Traci Baker, Director of Community Activities & Communications Virtual Excursions Dec. 10: A Closer Look Tours—Copper Canyon Jan. 14: New England Fall Foliage Jan. 14: London and Paris–Mayflower Tours Holiday Travel Go “dashing through the desert” and “caroling through the canyons” with Free Spirit Vacations and Events this holiday season. This year will look a…
Generals, December 2020
Goodyear Firefighters Helping You Before You Need Them
Marilu Trainor Remember the saying, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure?” That time-honored truth is now available to all PebbleCreek, Goodyear, and Surprise residents through a special program sponsored by a grant provided by UnitedHealthcare in partnership with the Goodyear and Surprise Fire Departments. “Our mission is critical. We are a regional…
Clubs & Classes, December 2020
Congratulations to Virtual Quilt Show Winners!
Linda Rowe Due to COVID-19, the PebbleCreek Quilters held their first virtual quilt show. Through the use of technology, viewers were invited to vote for their favorites in each category. Sixty-eight quilts were entered in this competition. Over 300 votes were cast to determine the winners. The winners are: Cheryl McGovern, Traditional Category: From My…
Generals, December 2020
Tour de Eagle’s Nest a Success
Suzanne Butler, Publicity The COVID-19 pandemic has affected so many events in our lives, and the annual PebbleCreek Home & Garden Tour was no exception. The tour committee knew by the end of March that the traditional PebbleCreek home tour was not going to happen, even though five homeowners had generously agreed to have their…
Generals, December 2020
HOA Year-End Holiday Schedule
Susan Knox Wilson Here are the scheduled hours and closures of our HOA offices and facilities for the Christmas and New Year holidays: Thursday, Dec. 24; Friday, Dec. 25; and Friday, Jan. 1. Activities Office is closed for all current operations announced for this time period, which is notary by appointment and service by phone and email. Administration…
Features, December 2020
Word of the Month: Cool
David Zapatka After reading last month’s WOTM “groovy,” sister and reader, Debbie Zapatka, wrote, “That was cool, man! Does ‘cool’ have the same sort of history as groovy? A friend at work uses the word groovy all the time.” Sister and reader Judy Haberstroh wrote, “Interesting. The only person I know who still occasionally uses the word…
Clubs & Classes, December 2020
‘Tis the Season to Be Jolly?
AA Serenity Group Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other, so that they may solve their common problem and help others recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA…
Clubs & Classes, December 2020
Artist of the Month: Monica Rozwadowski
Emily Grotta The PebbleCreek Art Club is pleased to award Monica Rozwadowski our Artist of the Month for December. When Monica was in her twenties, she received a Christmas gift of beginners oils paints from her sister Joyce. She took an art course at the time, but never pursued painting until retiring in 1998. That year, Monica and her…
Generals, December 2020
Virtual Christmas Concert Announced! The 3 International Tenors, Live, Dec. 19
Traci Baker, Director of Community Activities and Communications To get you in the Christmas mood, your Activities Office is very pleased to announce a virtual Christmas concert featuring the incredible The 3 International Tenors to take place live on Dec. 19! The event is priced at $12.99, however we have arranged for a special PebbleCreek community discount, and…
Clubs & Classes, December 2020
PC Dem Club Has a Drama-Filled Month
Alisa Moore The month since our last PebbleCreek Democratic Club meeting has been filled with campaign activities: dropping campaign literature, making phone calls, writing postcards and letters, sending text messages to potential voters, standing at the four corners of McDowell and PebbleCreek Parkway waving signs for the Biden/Harris and Mark Kelly campaigns, working at the polls,…