Category: October 2023

Democratic Club Hosts Prospective CD9 Candidates

At the first meeting of the season, the PebbleCreek Democratic Club welcomed almost 200 people to the Tuscany Falls Ballroom to hear from the candidates vying to run against Paul Gosar (R) to represent the residents of Congressional District 9 (CD9) in the House of Representatives in the 2024 election. PebbleCreek is now a part…

Quilters Celebrate Cheryl McGovern and Bobbie Wagner

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…

Lloyd-KoneffKlatt Married

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…

Marv Schrock Wins Championship In PC 9-Ball Billiard Tournament

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…

Meeting Fellow Creekers Halfway Around the World

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.

Golf Course Renovations to Save Water and Money

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…

PCMGA Conducts 2023 Two-Man Scramble/AGA Team Qualifier

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…

General Manager’s Message

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…