The PebbleCreek salesperson of the month for August 2025 is Cheryl Johnson.
Category: Features
October 2025, Features
Pet of the Month Submissions Welcome!
Would you like your pet featured as Pet of the Month in the PebbleCreek Post? Please send any Pet of the Month submissions directly to mklinka@gmail.com.
October 2025, Features
In Passing – October 2025
Barbara Bristow Barbara Jane (Brock) Bristow departed this earth on Aug. 15, 2025, at the age of 76. She passed away following emergency open-heart surgery at Banner University Hospital, Phoenix, Ariz. Barbara passed away peacefully and with dignity in the arms of her husband of 55 years, Dave, her son David of Richmond, Calif., and…
Features, October 2025
PC Birder to Share Colombia Photographs
Dana Thomas An interest in birds began in elementary school for PebbleCreek (PC) year-round resident, Dana Thomas. He was camping in a tent with his brother, Danny, also a PC resident, in their backyard in Fairbanks, Alaska, one summer when a bird’s continuous singing made it difficult to sleep. Dana later determined that bird was…
Features, October 2025
2 Your Health: Understanding Pain: A Complex and Subjective Experience
AzOPT “It REALLY hurts.” Pain is a tough subject. It is subjective. Not to say that your pain is not real or to say something does not REALLY hurt. However, pain can be perpetuated, magnified, and catastrophized based on your perspective and attitude towards your pain experience. My Personal Experience with Pain as a Physical…
October 2025, Features
Rescue of the Month: Pet Companions Club Recent Rescue—Poppy and Kona
Poppy and Kona were rescued in May. Poppy (male dog) and Kona (female cat) lived with their mom and grandma in PebbleCreek. Their mom was the caregiver for their grandma. Mom did a good job of taking care of both Poppy and Kona, who were current on vaccines and were well known to the staff…
October 2025, Features
A National Dog Day Tribute from Indianola Dr.’s “Real Pups”
A special tribute from the residents of Indianola Dr. August 26 was National Dog Day, and to all the pups who bring so much joy to our PebbleCreek community, we say, “Happy National Dog Day!” This year, the residents of Indianola Dr. celebrated their four-legged friends with a special tribute to “The Real Pups of…
Features, October 2025
Word of the Month: Contronym
David Zapatka Reader, friend, and bridge player, Maria Davis, writes, “I ran across a word that was new for me today: ‘contronym’, a word that can have opposite meanings, like sanction or oversight. I ran across it playing a New York Times free online game called Connections—a fun daily quiz. A quick Google search turned…
Features, October 2025
Karen Peterson, PebbleCreek Resident and Musician
Howard Brodbeck PebbleRock Band member and PebbleCreek resident Karen Peterson grew up in Wisconsin in a musical family. They had their own band with her dad on guitar, brothers on bass, banjo, and drums, and Karen and her sister on piano and they all sang and had great harmonies. Karen began piano lessons at age…
Features, October 2025
Welcome Back, Snowbirds! Don’t Forget to Check Your Golf Cart
Doug Adair Welcome back, PebbleCreek snowbirds! Upon returning, many of you will be dusting off your golf carts for another season of sunshine and smooth rides around the neighborhood and golf courses. But after sitting idle for several months, your golf cart deserves a quick check-up before hitting the road—or fairway. Consider the following steps…