Ladies Billiards Club kicks off new season

Ladies Billiards Club members gather in front of the Christmas tree before their annual Christmas luncheon at Stone & Barrel.

Michelle Behanna, President The Ladies Billiards Club kicks off a new season following the completion of a Billiards Room remodel at Oakwood Clubhouse. The club members are excited to get back to playing pool Tuesday mornings from 9:00-11:00 a.m. The pool games we play are 8-Ball, 9-Ball and more. We are a group of ladies…

A special two days

Congratulations, Paulette Schaier and Ed Dean!

On Friday, November 11, 2016, (Veteran’s Day), John and Patty Wareheim from Hanover, PA hosted a rehearsal dinner for Ed Dean and Paulette Schaier at Oakwood Country Club. The following day, Saturday, November 12, 2016, Ed and Paulette got married at 4:00 p.m. at Palo Verde Country Club with a reception that followed. It was…

In Passing

William Lawrence Cavanaugh

Beverly Cross Bender Beverly Cross Bender of Sun Lakes, Arizona, passed away on November 19, 2016. She was born in upstate New York on October 19, 1922, and graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in home economics. On July 21, 1945, she married Bob, her childhood sweetheart. She lived and worked in Fayetteville,…

Word of the Month: Archetype

David Zapatka While reading about the hero’s journey, a theme that occurs in nearly all movie scripts, the word ”archetype” was presented as an aspect of movie characters. This so-called hidden DNA of storytelling was recognized in the 1800s by Max Muller when he noticed similarities between ancient epic stories and wrote about them in…

Joe Rainiero: better known as “Chaplain Joe”

Texaco retiree Joe Rainiero is proud of his gift of providing spiritual care to cancer sufferers and others with severe medical problems. “You have to be a communicator who can let people know your heart is right when you visit them in a hospital or help their family get through a tough time,” Joe says.…