Category: Features

2 Your Health: Debunking Common Physical Therapy Myths

AzOPT Physical therapy (PT) is an often misunderstood healthcare field, and misconceptions about it can prevent people from seeking the care they need. Many believe PT is only for athletes, equate it to a massage, or think they can find equivalent solutions online. In reality, physical therapy offers specialized, evidence-based care tailored to individual needs…

Pet of the Month: Meet Riddick!

Hi neighbors! In April 2024, Sue Ann Olsavicky (our resident cat whisperer) and mom (Mary O’Neill) rescued me and my three sisters from a roof here in PebbleCreek when we were only 4 weeks old. We were hungry and walked right down the roof to the smell of delicious cat food. We all lived for…

In Passing – April 2025

Dan Miller Dan Miller, a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on Feb. 13, 2025, at the age of 78. He was born on April 30, 1946, and is survived by his loving wife, June Miller, their children: Dane (Michelle), David (Audrey), Bryan, and Renee Almy (Josh), and his cherished grandchildren. Dan’s unwavering love…

T.T.T. Chapter P Thanks You For Your Support

Carol Rice T.T.T. Chapter P would like to thank all of our PebbleCreek friends and neighbors for purchasing Butter Braids during our March 2025 fundraising event. With the monies we raised, we will be sending six fourth grade girls to camp this summer.  Through our partnership with Michael Anderson School, these young girls will have…

Rockin’ 4 Heroes Continues to Give Back

Kathy Sinnott Rockin’ 4 Heroes is committed to generating awareness of the service and sacrifice of First Responders, Active Military, Veterans, and Gold Star Families. This nonprofit organization continues supporting our hero groups beyond hosting an annual free concert. We have a wonderful circle of ‘friends and family’ who gave, and continue to give, their…

Certified Service/Therapy Dogs

Kathryn Villeneuve Could you benefit if your dog became your service dog? Could others benefit if your dog became a therapy dog? I asked myself the first question based on a medical condition—commonly classified as a medical disability. I was confident my current dog, Ember, would be capable of alerting me to take action, and…

Word of the Month: Parsimonious

David Zapatka While at dinner with friends following a sectional bridge tournament in Fountain Hills, a friend, Susan, described herself as a parsimonious person despite the new $2,000 purse she was showing us. Parsimonious—par·​si·​mo·​ni·​ous adjective 1. exhibiting or marked by parsimony; frugal to the point of stinginess 2. sparing, restrained Parsimony—par·​si·​mo·​ny noun 1a. the quality…

Rescue of the Month: Meet Morpheus!

Morpheus was trapped Jan. 3, 2025, on West Windsor Avenue in Tuscany Falls. He was an adult intact male. A resident had seen him on her outdoor cameras in May of 2024, but we were unable to trap him at that time. But this time our sardines proved to be irresistible. Here is where the…

In Memory of Robert “Bob” Aldridge

Carol Hahn Members of the Hams (Hits and Mrs) Couples Saturday Golf Group met recently to install a bench on the 13th hole of the East Course in Tuscany Falls. The bench is to honor their good friend Robert “Bob” Aldridge. Those members pictured are, left to right, Ken Hahn, Carol Hahn, Bob Honson, Geanie…