Category: November 2017

Have you seen these two amazing neighbors?

Alan and Kate Krob

Kathy Gorchesky Have you seen these two amazing neighbors? Alan and Kate Krob can be spotted most mornings on Tuscany Falls side of PebbleCreek. They do their morning walk and pick up trash along the way. They have been observed darting from side to side on the roads, pointing out trash like they have found…

Pet Companions Club plans holiday celebration

Marge Ellison Pet lovers, whether Pet Companions Club members or not, are invited to join us on Tuesday, December 5 for our annual Holiday Celebration. We will meet at 3:00 p.m. in the home of our Treasurer Mollie McErlean, 16114 W. Fairmount Avenue, Tuscany Falls. If you are new to PebbleCreek, or are unfamiliar with…

Managing High Blood Pressure During The Holidays

(Family Features) Managing blood pressure can be difficult, especially during the holidays and winter months. A change in routine, family visits, traveling, illness, holiday menus and financial concerns can all conspire to derail your best efforts at keeping chronic conditions, like high blood pressure, under control. If you are one of the millions of American…

Linda Bolon to speak on “Urban Coyotes” November 1

A PebbleCreek coyote

Marge Ellison Because of the importance of our PebbleCreek residents coexisting successfully with coyotes in our community, The Pet Companions Club of PebbleCreek has asked resident Linda Bolon, the Arizona representative of Project Coyote, to be our guest speaker on Wednesday, November 1, 2017. Project Coyote is a national non-profit organization that promotes educated coexistence…

A summer of disaster and generosity

Red Cross staff and volunteers gathered around to applaud PebbleCreek’s donation as Kare Bears President Teri Sellers presented checks totaling $5,160 to Red Cross Chief Development Officer Don Speck.

Stu Burge The summer of 2017 will be remembered as one of the most disastrous in U.S. history. Like something out of a Hollywood horror movie, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate carved an unprecedented swath of death and destruction across the Caribbean Islands and Puerto Rico, then north through mainland states stretching from Texas…

Carving out special greetings!

If you can picture yourself here--as a PebbleCreek Single--then, violá! You’ll be the next PebbleCreek Single masterpiece! I’ve got you in my line of sight! Are you striking a pose?

Shawnee Robison When three of our PebbleCreek Singles entered the Board and Brush Shop in Glendale, their eyes beheld a fabulous sight! A beautiful, modern, airy, classroom-style shop with long work tables and chairs ready for action! The walls were filled with a collection of original boards done by students, instructors and the owners, Denise…

Artist Series season tickets ready to pick up

Traci Baker, Director, Community Activities and Communications For those who renewed or already purchased their Artist Series tickets, they are ready for you to pick up. You may pick them up anytime, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at your friendly Activities Office. If you have any questions, please call the Activities…

International Travel Club

Cindy Watty Thirty-seven PebbleCreekers and friends recently completed a delightful trip that included several days in Budapest, a Danube River cruise stopping in Vienna, Regensburg and other cities in Austria and Germany, and ended with three days in Prague. The PebbleCreek Travel International Club will hold its first meeting of the fall on October 31…

Railroad Club open house

Mark Pelletier Plan now to visit the PebbleCreek Model Railroad Club for our annual Thanksgiving Open House at the Eagle’s Nest Activity Center, Friday, November 24, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Bring the famila, friends and guests to see our indoor and outdoor trains. Inside Room 106, view the superbly detailed Great Lakes Western Railroad,…