Patrol Dispatched Alarms All Other 2 All Facilities Locked at Night 31 All Facilities Unlocked AM 31 Animal Rules Leash 1 Animals Lost & Found 6 Animals Misc 1 Animals Barking Complaints 5 Auto Accidents 2 Broken Gate Arms 4 Buildings Checked 27 Damage to Property 3 Dead Animal Pickup 12 Debris on Road 3…
Category: Features
Features, February 2026
Savor Retirement: Savor the Beauty of Unhurried Mornings
Tim Malone In a world that glorifies hustle and speed, the quiet magic of an unhurried morning often goes unnoticed. Yet within those first golden hours of the day lies a sanctuary—a space where time stretches gently, inviting us to breathe, reflect, and be. To savor the beauty of an unhurried morning is to reclaim…
Features, February 2026
Kudos, Kudos, Kudos
Scott Stewart, one of our Patrol folks, did something over the holidays that should be recognized. Scott and Liz went around their neighborhood and found about a dozen or so of our PebbleCreek residents who would be alone on Christmas Day. Scott and Liz invited them all to their home for Christmas morning breakfast. Roughly…
February 2026, Features
Rescue of the Month: Suzie’s Success Story
Mary O’Neill Sweet Suzie was surrendered to us when her mom became medically unable to take care of her anymore. She is just a little doll! We were able to get Suzie into the best foster-to-adopt home, with an experienced Chihuahua owner. She is the only pet in the home, which is exactly what Suzie…
February 2026, Features
In Passing – February 2026
Ronald Silkey Major Ronald David Silkey, USAF, Ret., a proud veteran of the United States Air Force, took his final flight on Dec. 4, 2025. The son of Irven and Eleanor (née Krughoff) Silkey, Ron was born in Peoria, Ill., in 1942 and graduated from the University of Illinois, where he was a member of…
Features, February 2026
Word of the Month: Meliorist
David Zapatka Reader, friend and fellow bridge player, Maria, writes, “Hi Dave. I came across this word while reading The Road to Character by David Brooks. He was describing the life and writing of George Eliot. ‘She was a meliorist and a gradualist, believing that people and society were best reformed by slow stretching, not…
Features, February 2026
Monthly Tire Pressure Checks Are Key to Golf Cart Performance
Doug Adair, ConversionsbyDoug@gmail.com Want your golf cart to run smoother and travel further on one charge? Then check the condition of your golf cart tires and tire pressure ideally once a month, but at least three to four times a year. Golf cart tires often appear fully inflated even when significantly low on air, due…
Features, February 2026
Singles Birthday Lunch for December
Kathy Smith December is a very busy and festive month but such an important one for people who have birthdays that month. Often it’s just too busy to celebrate everyone’s birthday so many times it gets combined with Christmas celebrations. In the photo, from left to right, are: Kayrene Braden, Cindie Johnson, Jane Barnhart, Beth…
Features, February 2026
One Hit Wonders: “Eve of Destruction”—Barry McGuire (1965)
Robert Hover As songwriters for Lou Adler’s Trousdale Music, P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri had churned out tons of surfing songs for Jan & Dean, the Rip chords, the Fantastic Baggies, the Lifeguards, the Rally Packs, the Street Cleaners, the Rincon Surfside Band, and Willie and the Wheels. All that changed in 1965, when…
Features, February 2026
2 Your Health: The Importance of Hydration: Please, Drink Water!
AzOPT A simple fact of life is that we need three things to survive: food, air, and water. The human body is essentially made of 50% water throughout the lifespan. It varies by age, gender, and body size, but in general, we are mostly fluid. Read on to find out the vital importance of hydration.…