Category: September 2015

Oracle Schools Foundation awards Levenson REACH award

Natalye Pinedo attends Science Camp

Alan Levenson began his association with the Oracle School District seven years ago tutoring Mountain Vista School students in reading. Recognizing the unique challenges students from small rural schools face, Alan and his wife Betsy decided they wanted to do more to give students that extra push that helps them expand their expectations and accomplish…

SaddleBrooke Skygazers

New planet discoveries An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is a planet that orbits a star other than the Sun. Nearly 2000 exoplanets have been discovered (1948 planets in 1232 planetary systems including 487 multiple planetary systems as of August 21, 2015). There are also rogue planets which do not orbit any star and which tend…

Thursday afternoon Bridge clinic

Paul Shalita This clinic is a practice and critique session designed for players at intermediate and advanced levels who desire to improve their Bridge. No partner is necessary. No time commitment; come late, leave early. Meet potential new partners. Sessions run from 12:30 to 4:00 p.m. on Thursday afternoons at 37901 S. Arroyo Way in…

Best buddies

Colton with his adopted horse Scout

Sue Robisch Colton is a nine year old boy. Scout is a miniature horse. They met at Little Hooves & Big Hearts when Colton’s school took a field trip to LHBH’s facility in Oracle, Arizona. They have been buddies ever since. That special bonding between child and horse is one of the many amazing things…

Unit Happenings

Seated clockwise from bottom: Ruth Larsen, Audrey Rupracht, Karen Bettencourt, Kathy Rambur, Randi Williams, Elizabeth Vaughan, Ann Taylor, Judee Lund and Jennifer Lund. Standing: Angie Muto, Cindy Rutkowski, Marcia Weitzman; not pictured: Fran Berman, Pat Cote, Joan Elder and Diane Downey

Unit 5 Fran Berman Neither monsoon nor sizzling temperatures keep Unit 5 ladies from socializing in the summer. In July Fran Berman hosted the ladies’ potluck coffee with 16 attending. We’ve had a big turnover in Unit 5 residents lately and this gave us a chance to meet and greet our newest neighbors. Then in…