Vol 1 Issue 29 March 21, 2008

A-Team


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Marilyn Martin
Editor


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Venerina Conti
Lead Designer


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Nan Herring
Co-Designer


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Rick Martin
Content Manager


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Judy Smith
Co-Content Manager


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Donna S
Proofer


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Mary Hofstetter
Lead Writer

 

ADLANDPRO COMMUNITY NEWS

THE TREASURE HUNT GAME!
by Marilyn Martin


WE HAD A WINNER!!

Yes, we do have a winner of the last Treasure Hunt game! Congratulations go to EUNICE HUGHES, you are our winner! You just won some great advertising credits donated by our very generous CEO, Mr Bogdan Fiedur.

Don't forget to play the new Treasure Hunt game here in this issue and maybe you will be our next lucky winner of some great advertising credits!! We can all use advertising credits, right? So, Good Luck and Have Fun Playing!

Here are the correct answers from the last Treasure Hunt; 1} Mr Lee Talmadge 2} Ms Babette Gumahad 3} Mrs Roeli Lutz 4} Woman of Courage 5} Patricia Bartch 6} Answers 7} Cindy Beck 8} Mrs Amanda Grey 9} English Cottage 10} Equine Art work 11} Australia Day January 26th.


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Hi Everyone! This is Marilyn Martin, the Editor here, and I just wanted to let you all know that I would love to hear from you. Do you have any comments or suggestions you would like to make about the Newsletter? If so, feel free to contact me any time, and let me know what you have to say...positive or negative! I have no problem with criticism because that just lets me know where we need to improve.

Please submit questions or comments to me here:

Marilyn Martin


PRAYER REQUESTS

We have a couple of Prayer Requests that need to go out this time around!

We would like to send our thoughts and prayers to Anthony Hosking and his family. Anthony's brother has cancer and is getting worse, so please keep Anthony's brother and family in your prayers.

We would like to send our thoughts and prayers to Lisa Simpkins who is suffering with a bad headache. We pray that she feels better very soon.

If you know of someone that needs praying for please send us the information and we will add them to our prayer list in the next Newsletter. Thank you.


Written By: MARILYN L. MARTIN

BIRTHDAYS


To All Of Our Members Who Will Be Celebrating A Birthday In March



The Newsletter Team would like to wish all of our March babies a very "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"! We pray your special day is a wonderful one, filled with peace, love, joy, and happiness; may you have all of your friends and family around you today to enjoy the day with you, and may all your wishes come true today!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERYONE!!!





 

THE BEST PICTURE AWARD

We will be featuring the winners of The Best Picture Award in this section. AdlandPro has been getting some really great pictures sent in, and nominated, so the Team will be presenting the winners in each issue of the Newsletter from now on!

The 7th Photo Contest was won by ADELINA GHITA with her photo entitled "Angel Face".

The 9th Photo Contest was won by LANELL with her photo entitled "San Diego, California"

**NOTE** The 8th Photo Contest was won by JUDY SMITH, and it was entitled "Glass Winged Butterfly", but unfortunately the photo is no longer posted for us to print here.

Congratulations to all our winners...you have taken some great pictures! Make sure to visit The Best Picture forum and vote for your favorite photo please.



 

 

COMPETITION AREA

**WIN**WIN**WIN**



It's time to play the next Treasure Hunt game everyone! This is a scavenger hunt, and all you have to do is read the Newsletter and find the answers to all the questions.

Once you know all the answers send them to me, Marilyn Martin, be the first one with all the correct answers and you WIN!!

Okay…GOOD LUCK TO ALL!

1) Name one of the 12 *Shining Stars* that won People Of The Year

2) Who was the winner of the last Treasure Hunt game?

3) What forum won the Best Forum Award in this issue of the Newsletter?

4) Name one person who won the Best Picture Award in this issue of the Newsletter

5) Who is featured in the Art Corner?

6) Who is behind Mystery Link #5?

7) What is the title of one of the pictures that won in the Best Picture Forum?

8) Name the type of artwork that the Featured Artist does.

9) What is one Holiday mentioned in the "Celebrations and Holidays" section?

