Grab the kids, your suits and your sunscreen! Summer and water collide later this month during the fifth annual Summer Splash in Chandler, an event that focuses on water safety.

Heart Savers Inc. is offering a free CPR class on Tuesday, Feb. 21 in Mesa. Successful participants will receive a two-year CPR certification.

Cardon Children's Medical Center and the City of Mesa will co-host Fit Kids Pool Day 10 a.m. to noon June 25 at the Rhodes Aquatic Complex, 1860 S. Longmore Road. Admission is free.

This has been a tragically costly week for law enforcement in our Valley, and a sad one for all law-abiding citizens who appreciate the vital role our police officers play in protecting us from the criminal element, and that that service sometimes exacts the ultimate sacrifice.

If you're looking for an option to traditional high school, you might want to check out Arizona Virtual Academy's i-Learn Center @ Mesa Family YMCA.

Hours before the sun rose and you opened your newspaper this morning, a Mesa high school senior reported for calculus class and turned in an assignment to her teacher.

Mojo is a Pomeranian rescued from a hoarding situation so he needs some work. This boy is a happy and very active 5-pound, 3-year-old, who is learning what it’s like to be held and loved, to receive regular quality meals and grooming. When rescued he had no idea how to walk on a leash, and with each day he improves. Mojo is not potty trained and needs to learn to be productive outside. He will require a patient home willing to continue training and working with him. Mojo was rescued with six other Poms from the same hoarder: Leila, Trixie, Mindy and Flame (also available for adoption), and Nina and Chelsea (adopted). Mojo will be neutered and receive a dental prior to adoption. He is vaccinated and has a microchip.

I found it impossible to take my mind off of it. As I watched thousands of kids gather outside, I was awash in worry and sadness. I was in New Orleans a couple of weeks ago for the triennial gathering of Lutheran youth. This Youth Gathering was very different for me, this time I was present as part of the leadership team, working with other adults to provide some of the programming and service learning for the more than 33,000 kids who came.

The Great Recession is slowly easing and Americans are getting back to work. However, most of us have been left with the remnants of a financial hangover from the past 20 years that had us feeling entitled to live large on credit with a middle class income.

Q: Does couponing have its own language? I’m trying to figure out this whole world of couponing. However, I feel like I’m reading a different language. Help! Please translate.

Now here's the kind of summer school we can get behind: RA Sushi Bar Restaurant in Tempe is hosting a Sushi 101 class 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 24, where chefs will give students a crash course in the art of sushi rolling.

Now here's the kind of summer school we can get behind: RA Sushi Bar Restaurant in Tempe is hosting a Sushi 101 class 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 24, where chefs will give students a crash course in the art of sushi rolling.

Chandler is hosting a workshop for residents who are interested in learning about backyard composting from 9 a.m. to noon, June 9 at Chandler City Hall, 175 S. Arizona Ave. The workshop will include hands-on demonstrations of the techniques used in composting, plus a discussion of various composting methods and the variety of uses for the finished product.

Hospice of the Valley volunteers and staff are available for free, no-obligation presentations throughout the Valley. The nonprofit agency’s speakers’ bureau addresses important health-related topics that are appropriate for all audiences.