Debbie Kiefiuk and Dennis Poppe Just like football, baseball, hockey, and basketball, pickleball thrives on teamwork. This rapidly growing sport continues to bring communities together through Fun, Fitness, and Friendships. At PebbleCreek, getting into the action is easy: join the club, grab a paddle, sign up through CourtReserve (www.pcpickleball.org), and experience the excitement of team…
Jen Chase April Fool’s Day brought out the fun (and the funny!) at Putters Club as organizers created a series of creative and challenging “goofy golf” holes. Members showed up in their best mismatched outfits and took on some wild putting twists—like using a driver instead of a putter, putting with pickleballs and tennis balls, navigating around…
Barbara Camozzi The PebbleCreek Tennis Club held a fun social for St. Patty’s Day on March 15. The day was filled with great tennis, food from our tennis members, raffle winners, and a bit of luck of the Irish! Sheri Wallace managed the raffle with three lucky winners, and she managed the tennis competition. The players…
Ruth Bindler In addition to about 10 hikes weekly, the PebbleCreek Hikers plan some interesting special outings. One of these events occurred recently to mark International Women’s Day. Jo Clipperton offered her home for the women hiking club members to celebrate the global celebration of women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements, as well as…
Barbara Camozzi The season has wrapped up for the competitive tennis teams here at PebbleCreek. Here is a quick summary of how each team finished this season. Women’s 65+ USTA team ended the season in third place with a record of 5 and 5. The team was captained by Debbie Welsh and co-captained by Karen Kattar. Women’s West Valley teams: Swinging Sisters…
Jenn Schell, Director of Administration Beginning Friday, May 1, the Resident and Guest Services front desks at the Eagle’s Nest and Tuscany Falls Clubhouses will begin operating on summer hours as follows: Eagle’s Nest Clubhouse Front Desk: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Closed on Saturday and Sunday. Tuscany Falls (TF) Clubhouse Front…
Nancy McDonald It was a cloudy day at 7 a.m. on March 28 when the Arizona Flats of PebbleCreek started their 62-mile Metric Century and 31-mile Half Metric Century bicycle ride from the Tuscany Fitness Center (TFC). The group was anxious to get started before the sun came out from behind the clouds and the…
Arty Bartlett Oh my gosh, the trash talk started early and often on the brisk morning of Feb. 20 as contestants got to do a target warm–up. They also do the “shifty-eyed dance” where they pretend they aren’t watching everyone else while dialing in to center target! If you ever watch one of these events,…
Ruth Bindler Imagine a Saturday morning walk with sightings of snowy and great egrets, green herons, white pelicans, great blue herons, and even a bald eagle. It does not sound like Goodyear, Arizona. But Tres Rios (referring to the joining of three rivers—Salt, Gila, and Agua Fría) Wetlands Environmental Restoration project near 91st Avenue in…
Spike Razem and Jean Harris How often are you invited to a 160th birthday party? Last month one of the cutest couples in PebbleCreek celebrated their 80th each, born just one month apart in 1946. The always-young Don Paxton and Nancy Preston are both active in PebbleCreek, especially on the pickleball courts, golf courses, card…