David Hale Hand, Korea Korea veterans, our turn is here to take the Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. I won’t take a lot of time telling you about the organization as you can read about it at www.honorflight.org. I will say that the veterans who are selected do not pay anything to go. The organization…
Category: November 2019
Generals, November 2019
Holiday Fest is coming
Karen Giles Can you believe it’s November already and the start of the holiday season is upon us? Don’t panic as you make out your holiday shopping lists, the PebbleCreek Artists’ Holiday Fest is here to help! It is the perfect place to buy handmade, one of a kind items created by amazing PebbleCreek artists…
Sports, November 2019
Putt for dough with the PCM9GA
Christopher Mucha There’s an adage in the game of golf—Drive for show and putt for dough! Well, Stan Fuller is a supporter of this mantra—big time. The PebbleCreek Men’s 9ers Golf Association (PCM9GA) Golfing Niners have several prizes when they play their tournament outings each month at PebbleCreek. In addition to low scoring and closest to…
Clubs & Classes, November 2019
Billiard Club Tourney results
Johnny Henson, president The winners for our 8- and 9-ball tournaments in August and September are as follows: 8-ball winners 8/6: Lynn Warren 8/13: Bob Macy 9/10: Bob Macy 9/17: Bob Macy 9/24: Bob Macy 9-ball winners 8/5: Rene Lefebvre 8/9: Marv Schrock 8/12: Bob Macy 8/19: Rene Lefebvre 9/6: Lynn Warren 9/13: Lynn Warren 9/20:…
Features, November 2019
Pet of the Month: Life is good for Hanna and Cody
Generals, November 2019
Shalom Club members display their talents
Laurie Rosenbloom They met on Sept. 22, for an evening of painting and fun at Creative Escape in Goodyear. This event, organized by Judy Friedman, required painting a canvas scene titled, Hot August Nights. Each painting took about two hours to complete with easy step-by-step instruction. Both owners are artists who started their business two years ago.…
Features, November 2019
Spotlight On Advertiser: Using tai chi to decrease the risk of falls
Brad Scott One in four Americans fall every year. In fact, falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries in the 65 and older population. Not only can a fall cause hip fractures, broken bones, and head injuries, but it also can cause fear and depression, making it difficult for someone to trust staying active.…
Generals, November 2019
LifeLong Learning at PebbleCreek
Thanks to our volunteers Ruth Shaffer LifeLong Learning (LLL) volunteers devoted many hours during the summer to preparing for the 2019-20 season. While the lecture, trip, and classes teams finalized locales and subjects, the special programs team finalized the LLL guitar group programs, TED Talks, the Sunday Series, and PC Reads. Writing, editing, proofing, and…
Generals, November 2019
Meet your 2019 Election Committee Volunteers
Our PebbleCreek Election Committee consists of five volunteer residents and is charged with conducting elections on behalf of the PebbleCreek HOA. The committee is responsible for notifying homeowners of election procedures and absentee balloting, counting ballots, tallying votes, declaring a winner, and presenting the winning candidate to the board. Each year, the board appoints the Election Committee chairman, who…
Sports, November 2019
Pickleball at its sharpest
Pancho Epstein It’s the fifth annual PebbleCreek USA Pickleball Association (USAPA) sanctioned, 50+ pickleball, double elimination, doubles tournament. The sign-up date is Dec. 1, at 4 p.m. tournament dates: Feb. 12 (wednesday): women’s doubles Feb. 13 (thursday) mixed doubles Feb. 14 (friday): men’s doubles The age groups are 50-59, 60-64, 65-69, and 70+, and the skill levels are 3.0,…