February Mission Feature: Free Wheelchair Founder

Edna DeFord, Jean Kotula PebbleCreek Community Church (PCCC) is happy to welcome Don Schoendorfer, the dynamic founder of Free Wheelchair Missions. The entire PebbleCreek community is invited to hear him speak at PCCC’s Moments for Missions service at 9 a.m. on Feb. 22. Don is a biomedical engineer with an undergraduate degree from Columbia University…

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…

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…

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…