Category: September 2022

Word of the Month: Luthier and Oud

David Zapatka At a recent Weird Music concert at Stillwell Pianos in Mesa, I was pleasantly surprised to hear a traveling Belgian-Italian guitar duet playing the music of Gurdjieff collaboratively written with Gurdjieff’s musically gifted pupil, Thomas de Hartmann. I have had an appreciation for Gurdjieff’s philosophies since I began reading him in the early ‘70s…

News from the Sky: Navigator Guides Add Extra Helping Hand at Phoenix Sky Harbor

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Navigator volunteers at America’s Friendliest Airport® are a critical component of the airport’s success and operations. The friendly and cheery volunteers easily stand out at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport; whether wearing a purple blazer, purple polo, or purple vest and accompanied by a therapy dog, their mission is to…

Relishing Pickleball: Pickleball News

David Zapatka If you’re an enthusiastic pickleball player and haven’t yet discovered the Arizona Pickleball Players League, APPL, you may want to go to the website arizonapickleballplayersleague.org and read about the opportunities for competitive team play. There are five regions across the state of Arizona, all offering women’s, men’s, and mixed divisions. This season there…

Patrol Activity Report

Bill Kyle Patrol Dispatched Alarms All Other        14 All Facilities Locked at Night        31 All Facilities Unlocked AM        31 Animal Rules Leash        2 Animals Lost & Found        3 Animals Misc.        2 Auto Accidents        1 Barking Dog        0         Broken Gate Arms        5 Buildings Checked        18 Damage to Property        1 Dead Animal Pickup        3 Debris on Road        12 Disabled Vehicle        2 Disturbance        3 Dust Dirt Complaint        6 Escort Guest/Homeowner        2 Flag and Sign Violations        24…

Tennis Club Upcoming Events

Donna Gillen Summer has come to an end and the temperatures are beginning to drop. The nights have been cooler, and the courts are getting hotter with activities! First up is the return of Date Night. It will be on Oct. 15 at 4:15 p.m., at Tuscany Falls. Oct. 22 marks the beginning of our…

Meet the Candidates for the HOA Board

Susan Knox Wilson At press deadline, the candidates for the 2022 election had not yet been revealed—but by the time you are reading this you will have learned the names of those who have tossed their hat in the ring via PebbleNews. The candidates are vying for a two-year, resident-volunteer position on the PebbleCreek Homeowners’…

The Alzheimer’s Association

Teri Sellers The PebbleCreek Alzheimer’s Support Group is available to all residents who have a loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia. We meet twice a month for a breakfast social and a support group meeting. Our goal is to provide support and information to families that are caring for a loved one with dementia. The…