Pancho Epstein The history is a bit muggy; now trampled under the play of more than 1,000 members. What is certain is that on June 8, 2007, according to an article in the July 2007 issue of the PebbleCreek Post, the first PebbleCreek Pickleball Club membership-social was held in the Chianti Room at Tuscany Falls.…
Pancho Epstein More than 100 PebbleCreek Pickleball Club members, on July 4, showed up for the tenth annual Share Your Paddle Extravaganza, which is as much social as competitive. All members played at least three games in a six game schedule, always with different partners. It’s another way that our club encourages friendship. Between games, members,…
Pancho Epstein Gale Leach went from being a technical writer on how medical equipment should be used to writing how paddles should be used in the award winning popular book, The Art of Pickleball: Techniques and Strategies for Everyone, soon to be in its fifth edition. In between she was an English teacher, retail buyer,…
Pancho Epstein Under sunny Arizona skies, the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club’s first annual Skill-Level Ladies’ and Skill-Level Gentlemen’s Doubles Tournament was a roaring success. More than 600 people attended the event held March 25 and 26. Opening day action began with PebbleCreek Pickleball Club founder and first club President Grover Lumbard and HOA President John Kiekbusch…
Pancho Epstein More than 150 PebbleCreek Pickleball Club members showed up for the January 24 Chili Tasting Social (Get Chili in January). The big winner was the Agua Fria Food Bank. Club members donated hundreds of cans of food to this worthy organization. Beginning at 10:30 a.m. the crock pots were set up and 15…
Pancho Epstein Mike Crabtree, active in innumerable club activities, a tournament player and 2014 vice president of the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club, was elected its new president for 2015. Elected along with Mike to the Board of Directors were Pat Murphy vice president, Gordon Cooper treasurer, Julie Cardinale secretary and Bob Oswald Member at Large, a…
Pancho Epstein On October 10, pickleballs flew as six teachers met 29 novice players who participated in the opening 2014-2015 session of novice instruction at the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club. Free instruction is given from 12:50 to 2:30 p.m. every Friday; yes, every Friday. Joining chief instructor Art House in aiding the new players were Jackie…