PC Hiking Club Diary

Left to right: Ed Bobigian, Bill Halte, Pete Williams and Marilyn Reynolds enjoying a leisurely lunch on the colorful rocks in Black Canyon Wash at Bumble Bee.

Lynn Warren On September 7, four PebbleCreek hikers continued to challenge the Arizona heat with a hike along slick rock and colorful rock formations in Black Canyon Wash at Bumble Bee. The club continued its record setting pace on this hike when Pete Williams passed 1,000 miles, only the fourth member to log this many…

Taking better pictures

The impact of afternoon lighting

Bill Raymond My wife and I take lots of pictures when we are on vacation. One of the major reasons for this is to preserve the memory of some of the beautiful places we visit. Sometimes two weeks after we return we have a hard time remembering the details of where we’ve been. We also…

Service dog trainer to speak October 7

Bella with Lynn Holzner

Marge Ellison The Pet Companions Club of PebbleCreek is pleased to have as our speakers at our October 7 meeting Lynn Holzner, President and Director of Training for Leashes for Living Assistance Dog School and his wife, Terri. A 501(c)3 non-profit organization located in Tonopah, Arizona, the organization is dedicated to training service dogs to…

Miracle on the Salt River

Wild Horses provide a picturesque background for this photo of PC Singles Club members Jackie Havranek and Rosemary Vana during one of the more peaceful moments of their recent tubing trip on the Salt River.

Pat Milich Skies were grey that early September day when five fearless female members of the PebbleCreek Singles Club ventured out into the Lower Salt River rapids in beautiful Tonto National Forest near Mesa. Conversation during the car ride to the river mostly centered around the phone calls from overprotective offspring intent upon lecturing parents…

Pickleball live on Channel 3

Bob Oswald explains pickleball to Reporter Kylee Cruz while Victor Ochoa shoots the action.

Pancho Epstein Phoenix Arizona’s popular morning TV show on channel 3 (KTVK), Good Morning Arizona wanted to learn a bit about pickleball. So on August 18 the station sent Photo-Journalist Victor Ochoa and popular TV Reporter Kylee Cruz to our 20 courts to learn about our favorite sport. Four segments were shot: live ones for…

PCMGA conducts two man scramble AGA Qualifier

Men’s Division Qualifiers, left to right: Marty Schlotthauer, Bobby Schimelpfening, Eugene Howard, Mike McMahon, Dave Harvey, Dave Korba and Harry Kelly; not pictured Toru Yogi

Howie Tiger On Thursday, September 5 the PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association held its annual two-man scramble tournament at Eagle’s Nest Golf Course. Being a major for the PCMGA, the five-play rule applied for entrance into this tourney. This event also acted as a qualifier for the Arizona Golf Association’s Team Club Championship. A total of…