Category: Features

Artist of the Month – September 2014

Gale Baldasare

Linda Strauss-Lewis What’s that sound I hear? A short, tinkling burst of laughter? There it goes again and again! Gale Baldasare must be nearby! No one brings more spontaneous joy to a room than Gale! The PC Art Club has named Gale as its September Artist of the Month and just writing about her makes…

Pet of the Month – September 2014

Buhner

Hi! My name is Buhner. For all those past Seattle Mariners’ fans my mom, Pam Wallace, named me after her favorite baseball player because when they found me at the shelter I was bald. But look how gorgeous I turned out. I had a great 12 years with my parents. They said over and over…

In Passing – September 2014

Bridget Mae Kaarstad It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our wonderful aunt on July 15, 2014. Bridget was predeceased by her husband Gerald in 2009. She was born on December 27, 1930, in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. At the age of 18 she left home with her sister Casey…

More Mah Jongg players graduate

Back row from left: Mary McMahon, Dave Maybey, Linda Labenz, Tony Sacks and Patti Casey; Third row: Wendy Neely, Michelle Hundt, Jeannie Schimmelpfennig and Gladys Maybey; Second row: Kim Holmes and Charlotte Krause; Front row: Instructors Johanna Kaufman, Janet Day and Liz Gray

Johanna Kaufman Millions of Mah Jongg players throughout the world are tackling this challenging game that originated in ancient China and has become very popular in the United States. As the game moved west, it emerged in many forms. In 1937 the National Mah Jongg League in the United States was formed to standardize the…

PebbleCreek Gun Club activities

5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 3 is Registration for Ben Avery Shotgun League at Ben Avery Clay Target Center; League starts September 10, 20 (http://www.benaveryclaybusters.org/) 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 3 in the Capri Room at Tuscany Falls Clubhouse is Marauders Tactical Training (MTT) Awareness Seminars (www.marauders.us) Introduction to Personal Security will…

Kevens Corner

Winter flower garden in southern Arizona

The list of to do’s for the desert September gardener can be rather involved. However, the results of your work will be apparent when the weather cools and your plants begin to shine. Weed control: Toward the end of September or the beginning of October I apply a pre-emergent to control the germination of weeds.…

The Wine Life – September 2014

The Blessed Rhone Andrew McCreery There are several places in this world that just seem to be special. Everyone has their own list of magical places. For me one of those areas is the Rhone River of France, especially the southern region. So many elements of history, culture, geography and of course wine intersect with…