Other Card Scores

Pinochle Well, 2018 is finished and 2019 is well underway, so Happy New Year. Of course, the Pinochle Club is always a happy place to be. And it is the place to be if you enjoy good folks and good cards. Last winner’s report of 2018 December 6 1st Place: Rich Rugg 6,870; 2nd Place:…

The consideration of an afterlife

Brenda Hyman Join us for the Committee for the High Holidays (Chavurah ShanahTovah) premier presentations for 2019. Ever question afterlife? What does the history of mankind reveal? Most religious thoughts take for granted that we continue to live on-in some form after death. The purpose of these two lectures (February 5 and March 5) is…

PC Quilters draw winner of Opportunity Quilt

Over 90 members of the PebbleCreek Quilters attended the 2018 Holiday Luncheon in the Tuscany Ballroom December 10. At that time, the winner of the raffle for the PC Opportunity Quilt was drawn. Marcia Zigmut of PebbleCreek was selected. Marcia shared that her mother was a quilter, so the quilt has special meaning for her.…

Non-profit senior meal program to host comedy night fundraiser

Meals of Joy, a southwest Valley-based nonprofit that provides hot, freshly-made, nutritious and tasty meals for seniors in need, currently serves seniors five days a week throughout the West Valley. Laugh for Joy comedy night will feature two in-demand Arizona-based standup comedians including Ron Morey and Mike James. Both are nationally performing and award-winning comedy…

Word of the Month: Skedaddle

David Zapatka Reader Kim Park read about “smithereens” in a previous column and had this comment and suggestion for this month’s issue. “I loved your WOTM column on smithereens! It threw me back to my youth and reminded me of what my mother used to say when she thought I wasn’t getting ready quickly enough.…