Greetings residents of the Copper Corridor. Come Nov. 6, you will make some important choices and I’d like to illustrate the differences between two candidates running for the Central Arizona College governing board. I am writing as a...
San Manuel Miner
Along the Gila: A Farewell to Old Things
Old things are passing away. New things are coming into being. Resolution Copper in Superior will be taking down the old Magma smelter stack overlooking the town. The old smelter buildings have already been taken down, and the old diesel-electric locomotive has been...
Miner Swimmers split home meet
The Miner Swimmers hosted Amphitheater and Tanque Verde High Schools on Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Mammoth Pool. The Miners finished ahead of Amphitheater, but were unable to win against a much larger Tanque Verde team. The Boys’ Scores were Tanque...
San Manuel defeats Miami, 34 – 14
The San Manuel football team picked up its third win of the season last Friday, defeating Miami on the road, 34 – 14. The Miners, now 3 – 6 on the year, threw for three touchdowns and rushed for two more in the win. Quarterback Caleb Quintero passed for...
Sun Life Nurse Practitioner Seth Tate likes working in rural area
Seth Tate has been a Nurse Practitioner at the San Manuel Sun Life Family Health Center for six years. He enjoys the job and working in a rural area. “People love him,” said his boss, Al Gutierrez, Sun Life Practice Manager. Seth was born in Salt...
Oracle Community Learning Garden to host Fiesta de las Calabazas
The Oracle Community Learning Garden is rekindling the Fiesta de las Calabazas, a celebration of the autumn and its bounty that was begun in Oracle in 2000 and became an annual event. For the first several years, the Fiesta was held at Rancho Robles. When it outgrew...
Alec Newman earns Venturing Summit Award
Alec Newman from San Manuel’s Boy Scout Crew 822 has earned his Venturing Summit Award. The Summit Award represents Venturing’s highest honor. To achieve this ultimate recognition, Alec served as Crew 822 President in 2015 and 2016 and as Catalina...
Proposals to fight blight in Copper Corridor offered at Arizona House Committee hearing
Civic leaders especially seek way to combat real estate speculators who let buildings deteriorate Hearings to determine what can further be done to eliminate small town blight along the Copper Corridor was held by the Arizona House Committee on Land,...
Miner Swimmers do well at CDO Classic
On Saturday, Oct. 13, Miner Swimmers competed in the CDO Classic Swim Meet at the Oro Valley Aquatic Center. Over 400 Swimmers from 19 schools from across Southern Arizona competed at the meet. The cool rainy weather made for less than ideal...
Turnovers costly in Miner loss at Globe
The San Manuel football team turned the ball over too many times, squandering prime scoring opportunities, in its 47 – 28 defeat at Globe last Friday night. “I thought (we) played hard, but it's hard to overcome turnovers especially in the red zone,” San...