Brenda Hyman Dateline—October 11, 2:00 p.m. PebbleCreek’s Shalom Club is on the dock at Canyon Lakes waiting for the Dolly Steamboat ride to shove off the pier. 45 plus members went a-boating on this beautiful Sunday afternoon. We saw a bald eagle (a very rare sight) as well as a big horn sheep. Beautiful photos,…
Lance Motta-Vilensky Life after death is a basic tenet of Christianity: spending eternity in a place called paradise. Spanish colonists wanted to share their vision of paradise with the native peoples of New Spain. So it was that in the year 1691, Jesuits established a mission in the land of the O’odham (or Pima) near…
Shawnee Robison While dining at the Eagle’s Nest Dining Room in PebbleCreek Resort one Saturday evening I happened to look out the window and saw this magnificent display! I was speechless! It was so incredible! “Only in Arizona,” I thought out loud, “can one see such gorgeous skies!” I am so-o-o lucky to be living…
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) will bestow one of the highest honors possible to Paul McGinnis, CGCS (Certified Golf Course Superintendent) at a ceremony in early 2016. Paul has been selected to receive the association’s 2016 Colonel John Morley Distinguished Service Award for his outstanding, substantive and enduring contributions to the advancement…
Earlier this year PebbleCreek Director of Food & Beverage Melissa Gonzales and PebbleCreek resident Bill Kafitz worked together to perform CPR and used an AED machine to administer life-saving care to fellow resident Eugene Levine. Melissa was honored at the Kare Bears annual luncheon November 11, 2015 in the Tuscany falls Ballroom. Bill Kafitz was…
Maria White On Thursday, November 5, 2015, at the PebbleCreek Republican Club sixth annual Event and Dinner Honoring Our Veterans, the featured speaker Sheriff Joe Arpaio, conferred the honor of Special Deputy Captain for the Maricopa County, Arizona to Paul White. Paul received the honor of Special Deputy last year on his 104th birthday, making…
Hi! My name is Teddy! When I am sweet and cuddly my mom, Marge Ellison, calls me “Teddy Terrific.” Sometimes I am a wild and crazy guy. She then calls me “Teddy the Terror.” Many of you may recall me as the little brown dog that roamed Eagle’s Nest and Tuscany Falls last April. Some…
Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord has announced that Carolyn Rota, a PebbleCreek resident since 2003, is the recipient of the city’s Citizen of the Year Award for 2015. In a proclamation delivered following the State of the City address on Tuesday evening, Ms. Rota was recognized for her numerous and varied volunteer activities, including celebration of…
Vicki McLaughlin I have felt such overwhelming love and support from all of you since the passing of my husband Howard McLaughlin in September. All the stories you have shared and hugs you have given have helped me through this difficult time. I hope you will join me in a Celebration of Life gathering, Saturday,…
Happy Holidays! Plant Holiday Color Poinsettias are great color for the holidays. They are a little frost tender, but with a lightweight cover on cold nights they usually do fine outside. Plant them in their original containers in your pots so it is easier to remove them after they have lost their appeal. But remember,…