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PCMGA Conducts 2020 Two-Man Scramble/AGA Team Qualifier

Gross/net flight winners (left to right): Bill McKinney, Brian Lorenzo, Dave Green, and Reuben Rivera

Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association annually conducts a two-man scramble event which serves a dual purpose. It is a regular men’s day tourney, but four teams also qualify to enter the Arizona Golf Association’s Club Team Championship. The tourney was played on Sept. 3 at Tuscany Falls west. The super senior flight qualifying…

Get Out the Vote Effort

Barbra Stewart To support the national Get Out the Vote effort by Vote Forward (www.votefwd.org), Judy Baur, a Robson community resident and lead of a SE Valley AAUW Branch History Lovers group, invited group members to write postcards that will be sent to registered voters who did not participate in the 2016 election. The script…

LifeLong Learning at PebbleCreek

Palo Verde Generating Station

Monday Morning Lectures Free on Zoom Pat Ingalls, Lorna Bray, and Jill Burnham LifeLong Learning’s fall season continues with more free lectures, to be held Mondays at 10 a.m., using Zoom. Guest experts will inform registered Zoom audiences on these topics: Palo Verde Operations (Oct. 5) The largest nuclear energy facility in the U.S., Palo Verde…

Word of the Month: Petrichor

David Zapatka Following a good rain after a long, dry spell one evening on the pickleball court with friend Natasha Thompson, that luscious smell we are all familiar with danced in our noses. Imagine that fresh, earthy, smell we all know so well as you read this column. Tash said, “There’s a word for that…

General Manager’s Message

Bill Barnard, General Manager The end of the summer is near and in addition to hopefully cooler temperatures very soon, fall in the Valley typically means an increase in visitors and homeowners coming to enjoy our milder weather. While things in our world are different than they have been in the past, familiar things like…

Election Essentials

Meet the Candidates for the HOA Board Susan Knox Wilson The candidates are vying for a two-year, resident-volunteer position on the PCHOA Board of Directors, beginning Jan. 1, 2021. A director’s duties and responsibilities are described in Article V, Section 2, of PebbleCreek’s CC&Rs, which are posted on the PCHOA website. You’ll have a chance…

The Cold War

Ross Dunfee It is impossible for this writer to pen a history of the Cold War (war without heated conflict) in 500 words, so please forgive my inadequacies. The Cold War, like so many actions, is wrought in fear. After World War II, the USA and other nations feared the expansion of communism. It also…

Relishing Pickleball: The Overhead Smash

David Zapatka When your opponent hits the ball high in the air, above your shoulders, think overhead smash! The smash is one of the most fun shots in all of pickleball. It ends rallies with an exclamation point. Execute this fun, rally-ending shot, using these seven steps. 1. Use many small steps to position your…

What’s New Around PebbleCreek!

Murphy Kulasa, Marketing Manager Quick Move-In Homes Discover a selection of desirable quick move-in designer homes at PebbleCreek. With convenience and functionality in mind, these well-appointed homes are professionally designed and equipped with the latest upgrades, all at a great value. New Home Designs At PebbleCreek, each new home, from brand new to recently introduced,…