Photo gallery: Cooling off
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Want to cool off? Venture to a splash pad, water park or public pool!
Ryan Willis, 8, and his friends, try to keep their feet from burning as they take a group photo with the Foothills Optimist Club at the Marana pool in Ora Mae Harn Park in Marana, AZ, Tuesday, May 31, 2011. For the sixth year, the Foothills Optimist Club is presenting the town of Marana with a check to cover the cost of about 200 low-income kids to use the Marana municipal pool over the summer.
- David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star
Mya Grajeda , 3, runs through the spraying water at the Brandi Fenton Memorial Park Splash Pad, 3482 East River Road Friday, May 27, 2011. The splash pad is free, it opened last month for children 12-years-old and younger from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily.
- Jill Torrance
- Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star
People carry their tube up the stairs to ride the Constrictor at Wet 'n' Wildlocated at 4243 West Pinnacle Peak Road. The Constrictor is a new water ride with twists and turns. Thursday May 26, 2011. Glendale, Arizona.
- Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star
Kayla Maxey, 8, plays in the water at the Brandi Fenton Memorial Park Splash Pad, 3482 East River Road Friday, May 27, 2011. The splash pad is free, it opened last month for children 12-years-old and younger from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily.
- Jill Torrance
Cade Etter, 4, plays with water spouting characters in the kids pool at Breakers Water Park on Saturday, May 28, 2011 in Tucson, Ariz.
- Ron Medvescek/ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Daniel Geyer, right, practices competition starts with his daughter Eden Geyer , 8, as she practices swimming during open swimming at Thad Terry Pool, Northwest YMCA on Saturday, May 28, 2011.
- Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star
Ryan Willis, 8, and his friends, try to keep their feet from burning as they take a group photo with the Foothills Optimist Club at the Marana pool in Ora Mae Harn Park in Marana, AZ, Tuesday, May 31, 2011. For the sixth year, the Foothills Optimist Club is presenting the town of Marana with a check to cover the cost of about 200 low-income kids to use the Marana municipal pool over the summer.
- David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star
Tom Twiddy enjoys the diving board at the Marana pool in Ora Mae Harn Park in Marana, AZ, Tuesday, May 31, 2011.
- David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star
Keshari Zeno, 11, enjoys the diving board at the Marana pool in Ora Mae Harn Park in Marana, AZ, Tuesday, May 31, 2011.
- David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star
Logan Scott, 11, hangs on for the ride down the Riptide slide at Breakers Water Park on Saturday, May 28, 2011.
- Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star
Bryan Pelton, left, and Ashley Armstrong enjoy the wave pool at Breakers Water Park on Saturday, May 28, 2011 in Tucson, Ariz.
- Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star
Mya Grajeda , 3, runs through the spraying water at the Brandi Fenton Memorial Park Splash Pad, 3482 East River Road Friday, May 27, 2011. The splash pad is free, it opened last month for children 12-years-old and younger from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily.
- Jill Torrance
Maya Foukas, 4, gets last second advice from her dad, Zack Foukas as she begins to swim at Thad Terry Pool, Northwest YMCA on Saturday, May 28, 2011.
- Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star
Kyle Lesueur begins his journey through the Constrictor at Wet 'n' Wild water park located at 4243 West Pinnacle Peak Road. The Constrictor is a new ride with lots of twists and turns.
- Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star
Twisting sldie is a major attraction during the open swim session at Thad Terry Pool, Northwest YMCA on Saturday, May 28, 2011.
- Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star
Trish VanArsdalen basks in the sunshine in the wave pool at Breakers Water Park on Saturday, May 28, 2011.
- Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star
Hayleigh Rockenback, 11, left, and Heather Glenn, 11, charge towards the wave pool at Breakers Water Park on Saturday, May 28, 2011.
- Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star
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