Building Bridges – Speaking without words

Comity Advisors In an excerpt from their book, Body Language (published by Prentice Hall Regents, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, in 1982), D. R. Levine and M. B. Edelman provided the following example of transactions that occur in intercultural communication: “An American police officer, a Russian engineer, and a Jordanian teacher made the following comments about interactions they…

Your chance to win a beautiful Opportunity Quilt

Marlene Kuskie The PebbleCreek Quilters members create a quilt each year that is raffled, with the proceeds going to supplies for the many community service projects and equipment/supplies for the Fiber Arts Room (Diamondback) in the Creative Arts Center (CAC). The winning ticket for the quilt will be drawn this coming Dec. 9 at the PC…

Unit Happenings

Unit 8 August Luncheon The ladies of Unit 8 met in mid-August at Eagle’s Nest for lunch. They followed the delicious meal with a very competitive game of Mexican train! Unit 8 September Luncheon The Unit 8 ladies kicked off the fall by gathering in early September to enjoy the scrumptious food at the Irish…

General Manager’s Message: Generating the HOA budget

Bill Barnard, PebbleCreek HOA general manager Some people may think that during the summer months in the Phoenix area, things slow down. With many people traveling, returning to their hometowns for the season and people staying indoors more to seek relief from the hot temperatures, it does feel less hectic around town, even here in…

Ski season just around the corner

Lynn Warren With all the record-setting hot weather that we’ve had in the valley this year, it may be hard to think about snow and skiing, but hopefully good snow is in our future. So, now’s the time to dust off and tune up your skis! PebbleCreek doesn’t have a ski club but many PebbleCreek skiers…

Pickleball Club to host annual Gourmet Concert October 20

Rhythm Edition variety dance and show band. Top (left to right): Mark Smith, Duane McClendon, Dennis Fike, Gloria Roblez, Charles Newton, and Ray Delgadillo. Bottom: Ruzo Vallalba and Mike Dominguez.

Pancho Epstein It’s party time for the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club. Our club’s biggest social of the year, the Welcome Back Concert will be held on Oct. 20, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Eagle’s Nest dining room and patio. The featured band will be the Rhythm Edition, a high-energy, ten-member (with seven lead singers)…