This summer, guests at the Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa will be the first to experience the pristine rejuvenated guest rooms and newly-remodeled resort pools for rates starting at $99 per night.

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(BPT) - As summer approaches, many parents are worried about the summer learning slide, and with good reason. Students who do not participate in enrichment and learning activities during the summer break can lose roughly 22 percent of the knowledge and skills they gained during the previous school year, according to the National Summer Learning Association.

Bring the whole family and join the party at a Special Olympics fundraiser to be held in the parking lot of Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge #2815 on April 27, at 16045 N. Oracle Road in Catalina, from noon to 8 p.m. 

The Foothills Club of Tucson, a local 501(c)(3)non-profit, charitable organization of local business and civic leaders, has selected veteran non-profit manager ARTIE STONE as Executive Director. Stone is the past President and CEO of Craig Snow & Associates, an association management company working with non-profits, governments and other entities in strategic planning, fundraising and implementation of events. Most recently Stone was with the Arizona Blind & Deaf Children’s Foundation. He replaces Leslie Hargrove who is relocating to Colorado Springs with her husband Steven Hargrove.

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(BPT) - Whether it’s the wind in your hair, the whine of a reel or the thrill of watersports, every summer the water invites us to jump in and have some fun. Many might be surprised to learn that boating is an accessible and active hobby close to home, making it easy to plan a day on the water.

Though Camp Conquistador will not be offered this summer, kids wishing to attend tennis camp at the El Conquistador Resort and Country Club may still do so.

More than just a relaxing getaway, the Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort offers families a fun, educational experience with their summer Edu-tainment program. Everyone in the family will find something to enjoy while at the resort. Kicking off May 24 and running through September 2, 2013 – these exciting and enlightening activities will create lasting memories for the whole family. Some of the offerings this year include previous family favorites Mad Scientist workshops, Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum creature experience, poolside Dive-in movies and stargazing, as well as several new additions including poolside yoga, solar tours, golf clinics, and cooking classes with the resort’s renowned culinary team.

An increasingly popular fine art show has found a fitting home in one of Tucson's most elegant and timeless places.

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Come celebrate Earth’s resources at the Annual Tucson Earth Day Festival and Parade in combination with The Water Festival on Sunday, April 21, 2013. The events are from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Reid Park, off Country Club Road north of 22nd Street. The Parade starts at 10 a.m. Last year, there were nearly 100 exhibitors and about 4,500 attendees.  In its 19^th year, the Tucson Earth Day Festival and Parade with the theme Green Planet, Green Future is partnering with the 4^th Annual Water Festival, presented by Tucson Arts Brigade, a community arts and education organization.

 

Experience fun and engaging exhibits that provide hands-on activities and take-away information about how to preserve Earth’s resources for our children of the future. A wide variety of topics will include water conservation, water quality, air quality, household hazardous waste, habitat conservation, alternate fuels, sustainability and other eco topics. In addition, the Earth Day Festival will feature a Farmer’s Market and The Water Festival offers water-inspired entertainment and workshops.

 

Be a spectator or join the parade. Schools, bands, families, community and youth groups, mascots, businesses and agencies will be marching in the parade, sharing friendly eco-messages that focus on this year’s theme “Green Planet, Green Future.”

 

Learn about alternate-fuel vehicles. Curious about saving money on fuel and reducing greenhouse gases? Vehicles powered by clean fuels such as biodiesel, compressed natural gas, electricity, ethanol, propane and even waste vegetable oil may be on display.

 

Participate in the Model Solar Race Car/Solar House Competition which is open to middle school students to show off their design and construction skills. Kits for this competition are available from the Society of Women Engineers atwww.swetucson.org/solar.

 

Enjoy the Art Show, “The Vibe” Live Art Happenings, and the Design for Water Solutions Contest. Featured at The Water Festival, at the DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center, these activities invite artists to display or sell their water-inspired visual, performing and literary arts. Aztec performance group Danza Mexica Cuauhtemoc, Tucson Women’s Chorus, One Heartbeat, and Richard Noel are among featured performers, plus Mermaid Odette will be in the wishing well. The RUMBA will feature art made from recycled materials. The Water Festival encourages creative water solutions for our arid environment.

 

 

Join the 3-mile “Walk for Water” featured at The Water Festival and presented by Aveda Institute. You are invited to walk to raise funds for water in impoverished nations, where three miles is the distance that many women must walk to provide water for their families. The walk is 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., before the official festival start time, at The Water Festival’s venue, Reid Park DeMeester Outdoor Performance Area.

 

For more info on the Tucson Earth Day Festival and Parade, go to www.tucsonearthday.org, call (520) 206-8814 or e-mail tucsonearthday@yahoo.com. Find the festival on Facebook at Tucson Earth Day Festival.

 

For more info on The Water Festival, go to www.WaterFestivalTucson.org, call (520) 623-2119 or e-mail info@WaterFestivalTucson.org. Find the festival on Facebook at The Water Project.

Last month Rotarians around the world, including 54 clubs in Southern Arizona, celebrated the 108th anniversary of Rotary International.  The anniversary of our organization provides an opportunity for each club to reflect on our motto of Service Above Self and how we apply that through service in our communities, the workplace and around the globe.

Each year the Town of Marana holds signature events. These are staples of the community and are a great way to experience all the town has to offer.

With only a few weeks to go, Country Thunder is ready to roll into Arizona and kick up some serious dust.The premier country music festival, to be held in Florence, AZ, April 11-14, will feature performances by some of today’s hottest country acts, including Lady Antebellum, Toby Keith, Eric Church, Brantley Gilbert, Justin Moore, Lee Brice, Kip Moore and more.

It might seem that, to find a relatively untouched tropical paradise, you’d need to travel halfway around the world. However, one of the best-kept secrets in travel – Panama – is close at hand and has everything you could want in a warm-weather getaway. The country combines the modern (its capital and the engineering marvel of the Panama Canal) with the natural (its beaches and jungles).The best way to see it all is on a Panama Canal cruise.

Pima County is sponsoring a discount prescription card designed to provide families and individuals with significant savings on prescription drug costs.

Thinking about hitting the open road as a commercial truck driver?  If so, you would be entering a career with excellent job prospects in the years ahead.

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(BPT) - The word “vacation” means different things to different people. For some, it’s lounging poolside and sleeping until noon. Others, however, savor the opportunity to get outside, try some new activities and indulge in their favorite pastimes for days on end. If you’re one of the latter group, there are few better places to travel than right here in the United States.

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