The Town of Mammoth and the Sea Lions Swim Team, along with generous support from SaddleBrooke Community Outreach, provided free swimming lessons this summer at the Mammoth Pool. A total of 60 kids, ages 1 through 20, from Mammoth, San...
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Sea Lions look sharp in League relay meet
All seven teams in the Central Arizona Swimming League were invited to the League Relay Meet on July 7 at the at Parkside (Anthem Merrill Ranch in Florence). Only three teams attended the meet – the Sea Lions, the Parkside Piranhas and the Coolidge...
Four Oracle girls make Oro Valley All Stars
Four girls who attend Mountain Vista School played this summer for the Oro Valley Warriors softball team. These girls are not only talented athletes but are exceptional students. They were all members of the Mt. Vista National Junior Honor Society. ...
San Manuel Barbershop – new owners, new name
The San Manuel Barbershop, a stable business in the community since the 1950s, has been sold. In January, Greg and Marie Luna sold the barbershop. The new owners in partnership are Rolando Sierra, his wife, Kaylee, and Victor Peralta. Rolando and Kaylee...
Oracle Community Center hosts first July 4th event
The 4th of July celebration sponsored by the Oracle Community Center was a big success. This first of what may become an annual event drew large crowds of children and their families. The event began with a bicycle parade led by the VFW Ortiz-Madrid Post...
From Family First Pregnancy Care Center: Higher Mountains
Here we are – summer vacation, a time to relax and to get away! It is a time to forget about work, school, and daily cares of life and just have fun. It can be a time of new experiences, a time to add to our lives “list of accomplishments”. Climbing Mt. Everest, or...
Oracle Firefighters battle brush fire
On Tuesday, July 3, at approximately 11:15 a.m., Oracle Fire Department was dispatched to a brush fire on the side of Highway 77 between Biosphere 2 and Oracle. First responders included Oracle Fire, Northwest Fire, Golder Ranch Fire, Arizona State Forestry Wildland...
Sea Lions Swim Team wins final home meet of the season
The Sea Lions Swim Team hosted the Parkside Piranhas and San Tan Valley Barracudas at the Mammoth Pool on Saturday. The Sea Lions won the meet with 796 points, Parkside finished second with 418 points, and San Tan Valley finished 3rd with 221...
Health Issues: What is Degenerative Joint Disease?
DJD, or Osteo-Arthritis, is a condition that plagues most active adults. It is the degeneration of the cartilage that pads our joints. This occurs from standard usage, though there is evidence that an auto immune component may be at work against the...
From Family First Pregnancy Care Center: I Have Things to Do
Some mornings I am awakened by my busy mind, doing and thinking everything a hundred miles an hour! I have things to do! In my mind I go over the list of “important things” that “have to be done”! I am not even out of bed from a night of rest and I am tired...