The day was Saturday, April 11, 2015, and it was a beautiful sunny day to participate in a sprint triathlon. For the fourth consecutive year, the PebbleCreek TriChicks were prepped and ready to go! TriChick participants included Susie Nee, Mary Simmons, Mary Lacy, Kathy Vienna, Vicki Carter, Gilda Poitras, Julie Walmsley, Gretchen Simons, Suzanne Hetts,…
Pancho Epstein On May 1 Alex Potapoff, in the final Gentlemen’s Ladder match of the 2014-2015 PebbleCreek Pickleball Club season, ran away with the championship. Potapoff scored a perfect 45 points against 34 for Rick Reed, 32 for Scott Johnson and 31 for Bill Pardue. A crowd of 74 members and one dog on a…
Melissa Kallett It’s time to play games—as the summertime hit TV Dinners return’ on Tuesday, June 9 in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom and continues on the second Tuesday of the month in July and August. These fun filled evenings brought to you by your Recreation, Activities and Food & Beverage Departments will provide you a…
Howie Tiger On Thursday and Friday, April 23 and 24, the PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association held the competition portion of its twentieth annual Member/Guest Tournament. As Yogi Berra said, “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” The same overall winners in 2013 earned the 2015 overall titles. James Thompson and Duey Gililland won the traditional…
Linda Strauss-Lewis The PebbleCreek Art and Woodcarvers Clubs joined together on Friday, April 3, 2015, to celebrate and share their talents and exceptional, artistic achievements with the PebbleCreek community. Hundreds of PebbleCreekers came by to enjoy wine, hors d’oeuvres and 163 pieces of original art and woodcarving works. The attendees also entered a silent auction…
Suzan Simons There was a sea of pink on April 7 as the PCLGA held one of its biggest events of the season. The Amazing Race for the Cure tournament raised $7131 for the National Foundation for Cancer Research. The money was raised from selling raffle tickets for the many baskets full of goodies donated…
Grant Hachmann PebbleCreek’s own Arizona Flats Bicycling Group completed its seventh annual 100 mile Century Ride on March 21. The weather was outstanding with little wind: a bicyclist’s dream. The ride took the group through the cities of Avondale, El Mirage, Glendale, Peoria, Sun City West and Buckeye before returning to Goodyear. The Tri Chicks…
Melany Stroupe Tom Leyda, a longtime volunteer, PebbleCreek resident and Salvation Army board member, has been presented the 2014 Sally Award by The Salvation Army. The Sally Award honors an advisory board member for outstanding voluntary service to the Army. The award has been bestowed locally since 1963 and is the highest honor given locally…
Pat Milich If you are part of the growing population of single men and women living in the PebbleCreek community, perhaps you already have participated in one or more of the countless social, cultural and athletic activities and events planned just for you on a monthly basis. Currently there are almost 200 singles that have…
Jim Ellison The nineteenth annual PebbleCreek Pooch Parade will take place on Saturday, April 4, 2015, at the Eagle’s Nest Clubhouse on the back patio. All PebbleCreek pet lovers are invited to attend this always fun Easter weekend event. The parade will start at 9:00 a.m. Dogs that have been entered in the Pooch Parade…