TVSD welcomes another Supporting Partner! Established in 1976, Rancho San Carlos Pet Clinic is a full-service animal health care facility offering a broad range of veterinary services, including wellness and preventative care, advanced diagnostics, acupuncture, dentistry, surgery, and more. House calls and telemedicine options are available, offering a convenient and efficient way for pet owners to seek medical advice and treatment. View the extensive list of available services at the Rancho San Carlos Pet Clinic webpage. 

 

Rancho San Carlos Pet Clinic is affiliated with Tell Tail Veterinary Urgent Care which was formed to address the gap between general practice and 24-hour emergency specialty medicine. When a pet is having an urgent medical issue but can’t be seen by the family veterinarian, Tell Tail can help. They will work with your family veterinarian and will provide them a record of your pet’s visit. Tierrasantans are fortunate to have this facility right off Hwy 15 at Friars Road in case an urgent issue arises.

 

It is well known that pet ownership reduces feelings of loneliness and isolation. Members of the TVSD Dog Pack certainly agree! The TVSD Dog Pack meets monthly on Saturday mornings. This event for dogs 20 lbs. and under provides "play-date" time for pets and owners alike. Pet ownership is not a requirement for attendance.  All members are welcome to visit and enjoy time with furry companions! The next Dog Pack meeting is May 11th at 10:30 a.m. Register online if you are able to attend.

Someone We Should Know
by Carol Lee

Nonie and Adele Schroffel’s family was of German descent. The girls’ maternal grandfather had avoided serving in the German Army in the late 1800s by moving to the United States, where he met his wife—then the couple moved to Canada.

Nonie shared, “Mom, Dad and Adele moved from Winnipeg Manitoba Canada to Vancouver, where I was born. Our father moved to Seattle to avoid the damp climate of Manitoba, since he had arthritis, not realizing that the conditions there were similar. He applied for a green card and found a job so that he could bring the family to the U.S.--which he was able to accomplish in the early 50s. Four years later we moved to Seattle after being approved for green cards. Three years later we moved to San Diego, because LA was just too crowded.
There was no special education in schools at the time, so Adele, Nonie’s sister, lived with their parents. She studied very hard to become an American citizen, and is very proud of passing the test.

Nonie says that her travels with Sea World, in accounting, involved a lot of moving around. “Besides Sea World San Diego, where I started and ended my career, are ---Here goes: Sea World of Ohio, Sea World of Florida, Sea World of Texas, Cypress Gardens Winter Haven Florida, Marineland in Palos Verdes CA, Atlantis Restaurant Mission Bay, Boom Trenchard's Flarepath Restaurant San Diego, Captain Kidd’s Sea Food Galleys restaurants San Diego, Sea World Corp. HBJ Orlando. I sum it up--3 winters in Ohio and 2 summers in Orlando.”

When Nonie was transferred to Orlando in the 1980s, she met Roy Neill, who was head of IT. Nonie and Roy married and worked in Orlando until Roy’s serious lung issues forced him to quit his job to move to a healthier environment. That is when Nonie was transferred back to San Diego, while Roy went to La Mesa Spring Valley School District, where he became the head of IT until he had to go on medical disability.

Back home in San Diego, the girls’ dad had had a stroke, so Mom was at home with Adele, and Dad was in a care facility. The San Diego Regional Center found a little place off Adams Avenue, provided by JFS, which had services which would benefit Adele. She was picked up and brought back home each day and thoroughly enjoyed her time at the home. After their dad died and the place closed, Adele continued full-time at home with Mom. Their mom died in 2003, and Adele came to live with Nonie and Roy.

Roy’s lungs continued to deteriorate, causing him to retire and go on disability in 1995. In 2000 he was in Hospice at home, with long-term care support until 2010. Nonie worked until 2008, when a new park owner offered severance packages, which made it possible for her to be at home with Roy. After Roy’s death, Adele remained at home with Nonie.

When TVSD was new, Nonie had been a member and fondly remembers the Alaska cruise, where she became friends with the Kerrs. When she started volunteering at the Mission San Diego de Alcala, she didn’t have time for TVSD activities, so she didn’t renew her Village membership. She and Adele were able to do a lot of traveling together.

During COVID, Nonie was diagnosed with cancer and was treated aggressively. She has now been ‘clean’ for two years and is monitored every four months. After COVID she decided to “get out and do something good for both of us’. She went to the VMC and got information from Cassandra about our current activities. She and Adele attended a Neighborhood Group at Ginny VanBenthuysen’s home. She joined TVSD and recommends that all of us consider doing Chair Yoga. She was using a walker when she began and soon went to a cane, which she attributes to the chair yoga exercises. She and Adele enjoy SNAP, and many of our social activities.

Roy and Nonie’s motto: “Yesterday's history, tomorrow's a mystery, and today is a gift--that's why they call it the present."

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Visit the RaiseRight page on the the TVSD website to learn how you can help TVSD raise funds though gift card purchases.

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