David Zapatka Entering the 2020s, which seemed so far into the future, caused me to pause and focus on the plethora of words that come into our language every year. Entering the year 1920, some of the world’s great minds were inventing the rotary dial telephone, the pop-up toaster, and forming the League of Nations,…
Category: January 2020
Generals, January 2020
Oracle Schools Foundation
Letter to Residents Crystle Nehrmeyer, superintendent, Oracle School District Community On behalf of the Oracle Elementary School District, our governing board, students, families, and staff, I want to express our sincere appreciation to the voters who supported and approved both Propositions 438 and 439, the override continuation and capital bond. Our community came together and made the decision…
Generals, January 2020
High Desert Gardening Classes Start February 26
Ellen Sosin Back by popular demand, the Master Gardeners will offer the six-week class, High Desert Gardening on Wednesday afternoons, starting Feb. 26, in the MountainView Ballroom at the MountainView Clubhouse, SaddleBrooke. Each session will last two hours, and registration is required. This course is designed to help residents resolve basic gardening issues, along with gaining new…
Front Page, January 2020
Horseback Riders Get a Taste of the Old West at Old Tucson Park
Rebecca Williams The Horseback Riding Group enjoyed riding in parts of the Saguaro National Park and areas adjacent at Old Tucson Park. The ride took them through desert brush and cacti and included beautiful views of the mountains including Golden Spur, a mountain popular as a backdrop in the many movies shot at Old Tucson. There were picturesque…
Features, January 2020
New Book Includes Early History of SaddleBrooke Ranch Area
Mariano Samaniego, Pierre Charouleau, and William H. Sutherland are among the best-known ranchers from the late 1800s in Bob Simpson’s new history From the Cañada del Oro to the Tortolitas. But even more pertinent to the SaddleBrooke Ranch area history, Charles Bayless obtained title from the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad for today’s Oracle Junction (earlier…
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
Democratic Club Members Step up for Local School
Kim Schweitzer An important component and a core belief of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Democratic Club is charity and concern for our local community. A member of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Democratic Club became aware of a need at our local school in Oracle, and an email went out to our members requesting donations of toiletries and…