Category: April 2016

PC Nurses Group news

Dee-Dee Patrick The members of the Nurses Group of PebbleCreek continue to learn at each of our breakfast meetings. In mid-January we listened to an enlightening presentation by Stephen Hwang, M.D., a board certified ophthalmological surgeon with Arizona Eye Specialists about the most common eye issues as we age. Dr. Hwang discussed the latest technologies…

Damn Yankees April 11-16

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Get ready to play ball. ShowTime’s timely spring production that kicks off this year’s baseball season is Damn Yankees, a classic musical presented in song, dance and comedy, April 11 through 16 in the Renaissance Theatre. The enthusiasm of cast and crew will insure your enjoyment of this fab show. Show time, or should I…

Employee of the Month

Tayler Gonzales was recognized by the PebbleCreek HOA Board of Directors as Employee of the Month.

In a February ceremony, Toscana’s Restaurant staffer Tayler Gonzales was recognized by the PebbleCreek HOA Board of Directors as Employee of the Month. Board President John Kiekbusch read the nomination that came in from Bob Schimelpfening from the Roadrunners golf group; it read, “On Monday, January 18, 2016, one of our golfers passed out while…

Day tripping from PC – have a nice day!

Meteor Crater

Lance Motta-Vilensky It was during the late Pleistocene Period. Wooly mammoths, bison and giant ground sloths were grazing in the peaceful Pinyon-juniper woodland forest of the Colorado Plateau in northern Arizona. They were having a nice day, blissfully unaware that a 130 foot wide, 300,000 ton meteorite was hurtling towards them at about 30,000 miles…

Pets of the Month

Kobie

Kobie loves life in PC Kobie is my name and I am pretty new to PebbleCreek, having arrived in mid-January. My new family is Bob and Holly Carrier and Holly’s mother, Lil Goldman. I used to belong to Bob and Holly’s daughter Laurel and her husband Tom who live in Albuquerque. I was seriously attacked…

Comment card winner

Barbara Weckworth receives the February PebbleCreek comment card gift certificate from Melissa Gonzales.

Communications Team for Melissa Gonzales, Director of Food and Beverage PebbleCreek’s Barbara Weckworth is the February PebbleCreek comment card winner! You may ask, what did she win and why? She filled out a comment card after dining at one of PebbleCreek’s restaurants, making her eligible for the drawing. Melissa Gonzales, Director of Food and Beverage,…

Kevens Korner

Harvest Citrus Trees Fruit will last longer on the tree, so leave it as long as you can; remove what you don’t want or can’t eat. Remember, your local food shelter will always take the fruit as long as it’s in good shape. It’s still okay to fertilize your trees if you haven’t already. Watch…

Spotlight On Advertiser: Core Body Pilates

Core Body Pilates West Valley officially opened their doors on January 11 offering free classes that entire month for new clients as they introduced themselves to the West Valley. Owners MaryLynn St. Germaine and her sister AnnEve Figueroa share a passion for Pilates but, with no studio on the west side of town, decided to…

Milkweed patch at PebbleCreek to support Monarch Butterflies

Monarch butterflies seek out essential milkweed during their biannual migration between northern and southern habitats. Photo courtesy of William Vann.

Pat Ingalls A homeowner couple has inspired PebbleCreek staff to plant a milkweed patch this spring to support monarch butterflies’ biannual migrations between northern and southern habitats. They’re hoping other PebbleCreek residents will follow their example. During a class at Desert Botanical Garden, former Oregonians Judy and Ross Hart learned about entomologists’ international concern over…

New Elders for PebbleCreek Community Church

Doug McFarland The congregation of PebbleCreek Community Church (PCCC) elected three new Elders to join the Elder Board in 2016. Jan Kirk and Keith Easley begin three-year terms and Jim Reynolds fills a one-year term. All three have been members of PCCC for several years. The 10 member Elder Board is the governing body of…