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Fresh local produce is coming into the San Manuel Open Market to help fill the gap of Gordon’s Market closing. Come early for best selection. 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday morning at 801 McNab Parkway, San Manuel. Lots of food, crafts and other items for sale. Vendors pay only $5 for space. Call 520-212-2244 for more information.
Tickets are on sale now for the San Manuel-Oracle Lions 49th annual Quail Hunters’ Breakfast set for Sept. 30 through Oct. 2. This year’s breakfast is dedicated to the memory of Lions Ernest Ivy and Henrietta Soto. Tickets are $5 for breakfast and $4 for menudo. Tickets will go into a drawing for $200 cash and a bunch of other great prizes. Tickets can be purchased from any Lion or by calling Don Wright at 520-385-4685.
Oracle Library patrons 18 years and older are encouraged to cast their ballots for the current Board of Directors’ election. Ballots will be available in the library Sept. 12-23 during regular library hours.
The Safe Journey House is open and running. It provides help and support for victims of domestic violence. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Emergency help is available after hours by calling 520-385-4970 or toll free 1-855-385-4970. The house is located at 212 East Fifth Street, San Manuel.
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Mammoth will continue registering students for Catechism Classes through the month of September. Classes will be held after the 8:30 a.m. Sunday Mass for grades 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7; after the 11 a.m. Sunday Mass for grade 5, Confirmation and high school students; and Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. for third grade. For more information, please call Helen Ramirez at 487-2182.
Bountiful baskets is coming to San Manuel every other Saturday. The next delivery day is Oct. 1. To participate in the program, you must register online at www.bountifulbaskets.org to make a monetary contribution toward the pools used to purchase the produce. Contributions can be made starting at noon on Monday until Tuesday at 10 p.m. prior to Saturday pickup. The distribution site is new, now at the Elks Lodge Breezeway in San Manuel. If you have any questions, please contact San Manuel Volunteer Site Coordinators Mary Jane at (520) 301-6664 or Alicia at 385-4575.
Saturdays, 8-11 a.m., Margaret’s Garden Market at Guyton’s Store will have 12 packs of starter plants of lettuce and maybe kohirabi along with Ginger’s salsa, Crystal’s raw goat cheese, lots of artisan and sweet breads, melons, a few sweet pumpkins for empanadas as well as regular orange and white pumpkins, cantaloupe, squashes, sweet lemon cucumbers and other varieties of veggies. Of course there will be lots of jams and jellies, sweet pickles and one, two and three pound jars of raw local honey. For more information, please call 520-730-5019
SMHS Class of 1991 will have its 20-year reunion on Sept. 23 and 24. For information, please go online to www.sanmanuel1991.com or call 520-404-8388.
Saturday, Sept. 24, 2 p.m. to midnight, Blessed Sacrament Church in Mammoth will be having its Fiestas Patrias. There will be food, games, live band, folkloricos and mariachis. Mark your calendars.
First Avenue Elementary School will have a Book Fair Sept. 28-Oct. 5 in the school library. Hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily. The Fall Family Night will be on Sept. 29 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The Book Fair will be open until 7 p.m. that day. “Bee a Reader” is the theme. Come and support the Book Fair.
Saturday, Oct. 1, coed Mud Volleyball and Horseshoe Tournaments for Phillip “Pork Chop” Romero at the Winkelman Flats. The Mud Volleyball tournament starts at 9 a.m. and the cost is $10 per person. Contact Anna Lopez at 520-237-1289 for more information. The Horseshoe Tournament will start at 4 p.m. and the cost is $20 per person. Contact Monica Badillo at 520-591-1122 for more information. There will be a concession stand at the tournaments. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. Contact Dina Montano at 520-357-6105 if you can help.
Friday, Oct. 7, 8 a.m., OWN, Oracle Women’s Network, invites local businesswomen to join them every month for a breakfast meeting in Oracle. October’s meeting will be held at the Sonoran B&B at 8 a.m. For reservations or more information, please email oraclewomensnetwork@gmail.com.
Saturday, Oct. 8, The Pinal County 4-H Clover Ride will be held starting with registration at the Pinal County 4-H Office, 820 East Cottonwood Lane, Casa Grande. The ride begins at 10 a.m. with lunch at noon at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Superior. For further information on registration, please contact the Pinal County 4-H Office at 866-836-5221.
Saturday, Oct. 8, 9 a.m., All boys and girls ages 10-14 are invited to the Knights of Columbus Soccer Challenge at the San Manuel Softball Fields from 9 a.m. to noon. Certificates and plaques will be awarded. Kickers do not have to be on a soccer team.
Saturday, Oct. 15, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Friend, Family and Neighbor Caregivers Outreach Assistance Project will be hosting CPR and First Aid Training, a basic overview of CPR and First Aid Training, for the Copper Corridor area. Participants will receive a certification card good for two years.You must attend the training all day in order to receive certification. Interested? You may RSVP by visiting http://tinyurl.com/CopperCorridorRSVP. Please pass this information along to others who may be interested, as well. At least five participants must be registered for the training to be held. Childcare is available for FFN-COAP participants with five days advance notice.
Saturday, Nov. 5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., SaddleBrooke Fall Art and Craft Fair will be held at the MountainView Clubhouse. There will be more than 100 vendors. The event is entirely indoors and there is plenty of parking. Food will be sold.
Saturday, Nov. 12, 6 p.m. to midnight, Hayden High School Class of 1981 will have its 30 year class reunion at the Hayden Golf Club. Contact Priscilla Blancarte Expinoza at 602-818-4013 or Margie Silva Contreras at margaret62136@yahoo.com for more information.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Join San Manuel’s Walking and Exercise Group. Healthy living doesn’t happen at the doctor’s office – exercise. From 8-9:30 a.m. at Gardner Middle School’s gym. Sponsors ask for a $1 donation to help with the utility costs.
Bridge is played at the Oracle Community Center Tuesdays from 12:30-4 p.m. Call Ethel Amator at 896-2197 or Mary McClure at 896-2604 for more information.
Canasta is played at the Oracle Community Center on Mondays from 9 to noon, and Bingo from 1 to 2 p.m.
Game Day at the Oracle Community Center is on Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Come and play Scrabble or chess.
Monday lunches at the Oracle Community Center are at noon. Each Monday a volunteer brings the main dish and others bring side dishes. Fee is $4 for members and $5 for guests.
Oracle Community Center membership cards are available at the center’s Monday lunch.
Oracle Community Center sewing and knitting. January and February, Viola Pogany is teaching knitting Wednesdays from 1:30-3:30 p.m. A supply list is offered or bring your own yarn and needles. Call Susie Cochran for more information at 896-2935.
Second and Fourth Fridays of the Month, 10:30 a.m., San Manuel Library Toddler Story Time. The San Manuel Public Library will begin hold story time for toddlers on the second and fourth Friday of each month at 10:30 -11:00 a.m. There will be stories, song and fingerplays. No registration is required for the free program.
The Community Schools Gym, located in the basement of San Manuel High School Auditorium, is open from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Admission is free.
The third Thursday of every month will be Family Potluck night at the Oracle Community Center. Bring a side dish to share or a donation of $5 per person or $12 for a family of four or more.
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