Oracle School District

The Oracle Schools Foundation is proud to announce its upcoming 2016 “Read to Succeed” Gala. It comes on the heels of last year’s “Toast to Teachers” Gala, which was a huge success raising over $17,000 for needs-based preschool scholarships. Much of the money raised last year is already in action, funding 16 scholarships for this…

Citizens Awareness Forum discusses propositions for November ballot

Carol Sorensen On Thursday, September 1, at SaddleBrooke Ranch, the Citizens Awareness Forum held a presentation and discussion on the two Propositions that will be on the ballot November 8: Proposition 205 Legalization of Marijuana for Recreational Use and Proposition 206 The Fair Wages Act. We discussed with our guest speaker the legislation that had…

Ranch Roots knocks down brick walls

The October meeting of SBR’s genealogy group, Ranch Roots, will work on helping you knock down that brick wall you’ve been pounding. In genealogy it’s called a brick wall when you’ve reached the ancestor who just won’t let you get past him or her. There doesn’t seem to be any way to go further. At…

New DesertView Cinema Club season

A sure sign that fall is coming to SaddleBrooke is the start of a new movie season at the DesertView Performing Arts Center. The DesertView Cinema Club has been screening movies here since the DVPAC opened in 2005. Our 12th season will begin on Tuesday, November 1. Showtimes remain 2:15 and 7:00 p.m. Our opening…

SaddleBrooke Marketplace

Jim Pederson, Founder/Chairman, The Pederson Group As announced in March, SaddleBrooke Marketplace will be a 119,904 square foot center featuring a 78,800 square foot Fry’s Food Store/fueling station, shops, restaurants and several free-standing pads. Initial planning projections indicated Fry’s would break ground on their grocery store in fall 2016 with the construction of our shop…