10) Who won the "Forum Of The Year Award" for 2007?

Send your answers to

Marilyn Martin

 

MARCH HOLIDAYS & CELEBRATIONS


We have a very diverse Community here at AdlandPro, and I thought it would be nice to have a section on Holidays being celebrated around the world. I will list and explain the Holidays that will be celebrated during the month, along with the date the Holiday is celebrated. This should be lots of fun, and a great learning experience for everyone.

Maha Shivaratri - March 6th
A Hindu festival in honor of Lord Shiva and his marriage to Goddess Parvati. Ceremonies involving prayers and hymns take place mostly at night. Special foods are not used.

Ash Wednesday - March 12th
Ash Wednesday representas the beginning of the Lent Season. Lent is a Christian time of reflection and preparation for Holy Week and Easter. A forty day time of intense devotion, it is observed by fasting, frequent worship and acts of charity.

St. Patrick's Day - March 17th
St Patrick's Day is the Christian celebration of Patrick who brought Christianity to Ireland in early days of the faith.

Mawlid an Nabi - March 20th
Mawlid an Nabiis the Islamic commemoration of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), founder of Islam, in about 570 c.e. It is not universally observed. The prophet's teachings are read and religious meetings are held.

Good Friday - March 21st
Good Friday is the day that Christians remember the crucifixion of Jesus and related events.

Purim - March 21st
Purim is the Jewish celebration of the deliverance of the Jewish minority in Persia from genocide. Charity to the poor, sharing food with friends, and vigorous merrymaking mark the observance.

Magha Puja - March 21st
Magha Puja is a Hindu festival in honor of Lord Shiva and his marriage to Goddess Parvati. Ceremonies involving prayers and hymns take place mostly at night. There are no special foods used for this special day.

Easter - March 23rd
Easter is the most holy of Christian sacred days. The day commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from his death by crucifixion. Observances include worship services beginning at sunrise, special music, feasting, and parades.

 

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THE BEST FORUM AWARD WINNERS


The Newsletter has added a new feature to our Newsletter. We are listing all of the winners of the The Best Forum Award here. This forum was created by Bogdan Fiedur to give recognition to some of the best forums created in the Community. Each month a new forum is judged and voted upon by a panel of judges, and the winner gets $200!

That is really awesome, and very generous of Bogdan to do! So get going on writing some truly great forums and you may be one of the next lucky winners!

WINNER OF THE October 2007 AWARD

The forum "Art Show original arts and crafts from Adland" by Rose Enderud won the award in October.

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WINNER OF THE November 2007 AWARD

The forum "Poems of Life, Love, and Religion" by Nick Sym won the award in November.

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WINNER OF THE BEST FORUM FOR THE YEAR 2007

The forum "INSPIRATIONS OF SAMI PLUS" by SAM SUNDAY A big "CONGRATULATIONS" to you Sam on winning this very prestigous award! Sam definitely deserved to win as he consistently puts out an awesome forum for all of us to read and enjoy! Sam also received $1000 for winning this award!! Sam...have fun spending that $1000!

Written By: Marilyn Martin

**Parade of Stars** Winners

 

Marilyn Martin and her team members work very hard to bring this forum
to you each and every week. Everyone loves the forum, and lots of people write and tell the Team how they look forward to it coming out each week, and enjoy reading it.

WINNERS OF THE "PEOPLE OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR 2007" WERE:

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#1. MR PHIL BLACK
Phil was our 10th **Shining Star** for the year and you can read his *Parade of Stars* forum HERE

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#2. MR JOE DOWNING
Joe was our 13th **Shining Star** for the year and you can read his *Parade of Stars* forum HERE

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#3. MR STEVEN SUCHAR
Steven was our 15th **Shining Star** for the year and you can read his *Parade of Stars* forum HERE

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#4 MS LINDA HARVEY
Linda was our 26th **Shining Star** for the year and you can read her *Parade of Stars* forum HERE

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#5 MS AMANDA MARTIN-SHAVER
Amanda was our 28th **Shining Star** for the year and you can read her *Parade of Stars* forum HERE

