Category: April 2018

2 Your Health: Physical therapists, chiropractors, massage therapists – what’s the difference?

Anna McNamara, DPT, AZOPT Buckeye Physical Therapist There are many misconceptions regarding the similarities and differences between physical therapy, chiropractors and massage therapy. Patients often believe they are the same thing. In fact, the three professions have very different theories regarding the preferred method of treatment, the benefits of each treatment, and the level of…

PCLGA Member/Member results

Bev Clinton “Life’s a Beach” was the theme for the PCLGA Member/Member Tournament held March 6 and 7, 2018 on the Falls, Palms and Lakes courses. Tournament co-chairs Patty Brown and Donna Monk, who stepped in to replace Nancy Williams after she moved, did a terrific job of organizing the tournament. The weather was beautiful…

Artist of The Month

Sharon Adamy If I were to introduce you to a former United Airlines flight attendant, a retired HP corporate manager, and the co-founder of Cookie Dough to Go, you might well assume you were meeting three distinctly different individuals so diverse are these occupations. Not so! You would be meeting Kathie Janda, the Art Club’s…

PCSSA spring season begins

Fred Dresser Just when you thought the Senior Softball Season was coming to an end, along comes the Spring Season for Senior Softball. Those die-hard seniors that just can’t seem to get enough of the game will start play the second week of April. The Spring Season is considerably shorter due to the colder temperatures…

Save the Date Art Club Holiday Fest

Marion Ellison Save this date: December 1, 2018. Your friends and neighbors in PebbleCreek are busy putting their creative talents to work creating new and exciting items for this year’s PebbleCreek Artist Holiday Fest to be held December 1, 2018. Plan to come and support your local artists.

Goodyear Police K-9 Unit Charity event a huge success

Jim Ellison, President On Saturday, February 17, 2018, The Pet Companions Club of PebbleCreek sponsored a well-attended charity golf tournament which raised funds for the City of Goodyear Police Department K-9 Unit. This was the eighth year that this event has been held and it was a great success. Sponsors and residents enthusiastically supported this…

Non-Objective Abstract Painting

Jeff Wilson The recent Non-Objective Abstract Painting class was a huge success. Even though some participants had never painted anything more than a bedroom wall before, they caught on quickly to the notion that there is no wrong just degrees of success. Regardless of prior experience creativity was in abundance as students made paintings in…

Pottery Club expands opportunities

Jeff Wilson Over the last few months with the continuing growth of the pottery/sculpture club have come demands for more and varied classes. Besides the regular classes being taught on alternating months, including handmade pottery, clay jewelry, extruded clay pottery, clay masks and portrait busts, people are volunteering to teach others on the potter’s wheel,…

Fun Line Dancing Dance

Sandy Stephens A great time was had by all who attended the third Fun Line Dancing Dance March 2 put on by Rochelle Thurm and her trusty ‘Angels’. Rochelle recruited angels Kathy and Dave Fredo, Anthony King, Karen Mack, Marian Long, Bob Bowman and Sissy Hungerford who are strategically placed around the outside of the…

Ace Girls are champions

Susie Anderson PebbleCreek’s very own Ace Girls 3.0 team is the winner of their division this year. After weekly drills with JR and regular practice we improved our doubles play and strategy and did it! The ladies on the team owe a big thank you to our fearless leader and captain Rana Cukierski and her…