Fred Dresser News flash! PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) appeared on Channels Three and Five news broadcasts in January. It seems that your senior softball league is a league that all PebbleCreekers can be proud of. Not only were players interviewed but the broadcasts also showed the viewing audience what a tremendous Field of Dreams…
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Features, March 2019
The kindness of strangers
Susie Anderson Back in 2011 before I moved to PebbleCreek I bought a counted cross stitch pattern of a dog that looked just like mine. It was winter in Minnesota and I figured it would be fun to do in my spare time. I spent several hours at the store and bought 64 different colors…
Features, March 2019
Artist of the Month
Louis Stifter The Art Club is very pleased to award Louis Stifter our Artist of the Month for March. Louis is a retired electrical engineer who has lived in PebbleCreek for nine years. He came to Arizona from his home of 22 years in the California San Francisco Bay Area. While he considers himself a…
Features, March 2019
Word of the Month: Deuce
David Zapatka Watching the Australian Open Tennis Championships reminded me of the strange way tennis is scored. Zero is announced as love. Theory is that love arose from the French word for “egg,” l’oeuf, because a zero on a scoreboard resembles an egg; a clever but unsubstantiated claim. One point is called 15, two is…
Features, March 2019
In Passing
Russell Galewski Russell Thomas Galewski of Goodyear, AZ left us and went to heaven February 8, 2019. A Wisconsin native, Russ was born in Milwaukee, WI to Joseph and Lucille (Pietrzak) Galewski September 2, 1943. Russ and his wife of 55 years, Diane (Wichman) raised their three children in Franklin, WI. Russ was a Eucharistic…
Features, March 2019
Spotlight on Advertiser: American Family Insurance
We are excited to announce the Kurt Bojarski Agency at American Family Insurance has relocated to 700 N. Estrella Pkwy, Suite 200, in Goodyear just behind Panda Express. We spent the previous three years in a building in the same parking lot with a Roosevelt St. address. Our old office served us well and we…
Features, March 2019
Pet of the Month
Hollie helps children read Jeanne Owens “Hello!” Hollie here bringing you an exciting update. Four and a half years ago my dad, John, and I moved from Kentucky to Arizona. Whew, whose idea was that? 110 degrees in the shade? I was used to four seasons and now there is one, summer all year long.…
Features, March 2019
PebbleCreek Tennis Club celebrates the Aussie open
Norma Whitley While tennis champions like Novak Djokovic, Naomi Osaka, Rafael Nadal, Petra Kvitova amazed the world at Melbourne, Australia for the 2019 Australian Tennis Open, PebbleCreek tennis lovers took to the courts at Eagle’s Nest and Tuscany Falls for their own “Aussie Open” social. Upon arriving at the PebbleCreek tennis courts, attendees were greeted…
Features, March 2019
Rotary Club and Kare Bears partner for food drive
The Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek and Kare Bears are partnering to sponsor a community-wide canned food drive April 8-19 for the Agua Fria Food and Clothing Bank. Each year, the Rotary Club engages community leaders, non-profit charities, community organizations and churches to determine local area needs. Then through fundraising efforts and the volunteer energy…
Features, March 2019
Mary Falso celebrates LXXX
On January 19, Mary Falso, long-time PebbleCreek resident and a member of “The Circle” golf group, was surprised to find a bobby-socked, poodle-skirted lady at her door wanting to take her for “a ride.” Reluctant at first, she was soon convinced to change out of her slippers and step outside. Waiting for her was a…