Here are the HOA office and facility hours for Veterans Day on Thursday, Nov. 11. The Activities Office, Administration, Architectural and Landscape Committee Office, and Resident and Guest Services will be closed. The Patrol Office is closed, but regular patrol operations still take place. The Creative Arts Center will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.…
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Front Page, November 2020
Salute to Veterans (Virtual) Event November 11
Activities Office Your Activities Office is pleased to announce that we will be having our annual Salute to Veterans event this year—with one change; it will be done as a virtual salute due to restrictions related to COVID-19. The production will be filmed in the immediate weeks prior to Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020,…
Generals, November 2020
Centennial of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery
Matt Scott At 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 2021 (Veterans Day) the people of the United States will mark the passage of 100 years since the interment of an unidentifiable member of the American Expeditionary Forces of World War I in Arlington National Cemetery. The place of interment has come to be known as the…
Features, October 2020
The Cold War
Ross Dunfee It is impossible for this writer to pen a history of the Cold War (war without heated conflict) in 500 words, so please forgive my inadequacies. The Cold War, like so many actions, is wrought in fear. After World War II, the USA and other nations feared the expansion of communism. It also…
Front Page, October 2020
Veterans Day Program 2020: November 11
Traci Baker, Director, Community Activities and Communications Every year we take time to give thanks and recognition to all of our military personnel who have given so much to secure our freedom. This year, we are likely not going to be able to gather together in the Theater, but your Activities Office team is thrilled…
Generals, December 2019
Special salute to PebbleCreek veterans
Susan Knox Wilson On Sunday, Nov. 10, PebbleCreek honored its many military veterans with a truly patriotic, sold-out Veterans Day celebration at the Renaissance Theater. It was a moving and special program, filled with gratitude for all the men and women who are serving or have served our country in the military. Master of Ceremonies,…
Generals, December 2019
PebbleCreek veterans honored with luncheon and special quilts
Susan Knox Wilson PebbleCreek veterans were honored at an appreciation luncheon on Sunday, Nov. 10 in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. The event, hosted by the PebbleCreek Quilters, was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek, PebbleCreek Republican Club, PebbleCreek Democratic Club, PebbleCreek Pickleball Club, Craig Hauger, Certified Financial Planner, Woodbury Financial, and a number…
Features, November 2019
Remembering a veteran: Crisanto Manalili
Irene Manalili My name is Irene Manalili, a PebbleCreek resident. As Veterans Day approaches, I want to share with you the recognition that my father received for his military service. My father, Crisanto Manalili, was one of the 260,000 Filipino soldiers, scouts, and guerrillas who fought with the United States forces during World War II…
Generals, November 2019
Veterans Day program at PebbleCreek November 10
Every year, we take time to give thanks and recognition to all of our military personnel who have given so much to secure our freedom. This year, we are thrilled to welcome Michael Swanigan as our special guest speaker. Swanigan, retired from the Air Force Reserve, flew C-130 Hercules planes for the Alaska Air National Guard.…
Clubs & Classes, November 2019
Honor Flight – October 2019
David Hale Hand, Korea Korea veterans, our turn is here to take the Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. I won’t take a lot of time telling you about the organization as you can read about it at www.honorflight.org. I will say that the veterans who are selected do not pay anything to go. The organization…