Category: June 2019

Cinema Society goes to the Big Apple

Susan Knox Wilson Seven members of the PebbleCreek Cinema Society joined Cinema Society founder and director, Andy Friedenberg and his wife, Beth, for a whirlwind seven-day tour of New York City in late April, along with members from other chapters in San Diego, Scottsdale and Surprise. New York is known as the city that never…

Keep your smarts with brain training exercises

Teri Sellers The next meeting of the Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group is June 15. In the same way that we have choices in activities that strengthen our bodies with exercise, we have an opportunity in June to experience new ways to exercise our brain. Come and experience brain exercises that you can do in a…

Billiard Club tournament winners

Blair Dreyfus, Tournament Committee Chair 8-ball Tournament winners 04/02: Bob Macy 04/09: Rene Levebre 04/16: Blair Dreyfus 04/23: Johnny Henson 04/30: Bob Macy 9-ball Tournament winners 04/01: Rene Levebre 04/05: Blair Dreyfus 04/08: Rene Levebre 04/12: Blair Dreyfus (I see a pattern developing here!) 04/15: No Tournament 04/19: Blair Dreyfus 04/22: Johnny Henson (pattern broken!)…

Kare Bears’ Korner

Kare Bears volunteers honored Joyce Van Ornam Kare Bears volunteers were in full bloom at the 2019 Spring Fling, enjoying brunch and friendship! The following volunteers received their ten-year pins: Dick Atwater, Mildred Callahan, Arlis Legler, Loretta Morris and Maureen Plate. Please consider joining us by visiting www.karebears.org and completing a volunteer interest form. Rotary…

In Passing

William Colton William Sprague Colton, age 85 of Goodyear, AZ died March 16, 2019, in Goodyear, AZ. He was born November 28, 1933, in Altadena, CA to William and Ethyl Colton. William served in the U.S. Navy, retiring as a Commander. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master’s Degree in…

Join the SW Literacy Team

Jan Cosgrove Southwest Valley Literacy is inviting all experienced teachers who are retired and miss the enjoyment and enthusiasm of teaching in a small class environment to join our new volunteer program. We now offer five-week sessions of group conversation on daily living subjects for adult non-English speakers. If you are creative, flexible and anxious…

TRICARE briefings

TRICARE beneficiaries who are eligible for Medicare Part A and B are invited to the TRICARE For Life (TFL) briefings which are for TRICARE beneficiaries that have questions or want to learn more about the TFL program. The next briefing is Tuesday, July 16, 2019, 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., at the Base Theater, across…

Acrylics: Through the summer and beyond

Marianne Graff The PebbleCreek Art Club proudly presents acrylic artists and their paintings as a featured summer exposition. Although this medium is a “late bloomer” with relatively modest origins, nevertheless, acrylics’ impact on the art world has been enormous. This article is the first in a series and covers the origins of acrylic paint and…

Camera Club visits Phoenix Art Museum

Lynn Warren Photographers can learn a lot by studying the work of others and on May 3, five PC Camera Club members toured the Mexican Photographer’s Exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum and enjoyed a few snacks afterward. The club’s General Meeting, open to all PebbleCreek residents, meets monthly at 6:30 p.m. on the third…