Barry J. Brunetto We are pleased to announce that several guest speakers will be joining us on April 19. Dana Lewis, the Pinal County Recorder, will share insights on political observers and her initiatives to integrate all parties into the early voting processes for Pinal County. Richard Casler, the District 4 Precinct Committee Chairman, will…
Sam Miller The southern Pinal County area is fortunate to have a reasonably dark nighttime sky to view the stars and other amazing objects. The Pinal County Board of Supervisors and other governments around the world have proclaimed April 21-28 as International Dark Sky Week in which communities worldwide celebrate the opportunity to view the…
Deb McGiboney On Feb. 20, the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women of Wine Club (SBRWOW) hosted Oracle Schools Foundation. Foundation board members Joy Hellard, Dale Farland, Donna Pedota, and Laura Haslett joined us and gave a presentation. SBRWOW meets the third Thursday of every month at the Ranch House Grill Sol Ballroom. A portable bar is set…
Linda Harvey The club’s speaker series continued in February as we heard from Park Ranger Tom VandenBerg, Chief of Interpretation & Visitor Services at Big Bend National Park (NP). He explained Big Bend NP is located on the Chihuahuan Desert in West Texas in one of the most remote corners of the United States. The…
Patti West The SBR Painters Club is offering a three-session beginner and intermediate watercolor painting course on: Sunday, May 4, from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 17, from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 18, from 1 to 4 p.m. The class will skip the week of Mother’s Day. In the course, taught by…
Janelle Authur Ranch Western dancers celebrated an early St. Patrick’s Day doing a little boot scootin’ to the Country music of the Hold My Beer Band on March 7 in the Sol Ballroom. Dancers proved that indeed, “everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day” as they two-stepped the night away decked out in green shirts,…
Edie Hugo-Kirman As we prepare for Easter, come and learn some very special details about Jesus and the Biblical feasts of Passover, unleavened bread, and first fruits. Presented in a small group atmosphere with time for questions, Gail Arnold, Southwest Representative of The Institute for Hebraic-Christian Studies, will highlight details of the feasts surrounding Passover,…
Jan Hopke-Almer and Lisa Richardson This April, the Vista Mission Outreach Program will begin collecting funds to purchase school supplies and backpacks for students from our sister church in Agua Prieta, Mexico. This program has been a huge success over the past 20-plus years. We began by sponsoring 62 students, growing to our maximum of…
Diane Verkuylen-Murphy The artists at SaddleBrooke Ranch are excited about putting on our upcoming ARTwalk this month on Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27. We have spent weeks and months preparing unique and handcrafted pieces of art, using the secrets and colors of the earth to WOW you. This is your opportunity to dress…
Beth Cooper Hundreds and hundreds of books will be available! Come to the Oracle Public Library on Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and choose from paperbacks, hardbacks, fiction, nonfiction, CDs, and DVDs for sale. From 2 to 3 p.m., you can “fill a bag with books” for only $5 (we supply…