Category: May 2021

Summer Address Delivery

Elizabeth Maddox, Editorial Assistant Are you going away for the summer for two months or longer and want to have your newspaper forwarded? Don’t forget to notify us! Utilize our handy online form at pebblecreekpost.com/change-address or give us a call at 480-895-4216. There is no charge for forwarding delivery. Thank you and safe travels!

Learn About HeatRisk

Marilu Trainor Predicting the weather is not a guessing game. The job of saving lives and property is taken very seriously by forecasters and is included in the mission statement of the National Weather Service. The government’s meteorologists use multiple sophisticated systems to help them help us stay safe and to know what to expect…

PC Live On Stage

With the Renaissance Theater closed, the cast of Calendar Girls rehearsed outside wearing masks and social distancing.

‘Calendar Girls’ Still Rehearsing! Laurie Farquhar It’s more than a year into the pandemic, but the cast of PC Players’ next production, Calendar Girls, is optimistic that they will present this show in the Renaissance Theater in the not-too-distant future. This hilarious and heartwarming comedy was originally scheduled to open in October 2020, and the 14-member cast…

Date Night Returns!

Roxanne and Gary Forrest enjoying time playing with Dennis and Norma Whitley

Donna Gillen Date night has returned to the PebbleCreek Tennis Club! On March 28, 16 players enjoyed a late afternoon of couples tennis. All had a very exhilarating time. The date nights are hosted by Jill and Jerry Santy. There will be one more date night in April, and it will be returning in the…

General Manager’s Message

Bill Barnard, General Manager An interesting by-product of the pandemic has been a strong increase in home sales here in Arizona and in PebbleCreek. As a result, we are seeing a large number of new community members. Sometimes navigating everything that PebbleCreek has to offer and learning how to get things done can be overwhelming,…

PC Hiking Club Diary

Left to right: Lynn Warren (photographer), Eileen and Leon Mosse, Kris Raczkiewicz, and Neal Wring enjoying a magical canyon with brilliant white rock formations in southern Utah.

Hikers Explore Southern Utah Lynn Warren A small group of “B” hikers drove to Kanab, Utah on April 4 and used this town as a base for three days of beautiful but challenging hikes around the area, from Zion to the west to Wahweap to the east. The objective of the trip was to pre-hike several areas…

Trap Skeet Competition

Frank Nance On March 12, the Robson communities held their annual trap skeet competition at the Casa Grande Trap and Skeet Club. The 2020 shoot was cancelled because of COVID-19. Sun Lakes won the 2021 shoot with a score of 346. PebbleCreek was second with a score of 331. Robson Ranch finished third with a…

The Stages of Alzheimer’s

Teri Sellers The PebbleCreek Alzheimer’s Support Group is available to all residents who have a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or any related dementia. I am often asked about the stages of Alzheimer’s. Having heard so many different answers to this question, I googled it! The answers range from three to seven stages. The symptoms…

Chaplain Major Hess to Speak at May Men’s Fellowship Meeting

Chaplain Major Douglas O. Hess

Curt Zimmerman, Publicity The Men’s Christian Fellowship of PebbleCreek (MCFPC) returned to meeting in person, following a year of Zoom only gatherings, with a nice turnout for guest speaker, Douglas McFarland, at their April 7 meeting at the Palm Room at Eagle’s Nest. The former counselor to Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and…