Ken Marich U. S. nickels have had an interesting history and played a great role in American numismatics. Previous to the five-cent nickel the government issued silver half-dimes from 1794-1873. Based on silver hoarding these coins disappeared rapidly from circulation. In 1864 congress authorized the creation of a new five-cent piece made of copper-nickel alloy…
May FSL Lecture to Feature ‘The Mariachi Miracle’
Calling All Owl Lovers
Boot Prints: Dave Corrigan
Cyclemasters Bike Maintenance and Chili Cook-Off
Clubs & Classes, November 2018
U.S. nickels: how many do you remember?
Clubs & Classes, November 2018
Adopt-A-Family for the Holiday 2018 Our 10th Year!
Our community will hold an Adopt-a-Family program for the holidays, giving joy to a great many of our young neighbors and their families in Oracle. Ranch residents are invited to select an ‘angel’ from a holiday tree that will be in the Ranch House – Lounge area (Vaquero) on Wednesday, November 28, and Friday, November 30. Your angel…
Religion, November 2018
Parish Associate welcomed at Mountain Shadows Presbyterian Church
Reverend Denise Edwards has been introduced to the congregation of MSPC as a Parish Associate, and has been named a temporary Presbyterian member by the Committee on Ministry of Presbytery de Cristo. She was ordained by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and pastored congregations in Ohio before coming to Arizona with her husband Ruling…
Sports, November 2018
Cooling weather warms up the SBWGA
Ret Convey Our courses have been successfully reseeded and are in beautiful condition. Our winter visitors are trickling back and taking their rightful places among us. Our delicious luncheons and meetings have resumed, giving us the chance to get together again at long last. Everything is as it should be at the SBWGA…if only Mother…
Features, November 2018
Double rainbow
The double rainbow was taken from the SaddleBrooke One golf course just before sunset on Tuesday, October 16. Photo by Bernie Nagy, SaddleBrooke Photography Club.
Sports, November 2018
Want to live longer and have more fun?
Thomas Kruse, MD Experts like to say that the best form of exercise is whatever kind you’ll actually do. But a new study finds that people who do team sports may be at an advantage over solitary exercisers. The social interaction involved in partner and team sports appears to compound the plentiful benefits of physical…