Jim Brown After a two-plus-year hiatus caused by COVID-19, the Wood Carving Club has re-instituted “Carver of the Month.” Our recipient for the month of January 2023 is Diana Ho. Diana is an accomplished artist, formerly operating an art studio in Phoenix. She is actively involved in the art and cultural community in the Phoenix…
Introducing the new board members for the PCGC (PebbleCreek Glass Club) 2023-24: Nancy Luth, secretary; Stephen Nathan, president; Kathleen Kowalczyk, vice president; and Dominick Travaglini, treasurer. Nancy and her husband moved here from Great Falls, Mont., and continue to be snowbirds. Nancy is a retired municipal court judge and presided on the bench for 23…
Ken Whitney The PebbleCreek Men’s Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCM9GA) started the new year with a team shamble event on Jan. 12. In this format, all members of the foursome hit off the tee, and all then hit from the best tee shot, finishing the hole by playing their own ball. The three low-net scores are…
Sheila Snyder “Sometimes, More is Better” – Anonymous All right, I confess! I made that quote up. Why? Because I find it to be true when talking about faith, hope, love, and of course, ice cream. This statement has never been truer, when speaking of Shane Krauser. He was a previous fan favorite as the…
Jim Padgitt PC Billiard Club members recently wrapped up their first season of extended play tournaments. The separate 8-Ball and 9-Ball tournaments each consist of 8 weekly mini-tourneys played in a round-robin format, culminating in the crowning of an overall Tournament Champion for each game. Harold Erker took the 8-Ball crown by racking up 68…
Bill Smith On Jan. 18, the PebbleCreek Vettes visited Fountain Hills for lunch. A special thanks to Steve Banet, activities chairman, for organizing this great outing. We had 13 Corvettes, of all colors, in train on the I-10. Needless to say this garnered many stares. As always, if you live in PebbleCreek and own a…