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We’ve just returned from Pinnacles National Park and San Benito County in central California, and look forward to sharing our stories! Thanks to your suggestions, we’re excited to announce that we have just merged our Spirit of America Magazine into Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine, so that with each issue, we can give you an update on where we have traveled on our Big Blend Spirit of America Tour, our quest to visit and cover all 407 National Park units and their gateway community destinations.
This issue we take you to Tonto National Monument and Globe, its gateway destination in central Arizona. We also showcase the giant Sequoias in central California, Yuma Arizona’s wild wetlands, Ajo Arizona’s community gardens, and take you on a flavor-driven tour through Yosemite’s Gold Country. And, as ambassadors for the 8 Keys of Excellence Character Education Program, we take you to Silver City in southwest New Mexico to show you how the community has embraced excellence.
This issue also features event news, travel product reviews, and a variety of recipes that range from Bloody Marys to Strawberry Pie. Enjoy the articles, videos and expert interviews that focus on travel destinations from Norfolk, England to Kitt Peak Observatory in southern Arizona, music and the arts, holidays and outdoor party planning tips, historic birthdates, getting organized for a summer move, family communication, saving elephants, herbal health, employment law changes regarding paid sick leave, tips on self-publishing books, the hospitality industry, and more.
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We’ve added new prizes to our year-long BIG BLEND BONANZA GIVEAWAY where one winner will win all! Every month we add new prizes to the giveaway. Be sure to subscribe to the Big Blend e-Newsletter to get the monthly prize update and entry forms, and boost your chances of winning by entering each time we add a prize to the pot! The last entry will be accepted on November 10, 2015, and the winner will be announced in the December 2015 issue of Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine.
So far, the prize pot includes a 2 Night Stay for Two at Three Rivers Bed & Breakfast outside Sequoia National Park; $75 gift certificate to go shopping in the gift shop at the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun, in Tucson; a 2 Night Stay for Two at Dream Manor Inn in Globe, Arizona; a 2 Night Stay for Two at Coronado Motor Hotel in Yuma, Arizona along with a $25 gift certificate for its on-site restaurant, Yuma Landing Bar & Grill, a $25 Gift Certificate for The Peanut Patch in Yuma AZ; an 8 Keys of Excellence Book & Gift Set; a 2 Night Stay for Two at Joshua Inn Bed & Breakfast in Hollister, California along with a Round of Golf for 2 from Ridgemark Golf & Country Club in Hollister.
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Join us for our upcoming Big Blend Radio shows including: Champagne Sundays variety show on May 3 & 31; Spirit of America Tour in Yerington, NA show on May 15; and Vacation Station travel show on May 5, 17 & 18.
Keep up with our latest headlines, upcoming
Big Blend Radio shows and event news at www.BigBlendNetwork.com, the Big Blend Spirit of America Tour of 407 National Park units at www.NationalParkPlanner.com, and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Vimeo and YouTube.
We’re off to Yerington in western Nevada’s Pony Express country!
Happy May!
Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith, and Priscilla, our pink sock monkey travel mascot.
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