The “Shop with a Cop” program has been an annual event in PebbleCreek (PC) for 30 years. Starting out small, it has grown into what residents mark their calendars for yearly on the first Saturday in November. It’s an opportunity for PC residents to tour volunteer neighbor’s homes. It is more than a donation of $25…
Leslie Darden The yoga club Christmas party at Mary Simmon’s home was a delightful celebration filled with laughter and warmth. The Yogis enjoyed a delicious spread of homemade yummy food. The atmosphere was festive and joyful, making it a perfect way to unwind and connect with fellow yoga friends before the holiday season.
PebbleCreek is excited to offer our residents transportation and tickets to one of America’s largest Holiday musicals, “A Celebration of Christmas,” on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 3 p.m. Experience the true season of Christmas like never before! This extraordinary Broadway-style performance features a live orchestra, state-of-the-art technology with incredible special effects, professional acrobatic silk artists,…
Laurie Farquhar What’s your favorite holiday season movie? If White Christmas is on your list, then you will be very happy to learn that this November, ShowTime will present the stage musical, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, starring many of PebbleCreek’s most talented singers, actors, and dancers. Just like the classic movie, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas…
“Experience A Contemplative Christmas … Through Trees” will return to Palm Valley Community Center in Goodyear, December 18-23, 2024. This open house event features 25 themed, decorated trees designed to inspire reflection and contemplation telling the story of God and us from Genesis to Revelation. This is a community event coordinated since 2018 by Rosella…
Laurie Farquhar Ho! Ho! Ho! The holiday season is fast approaching and that means ShowTime’s production of “A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol” will be opening soon. Do you have your tickets? “A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol” takes place on Christmas Eve 1943 in a little hole-in-the-wall radio station in Newark, N.J. The Feddington radio players…
Susie Nee Before Christmas, more than 30 Creekers gathered to remember our neighbors at Perryville Prison. There are about 4,000 inmates at Perryville, and many of these women have little family support and appreciate encouragement from the outside. Every woman who attended addressed 30 Christmas cards, each with a personal greeting. Over a thousand cards…
The Friday Gimme Girls celebrated Christmas on Dec. 8 by playing a fun golf game called Christmas Jumble, which had a scramble, best balls, and various other challenges. Afterwards, they enjoyed a Christmas luncheon at the home of Cheryl Skummer. Cheryl and her committee members, Diane Galewski, Emma Mosely, Karin Smith, and Diana Wolf prepared three homemade soups,…
Kathy Smith What a great way to start off the holiday season with lunch and a matinee at Arizona Broadway Theatre. They are just completing their 23rd season in Peoria. A group of singles had a wonderful day enjoying the holiday cheer and laughter of this play, White Christmas, featuring spirited songs from Irving Berlin.…
Robert Hover Perhaps the best-known Christmas carol of all time, having been translated in 44 different languages, “Silent Night, Holy Night” has an interesting story about its creation. On Christmas Eve in 1818, Franz Gruber, the church organist, had to quickly rearrange the planned music after the organ of his small village church, St. Nicholas in Obendorf,…