Gillian Driscoll Ana was homeless for two years, bouncing around between relatives and friends. The rest of the time she lived in her car. Finally, after a two year wait, Ana became eligible for a subsidized senior apartment but she still had a problem. She had no furniture. At the food bank Ana struck up…
Cribbage Club The Cribbage Club meets Thursdays at 1 p.m. in the Sienna Room, Tuscany Falls. The club is open to all PebbleCreek residents interested in playing a friendly game of cribbage. If you have a cribbage board and deck of cards, please bring them with you. We have winners to report: Jan. 30 Valerie…
Debbie George Spring is here and so is the transition for one of the wine club officers. Debbie George, who has been the vice president and managed the December Gala the last two years finishes her term in April 2025. The new vice president is Arnold Hickey, who ran uncontested for the vice president position.…
This month’s Corvette of the Month belongs to PebbleCreek Corvette Club members Steve Domholt and Barbara Dunson. This Arctic white beauty is a 2024 Z06 coupe. For those of you who don’t speak Corvette, Z06 is designed for the racetrack, but is a street legal car and blazingly fast with 670 hp. This is Steve…
Erv Stein The first ever PCM9GA Match Play Tournament event concluded several weeks of competition on March 6 with both Ken Whitney and Albert Williams emerging as the surviving champions out of 64 initial PCM9GA participants. Most golf tournaments are conducted in the more common stroke play format with the winning player or team gross…
Sherry Blatner April is upon us and there is a lot to celebrate—Passover, Easter, and the end of tax season! Each holiday is a reason to visit the Creative Arts Center for both a museum quality tour and a shopping bonanza. Right now, the glassmakers have a window display of large pieces that cannot typically…
A gorgeous Saturday morning found the PebbleCreek Corvette Club visiting local landmark Chateau de Vie in Chandler. The Chateau was built in the 1980s, later abandoned and fell into disrepair during the economic downturn in 2007. Around 2010 a Chandler family purchased the property at auction and began a painstaking restoration. The mansion features numerous…
David Zapatka While at dinner with friends following a sectional bridge tournament in Fountain Hills, a friend, Susan, described herself as a parsimonious person despite the new $2,000 purse she was showing us. Parsimonious—par·si·mo·ni·ous adjective 1. exhibiting or marked by parsimony; frugal to the point of stinginess 2. sparing, restrained Parsimony—par·si·mo·ny noun 1a. the quality…
My name is John Shanebrook, and I’m honored to introduce myself as the new Director of Fitness and Wellness here at PebbleCreek Resort. I’m thrilled to be joining this incredible community and working to continue providing exceptional fitness and wellness experiences for our residents. With a background in fitness, wellness, and recreation spanning over 25…
Lisa Reichert The PebbleCreek Sewing Club was busy on March 5 making cargo shorts for boys to be donated to Samaritan’s Purse for their Operation Christmas Child ministry. These shorts will be placed in shoe boxes along with other gifts for children. Join us on April 2 at 9 a.m. for our next charity sewing…