Rebecca Williams The Rancheros Square Dance Club offered a demonstration of their square dancing at the “Women of Wine” group on Sept. 19. Many don’t really know what today’s square dancing is all about. We dance to all genres of music and attire at most dances is casual. If you can walk, you can square…
Generals, October 2024
Rancheros to Offer a Free Square Dance Lesson on October 10
Sports, October 2024
Retirement, Staying Active, and Bocce Ball
Tim Malone Retirement is a significant life transition that offers many outstanding rewards. It also can impact our physical, mental, and emotional well-being. This is a time that can lead to both positive and negative changes in a retiree’s health. Staying active helps retirees from declining physically, often brought on by reduced daily activities. Some…
October 2024, Sports
MPWGA Hosts the Return of the Beach Bums
Denise Cashmore The Return of the Beach Bums Tournament was held on Aug. 20 at The Preserve Golf Course. Both MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) and SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Associations (SBRWGA) played in this fun event, organized by Debbie McMullin and Kim Cox. It was a 7:30 a.m. shotgun, and everyone played red/yellow combo…
Features, October 2024
Benefits of Hobbies
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart In a recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers attempted to harmonize the measures for hobby engagement and its association with mental health among adults over 65 using five longitudinal studies across 16 countries and examined the variations in these associations. Background With the growing aging population worldwide, factors such as…
Generals, October 2024
Save the Date! Food Drive for Our Local Pantry and for Pets
Debora Witten On Election Day, Nov. 5, from 8 to 11 a.m., The Dinking Divas of SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) will hold a food drive. Politicians are promising to make a difference in the cure for hunger but on Election Day this year, SaddleBrooke Ranch residents can make a difference! Residents can contribute food for local…
Clubs & Classes, October 2024
MOAA News
Former Lt. William Myers, CEC, US The Catalina Mountain Chapter (CMC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) will resume its monthly meetings on Oct. 19, 2024. This luncheon meeting will be held at the SaddleBrooke Ranch Grill beginning at 11:30 a.m. Our speaker will be CMC member retired Colonel Martin J. Lenzini, U.S.…