Lynn Warren The American Poolplayers Association (APA) is the world’s largest amateur pool league with over 250,000 members worldwide. APA sponsors family-oriented tournaments across the country and several PebbleCreek players compete in leagues outside PC, usually against much younger players. Competition consists of 5-member teams playing against each other, utilizing a handicapping system to compensate…
Fred Dresser The 28th season of PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) comes to an end, and what a season it was for the 22 teams (8 American Division teams and 14 National Division teams) and 250-plus players. A total of 874 regular season games were played. When the dust settled and the rains stopped, Donna…
Diane Piehl The PebbleCreek Singers’ concert, Spring Back in Time, will be a toe-tapping evening with memories abounding from music we have all loved through the years. From the opening number, “We’re Gonna Put on a Show” to the final tribute to America, you will not be disappointed. You no doubt have marked your calendars…
On Feb. 24, Vitalant, a nonprofit organization that provides blood and blood products and services across the United States, presented the Impact Award to PebbleCreek Kare Bears in recognition of Kare Bears’ contribution to their blood bank. Vitalant, formerly known as United Blood Services, has been the exclusive blood supplier for Arizona for over 75 years.…
Carole Schumacher Another major tournament is a wrap! The PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) honored super seniors (over age 75), seniors (ages 65-74), and let the juniors (under age 65) join in the fun during the annual Super Senior Golf Tournament held on Feb. 14 and 15 at Tuscany Falls. Despite the rain and cold…
Gillian Driscoll The sun shone and the audience was enthusiastic when PebbleCreek (PC) Ukulele Club members performed at the Glendale Folk Festival early in March. This was the third time the club, which performs under the name “Island Style,” has performed at the festival. The 20-minute program included both Hawaiian and folk numbers. When a…
Emily Grotta Thirty years ago, when PebbleCreek was just beginning, two persistent residents of the new community attended every HOA meeting to ask a single question: “When will the promised Arts and Crafts Center be built?” “Not sure,” the board told Dee Smart and Bill Cupit. Not to be deterred, in 1993 they established the…
Shirley Nebergall We at PebbleCreek Community Church (PCCC) cordially invite all our PebbleCreek neighbors to the following Holy Week events. Services for Palm Sunday will be held April 2 in the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom at 9 a.m. The morning of worship will feature joyful hymns of praise accompanied by the distribution of palms signifying Jesus’…
Kathy Smith, Singles Club Publicity Director On Jan. 19, 18 singles traveled to the White Tank Mountain Regional Park to take the very popular Waterfall hike. It’s an easy 2-mile hike where they saw petroglyphs, some beautiful scenery, and a little bit of water! After the hike, the group went to Babbo’s for a well-deserved…
Do you ever ask yourself, “How can I give back to our community?” One way to help people in need of all ages is by assisting food banks. First, by financially supporting local food banks or by donating food. Second, by volunteering at the food banks. Two major food banks in our area that need…