Category: March 2022

Patrol Report

Bill Kyle Alarms All Other        4 All Facilities Locked PM        31 All Facilities Unlocked AM        31 Animal Rules Leash        2 Animals Lost and Found        4 Animals Misc.        1 Auto Accidents        1 Barking Dog        2 Bee Complaints        0 Building Check        62 Damage to Property        2 Dead Animal Pick Up        8 Debris On Road        1 Disabled Vehicle        2 Disturbance        3 Dust Dirt Complaint        1 Escort Guest/Homeowner        11 Flag and Sign Violations        10 Flat Tire Assistance        2…

General Manager’s Message

Bill Barnard, General Manager We are starting to see some great weather here in the Valley. The weather is what brings so many people here to Arizona, and PebbleCreek becomes an incredibly busy place this time of year. We have come a long way since last March but still have COVID concerns lingering. The good…

Democrats Cheer Founding Member of the Club

Alisa Moore The capacity crowd at the Feb. 2 meeting of the PebbleCreek Democratic Club erupted into cheers and a standing ovation when President John Moore introduced a charter member of the club, Jim Reynolds, the first treasurer, who was celebrating his 90th birthday. Jim and his wife, Carol, moved to PebbleCreek in 1997 from…

Volunteer Lori Agazio to Speak March 2

Marge Ellison The Pet Companions Club of PebbleCreek is pleased to have PebbleCreek resident Lori Agazio, a volunteer with Barb’s Dog Rescue of Rocky Point, as guest speaker at our general membership meeting on March 2. We will meet at 3 p.m. in Room 100 of the Eagle’s Nest Activities Center. All PebbleCreek residents are…

Relishing Pickleball: The Return of Serve

David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “the player returning the serve stands deep in or behind the service court, ready to return the ball. The returner should be alert and ready for the next play. As the serve travels over the net, the returner…

Arlene’s First Hole-in-One

Carole Schumacher Arlene Engelbert scored her first hole-in-one on Jan. 14 at Eagle’s Nest on hole number 17. The flag was a front pin, and she used her 7-iron. Members of the Fairway Foxes, Carol Peterson, Bev Clinton, Mary Blaylock, Susan Harris, and Barb Hagen witnessed the ball drop in one stroke. Arlene was very…

Denim and Diamonds Dinner Dance

Nancy Herrem If you enjoyed the music at the PebbleCreek Ballroom Dance Club (PCBDC) Mistletoe Ball dance last November, we’ve brought them back! Soul Impressions will be playing at our annual Denim and Diamonds Dinner Dance on April 23 in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. The evening begins with a no host bar at 5 p.m.,…

Word of the Month: Domestique

David Zapatka Last month we discussed the word “chicane” used in describing an obstacle on the Tour de France racecourse. Our word this month is “domestique,” used to describe a rider in the Tour de France. Domestique noun do·mes·tique dō′mĕs-tēk′ (Cycle Racing) (in competitive road cycling) a cyclist whose job is to support the higher-ranking members of…

The Republican Club Goes Back to the Classroom

Camille Grabb School daze … School daze… On Feb. 3, the Tuscany Falls Ballroom turned into a classroom as the Republican Club members welcomed the four primary Republican candidates for state superintendent of public instruction. As background, when PebbleCreek residents talk education, they include the Agua Fria Union High School District and the Litchfield Elementary School…