Annual Bocce picnic signals start of spring season

Temperatures may have dipped during the height of the Winter Season, but the cold weather did not deter avid Bocce Ball players from showing up for Day and Night League competition. Regular Winter Season play ends on March 11.

Pat Milich El Nino’s whacky weather patterns failed to dampen the spirits of the 626 Bocce enthusiasts who braved chilly morning and evening temperatures to compete in the PebbleCreek Bocce Association’s 2016 Winter Season. At press time, members of the 64 Day and Night League teams were looking forward to more seasonal temperatures as regular…

PC Hiking Club Diary

Front right, left to right: Kathy Sobocinski and Diane Doering; the rest: Lynn Warren (photographer), Pete Williams, Mark Frumkin, Dana Thomas, Nancy Love, Clare Bangs, Bill Halte, Marilyn Reynolds, Phil Sobocinski, Art Arner, Kay Thomas, Wayne Wills, Joe Clarkson and Glen Doering--combined “B” and “C” hikers meeting on the trail at Sunrise Mountain.

Lynn Warren What a difference a few days make. On February 1, sixteen PC hikers traveled a short distance on Estrella Parkway to the area adjacent to Estrella Mountain Ranch known as FINS (Fantasy Island North Single-track), a network of trails shared by bikers and hikers. As you can tell from the picture, weather influenced…

Hookers return to Tucson for annual event

Barb Mauer and Karen Bogadi hold up their rugs for viewing.

Dee-Dee Patrick As we have for the past several years, members of the Rug Hookers of PebbleCreek car pooled to Tucson for a day long hooking event. Actually, not much hooking gets done as there are many desirable distractions including: meeting up with others from around the state, admiring others’ works of art, purchasing fabric…

PC Skiers enjoy the slopes of Colorado

Jane Sweet, David Shenton and Sheryl Henke on the slopes of Snowmass (Aspen); photo by Richard Vangelisti

Lynn Warren PebbleCreek doesn’t have a ski club but many PC skiers take advantage of Valley of the Sun Ski Club (VSSC) which is just a short drive up Loop 303. The club currently has approximately 150 members and schedules several trips during the season to popular destination ski areas. This season’s trips were Aspen,…

Old Timers celebrate a great party

Old Timers enjoying good conversation and renewing friendships.

Linda Wyman The PebbleCreek Old Timers held their sixth party to gather, share stories, renew friendships, look at old but memorable pictures and enjoy a wonderful Italian buffet on Sunday, January 31. 160 attendees that moved to PebbleCreek from 1993 to 2003 especially enjoyed viewing an air photo taken in the late 1990s that was…

Charity Golf to support American Heart Association

Left to right: PCL9GA President Brenda Sand, Patty Greene, Kathy Doerwald and Millennium High School Girls Golf Coach Vicki Terrell

Suzanne Butler Charity Golf to Support American Heart Association The PebbleCreek Lady Niners’ annual Charity Golf Event was held on January 19 and for the second year was in support of the American Heart Association. In keeping with the Go Red for Women theme, golfers donned red attire for the event. Co-Chairs Patty Greene and…