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Unlike the \u201cDisneylands\u201d of America, where you have to wait five hours in line to enjoy a 5-minute waterslide, in Arizona you can in fact - by visiting places like the Salt River - wait 5 min- utes in line to enjoy a 5-hour waterslide! There are many other comparisons to make when proclaiming Arizona as a Natural Theme Park.

These visitors are hungry for information in order to plan
their vacations. Where should we go? What\u2019s there to do?
Az Tourist News is providing that information today where
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mation about their great Outdoor Expo \u2026 in Arizona\u2019s truly
Alternative newspaper \u2026 imagine that \u2026 an alternative to the
narrow choices most of us experience. Going on twelve years

during the month of March. The year\u2019s
\u201cAnnual Celebration of Baseball\u201d again
welcomes the Kansas City Royals, Texas
Rangers and the Arizona State University
Sun Devils to Surprise. There is a new

League: the Los Angeles Dodgers and the
Cleveland Indians. The Dodgers will visit
Surprise on Monday, March 9th and Fri-
day, March 20th. The Indians will make
their debut in Surprise on Tuesday,

\u201cBring Your Dog to the Park\u201d on Sunday,
March 8th and a pre-game fireworks show
sponsored by our good friends at Sand-
erson Ford on Friday, March 20th. Every
Saturday and Sunday is FAMILY FUN day

In addition, the Nolan Ryan \u201cAll You Can
Eat and Drink Patio\u201d will be introduced on
Saturdays and Sundays!

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midweek format featuring Arizona State,
Kansas State and Kansas University. On
Tuesday, March 10th and Wednesday
March 11th, ASU will play host to the
Kansas State Wildcats and from March
13th-15th the Sun Devils will take on

Game times and
schedule subject
to change

Spring Training is just one of the
exciting happenings that makes Surprise
a City on the Move. Surprise is conve-

of the greater Phoenix area. Almost over-
night, Surprise has emerged rapid fire out
of the West Valley. Surprise is both an
up-and-comer and the center of a future

number one ranking in 2006 for five-year
job growth. In 2007, it was named one
of the Top Ten North American Cities of

110,000, Surprise has joined the ranks of
places like Clearwater, FL, Santa Clara,
CA, and Cambridge, MA. Reaching

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tains in Surprise to Prescott\u2019s famed
Whiskey Row to the awe-inspiring Grand
Canyon, the Western Heritage Trail will

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