Linda Rowe PebbleCreek veterans representing the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines were honored at an appreciation luncheon sponsored by the PebbleCreek Quilters Club on Nov. 10, 2022. The 20 recipients ranged from those who served in active and active reservee status stationed in the U.S. to those engaged in active combat abroad. Honorees served in…
PebbleCreek’s Armed Forces Plaza was dedicated May 15, 2010. It honors all who serve or have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. The plaza is located directly west of the PebbleCreek Eagle’s Nest Clubhouse and is made up of pavers and seat caps engraved with the names of servicemen and women of PebbleCreek residents, family,…
Last month, Roberta Medina approached a member of the Activities Office staff stating her intention to donate a full set of flags to the Armed Forces Plaza. Her donation was accompanied by the following note. The Armed Forces Plaza of PebbleCreek is a place that is dedicated to men and women who have served in…
Ross Dunfee Women have been participants in war since time began. In colonial days women used firearms to protect home, property, and loved ones. During the Revolution, Civil War, World Wars, and multiple other skirmishes, women often fought quietly alongside male comrades, but not as part of the uniformed services. During WWII able-bodied men were…
Ross Dunfee Lighthouses On Aug. 7, 1789, in the ninth act of the first U.S. Congress, 12 lighthouses were transferred to the federal government, and the United States Lighthouse Establishment (USLHE) was created under the Department of the Treasury, then Revenue, then Treasury. Because of poor management and poor lighting at lighthouses, the Lighthouse Board…
Patti Wegehaupt, Activities Office The PebbleCreek 2021 Salute to Veterans event in the Renaissance Theater on Nov. 10 was a spectacular event that featured moving stories, inspirational remarks and readings, beautiful music, and heartfelt thanks to all veterans. In addition, a beautiful slideshow tribute to veterans created by Sandra Hand was shown before and after…
Linda Rowe and Cynthia Schwartz PebbleCreek veterans were honored at an appreciation luncheon on Nov. 10, in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. Recipients ranged from those engaged in active combat to those who were stationed in the U.S. to support our troops abroad. Some veterans were wounded in Vietnam, others were on peacekeeping missions during the Cold…
Here are the HOA office and facility hours for Veterans Day on Thursday, Nov. 11. The Activities Office, Administration, Architectural and Landscape Committee Office, and Resident and Guest Services will be closed. The Patrol Office is closed, but regular patrol operations still take place. The Creative Arts Center will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.…
Activities Office Your Activities Office is pleased to announce that we will be having our annual Salute to Veterans event this year—with one change; it will be done as a virtual salute due to restrictions related to COVID-19. The production will be filmed in the immediate weeks prior to Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020,…
Matt Scott At 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 2021 (Veterans Day) the people of the United States will mark the passage of 100 years since the interment of an unidentifiable member of the American Expeditionary Forces of World War I in Arlington National Cemetery. The place of interment has come to be known as the…