Lynn Warren While Phoenix temperatures were consistently hitting triple digits, three Hiking Club couples headed north for a week in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park and enjoyed great weather, with temperatures topping out around 80 degrees. If you haven’t been to the Tetons, the mountains are magnificent and offer great hiking. On June 28,…
Patricia Ingalls Lifelong Learning plans to launch a new, free, four-part program that begins in August to engage PebbleCreek residents, no matter where they’re spending the hot-weather months. Summer Lunch and Learn invites registered participants to bring their own lunches to the LLL Center, where they eat together for 15 minutes, followed by a 45-minute,…
Curt Zimmerman Outreach efforts were renewed recently by the Men’s Christian Fellowship of PebbleCreek, as volunteers traveled to St. Mary’s Food Bank in Surprise. COVID-19 restrictions on travel and indoor access to facilities has interrupted the annual outreach effort until recently. The contingent spent a busy and rewarding three hours sorting food items, packing food baskets,…
Linda Rowe and Carole Schumacher Have you ever wondered why the PebbleCreek Quilters Club (PCQC) makes a special charity fundraising quilt each year? The answer is easy. We use the funds to procure supplies for the charities we support. PCQC does a phenomenal amount of charity work for our local community. During the past 15…
Suzanne Rambach As in years past, the annual Charitable Golf Tournament hosted by the PebbleCreek Irish American Club was a huge success. We raised over $19,000. The club will be donating a total of $25,000. A check for $8,000 will be donated to Meals of Joy, a local charity delivering homemade meals to local seniors who are…
Carolyn Rota, Public Relations If anything good came from the 2020-21 bocce seasons, it was the giving spirit shown by the Bocce Association by donating to various charities that helped those in need. Monetary donations were given to the Agua Fria Food Bank and to the Goodyear’s Homeless Youth Organization. All the bocce winter teams agreed…
Carole Schumacher Rovin’ Pebbles RV Club gathered at Sunrise Park on April 7 to celebrate spring and enjoy time together for their annual spring picnic. Grillmaster Ken Schumacher and Assistant Grillmaster Suzy Burwick treated the club to grilled hamburgers and all the fixings—potato salad, baked beans, chips, topped off with cupcakes for everyone. As is…
Marilu Trainor The artwork Fire and Water captures your eye as you approach the entrance to PebbleCreek (Tuscany gate) and look at Fire Station 185. The artists Ken and Judith Williams said, “Our goal was to design a sculpture that relates to the mission and danger of firefighting.” The Williams Studio, based in Pueblo, Colo., specializes…
Joan Smith The Goodyear PebbleCreek Rotary Foundation had an outstanding response to its fourth annual Charity Golf Tournament and Ball Drop held Feb. 21 at the PebbleCreek Tuscany Falls East Course. This tournament continues to grow in recognition by players and sponsors because of the charitable good works by the club that make a difference…
Chris Stelplugh and Ellen Enright Four teams of PebbleCreek women players have been representing our community and making an impact in the Arizona Pickleball Players League (APPL) since early January 2021. APPL was formed in 2019 to develop and introduce competitive team-based league pickleball to Arizona. Last year, 95 teams consisting of over 1,100 players participated…