Still Volleying Bill Fenster After an hour of working out, Betty Chambers plays two hours of water volleyball, three times a week. May 8, her family and friends celebrated her 90th birthday! She is an energizing bunny and an inspiration to us all. Betty’s volleyball teammates decided she needed a new outfit, so we got…
Cynthia Schwartz The 2020-21 PebbleCreek Pickleball Club board organized and hosted the Pancho Epstein PebbleCreek Pickleball Club Championship. More than 130 doubles teams competed over three days for medals in skill level brackets. Wade Johnson, tournament chairman, was assisted by other board members and a team of club member volunteers. Thanks go out to the…
Hikers Visit Hassayampa River Preserve Jan Sherwood Just south of Wickenburg on Highway 60, you’ll find the Hassayampa River Preserve. Ten members of the PebbleCreek Hiking Club enjoyed walking under the trees along the river on the looping trails. The trails there are mostly rated easy (elevation gain of at most 14 feet), with just one trail to…
Elizabeth Maddox, Editorial Assistant What makes a great feature story in the PebbleCreek Post? * A milestone, birthday, or anniversary * Receiving an award or certification * Publishing a novel, short story, poem, etc. * Featuring an art piece and your journey as an artist * Outstanding book review * Sharing a recipe Where in…
David Zapatka This 12 common mistakes column began after playing with some very excited, highly motivated, new pickleball players at our community courts recently. After playing a couple games, this question was posed to me, “What should we do to improve and become 3.5 players?” We reviewed the first 10 mistakes over the past five…
Sherry Blatner Summer hours are now in effect—Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays only from 9 a.m. to noon, and closed on Sunday. This means you have four hours less to shop in the Gallery each week, so plan your visits! A big holiday this month is Father’s Day, celebrated on June 20, giving…
PebbleCreek Singers Welcomes New Officers Diane Piehl At the postponed annual meeting of the PebbleCreek Singers, held via Zoom, we welcomed new officers to the organization: President Marlys Ross, Vice President Alice Haywood, Treasurer Patrice Chatterton, Secretary Joan Ausman, Past President Donna Swagger, Musical Director Jerry Drake. The year 2020 was most challenging, and we welcome the…
Debbie Welsh The Racquettes 4.0 ladies’ tennis team plays in the West Valley Women’s Tennis League. The 4.0 senior league 50+ division comprises eight competing teams, which includes the Sun City communities, Happy Trails, Trilogy, Corta Bella, and Westbrooke. The Racquettes ended the 2020-21 competitive season as the finalist in second place. Indeed, this was a…
Leadership Transition Encourages Reflection Cathy Lindstrom At the end of June, I will be stepping down from my current role as co-president of LifeLong Learning (LLL). This will complete my third year of serving as either president or co-president, so it’s a good time to look back on the changes to LLL during those three years.…
Sanctioned Duplicate Bridge Kathy Bergman Welcome back to our sanctioned duplicate bridge. It was time we started back after a year of COVID, joined by many of our friends and family who truly suffered and lost loved ones. It is great to be back together again. Winners at the Monday/Tuesday/Wednesdays sanctioned duplicate games are as…