PCM9GA Conducts 2-Low Net Tournament

Erv Stein The PebbleCreek Men’s Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCM9GA) group, one of the four PebbleCreek operating major golf organizations, is now in its 21st year of operations and continues to offer an active event schedule. Our weekly 9-hole outings for the summer months start at 7:30 a.m. to offset our torrid summer day time temperatures.…

Republican Club Speakers Informed and Educated Us

Patricia Moore At our Sept. 4 meeting our three speakers imparted valuable information. Supervisor Debbie Lesko explained the role of the Board of Supervisors (BOS). The Elections Department falls under the BOS, with some grey areas. They do pre-tabulation ballot processing by hand counting a percentage of ballots and they also handle in–person voting. The…

How Scammers Use Alternative Payment Methods to Steal Your Money

R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly Scammers are always looking for new ways to separate people from their money, and one of their favorite tricks is pushing victims toward alternative payment methods. These methods—wire transfers, peer-to-peer (P2P) apps like Zelle, Venmo, or Cash App, prepaid gift cards, and even cryptocurrency—make it much easier for fraudsters…

PebbleCreek Democratic Club Studies School Funding

Maureen McCann In Arizona, school funding regularly appears on the ballot. Funding of Arizona public schools is complex, heavily dependent on local taxpayer support and increasingly under scrutiny. Funding is also limited. Nationally, Arizona consistently ranks in the lowest five states for the amount of funding per student. The PebbleCreek Democratic Club has been studying…