Category: December 2022

PebbleCreek Libraries’ Guidelines

Susan Kice Eagle’s Nest and Tuscany Falls both have “lending libraries” located in the respective clubhouses. The libraries are staffed by a team of volunteers who donate their time and effort to keep your libraries up-to-date and orderly, while providing a quiet place to read, study, work on puzzles, etc. Therefore anything that counters these…

AA Serenity Group

Grant me: Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and Wisdom to know the difference Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover…

Election Essentials: Your Vote Needed

Susan Knox Wilson “We appreciate all the homeowners who participated in our Meet the Candidates forums this year,” said Cliff Crooks, Chairman of the PebbleCreek Election Committee. “We had a number of great questions, which really helped everyone understand the candidates’ positions on some very important issues. Now we just need to make sure everyone…

Patrol Activity Report

Bill Kyle, Community Services Patrol Dispatched Alarms All Other        10 All Facilities locked at night        31 All Facilities unlocked AM        31 Animal Rules Leash        2 Animals Lost & Found        3 Animals Misc.        2 Auto Accidents        1 Barking Dog        10 Broken Gate Arms        3 Buildings Checked        31 Damage to Property        1 Dead Animal Pickup        12 Debris on Road        9 Disabled Vehicle        2 Disturbance        6 Dust Dirt Complaint        1 Escort Guest/Homeowner        3 Flag and…

Word of the Month: Run

David Zapatka Reader Carmela Hopkins writes, “Every month I look for your column in the Splash. Have you considered an article on the word ‘run?’ You’re on a run. I mean roll.” There are more definitions of this word than any word I have researched. Here are a few. Run verb a. to go faster than…

U.S. Military History: Unrecognized Heroes

Ross Dunfee When you hear your service-song played and you were in that branch of military service, please stand and be recognized. And so, the song goes, Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, and now Space Force. In turn, veterans of each branch of military service stand, the audience appropriately applauds the veterans, and…

Remembering Woolworth’s at Christmas

Robert Hover During the month of December, Woolworth’s became a holiday mecca for the budget-conscious family and a fantasy of tree angels, fragile glass ornaments, tinsel, foil garlands, glitter pine cones, nativity figures, and wooden Hanukkah dreidels. The original F.W. Woolworth Christmas catalogs featured beautifully illustrated watercolor covers, offering everything from Gene Autry holster sets to…

2 Your Health: Physical Therapy and the Baby Boomers

Ryann Roberts, DPT, Owner and Doctor of Physical Therapy, Arizona Orthopedic Physical Therapy (AzOPT) Physical therapists play an important role in restoring and improving motion in people’s lives. Nobody understands this more than the active adult community. As we age, we lose flexibility, strength, and balance—which makes staying fit after 50 challenging for even the…

Genealogy Club News

Denise Beeson The Genealogy Club’s mission is to educate and support the members of the PebbleCreek (PC) genealogy community in genealogical research, including computer databases, offline records, and source documentation. Please join us live in the Palm Room on the second Monday of the month from 9 a.m. to noon. All PC residents interested in…