Category: Features

In Passing

Jacquelyn Boutin Plante Jacquelyn Boutin Plante of 19132 W. Osborn Road, Litchfield Park, Arizona died at home on Saturday, December 19, 2015, after a year-long battle with brain cancer. She was 67 years old. During her illness she was in the loving care of Hospice of the Valley and her husband, Bob Plante. Jackie was…

Day tripping from PebbleCreek

The Mystery Castle

Lance Motta-Vilensky Tsunami like waves rolled in from the sea, first damaging only the castle’s façade, but then the turrets fell and the walls crumbled. Finally, there was nothing but an empty shoreline and the relentless sea. In anguish, a young girl cried; her sandcastle was no more. She asked her father to build her…

Artist of the Year

Charles Peterman, 2015 Artist of the Year; photo by John Peehl

Charles Peterman Marsha Lyons The PebbleCreek Art Club has named Charles Peterman as the recipient of the Artist of the Year Award for 2015. Charles has been active in the club since he moved to PebbleCreek. His primary medium is oil, which he exhibits in a very fast painting style, especially for an oil painter.…

2 Your Health: Keys to being and staying active

Ryann Roberts, DPT

Editor’s Note: “2 Your Health” is a new column in the PebbleCreek Post dedicated to health issues. Each month different doctors and or medical associations, from varying specialties, will be writing on issues of importance. Articles are based on experiences and independent research conducted by the doctors or medical associations. We encourage anyone considering changing…

Welcome new members

Left to right: Ken and Lenore Semmler, Barbara and Jim Grimm and Joe and Liz Arnold. Officiating is Pastor Dennis Kizziar.

Dave Modderman Ken and Lenore Semmler are long time Arizona residents. Ken was born in North Dakota and Lenore was born in Queens, New York. They met in Goodyear, Arizona in 1956 and were married here in 1959. Lenore has been a singer in PebbleCreek Singers for 19 years; she also participates in ShowTime and…

Kevens Corner: What to do in your garden this month

Keven Pauling Plant tomatoes, bare root trees and plants. Mid-February is the time to plant tomatoes. There’s still a chance for frost, so be sure to cover them with a frost cover or inexpensive sheets, which can be found at Goodwill. This is also the time to plant bare root trees (apples, apricots, peach and plum)…

Pet of the Month

Dixie “The lucky undercover dog” Hi, everyone! My name is Dixie the dachshund – AKA Lucky Undercover Dog. One day when I was a young pup, I was undercover as usual under my blanket in my cozy crate with my favorite stuffed baby frog. Suddenly I peeked out from under the covers and saw a…