Jim Frey On April 28, 140 golfers played in the seventh annual Goodyear PebbleCreek Rotary Foundation Golf Tournament. Perfect weather, excellent course conditions, and 25 eager volunteers all came together to help create a very successful day. The day started off with the always-popular golf ball drop and this year the $3,000 winner was a…
Volunteers Recognized at Spring Celebration Tim Pisarski Nearly 50 LifeLong Learning (LLL) volunteers gathered on April 10 for food, beverages, and conversation to celebrate another successful season and to elect next season’s board of directors. The recaps reported for the recently completed 2023-24 season included: Classes—The Classes Team presented 27 different classes for 618 attendees,…
Bill Barnard This time of the year many residents are going to cooler parts of the country to get away from the Phoenix summer heat. Our summer climate can be harsh; last July was the hottest ever on record with every day being over 110 degrees with low temps not getting under 90. This kind…
Joan Smith, PCL9GA Publicity Chair On April 11, the PebbleCreek Ladies Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCL9GA) and the PebbleCreek Men’s Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCM9GA) played in a four-player team scramble. A “secret select” committee adjacent to Mattel Inc. voted on the best-dressed Barbie and Ken couples. The winning couples were Cliff and Nancy Crooks and Rick…
Kim Jacobs-Nicholson Longtime PebbleCreek resident John Zakaras was surprised by family and friends in April at Maggiano’s in Scottsdale to celebrate his 90th birthday! He had family arrive from out of town for this special occasion. John may be 90, but he is more active than most—he continues to play bocce ball twice a week,…
Kitty Kowalczyk Barbara Sanford and Sharon Dawe shared their expertise with our Glass Arts Club members during an April jewelry class. Students learned how to make pendants and earrings using fusible glass—opal, translucent, and dichroic—in the first jewelry class offered in the past couple of years. Barbara and Sharon have different techniques that they shared…