At a public meeting held at the San Manuel Community Center on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, plans for the renovation of the park were discussed. The San Manuel Neighborhood Park is located at the intersection of W. Fifth Ave. and Avenue A. In February 2019, the park...
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San Pedro Valley Lions participate in Jim Click benefit raffle
The San Pedro Valley Lions are raffling off chances to win a new 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit, two round trip, first class airline tickets to anywhere in the world, or $5,000 cash. The raffle is part of the Jim Click Automotive Team benefit raffle sponsored...
Head Start to reduce services to Copper Corridor
Late last week, educators and town officials throughout the Copper Corridor were stunned to learn that Pinal-Gila Community Child Services (PGCCS) would be closing Head Start preschools beginning with the 2019-20 school year. Pretend play is one of the skills...
Tri-Community Memorial for Vietnam 7 dedicated
The Vietnam 7 Memorial in San Manuel. Norman Wayne Garrett, June 23, 1942 – February 15, 1965. Pvt. E-2, Army. Died from hostile artillery, rocket or mortar, South Vietnam. Tony R. Arriaga, October 7, 1938 – May 6, 1966. Sgt. E-5, Army. Died gun, small...
Darien Apuron named All American Academic, receives Marine Scholar Award
Darien Apuron with her grandfather, MGySgt. Jean G. Gonneville (retired), left, and SSgt. Christopher M. Pou, right. The 2019 Valedictorian of San Manuel High School, Darien Apuron, in her role on the swim team, has been accepted to the National...
San Manuel seniors nab nearly $1.6 M in scholarships
Darien Apuron received the Dorrance Scholarship from 2013 recipient Wayne Fessenden. (Vince Apuron | Apuron Photography) This year, graduating students at San Manuel High School earned nearly $1.6 million in scholarships to aid them in their college pursuits. ...
Just say no-no: San Manuel frosh Waddell throws no-hitter
San Manuel freshman Jazmyne Waddell has been extraordinary at the plate and on the mound all season, but nothing has been more impressive than her performance against San Miguel last Thursday in a lopsided 19 – 0 victory last Thursday. The phenom tossed...
Miners break game open late, defeat San Miguel
The 18th-ranked San Manuel baseball team broke a 7 – 7 tie with four fifth-inning runs and three more in the sixth on its way to a 14 – 8 victory at San Miguel last Thursday. Louis Chavez went 4-for-4, including a double, and Christian Estrada had two...
Crazy 8’s: Lady Miners defeat Miami in extras, 8 – 5
After allowing Miami to score two runs in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game, the eighth-ranked San Manuel softball team scored three runs in its half of the eighth inning to earn its eighth win of the season in Miami last Friday, 8 – 5. Junior...
Big innings propel San Manuel past Globe, 13 – 0
The 14th-ranked San Manuel baseball team used a four-run fourth inning and a seven-run sixth to handily defeat Globe on the road last Tuesday, 13 – 0. The Miners pounded out five extra-base hits – four doubles, a triple and a homerun – of their 16 total...