Suzanne Butler After collecting all donations and ticket sales revenue, the 2022 PebbleCreek Fall Home & Garden Tour was successful in raising a record high donation for the city of Goodyear’s Shop with a Cop program. The Home Tour Committee presented a check for $14,325 to Police Chief Santiago “Jimmy” Rodriguez on Dec. 3. Following…
Ken Whitney The PebbleCreek Men’s Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCM9GA) held its annual “Salute to Veterans” tournament on Nov. 3. In addition to expressing thanks and gratitude for the service of the club’s veterans, a special moment was observed to note the passing of PCM9GA member Gary Lord, a West Point graduate, Vietnam veteran, and career…
Carole Schumacher PCLGA Cancer Awareness Tournament Co-Chairs, Linda Thompson and Judy Layton, are busy planning the annual “Drive Out Cancer” tournament scheduled for Jan. 17, 2023, on the Tuscany Falls East and West courses with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. A flighted scramble will be for bragging rights only and all money raised will…
Rayma Scalzo On Nov. 9, 2022, Kare Bears held their Annual Awards Fall Luncheon. Although it was only the 25th luncheon, it has been 27 years since Kare Bears began. We have come a long way through the years and it could not have happened without resident ideas, volunteerism, and donations, both equipment and monetary.…
Carrie Mataraza The PebbleCreek Singers welcomes you to join in the fun of singing with a chorus and is actively seeking tenors, basses, and baritones. First sopranos, second sopranos and alto sections are currently on waiting lists. However, applying and being voice tested for a particular part is always ongoing in all sections of the…
Lynn Warren Is it a glacier or snowbank? No, the setting for the picture is an impressive outcropping of quartz in nearby Estrella Mountain Regional Park just across the Gila River, a short distance south of PebbleCreek. This park offers a wide range of trails that can be combined to create a custom hike through…
Cynthia Schwartz Before moving to PebbleCreek, Bjarne Kaer had been “fiddling around with little woodcarving projects.” Every year since the 1990s, he carved a Santa Claus for his wife Pat. This summer, Bjarne said, “I got a bee in my bonnet.” He joined the PebbleCreek Woodcarving Club and undertook a project to carve a special…
Linda Rowe PebbleCreek veterans representing the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines were honored at an appreciation luncheon sponsored by the PebbleCreek Quilters Club on Nov. 10, 2022. The 20 recipients ranged from those who served in active and active reservee status stationed in the U.S. to those engaged in active combat abroad. Honorees served in…
Fred Dresser On Saturday, Oct. 22, the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) began its 28th season of play with 22 teams and more than 250 players, managers, coaches, and assistants. Twenty-eight years of softball and it seems that it was only yesterday that a group of guys approached Ed Robson and convinced him that “if he…
Karen S. Giles The holiday season has started and the PebbleCreek Artists’ Holiday Fest is here to take the stress out of holiday shopping! Amazing, one-of-a-kind pieces of artwork will be for sale on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Creative Arts Center in Tuscany Falls. PebbleCreek has many talented artists…