Category: April 2018

Kare Bears’ Korner

Kare Bear board opportunities Teri Sellers For more than 20 years Kare Bears has been serving the residents of PebbleCreek. Now, there are a few opportunities for you to serve Kare Bears as a Board of Directors member. Teri Sellers, President and Joyce VanOrnam, President-Elect and Ronni Stalker, Nominating Committee Chair are currently accepting inquiries…

Yom Hashoah/Shabbat observance on Friday, April 13

Brenda Hyman April 13-7:00 p.m.—Join the High Holidays Club for the annual observance of the Holocaust (the six million who died). We have incorporated this observance with a Friday Shabbat service and a lovely Oneg afterward. There is no charge. Please sign up on the website: www.pcjewsnews.org (enter Welcome as password and update for your…

PCLGA Roadrunners compete at Anthem Golf Club

Bev Clinton The PebbleCreek Roadrunners ladies traveling golf team has completed six very tough competitions on the road on some very challenging yet beautiful courses. The team has played at Wildfire, Tonto Verde, Superstition, Desert Mountain, Red Mountain Ranch and most recently at Anthem Golf Club. The weather at Anthem was very chilly with wind…

PCSSA 23rd season coming to an end

Fred Dresser The twenty-third season of PebbleCreek Senior Softball is coming to an end. As you read this article keep in mind that due to publishing deadlines the season is still underway and the final results will appear in the May issue of the PebbleCreek Post. It’s been a great season with some exciting ballgames…

English tutors change lives

Jan Cosgrove Southwest Valley Literacy trains and certifies you to teach English to non-English speaking adults in our community. We have been doing this important work for 41 years! You will make a difference in someone’s future by giving them the gift of language. Southwest Valley Literacy Association is flooded with requests from adults for…

Rovin’ Pebbles on the road again

Lana Raptoplous The PebbleCreek Rovin’ Pebbles RV Club hit the road in February for Usery Mountain Regional Park in Mesa, Arizona. Even though Mesa isn’t that far away, Usery Mountain Regional Park is outside of town and very beautiful, sitting at the foot of the Usery Mountain range. Fifteen rigs (thirty people) were on this…

HOPE Animal – Assisted Crisis Response rep to speak April 4

Marge Ellison, Vice President The Pet Companions Club of PebbleCreek is pleased to have as its guest speaker at its April 4 general membership meeting, Natalie Widomski from HOPE Animal-Assisted Crisis Response. We will meet at 3:00 p.m. in Room 100 of the Eagle’s Nest Activities Center. All PebbleCreek residents, whether club members or not,…

Quilters make a difference

Marlene Kuskie No one looks forward to when they might have to be a resident of a memory unit or assisted care. The hours are long and anxiety is often a part of memory loss. The PebbleCreek Quilters hope to make a difference in the lives of those residents by making fidget/activity mats. These activity…

LifeLong Learning at PebbleCreek

Everyone wins at Monday Morning Lectures Shannon Tyree Everyone wins at a Monday Morning Lecture by learning something new about an interesting topic, but some attendees win big when their tickets are drawn for door prizes, which might be tickets for future lectures or something special that’s tied to the lecture subject. Esther Schatz, left,…