The knitters and crocheters of PebbleCreek were busy during 2021. Members of Knimble Kneedles, PebbleCreek’s knit and crochet club, make hats for newborns at Estrella Banner Hospital. Ken Beechler, a hospital volunteer and PebbleCreek resident, picks up the hats and delivers them to the hospital. In the past, we have averaged about 2,000 hats each year.…
Melissa D’Onofrio Two hundred members and guests attended our elegant and popular PebbleCreek Italian American Club (PCIAC) Poinsettia Ball on Dec. 3. After missing the ball last year due to COVID, partiers were delighted to be enjoying the company of friends in such a festive and beautifully decorated environment. Our holiday celebration began with drinks…
If creativity is about spirit, energy, and experimentation, Marsha Lisle uniquely deserves Artist of the Year for 2021. Marsha and her husband, Doug, retired from Iowa to PebbleCreek in 2005 and have enjoyed many hours hiking, fishing, and exploring the mountains, parks, and trails of Arizona. Marsha has always enjoyed the arts. Her teaching career…
Carole Schumacher During PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) play at Tuscany East on Dec. 28, 2021, Sue Abercrombie scored her second hole-in-one. The game for league play that day was four corners from the yellow tees. Just because it’s a short distance to the hole doesn’t mean the game is any easier to score in.…
Jim Reynolds celebrated his 90th birthday at his PebbleCreek home with wife, Carol; their children from Seattle and Steamboat Springs; grandchildren; and many friends. The celebration continued with attendance at Ballet Arizona’s Nutcracker; a dinner in Tuscany’s board room, including a USAF Honor Guard presentation; and a Sunday celebration with the congregation of PebbleCreek Community Church. Jim…
Alisa Moore Jumping right into the 2022 election, the PebbleCreek Democratic Club will hear from Adrian Fontes, candidate for Arizona secretary of state at their Feb. 2 meeting. Adrian is a former Marine, an attorney who served as a prosecutor and with the Arizona attorney general’s office, the first Democratic Maricopa County recorder in 50…