Ardell Roberts In December of 2020, Gena Wikstrom and her husband, Bob, moved to PebbleCreek from Washington. They had been winter visitors to Scottsdale in previous years. When COVID hit, they stayed in Arizona for 7 months. After going back to Washington, they looked at the weather and each other, and on-the-spot made the decision…
PebbleCreek Big Band Wows Audiences Susan Kice Amid cheers and thunderous applause from greatly appreciative standing-room-only audiences, the PebbleCreek Big Band’s Burst of Music XV … A Blast from the Past was finally a reality. The previous performance was in 2019. And what a wonderful, delightfully entertaining performance it was. A few accolades from various concert-goers…
The Irish American Club’s purpose of promoting an interest in Irish culture through social, charitable, and educational activities has delivered on all three during the month of March! At a recent club meeting our members learned about the history of Irish dance. Our big social event, the Emerald Ball, was held on March 16. This…
Ronnie Levine T.T.T. Chapter Q President Cynthia Bush welcomed National T.T.T. Society President Joyce Rudowski to PebbleCreek for the biannual Arizona State Convention, hosted this year by T.T.T. Chapter P. Chapter Q had a ‘meet and greet’ with some of the girls at Heritage Elementary School on April 5 to discuss plans for the summer. Thanks to…
Mike McGue Scores Ace at Eagle’s Nest Howie Tiger On Wednesday, March 2, Mike McGue made a hole-in-one at Eagle’s Nest golf course. His amazing shot occurred on the 17th hole during play with the Road Runners golf group. The par-3 hole was playing 130 yards from the white tee to a front-left pin placement.…
Unit 3 Spring Fling Linda Babcock On the evening of March 24, several neighbors in Unit 3 gathered for a spring fling. We met at 5 p.m. on the patio of Rosati’s in Avondale. The evening was perfect with great weather and a great variety of pizza, salads, and bread sticks. Our neighbors all enjoyed…
Marion Ellison The PebbleCreek Singles Club has a large group of golfers who have been teeing off every other week for 10-plus years. Each month, our contact person, David Shaffner, posts on our website the dates of play along with which of the three golf courses in PebbleCreek will be used. The members then go…
Linda Rowe It was the mid-1960s and Gary Trampel, an Iowan, knew he was going to be drafted. He had no idea where he was going or what he would be doing. After a month-long ocean voyage plagued by bad weather and a lot of sea sickness, the uncertainty was removed when he arrived with…
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…
Jonnie Chandler “A beautiful display of talent and artistry.” “I was blown away by such creativity, talent, and designs.” “Enjoyed it very much. I’m so glad I went.” “The quilts are amazing.” “Impossible to vote on the best ones!” These are a few comments made about the uniqueness and creativity displayed at the PebbleCreek Quilters’…