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Greetings, Southwest neighbors!

Last chance for prom photos!  Hurry and submit pictures for our "Best prom photo contest!"  I will give you until Wednesday to submit your prom pics to www.swvoice.com.  Don't forget: Winner gets dinner on The Voice!

Not sure how to submit?  All you do is log on to the web site, create a user name, and upload your photos right to the site.  I'll do all the rest!  If you have questions, send me an EMAIL and I will help you out!

Next....

• It's time to contribute your stories, photos, and announcements for the 5/28 issue.  The deadline to contribute is 8 p.m. TUESDAY, May 20!
• Forget how to submit? Log on to www.swvoice.com and click on the yellow banner "SHARE YOUR VOICE."
• Guess what?  In the current issue, there is a community-contributed cover story about a local Southwest Bakersfield athlete hitting the BIG TIME!  Have you SEEN the new issue?  No? Check it out!

Southwest Voice May 14th issue

Look at the new cover style!

Inside this issue, you will also find:

• Reader Spotlight     Two readers share songs from their iPod! Do you have an iPod?  SW Voice reader Liane Whitson submitted her LIST and encourages other readers to do the same.  Click HERE to submit your OWN iPod "favorites" list!
• Can I write a bestseller?-- Regular columnist  Caroline Reid wonders if her life is interesting enough to sell books!
• Hip Hop dance crew wins gold -- Local dancers show Fresno dance clubs that the south valley knows hip hop!

Also....

• Hey, Dad - columnist Dwayne Ardis is waiting to share his wise and warm-hearted advice with Southwest readers.  Click http://www.swvoice.com/home...>HERE to ask Dad a question about raising a family, college, marriage, God, or life.  You won't be disappointed!

 Looking ahead...

• Please let me know if you have any story ideas, but always keep in mind that this is OUR paper -- a community journalism publication created in a manner that allows regular people (some who don't typically write or who perhaps write only for fun) to publish the events or stories or announcements that are important to THEM.
• Going on vacation this summer?  Don't forget to pack sunscreen, extra batteries AND The Southwest Voice!  Our ongoing summer photo contest will be "Take The Voice on Vacation!" - with the GRAND PRIZE going to the best, most unique location of an issue of The Southwest Voice!

If you have any questions about rack locations or subscriptions or are just curious how things work at the SW Voice, please feel free to email me.  :)

Be well...

Dana