Alcohol can have a greater effect on our bodies as we get older. About a third of older people develop alcohol problems, for the first time, in later life. As people get older their bodies change. Alcohol is broken down more slowly, and they become more sensitive to the effects of alcohol. Therefore, if people…
Clubs & Classes, November 2016
Handling Grief Before Loss – Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregivers Group
Rayma Scalzo Our Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregiver Discussion Group will have a special presentation on Handling Grief Before Loss at the November 19 meeting. The meeting time is 9:30 a.m. Our guest speaker will be Michelle Toft, MSW, Ed.M., the Director of Memory Care for Cypress HomeCare Solutions. Families and care partners of people with dementia experience loss…
Clubs & Classes, November 2016
Bridge Results
PC Duplicate Sanctioned Bridge Kathy Bergman Our Bridge club would like to welcome back our snowbirds and more will be arriving in October and November. We hope your summer was exciting and enjoyable. With the snowbirds back we are all looking forward to more exciting games this fall, winter and spring. Winners at the Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday…
Sports, November 2016
2016-2017 PCLGA Executive Board
Lynn Matousek Meet the Board and President-appointed Chairpersons of the PCLGA for the 2016-2017 term: Barbara Patrow, president Kathy Hubert-Wyss, vice-president Ellen Enright, secretary Barbara Chilton, treasurer Marilyn Reynolds, Tuesday Play chairperson Chanca Morrell, Major Tournaments/Special Events chairperson Elaine Carlson, Handicap chairperson Bonnie Relic, Parliamentarian The Board president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer were elected by…
Sports, November 2016
Can Steve Shaffer make 4 holes-in-one in one calendar year?
Howie Tiger The National Hole-In-One Registry website includes as one of its top-ten feats a player making four holes-in-one in one 12-month period. Steve Shaffer has a chance to better that record by doing it in one calendar year. The odds of an average golfer scoring a hole-in-one are estimated to be 12,000 to one.…
Front Page, November 2016
PebbleCreek Folk Festival coming November 13
Do you miss hearing the folk music of the 60s and 70s? Does hearing a few bars of Blowin’ in the Wind bring back fond memories of your youth? Would you like to enjoy a concert of folk music, right here in PebbleCreek, without having to purchase tickets or stand in line? Come to the 2016…
Sports, November 2016
Jane Hee scores first Ace
Lynn Matousek Eagle’s Nest Hole No. 8 was no problem for PCLGA member Jane Hee on October 9, 2016. Using a 3-wood on the 130 yard hole, Jane had her first hole-in-one after playing golf for 30 years. She was playing with her husband Ed and neither of them saw where the ball went after…
Sports, November 2016
PCMGA recognizes its most active players for 2015-2016 season
Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association conducts friendly golf competitions every Thursday for its members except in October during overseed. The formats vary each week and include scrambles, best balls, goofy golf and several major events played on all of our PebbleCreek courses. Participation in these competitions by PCMGA members is the key to…
Sports, November 2016
PCMGA hosts 6th annual Summer Survivors Tournament
Erv Stein With prevailing outstanding early fall weather conditions on the morning of September 28, a total of 112 highly charged and enthusiastic golfers from our PCMGA, PCM9GA, PCLGA and PCL9GA sanctioned golf groups participated in the highly anticipated sixth annual Summer Survivor Tournament. In recent years we have experienced a favorable increase in the…
Sports, November 2016
Hole-in-one for Cherrie Pierson on Palms #8
Lynn Matousek On October 7, 2016 PCLGA member Cherrie Pierson had a hole-in-one on Hole No. 8 of the Palms. She was playing with her friends, Sue Frens, a recent permanent resident of PebbleCreek and PCLGA member Carol Taylor. As Cherrie put it, she didn’t feel she made the perfect swing with her rescue club,…