LifeLong Learning – April 2025

April Classes Explain Therapy Dogs, Cookie Decorating, Thrift Shopping Patricia Ingalls During April, LifeLong Learning (LLL) offers three classes, all on weekdays, starting at 1 p.m., in the LLL Center. For full details and to register, go to lifelonglearningatpc.org. Mutts on a Mission: On Wednesday, April 9, therapy-dog volunteers—and their dogs—will return to LLL to…

Certified Service/Therapy Dogs

Kathryn Villeneuve Could you benefit if your dog became your service dog? Could others benefit if your dog became a therapy dog? I asked myself the first question based on a medical condition—commonly classified as a medical disability. I was confident my current dog, Ember, would be capable of alerting me to take action, and…

Relishing Pickleball: Resetting the Rally

David Zapatka You’re in a crosscourt dinking rally and your opponent continues to put you under pressure with consistent dinking that tries your patience. The rally becomes more difficult as your opponent pushes you closer to the sidelines with shots close to the net. How long can you dink like this? Is it a battle…

T.T.T. Chapter Q News

Ronnie Levine Chapter Q has begun to plan our “shower” and shopping days for the new 4th grade girls who have been selected at Heritage Elementary in Glendale to attend camp this summer. We supply everything for the camp experience, plus donate school supplies for the following year. We were honored to initiate new member…

PebbleCreek Democrats Support Many Causes

Gillian Driscoll Ana was homeless for two years, bouncing around between relatives and friends. The rest of the time she lived in her car. Finally, after a two year wait, Ana became eligible for a subsidized senior apartment but she still had a problem. She had no furniture. At the food bank Ana struck up…