Beth Cooper Hundreds and hundreds of books will be available! Come to the Oracle Public Library on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and choose from paperbacks, hardbacks, fiction, nonfiction, CDs, and DVDs for sale. From 2 to 3 p.m., you can “fill a bag with books” for only $5 (we supply…
Category: October 2025
Clubs & Classes, October 2025
Dance Your Way to Better Health, Learn to Square Dance!
Rebecca Williams Square dancing is a low impact–but still great–aerobic exercise. A study comparing this type of dancing with walking and stretching suggests that the demands that dancing places on the mind and body make it especially powerful at slowing some of the mental changes of aging, an effect not seen in those who walked…
Features, October 2025
How Scammers Use Alternative Payment Methods to Steal Your Money
R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly Scammers are always looking for new ways to separate people from their money, and one of their favorite tricks is pushing victims toward alternative payment methods. These methods—wire transfers, peer-to-peer (P2P) apps like Zelle, Venmo, or Cash App, prepaid gift cards, and even cryptocurrency—make it much easier for fraudsters…
Sports, October 2025
Play Your Best Pool: Practicing and Playing Speed Pool Can Help Improve Your Game in Many Ways
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool There is a new 8–ball tournament format that is being played by both professional and amateur players. It is called the Ultimate Pool League. The match has a time limit of 30 minutes with a 30 second shot limit. At 10 minutes left in the match the shot clock goes to…
Sports, October 2025
Bocce Club Summer League Champions
Marty Knezovich, SBRBC Competition Director The SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Bocce Club Summer League playoff matches were played on Aug. 26 and 27. Only the top eight teams out of a field of 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Pallino Pals team, captain Bernie Kembitzky, edged out the Bocce Bombers team, captain Russ Barto, for…
Sports, October 2025
Relishing Pickleball: What to Look for in a Paddle
David Zapatka Reader Ann Howard writes, “Hi David, been reading your column in Robson Ranch Views. I’m a 3.5 player, in my 70s, and got a new paddle almost three years ago. I play regularly two to three times per week. I have been making more mistakes than usual and wondering if it’s me, the paddle,…
Sports, October 2025
Putters August Winners
Pat Albu Except for Aug. 6, when the golf course was closed due to an extreme heat warning, our Ranchette Putters still answered the early morning call to putt. They had lots of fun, and we encourage those of you who haven’t tried our Wednesday morning group to come on out and join us. It’s…
Sports, October 2025
SaddleBrooke and Ranch Senior Softball Action!
King Mitch Okay, softball junkies, here’s the past and future in the action-packed world of SaddleBrooke softball. You won’t be a’readin’ this until early October, and our Labor Day Tourney, sponsored by Debra Miller–State Farm and Stretch Zone, will be in “the books” by then. Thanks again! Summer season continued through Sept. 19, so there’ll…
Sports, October 2025
July Putters Winners
Pat Albu Heat, heat, heat! But 50 or more intrepid Putters came out every Wednesday in July, to try to get that little ball in the hole! Our winners for July: Low Gross Average: Jan Junkin, 33.67 2nd Lowest Gross Average: Linda Noble, 35.33 3rd Lowest Gross Average: Trish Minard, 36.67 Low Net Average: Sherry…
Clubs & Classes, October 2025
Republican Club Hosts Siyamak Khorrami October 15
Barry J. Brunetto We are honored to announce that our guest speaker for our Oct. 15 meeting is Siyamak Khorrami of The Epoch Times. The meeting will take place in the Sol Ballroom at 3:30 p.m. The Epoch Times is an independent media organization dedicated to delivering value-driven journalism that informs, inspires, and provides clarity.…