Patrol dispatched Alarms all other 3 Animal rules 1 Assist H/O 12 Auto accidents 0 Barking dog 0 Bee complaints 0 Complaint reports, electronic 12 Damage to property 1 Dead animal pick up 6 Disabled vehicle 13 Disturbance 0 Dust dirt complaint 2 Fire lane violations 2 Flat tire assistance 2 Gate malfunctions 10 Golf cart tow 9 Golf course rules 1 Holiday decoration violations 0 Home owner/guest assistance 10 House building checks 1…
Category: October 2019
Sports, October 2019
PCMGA conducts 2019 two-man scramble/AGA team qualifier
Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association (PCMGA) annually conducts a two-man scramble event, which serves a dual purpose. It is a regular men’s day tourney, but five teams also qualify to enter the Arizona Golf Association’s Club team championship. The tourney was played on Thursday, Sept. 5 at Eagle’s Nest. The senior qualifying teams (age…
Features, October 2019
A labor of love
Carl Schatz Meet Esther Schatz, a PebbleCreek resident, with her collection of toys for disadvantaged and at-risk children. She purchases dolls and stuffed animals from second-hand stores, thoroughly cleans and repairs them, and then knits little outfits of clothing for each and every one. She donates them to children in shelters. She will continue to do…
Features, October 2019
Keeping America beautiful—two sisters helping it to happen
Susan Knox Wilson Do you remember Lady Bird Johnson entreating us to help clean up America’s environment, and the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 she spearheaded? “Ours is a blessed and beautiful land,” she proclaimed, “but much of it has been tarnished. What can you do? Look around you: at the littered roadside, at the polluted…
Clubs & Classes, October 2019
PebbleCreek Hiker reaches 9,000 miles
Pete Williams On Sept. 5, Lynn Warren surpassed 9,000 miles hiking with the PebbleCreek Hiking Club, only the second club member to do so. And he’s only been with the club for eight years, averaging more than 1,000 miles a year! Lynn participates in all the types of hikes we do—regular day hikes, exploratory hikes, out of…
Clubs & Classes, October 2019
Rovin’ Pebbles visit Camp Pendleton
DK Loo and Vernon McGee Our April caravan found the Rovin’ Pebbles RV Club headed to Camp Pendleton Marine Base at Oceanside, CA. It was a first-time destination for our club. The trip was made possible by the personal contacts of our club member, retired Coast Guard Warrant Officer Vernon McGee, with the leadership of…
Sports, October 2019
PCM9GA plans offsite events during October
Christopher Mucha October is normally the time when PebbleCreek Golf Clubs go offsite to play during golf course overseeding. With the shutdown of Eagle’s Nest for improvements scheduled at the end of 2019, coupled with Tuscany Falls golf course overseeding for winter play, October golf will only be scheduled for resident play. The golf groups…
Sports, October 2019
Hikers climb Kendrick and Humphrey Peaks
Lynn Warren On Sunday, Sept. 8, a group of four “B” hikers headed for Flagstaff to hike Kendrick Peak, one of the highest peaks in northern Arizona, with an elevation of 10,413 feet. They followed that up on Monday with a hike to the summit of Humphreys Peak, the highest point in Arizona at 12,633 feet. The weather…
Clubs & Classes, October 2019
PebbleCreek Hikers enjoy hike close to home
Pete Williams Ten members of the PebbleCreek Hiking Club enjoyed an early hike in the nearby Estrella Mountain Regional Park on Aug. 31. While it does get very hot in the summer, the club compensates by hiking very early, as we started at 6 a.m., generally finishing by 10 a.m. Even so, summer hiking is not…
Sports, October 2019
Greatest Show on Courts returns
Pancho Epstein Co-chairpersons Mike Crabtree and Jim Brown announced the dates of the fifth annual PebbleCreek February 2020, USA Pickleball Association (USAPA), 50+ pickleball, double elimination, double’s tournament. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020: Women’s doubles. Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020: Mixed doubles. Friday, Feb. 14, 2020: Men’s doubles. The action takes place, approximately from 8: a.m. to 6 p.m., at the PebbleCreek…