Caught in the Act...of serving our community

Kevin Armbrust

  I was making my way to the Oracle Post Office this morning when I spotted a guy bent over a machine of some sort on the steps of the Acadia Ranch Museum.  My curiosity got the best of me so I swung around and parked across the street by the Little Free Library to assess what was going on.  I should have known who would  be there - one of the members of the locally famous American Flag Gang. One or another of AFG always seem to be doing something on the Oracle Historical Society property by way of improvements. In this case, it was Kevin Armbrust melting some of the remaing ice slicks that posed a hazard to visitors who might stop in.
  Like many Oracle/Tri-Community residents Kevin has a powerful personal story that extends back into his days growing up in San Manuel, working for Magma Copper Company, being injured and dismissed when a load of pipe fell on him breaking his back...for starters.  All this got me thinking about how much we don't know about our friends and neighbors who matter so much in our home place.