Category: Features

Pet of the Month: Beauty and the Beast

Hi! My name is Codi Sabatello! I am a six-month-old female mini schnauzer born in California, who recently moved to PebbleCreek. My mom wanted a schnauzer who could talk. Doggy Mom and Dad had long conversations with the breeder. My big brother, Tank, was born in California. He then moved to Colorado, then Las Vegas,…

Artist for the Month: Linda Schmillen

Karla Heinz Linda grew up in South Dakota and eventually attended a trade school in Omaha, Neb. There, she spent 20 years working for a telecommunications company. After being transferred to Denver, Colo. and working there until 2014, she and her husband, Dan, decided to leave the cold weather and came to Arizona. They found…

Artist of the Month: Mary Dohmeier

Mary Dohmeier Artist of the month is an important recognition, and it gives me a sense of pride in the opportunity to exhibit my work. I am a painter and have worked in watercolor for the past six years. My husband, Tom, and I both grew up in small towns in southern Wisconsin and have…

In Passing

Doris Jean Giocomo Doris Jean Giocomo, 87, of Goodyear, Ariz. passed away peacefully at home, Aug. 6, 2021, following an extended illness. Doris was born Sept. 22, 1933 in Chicago, Ill. to Gladys and Milton Cleek. When Doris was 16, she met the love of her life, Frank Giocomo, at the dime store where they…

U.S. Military History: Some U.S. Marine Corps History

Ross Dunfee What is a Marine? A sailor, a soldier, infantry, amphibious assault members? They are all–soldiers serving on ships ready for land action. Their history, etched in antiquity, has records in ancient Greece and Rome. In the 17th century, the English, in its wars with the Dutch, referred to Marine units as naval infantry. In 1739, during…