Teri Sellers, Kare Bears Programs Director Last year, the Kare Bears joined forces with the PebbleCreek Rotary Club to sponsor a community-wide food drive for the Agua Fria Food Bank. That food drive was very successful and helped many people. This year was different. The food drive was scheduled to start on April 13 and…
Category: May 2020
Sports, May 2020
PC Pickleball Club Elects New Board
Cynthia Schwartz At the general membership meeting held on March 11, the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club (PCPB) members elected a new PCPB Club board. Martha Urbin, former board secretary, was elected as president. Jim Barbe (vice president) and Judy Parker (officer-at-large) will remain on the board in their current positions. Members welcomed two new board members…
Sports, May 2020
Gimme Girls Celebrate 20 Year Anniversary
Sue White On Friday, March 13, 36 current and former Gimme Girls gathered for lunch at the Eagle’s Nest restaurant to celebrate their 20th anniversary. The party was hosted by Emma Mosley, Syd Merserau, and Karin Smith. All three of these ladies are charter members of the group. Sue Woodard started the group in 1999.…
Clubs & Classes, May 2020
Who Was That Masked Man?
Charlene Romanos Very often, unfortunate circumstances provide an opportunity for those who care about their fellow human beings to do something special to help them get through difficult times. We are seeing many people in our community stepping up to the plate and coming forward to help in any way they can. In the beginning of this…
Generals, May 2020
Expressions Gallery and Gift Shop–MAYbe, MAYbe Not
Sherry Blatner I don’t know what to tell you about the Creative Arts Center and Expressions Gallery reopening, as I’m writing this article during the first week of April. I do know that, when reopened, the entire building will have been thoroughly cleaned, top to bottom for your safety, and filled with wonderful items. The Gallery staff…
Generals, May 2020
Join Us in Celebrating Flag Day
In honor of Flag Day, Raceway Elks Lodge No. 2852 will be presenting our annual Flag Day Ceremony on June 13, 2020, in the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom at PebbleCreek. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. and is open to the public. Mark your calendars and plan to attend. The Flag Day ceremony is a…
Sports, May 2020
Tennis Player of the Month Randy Welsh
Dennis Whitley When you ask someone about their introduction to tennis, you expect to hear about a family member or school program, not Jimmy Connors and Farrah Fawcett. However, that is how Randy Welsh first encountered tennis, while working as a stagehand at the Denver Auditorium Arena in the 1970s where the top men’s players…
Generals, May 2020
General Manager’s Message
Bill Barnard, General Manager During this time of unprecedented crisis in our world, my goal has been to try and stay in regular communication with you all. Changes are happening on a daily basis. The circumstances we are facing are that which we could not have imagined, and the uncertainty that we are facing is…
Clubs & Classes, May 2020
PebbleCreek Irish American Club’s Golf Tournament Results
Suzanne Rambach The PebbleCreek Irish American Club once again hosted a successful annual charity golf tournament. This tournament is the club’s primary fundraising event of the year. The outstanding success of this event through the hard work of our volunteers and the generosity of the donors and participants will help us give $25,000 in donations to…
Sports, May 2020
Pickleball Club Members are Fundraising
Cynthia Schwartz Members of the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club overwhelmingly voted last year that the club would raise $500,000 to defray some of the costs for building 16 additional pickleball courts in our community. To date, the club has raised $290,000 through a variety of fundraising efforts. Tony Wells, chair of the fundraising committee, announced that…