Gary Chalk My wife, Jan, and I recently hosted two couples we have been friends with for many years. When we picked the date, we agreed instead of our usual evening dinner get-togethers, to make it a lunch so our friends did not have to drive home in the dark. It’s called aging. Aging was…
Category: Features
August 2025, Features
News from the Sky: Museum Celebrates Old and New in Airport Galleries
The Phoenix Airport System—Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix Goodyear Airport and Phoenix Deer Valley Airport—are known for flying machines. But the airports are also great places to check out art exhibitions and installations, thanks to the Phoenix Airport Museum. When you’re in Phoenix Sky Harbor picking up a loved one or heading out on…
August 2025, Features
Singles Birthday Lunch
Kathy Smith Members of the Singles Club gathered together to celebrate their special birthday month. We all enjoyed great laughs and fun friendship as we helped Larry Fels celebrate a significant birthday. He is known in the club as “The Man, The Myth, The Legend.” Diana Tate always treats us to a homemade cake with…
August 2025, Features
2 Your Health: Is Your Modern-Day Lifestyle Contributing to Your Chronic Pain?
AzOPT According to Casey Means, MD, author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller Good Energy, it certainly could be—and in many cases, it’s the root cause of chronic pain, inflammation, and disease. In her book, Dr. Means details the various environmental and lifestyle factors that contribute to chronic inflammation, many of which are linked to our…
Features, August 2025
What Is the Pet Companions Club?
Melinda Klinka We are a small club of about 170 members, and we are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pet rescue. We focus our efforts within PebbleCreek. If a member of our community is no longer able to care for their pets, or they have passed away and there are no family members willing to take their…
Features, August 2025
This Is How to Celebrate a Birthday
Ellie Daly knows how to celebrate her birthday. First, she traveled with her good friend Doug Krause to Santa Rosa, Calif., to see Ellie’s all-time favorite musician Johnny Mathis in what turned out to be his second from the last live concert. It was amazing to hear this 89-year-old icon perform his world-famous songs with…
August 2025, Features
Salesperson of the Month
The PebbleCreek salesperson of the month for June 2025 is Beth Goodwill.
August 2025, Features
Rescue of the Month: Pet Companions Club Recent Rescue: Ducklings
A mama mallard duck made a nest and hatched her eggs in a resident’s yard in PebbleCreek. The resident discovered the mama and her 13 adorable ducklings swimming in her pool and contacted the Pet Companions Club for help. Our resident bird rescuer, Cathy Countryman Cook, along with past-President of the Pet Companions Club, Jim…
August 2025, Features
The Remodeling Corner
Janet Cook A home can be the best overall investment, for it impacts the quality of our day-to-day life. Many homeowners remodel at purchase to personalize the home (and the convenience of not moving in until it’s done!) or after living there a few years, being very familiar with what isn’t working and the wisdom…
August 2025, Features
Exploring Mackinac Island and More in Michigan
Ellie Daly Recently 18 Creekers flew to Detroit with destination Mackinac Island obtained only by ferry crossing from Mackinaw City. Expectations were met, including dining at the world’s longest luncheon buffet in the Grand Hotel, the hotel that embraced world renowned swimmer Esther Williams and famous for the filming of the 1980 movie “Somewhere in…