Gillian Driscoll The PebbleCreek Democratic club welcomed Goodyear Mayor Joe Pizzillo and city Department Heads to their Nov. 5 meeting. The Mayor gave a summary of current development, long–term plans, budget, and finances. He discussed the development of GSQ into the long awaited hub of the city. He laid out plans for future development including…
Jenna Ridgeway “Honoring our Veterans” was the theme of our November Republican Club’s Awards Banquet. This is such a special time to respect those who served to keep our nation safe. This year’s PCRC “Veteran of the Year” is Chuck Streeter, Army. Chuck has done so much for our club and for our country, we…
Stephen Banet On Nov. 8, members of the Corvette Club took to the streets to honor our veterans for their service on their special day. Our club, which is made up of numerous veterans, are proud to show our appreciation and support for their many sacrifices. This was our third annual Veterans Day ride and…
Diane Rottman On Nov. 9, the PebbleCreek Quilters hosted an event to honor veterans from our community. The event began with Becky Trimble, herself a veteran, singing “I’m Proud to be an American.” This year, 20 veterans were honored, and each was presented with a quilt made by one of the quilt group members. During…
Fred Dresser Veterans Day is celebrated on Nov. 11, however, on Sunday, Nov. 9, the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) recognized players (men and women) who currently serve or have served this country with ballgames made up of PCSSA players. The photos that accompany this article were provided by Lori Adair. You may recognize some…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…