Category: January 2024

T.T.T. Chapter Q News

Ronnie Levine Chapter Q proudly received the Violet Award in recognition of our generosity to the Project Fund of the National T.T.T. Society for the 2021-2023 Biennium. We distributed holiday gifts to all the girls we have sponsored who still attend Heritage Elementary, which serves K-8. The recipients were very touched and grateful. Also, Chapter…

Go for the Pickleball! Leave with a Safari!

Barbara Wellington Some things don’t change, and that’s the excellent thing about the 2024 Pebble Creek Pickleball Tournament. For the eighth consecutive year the club will host more than 500 players in a well­-run tournament in a beautiful setting. It’s a pickleball tournament for players, their fans, those curious about the fastest-growing sport in the USA,…

Gimme Girls Celebrate Christmas

The Friday Gimme Girls celebrated Christmas on Dec. 8 by playing a fun golf game called Christmas Jumble, which had a scramble, best balls, and various other challenges. Afterwards, they enjoyed a Christmas luncheon at the home of Cheryl Skummer. Cheryl and her committee members, Diane Galewski, Emma Mosely, Karin Smith, and Diana Wolf prepared three homemade soups,…

PebbleCreek French Club Fête de Noel

George Philippon The PebbleCreek (PC) French Club celebrated their annual Fête de Noel at the home of Carol Kirkwood, a recent PC resident and club member. Surrounded by beautiful Christmas decorations, the group enjoyed their usual conversations in French with wine, but also an assortment of foods from members’ traditional French Christmases. There were samplings…

Pink Out!

Carole Schumacher The PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) Cancer Awareness Tournament Chairwomen, Ellen Enright and Margaret Dlouhy, announced the theme for the 2024 annual fundraiser is “Pink Out.” The flighted afternoon scramble is scheduled for Jan. 23 on the Tuscany Falls courses and will be for bragging rights only. All money raised this year will be…

Pave the Way

Kathy Sinnott Construction continues for the building of the Arizona Heroes Memorial in Naranja Park. Within our 2.5-acre site, an amphitheater; 8-foot walls honoring our military, first responders and healthcare workers; and a 24-foot obelisk are sure to alter the Oro Valley horizon! And the Donor Paver Garden is sure to be one of our unique, more personalized, treasures. The…

What Is Your REAL Name?

Denise Beeson Throughout history humans have been known by more than one name to distinguish them from other people with the same name. As societies became more complex or were colonized by more complex societies, these distinguishing names became fixed and were passed on to the next generation. In addition, it is important to consider…

Dancing Through the Decades

Flori Parham, PC Ballroom Dance Club Please join us in celebrating the beautiful music spanning 100 years. Let’s have some fun while we listen and dance to top hits through the decades that range from the Blues, Jazz, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Love Songs, Disco, and more! Do you know which songs were the top hits…

Upcoming PebbleCreek Pickleball Tournament

Pam McWhorter There’s never a dull moment if you belong to the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club. There are several upcoming events! Add this to your calendars! The 8th Annual PebbleCreek Pickleball Tournament is scheduled for Feb. 7 through 9. Registration for this event ends on Jan. 31. Please note that certain brackets are expected to reach capacity rapidly, making early registration…