Category: Features

Pet of the Month: Sadie

Jim Ellison Hi! I’m Sadie. My mom and dad, Sandy and Michael Stephens, got me from Adorable Cocker Rescue. I was six and was given up, along with my brother Jack, because my family couldn’t care for us anymore. I have been with Mom and Dad for over four years, and I’m so happy now…

March Artist of the Month: Marian Carew

Emily Grotta The PebbleCreek Art Club is delighted to recognize Marian Carew as our March Artist of the Month. I grew up in a unique German community in Iowa called the Amana Colonies. My mother was an artist, so I was interested in art from an early age, but it was not until my junior year in…

Word of the Month: Librettist

David Zapatka Commenting on the January WOTM column, reader Tom from Arlington, Va. writes, “Here’s a Washington Post article where your word of the month ‘jeremiad’ is used by the paper’s reporter Michael Scherer. In this case, the reporter uses it to describe the words of the chairman of the Nye County Republican Party in Nevada…

Art Club Artist of the Year: Diane Walenda

Charlene Romanos Diane Walenda is no newcomer to the art scene here in PebbleCreek, but her style of painting evolved after many years of studying with numerous professional artists in various classes and workshops. Diane was born in Elmhurst, Ill., where she lived most of her life. Diane met her husband Bill in high school, and…

In Passing

Joseph D. Alexander Joseph D. Alexander, 82, made his transition to heaven on Jan. 4, 2021, at his home in Goodyear, Ariz. Joseph was born June 7, 1938, in Bellsmill, Va., to Chana (Young) Alexander-Gaines and Joseph Calvin Alexander. After high school, he graduated from Howard University. He was vice president of student government and…