What's Up • Holiday Guide 2012


UPBEAT TIMES • November 2012 • 10


Julie Nation Academy Marks 40 Years with Thank You to Community & Benefit for Schools Plus


Santa Rosa, CA. ~ Saturday, November 3rd, Julie Nation Academy will mark 40 years of service to Sonoma County with a Gala Dinner and Dance benefitting Schools Plus, a vol- unteer organization dedicated to preserving sports, music, art and drama programs in Santa Rosa Public Secondary Schools. “This event is being held to formally thank the families, educators, and businesses whose support has helped provide outstanding opportunities to Julia Nation Academy students through the years,” explains Julie Nation, Academy Owner and Founder, “this is our way of saying thank you to our community for its decades of support.” The evening will feature a three-course meal prepared and served by the Maria Carrillo High School Culinary Program, with wines from local Sonoma County wineries. Flowers and table decorations will be provid- ed by the Agricultural and Floral Culture Program of Santa Rosa High School.


A Silent Auction


and Raffle offering local prod- ucts and services will complete the evening.


Schools Plus, dubbed “the gold standard of community involve- ment” by the Press Democrat’s Bob Padecky, unites community families and businesses in


the


belief that co-curricular activities are not expendable luxuries but vital programs that build leader- ship, teamwork, tolerance, and perseverance in the youth of our county.


Julie Nation Academy takes pride in has supporting the youth of the county, as well as their par- ents, in developing an expressing their


full potential by offering


professional training in personal development, modeling, and act- ing for TV and film. With a focus on small classes and personal- ized training, JNA emphasizes authenticity and character over image, encouraging students to build a spiritual foundation as a source of sound ethical practice in their work.


By hosting the International


Model & Talent Showcase and Convention each year Julie


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JOKES & Humor # 5 An elderly couple were having problems


remembering things, so they decided to go to their doctor and get checked out. The doctor told them that they were physically just fine but might want to start writing things down and make notes to help them remember things. The couple thanked the doctor and left. Later that night while watching TV, the old man got up from his chair and his wife asked, "Where are you going?" "To the kitchen."


"Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?" she asked. "Sure." "Don't you think you should write it down so you can remember it?" "No, I can remember that." She then added, "I also would like some strawberries on top. You had better write that down because I know you'll forget that." He replied, "I can remember that. You want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries." "I also would like whipped cream on top. I know you will forget that so you better write it down." With irritation in his voice, he said, "I don't need to write that down, I can remember that." He then fumed into the kitchen. After about 20 minutes he returned from the kitchen and handed her a plate of bacon and eggs. She stared at the plate for a moment and said,


"You forgot my toast.


Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.


Benjamin Disraeli I am a great believer in luck. The harder I work the more of it I seem to have. ~ Coleman Cox


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