Category: December 2018

A journey through your amazing Bible

Susie Gannett Many of us have fond and vivid memories of traveling Route 66, the Main Street of America. I do. My family drove Route 66 from Oklahoma to Los Angeles when I was a teen and that wonderful, interesting, boring, long, hot, cool trip with my family in our ’63 Cadillac, sans seatbelts, was…

Don’t forget the eggs

Stuart Watkins Watching shoppers maneuver grocery carts around aisles crammed and jammed with spur-of-the-moment items designed to entice those without lists of truly needed necessities cart nudges lower stack of canned goods stack topples cans scatter shopper scurries to next aisle kids standing in grocery cart reaching for cereal boxes mother talking on cell phone…

SaddleBrooke Lady Niners enjoy last big event of 2018

Barbara Johnson Even though we seem to have skipped fall and jumped right into winter, the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners have still enjoyed their last two tournaments before heading into the holiday season. On October 23 we enjoyed our ever-favorite Sputters Tournament. This is a real favorite because each Lady Niner teams up with a member…

Art Walsh finally has his 2nd ace

Bob Edelblut Almost ten years ago to the day Art Walsh recorded his first ever hole-in-one on the fourth hole at The Preserve Golf Course. He remembers it clearly: November 22, 2008 zinc tees, exactly 170 yards and he used a four wood. Amazing the difference ten years can make! On Wednesday, November 14, 2018,…

Putters enjoy partners event

Jean Kraus On October 25, twenty-two pair of putters vied for prizes at the MountainView Lady Putters Putter Partner competition. Chairperson Jean Kraus and committee members Kandi Connor, Robbie Herrera and Faith Holt did a great job with the arrangements with the Pro Shop and Catering Department. At 4:00 p.m. putters went to their respective…

Take a swing at cancer

Eileen J Snearly “We can be heroes just for one day.” -David Bowie Two MountainView Preserve Lady Niners and two MountainView Preserve Women’s Golf Association members golfed on November 5, 2018 in support of MountainView Preserve Women’s Golf Association event “Take A Swing at Cancer.” There were no prizes given to the golfers and all…

2 Your Health: Drugs not recommended for back pain

After reviewing ten years of effectiveness studies related to prescription drugs for the treatment of back pain, the Annals of Internal Medicine has concluded that medication should not be given for the initial treatment of back pain. The 2017 study by the American College of Physicians has concluded that back pain is best treated with…

SaddleBrooke Hiking Club explores Mexico

Lou Powers On November 2, Phil McNamee arranged for 42 members and guests of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club to travel 1300 miles round trip by tour bus to visit the majestic 25,000 sq. mile Copper Canyons Park area of Mexico. Stops along the way included Hermosillo with a stroll around the Plaza Zaragoza with its…