Category: Features

Pet of the Month

Blackster was special

Richard McClements I have been truly blessed to have a wonderful dog, Blackster, in my life for 14 years. He is mostly a lab but has a longer shepherd nose and curly hair on his back. He has beautiful white teeth. As his name suggests, he is all black. He is failing as his breed…

In Passing

Tracie Allyn Frye King Tracie Allyn Frye King, age 55, of Goodyear, Arizona died July 31, 2017, in Phoenix, Arizona. She was born May 20, 1962, to Kermit and Judith Grey Frye in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Tracie was a thespian at El Dorado High School class of 1980. She attended college at Eastern New Mexico…

2 Your Health: Sitting ourselves to death

Trent Brooke PT, DPT Throughout history, people found themselves standing, walking and generally being on their feet more often than not; however, in 2017 sitting has become the position people find themselves in more often and for longer throughout the day. We sit when we drive, at our desks for work and school or just…

PebbleCreek 1994 – A look back

Bob Young Pat Colville, a PebbleCreek resident since 1994, recently discovered her copy of the first official PebbleCreek newspaper. In 1994 it was called the PebbleCreek Eagle. What was PebbleCreek like in 1994? I want to share some of the more interesting news from that issue with all of you. So if you like history…

Artists Of The Month

Pastellist Nancy Stifter with several of her paintings

Marianne Graff From prehistoric cave dwellers to present day Pastelists, art historians continue to explore the methods, materials and successes of the pastel medium. Emily Beeny, Associate Curator of Drawings for the Getty Museum, demonstrates the importance of pastel in the current installation of 18 works: The Birth of Pastel on display until December 17, 2017.…