D-Backs Game!!!

Just yesterday I went to the D-backs game. The D-backs played the Philadelphia Phillies and we were there to see it! Family friends of ours got us suite box tickets so we kind of got the luxury experience. The suite had a little sitting area with a big TV, an area outside the suite that had stadium seating, and of course there was a ton of food. We all were so excited about the game but we were even more excited to see each other. We haven’t seen each other in awhile so it gave us a chance to catch up and find out what everyone has been doing for the past few months.

The game itself was pretty entertaining. The D-backs were behind 4 to 1 but at the bottom of the 9th with one man on base, they knocked one out of the park! It was so awesome, but not enough to win the game sadly. The score was 4 to 3 and the Diamondbacks lost. Even though the home team lost, the night wasn’t a complete failure. I got to see friends and family and just have a good time with everyone which was the best part of my night!

My family is complete baseball nuts so they totally enjoyed the game. If you ever get a chance to hit up a D-backs game, GO! It is so much fun and if you’re around fun people you’ll have blast! Here is the website to check when the D-backs play, so get out there and watch some baseball!!!

Lonni Summers

Are you for Scuba?

Just this past Friday one of my fellow lifeguard instructors at Big Surf set up a Discovery Scuba lesson for all us supervisors and lifeguard instructors. She works part time at Sports Chalet and we all got the lesson for free! I have never done anything like this ever in my life so I was so stoked! At the Sports Chalet in the Tempe Marketplace, there is a decent size pool that goes down to about 13 ft. We all got our flippers and goggles and hopped into the water. We had two instructors and they were very excited to teach us. After we got into the water we put on our BCD’s which stands for Buoyancy Control Device. This thing looks like a vest and it holds your air tank. It also controls your buoyancy, so it can make you sink or float.


Before we got into the deep part of the pool we sat on the ledge and tested out our equipment out and learned how to use our BCD’s and how to breathe underwater with our Regulators. Once we figured all the equipment out we sat on a ledge under the water and the instructors slowly let us descend to the bottom of the pool and made sure we were ok as we sank to the bottom. After we reached the bottom it was a ton of fun! We got to swim around, play underwater football, swim through hoops, and we even drank Capri Suns under water! We spent about two hours just swimming and playing with all the cool scuba gear. Some of my fellow lifeguard instructors had waterproof cameras, so we took a load of pictures so I will be posting a few photos of the whole underwater adventure when I can.


This whole Discovery Scuba experience was so awesome and really peaked my interest into maybe learning more about scuba diving and actually take some of the classes they offer there. If you want more information about the scuba program at Sport Chalet visit their website and you can also call the Sports Chalet Tempe Marketplace location for more info as well. The number is (480) 966-9139. Hope everyone has an Adventurous Day!!!



Lonni Summers

Outdoor Adventures to be Had

Hiking is something I really enjoy doing. It’s a great way to get out of the house, get some fresh air, and enjoy nature. This summer I really wanted to do some hiking. I wanted to try some different trails so of course I hit up the World Wide Web for some more information. On Arizonaguide.com from the Arizona Office of Tourism I found a ton of places that sounded fun and exciting. This website is great if you’re looking for something to do around the state. Here are just a few trails that caught my interest and that I would love to go check out sometime.

1. Apache Maid Trail. Sedona
Apache Maid Trail skirts the rim of Wet Beaver Creek Canyon, one of the scenic red rock gorges that cut the southern rim of the Colorado Plateau. The trail starts at the mouth of the canyon and continues up this picturesque drainage, offering glimpses of the clear, cool stream, until it branches off from the Bell Trail to climb the canyon's north wall. Once atop the basalt flows that form a caprock in this area, the Apache Maid Trail winds along primitive jeep tracks across the grassy, juniper flats. From the trail, the canyon appears off to your right as an eroded rift in the ancient lava flow.

2. Humphreys Trail. Flagstaff
This steep mountain trail leads to the highest point in Arizona. If you consider it merely as a means to that end, however, you'll miss much of the reason to come here. Along its 4.5 mile course, a thriving alpine forest streaked with huge rock slides and avalanche tracks hugs the mountain's slopes. Scenic Hart Prairie stretches out the base of the incline and the Grand Canyon is easily visible on the horizon.

3. Kartchner Caverns State Park. Benson
Kartchner Caverns boasts many world-class features that have been protected since the cave was discovered in 1974. Kartchner Caverns State Park offers visitors to this very popular attraction both a cave tour and an opportunity to experience the site's excellent Discovery Center. All caves tours are guided by a park interpreter. Guests will be taken to the Throne and Rotunda rooms. The tour is one-third of a mile in length and the complete tour will last approximately 60 minutes, 45 minutes of which are in the cave.
These are a just a few of very many trails that are all around Arizona. I’m hoping to at least hit one these trails and see how they are in person. Hiking is so much fun so if you ever think about visiting a trail make sure to look at the Arizona Guide from the Arizona Office of Tourism. Hope this little gives you some insight and encouragement to get out there and hike! It’s a ton of fun! Have a great day everyone!

Lonni Summers

Concerts!!!

I love going to concerts and seeing artists live. I recently got tickets as a gift for a concert in September, but with my love for music I started looking for more shows that are coming to the Valley. Thanks to azcentral.com I found some pretty awesome concerts that will be here soon. Here are some upcoming shows that will be amazing and I really suggest getting tickets to!

