Notes from the President: What’s Next? Cathy Lindstrom Hello to PebbleCreek! We, your friends and neighbors at LifeLong Learning, hope that you are safe and healthy as we continue to weather the pandemic. You may have been wondering what may happen this summer and in the fall. We have been wondering, too, and we are…
Category: June 2020
Generals, June 2020
Local Rotary Club Provides Face Shields to Goodyear and Avondale Fire Departments
The Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek responded in a very meaningful way to the COVID-19 crisis. Evaluating the need and availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) for local first responders, the club invested in supplies to make 500 protective face shields for the Goodyear and Avondale Fire Departments. “Our first responders are out in the…
Sports, June 2020
Tennis Player of the Month: Dan Clinton
Dennis Whitley What do helicopters, Bill Gates, and Singapore have in common? Not much really, but all three were part of Dan Clinton’s life before PebbleCreek. Dan was born in California, but spent most of his childhood and adult life in Oregon. After completing his ROTC at Oregon State, Dan enlisted in the Army and…
Sports, June 2020
All Quiet at the Ballpark
Fred Dresser Needless to say, the ballpark is quiet as the coronavirus shut it down in March. The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) shut their season down with six games left to play. With the season being cancelled, the players are looking forward to the 2020-21 season that will begin in October. This past season marked…
Sports, June 2020
Bocce News
Carolyn Rota Yes, it’s hot, but it’s also Arizona in June. While you are reading this article, we all hope that our community is starting to safely open up and we are once again able to enjoy all the reasons why we live in this beautiful PebbleCreek (PC) active adult resort, but it must be…
Sports, June 2020
Pickleball Players Head to the Hills
Cynthia Schwartz For those who love pickleball and play several times a week, the shutdown of the courts has been an opportunity to explore other kinds of physical activity and fun. A group of women in PebbleCreek have kicked off their court shoes, found their hiking boots, and headed to the hills. Ellen Enright decided…
Features, June 2020
Word of the Month: Tsuris
David Zapatka Friend Marty Minnich and I were discussing the coronavirus pandemic when he closed his email with this statement, “I hope you and I will see each other fairly soon on the other side of all this tsuris.” Marty loves words so threw in tsuris at the end of his message. He’s a fellow verbivore.…
Generals, June 2020
News from Robson Reserve
Finding the Right Independent and Assisted Living Community for You Jessica Dingman, Marketing Manager Choosing to move to an independent and assisted living community may feel like a big commitment. With so many options to choose from, it’s important to ensure you find a community that is right for you. At Robson Reserve, our luxurious…
Sports, June 2020
Men’s 3.5 Tennis Championship
Jim Meyer The PebbleCreek Men’s 3.5 Tennis Team lost a close match in the division championships to Trilogy at Vistancia. Team members shown include (left to right): Wayne Cox, Jim Meyer, Eric Rohlman, Cliff Hopes, Rick Camozzi, Keith Constable (captain), Ed Elliott, Mike Harter, Jonathan Colter, and Troney Hutchins. Not shown are Jim Lewis and…
Sports, June 2020
Tennis Is Back!
Norma Whitley The PebbleCreek (PC) Tennis Club is overjoyed with the return of tennis at PebbleCreek. Members of the tennis club patiently awaited the reopening of the courts. On May 8, the green light was given for phase one of the gradual return to normalcy in this community. The members of the PebbleCreek Tennis Club…