Howie Tiger On April 13 the PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association (PCMGA) held a 4-man Stableford Points tournament where past PCMGA presidents were recognized for their service over the years. To date there have been 25 men who have served as president, three of whom have served two terms. The term runs from June 1 to…
Kathy Smith On a beautiful day in April a group from the PebbleCreek Singles Club took a tour of Mystery Castle. The castle was built in the 1930s by Boyce Luther Gulley for his daughter, Mary Lou. After learning he had tuberculosis, Gulley moved from Seattle to the Phoenix area and began building a three-story…
Jill Burnham and Dana West The Women’s Giving Circle (TWGC) of PebbleCreek (PC) heard from guest speaker, Leanne Leonard, executive director of Agua Fria Food and Clothing Bank, during their annual spring meeting in April. The TWGC membership was also given a recap of their efforts throughout the 2022-23 year, having made a decisive impact…
Lynn Warren Estrella Foothills is a close-in area south of PebbleCreek on Estrella Parkway, just east of the Estrella Foothills Community Park, which offers an abundance of trails that can be combined to provide hikes of different lengths and levels of difficulty. On March 16, eight “B” hikers completed a 7-mile, 1100-foot, figure 8 meander…
Howie Tiger On March 15, PebbleCreek held its 7th Annual Golf Equipment Drive to support First Tee—Phoenix. Donations were accepted at Tuscany Falls in the parking lot just outside the Pro Shop. This was our first post-COVID drive (2019 being our last one) and the persistent rain did not stop our residents from coming through…
Lynn Warren Each month the Camera Club selects a Photo of the Month and, for May, chose an impressive photo taken by club member Adriana Greisman, on a March outing in the San Carlos Apache Reservation east of Globe during this year’s “superbloom.” The reservation is renowned for its wildflowers and lived up to its…
Vicki Ray PebbleCreek hosted 74 shooters and their guests from Robson communities across Arizona for the 12th annual trap trials event held March 24 at Casa Grande Trap and Skeet. Participants shot three rounds of trap singles and capped the day with lunch and awards. Quail Creek was this year’s winner and will host the…
Lynn Warren The American Poolplayers Association (APA) is the world’s largest amateur pool league with over 250,000 members worldwide. APA sponsors family-oriented tournaments across the country and several PebbleCreek players compete in leagues outside PC, usually against much younger players. Competition consists of 5-member teams playing against each other, utilizing a handicapping system to compensate…
Fred Dresser The 28th season of PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) comes to an end, and what a season it was for the 22 teams (8 American Division teams and 14 National Division teams) and 250-plus players. A total of 874 regular season games were played. When the dust settled and the rains stopped, Donna…
Diane Piehl The PebbleCreek Singers’ concert, Spring Back in Time, will be a toe-tapping evening with memories abounding from music we have all loved through the years. From the opening number, “We’re Gonna Put on a Show” to the final tribute to America, you will not be disappointed. You no doubt have marked your calendars…