Some might think being a public school district where 70 percent of your voters live in active adult communities could be a little challenging. That’s certainly not what comes to mind for the Oracle School District with regard to their communities of SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch. The District’s new music teacher, Kaitlynn Miller, spoke for…
Smile as you shop program benefits needy children Emilie Siarkiewicz Did you know that your purchases on Amazon.com can benefit needy children in our neighboring communities? Amazon has a program called AmazonSmile whereby they will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice. AmazonSmile is the…
Upcoming gardening talks Author and potted garden expert Marylee Pangman will present Planting Trees in Containers in your Desert Landscape at the MountainView Clubhouse Ballroom West on January 21, 2016, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Ask Your Master Gardener program will precede the presentation from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. Marylee Pangman is the founder and…
Linda Stack-Chenok Many of you may be acquainted with sisal rugs. That really was my only reference point until I recently visited the Yucatan and delved into the interesting background and history of sisal production. Sisal, which comes from a certain type of agave plant (different from the one for tequila) was once called the…
Jessica Carter Kingston Trio Concert will be playing live at the Fox Theater on Sunday, February 14, 2016. Concert begins at 2:00 p.m. VIP tickets are $120 per person and include: meet and greet, up front seating, CD, casual buffet after the concert catered by Rincon Market and a large portion of the ticket will…
Jerry Lujan SaddleBrooke resident, Julius “Gute” Gutierrez, was one of twenty-five military veterans flying to Washington, D.C on October 17 to see their war memorials. Ten were WWII veterans, 12 were Korean veterans and three were Korea/Vietnam veterans. Gute was one of the three who served during both the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. This Honor…