Cynthia Schwartz Pam Cagle is the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club Volunteer/Player of the Month. While Pam is new to PebbleCreek and the club, she is not new to volunteering and helping others. Reflecting back on her childhood, Pam commented, “In grade school there was a girl who didn’t have shoes or clothes that fit her. Most…
Ronnie Levine The Shalom Club enjoyed a comedy night via Zoom on Feb. 21, featuring a few of our own talented members. People who registered for the program also received a package of hamantaschen, a triangle-shaped, filled pastry that is eaten to honor the holiday of Purim. The February PebbleCreek Shalom Club book group, led by…
Cynthia Schwartz The American Athletic Union (AAU) recently sponsored a pickleball tournament, AAU Pickleball All Ages and Skills plus The Road to The AAU Junior Olympic Games. Held in Wickenburg, the tournament offered events for ages seven to 99. This non-sanctioned tournament attracted players from PebbleCreek. It included matches in skill/age and also senior categories.…
Joseph D. Alexander Joseph D. Alexander, 82, made his transition to heaven on Jan. 4, 2021, at his home in Goodyear, Ariz. Joseph was born June 7, 1938, in Bellsmill, Va., to Chana (Young) Alexander-Gaines and Joseph Calvin Alexander. After high school, he graduated from Howard University. He was vice president of student government and…
Diane Piehl In an ongoing attempt to stay connected with chorus members, the PC Singers board challenged members to another quiz. It was a fun crossword puzzle, a la Director Jerry Drake, related to the music for what would have been a spring concert. The first person who submitted all the correct answers was the winner, and that was Nancy Gustafson, our second soprano…
Sandy Hoffman Greetings PebbleCreek friends! If you have ordered a Butter Braid pastry, you won’t have to wait much longer to enjoy this delicious treat. Delivery will happen on Saturday, March 6. A T.T.T. member will contact you before delivering your Butter Braids. If a friend or neighbor didn’t get to order, why not invite them…
David Zapatka This 12 common mistakes column began after playing with some very excited, highly motivated, new pickleball players at our community courts recently. After playing a couple games, this question was posed to me, “What should we do to improve and become 3.5 players?” We reviewed the first four mistakes the past two months. This month…
Curt Zimmerman, Publicity The Men’s Christian Fellowship of PebbleCreek (MCFPC) will again meet via Zoom on Wednesday, March 3 at 7:30 a.m. Special guest speaker will be Jerry McFarlane, retired Navy senior chief and 26-year veteran of the Minneapolis Police force. McFarlane enlisted in the Navy after high school in 1969 and was trained as…
Ross Dunfee When did the Vietnam War begin? France maintained colonial rule of Vietnam from 1864 until the Geneva Accords of 1954. During that time, multiple wars occurred in the area (including Cambodia and Laos). The Geneva Accords divided Vietnam into north (Communist rule) and south (the Republic of Vietnam), and that enticed the U.S. into…
Kathy Sheard The PCL9GA raised and donated over $4,000 to the New Life Center with their mission “to offer shelter, safety, and services to families seeking independent, violence-free lives.” This year’s annual charity event, Play and Pay it Forward, was held Jan. 19. Our ladies dropped their donations in the box at the welcome table…