Dan Phelka The PebbleCreek Computer Club resumes its weekly instructional meetings on Monday, January 2, 2017, at 4:15 p.m. (until about 6:00 p.m.) in the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom. The topic for the presentation at this meeting will be answering frequently asked question regarding personal computers. It will also deal with some questions surrounding the new…
Category: January 2017
Features, January 2017
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
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!…
Features, January 2017
Residents host ‘Friends Giving’ Thanksgiving feast
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…
Features, January 2017
6th annual Graville Soup Party
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,…
Features, January 2017
Day tripping from PebbleCreek – locked up in Arizona
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,…
Features, January 2017
In Passing
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…
Features, January 2017
Pet of the Month
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…
Features, January 2017
Artist of The Month
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…
Features, January 2017
2 Your Health: Arizona Orthopedic
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…
Features, January 2017
John Mitchell wins dinner for two
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…