Kentucky Derby 2023 Photos and Chair Racing Video

Posted on May 7, 2023 by webadmin

Thanks Melinda for sharing these great photos and chair racing video from the Kentucky Derby party!

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In Memoriam – Leanne Brady

Posted on April 22, 2023 by webadmin

The Park is saddened by the passing of Leanne Brady #72 on April 11, 2023 at 62 years old.

She and her husband, Pat, moved into Timber Valley on September 16, 2011. Leanne was known as the stepdaughter of long-time Timber Valley resident Dave McFadden.

She was the manufacturer of Popcorn shirts and recently, the baker and artist for her own company known as Artisan Cookies.

We extend our condolences to Pat and family.

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Pass Hope Along

Posted on April 10, 2023 by webadmin

By Fred Prout

The after church crowd has dwindled down to T Rex (fka Thomas King) and yours truly. Shirley Shewill comes over coffee pot in hand. T and I have been yakking about things in general. Particularly some of the Easter finery that was on display. I know T is not a religious person, but he’s one of the most spiritual souls on this good earth. “Frippery” he calls it in his most cynical way. “Getting all dolled and duded up makes you a better person? Bullies hit” he snorts. Continue reading →

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In Memoriam – Dolly

Posted on March 21, 2023 by webadmin

By Ruby Bonham

Although we remember the lost lives of our park members, there is another loss that we don’t usually share – the loss of a beloved pet. As I was working on this I read Fred’s loss of Kelly. On Friday, St Patrick’s Day my Dolly left to join her Daddy in the light.

Dolly was a street dog in Mexico. Ed met her is 2011. He came out of a little store with a pastry to be met by a gang of street dogs hovering around the exit. A little blond dog followed him to a bench and shared his pastry. He was hooked. He picked her up, fleas and all, and took her to the house where he as staying. She was low dog in the pack pecking order and bore a scar on her nose as evidence of that. Continue reading →

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Screaming Silence

Posted on March 18, 2023 by webadmin

By Fred Prout

They don’t make noise. You can walk in the door and not hear a thing.

Maybe you can feel a presence. But no sound. The footpads on the carpet are silent. You close the door and feel a gentle nudge. It makes you aware of a second heartbeat. An aura of unconditional love pervades the room. Not a sound. Just an overwhelming sense of togetherness. The silence interrupted by the occasional clinking of a pair of metal tags. “I’m here! I love you! Pet me”. You read, watch tv, go to bed. You don’t hear the breaths. The snores. You are aware of them and are comforted by them.

Sooner than you want, the dreaded day comes. The day to do the necessary. What’s right. No matter how painful. The right thing. If you are extremely fortunate, you have a loved one with you. To share the tears. The grief. To hold you. To be held. To accompany you home. So you don’t hear the silence. Alone.

But, fate, as it will, makes certain that you soon open that door. Alone. The silence screams. It is overpowering in its intensity. It roars. You can’t avoid it.

The room contains almost fifteen years of memories. Shared walks, trips, visits, love. The memories assail you. Screaming silently. The more you cared, the louder the screams of silence.

R.I.P Kelly. 4/15/08 -3/14/23. You brought happiness to all you met.

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Squirrel Droppings: Diaper Rash or Mindful Movement Inbox

Posted on March 15, 2023 by webadmin

By Fred Prout

Random musings on the vagaries of life.

I understand that as you mature (a condition I resist with all my being) stuff happens to your body. In the past, I have recounted a few previous run ins with the medical community. It seems that when I was a child, maybe 3 or 4 , I started to go outside. In the sunshine. I can see by your nodding that you can tell where this is going. Continue reading →

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Janie Burke, In Memoriam

Posted on March 14, 2023 by webadmin

Janie Burke, belter known in the park as “Purple” or “The Purple Lady”, passed away March 11, 2023.  Janie moved into Timber Valley Feb. 2012 and left the park June of 2020.  She was well known for her love of the color purple and for her cat, Fang, who she walked on a leash.  Janie is survived by the son Aaron in Minnesota and her daughter Danielle.

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Beverly Boykin, In Memoriam

Posted on March 14, 2023 by webadmin

Timber Valley Park lost a lovely and beloved lady March 11, 2023 when Beverly Boykin, lot#87 passed away. Beverly was born October 24, 1942 in Glendale, Ca. She attended school in Woodland Hills and Carmichael, Ca. and was in her second year of nursing school at Sacramento when she married George Boykin on Aug. 10, 1963.

In 1964 Beverly joined The Belles, an auxiliary of the Fire Department where George was Chief. She drove the Fire Truck and was involved with the Fire Department doings.

Beverly and George had honeymooned in a pick-up camper and thus began their many happy years of travelling and RVing. In 1983 they joined Escapees and until recently went on many of the Escapees HOPS. They joined Timber Valley in Feb. 10, 2015. Both of them played pokeno and bingo and Beverly recently retired as a board member when her health deteriorated. She was fighting cancer for just over one year and passed away with her family around her.

Beverly is survived by a large and loving family. Her two daughters, Jeannette Rodriquez and her children Jessica and Samantha; daughter Evelyn Anders, her children Christina, Amy and Robert and 5 great grandchildren. Most of them and their spouses have been with Beverly and George in her final hours. At their request there will be no memorial service but cards or phone messages are welcome .

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Goodbye Darkness My Old Friend

Posted on February 24, 2023 by webadmin

By Fred Prout

T Rex (fka Thomas King ) has been hard to find the past few months. The last time we got together was at The Unchristmas Party which was a huge success thanks to Ts efforts. Well,  this morning,  I was enjoying a mug with Shirley Shewill, her brother,  Willie Knott and Kay Serra when in strolls T himself. “T, pull up a chair, grab a mug and tell us where in the world you’ve been. It’s been far too long. ” Continue reading →

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When Did Timber Valley Begin?

Posted on February 14, 2023 by webadmin

By Jackie Deal

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