Kim Jacobs The short 8-week Bocce Ball Fall session has come to an end. (At publication time, the standings were not yet available.) Our 16-week Winter season will start the week of Nov. 10 and end the week of March 20, 2026. The PebbleCreek (PC) Bocce Club will again honor the veterans of PC with…
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November 2025, Generals
Quilters to Honor Military Veterans
Cynthia Schwartz On Sunday, Nov. 9, the PebbleCreek Quilters Organization (PCQ) will honor 20 U.S. military veterans who live in our community. The event will be held in Eagle’s Nest Ballroom, starting at 1 p.m. Marka Locker and Carol Moonan, co-chairs of the Veterans Appreciation Committee, will host a program and share stories of the…
November 2025, Front Page
Jerry Santy Named Grand Marshal for Phoenix Veterans Parade
Patricia Ingalls PebbleCreek resident Jerry Santy will serve as a grand marshal, representing the Korean War era, in the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade, to be held Monday, Nov. 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Phoenix. Started in 1997, the parade organizers, called “Honoring America’s Veterans, Veterans Day Parade, Phoenix,” hosts a competition each…
October 2025, Clubs & Classes
Veterans Administration Moves to Streamline Support and Benefits for Vets
Ed Stadjuhar As a veteran and resident of PebbleCreek, I would like to share with you some positive changes being made by the Trump administration to the Veterans Administration (VA) to improve care that veterans receive going forward. Just in the month of August there have been numerous news releases on what the Veterans Administration…
September 2025, Clubs & Classes
PebbleCreek Democrats Call for Support for Veterans
Chuck Veltri “The Secretary of Veterans Affairs plans to reduce the Veterans Administration to 2019 staffing levels ‘without’ affecting healthcare or benefits.” This was the headline months ago in most major newspapers. Since then, plans have been put in place to reduce over 30,000 Veterans Affairs (VA) workers, many of whom are veterans, through retirements,…
April 2025, Features
Rockin’ 4 Heroes Continues to Give Back
Kathy Sinnott Rockin’ 4 Heroes is committed to generating awareness of the service and sacrifice of First Responders, Active Military, Veterans, and Gold Star Families. This nonprofit organization continues supporting our hero groups beyond hosting an annual free concert. We have a wonderful circle of ‘friends and family’ who gave, and continue to give, their…
December 2024, Generals
LifeLong Learning at PebbleCreek – December 2024
Volunteers Celebrated at LLL’s Fall Meeting Patricia Ingalls LifeLong Learning (LLL, an all-volunteer organization) held its annual Fall Volunteer Meeting and Celebration on Nov. 6 in the Tuscany Falls Chianti Room. More than 50 of LLL’s volunteers attended the event, which celebrated all the hard work of LLL’s various teams. During this 2024-25 season, LLL…
November 2024, Clubs & Classes
Republican Club to Honor Our Vets
Jenna Ridgeway On Thursday, Nov. 7, the PebbleCreek Republican Club will celebrate our 14th annual Veterans Dinner at 6 p.m. in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. This patriotic evening will honor club members and guest veterans who served to preserve our cherished American freedoms. This event takes the place of our regularly scheduled general meeting. The…
Generals, November 2024
Salute to Veterans
PebbleCreek’s own Corvette Club will be saluting our many veterans with our second annual “Corvettes Salute our Veterans” cruise. Details are as follows: When: Saturday, Nov. 9 Time: Cruise begins at 11 a.m. Location: We will be starting from the Eagle’s Nest parking lot Please check the Monday, Nov. 4 issue of PebbleNews for route…
September 2024, Clubs & Classes
Republican Club Honors Our Veterans
Patricia Moore The PebbleCreek Republican Club is proud to be sponsoring one of the outstanding veterans from our club to join the Arizona Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C. The sponsorship of this trip is made possible through the funds raised from our 50/50 raffles at each of our meetings. Fifty percent of the money…