Category: January 2024

PebbleCreek Live On Stage – January 2024

PC Players, Now in Rehearsals for “Into the Breeches!” Carrie Mataraza In 1942 in Providence, R.I., the men are off to fight World War II and the women at home are determined not to let the Oberon Play House go dark for the duration. Even without their accustomed director and a scarcity of male actors,…

Woodbury Team Party

Rochelle Zuckerbrow On Nov. 12, Team Woodbury of PebbleCreek Softball hosted their first team party of the season. It was held at the home of Paul and Joan Zuckerbrow. Paul is the team manager, and Craig Hauger is the team sponsor. It was fun to get together off the field to continue building friendships and camaraderie.

In Passing – January 2024

Rob Alexander Robert Young Alexander III (79), passed away on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Born and raised in Wichita, Kan., Rob earned his degree from Wichita State University. After graduation he spent much of his life in Colorado working in the office furniture industry, eventually opening his own business, Office Options, for over 35 years.…

PCLGA Kicks Off Season with Viva Las Vegas!

Carole Schumacher Viva Las Vegas was the theme for the PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) Kickoff tournament in November when the PCLGA ladies were paired in four-person teams to Cha Cha Cha their way to the finish line at Tuscany East and Eagle’s Nest Golf Courses. The annual Kick-Off Tournament is the traditional start to…

This Game Called Softball

Fred Dresser Our last article dove into the history of the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA). This article will look into how the game of softball actually started. George Hancock, a reporter for the Chicago Board of Trade, is credited with inventing softball in 1887. That year, Hancock gathered with some friends at the Farragut…

Lady Niners Hold Kick-Off “Putt Now … Wine Later,” “Hometown Pride,” and Memorial League Events

Joan Smith, PCL9GA Publicity On Nov. 14 the PebbleCreek Lady Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCL9GA) kicked off their season with the theme “Putt Now … Wine Later” Chardonnay Shamble format on Tuscany Falls East Course. Event Co-Chairs were Norma Guillaume and Tina Stepzinski. On Nov. 28 Patti Engelhardt, PCL9GA Past President, and Ellen Enright, PCLGA Past President, organized a 9-hole scramble on…

PebbleCreek Quilters Create an Elephant!

Cynthia Schwartz Diane Rottman, a member of the PebbleCreek Quilters Club, taught a two-day Paper Piecing class for advanced quilters. Attendees created an elephant using colors of their choice and sewing 244 pieces of fabric. Paper Piecing is a technique used by quilters to easily sew complex designs. The method uses a paper template, folding fabric, sewing…

January Genealogy Club News

Denise Beeson and Patti Wehrs Join us for the new year on Monday, Jan. 8 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Eagle’s Nest Palm Room. “I really believe it is important to hear what our elders share with us while they are alive and honor the stories of their life and of those who were before them. If…