Traci Baker, director of Community Activities and Communications Secondhand Treasures: calling all bargain hunters! Your friendly activities office is bringing our annual Second Treasures event on Wednesday, Jan. 22, with shopping from noon to 5 p.m. in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. Sometimes things that some people no longer want or need are real treasures for…
Category: November 2019
Clubs & Classes, November 2019
Camera Club events
Lynn Warren The Camera Club PebbleCreek Woodcarvers Club offers presentations on a variety of interesting topics. October’s general meeting featured a presentation on natural light portraits, and the club conducted an outing to Oak Creek Canyon in Sedona to photograph the fall colors. For the November general meeting, the topic will be plant photography, and…
Sports, November 2019
PebbleCreek Lady Niners host Sun City Ladies Grand Niners
Pam Grimwood “Gourmet Golf” was the theme for this year’s fun event with the Sun City Ladies Grand Niners. Golfers were greeted by volunteer “chefs” who got everyone’s golf bags and cart assignments squared away. After checking in, ladies headed to the putting green to see what was cooking—a putting contest with a twist. Each player…
Clubs & Classes, November 2019
Great ski season just around the corner
Lynn Warren Recent weather systems have already brought snow to many western ski areas, so hopefully great ski conditions are in our future. It’s time to dust off and tune up your skis! PebbleCreek doesn’t have a ski club but many PebbleCreek skiers belong to the Valley of the Sun Ski Club (VSSC), which is open to…
Features, November 2019
In Passing
Joana Cornelia Pietersma Joana Cornelia Pietersma, age 93 of Goodyear, died on Sept. 24, in Litchfield. She was born Aug. 6, 1926, in Medan, Indonesia to Cornelis Johan and Jacomine (Jentink) Derksen. As a Dutch citizen, Joana and her family were imprisoned in Japanese concentration camps in Indonesia during World War II. Though just a teenager,…
Generals, November 2019
Election Essentials
Steve Harper and Karl Havlicek are the two candidates running for the fall 2019 election. The candidates are vying for a two-year, resident-volunteer position on the PebbleCreek HOA board of directors, beginning Jan. 1, 2020. A director’s duties and responsibilities are described in Article V, Section 2 of PebbleCreek’s Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs), which are posted on…
Sports, November 2019
Lady Nine-Hole Golfers assist Millennium High School Tourney
Pat Kaer, Publicity Chair PebbleCreek Lady Niners assisted the Millennium High School girls golf team by volunteering at their annual Roar Classic golf tournament on Sept. 13 and 14. A big thanks to Lynn Bishop-Pidcock and Charlotte Krause for organizing the volunteers. The Roar Classic was held on the Tuscany Falls East Golf Course, and the…
Generals, November 2019
The Creative Arts Center reminds you to save the dates!
Cheryl Neel, Creative Arts The Creative Arts Center announces three upcoming events for spring 2020! The first will be an open house on Sunday, Jan. 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come see live demonstrations in all the studios. The Creative Arts Center will be open during the Pickleball Tournament on Feb. 12, 13, and 14…
Features, November 2019
Tennis Player of the Month Colonel Lou Tronzo, USAF, Retired
Dennis Whitley If you ask Lou Tronzo what he did during his 30-year military career in the Air Force, the quick answer is, “I was a fighter pilot.” With more than 100 combat missions over Vietnam, that is certainly a true statement. If you inquire a little further, what you’ll find is a high level and…
Generals, November 2019
2019 Folk Festival November 3
Holly Carrier Get ready for the 2019 Folk Festival on Sunday, Nov. 3, at 4 p.m. on the Eagle’s Nest patio, and in the lounge and dining room. This annual live music event is free to the community. This year, the festival will feature many of the performers from Showtime’s spring production of “This Land is…