Category: February 2017

PCM9GA Cha Cha results

Erv Stein Our PCM9GA group conducted our first year 2017 tournament on the afternoon of January 12 utilizing both of Tuscany Lakes and Palms and Lakes Courses with an impressive participation total of 112 PCM members with outstanding temperate Arizona winter weather conditions. For this event, the CHA-CHA Tournament format was deployed in which each…

News from PebbleCreek Shalom Club

Laurie Rosenbloom Many of our Shalom Club members are taking advantage of another outstanding cultural event (planned and coordinated by Judy Ruck) at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts; the theatrical production Fiddler on the Roof. Other planned events include: Movie Discussion Group facilitated by Steve Shaffer, February 10 Cincinnati Reds vs. San Francisco…

Pro’s Corner

Q. I have problems when in the greenside mounding and when my ball is on an upslope it goes higher than normal and is tough to judge how hard to hit it. How should I approach this lie? A. Many golfers forget that when they are advancing the ball up a slope, the position the…

Litchfield Branch Library events

Nancy L. Stevenson The Litchfield Park Branch Library is excited to offer a wide variety of programs for the month of February! On Thursday, February 9 at 11:00 a.m., learn a new artistic technique of painting on glass! Flattened wine bottles will be the canvas of your creation and Katie Gunther will be our guest artist.…

The Fox on the Fairway

Pamela (Jane Kelly) gets a very special golf lesson in The Fox on the Fairway!

Carrie Mataraza OK, so I’m sitting at my computer trying to find the words to describe how funny and involving PC Players’ production of The Fox on the Fairway is and I come across several quotes about golf that make me laugh almost as much as this comedy does. I want to share — just a…

PC Hiking Club Diary

Left to right: Lynn Warren (photographer), Les Reister, Tom Wellman, Jim Gillespie, Steve Ducanson, Gary Bray, Judy Sonndag and Beverly Kim on the Ridgeback Trail high above Apache Wash.

Lynn Warren Apache Wash Trailhead is part of the northern section of the Phoenix Sonoran Preserve, just south of Cave Creek between Carefree Highway and Dove Valley Road. Although close to developed areas, the preserve offers a variety of scenic trails with names like Sidewinder, Ocotillo, Apache Vista, etc., which provide plenty of challenge; on…