Lynn Warren Congratulations to Clare! On July 2, five PC hikers carried chilled champagne and orange juice on an exploratory hike through saguaros from the new Pima Trailhead in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. Early in the hike, before it got too hot, the hikers paused along the Axle Grease Trail to toast a rare accomplishment.…
The early bird catches the worm and when it comes to Bocce in PebbleCreek, only the early bird is assured a spot on a team in one of the Night Leagues that have steadily grown in popularity over the past several years. If you have not yet registered for the fall 2018 Bocce season, I’m…
Cindy Watty All PebbleCreekers (and their friends) are welcome to join us on any of our upcoming trips. The Oberammergau Passion Play was first performed in 1634 and it is the result of a vow made by the inhabitants of the village that if God spared them from the effects of the bubonic plague then sweeping…
Jenn Schell, PCHOA Communications Coordinator The Renaissance Theater just had a recent upgrade and it sounds really great! Over the last month new acoustic sound panels were installed on the walls of the theater. You can purchase these custom panels from places like Versare and they can help to control and reduce echo and reverberation…
Deanna Mendiola On July 9 the Ladies Arizona Summer Survivor Invitational (LASSI) league held the second, two-person best-ball tournament of the season at Copper Canyon Golf Club, Sun City Festival, Buckeye. The event was a full field of 58, two-person teams and the PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) was represented by nine teams: Geanie Aldridge/Judi…
The Comity Advisors: Stevan St. Augustin, Roberta Medina, George Warden, Beverly Kim, Roger Wong, Mary Thomas Homo Sapiens, our species, despite physical differences such as skin color, have very similar genetics. Recent analyses of many samples of DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid show that humans are 99.9% identical. Genetics has been used to label and separate…
AZOPT Physical Therapists According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), sales of prescription opioids have quadrupled in the United States, even though “there has not been an overall change in the amount of pain that Americans report.” In response to a growing opioid epidemic, the CDC released opioid prescription guidelines in March…
Inge Chapman and Edna DeFord Inge Chapman and Edna DeFord, members of PebbleCreek Community Church, recently returned from a Samaritan’s Purse mission trip to Uganda, Africa. Working with a team of other volunteers, they distributed Operation Christmas Child [OCC] shoe boxes to children in 15 different locations in and around the city of Kampala, Uganda.…
Susan Knox Wilson The August 31 deadline is fast approaching for community-minded leaders to declare their candidacy for the PebbleCreek Homeowners Association Board of Directors. The HOA’s Election Committee is issuing a last call for forward thinking leaders interested in running in a fall election. The volunteer position is for a two-year term beginning January…
Slowhand—The Eric Clapton Experience August 3 Slowhand—The Eric Clapton Experience recreates a Clapton concert with music that spans his sensational career and contribution to Rock ’n’ Roll! Eric Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock ’n’ Roll…