Activities Office Your Activities Office is pleased to announce that we will be having our annual Salute to Veterans event this year—with one change; it will be done as a virtual salute due to restrictions related to COVID-19. The production will be filmed in the immediate weeks prior to Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020,…
Generals, November 2020
Armed Forces Plaza at PebbleCreek
Traci Baker, Director of Community Activities & Communications PebbleCreek’s Armed Forces Plaza was dedicated May 15, 2010. It honors all who serve or have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. The plaza is located directly west of the PebbleCreek Eagle’s Nest Clubhouse and is made up of pavers and seat caps engraved with the names…
Clubs & Classes, November 2020
Men’s Fellowship to Honor Veterans at November 4 Meeting
Curt Zimmerman, Publicity On Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 a.m., the Men’s Christian Fellowship of PebbleCreek (MCFPC) will have its general membership meeting via Zoom with a presentation by guest speaker Jack Gregory. To honor Veterans Day, Jack will bring a message that highlights God’s blessings to America, and the sacrifices made by citizens to preserve…
Sports, November 2020
Pickleball Player/Volunteer of the Month
Cynthia Schwartz Steven was born and raised in Seattle, Wash. Growing up, Steven spent summers at his grandfather’s cabin in the San Juan Islands. He enjoyed scuba diving, hiking, playing ping-pong, waterskiing in 45-degree water, flying homemade kites, and fishing for salmon. Steven was a pole vaulter, played soccer, and embarked on his journey to…
Clubs & Classes, November 2020
Republican Club Welcomed Notable Author and Historian
Sue Harrison On Thursday, Oct. 1, the PebbleCreek Republican Club held its monthly meeting at the outdoor Bullard Wash Amphitheater. It was a perfect sunny afternoon for the event. Sue Harrison, vice president, welcomed our members and thanked both Steve Jensen for setting up the sound system and the volunteers who helped with logistics and…
Sports, November 2020
PebbleCreek Tennis: Dottie Kiley “The Rock”
Norma Whitley On a beautiful fall day, the PebbleCreek Stingers tennis team caravanned to Dottie Kiley’s home for a visit. This moment has been a long time coming due to setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Dottie Kiley is the captain of the Stingers tennis team. This is not an easy job, since it requires…
Sports, November 2020
PCLGA’S “Par-Tee Season” for Red and Green Tournament!
Cindy Sota ‘Tis the “Par-Tee Season” for the PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association Red and Green Tournament held on Dec. 8 and 9. Co-chairs Sue White and Lynn Grice are taking the reins for this seasonal merriment. They are encouraging all players to dust off those red noses, jingle bells, and holiday sweaters for this special event.…
Sports, November 2020
Tennis Player of the Month: Dan Schimmelpfennig
Dennis Whitley As a young man, tennis was not Dan Schimmelpfennig’s sport of choice. Dan was a 220 lb. high school football star who received multiple scholarship offers to play football in college. One of the scholarship offers he turned down was to the University of Alabama. No one knows if Dan would have been another…
Sports, November 2020
PCM9GA Continues Tournament Golf
Chris Mucha PCM9GA continued tournament golf during the sweltering heat of this summer with sessions held on Sept. 10 and 24. Winners, whose games were as hot as the desert sun, were as follows: Sept. 10: 2/3/4 Tourney 1st Place at -4: Gary Switak, Richard Spampinato, Robert Fiorita, James Jimenez $20 each 2nd Place at +1…
Sports, November 2020
Pandemic Golfers Not Deterred by the Heat
Chris Mucha PCM9GA continues organized pandemic golf play at Tuscany Falls. The Golfing Niners played a combination of regular golf, as well as club tournaments, during the month of September. Hearty souls would not be deterred by the oppressive heat and humidity of our crazy Arizona summer, as they took out their frustrations on those little…