Category: May 2018

Italian-Americans win some, lose some at the track

Jim Roberts It was a typical, Arizona beautiful day at the Turf Paradise Track in Phoenix. The horses were getting saddled. The Tipsters were touting their tips. The Railbirds were jockeying for their spot on the rail and 17 intrepid Italian-Americans from PebbleCreek were assembling in the glass enclosed Turf Club Room right above the…

Woodcarvers complete bark carving class

Larry Matney PebbleCreek Woodcarvers Club members completed a cottonwood bark woodcarving class on March 24, 2018. Class members were Richard Schlotzhaver, Marianne Moir, Gerald Findley (instructor), Kathy Stauffer, Kim Bowie, Cynthia Schwartz, Mark Marks, Judy Caruthers, Roger Borlaug, Mary Conz, Doug Grover Frank Glowinski, Doug Krause and Elaine Rajeski. Cottonwood bark is harvested from dead…

PebbleCreek Democratic Club hosts newcomer social

Chuck Veltri The PebbleCreek Democratic Club board members and Social Committee welcomed 13 of their newest members at our Newcomer Social on Thursday, April 5 at Frankie and Chuck Veltri’s home. These are the members who joined between February and March. Our club goal is to have new members attend one social gathering, dedicated to…

A story of the GoodTime Gals 2001-2018

Pat Atkinson In 2001 before the GoodTime Gals was part of our community, Shirley Sughrue learned a fun card game called Hand and Foot. She asked her friend Pat to help organize a card day in her home. Shirley and Pat invited 16 gals to learn and play the game. They took turns meeting in…

Residents join March for Our Lives

KT Tanner Student led and inspired, an estimated crowd of 15,000 participated in the March for Our Lives in Phoenix on Saturday, March 24. A solid square mile of walkers of all ages—brave and strong—joined the energy to never again see gun violence in our schools. Some of the student organizers spoke to the crowd…

Artist of the Month

Marianne Graff The PebbleCreek Art Club is delighted to award Artist of the Month for May to Gale Baldasare. Her fervor and dedication are wonderful assets for the whole arts community. Gale was born and raised in Michigan and hails from a family of artists: her grandmother painted china during World War II, her mother…

Pet of the Month

Gretchen is locally famous Hi! My name is Gretchen and I am a Keeshond. I live in Unit 64 with my parents, Barbara and Larry Magnusson. I came to PebbleCreek in July 2016 from The Woodlands, TX. For most of the first seven years of my life, I lived in the Houston area with my…

Employee of the Month

The HOA Board of Directors recently recognized Colleen Frohne as Employee of the Month. Below is the submission her boss, John Singleton, Director of Community Services used to describe why she should be considered for this recognition. Colleen works in the Community Service Department of PebbleCreek. Chances are everyone in PebbleCreek has talked to Colleen…