Building bridges

The Comity Advisors: Stevan St. Augustin, Roberta Medina, George Warden, Beverly Kim, Roger Wong, Mary Thomas Homo Sapiens, our species, despite physical differences such as skin color, have very similar genetics. Recent analyses of many samples of DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid show that humans are 99.9% identical. Genetics has been used to label and separate…

PCLGA players win at Copper Canyon Golf Club

Deanna Mendiola On July 9 the Ladies Arizona Summer Survivor Invitational (LASSI) league held the second, two-person best-ball tournament of the season at Copper Canyon Golf Club, Sun City Festival, Buckeye. The event was a full field of 58, two-person teams and the PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) was represented by nine teams: Geanie Aldridge/Judi…

Bringing joy to African children

Inge Chapman and Edna DeFord Inge Chapman and Edna DeFord, members of PebbleCreek Community Church, recently returned from a Samaritan’s Purse mission trip to Uganda, Africa. Working with a team of other volunteers, they distributed Operation Christmas Child [OCC] shoe boxes to children in 15 different locations in and around the city of Kampala, Uganda.…

Election Essentials

Susan Knox Wilson The August 31 deadline is fast approaching for community-minded leaders to declare their candidacy for the PebbleCreek Homeowners Association Board of Directors. The HOA’s Election Committee is issuing a last call for forward thinking leaders interested in running in a fall election. The volunteer position is for a two-year term beginning January…

2 Your Health: Physical Therapy vs. Oploids for pain management

AZOPT Physical Therapists According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), sales of prescription opioids have quadrupled in the United States, even though “there has not been an overall change in the amount of pain that Americans report.” In response to a growing opioid epidemic, the CDC released opioid prescription guidelines in March…