Category: June 2020

Tennis Player of the Month: Dan Clinton

Dan Clinton

Dennis Whitley What do helicopters, Bill Gates, and Singapore have in common? Not much really, but all three were part of Dan Clinton’s life before PebbleCreek. Dan was born in California, but spent most of his childhood and adult life in Oregon. After completing his ROTC at Oregon State, Dan enlisted in the Army and…

All Quiet at the Ballpark

Fred Dresser Needless to say, the ballpark is quiet as the coronavirus shut it down in March. The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) shut their season down with six games left to play. With the season being cancelled, the players are looking forward to the 2020-21 season that will begin in October. This past season marked…

Bocce News

Happy Father’s Day from the PC bocce board members and the Thursday night teams: Team 06-U-Nighted 40 and 02-Untouchaballs. Photo was taken prior to the closure.

Carolyn Rota Yes, it’s hot, but it’s also Arizona in June. While you are reading this article, we all hope that our community is starting to safely open up and we are once again able to enjoy all the reasons why we live in this beautiful PebbleCreek (PC) active adult resort, but it must be…

Pickleball Players Head to the Hills

Ellen Enright, Lynn Banks, Karen Kattar, and Karen Weldon hiking at Skyline Regional Park

Cynthia Schwartz For those who love pickleball and play several times a week, the shutdown of the courts has been an opportunity to explore other kinds of physical activity and fun. A group of women in PebbleCreek have kicked off their court shoes, found their hiking boots, and headed to the hills. Ellen Enright decided…

Word of the Month: Tsuris

David Zapatka Friend Marty Minnich and I were discussing the coronavirus pandemic when he closed his email with this statement, “I hope you and I will see each other fairly soon on the other side of all this tsuris.” Marty loves words so threw in tsuris at the end of his message. He’s a fellow verbivore.…

News from Robson Reserve

Finding the Right Independent and Assisted Living Community for You Jessica Dingman, Marketing Manager Choosing to move to an independent and assisted living community may feel like a big commitment. With so many options to choose from, it’s important to ensure you find a community that is right for you. At Robson Reserve, our luxurious…

Men’s 3.5 Tennis Championship

Jim Meyer The PebbleCreek Men’s 3.5 Tennis Team lost a close match in the division championships to Trilogy at Vistancia. Team members shown include (left to right): Wayne Cox, Jim Meyer, Eric Rohlman, Cliff Hopes, Rick Camozzi, Keith Constable (captain), Ed Elliott, Mike Harter, Jonathan Colter, and Troney Hutchins. Not shown are Jim Lewis and…

Tennis Is Back!

PC tennis players Donna Armbruster, Jo Werner, and Shelley Bain (left to right) were practicing social distancing on the first day of phase one on the Tuscany Falls tennis courts.

Norma Whitley The PebbleCreek (PC) Tennis Club is overjoyed with the return of tennis at PebbleCreek. Members of the tennis club patiently awaited the reopening of the courts. On May 8, the green light was given for phase one of the gradual return to normalcy in this community. The members of the PebbleCreek Tennis Club…