Category: March 2022

“A” Hikers Visit the “Goat’s Tooth”

Lynn Warren On Jan. 17, eight “A” hikers chose the nearby White Tanks for a challenging adventure. For some time, they had been eyeing a huge rock formation on the ridge high above Goat Camp Trail on the north side. Although there may not be a formal name for this formation, PebbleCreek Hikers refer to…

Here’s What Happening at the Pickleball Courts

Mimi Blythe President’s Corner: Grateful. This is how I feel about our club. To make a club strong, we need a lot of people who do bits and pieces of a lot of things. That is what we have here in PebbleCreek, many members helping in small to very large ways. Thank you so much for volunteering…

Bocce News

Carolyn Rota On Feb. 25, registration for the spring 2022 bocce session ended. The bocce winter session will end on Friday, March 4. The spring session will start on Tuesday, March 15, and run for seven weeks and end on Friday, April 29. Captains, be sure you have enough players to have six people ready…

Car Club News

Linda Babcock If you happen to see a ‘32 Ford Roush Roadster on the streets of PebbleCreek, give owner Gary Bruebaker a wave. Gary was fortunate to be able to buy this beauty at the recent Barrett-Jackson auction. It is a one-of-one prototype that was commissioned by Ford Motor Company for Roush Performance. The original…

PebbleCreek Tennis Announces Spring Happenings

Donna Gillen As the weather is warming and the days are getting longer, the PebbleCreek Tennis Club (PCTC) is flourishing with spring activities. On the first and third Thursdays of the month, Skills and Drills will be available to club members. Starting time is 11:30 a.m., and the group lessons will be for 90 minutes.…

PCLGA Cancer Tournament Raises $6,499

Carole Schumacher The PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) hosted another successful fundraising tournament and flooded the Tuscany golf courses with pink on Jan. 18. The field was full with ladies stepping up to fight cancer through their generous donations to the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR). Co-chairs Debbie Sayre and Kathi Curtis, along with…

Beginning Pottery Class

Jeff Wilson This beginning pottery class progressed from beginner to expert in record time! Students made three large projects and, in the process, learned all the tools and techniques necessary to make any handmade project of their choice in the future. Most of the popular pottery artists at the last Holiday Fest were graduates of the…

Yearly Pheasant and Chukar Shoot a Success

Vicki Ray Members of PebbleCreek’s Gun Club took to the fields in early February for the club’s annual pheasant and chukar shoot at Desert Creek Sportsman’s Club in Palo Verde near Buckeye. Club members meet Tuesdays for trap shooting, which simulates bird hunting, but there’s nothing like being in an open field on a sunny…

PCLGA Welcomes New Members

Carole Schumacher The PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) welcomed ladies who have joined the 18-hole club since January 2021 at a beautiful luncheon on Jan. 24, hosted by the PCLGA’s new member co-chairs, Jackie Goupil and Sue White. New members, members of the PCLGA board, and committee chairs attended the exquisite luncheon at the home of…

Welcome 2022 Round Robin and Tennis Social

Donna Gillen Jan. 15 was a spectacular day for tennis when the PebbleCreek Tennis Club hosted the Welcome 2022 Round Robin and Tennis Social. Sixty-four club members vied for the chance to win gift cards and the coveted used game balls. Afterwards, the players and their guests reclined at tables for a tasty and filling…