Category: November 2023

In Passing

In Passing

Kathleen O’Connell Kathleen M. Irwin O’Connell (age 84) of Goodyear, Ariz., passed away after a brief hospitalization while surrounded by her children on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Goodyear. She was born in Newark, N.J., on Dec. 1, 1938, to the late John Oliver Irwin and Georgina Foster Irwin. Kathleen’s parents arrived as immigrants from Ireland through Ellis Island.…

PC Hiking Club Diary

Hiking Club Safety Dana Thomas Barb Kripps, second from the right in the photo, chairs the PebbleCreek Hiking Club Safety Committee. The Safety Committee recommends the items that every hiker must carry and the contents of the advanced medical kit that hike leaders carry. Barb is also a hike leader and led the hike pictured…

“It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll” Opens This Month

Laurie Farquhar Are you ready to rock and roll, PebbleCreek? ShowTime’s production, It’s Only Rock and Roll, opens in a couple of weeks so don’t wait too long to get your ticket. It’s Only Rock and Roll is an original musical revue of the history of rock and roll from the early 1950s to the ’70s.…

Share Bears Bingo and Fun Hats!

Nicki Forbes-Robinson Share Bears Bingo celebrated a hat day with a full variety of fun and glittery headwear. Share Bears, part of the Kare Bears community, plays bingo every week enjoying friendships and lighthearted competition. If you’re looking for a fun morning, join us at the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom on Fridays at 10:30 a.m. The…

Sewing Club Community and Charity Projects

Cathy Howell PebbleCreek (PC)  Sewing Club has a community service/charity project the first Wednesday of each month. For our October project we made ‘pillowcase’ dresses for Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child Shoe Boxes. Our member Edna DeFord has been involved with this project for many years. The shoe boxes are filled with school supplies, hygiene items,…

Singles Club Visits Museum of the West

Kathy Smith Some members of the Singles Club took a trip to the Museum of the West, which is located in Old Town Scottsdale. The museum takes you on a trip through the West from a whole new perspective. There were exhibits of Western Pop art by Andy Warhol and Billy Schrock. It also has a…

When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade!

Carole Schumacher For the PCLGA ladies who spent this summer in PebbleCreek, the 2023 Summer Sizzler tournament was a two-lady team game of Four Corners played on the Tuscany East Course. More than 50 ladies participated in the Aug. 22 tournament, topped off with lunch catered by Wildflower Café and a pool party at the Oasis Pool.…

Welcome Back Tennis Social

Donna Gillen There’s nothing like the crisp late summer air to begin our tennis season with an afternoon of friends, food, and fun. On Sept. 14, the Tennis Club, under the leadership of our tournament director and social director, prepared and served a feast to members and their guests. It was so refreshing to see many joyful…

Thanksgiving Holiday HOA Hours

Susan Knox Wilson Here are HOA office and facility hours for the Thanksgiving holiday, Nov. 23 and 24: Activities Office, Administration, Architectural and Landscape Committee Office, and Resident and Guest Services * Closed Patrol Office is closed, but regular patrol operations remain. Creative Arts Center * Wednesday, Nov. 22 closed at noon * Closed Thursday,…