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Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary teacher awarded a $5,000 grant

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer
Friday, May 17th, 2013, 1:56pm
Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary teacher awarded a $5,000 grant

Physical Education elementary school teacher Carol Wolbert challenged her 95 fifth-graders to eat healthier and get more exercise for 28 consecutive days. Their efforts were awarded with a $5,000 grant for Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary School from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona. 

Wolbert received the grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of

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MUSD will be participating in the Summer Food program

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer
Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 12:20pm
MUSD will be participating in the Summer Food program

The Marana Unified School District (MUSD) Food Services Department is working to make sure that no children in the community go hungry when school is out.

Starting June 3, three MUSD schools will be participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program (SFP), serving free breakfast and lunch meals. 

MUSD Summer Food Program locations, dates and times are listed below (enrollment in a Marana School is not required):

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Hundred Palms Tucson senior ‘safety seminar’, open to the community

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer
Monday, May 13th, 2013, 9:45am
Hundred Palms Tucson senior ‘safety seminar’, open to the community

As the senior population grows, so do the opportunities for criminals to target them for identity theft, fraud and other crimes. Hundred Palms Tucson assisted living and memory care community welcomes seniors, their families and everyone in the community who

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Definite 'throw away' items during spring cleaning from AARP

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer
Monday, May 6th, 2013, 11:50am
Definite 'throw away' items during spring cleaning from AARP

It’s spring cleaning time for many residents out there.

The AARP has released a list of items that could be harmful if kept beyond their usefulness.  The following are five of the nine items spring cleaners should definitely throw

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PCSD Dispose-a-med event on Saturday

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer
Friday, May 3rd, 2013, 1:22pm
PCSD Dispose-a-med event on Saturday

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is holding a ‘Dispose-a-med’ event this weekend.

May 4, from 8 a.m. to noon the

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3rd Annual Cinco de Mayo - Vida Sana/Healthy Life Celebration

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer
Friday, May 3rd, 2013, 12:33pm
3rd Annual Cinco de Mayo - Vida Sana/Healthy Life Celebration

Tucson Youth Development is hosting its 3rd Annual Cinco de Mayo Healthy Lifestyles Celebration event, with sponsorship from Ace and Youth Works Charter High Schools and ReActivate, New & Used Activewear.

WHEN:

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New database for the Pima County office of the Medical Examiner

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer
Friday, May 3rd, 2013, 9:59am
New database for the Pima County office of the Medical Examiner

The remains of over 2,000 migrants have been discovered over the last 13 years, according to the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner, with more than a quarter of those remaining unidentified.

That is about to change with a new, searchable mapping system, which is scheduled to be put in place on May 6.  This new database will be an important tool in

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