Benefits of Moving Parents Closer to You Jessica Dingman, Marketing Manager The decision to move into an independent or assisted living community is one that should be made with care and, for some, it is a decision that may involve family members, including adult children. If you are considering moving your parents closer to you…
Category: October 2020
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
PebbleCreek Woodcarvers Raffles
Kathy Stauffer Approximately every other year, the PebbleCreek Woodcarvers have a raffle with a beautiful handmade carving. This raffle helps us maintain and purchase new equipment for the club. The last raffle was an Arizonan themed chess set. This year, we had nine individual hand carved pieces donated by our local woodcarvers. The raffle started…
Generals, October 2020
Bocce Ball Association Looking for New Players
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Many Thanks from T.T.T Chapter AZ-P: Poinsettias and Butter Braids
Maureen Wilson Over the years, PebbleCreek residents have generously supported and donated to T.T.T. Chapter AZ-P by purchasing poinsettias and butters braids. This assisted our organization in helping send underprivileged fourth grade girls to a week-long camp. We have so appreciated your help with these fundraisers and, as a result, have sent over 90 girls…
Sports, October 2020
PCMGA Conducts 2020 Two-Man Scramble/AGA Team Qualifier
Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association annually conducts a two-man scramble event which serves a dual purpose. It is a regular men’s day tourney, but four teams also qualify to enter the Arizona Golf Association’s Club Team Championship. The tourney was played on Sept. 3 at Tuscany Falls west. The super senior flight qualifying…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
PCLGA Ladies Were Hot, Hot, Hot, in Summer Sizzler!
Cindy Sota The Summer Sizzler lived up to its name on Aug. 11, when temps reached the teens. Seventy-two ladies from the PCLGA competed in the 2-Person Scramble with Twists partner event at the Tuscany Falls East course. Susan Slaughter created a fun and exciting tournament with lots of surprises. She dedicated the competition to…
Generals, October 2020
Get Out the Vote Effort
Barbra Stewart To support the national Get Out the Vote effort by Vote Forward (www.votefwd.org), Judy Baur, a Robson community resident and lead of a SE Valley AAUW Branch History Lovers group, invited group members to write postcards that will be sent to registered voters who did not participate in the 2016 election. The script…
Generals, October 2020
LifeLong Learning at PebbleCreek
Monday Morning Lectures Free on Zoom Pat Ingalls, Lorna Bray, and Jill Burnham LifeLong Learning’s fall season continues with more free lectures, to be held Mondays at 10 a.m., using Zoom. Guest experts will inform registered Zoom audiences on these topics: Palo Verde Operations (Oct. 5) The largest nuclear energy facility in the U.S., Palo Verde…
Features, October 2020
Word of the Month: Petrichor
David Zapatka Following a good rain after a long, dry spell one evening on the pickleball court with friend Natasha Thompson, that luscious smell we are all familiar with danced in our noses. Imagine that fresh, earthy, smell we all know so well as you read this column. Tash said, “There’s a word for that…
Generals, October 2020
General Manager’s Message
Bill Barnard, General Manager The end of the summer is near and in addition to hopefully cooler temperatures very soon, fall in the Valley typically means an increase in visitors and homeowners coming to enjoy our milder weather. While things in our world are different than they have been in the past, familiar things like…