Club Articles and Stories – Oakmont Village

Library Matters

With the encouraging news of vaccinations and impending movements to less restrictive tiers, know that the Oakmont Village Library with its over 100 volunteers is

Pétanque Club

PLAYING TIP: SLOW IT DOWNThe official Pétanque rules specify that a next throw must be made within a minute of the previous throw or completion

Sorry to Announce – AARP Tax Aide is Full

Over 200 tax packets were distributed at the Tax-Aide Packet distribution event on Feb 24. Three days later, all available appointments had been booked! Due

Oakmont Garden Club

Patty McHugh “To a gardener there is nothing more exasperating than a hose that just isn’t long enough.” Cecil Roberts THIS MONTH IN THE GARDEN

Oakmont Village Library – Status Update

With the encouraging news of vaccinations and impending movements to less restrictive tiers, know that the Oakmont Village Library with its over 100 volunteers is

Kiwanis Club activities

The March Kiwanis Magazine arrived in my mail today. I have been reading articles written by 8 Kiwanis members who are educators or health care

OHI Fund Raiser

OHI classes are free to participants, but additional funds to supplement basic expenses are always welcomed. Tax-deductible donations are being accepted through Oakmont Community Foundation

Like Taxes, Exercise is for Everyone

Income tax, property tax, sales tax, capital gains tax, kiddie tax, wealth tax, estate tax, corporate tax, city and county tax and the burden of

Boost That Metabolism

An article published recently in Circulation, described “short bursts of physical exercise induce changes in the body’s levels of metabolites that correlate to an individual’s

Month o’ Green

During this Saint Patrick’s Day month, Oakmont Health Initiative recognizes the luck of having JoRene lead classes, even if it means on Zoom from her

Oakmont Lawn Bowling Club

By Mary Blake In my last article, I said that every part of me (toes, nose, shoulders, pendulum of my arm) needs to aim for

AARP Tax Packet Distribution Rescheduled!

Packet distribution for AARP Tax-Aide has been rescheduled for Wednesday February 24 in front of the CAC building starting at 9AM. Once you pick up

OTLC technology articles in Oakmont News

OTLC is not teaching in-person classes during the pandemic, but we have started a series of articles in issues of the Oakmont News. The first

Happy Anniversary

•John Brodey Happy Anniversary S.A.Y. It was 50 years ago, almost to the day, when one of the oldest nonprofit organizations in Sonoma County opened

Water Aerobics

It’s really not as cold as shown in this picture as the pool is toasty warm and Mary’s Polar Bears welcome you to join them

Great Decisions Discussions – Mondays at 10 AM

The Great Decisions discussion groups continue to meet on Zoom the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at 10AM. We discuss foreign policy topics.

Oakmont Garden Club

Patty McHugh I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’ve been taking advantage of the nice days to garden, although I have to

PÉTANQUE FEATURED IN “UNCORKED”

Boules being tossed on leisurely afternoons in Provençal village squares dotted with plane trees, or on gravel-patch streets in front of cafés bordered outside by

Reducing Unforced Errors

by Bruce Hill One area of pickleball where I excel is repeatedly making unforced errors. I naturally turned to Oakmont’s pickleball coach, Adam MacKinnon, for

The Finches – House, Purple, and Gold

Finches are colorful little birds that brighten up our yards and feeders, thanks to their enthusiastic appetite for sunflower, thistle, and other seeds. We see

Oakmont Lawn Bowling Club

By Mary Blake I’m writing this on February 9th. That’s 2 full weeks before you’ll see this in your mailbox, which means things may have