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Show Graduation rejection Being in the Chicago area show and we all offered to canduring graduation time once cel and watch developments at more brings back a couple of school instead. I told my youngvery strange graduations that est. NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT, he said. You would be the only only hap- could pen in ily. My my fam- children do take after me, in by Freda Aron the weird and humor department. One is very noisily and outgoingly funny, the other has that droll type of humor which keeps you guessing, did he say what you thought he did? One year, my youngest son graduated from high school and my eldest son graduated from college the very same week. Stan, the youngest was not a great fan of schoolwork, but in the social department, his charisma and humor were overwhelming, so he was being considered for Homecoming King. My husband and I and another couple had tickets for a THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, June 14, 2000 - Page 21 Yep. Well, well be there for the whole weekend, and make all the graduation festivities. Why?" Len, I will throw this phone right across the state at you if you dont start making sense. I am." Blanding Chamber sponsors circus Thanks to the sponsorship of Culpepper & Merriweather The Blanding Chamber of Circus to introduce these mag- Commerce, Culpepper & Circus, amazing intelligence to the Merriweather parents there, thats stupid, What time is graduation... youre not coming So 1 called son Len at Sunday afternoon, isnt it? Thats what the Valparaiso Univer- America's favorite sity in Indiana, to let him know we were on the way, as per the invitation invitation said. I guess." School Football Practice Field. from the school Friday. Well, lets go out for dinner Cant. had advised us. Do you have Hi, darling, how something else are you? to dor Who is this? Its mom..." Mom who? Dad and I are Sorry Mom Who, wont be around. WHAT????? making reservations for the weekend, well come You are graduat- old-fashion- ed Big Top circus, is coming to Blanding on Thursday, June 15 at the San Juan High In addition to the sparkle and glitter of the two scheduled 1 12 hour performances at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. there will also be a special free presentation at 10 a.m. on Circus Morning. This show will feature the two largest members of the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus family, African elephants Barbara and Connie. The Endangered 45-min- arent you? Species Show is open to the but Im Sure, public and offered at no ing down on Friday. Why" For your graduation. Why? Arent you graduating this weekend?" Yep." I thought you werent graduating for a moment. splitting before graduation day, not interested in a bunch of speeches! I could have easily thrown both my boys right into Lake Michigan without a look nificent animals and their charge. The idea for the show came from the desire of the public. Staff members present information about the disappearance of wild habitat that ironically has made these animals an overpopulated endangered species. Also, details about the care they receive at Culpepper Merriweather Circus including hygiene, grooming, and veterinary attention are & discussed. In recent years the Endangered Species Show has become a popular program for school field trips and the public at large. It is presented in a way that young and old alike can enjoy and learn about these wonderful creatures. It is a special part of Circus Day that should not be missed. management and staff of A man's opinions are generally of much more value than his arguments. O'-i1. ' ' V,: - .$ A Vs r ' ...v r- O'. Oliver Wendell Holmes - ,T s, . ... When was the last time someone tacked a television ad to their refrigerator? k j V ' Words on paper. 11167 will always be the most powerful tools human beings use to communicate. They place no limits on how much we can say, and the furthest reaches of the imagination are the only limits on what we can show. They have the power to make complex ideas simple, and simple ideas powerful. We do more than read them, we hold them. And, from the advertising we see in publications to the letters we receive 'in the mail, the things we hold in our hands have the quickest routes to our hearts. Say It Print. :Word oh paper. They will always be the most powerful human beings use to communicate. They place no on how much we can say, and the furthest reaches ; imagination in our hands have the quickest routes to our hearts. AFAPA POSTAL SERVICE .; are the only limits on what we can I .They have the power to make complex ideas simple, fSid'.;simple ideas powerful. We do more than read them, hold them And, from the advertising we see in publi- -i ? to die letters we receive in the mail, the things we UNITED STATES 3 Say It Print |