Jerry McFarlane to Be Guest Speaker at March 3 MCFPC

Curt Zimmerman, Publicity The Men’s Christian Fellowship of PebbleCreek (MCFPC) will again meet via Zoom on Wednesday, March 3 at 7:30 a.m. Special guest speaker will be Jerry McFarlane, retired Navy senior chief and 26-year veteran of the Minneapolis Police force. McFarlane enlisted in the Navy after high school in 1969 and was trained as…

Unit Contacts Group Needs Volunteers

Unit 44 Provides Generous Food Donation Spike Razem Thanks to the kindness of Unit 44 residents, on Dec. 23, a significant Christmas donation of non-perishable food was delivered to St. John Vianney’s food pantry. Helping to collect and deliver their “wagon-full” of food was unit representative Scott Crabtree and Spike Razem. Unit 44 is located…

U.S. Military History: Vietnam Veterans Day

Ross Dunfee When did the Vietnam War begin? France maintained colonial rule of Vietnam from 1864 until the Geneva Accords of 1954. During that time, multiple wars occurred in the area (including Cambodia and Laos). The Geneva Accords divided Vietnam into north (Communist rule) and south (the Republic of Vietnam), and that enticed the U.S. into…

Play and Pay it Forward

Kathy Sheard The PCL9GA raised and donated over $4,000 to the New Life Center with their mission “to offer shelter, safety, and services to families seeking independent, violence-free lives.” This year’s annual charity event, Play and Pay it Forward, was held Jan. 19. Our ladies dropped their donations in the box at the welcome table…

Hikers Meet at Lunch in the White Tanks

Lynn Warren Because of COVID restrictions, club hiking groups are limited to no more than 12 hikers and meet and depart from separate PebbleCreek areas. On Jan. 29, a cool, partly cloudy morning, the B hiking group and the C group unexpectedly met on the exposed rock ledges above Willow Springs in the White Tanks.…