19th annual Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival returns February 8-22 in three Valley cities

Deborah Muller The film line up at the nineteenth annual Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival (GPJFF) is something to crow about—or make that sing about—as the annual event prepares to hit screens throughout the Valley from February 8 through 22, 2015. Legendary singer/musician/actor Theodore Bikel (The Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof) will receive…

PebbleCreek Art Club News – January 2015

Lorraine and Fred Alves

2015 officers Sherri Heitz The Art Club will start the new year with two new officers; Sherri VanSchaik will take over as president and Gale Baldasare will become the vice president of education. Sherri Heitz will take over from Nancy Hampton as artist liaison and Judy Caruthers will be assisting Charlotte Kaffitz as treasurer. Diane…

PebbleCreek ushers receive new vests

Left to right: Ken Kurtz, Lila Garner, Doris Cacciola, 
John Cacciola and Barbara Dillon

Vickie Hamilton PebbleCreek’s Renaissance Theatre ushers are looking sharp in their new vests thanks to Lila Garner. While visiting the Activities Office, Lila overheard a discussion regarding the need for vests to be worn by ushers for events in the Renaissance Theatre. The vests would give the ushers a uniform look, make them easily identifiable…

The Tennis Club…reflections

Rana Cukierski Happy New Year to everyone! Pour your cup of coffee and nestle in for bragging rights reading. The Tennis Board accomplished so many improvements in 2014. No, we didn’t leap tall buildings or become masked crime fighters, but I will tell you the cold hard facts! Appointed in April, our new Social Director…

PebbleCreek Quilters – January 2015

Left to right, back row: Rosemary Vanasco, Nancy Treece, Linda Labenz, Nancy Giebel, Jo Ann Stansell, Karen Bogadi, Cindy Santoro, Erma Taylor and Jean Fry; middle: Diane Lawrence; front: Helen Phillips and Ronda Jones

Ronda Jones The PebbleCreek Quilters Club say farewell to an outstanding group of ladies that served as officers and committee chairs during 2014. They have a great love for quilting, a desire to have fun while making charitable items along with their own and to see that all functions of the club are handled with…