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FIRST UP! Upbeat at Santa Catalina Islands, USA!


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Hi Paul, and all of the wonderful readers! A vacation is even better with the Upbeat Times to go with you and share your memories! Bruce and I were at Catalina Island in 2016! ~ Bruce and Rose Lamanna


Santa Catalina, CA. ~ Santa Catalina, one of California’s Channel Islands, lies southwest of Los Angeles. It is known for its wildlife, dive sites and Mt. Orizaba, its highest peak. The resort town of Two Harbors lies to the north. To the south, in the city of Avalon, palm trees and cabanas line Descanso Beach.


Avalon’s circular, art deco Catalina Casino is a cultural center with a movie theater, ballroom and museum.


Mississippi is the 4th largest rice producing state,


growing about 6.9% of the U.S. rice crop on close to 200,000 acres (almost all long grain rice). Commercial rice production didn’t began in Mississippi until after World War II.


The world’s largest pecan nursery is in Lumberton, Mississippi.


Belzoni, Mississippi is the ‘Catfish Capital of the World’


Monstera (Monstera deliciosa) of the Arum


family, also known as ceriman and Mexican Breadfruit, and Swiss cheese plant, is a com- mon houseplant, frequently called split-leaf philodendron.


Monstera are native to Central America, and are grown in Florida and California for their fruit. They seldom fruit in the home.


The fruit looks like a large, long, pine cone, whose scales dry out and separate as the fruit ripens.


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Isaac Asimov On The Cover


First Fun Facts


Santa Rosa, CA. ~ Many years ago I purchased this photo for the cover of Upbeat Times from I-Stock Photos and never used it. Loved it, fun...and what a cute baby! The iconic image of the New Year....New, Fresh & Happy. We hope you like it too! And...Happy New Year!


“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” ~ Abraham Lincoln


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