Category: October 2015

A breast cancer message for men and women

Rayma Scalzo Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I want to take this opportunity to remind you to make sure you get your mammograms. I might also say that my breast cancer, as well as others in our Breast Cancer Support Group, did not show up on a mammogram. Therefore, it is very important…

Miracle on the Salt River

Wild Horses provide a picturesque background for this photo of PC Singles Club members Jackie Havranek and Rosemary Vana during one of the more peaceful moments of their recent tubing trip on the Salt River.

Pat Milich Skies were grey that early September day when five fearless female members of the PebbleCreek Singles Club ventured out into the Lower Salt River rapids in beautiful Tonto National Forest near Mesa. Conversation during the car ride to the river mostly centered around the phone calls from overprotective offspring intent upon lecturing parents…

Happy Birthday to you!

Mary Ann O’Brien Many of the Pebble Creekers will remember Adele Stewart from the Nine Hole Golf Group. She is turning one hundred years young on November 21. It would be wonderful if she received 100 cards for her birthday, from ladies in the group as well as from friends and neighbors. Please get your…

Service dog trainer to speak October 7

Bella with Lynn Holzner

Marge Ellison The Pet Companions Club of PebbleCreek is pleased to have as our speakers at our October 7 meeting Lynn Holzner, President and Director of Training for Leashes for Living Assistance Dog School and his wife, Terri. A 501(c)3 non-profit organization located in Tonopah, Arizona, the organization is dedicated to training service dogs to…

GoodTime Gals news

Pat Atkinson All women who live in PebbleCreek are members of the GoodTime Gals. Come alone or bring a friend to any of our activities. The GoodTime Gals have an email to send you news and announcements. To be added to our email list contact us at pcgoodtimegals@gmail with your name, address and phone number.…

Ski Club kickoff meeting set for November 5

Lynn Warren Attention, skiers! Weather forecasters are predicting a strong el nino and a new ski season will soon be here. PebbleCreek doesn’t have a ski club but, not to worry, many PebbleCreekers belong to Valley of the Sun Ski Club (VSSC) which is open to all skiers. Meetings are held just a short drive…

HOA Website Ways

Priscilla Wardlow As snowbirds return to PebbleCreek and our staff, committees and clubs gear up for the busy season, it can be hard to keep track of all of the concerts, dances, meetings and more events that are occurring. Happily, the HOA website has two pages that you’ll find very helpful in knowing when and…

HOA Committees recruiting volunteers for 2016

Pat Ingalls Making PebbleCreek run as smoothly as it does may seem like magic, but much of it is due to the efforts of volunteers and the six Homeowners Association committees on which they serve. Fall is the time of year when PebbleCreek residents have the opportunity to indicate their desires to bestow their magical…

Christmas Day Potluck update

Jane Cook It is not too early to make your reservations for the twenty-second annual Christmas Day Potluck. It will be held on Friday, December 25, 2015, at the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom. Last year 180 people attended. You will meet new PebbleCreekers and see old friends. To make your reservations call Jane Cook at 623-935–1137…

Up, up and away 2016

Penny Schneider Save the Date for the fourth annual Fashion Show and Luncheon presented by Arizona Chapter Q of the National T.T.T. Society: Saturday, March 12, 2016. The Tuscany Falls Ballroom will once again be the scene for a tasty lunch and modeling of the 2016 Spring Fashions from Dillard’s at Arrowhead. Committee meetings and…