Thomas ‘Mike’ Rico, PebbleCreek resident since 2009 Educational Background: BA History, BA Economics, MA Educational Administration Professional Background: General Building Contractor 45 years; Managed owned company with up to 300 employees for 25 years; High School Teacher 18 years Community Service (prior to or within PebbleCreek): Served on HOA board of Pheasant Creek, Lake Forest, Calif., 3 years. Brought association…
Harriet and Duane Quail celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in a cabin in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Sons Steve and Dan Quail and their families (16 members) hosted the celebration. They also celebrated on an American Cruise Line cruise on the Snake and Columbia Rivers with good friends. Harriet and Duane were married Aug. 16, 1953, in Britton, S.D.
Cynthia Schwartz The PebbleCreek Quilting Club celebrates and displays the fabric creations of Cheryl McGovern and Bobbie Wagner in the Creative Arts Center (CAC). Thirty years ago, Cheryl McGovern inherited her great-grandmother’s 1920 bedroom set. She commented, “It screamed, ‘I need a quilt!’ I got a book and learned how to hand quilt. I was…
Barbara Lloyd and Steven KoneffKlatt were married on Sept. 2 in the Chianti Room at the Tuscany Falls Clubhouse. There were 70 relatives and close friends in attendance from all over the country. Barb purchased their home in March of 2022 and Steve joined her in January of 2023. They keep active traveling in their RV and with their…
Jim Padgitt For more than two decades, handyman extraordinaire Marv Schrock has been a popular choice for helping PebbleCreek residents solve hundreds of household repair problems. Now recently retired, Marv has put his hammer, electric drill, pliers, and other handyman tools away in favor of a different tool: His trusty 58-inch long, solid maple pool…
Ronnie Levine On Oct. 19, T.T.T. Chapter Q will volunteer at St. Mary’s Food Bank for our community project. A happy hour for possible new members was held on Sept.22 at the home of one of our members. The National T.T.T. Society exists to inspire young girls in local communities and has been doing so…
In August, on a “Capitals of Eastern Europe” Viking River Cruise, it turned out that six of us who call PebbleCreek home were enjoying Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, Slovakia, and Austria. From left to right: Jim and Janet Streff, Jonnie and Al Chandler, Christine Myers and Ron Froemming.
Susan Knox Wilson The changes and enhancements made to the Tuscany Falls West course this summer reflect what is happening with golf courses all over Arizona. The Arizona Department of Water Resources is cutting the amount of water golf courses can use, and PebbleCreek is doing its part to conserve water and make sure we…
Bill Barnard We are working our way through the hottest summer on record and hope to see some relief soon. As of this writing, our temperatures are still reaching 110+, and it’s odd when we think 100 degrees is cool! We’ve had one monsoon windstorm the first week of September that damaged quite a few…
Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association annually conducts a two-man scramble event that serves a dual purpose. It is a regular men’s day tourney, but six teams also qualify to enter the Arizona Golf Association’s Club Team Championship. The tourney was played on Sept. 7 at our Eagle’s Nest Golf Course. In this event 27…