On Feb. 24, Vitalant, a nonprofit organization that provides blood and blood products and services across the United States, presented the Impact Award to PebbleCreek Kare Bears in recognition of Kare Bears’ contribution to their blood bank. Vitalant, formerly known as United Blood Services, has been the exclusive blood supplier for Arizona for over 75 years.…
Carole Schumacher Another major tournament is a wrap! The PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) honored super seniors (over age 75), seniors (ages 65-74), and let the juniors (under age 65) join in the fun during the annual Super Senior Golf Tournament held on Feb. 14 and 15 at Tuscany Falls. Despite the rain and cold…
Gillian Driscoll The sun shone and the audience was enthusiastic when PebbleCreek (PC) Ukulele Club members performed at the Glendale Folk Festival early in March. This was the third time the club, which performs under the name “Island Style,” has performed at the festival. The 20-minute program included both Hawaiian and folk numbers. When a…
Emily Grotta Thirty years ago, when PebbleCreek was just beginning, two persistent residents of the new community attended every HOA meeting to ask a single question: “When will the promised Arts and Crafts Center be built?” “Not sure,” the board told Dee Smart and Bill Cupit. Not to be deterred, in 1993 they established the…
Shirley Nebergall We at PebbleCreek Community Church (PCCC) cordially invite all our PebbleCreek neighbors to the following Holy Week events. Services for Palm Sunday will be held April 2 in the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom at 9 a.m. The morning of worship will feature joyful hymns of praise accompanied by the distribution of palms signifying Jesus’…
Kathy Smith, Singles Club Publicity Director On Jan. 19, 18 singles traveled to the White Tank Mountain Regional Park to take the very popular Waterfall hike. It’s an easy 2-mile hike where they saw petroglyphs, some beautiful scenery, and a little bit of water! After the hike, the group went to Babbo’s for a well-deserved…
Do you ever ask yourself, “How can I give back to our community?” One way to help people in need of all ages is by assisting food banks. First, by financially supporting local food banks or by donating food. Second, by volunteering at the food banks. Two major food banks in our area that need…
It started with raucous bidding at the recent Kare Bears luncheon. Our fire station, Unit 185, offered up a private tour and dinner for the winning bidder. Jan Kirk joined with Faye Sessoms to monitor the silent auction sheet … and to add $50 every time someone else wrote in a figure. Kare Bears was…
You can laugh aloud just imagining these characters in action—as they all will be in Murdered to Death, directed by Judi Blankenship and presented by the PebbleCreek Players, Wednesday March 8 through Saturday, March 11 in the Renaissance Theater at 7 p.m. This show entertains with a clever “who-dun-it” that will keep you guessing (Was…
PebbleCreek’s biggest pickleball tournament of the year was a huge success. The 7th annual USAPA tournament hosted by your PCPB club was held on February 8 through 10, had the largest number of players in its history (549), and awarded 348 medals to the top three teams in each bracket (58) of women’s, men’s, and mixed…