Category: April 2024

PebbleCreek Corvettes Visits Street Side Classics

This month members of PebbleCreek Corvettes traveled to Mesa to visit auto broker Street Side Classics. Our group was amazed by the sheer number of vehicles of different generations that were on display. Numerous muscle cars from the 1960s were available for viewing and purchase, along with some rather unique items, such as the BatMobile.…

Word of the Month: Trochus

David Zapatka While cruising around Australia on the way to Thursday Island, I read this description about the port city. “The mixed population of Malays, Chinese, Japanese, and Melanesians are engaged mainly in pearling and trochus and sea cucumber fishing.” Trochus—tro·​chus noun: 1.a. Capitalized. a genus of chiefly Old World tropical marine gastropods (family Trochidae)…

Card Scores

Cribbage Club Gary Lind The Cribbage Club has weekly meetings on the first four Thursdays of each month at 1 p.m. in the Tuscany Falls Sienna Room. We start promptly at 1 p.m., so please arrive a little early. The club is open to all PebbleCreek residents interested in playing a friendly game of cribbage.…

Hikers Enjoy a Saturday Hike

Lynn Warren On a comfortable but slightly overcast Feb. 24 morning, 19 hikers enjoyed a quick 5.7-mile hike in nearby Verrado. The group started at the golf course and proceeded in a counterclockwise direction to cross Central Wash on the way to the popular petroglyphs, and then returned to the parking area via the SOB…

The 29th Season of PebbleCreek Softball Comes to an End

Fred Dresser As mentioned in our previous article, the PebbleCreek Senior Softball will end in the first week of April with the league and tournament champions being crowned. Due to publication deadlines we’re not able to provide you with the winners at this time. This was a great season with a lot of great games…

Thank You, Sponsors!

The PebbleCreek Irish American Club says Buiochas! (Thank You!) to their sponsors for supporting the 15th Annual Charity Golf Tournament. The 15th Annual Irish American Club Charity Golf Tournament was held on March 3. The tournament was very successful and helped the club in their efforts to raise money for local scholarships and nonprofits. We…

Pickleballers Fun at the Ballpark

Spike Razem Everyone is aware that pickleball is a fantastic favorite activity in PebbleCreek. But, did you know that many pickleballers are also Spring Training baseball fans? On March 3 there were 20 pickleball couples (and a few added family members) attending the Cleveland Guardians vs. San Francisco Giants baseball game, and all 49 of…