Bill Barnard With higher than usual temperatures, it seems that spring has skipped us and we have gone straight to summer. It has been a hot one this year. Spring is a very busy time of the year with most of our residents in town and a large number of residents and guests visiting. It…
Donna Swagger Les Misérables! Jersey Boys! Sweet Charity! Experience “A Bit of Broadway” with the PebbleCreek Singers. Concert dates are Thursday, April 30, through Saturday, May 2. Thursday and Friday shows are evening performances at 7 p.m. in the Renaissance Theater. A matinee performance will be offered on Saturday, May 2, at 3 p.m. in…
Melinda Klinka, the Pet Companions Club of PebbleCreek On Feb. 20, Jim and Marge Ellison were recognized for over 40 years of service and compassion for animals with a bench dedication at Merrell Street Park area, presented by the Pet Companions Club. In attendance were family, friends, and, appropriately, dogs. The bench is inscribed as…
Spike Razem and Jean Harris How often are you invited to a 160th birthday party? Last month one of the cutest couples in PebbleCreek celebrated their 80th each, born just one month apart in 1946. The always-young Don Paxton and Nancy Preston are both active in PebbleCreek, especially on the pickleball courts, golf courses, card…
Ruth Bindler Imagine a Saturday morning walk with sightings of snowy and great egrets, green herons, white pelicans, great blue herons, and even a bald eagle. It does not sound like Goodyear, Arizona. But Tres Rios (referring to the joining of three rivers—Salt, Gila, and Agua Fría) Wetlands Environmental Restoration project near 91st Avenue in…
Arty Bartlett Oh my gosh, the trash talk started early and often on the brisk morning of Feb. 20 as contestants got to do a target warm–up. They also do the “shifty-eyed dance” where they pretend they aren’t watching everyone else while dialing in to center target! If you ever watch one of these events,…