Ronnie Levine The Shalom Club held a sing-a-long via Zoom on June 28, led by members Jane Myers, on guitar and Peter Kesselman, on drums. It was wonderful to see our members singing and clapping, even though we were on mute except for our performers! For High Holiday information, contact Gloria Kornbluth at [email protected]. If…
Category: August 2020
Clubs & Classes, August 2020
Local Travel, Safe Travel—Friday Field Trips!
Traci Baker, Director of Community Activities and Communications Our travel partners at Free Spirit Vacations have been hard at work trying to plan ways to keep us all active, while staying safe. They have come up with a fun way to travel, learn, and enjoy some of Arizona’s sites, landmarks, and places of note with…
Generals, August 2020
High Holiday Services
Ronnie Levine As this virus continues to spread in Arizona including within our community, we have been facing the challenge of having our High Holy Day services as we’ve done in the past. Keeping a safe distance from others, wearing masks, paying attention to hygiene around prayer books and door handles would not be conducive…
Generals, August 2020
In These Times
Larry Sessoms Our PebbleCreek Community Church recently brought forth a proposal to purchase an additional 75 chairs for the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom—we needed the chairs for our growing congregation. Here again, the best laid plans! But with the closure of the ballroom and suspension of our Sunday morning services held there, we continue to ……
Clubs & Classes, August 2020
Quilters Help a Man on a Mission
Linda Rowe Mark Hohnbaum is the kind of guy who always puts a lot of thought into gifts for his wife, Koni. Koni is a nurse at Banner Del E Webb. Mark told PebbleCreek (PC) Quilters Club member Mary Sabatello, who had made masks and head coverings for Koni and other nurses, that he wanted to…
Clubs & Classes, August 2020
PC Quilters Club Highlighted on “Arizona Horizons” Turns into Unexpected Request
Linda Rowe When PebbleCreek (PC) Quilters Club president, Ronda Jones, was interviewed by Ted Simons of “Arizona Horizons” on Channel 8 for the social connections segment, she was pleased to highlight the various charitable contributions the club has made to hospitals, hospice, chemotherapy transfusion centers, and other local charities. You can view her interview at…
Clubs & Classes, August 2020
Word of the Month: Contumacious
David Zapatka Sister and reader Judy Haberstroh wrote after reading the June column, “This one is interesting. Initially I was leaning toward using ‘yet’ but once I saw the specific definition of ‘still,’ I felt that was the correct word. However, when talking, I would more likely place the word ‘still’ after ‘it’s’ rather than…
Features, August 2020
Building Bridges: A Short Version of My Story: From Iran to the U.S.
My name is Behnaz Reid; my husband gave me my nickname “Benny” knowing that some folks might have a little trouble pronouncing my foreign name. I was born and raised in Iran’s capital city, Tehran, long before the 1979 political revolution that overthrew the Shah, rocked the world, and forever changed my world. I grew…
Generals, August 2020
General Manager’s Message: July 2020
Bill Barnard, General Manager As was shared previously in a message to the community, we are seeing an increase in verified reporting from members of the PebbleCreek Community who have tested positive for COVID-19. We are not alone as the increased cases are happening throughout the state and country. In my message this month, I…
Sports, August 2020
PCLGA Ladies Win in Second LASSI Event at Copper Canyon
Cindy Sota The second tournament of the Ladies Arizona Summer Survivor Invitational (LASSI) was played at Copper Canyon Golf Club at Sun City Festival on July 6. There were 56 two-person teams contending for a prize playing a Best Ball format. The competition was played on the Vista and Lakes course from the jade tees.…