Category: May 2016

First annual Skeet Classic

Susan Knox Wilson The PebbleCreek Gun Club’s First annual Skeet Classic, held Saturday, April 9 at the Phantom Skeet Club was, well, classic! A few shooters showed up an hour or so too early, a few shooters who bothered to pre-register forgot to show up at all; one of the two fields was down due…

Bocce Bandwagon keeps on rolling

Winter Night League Grand Champion Bocce Knights, front row, left to right: President Cheryl Kasselmann, Captain Dave Ruedlin, Co-Captain Muriel Milewski, Jan Ruedlin, Carol Gwilt and Dick Gwilt; back row: Amy Potapoff, Alex Potapoff and Roger Milewski

Pat Milich More and more players are jumping aboard the PebbleCreek Bocce Ball bandwagon as the sport’s popularity continues to soar to new heights. A record was set in the Winter Season when 626 players signed up to compete on 64 teams in the Wednesday and Friday Day Leagues and the Tuesday and Thursday Night…

The Back Tee Boys host Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha golf team

The UNO Golf Team and Back Tee Boys enjoying the Havener Bar-B-Q

Howie Tiger Several members of PebbleCreek’s own Back Tee Boys played host to the University of Nebraska-Omaha (aka UNO) golf team who were here to compete in the Desert Shootout golf tournament. The tournament was held at Palm Valley Golf Course March 17 through 19. Lee and Donna Havener, Lyman Gallup and Marilyn Reynolds, Jack…

Ace for Susan

On Friday, March 25, 2016, Susan Gleason joined the elite ranks of the hole-in-one players. Using her driver, Susan drove her ball into the cup on hole No. 8 on the Palms Course at Tuscany Falls. The drive was 99 yards from the red tee. The hole-in-one was witnessed by Linda Bolon and Lia McCormick.…

Carol’s Ace

Carol Lumsden, a PebbleCreek resident, made a 77 yard hole-in-one on March 10, 2016, on hole No. 3 at the Palm Valley Course in Goodyear. Carol was using a 7 iron.

Augie’s win 2015-2016 PCSSA League Championship

Front row: Sandy Riddle, Lew Geller, Dawn Hangen, Rich Christiansen, Tom Petrizzio and Norm Smith (sub); not shown Gary Forrest; back row: Josh Rabinowitz, Thom Zemke (sub), Jack Tanner, Chip Frohne, Terry Ranta, Manny Maciel, Jack Hogan, Nellie Shahon (sub) and Curt Chadwick

Rich Christiansen PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association’s 2015-2016 league came to a rousing conclusion in a best two out of three playoff between first half lead Augies and second half lead Questar. A double header scheduled on March 30 included hard fought battles between the two teams showing great hitting and fielding action. The two closely…

Card Scores

PebbleCreek Euchre Club Mary Ann O’Brien Welcome to Mike Garverick and Alex Enjew who joined the Euchre group recently. Get well wishes to Jerry Fox who had ankle surgery. Hope to see Jerry back at the tables soon! If you enjoy Euchre and camaraderie, then you need to come to Euchre Club every Thursday evening…

PebbleCreek Hikers celebrate milestones

Lynn Warren The hiking club has experienced impressive participation for the current season, which ends May 6, and finished with a flourish. For a couple of weeks during the month of March the club experienced its own March Madness since it seemed like every other hike had a new hiker celebrating an important milestone. A…

Record turnout for Railroad Club

Even the family dog came to the PebbleCreek Model Railroad Club Open House.

Mark Pelletier Our members certainly like to play with our trains. But another thing we enjoy just as much is sharing our model displays with PebbleCreek residents and guests. On the recent Good Friday, close to 200 visitors came to view our three train layouts. The outdoor Garden Scale trains are the first to get…