1. July 24: Earth, Wind and Fire and Chicago at Jobing.com Arena. Tickets cost $29.75-$89.75

2. July 25: Keith Urban’s “Escape Together World Tour” at Jobing.com Arena. Tickets cost $20-$74

3. July 27: Aerosmith at Cricket Wireless Pavilion. Tickets cost $41-$206

4. July 27: Asher Roth and Kid Cudi at the Marquee Theatre. Tickets cost $32

5. July 28: Pat Benatar and Blondie at the Dodge Theatre. Tickets cost $42 - $54

6. July 29: George Thorogood and the Destroyers and Jonny Lang at Celebrity Theatre. Tickets cost $58-$88

7. July 31: Hollywood Undead at the Marquee Theatre. Tickets cost $23-$25

These are just a few concerts but there are a ton more! Get out there and see some live music! If you’re interested in looking for more concerts or events check out azcentral.com. Hope everyone has a Music filled day!!!

Lonni Summers

Career Field Exploration Opportunity!!!

While looking through the lovely E-update Jamillah Anderson sent for this week I came across a couple of CFE opportunities. If anyone still needs to fill their 200 hours (Like me!) then there might be a few opportunities available for you!

1. Crossroads Youth Intervention
Mission- To help children, youth, families and individuals overcome the challenges of life in the inner-city.
More information at http://www.cryi.org/

2. D1Football
Sports Recreation volunteers needed as soon as possible. Contact: Dyzell Wilson at Dyzell.Wilson@asu.edu.

3. Food for the Hungry
For more information about the Internship Program visit http://www.fh.org/help/students/internships or email david.curtis@fh.org or brittani.thielen@fh.org.

4. Greenbuild 2009
Greenbuild is the International Conference and Expo of the U.S. Green Building Council. It will be held at the Phoenix Convention Center November 10-13, 2009. Last year's Greenbuild in Boston had 29,000 attendees. We are anticipating amazing opportunities as a result of Arizona's hosting of Greenbuild. View Flyer

5. Hike in Phoenix
If you want to learn how to run a business and what is needed from an official business card, phone lines installation, reservations center, on line and telephone reservations, to processing a credit card transaction and ordering snacks and refreshment for guests, and Take a Hike while learning, email Rob@HikeInPhoenix.comto schedule an exploratory phone interview and see what this internship is all about, or call 877 Hike-PHX and ask about out internship.

I hope some of these offers are interesting to you and make sure to take advantage of them! Remember we need our 200 CFE hours to start our senior internship so try to get some hours done over the summer! If you have any questions or concerns make sure to contact your advisor. Have a fantastic day!!!

Lonni Summers

“The Hangover” and Caesars Palace

Just the other night I watched this hilarious movie called “The Hangover”. If you haven’t seen it, the movie takes place in Las Vegas and the main hotel the character stay in is Caesars Palace. Now I found it interesting that as I was looking up hotel deals I came across one in azcentral.com that mentioned an amazing deal for Caesars Palace. The resort is taking great advantage of its role in the movie “The Hangover” and is offering a spectacular deal. The Hangover package will be available for certain dates in July and the package includes a nightly rate starting at $120 and also a $50 food and beverage credit. This is a great deal for anyone and everyone who is looking to get out of Phoenix and have some fun!

If anyone has seen the movie then you know some of the crazy stunts the characters do and NO it is not allowed in the hotel, but if you are looking to visit Las Vegas then this may be a great deal for you to look into! If you want more information on the Hangover package for Caesars Palace here is the link to azcentral.com to read more about it. Here is also the link to check availability and to book a reservation if you want to take advantage of the package. Have an Amazing Day!


Lonni Summers

Take a picture and be on ABC 15!

Hey everyone! I just got this really awesome link forwarded to me by my fellow StAR Eddie. Today for only one second we will have a pure numerical order of time and date. At exactly 12:34pm and 56 seconds time and date will be 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9. To me, that is just so cool! This only happens once each century and ABC 15 wants everyone to take a picture of themselves at that exact time and post it to their site. The photos will be put in a slide show on the site so make it a good picture! Be creative and have fun with it! Here is the link and hope everyone has a perfect numerical day!

Lonni Summers

Funny Videos!

Just this Friday, all of us lovely StARs had a photo shoot for our website. While we were sitting there looking pretty, Candi and Amyann found some amazingly funny videos which I will now share with you! Of course this really has nothing to do with school but we all need a laugh here and there.

The first video is the Turtle Dance. This has to be one of the cutest things I have ever seen! The next video is The Gummy Bear Song. By the end of this video I swear you’ll be singing all day! Enjoy!!!

Lonni Summers

Big Surf’s 40th Anniversary!

Hey everyone just wanted to give you a heads up about a great deal going on at Big Surf. Big Surf is celebrating its 40th anniversary and they have an awesome special. If you’re looking to cool off and have a ton of fun then you should hit up Big Surf. They are running a 4 for 40 deal online. You can purchase four tickets for 40 bucks! You can also do 5 for 50, or 6 for 60, and so on from there. The deal can only be purchased online and it is valid Monday through Friday from 2pm to 6pm. This is great for groups of people because everyone can pitch in 10 dollars and have a fun day in the sun!

There are plenty of attractions for everyone including our 2.5 million gallon wave pool which also hosts Body Board sessions Mon through Fri from 4:00 to 4:30. There are also plenty of body slides and tube slides as well.

Here is the website to visit to purchase the tickets http://www.golfland.com/tempe/. See you at the Wave Pool!

Lonni Summers