A new business in Oracle held its grand opening celebration on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. Del’s Tire Company celebrated the day with giveaways, food and a jumping castle for the kids. Del’s Tire Company is owned by Del Thola. Del owns another tire store...
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Arizona Zipline Adventures hosts ‘Cowboy Day’
On Saturday. Aug. 11, 2018, Cowboy Day was held at Arizona Zipline Adventures. The event was held to honor all the hardworking ranchers out there. There was music, food, games, roping and zipline. Entertainment for the kids included goat roping, corn hole, and...
SPATS seeking new members
The San Pedro Actor's Troupe (SPATS) is looking for new members. The Oracle theater group puts on quality and entertaining productions at their theater at 730 E. American Ave. For those interested in getting into theater, this is an opportunity to learn...
Peppersauce Cave graffiti removal project continues
Peppersauce Cave, on the Santa Catalina Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest, has been the focus of a multi-year, multi-phase graffiti removal project by Central Arizona Grotto. The next cleanup project is scheduled for Aug. 10 through 12, 2018. The...
Oracle School Foundation’s ‘Champions Helping Children’ Gala
President John F. Kennedy once said, "Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength...
Oracle woman sentenced in shooting death
On Thursday, July 26, 2018, Leanor “Lily” Guitard was sentenced to seven years of probation and six months in jail for shooting and killing Juana Cervantes Valesquez Sanchez in 2014. Guitard was originally charged with negligent homicide and then indicted for...
Copper Corridor resident wins golf tournament in Nevada
Tommy Chavez, who lives in Oracle and is a well known golfer in the Copper Corridor, recently won a golf tournament in Nevada. Tommy won the Elko Amateur Tournament played at the par 72 Ruby View Golf Course with an overall 2 under par score of 142. The trophy was...
Pinal County helping pave the way to Oracle’s Zipline Adventures
It’s going to be easier to get to Arizona Zipline Adventures near Oracle thanks to a soon- to-be-completed $245,000 Pinal County road project. The final phase of the improvements to a gravel stretch of the South Mt. Lemmon Highway are scheduled to begin...
Oracle Fire Board swears in new member, welcomes new firefighter and honors Don Hartman award winner
A new Governing Board member was sworn in at the Oracle Fire District meeting on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. Former Oracle Fire District Operations Chief Will Ramsay was selected as the new board member. Will had 32 years of service with the Oracle Fire District...
Mountain Vista School hosts annual volleyball clinic
The 4th Annual Mountain Vista Volleyball Clinic was a success this year. The four-day clinic was held this past week and participants learned basic volleyball skills and had fun playing in the Mt. Vista gym. Around 30 kids participated this year. Coaches for the...