Kerry Fetherston isn't eligible to compete in the Arizona Senior Olympics. Too young.

But the Kyrene Corridor resident, businesswoman, marathoner and bicyclist is piling up the hours and miles lately as one of the organizers of the senior fitness competition that draws elder athletes from across the state to qualify for the National Senior Olympics.

The Tempe Union High School District was represented by three teams in the final four of the 5A division one boys basketball semi-finals.

My wife really blindsided me this past Valentine’s Day. Having thanked me graciously for the dozen roses that showed up at her office, she then handed me my present: An envelope out of which I was informed that I was now the holder of season tickets to the 2006 Arizona Diamondbacks. My roses suddenly felt pretty shabby.

Last year, my husband received a $300 travel voucher when he was bumped from an overbooked flight.

Three hundred and sixty-three days had gone by, and he still hadn’t gotten around to using it.

When Stephanie DiMaria was in the midst of her 18-year career in the semi-conductor industry 10 years ago, she hardly expected that today she’d be in the final stages of opening a real estate office in the once distant, dusty town of Maricopa.

Marcos de Niza High School finally has a proper baseball field, thanks in large part to the Tempe Diablos.

The Diablos, a local organization established in 1968 and dedicated to raising funds to funnel back into the youth and education of the area, gave the Padres $30,000 toward their field.