You can now buy Nancy’s books directly from her through her new website. Check it out:

Nancy Bondurant Jones’ Website

~Lois

Please welcome our newest member:

Kathleen Kelly
No Sweat Fitness Express
182 Neff Avenue
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Phone: 540.432.1700
Email: nosweatfitness4u@aol.com

~Lois

I will be out of town for the next meeting (August 9) and Holley Watts and Anne Stephens will be running the meeting. Our speaker will be Karen Barnes, Community Resource Center, “Introducing the Community Resource Center.”

Please respond no later than Monday, August 6, to let me know if you can attend. I’m leaving town August 7 and will need to call in the attendance early.

Date: Thursday, August 9
Time: 11:45-1:00
Location: Spotswood Country Club, Harrisonburg
Speaker: Karen Barnes
Topic: Introducing the Community Resource Center

Member: $15
Guest: $20

RSVP by 8/6: 540.820.3840 or lcf@marketingideashop.com

~Lois

Linda Hoover announced that as part of the downtown revitalization, the businesses have started First Fridays. Every first Friday of the month, Harrisonburg businesses will have art and music downtown from 5 pm -7 pm. This will be followed by Fridays on the Square which alternates music and film each Friday during the summer. Linda invites you to join in the fun. The next First Friday will be August 3.

Anne Stephens was at the July meeting, feeling much better than she has in awhile. She said she had another surgery on her heart and it went very well. Please continue to hold Anne in the Light.

Milla Sue Wisecarver announced that she is creating an Inspirational Ranch space in her house. It is designed to allow people to have a creative outlet and get to know one another. Everyone is invited to contact her to join the fun. She also invites people to contact her regarding the life-changing program she participated in, Landmark Education.

New member Kathleen Kelley of No-Sweat Fitness announced she is presenting an all-day Nutrition and Fitness program (9 am – 3pm) on either September 29 or October 8. Contact Kathleen for more details.

September 29 is also the day for the International Festival.

Holley Watts announced that her documentary film, A Touch of Home, the Vietnam War’s Red Cross Girls, is completed and she has a rough cut of it available for viewing. A show of hands let us know that members would be interested in viewing this 45-minute DVD. It will be shown on September 18 at 7 pm at No-Sweat Fitness (in the same strip mall as Heavenly Ham). Please contact Holley if you would like an invitation to the event.

~Lois

A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.

“House” for instance, is feminine: “la casa.”
“Pencil,”however, is masculine: “el lapiz.”

A student asked, “What gender is ‘computer’?”

Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether “computer” should be a masculine or a feminine noun.

Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation.

The men’s group decided that “computer” should definitely be of the feminine gender (”la computadora” ), because:

1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic;

2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else;

3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval; and

4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.

The women’s group, however, concluded that computers should be masculine (”el computador”) , because:

1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on;

2. They have a lot of data but still can’t think for themselves;

3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem; and

4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model.

The women won!

~Lois

Now’s the time to reserve for our July 12 meeting!

The July 12 meeting of Women’s Forum will feature Brenda Black, CTP, Tourism Manager for Harrisonburg Tourism & Visitor Services. She will discuss “Fun Things To Do In And Around Harrisonburg,” introducing us to some new ideas and a few old favorites. Learn about Friday on the Square (Harrisonburg), Jazz in the Park (Staunton), local and regional museums and hiking opportunities, as well as what events are coming up in the next few weeks.

Women’s Forum Monthly Meeting
Thursday, July 12
12N-1PM

Brenda Black, CTP, Tourism Manager
Harrisonburg Tourism & Visitor Services
“Fun Things To Do In & Around Harrisonburg”

Meet the WF Member: Margo McIntire

Members: $15
Guests: $20

Please reserve by July 10, noon:
Reserve online: Click on above blue link
Call Lois: 540.820.3840
Email Lois: lcf @ marketingideashop.com

~Lois