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Rebates for SRP, APS customers

June 30th, 2009, 12:01 am by Jayson Peters

0090055The last thing you want to be fooling around with right now is your air conditioner, but there are incentives for upgrading to a more “green” system:

The SRP PowerWise Cool Cash Rebate program offers up to $400 for the installation of qualifying new, high-efficiency systems, and SRP customers can buy shade screens at a reduced price from participating contractors.

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If you’re an APS customer who owns a home in the Salt River Project water territory, you may be eligibe for rebates on your 2008 electric bills. In the East Valley, the rebates apply to a limited number of residents in the central areas of Gilbert and Chandler, according to SRP.

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6 steps for cheap summer travel

June 29th, 2009, 12:01 am by Jayson Peters

Here’s a story from Sunday’s Travel pages in the Tribune’s Take 2 section:

If you can afford to travel this summer, you’re likely to find some good deals with a little planning. Gas prices, while on the rise, are still much lower than they were last summer. Airlines, reeling from the global recession that has shrunk passenger and cargo demand, are likely to cut flight schedules to cut costs — but hold the price of fares steady. Hotels have more rooms than demand for them. So if you’re planning on heading to the beach, the mountains or the lake, minimize the cost of your trip with these tips.

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Enjoy national parks for free

June 23rd, 2009, 10:33 pm by Jayson Peters

maca_visitorsThe National Park Service is hoping a few free weekends will stimulate summer vacation season during this recession.

July 18-19 and Aug. 15-16, you can get into all 147 national parks and monuments — including the Grand Canyon and Yosemite — for free, with no entrance fees. (Father’s Day weekend was also free.)

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According to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, most Americans live less than a day’s drive from a national park and last year national parks attracted more than 275 million visits, generating an estimated $10.6 billion for local economies and supporting more than 213,000 jobs.

For more information, read the story in the Tribune or visit www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm/.

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East Valley schools offer free meals in summer

June 23rd, 2009, 6:02 pm by Jayson Peters

Free lunch and breakfast at East Valley schools this summerThe Gilbert Unified School District, along with Chandler, Mesa and Apache Junction unified school districts, are offering free breakfasts and lunches for children 18 and younger at various locations throughout the East Valley.

Children do not have to attend that school. Adults can also purchase a meal for a low price.

You can read more about this deal here.

Photo by Tim Hacker, Tribune

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