Dan Harris, travel team coordinator On Feb. 21, the PebbleCreek Billiards Club (PCBC) and CantaMia (CM) faced off in a friendly but competitive billiards showdown, with matches held at both locations. At PebbleCreek, five PCBC players challenged four CM competitors in a series of 8-ball and 10-ball games. CM edged out a narrow victory in…
Category: April 2025
April 2025, Sports
PCLGA Names Super-Seniors and Senior Champions for 2025!
Carole Schumacher The Battle of the Creek is a wrap! The PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) honored Super Senior Girls (75+ years young), Senior girls (65-74), and invited the Juniors (under age 65) to join in the fun during the annual Super Senior Golf Tournament held for two days in February. The champions vied for…
April 2025, Clubs & Classes
News from the PebbleCreek Shalom Club
Ronnie Levine Special shout-out to the seven Shalom Club members who baked delicious treats for our bake-off that celebrated February birthdays and anniversaries. On April 8 we will have a bunco day at a member’s home. A mah jongg day will follow soon. Then on April 13 we will hold our traditional Passover seder in…
April 2025, Generals
General Manager’s Message
Bill Barnard This time of the year, we see a lot of activity here in PebbleCreek. We are seeing some fantastic weather, most of our residents are in town, and we have several holidays including Spring Break and Easter that bring a lot of guests to our community. With so much going on and the…
April 2025, Features
Certified Service/Therapy Dogs
Kathryn Villeneuve Could you benefit if your dog became your service dog? Could others benefit if your dog became a therapy dog? I asked myself the first question based on a medical condition—commonly classified as a medical disability. I was confident my current dog, Ember, would be capable of alerting me to take action, and…
April 2025, Generals
LifeLong Learning – April 2025
April Classes Explain Therapy Dogs, Cookie Decorating, Thrift Shopping Patricia Ingalls During April, LifeLong Learning (LLL) offers three classes, all on weekdays, starting at 1 p.m., in the LLL Center. For full details and to register, go to lifelonglearningatpc.org. Mutts on a Mission: On Wednesday, April 9, therapy-dog volunteers—and their dogs—will return to LLL to…
April 2025, Sports
Relishing Pickleball: Resetting the Rally
David Zapatka You’re in a crosscourt dinking rally and your opponent continues to put you under pressure with consistent dinking that tries your patience. The rally becomes more difficult as your opponent pushes you closer to the sidelines with shots close to the net. How long can you dink like this? Is it a battle…
Sports, April 2025
Play Your Best Pool: You Can Learn a Lot by Watching Professional Matches from the Past
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool For the last few years most professional matches are played fast because of the use of the shot clock. At this increased speed it does not allow the watcher to really think out what they would do before the player shoots the next shot. Recently I have found that I learn…
April 2025, Clubs & Classes
T.T.T. Chapter Q News
Ronnie Levine Chapter Q has begun to plan our “shower” and shopping days for the new 4th grade girls who have been selected at Heritage Elementary in Glendale to attend camp this summer. We supply everything for the camp experience, plus donate school supplies for the following year. We were honored to initiate new member…
April 2025, Sports
Ninth Annual PebbleCreek Pickleball Tournament!
Pam McWhorter The Ninth Annual PebbleCreek Pickleball Tournament was an enormous success! Despite a weather hiccup of wind on Thursday, the tournament went off without a hitch. Club member Lisa Kellis posted that there were over 550 participants from multiple states and Canada. This large-scale competition gave players the opportunity to compete in 17 various…