(BPT) - The second the school bell rings signaling that school’s out for summer, it seems that children immediately forget everything they’ve studied over the past nine months. When they return to school in the fall, playing catch up takes time.

Once a hobby, now a full-time business, Adam Tanner opened his own leather-making store, Tanner Custom Leather, in 2009 on the east side of Tucson.

(NAPSI)Looking to add some color to your dinner table? Decorate your plate with canned fruits and vegetables, which are packed with nutrition and provide garden quality all year long.

In a classroom in Tucson, young mothers all gathered together, taking a moment to relax while their babies played on the floor with employees from Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services.

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(NAPSI)—You can save time and money by traveling to vacation destinations when it’s not peak season.

Its been 30 years since Catalina State Parks opened in the Coronado National Forest north of Oro Valley.

The Ironwood Ridge High School actors took on the challenging task of performing the Disney musical “Beauty and the Beast” this spring.  The challenges they had to contend with were numerous with extensive costuming, choreography, complex scenery, and musical ranges. Opening night put all those challenges to rest, and their efforts in all these categories were nothing short of stellar.

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(BPT) - Each year, thousands of first-timers will join the millions of seasoned gardeners who already know the satisfaction of picking a perfect tomato at its peak, serving up salads from greens just grown right outside the back door, or harvesting home-grown peppers and specialty herbs never even seen at the grocery store.

Pastor Adam Mueller has a smart phone, a sleek laptop and a bells-and-whistles loaded desktop computer, the digital complements of today’s click-and-go world. But when it comes to his ministry, the newly-installed pastor at Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church in Marana’s Continental Ranch prefers front-porch preaching.

(NAPSI)—While fad diets come and go, often making it difficult to decide what to eat as part of a healthy lifestyle, a balanced diet never goes out of style.

(NAPSI)—The familiar, bite-sized favorite, the meatball, has become all the rage, appearing in more places than just on the appetizer tray or at the pasta bar.

Pi Beta Phi’s motto is “Friends and Leaders for Life” and that rang true on March 6, when seven Pi Phi alumnae gathered for reminiscing, laughs, and fun at Splendido. “We might be the largest group of Pi Phi’s in one community in all of Tucson,” said Linda Barkwill, as six of the seven ladies who got together last Wednesday, reside at Splendido. “Our Pi Phi group consists of about 15 women who get together once a month usually at someone’s home to enjoy each other’s company and friendship.” 

Last week, more than 400 people attended Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary School’s Family Literacy Night.

Pima Community College’s Public Safety and Emergency Services Institute is holding a graduation ceremony today for students who have completed its EMT-Paramedic Training program.

(NewsUSA) - Across the U.S., home solar installations are on the rise. In 2012, homeowners installed enough residential solar panels to power the equivalent of almost 24,000 homes.

Every day your heart makes enough energy to drive a truck 20 miles. To do this, your heart needs a little help from you. Just like a well-running automobile, your heart needs fuel to keep it chugging along.

It's a music student's dream: winning a national competition, then being commissioned to produce an original piece that is then performed by some of the nation's ensembles and symphony orchestras. 

In a hostile environment and staring into a Colorado crowd that had revenge on its mind, ninth-ranked Arizona never answered the bell Thursday night in Boulder, Colo.

(NAPSI)—Serving ham can be easier than ever with new recipes and experts on hand to help at the Ham Hotline, making it a delicious choice for every occasion from family celebrations to everyday meals and snacks.