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Kare Bears’ Korner

Joey Arnold (left), a driver for Kare Bears, is standing next to her car which has a Kare Bears removable magnet with Linda Glazer, Transportation Specialist.

Kare Bears’ Holiday Program – Wednesday, December 21 Susan White Mark your calendars for Wednesday, December 21, 2016 to join in on the Kare Bears holiday program! This special event will take place at the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom at 11:00 a.m. There will be musical talent for you to enjoy some familiar holiday carols. More…

Thank you, Kare Bears luncheon volunteers

Susan White A special thank you from Chairperson Lorna Anderson and to the following committees and their volunteers. Awards: Thelma Lindhorn-Chair, Corrine Adams Chimera, Dru Bacon, Ken Kurtz, Laura Measles Decorations: Grace Cooper-Chair, Jenny Schafer, Sandy Donovan, Lucy Kramer, Mary Cassil Hospitality: Judie Harden–Chair, Ann Abke, Mary Gifford, Carol Poulson, Sylva Sheets Ticket Sales: Tom…

Thank you, sponsors

Susan White Many contributed to the Kare Bears luncheon to help minimize various expenditures and also provided items for the raffles. Corporate Sponsors were the following: Candy Klackle, RE/MAX Professionals; Jewelry by Victor; La Loma Village; Mahoney Law Office; Mary Couzens Realty; Nothing Bundt Cakes; Osborne Jewelers; Total Wine & More; Thompson’s Flower Shop; Thompson…

To all the women of PebbleCreek

2016 Campers

Penny Schneider Have you written the date March 11, 2017 on your calendar yet? Here are five excellent questions to consider for doing so—. Do you love fashion shows with a delicious lunch? Do you enjoy supporting a worthy cause? Do you like to receive a basket of goodies for a few dollars’ worth of…

Litchfield Park Library notice

Nancy Stevenson Come to the Litchfield Park Branch Library to discover Is This Book Rare? on Saturday, December 3 at 11:00 a.m. Charles Parkhurst will share his expertise on rare and valuable books. No appraisals will take place. Get creative this holiday season! Make a gift for the unexpected guest, wonderful hostess, or yourself at Handmade…

LifeLong Learning Co-Chairs win Kare Bear Founder’s Award

Dennis DeFrain and Phyllis Minsuk of LifeLong Learning were the recipients of the Kare Bears Founders Award.

Susan Knox Wilson Dennis DeFrain and Phyllis Minsuk, co-chairs of PebbleCreek’s LifeLong Learning organization, are the joint recipients of the 2016 Kare Bears Founder’s Community Service Award. The award was presented at the Kare Bears annual fall luncheon. Dennis and Phyllis have been active members of LifeLong Learning – formerly called the Education Club –…

Renaissance Theater hearing loop goes live!

Susan Knox Wilson Our newly renovated Renaissance Theater boasts a myriad of marvelous enhancements, but for many theater-goers the most wondrous addition is the new hearing loop system that has been installed. The Renaissance Theater now has a hearing aid compatible loop system which delivers sound that’s customized by one’s hearing aids for one’s own…

High Holiday Club events

Brenda Hyman Welcome back snowbirds. You may have missed our October lecture but there are so many more interesting and exciting items scheduled: December 6 – Messianic Jews and their beliefs January 3 – Yiddish lesson and many Yiddish jokes January 13 – Shabbat dinner at the Tuscany Falls Clubhouse February 7 – Judge Michael Simonson (our local Jewish…

Do you pay AZ taxes?

Barbara Fenster Did you know that you can get up to $500 per person, or $1000 for a married couple filing jointly, of your taxes back under a unique Arizona law? If you donate up to $1000 to a qualifying foster care agency, such as Free Arts for Abused Children (www.freeartsaz.org/donate) you can then take…

Give the gift of language, be an English tutor

Jan Cosgrove Southwest Valley Literacy volunteer tutors have been teaching English language skills to adults in the Southwest Valley for 40 years! Today the need is greater than ever. We are flooded with requests from adults for English language training. At this time over 40 adult students are waiting for a tutor. It is a…