Cindy Sota The 2020 AGA Women’s State Senior Stroke Play Championship was held on Sept. 9 through 11 at Trilogy Golf Course at Power Ranch in Gilbert. Carolyn Suttles was the sole representative from PebbleCreek. She powered through the heat and tough course conditions to beat the players in the masters flight and legends flight…
Category: November 2020
Sports, November 2020
PCLGA’S “Par-Tee Season” for Red and Green Tournament!
Cindy Sota ‘Tis the “Par-Tee Season” for the PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association Red and Green Tournament held on Dec. 8 and 9. Co-chairs Sue White and Lynn Grice are taking the reins for this seasonal merriment. They are encouraging all players to dust off those red noses, jingle bells, and holiday sweaters for this special event.…
Sports, November 2020
Tennis Player of the Month: Dan Schimmelpfennig
Dennis Whitley As a young man, tennis was not Dan Schimmelpfennig’s sport of choice. Dan was a 220 lb. high school football star who received multiple scholarship offers to play football in college. One of the scholarship offers he turned down was to the University of Alabama. No one knows if Dan would have been another…
Clubs & Classes, November 2020
PebbleCreek Art Club Rises to the Challenge! Fall Art Show Opens November 7
Susan Gleason COVID-19 shut down the Spring Art Show just one week prior to its debut on March 22. It was disheartening for the artists and committee who spend nearly a year in preparation for each show. In answer to the closure, the spring show committee went online and brought the show into the homes…
Sports, November 2020
PCM9GA Continues Tournament Golf
Chris Mucha PCM9GA continued tournament golf during the sweltering heat of this summer with sessions held on Sept. 10 and 24. Winners, whose games were as hot as the desert sun, were as follows: Sept. 10: 2/3/4 Tourney 1st Place at -4: Gary Switak, Richard Spampinato, Robert Fiorita, James Jimenez $20 each 2nd Place at +1…
Sports, November 2020
Pandemic Golfers Not Deterred by the Heat
Chris Mucha PCM9GA continues organized pandemic golf play at Tuscany Falls. The Golfing Niners played a combination of regular golf, as well as club tournaments, during the month of September. Hearty souls would not be deterred by the oppressive heat and humidity of our crazy Arizona summer, as they took out their frustrations on those little…
Clubs & Classes, November 2020
Singles Club Welcomes New Members
Jan Hansen The PC Singles Club welcomed new members despite the pandemic shutdown. On Sunday, Oct. 4, new members Carol Sanders, Pat Marinelli, Muriel Long, and Peggy Taylor participated in a meet-n-greet at Sunrise Park. Both new and current members came together, while practicing social distancing, to socialize and enjoy an ice cream treat on…
Features, November 2020
Artist of the Month: Carol J. Jones
Loretta Pruett, AOTM Co-Chair Carol was born and raised in a small Northern Vermont town where cows clearly out-numbered people. She is from a family of three siblings who were 13, 15, and 16 years older than herself. As a child, she spent much time entertaining herself. Luckily, she had a vivid imagination, so she…
Clubs & Classes, November 2020
PC Hiking Club Diary
Hikers Explore Nearby Trails Pete Williams On Wednesday, Sept. 9, a group of PebbleCreek Hiking Club members conducted an exploratory hike to find a trail connection between the Estrella Foothills and the Estrella Star Tower hiking trail systems. The exploration was a success, as a trail going through a tunnel under Estrella Parkway was found…
Sports, November 2020
PCLGA Plays Verrado Golf Club!
Cindy Sota On Oct. 6, 64 members of the PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) ventured off campus to Verrado Golf Club for a wonderful day of golf on the Founder’s Course. The tee times started at 8 a.m. The Verrado Golf Club is just a short drive west from PebbleCreek. It’s worth the drive if…