As the snowbirds make their return, the sewing machines are working at full speed. On Nov. 5, a group of 16 women gathered to sew “Hope Bags” for the New Life Center (NLC). For many residents of the NLC, escaping their homes often means leaving with little more than their children and the clothes on…
Judy Freidman Judy Freidman and Sy Rosenthal invite you to join us for weekly square dance lessons led by a professional caller. Kick up your heels and learn to square dance with a professional caller guiding the fun. No previous experience is necessary. Our caller is Dennis Farrar of Sun City West. Dennis has been…
Jim Brown It’s January, aren’t you tired of sitting inside, can’t go outside with Jack Frost nipping at your nose … Oh wait! We are in Arizona! Never mind, so why not try woodcarving? The club is offering a beginners class, carving a spoon, beginning Jan. 6. The cost of the class is $15 and…
Jim Brown The PebbleCreek Woodcarvers Club carver of the month for December is Nancy Mendick. Nancy’s career was as a public servant for a town outside Albany, N.Y., where she lived the first 60 years of her life. Her title was Receiver of Taxes, a 4–year term, in which she won five elections. Yes, it…
Alicen Harrad, December Artist of the Month Alicen Harrad grew up in New York loving art and music but found the highly competitive public schools stressful and dull. In her junior year of high school, she registered in the arts program thinking it was an easy way to get enough credits to graduate. This flippant…
Gary Chalk For the record, I have never ever considered using ‘OMG’ in the headline of my Living Retired columns. However, desperate times call for desperate column titles. This is what I mean… With so much turmoil in the world these days, you have to wonder what worse could be coming! Well, ‘what worse,’ is…