Category: May 2018

A goodbye to Snowbirds

Ken Minichiello The annual men’s drop-in tennis party was held on April 3 at Sunrise Park to say goodbye to the snowbirds leaving for the summer. Seventy were in attendance for this event, to not only say their goodbyes, but to recognize a few of the players for their outstanding and not so outstanding performances…

Lady Niners announce awards

Pat Kaer Spring Fling for the Lady Niners is a special occasion where awards are given out for Club Champion, Low Net Winner and Most Improved Player. Medallion qualifiers are announced as well as the results of the election of officers for the next year. The theme for this year’s event, planned by Betty Thompson…

Congrats, Barry!

Fred Dresser Senior softball players love the game of softball; however, many of the players take part in other events that test their skills. One such player is Barry Solomon. Barry has been involved as a player with the PebbleCreek Softball Association since 2000. Well, it seems that Mr. Solomon has also been active in…

PCLGA 2018 Medallion winners

Bev Clinton Congratulations to the PCLGA’s Medallion Winners for 2018, Kathy Hubert-Wyss for low gross and Mary Rollins for low net. As a member of the Arizona Women’s Golf Association, the PCLGA selects four 18-hole rounds on our annual calendar to designate as Medallion qualifying rounds. The players who shoot the two best gross rounds…

PC Dems register voters at March for Our Lives

Roberta Medina, Jan Race and Alisa Moore A dozen members of the PebbleCreek Democratic Club along with five Verrado volunteers were among the estimated 15,000 participants who gathered at the Arizona State Capital for the March 24 student-led march for sensible gun control, called “March for Our Lives.” The primary goal of the event was…

PebbleCreek wins 2018 Robson Trap Trials trophy

Susan Knox Wilson “What an outstanding competition we had this year,” exclaimed Bill Wagner, PebbleCreek Gun Club Vice President and lead organizer of the 2018 Robson Trap Trials. “We had perfect weather and 58 great shooters from six Robson communities here in Arizona. We had a number of very close scores and a lot of…

The First Tee of Phoenix thanks PebbleCreek

Howie Tiger On Wednesday, March 21, PebbleCreek held their its annual Golf Equipment Drive to support The First Tee of Phoenix. Donations were accepted at Tuscany Falls in the parking lot just outside the Pro Shop. Each year we think it will be difficult to match the prior year’s response. Last year we filled two…

New opportunities for the Pottery Club

Jeff Wilson Recent months have seen a welcome expansion of opportunities for pottery club members. First, a new class has been added to the pottery roster. It is being called, For the Birds. This class is being taught by the talented and wonderfully entertaining instructor Ane Aune. Students will make two whimsical and colorful birds…

Flair Friendship Fun Club

George Warden Members and friends enjoyed a great meal at BJ’s Brewhouse in Peoria. The portions of food were very good and a very wide menu selection. There was a great festive atmosphere in the Brewhouse. We enjoyed great conversation and there was plenty to catch up on. Many of the snowbirds from our club…