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#6 MR SAM SUNDAY
Sam was our 34th **Shining Star** for the year and you can read his *Parade of Stars* forum HERE

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#7 MS JUDY SMITH
Judy was our 37th **Shining Star** for the year and you can read her *Parade of Stars* forum HERE

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#8 MR ROBERT PHILLIPS
Robert was our 36th **Shining Star** for the year and you can read his *Parade of Stars* forum HERE

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#9 MR PETER FOGEL
Peter was our 54th **Shining Star** for the year and you can read his *Parade of Stars* forum HERE

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#10 MRS MARY EVELYN SIMPSON
Mary was our 60th **Shining Star** for the year and you can read her *Parade of Stars* forum HERE

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#11 MRS ANA MARIA PADUREAN
Anamaria was our 67th **Shining Star** for the year and you can read her *Parade of Stars* forum HERE

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#12 MS MARY HOFSTETTER
Mary was our 70th **Shining Star** for the year and you can read her *Parade of Stars* forum HERE


Written By: RICK MARTIN

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A MESSAGE FROM THE NEWSLETTER TEAM

The Newsletter Team would like to welcome back our Editor, Marilyn Martin, after having a period of illness, and an injury she had from a fall she took. We are all very happy she is well now, and glad to be back and bringing you all the news from our Community.

Hi! This is Marilyn Martin, and I would like to thank my Team, and the Community, for all the thoughts and prayers that have been sent to me. I appreciate everyone's concern and well wishes!

The Team and I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you that will be celebrating Easter this weekend a very "Happy Easter". For everyone else that may be celebrating a different holiday we pray that you have a happy and safe holiday! God Bless You All....From Myself and The Newsletter Team

Jokes

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I was trying to mow the lawn before my husband got home from work, but our electric lawn mower refused to cooperate. It would run fine for a few seconds, then cut off, run again, cut off. Finally, I gave up and waited for my husband. He had a good laugh when he diagnosed the problem. Instead of plugging in the mower using a three-prong adapter, I'd hooked up the cord through the Christmas-tree light blinker control.

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When I stopped the bus to pick up Chris for preschool, I noticed an older woman hugging him as he left the house. "Is that your grandmother?" I asked.
"Yes," Chris said. "She's come to visit us for Christmas."
"How nice," I said. "Where does she live?"
"At the airport," Chris replied. "Whenever we want her we just go out there and get her."

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My wife asked me to help wrap Christmas presents this year, but I was watching football and declined to help. She then informed me that if I didn't help, I'd be in big, big trouble, so I helped.
However, she didn't tell me to put tags on them, so I think I may be in trouble anyway.

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In Modesto, California, Steven Richard King was arrested for trying to hold up a Bank of America branch without a weapon. King used a thumb and a finger to simulate a gun, but unfortunately, he failed to keep his hand in his pocket.

Contributed By: NAN HERRING


Community Interest


* * * *THE ART CORNER* * * *

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THE 22nd ART EXHIBITION

I am thrilled and honored to be the writer of this edition of THE ART CORNER. These ladies work so hard always. These 3 ladies, ROSE ENDERUD, JENNY SJ, VENERINA CONTI, really out do themselves presenting this forum to us every 3 weeks.

I have the extreme privilege and honor to bring to the art of Susanna Jade Angola. Susanna has been a member of Adlandpro since May 2007, and she is a very nice person. I just know you are going to love her artwork. Please invite Susanna to be your friend is she is not already.

As a child she was always drawing, coloring and painting. When she married a young Italian artist he taught her very well. She has fond memories of that time saying, "We lived in Italy and painted our way through walls, furniture, cars, floors, rocks and any other surface we could find”.

Susanna has spent the last 25 years in California and New Mexico and she continues to explore various surfaces to color. I love big cats so the tiger picture was a personal favorite of mine. She included this note in her bio;

Please visit www.Susanetta.com/collection.html for a special offer plus a free high-resolution download of the Tiger. Print it, frame it, keep it, or give it away.”


I hope you will enjoy this Art Exhibition as much as I did.

Written By: NAN HERRING




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