Jeff Connell, Publicity The next meeting of the Men’s Christian Fellowship of Pebble Creek (MCFPC) will be held Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 a.m. in the Tuscany Falls Chianti Room, with featured speaker Terry Blakemore of Quantum Helicopters. The MCFPC is a group of over 150 Christian men. We meet the first Wednesday of each…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…