Les Minsuk At no cost, and with very little effort, you can contribute to a worthy charity. Two Ronald McDonald Houses in the Phoenix area provide housing and low-cost meals for families of ill or injured children, who travel here for treatment at local hospitals or medical centers. Not only do they have a roof…
Category: April 2021
Generals, April 2021
The Directory of Services Has Been Updated
Rayma Scalzo What is it you may ask? It is not to be confused with the Source Book that you received in February. It is a compilation of resources provided by residents from the PebbleCreek egroups, speaker presentations, facilitators and members of support groups, Area Agency on Aging, lists from organizations specializing in seniors, and resources obtained…
Features, April 2021
Word of the Month: Negentropy
David Zapatka While reading Starseed Transmissions by Ken Carey, I ran across the word negentropy. I’ve always been fascinated by the word entropy and its meaning, so I was immediately intrigued by this related word, driving me to research it for this month’s issue. Entropy: noun /ˈentrəpē/ 1. thermodynamics: a measure of the unavailable energy in a…
Clubs & Classes, April 2021
Camera Club Meeting, April 19
Lynn Warren Camera Club meetings continue to be conducted via Zoom, in accordance with HOA and CDC guidelines. The March meeting featured an interesting presentation on color calibration for printing. At the April meeting on April 19 at 6:30 p.m., Roger Bunting, club secretary, will present “Introduction to Infrared Photography.” Roger, a retired scientist and…
Generals, April 2021
Upcoming PebbleCreek Events
Traci Baker, Director of Community Activities & Communications Virtual Excursions: second Thursday of every month at 3 p.m. April 8: Arizona’s Rails—Verde Canyon Railroad and Grand Canyon Railway New getaway from our feature partners: Grand Canyon Railway and Verde Canyon Railroad Upcoming Tours: Old West Highway & Lunch April 9, 2021 Price: $109 per person…
Features, April 2021
Artist of the Month: Glass Artist Stephen Nathan
Karla Heinz, PCGAC President Stephen Nathan grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. Because of his interest in environmental issues, he attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, where he received degrees in biology and environmental engineering. He then worked as an environmental engineer for 12 years with…
Features, April 2021
Artist of the Month: Biography of Barbara Johnson-Rossi
Emily Grotta The Art Club is delighted to award Artist of the Month for April to Barbara Johnson-Rossi. Barbara was born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. to a family that loved animals. When she was seven, they moved into the country and bought horses, which started a 30-year stretch of loving, owning, raising, and showing Appaloosa…
Sports, April 2021
PCL9GA Holds Member-Member Golf Tournament
Chris Stelplugh As a tribute to the same tournament held a year ago in 2020, the PCL9GA’s Member-Member Tournament theme this year was fittingly titled Swinging in the Rain. Golfers were assigned to flights under the headings of Precips, Raindrops, and Monsoons. Held on March 9 and 10, rain hats, galoshes, and umbrellas were not…
Generals, April 2021
Counselor to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice and Writer to Speak at Men’s Fellowship April 7 Meeting
Curt Zimmerman The Men’s Christian Fellowship of PebbleCreek (MCFPC) will meet via Zoom on Wednesday, April 7 at 7:30 a.m. Special guest speaker will be Douglas McFarland, noted author and former counselor to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger. Born in Portland, Ore., and grew up in Sioux Falls, S.D., McFarland received his B.A.…
Features, April 2021
In Passing
Ron Lawson Ron Lawson of Unit 26 died Jan. 30, 2021, at home and at peace. Ron and his wife, Candy, retired to PebbleCreek in December 2003. Ron was born in Richmond, KY. His family moved to Hammond, Ind. after WWII. Upon graduating from high school, Ron joined the Marine Corp in 1962. He served on…