Pam McWhorter On Nov. 1 through Nov. 3 PebbleCreek Pickleball Club members participated in the Final 4 Tournament. Over 300 individuals from our club competed in the tournament, which drew a large crowd of local spectators. There were 8 brackets in the men’s tournament, 7 in the women’s, and 9 in the mixed doubles. Everything…
Pam McWhorter The calendar indicates that autumn is here, even though the temperatures have been above average. Some of the snowbirds are back and the courts have reached a much fuller capacity. Our club has several events on the agenda, and pictures will be forthcoming in the next issue! Oct. 14 is the day the…
Pam McWhorter Throughout the summer, Marty Braden’s volunteer team of pickleball court fixer–uppers have been actively maintaining the old courts and adding the “bling” to our new North Courts. When the snowbirds come back, they will find that our community has 36 courts at two different locations within our gates. Courts 1–20 are located at…
Pam McWhorter July 13 was the date for our annual school supply drive. Our pickleball club appreciates the opportunity to support the local schools in the Goodyear area. This year, supplies, gift cards, and cash donations were gathered for Arizona Desert Elementary School. Thanks to everyone who gave and to those who turned out to…
Pam McWhorter The annual toy drive was a huge success due to Kathy Delaney and her team of elf volunteers. The festivities began at 8 a.m. and lasted until noon on Dec. 2. There was a wonderful breakfast, Christmas décor, holiday attire, and fun pickleball games. Thanks to everyone for their generous gift to the Goodyear children…
Mimi Blythe Giving Back: The club’s annual Toys for Goodyear Kids was held on Dec. 4, and the club’s generosity again showed. This event was a huge success! With Santa Jim Miller and Engineer Martha Urbin, members filled the Christmas train to the brim with 1,200 children’s gifts for multiple ages. The Goodyear Fire Department arrived…
Mimi Blythe Pancho Epstein Bench Dedication: Through private donations, a bench has been purchased in honor of our late friend and mentor, Pancho. A well-attended dedication of the bench happened on Oct. 10 by Court 12. Thank you, Pancho, for your years of dedication to our club. Fundraising: A super fun dance was organized by Lynn…
Kathryn Villeneuve A big win for both PebbleCreek pickleball players and for students at Eliseo C. Felix Elementary School during the Pickleball Club’s 4th of July Social. For over 175 members, there was an abundance of fun, play, and food. For the teachers and students of the elementary school, our members donated a huge amount of school…
Kevin Hillstrom More than a dozen PebbleCreek Pickleball Club members made the 50-minute drive across the urban desert to Mesa to play in the Celebrity Tanning Open. This event attracted approximately 500 souls for three days of competition. I am happy to report that many Creekers came away with hardware! Women’s 3.5 60+ was a…
Cynthia Schwartz Pancho Epstein was one of the founders and a dear member of the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club. In April, the club celebrated his life by hosting the 2020-21 Pancho Epstein PebbleCreek Pickleball Club Championship. Pancho is remembered for his enduring, endearing, irreverent, comical, positive, and always entertaining contributions to pickleball in PebbleCreek. Bob Chester, PebbleCreek Pickleball…