Category: December 2020

PCL9GA Reaches 300 Membership Milestone

Val Braden, the PCL9GA's 300th member

Chris Stelplugh Back in 1994, a small group of women laid the groundwork for what would become the PebbleCreek Ladies Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCL9GA). Fast-forward to October 2020, when PCL9GA officially welcomed Val Braden as the league’s 300th member! Since June 1, PCL9GA has added 20 new or returning members, with more potential golfers in the pipeline.…

The Stephanie Project

The beginning of the Stephanie Project. Audrey Dewan, Bobbie Wagner, Carole Schumacher, and KayCee Christenson embarked on sewing charity quilts in April 2018.

Carole Schumacher It all began in Anchorage, Alaska in 2012 when Audrey Dewan met Stephanie in a quilting class. Stephanie was only 29 years old, but the two became great quilt buddies. Stephanie’s husband later transferred to Jakarta, Indonesia, where Stephanie began collecting reasonably priced local batik fabrics until their return to Houston, Texas. Fast-forward to 2018…

Patrol Report

Bill Kyle, Community Services Patrol Dispatched         Alarms All Other        7 Barking Dog        5 Animals Misc.        1 Animal Rules Leash        4 Animals Lost and Found        1 Auto Accidents        0 Bee Complaints        0 Cones Placed        10 Debris on Road        5 Damage to Property        4 Dead Animal Pickup        10 Disabled Vehicle        1 Disturbance        9 Dust Dirt Complaint        0 Escort Guest/Homeowner        4 Flag and Sign Violations        11 Flat Tire Assistance        5 Gate Malfunctions        15 Golf Cart Tow        12 Golf…

PebbleCreek Receives Special Recognition Flag from Air Force Squadron

Traci Baker, Director of Community Activities and Communications Earlier this year, HOA staffer Trudy Shaffer began a donation campaign here in PebbleCreek to benefit deployed military soldiers. Her husband, Kurt Shaffer, Air Force Senior Master Sergeant, and member of the 55th CBCS squadron was deployed on a lengthy mission to develop a new military base in Africa.…

News from the PebbleCreek Shalom Club

Ronnie Levine The PC Shalom Club enjoyed an evening of Trivia Café on Sunday, Oct. 18, hosted on Zoom by Howard Rachelson, the Bay Area’s Master of Trivia. Judy Ruck has brought back the popular PC Shalom Club book discussion group, which met in October and November via Zoom. The December selection is Three Hours…

In Passing

Lucretia Lou Nalan Gourley Lucretia Lou Nalan Gourley passed away on Oct. 15, 2020, in hospice care in the comfort of her own home in Goodyear, Ariz. Born Jan. 18, 1933 in Mason City, Iowa, she was the youngest of eight children born to John Patrick Nalan and Marguerite Lucretia Helm. Lucretia was known by…

Pickleball Players Are Winners in Local AAU Tournament

Cynthia Schwartz The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is an organization dedicated to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs in the United States. The AAU philosophy is “Sports For All, Forever,” and includes pickleball in the list of 44 sports that it supports. The AAU recently sponsored a pickleball tournament, the…

Pickleball Players Celebrate Halloween

Ghosts visit PebbleCreek pickleball courts

Cynthia Schwartz On Oct. 31, PebbleCreek pickleball players celebrated Halloween at the courts. Players dressed up in costume and decorated the common areas with blow-up ghosts and pumpkins. Everyone had fun as they tried to guess who was behind the mask. Comments heard on the court: * “We are fun people and love to dress…