Category: August 2024

Celebrating 75 Years of Marriage!

Kim Jacobs-Nicholson On June 19, Ted and Thelma Lindhorn, pillars of the PebbleCreek community for 25 years, celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary at Eagle’s Nest. Many friends joined in on the celebration, over their favorite—karaoke. Their two sons, Tim and Todd, came to celebrate with them. Tim and his wife came from Tucson, and Todd and…

Pet of the Month: Welcome Paisley!

Paisley loves the Arizona sunshine and spends a lot of her time sitting outside by the pool. When her mom or dad (Beth and Sean Weaver) say “let’s go swimming!”, Paisley is the first one to jump in! She loves sailing through the air to get that ball that someone threw into the pool! Every…

General Manager’s Message

Bill Barnard Summer is here and, once again, we are experiencing record-breaking heat. June made history as the hottest June on record in Phoenix and at the time of writing this message, July is starting out breaking daily heat records as well. If you are braving the heat outdoors, please stay hydrated and safe. This…

Word of the Month: Wanly

David Zapatka Reader Bob Mack, commenting on the June WOTM column wrote, “I enjoyed your Chimichurri article, Thanks. Quite the background for such a great tasting meat sauce. I like the old Spanish dictionary definition, confusion. LOL. I recently took some Trader Joe’s Chimichurri sauce, from their deli section, and blended it with some hard-boiled egg yolks,…

Chanca Morrell, A Renaissance Woman

Jack Miller PebbleCreek Voices recently interviewed resident Chanca Morrell who stays very busy contributing to our community. She has held several positions as a PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) member, including president of the PebbleCreek ladies’ 18-hole golf group. She’s a valuable member of Showtime as a performer, and she has also written and directed…

LifeLong Learning at PebbleCreek – August 2024

Exercise for Brain’s Sake Bill Nee This month’s TED Talk, by neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki, shows the benefit of exercise on brain health. A celebrated international authority on neuroplasticity, Dr. Suzuki researches the science behind the extraordinary, life-changing effects that physical activity can have on the most important organ in the body—the brain. She says exercise…

28th Annual Home & Garden Tour Coming November 2

The 28th annual Fall Home & Garden Tour at PebbleCreek will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2 from noon to 4 p.m. There are six beautiful homes on the tour, including a two-story villa. This event is for PebbleCreek residents only, with only 400 tickets to be sold. Admission is $25. Funds benefit the Goodyear…

Patrol Report

Bill Kyle, Community Services Patrol Dispatched Alarms All Other 2 All Facilities Locked at night 47 All Facilities Unlocked AM 47 Animal Rules Leash 3 Animals Lost & Found 3 Animals Misc. 1 Auto Accidents 1 Barking Dog 2 Broken Gate Arms 1 Buildings Checked 44 Damage to Property 2 Dead Animal Pickup 25 Debris…

Travel Tip

Igor Shpudejko When planning a big trip, it is important to purchase travel insurance. If cruising, one can purchase the cruise line insurance (sometimes very expensive) or obtain insurance from a variety of travel insurance companies. In the past, I found Trawick to be reasonable. However, if you have a Chase Sapphire Preferred credit card,…