Shawnee Robison As I was leaving my sister’s house one night last month, I looked up in amazement at the super moon that had been gracing our sky! My eyes then followed its light down to the front of the yard, where the Organ Pipe Cactus was showing off its solitary bloom! Oh, my, gosh!…
Sandy Stephens Jeff and JoAnne Braun hosted a Friends Giving Thanksgiving feast at their home Tuesday, November 22 for 72 neighbors and friends. JoAnne has an extensive background in food services but no one else we know would have taken on the challenge of hosting such a large gathering with the elaborate preparation that was…
Sharon Graville On Saturday, November 5 Dan and Sharon Graville hosted their annual Soup Party which this year was a chili cook-off. Pictured at the right are this year’s winners “Danny and Paty Graville.” Their chili was a version of the Brazilian national dish, Feijoada. Also pictured are past winners (left to right) Nancy Gustafson,…
Lance Motta-Vilensky Theft, murder, selling whiskey and the heinous crime of leaving a woman at the altar are just some of the reasons why you might have found yourself locked up in Yuma Territorial Prison during the late 1800s. Once there, you would have shared your 9 by 12 foot cell with five other prisoners,…
Dominick “Dom” Fiorino Dominick Fiorino, Unit 58, passed away November 22, 2016 and was buried November 30 in the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. He is survived by Roberta, his wife of 47 years, daughter Linda Bunnell and a brother and sister. Dom, as he was affectionately called, was full of fun and laughter; he…
Rascal is a survivor Kathryn Young Rascal moved to PebbleCreek from Colorado and loves his life in Arizona. He was tired of the harsh winters and is the only one in the family that relishes the summer heat here. Rascal has made new friends at the dog park and loves running the perimeter of the…
The PebbleCreek Art Club is very pleased to award Loretta Brenneman Artist of the Month for January 2017. Loretta, mother of three, grandmother of nine and great-grandmother of three, just celebrated her 60th wedding anniversary with her husband, Ron! She is from Portland, Oregon and began painting 30 years ago when she took watercolor and…
Celeste Delap, DPT Parkinson’s disease is an incurable, progressive disorder of the nervous system that gradually affects movement. In our west valley many people know someone who is affected by Parkinson’s disease. Yet I am often surprised by how many people are not familiar with the LSVT BIG and LOUD program, specifically how this program…
Melissa Gonzales PebbleCreek’s John Mitchell is the November PebbleCreek comment card winner! You may ask, “what did he win and why?” He filled out a comment card after dining at Eagle’s Nest Restaurant, making him eligible for the drawing. Candice Pakitsos, Food and Beverage Event Coordinator, recently awarded John with a certificate for dinner for…
Ken and Sylvia Robinson, of 3618 North Hogan Drive, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on December 28, 2016. They were married on that date in 1951 in Pocahontas, Arkansas. The couple have two children, Terri Wilkinson (husband Rick) residing in Titusville, Florida and William Robinson (wife Roxanne) residing in Collinsville, Illinois. They have three grandchildren:…