Bajo El Sol

1 day ago | yumasun.com | Karen Bowen

When it is 115 outside and too hot to garden, and your kids or grandkids are complaining that there is nothing to do, pack up your car and head to Scottsdale. You will find a cool oasis called Butterfly Wonderland at 9500 E. Via de Ventura. This is the largest outdoor butterfly pavilion in North America that offers a journey through an Amazon rainforest complete with mist, plants, and exotic butterflies. It is handicap-accessible and has accommodations for autistic visitors.

6 days ago | yumasun.com | Cesar Neyoy

Gadsden Elementary School in San Luis will be the site of the first Dual Language Academy in the area, set to begin operations with around 100 children, providing them with bilingual education. The program, announced last week by the Gadsden Elementary School District (GESD), will launch in the upcoming school year and offer students from kindergarten through sixth grade the opportunity to become bilingual, biliterate, and culturally competent through a rigorous dual-language instruction model.

1 week ago | yumasun.com | Mara Knaub

The summer temperatures in Yuma are no joke, although sometimes we deal with them by joking. We all have funny stories to tell and/or hacks for dealing with the extreme heat. I was recently reminded of this when I had one of those “only in Yuma” incidents. My mom craved chocolate candy so, like a good daughter, I got her a chocolate bar. But somewhere between the car and her location, it completely melted. I had the AC blasting in the car, but it obviously wasn’t enough. It went completely soft.

1 week ago | yumasun.com | Mara Knaub

Have you been reading Roni’s Remedy? It’s the Yuma Sun advice column written by Veronica Baumgarner, a certified relationship coach and peer support. I look forward to reading it every Saturday. In today’s column, a reader asked how she should handle visiting family who don’t appreciate her cats roaming freely. She noted that her cats are her family and the house is their home. I could relate.

1 week ago | yumasun.com | Cesar Neyoy

The community engagement program Conversations with the Council had a strong start, bringing residents together with San Luis City Council members on June 7. Mail delivery issues and the need for playgrounds and park improvements were among the common topics raised by residents during the first event of this new initiative aimed at strengthening connections between the municipal government and the community.