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03/13/2026

03/06/2026

Free Screening at Tucson Festival of Books

Join Tucson Festival of Books for a free family movie screening of “The Pout-Pout Fish.” Based on the NY Times Best Seller by Deborah Diesen and illustrated by Dan Hanna, one of TIME Magazine’s Top Ten Children’s Books, its the tale of two aquatic misfits on an impossible journey to save their home. Diesen will introduce the film Saturday, March 14 at 4:30 pm at the Marroney Theatre, College of Fine Arts.

Up to 5 Fast Passes per email address available to Friends of the Festival beginning TODAY at noon and to the public on March 9 at noon.

It’s not too late to claim your benefits…

Friends of the Festival enjoy special benefits before, during and after the Tucson Festival of Books on March 14 -15, 2026.

If you are already a Friend of the Festival, make sure to take advantage of all the tips below.

If you are not yet a Friend of the Festival, you can still become a member and start now to be a special part of this amazing event.

IN THIS ISSUE:

Top tips before you go - Plan a little, enjoy a lot!
Hospitality Tent - Friends enjoy special benefits.
Hot Off the Press - The Friend’s book launch party.
Tent Talks - Intimate chats with prominent authors.
TIDBITS - More tips for Festival fun.

03/02/2026

Sunday, March 01, 2026
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On This Day in History
Yellowstone National Park Was Established.

image source: Palisadian (1920) via Library of Congress
On March 1, 1872, President Grant signed a bill creating the country’s first national park, Yellowstone. Native Americans had already lived and hunted in the region for hundreds of years. The first Anglo-American to explore the area was John Colter, who had previously traveled with Lewis and Clark. Colter’s account of the region’s steaming geysers caused some doubters to dub the area “Colter’s Hell.” Before the Civil War, only a handful of fur trappers and hunters had visited the region, but in 1869, the Folsom-Cook expedition made the first formal exploration. This was followed by the Washburn-Langford-Doane expedition a year later. Then in 1871, Ferdinand Hayden, a government geologist, explored the region with a large party that included photographer William Jackson and landscape artist Thomas Moran. Their stunning images of Yellowstone caught the attention of Congress. Early in 1872, Congress decided to set aside roughly 2 million acres of public land as the nation’s first national park. President Grant signed the Yellowstone Act of 1872 into law on March 1st. The bill designated the region as a public “pleasuring-ground” and decreed that the land would be preserved “from injury or spoilation, of all timber, mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or wonders within.” The creation of Yellowstone was somewhat surprising, as the government’s focus at the time had been on settling and exploiting the resources of the West. However, it set an important precedent. Not only were more national parks designated in the United States in the following years, but the idea also caught on in other nations.
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02/12/2026

02/12/2026

Happy Valentine’s
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01/28/2026

Hey students want to get in on Pro-Life poster Contest! Details are in the post below. Have any questions call Family First 520-895-9545. This is for all grades.

01/22/2026

Thank you to Community Church at Saddlebrooke for their generous donation to kick off Family First’s January Diaper Drive!!!!

01/22/2026

Story time is off to a great start in 2026!!! Come join us every Wednesday at 10 Family First!!!

12/17/2025

Anyone want this vanity? Call 520-269-9152

12/16/2025

Thank you to our dedicated staff and board who volunteer their time and talents to make Family First a blessing to Pinal , northern Pima and Gila Counties! God bless you and we love you!!! Merry Christmas!! Blessings in 2026!!!

12/16/2025

We are so blessed and thankful to God !! Our miracle baby is now three years old!!!!