Kathy Stauffer As the Woodcarvers Club noted in the December PebbleCreek Post article, we drew the lucky raffle ticket at the close of the Holiday Fest on Dec. 4. The ticket was drawn by a nonmember, and the lucky winners were Kate and Pat Handlos, who decided to take the $350 winnings in lieu of the…
Susan Skolnik The PebbleCreek Art Club is pleased to have created a community outreach project called Art from the Heart, which collects art materials and supplies to help inspire and encourage young artists. The group is headed by Karen Ludwig, Diana Ho, and Cheryl Wagner, and they collected $300 in checks and gift certificates, as…
Mary Elizabeth Bruner Mary E. Bruner, local resident, 68, from Goodyear passed away at Banner Boswell Medical Center in Sun City, Ariz. She was born in Richmond, Ind., where she lived for 46 years and worked as a registered nurse at Reed Memorial Hospital. She then resided in Bloomington, Ill. and Goodyear, Ariz. Survivors include…
Jan Sherwood While the 2022 Olympians were competing in China, the PebbleCreek Hiking Club held their own quest for gold on the White Tank Mountain Verrado Trails. Combining a word search (intellect), navigation skills (reading and following directions), and stamina (traversing rocky trails and sandy washes), while searching for and collecting 10 markers, seven three-member…
Cindy Hurst On Jan. 14, the Lady Niners sent three two-person teams to the 2022 State Medallion Club 9-Hole Team Tournament. This annual tournament was sponsored by the Arizona Golf Association. It was held at the Oakwood Country Club in Sun Lakes, Ariz. Members representing the PebbleCreek Ladies Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCL9GA) were Alberta Hohn,…
PebbleCreek Bocce Association is comprised of more than 50 teams that play two days and two nights in fall, winter, and spring leagues. The residents who make up these teams come from all walks of life and many different parts of the U.S., and even from around the world. The one thing they all have in…
Introducing the 2022 Board of Directors Kare Bears Board of Directors for 2022 are: seated (left to right): Carolyn Moore (secretary), Marilynn Rebhun (1st vice president), Rayma Scalzo (marketing/communications director and founder), and Nancy Dodds (CFO/treasurer). Back row (left to right): Mark Pelletier (IT director), Tom Meek (president), Connie Simon (program director), Dee-Dee Patrick (health and wellness director),…
Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association (PCMGA) awards an annual hole-in-one prize to its members who score a hole-in-one during any PCMGA-held event. In 2021, that prize was shared by Ken Ogden, Paul Polk, Phil Smyth, and Ken Helman. When PCMGA members renew their membership, $5 is collected from each member who wishes to…
Hiking the Trails from Star Tower Jan Sherwood Where would you see a coyote, scorpion, sidewinder, thresher, and copper? The PebbleCreek Hikers found all five while hiking the trails from Star Tower in Estrella. No, they didn’t find the animals and mineral, but did hike eight trail segments, including Coyote Creek, Scorpion, Sidewinder, Thresher, and…
Susan Skolnik The PebbleCreek Art Club held its first meeting of 2022 on Jan. 28 in the Coyote Room at the Creative Arts Center. One of the highlights of the meeting was the celebration of the 90th birthday of Thea Smith, who has been a member for 28 years. She and her husband now reside…