Phylice Walton After two seasons of COVID cancellations, PebbleCreek Community Church is excited to celebrate this Easter in our usual place of worship, the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom. Our PebbleCreek friends and neighbors are invited to share in all four of these Holy Week services. Holy Week services will begin Palm Sunday, April 10, at 9…
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Front Page, April 2022
Camera Club Photo of the Month
Lynn Warren Each month the Camera Club selects a picture as Photo of the Month and, for April, chose Suzy Skolnik’s dramatic Isis Descending photo showing stormy conditions at the Grand Canyon. Suzy had taken the Grand Canyon Railroad train to the South Rim with grandkids during their spring break last year. It had been overcast…
Front Page, April 2022
PCSSA Ladies Own the Diamond
Jay Sabatello On Sunday, Feb. 27, the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) ladies owned the Field of Dreams Diamond as they put on a display of hitting and fielding to win both ends of a double-header against a respectable ladies’ team from Sun City. Your PCSSA team utilized the services of two pitchers, Jerry McGee and…
Front Page, March 2022
“A” Hikers Visit the “Goat’s Tooth”
Lynn Warren On Jan. 17, eight “A” hikers chose the nearby White Tanks for a challenging adventure. For some time, they had been eyeing a huge rock formation on the ridge high above Goat Camp Trail on the north side. Although there may not be a formal name for this formation, PebbleCreek Hikers refer to…
Front Page, March 2022
PebbleCreek Community Church Celebrates Mission Sunday
Edna DeFord On Jan. 23, PebbleCreek Community Church (PCCC) celebrated Mission Sunday to recognize some of the people and organizations it supports, both locally and worldwide, throughout the year. While the COVID-19 pandemic forced plans for the day to be altered, the church was able to host Dr. Allan Sawyer, a physician volunteer with World…
Front Page, March 2022
Ukulele Club to Perform at the Glendale Folk Festival
Gillian Driscoll The PebbleCreek Ukulele Club has been asked to perform for the second time at the Glendale Folk Festival. The club last performed there in 2020. There was no festival in 2021. They will perform songs from the Hawaiian, Caribbean, and folk traditions. The Glendale Folk Festival, which is free and open to the…
Front Page, February 2022
Bocce Ball Association Gives a Helping Hand
PebbleCreek Bocce Ball Association Board February has always been midway in the winter league. We hope everyone is having a great time and meeting wonderful people. It’s now time to think about signing up for the spring bocce league. Registration begins on Feb. 1 and ends on Feb. 25. The spring bocce league starts on…
Front Page, February 2022
Folk Music Returns This Spring
Laurie Farquhar Folk music returns to the Renaissance Theater this spring when ShowTime presents We’ll Sing in the Sunshine, a new musical revue celebrating this unique American genre. Three years ago, ShowTime’s production of This Land is Your Land provided a brief history of American folk music from the 1950s and 60s. This new revue, director…
Front Page, January 2022
2022 Source Book Delivery—We Need You!
Maureen Plate Again this year, volunteers will deliver Source Books to your home at the end of January or early February. Kare Bears is in the process of recruiting residents to assist in the distribution of the books. We have many residents who have volunteered for several years, but additional volunteers are needed, especially in…
Front Page, January 2022
Pickleball Club Happenings
Mimi Blythe Giving Back: The club’s annual Toys for Goodyear Kids was held on Dec. 4, and the club’s generosity again showed. This event was a huge success! With Santa Jim Miller and Engineer Martha Urbin, members filled the Christmas train to the brim with 1,200 children’s gifts for multiple ages. The Goodyear Fire Department arrived…