PC Live On Stage

PebbleCreek Singers presents “Mistletoe and Holly” tickets on sale November 2 Diane Piehl You’ll want to be sure to get your tickets for the PebbleCreek Singers concert, “Mistletoe and Holly,” in the Renaissance Theater, running from Dec. 4 through 7. at 7 p.m. You can purchase ticket beginning on Saturday, Nov 2, by visiting pebblecreekhoa.org. Log in with your member ID…

PC Hiking Club Diary

Left to right: Len Jeffery (London), Dennis Zigmunt, Dave Schuldt, Wayne McKinney, Barb Schaepe, Roger Sanders, Marilyn Reynolds, Lynn Warren (photographer), Pete Williams, and Wayne Wills pausing for a fun photo in nearby Estrella Mountain Regional Park.

Hikers visit Michelin Man II Lynn Warren One relatively rare type of crested saguaro is known as a jointed or segmented saguaro. On Oct 3, six PebbleCreek “B” hikers enjoyed a relatively flat 11.7-mile hike in the 136th St. section of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. The hike consisted of a combination of trails that provided…

Men’s Bible Study Breakfast

Left to right: Brannon Hampton, Tom Chapman, Lee Ayers, Terry Ernst, Dave Wehrman, Mark Kloverstrom, and Neil Smith.

Lee Ayers On the morning of Oct. 9, the Men’s Bible Study of the Christian Men’s Fellowship of PebbleCreek, had six members attend its monthly breakfast at the Eagle’s Nest dining room. Terry Ernst organizes these times for getting together to fellowship and enjoy a meal. That day, they were joined by Goodyear City Council member, Brannon Hampton, who informed…

Remarkable Par-4 hole-in-one for Jim Collins

Jim Collins shows off his scorecard with his amazing par-4 hole-in-one shot.

Dave Vader In my 35 years of playing golf, I have only seen a par-4 hole-in-one twice. It is a very, very rare accomplishment. I’ve never had one, but we had a par-4 hole-in-one right here in PebbleCreek on Sept. 30, when Jim Collins scored an albatross* on the 7th hole of the Tuscany West course,…

“Bandstand” Broadway Musical set for December 8

From Andy Blankenbuehler, winner of the 2017 Tony Award for Best Choreography and the 2016 Tony Award for Hamilton, comes Bandstand—the new musical that explodes with the most high-octane, heart-stopping, and best dancing on stage today. It’s 1945, and as America’s soldiers come home to ticker-tape parades and overjoyed families, Private First-Class Donny Novitski, singer…

Building Bridges: A treasure of our time

Roberta Medina I was moved and saddened to hear that another African American icon, Toni Morrison, had passed away. She died in August of this year. I’m writing this article to give you some insight into her life and work. The Morrison family was originally from Alabama but left in the early 1900s, taking up…