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PebbleCreek Bocce News

Kim Jacobs Congratulations to our Spring season champions: Tuesday afternoon—Rogue Rollers II Tuesday evening—Bocce Buds Wednesday morning—a three-way tie between Bada Bing, I have No Idea, and Larry’s Rollers Wednesday evening—Doozy Batz Thursday evening—Straight Shooters Friday morning—Rogue Rollers We hope everyone had a fun season and that you are looking forward to the Fall season.…

Bocce News

On April 12, four of us from the Bocce Club Board went to City of Hope to present them with a donation of $1,000 from the Bocce Club. It is such a wonderful nonprofit cancer center, and such nice people work and volunteer there (many from PebbleCreek), and, unfortunately, many PebbleCreek residents get their cancer…

Bocce News

Kim Jacobs  Our spring season started March 26 and will end the week of May 17, with a record–breaking 780 players, making up 72 teams! What a fantastic turnout … we’re catching up to pickleball! The annual bocce picnic was held on March 16 at Sunrise Park and we served more than 550 meals. Food…

Bocce News

Carolyn Rota It’s been a very hot and dry summer. Soon the snowbirds will be flying home, and there is only a few weeks until bocce starts again on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Remember when you were a kid and counted the days until school was over for the summer? Well, here we are counting days…

Bocce Members Help Out St. Mary’s Food Bank

Tom Bose, President On May 22 several bocce members volunteered at St. Mary’s Food Bank in Surprise. It was a lot of work, but fun to do it as a group. St. Mary’s is always looking for help throughout the year, so please check into volunteering at some time. This is a great and worthy…

Bocce Updates

Carolyn Rota The spring bocce leagues ended on May 21, along with the 2020-21 bocce year. Congratulations go out to all who played during this session of COVID-19, CDC/HOA procedures, and the ever-changing restrictions. A very big thank you goes to the bocce board and members because without them putting in place all that was needed to…

Bocce News

Carolyn Rota, Public Relations Due to COVID-19 concerns and the weather, the bocce winter session returned on Feb. 2 with many new players, new teams, and a new outlook that 2021 will bring us the best of health and a somewhat new normalcy. This session will end on March 26. If you’re interested in signing up…

Bocce News

Teams Club 21 and Court Jesters wishing everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy Hanukkah.

Carolyn Rota, Public Relations Yahoo, bocce started and we’re back to having fun! Since Oct. 21, the PebbleCreek Bocce ball members started rolling and the 2020-21 bocce season is looking great. All the planning by the bocce board to keep our members safe and healthy seems to have paid off. Also, a big part has to do with…

Bocce News

Carolyn Rota, Public Relations, PC Bocce Ball Assoc. Well here we are in September of 2020 and not much has changed. It’s still warm (okay, hot) everyone is trying to stay safe, and hoping that we can get back to some type of normal that we all once enjoyed. As far as Bocce, there is no…

Bocce News

This photo is dedicated to all those essential workers who have helped keep us safe and healthy. Thank you for your service. (Photo was taken prior to the closure.)

Carolyn Rota Yes, it’s still hot, but it’s also Arizona in August. Since June and July when our community started to open up slowly, it became apparent that reminders about group gatherings, wearing masks, and washing hands once again became a priority. But we are a resilient people and we will once again, hopefully soon,…