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Another season of ‘Storytelling and Song’ ending National Championship qualifier at ASU Saturday, March 8, marks the Arizona State Taekwondo Championship from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Arizona State University’s Sun Devil Fitness Center on Union Street in Tempe. USA Taekwondo certified referees, six matted rings and electronic scoring, Daedo TrueScore scoring for black belts and forms, sparring, breaking and weapons, will be included in the qualifier for the National Championship for USA Taekwondo event. Participants must be a member of USA Taekwondo, although all ages and belts are welcome to compete. The events of USA Taekwondo offer opportunities for athletes of all taekwondo disciplines to compete against the best competition, at the regional, national and international levels. The events serve athletes, coaches and parents in the most time efficient and cost effective manner, while providing the best experience possible for all involved. USA Taekwondo events aim to exceed the expectations of coaches, parents, officials, volunteers and the athletes themselves at each and every event. USA Taekwondo is an affiliate of the National Governing Body for the United States Olympic Committee.
The “Storytelling and Song” program at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa will soon come to a close because spring is drawing near. The eighth season will end from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, March 15, with a special closing led by Community elder, Bobby Stone. The program must end by the first day of spring due to cultural customs because winter is the only season storytelling is permitted among the Pima and Maricopa people. The program is designed to share the ancient cultures of the Pima and Maricopa people. Enrolled members of the Gila River Indian community are the featured storyteller members. They share a
combination of ancient legends based on desert wildlife and their experiences growing up on the surrounding tribal lands. Cultural Concierge Rosie Rivera manages the resort’s program. “This program has become a favorite tradition for new and returning resort and restaurant guests from around the world,” she says. “Whether it is a family from Phoenix in for dinner, or returning business travelers, the intimate and informative nature of the stories shared around our fire pit foster a true sense of place and impart an important and lasting impression.” The “Storytelling and Song” program is open and complimentary to all resort and restaurant guests and is appropriate for all ages.
Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa, located on the Gila River Indian Community, 5594 W. Wild Horse Pass Rd., Chandler, is a total destination resort showcasing the heritage, culture, art and legends of the Pima and Maricopa tribes. The resort offerings include 500 culturally themed rooms, Forbes Five-Star/AAA Five-Diamond Dining at Kai, the Forbes Four-Star Native American Aji Spa, 36-holes of Troon managed golf at Whirlwind Golf Course, the 1,000-acre Koli Equestrian Center and a boat cruise to nearby attractions. For more information, phone (602) 225-0100 or visit www. wildhorsepassresort.com.
Kids: Win $15 gift card from Changing Hands Bookstore Students who either live in Chandler, Gilbert, Queen Creek or surrounding areas or who attend area schools can win $15 gift cards from Changing Hands Bookstore, thanks to a partnership between the bookseller and the SanTan Sun News. This ongoing, monthly promotion awards a $15 Changing Hands gift card to every youth whose article, story, poem, essay, editorial, book review, photo or illustration is chosen to be printed in the
SanTan Sun Kids Opportunity section, while supplies last. The Kids Opportunity section is printed in the Youth Section of the first paper of the month, each month. The best news is that even though only one to three submissions are printed per month, all good submissions are held in a file to be printed in future issues. So if an entry doesn’t win this month, it could win next month— or even the month after that.
To enter, visit SanTanSun.com, click on Youth and then on Student Writer Permission Slip to download a submission-permission slip. Complete the form and have a parent sign it so the paper has permission to print the entry and the author or artist’s byline. Then, email the submissionpermission slip and writing or artwork to news@SanTanSun. com as a Word file, if writing, or JPEG, if art, or pasted into the email.
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