Category: Features

PCMGA Holds Make-A-Wish Arizona Benefit Tourney

Howie Tiger On Thursday, March 24, the PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association (PCMGA) held a fundraising tournament, with proceeds going to Make-A-Wish Arizona. The event raised $5,225 for this awesome charity. Private donations were also made using a webpage set up specifically for this event. Private donations as of this writing amounted to $1,627, making the…

Pets of the Month: Oreo and Snickers Love PebbleCreek

Hello! We are Oreo and Snickers! We are brothers through and through, and we watch out for each other in our home of four years here in PebbleCreek (full-time transplants from Colorado). We just turned 5 years old on Dec. 12, 2021. We still have the energy of a 2-year-old toddler, although you’d never know…

Mesa Market Place Swap Meet

Toni Erickson Julie Greenbank, Toni Erickson, Joanne Wrout, Cathe Pruyn, Bruce and Lynn Banks, Ernie and Janet Henson, Jim and Barb Downey, Jackie Bachmann, and Janelle Watts caravanned to Mesa on March 18. Once there, they experienced the year-round recreational shopping offered by more than 700 vendors in a covered open-air market. One can bop…

Artist of the Month: Diana Ho

The PebbleCreek Art Club is pleased to name Diana Ho the Artist of the month for May 2022. Diana Ho, born in Shanghai, has had an extreme passion for art since childhood. Under the guidance of renowned artists, she began her art career working as a designer at the Shanghai Exhibition Center. In 1987, Diana…

Hikers Trek to Goldwater Lake, Prescott

Ruth Bindler Members of the PebbleCreek Hiking Club spent three spring days hiking in Prescott, Ariz. At an elevation of about 5000 feet, weather was a bit cooler there, with daytime temperatures reaching the low 70s. The sky was blue, the hikes were challenging and invigorating, and evenings were spent strolling through the shops and…

Golden Anniversary Celebration

Ron Smith On Saturday, April 2, a party celebrating the 50th golden wedding anniversary of Wanda and Ron Smith was held in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. The party was organized by son and granddaughter, Ron and Holli DeBerry of Kansas. A 20-minute slide show of their and their families’ lives spanning 50 years together was…

In Passing

William Carl Brown (Bill) William Carl Brown (Bill), 88, son of Wesley Carl and Donie Brown, passed away on March 10, 2022. Bill grew up in Kansas City, Mo., where he participated in the Boy Scouts, earning the rank of Life Scout. He graduated from Southeast High School and moved to Flint, Mich., to attend…

Neighbors Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

Lynn Matousek On March 16, the cul-de-sac located at 149th Lane and Indianola Avenue in Eagle’s Nest was filled with neighbors donning a bit o’ green and celebrating St. Patrick’s Day a day early. As several homes have changed owners over the last year or so, it was a great way to meet some of…