Category: Features

You’re invited to a special presentation for Robson Reserve at PebbleCreek

Do you love living at PebbleCreek but want to simplify your life while living an active, engaged lifestyle free of day-to-day chores? PebbleCreek residents are invited to attend an upcoming presentation to introduce the Robson Reserve’s independent living lifestyle. Complimentary beverages and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Seating is limited so register online early. The…

Sun shines on the Putters Club Oktoberfest tournament

Maureen Campbell After the record rainfall that poured over the Valley, the clouds parted on October 3 for the PebbleCreek Putters Club annual Oktoberfest putting tournament and luncheon. Two-person teams competed in a “best ball” format on the upper Tuscany Falls putting green. Putters were divided into four flights and prizes were awarded to the…

In Passing

Dean Watts Dean G. Watts passed away from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease on October 4, 2018 at the age of 80 years, with his wife and bonus daughters at his side. Dean was a kind hearted, fun loving, generous man who lived life to its fullest. During his career, he was president of REDCO, the…

Meulenberg Law “Living Her Dream”

Most everyone had childhood dreams of what they wanted to be when they grew up. Much fewer can say they are living out their dreams. Kristyn Meulenberg, of Meulenberg Law Office, is one of the exceptions. Kristyn grew up in a law-loving home. Her father was a police officer for 30 years in the city…

Artist of the Month: Carol Burford

Marianne Graff The PebbleCreek Art Club is pleased to honor Carol Burford with our Artist of the Month award for November. Carol is a native of Southern California; she moved to Pleasanton, California in 1975 and then to PebbleCreek in 1997. From the time she was a child, Carol has always loved to draw. When…

2 Your Health: AZOPT – How physical therapy treats Parkinson’s Disease

Celeste Delap, DPT, LSVT BIG certified, CCI, AZOPT Goodyear Physical Therapist Parkinson’s disease is an incurable, progressive disorder of the nervous system that gradually affects movement. In the United States, Parkinson’s disease occurs in 13 per 100,000 people and about 60,000 new cases are identified each year. In our West Valley, many people know someone…

The gift of adopting a senior dog

Linda Rowe I had the great pleasure of adopting Sam, a twelve-year-old senior dog on September 28, 2018. Sam is a Border Collie/German Shepherd mix. He had lived with a family in Texas for his entire life. When they moved to Europe, he was re-homed with the family’s ninety-three-year-old mother. After she had an accident,…

Jeannette McElroy of the Woodcarvers Club

Jeannette McElroy is one of many accomplished woodcarvers in the PebbleCreek Woodcarvers Club. In January 2004 a friend told Jeannette that he needed something to do in the mornings and he had joined the PebbleCreek Woodcarving Club. Jeannette thought that this was interesting but was afraid that she did not have enough strength in her…