as co-directors and Alex serving as…
Johanna Kaufman PebbleCreek Recreational Mah Jongg Club welcomes graduates of the twenty first class to its ranks. Throughout the community on any day one can find eager Mah Jongg enthusiasts gathered in homes, on patios or in the clubhouses shuffling, drawing, racking and passing tiles hoping to collect a hand that will result in the…
Nancy Herrem Do Craks, Bams, and Dots mystify you? Do you know when you are allowed to use a Joker? If not, that means you probably haven’t attended one of the classes provided by the Recreational Mah Jongg Club here in PebbleCreek. Many arrived in PebbleCreek knowing how to play the game of Mah Jongg;…