Ann Merrill Retires After 23 Years

Emily Grotta April was a very bittersweet month at the Tuscany Fitness Center. On April 29, after teaching her last class, Ann Merrill hung up her microphone and ended her 23-year stint here, where she affected the health and wellness of thousands of residents and guests. Ann helped us recover from hip surgeries and knee…

PCMGA Celebrates Past Presidents at Tourney

Howie Tiger On April 11 the PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association (PCMGA) held a four-man team Stableford Points tournament where past PCMGA presidents were recognized for their service over the years. To date there have been 26 men who have served as president, three of whom have served two terms. The term runs from June 1…

Extra, Extra, Read All About It!

We built it and they came! After years of anticipation, the new North Courts were opened on April 26 for pickleball. There was a coffee and donut social event to celebrate the grand opening. Steve Cookie Kuk was the first to put his historic paddle in the box. This opening event was followed by two…

Tim Munson’s Very Special Hole-in-One

Tim Munson I took up golf at the age of 66 when we moved from Bend, Ore., to PebbleCreek. I have now played 349 rounds and am a golf addict. For many years I have texted my mother-in-law (Alice) each morning, who is now 96 living in Hood River, Ore. When I started golfing, she…

PCM9GA Announces May 9 Two Man Shamble Tournament Results

Erv Stein Our PebbleCreek Men’s Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCM9GA) conducted our latest series of bi-monthly, always exciting tournaments at 1 p.m. on the surprisingly quite temperate low 80s afternoon of May 9, utilizing our newly turf renovated Tuscany West Course. For this event, the quite interesting Two Man Shamble Format was utilized where the net…