Darren Paul Johnson Darren Paul Johnson, 53, of Goodyear, Ariz., passed away on April 14, 2023. Darren was born in Plymouth, Mass., on Sept. 24, 1969, to Paul and Judy Johnson of Goodyear, Ariz. Darren graduated from North Reading High School in North Reading, Mass., with the class of 1988 where he lettered in golf…
Howie Tiger On March 15, PebbleCreek held its 7th Annual Golf Equipment Drive to support First Tee—Phoenix. Donations were accepted at Tuscany Falls in the parking lot just outside the Pro Shop. This was our first post-COVID drive (2019 being our last one) and the persistent rain did not stop our residents from coming through…
Lynn Warren Each month the Camera Club selects a Photo of the Month and, for May, chose an impressive photo taken by club member Adriana Greisman, on a March outing in the San Carlos Apache Reservation east of Globe during this year’s “superbloom.” The reservation is renowned for its wildflowers and lived up to its…
Vicki Ray PebbleCreek hosted 74 shooters and their guests from Robson communities across Arizona for the 12th annual trap trials event held March 24 at Casa Grande Trap and Skeet. Participants shot three rounds of trap singles and capped the day with lunch and awards. Quail Creek was this year’s winner and will host the…
Lynn Warren Estrella Foothills is a close-in area south of PebbleCreek on Estrella Parkway, just east of the Estrella Foothills Community Park, which offers an abundance of trails that can be combined to provide hikes of different lengths and levels of difficulty. On March 16, eight “B” hikers completed a 7-mile, 1100-foot, figure 8 meander…
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…
Jim Brown The Woodcarving Club gathered at the Oasis Pool on April 5 to celebrate another successful carving season. An annual tradition of the club is the awarding of Novice Carver of the Year and Carver of the Year. In addition, this year a Lifetime Honorary Membership was presented to Gerald Findley. Del Trost was selected as…
Vicki Ray Members of PebbleCreek’s Gun Club competed in various shooting competitions throughout the fall, winter, and spring. Trophies were awarded to the top three finishers for each competition at the club’s annual awards dinner April 3. New this season was the dueling tree contest. Two members stand side-by-side, shooting at the same time at…
Howie Tiger The annual PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association (PCMGA) Member-Member tourney was played on March 16, 18, and 23 using all three of our courses. A total of 122 two-man teams competed in 10 flights. Each team member was able to play from their selected choice of tees (Blue, Blue/White, White, or White/Red). Scramble was…