2000 miles and counting Pete Williams The four PebbleCreek Hiking Club rookie hikers shown here have a combined 2000 plus miles on the trails during their first year as club members. Pictured (left to right) are Mark Frumkin, Wayne Wills, Joe Clarkson and Dennis Zigmunt. Jim Gillespie took the photograph. These five hikers enjoyed an…
Category: September 2016
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
Le Cercle Français August meeting recap
Betsy Crosson Diane and Louis Larochelle recently hosted one of the August meetings for Le Cercle Français with 17 members attending. The Larochelles hail from the state of New Hampshire originally and speak French with a Canadian accent which is somewhat like the differences in accents one finds in spoken English in various regions of…
Generals, September 2016
Have you heard? The “new” Renaissance has a hearing loop
Susan Knox Wilson Our PebbleCreek neighbors Tom and Shannon haven’t been to the theater in years. Why? Because they have hearing loss, Tom and Shannon have despaired of ever really enjoying a concert, a movie or a play because, even using special headsets, they are frustrated by the sound quality, static and interference. All that’s…
Features, September 2016
Pets of the Month
Generals, September 2016
Become an English tutor
Jan Cosgrove Our volunteer tutors have been teaching English Language skills to non-English speaking adults in the southwest valley for over 40 years! Today the need is greater than ever. We are flooded with requests from adults for English Language training. Southwest Valley Literacy offers Tutor Training Workshops several times a year. You do not…
Generals, September 2016
Board candidate profile
My name is Ed Stadjuhar. My wife, Karen, and I have been residents of PebbleCreek since 2005. Both of us are active in golf. Karen plays with the PCWGA and I play with the PCMGA as well as the Rattlers men’s group. This past year, I chaired the PCMGA fundraising committee for the Men’s Member…
Features, September 2016
In Passing
Robert (Bob) Cleland Robert Fred Cleland, 68, of Goodyear died July 28, 2016. Mr. Cleland was born June 25, 1948 in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. He was a member of the United States Army, serving in Vietnam from 1968 to 1970. Over his 43-year career as a plastics engineer, Bob worked for a number of…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
FFF – summer pool party
George Warden As the summer heat began to rise, the Flair Friendship Fun Social Club in PebbleCreek decided this was a good time to have a Summer Pool Party at the Eagle’s Nest Clubhouse pool. Temperatures were 110 degrees on the day of the party. We even had members from other social clubs join us…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
Abbiamo Mangiato at Carrabba’s
Jim Roberts The Italian-American Club had their July luncheon meeting at Carrabba’s Italian Restaurant on Thursday, July 21, 2016. Arrangements for the luncheon were made by Alice Miller. The meeting portion was conducted by our able President Ken Minichello. Abbiamo mangiato at Carrabba The Italian-American Club at PebbleCreek knows where to eat They know Carrabba’s…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
Moisture management for Alzheimer’s/Dementia patients
Rayma Scalzo If you are a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s/Dementia, you are invited to attend our discussion group on Saturday, September 17, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. This month we are pleased to have Jolene Capparelle from Comfort Plus address the following issues: The common causes of incontinence What effect diet has on incontinence…