Unit Happenings – February 2024

Unit 8 Holiday Games, Gift Exchange, and Party Alisa Moore The ladies of Unit 8 held their second annual Holiday Games, Gift Exchange, and Party at Roman’s on Yuma in December! It was so much fun to be back there again! If you are in Unit 8 and would like to get on the list…

PebbleCreek’s Monarch Waystation

Susan Knox Wilson PebbleCreek Golf Resort is crawling with monarchs—literally! Monarch caterpillars that is. This year we had the most caterpillars ever seen at our Monarch Waystation in front of the Activities Office. Female monarch butterflies lay their eggs on the milkweed planted there—where the leaves provide shelter for the eggs and the plant provides…

A December to Remember With the Tennis Club

Donna Gillen The Tennis Club is not just a competitive group of active adults. We also have our softer, glamorous side. Once a year, we remove our tennis shoes and don our elegant threads for the annual Holiday Dinner Dance. Our demeanor goes from being competitive to our compassionate side as we gather to celebrate…

This Game Called Softball

Fred Dresser Previous articles brought the reader up to speed on the growth of the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) as well as how the game of softball started. The question that remains is: What exactly draws the individuals who play this game at this stage of their life back to playing a game from their younger…

Italian Holiday Party

Ken Minichiello Buon Natale and Buona Befana are traditional Italian Christmas celebrations in Italy. In English, they mean Merry Christmas and Happy Epiphany Christmas! In the Catholic tradition, Epiphany is the day the three wise men first met Baby Jesus. It’s also the day La Befana (Good Witch) presides over the feast of the Epiphany celebrated…

Golf Activity for the Singles Club

Kathy Smith Golfing is a very popular activity in which Singles Club members participate. Usually we have four or five groups playing every other Saturday. Pictured are some of the women in the foursomes. It is a very popular activity with the guys as well, but their foursomes were already at the T boxes when the photo was taken. If…