Category: February 2023

Billiard Class Recap

This was a billiard class hosted by Johnny Henson, professional billiard instructor. The students were Terry Schmidbauer, Keith Longley, Bill Frustaglia, and Mike Finnegan. The class was 4 hours on Jan. 5. We hope to have more classes in the future as interest in billiards is growing in PebbleCreek. Contact Johnny Henson at 623-377-0042 to…

Kare Bears Health & Wellness: What Is an AED?

Dee-Dee Patrick, MS, RN Director, Kare Bears’ Health & Wellness This article first appeared in the PebbleCreek Post in July last year. Due to the tremendous response to our January CPR/AED and basic first aid class, and all the publicity about AEDs related to the cardiac event suffered by Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills, I…

Camera Club Photo of the Month

Lynn Warren Each month the Camera Club selects a Photo of the Month and, for February, chose a dramatic birds-in-flight picture taken by club member Linda Mirro while visiting Willcox, in January 2021. The birds were sandhill cranes on their yearly migration trip; Willcox is a convenient resting place as the cranes make their way…

2023 Tennis Club Board of Directors

Donna Gillen The new Tennis Club Board met on Jan. 4 for their first time. The new president is Michael Stepien. Jeff Gillen is the vice president. Rick Camozzi has taken on the duties as the treasurer. Vikki Constable will be coordinating all Tennis Club court activities as the tournament director. Sharon Connors has taken…

Prestigious Pickleball Tournament Hits PebbleCreek

MaryJo Wagner Get ready for PebbleCreek’s biggest pickleball event of the year! On Wednesday, Feb. 8 (Women’s Doubles), Thursday, Feb. 9 (Mixed Doubles), and Friday, Feb. 10 (Men’s Doubles) beginning at 8 a.m., your PebbleCreek Pickleball Club (PCPB) will be hosting our 7th annual USAPA Sanctioned Pickleball Tournament on our 20 dedicated court facility located…

Pets of the Month: Chloe and Jubei

Hi! I’m Chloe and this golden fluff is my son, Jubei. My mom, Hiromi Bashore, saw an email on the PebbleCreek e-group written by Candy Lawson, looking for a forever home for me and saw my picture. She fell in love with me and contacted my foster mom, Tammy Martinez, of Kitten & Animal Rescue…

Republican Club Launches the New Year!

Camille Grabb Happy New Year, Americans! On Jan. 5, the PebbleCreek Republican Club (PCRC) welcomed 2023 with its newly elected President, Patricia Moore introducing Matt Klyszeiko, Manager of Planning for the City, who presented a step-by-step and year-by-year outline of the City of Goodyear’s 10-Year General Plan. Our city’s growth is a “hot topic” as…

Kathy Sork, 2022 Artist of the Year

The PebbleCreek Art Club is delighted to announce that Kathy Sork is the 2022 Artist of the Year recipient. Kathy has a long history of involvement in the arts from a young age. Her mother would say she always had pencil and paper in hand. But it wasn’t until after her marriage to Greg, raising…

PC Hiking Club Diary

A Milestone Hike at the McDowell Sonoran Preserve A group of 18 hikers from the PebbleCreek Hiking Club traveled on Dec. 8 to the McDowell Sonoran Preserve in Scottsdale, to hike about 5 miles from the Pima Dynamite Trailhead. The hikers celebrated a double milestone for Joe Clarkson, who was honored both for hiking 3,000…