The Fair Oaks Voice

A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

May 1, 1995

Meet the Publisher a Success

Some interesting peple dropped by to tell the publisher what they want in their local newspaper. Also we were found electronically on Internet.

Passion

Your publisher has a passion for the newspaper business.

Fair Oaks on the Information Super Highway

The Voice appeared on Internet April 19th. People are noticing and using Internet to get information to the Voice.

Fair Oaks is 100

There are events planned each month to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the founding of Fair Oaks.

Special 1st Year Rate

Save $10 by subscribing by June 12, 1995. The yearly subscription rate of $25 is being reduced to $15.

5o% Bigger Than Planned

This issue is 50% bigger than planned and there could have been more.

Index

Tell our advertisers you saw them in the Voice

Meet the Publisher a Success

On Monday April 24th we held our meet the publisher in the park meeting. While the number of people who stopped by was not great, I did get a chance to discuss the Voice with a number of interesting people. Some people took advantage of my invitation to tell me what should be in your local newspaper. I learned that San Juan School District is installing equipment to give each school access to the Internet, the Information Super Highway.

The Fair Oaks Voice became available on Internet on Wednesday April 19th about noon. Monday a Fair Oaks resident who was searching for information about Sacramento noticed a reference to the Fair Oaks Voice, became a subscriber and stopped by the park to say hello. The 21st century is coming fast.

Passion

Why would anyone want to become a newspaper publisher? Well it had better be a passion, because it seems to be an increasing challenge in modern America. I have to admit that I have enjoyed the last month more than any work I can remember. I want this paper to be the Voice of Fair Oaks, to contribute to a sense of community and to promote local business. Most of all, I want it to be fun for Fair Oaks and me.

Fair Oaks on the Information Super Highway

The Fair Oaks Voice is going to be available on Internet, also known as the Information Supper Highway. It will be an expanded version of the printed copy and available to subscribers free. A summary will be available to all Internet users, with complete access costing $2 per issue.

Preliminary information about the Voice was available on Internet Wednesday April 19th about noon. I wrote letters to a number of our elected representatives and mailed them about 4:00 PM. By noon the following day Leroy Green's office had emailed a response, including an article that is on page ___.

On Thursday April 20th I dropped by Fair Oaks School to ask students what a 21st century newspaper will look like. Principle, Henry Morita allowed me to visit with Carolyn Perry's class where we were able to view The Fair Oaks Voice on the classroom computer. During the disscussion one of the students took down some of the ideas. jThe next day inspite of a field trip the class compossed a letter and Carolyn type it into Internet and I received the article Friday evening.

Fair Oaks is 100

This is 100 year anniversary of the founding of Fair Oaks, see the Fair Oaks: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow on page _ for a brief history. To celebrate, the Centennial Committee has schedule events each month all year long. There are 4 events scheduled in May. The annual Fair Oaks Fiesta runs Friday May 5th through Sunday May 7th. See page 10 for a description of events and page 12 (back page) for date, time and place. On May 9th the Del Campo Concert Band will be performing at Del Campo High School and on May 26 the Bella Vista Concert Band will perform at Bella Vista High School. The Fair Oaks "100" years Jazz Party comes to the Plaza Park Amphitheater on May 19th. The 7:00 PM performance of The Good Time Jazz from Great Briton with benefit the Del Campo and Bella Vista Senior class Graduation. Also, be sure to get a copy of the centennial Walking Tour of Fair Oaks. It has a map of 47 points of interest and a list of all of this years centennial events.

Special 1st Year Rate

Save $10 by subscribing during the introductory period through June 12, 1995. The yearly subscription rate of $25 is being reduced to $15. This guarantees you at least 15 issues of the Voice not including the free May 1st issue. Those subscribing by April 24th will be mailed the May 1st issue as well. While it is our intentions to make the Voice a weekly paper, the current production schedule calls for 3 issues in May; 1 issue in June, July and August; and 2 issues in September, October and November. If the number of subscriptions exceeds our expectations, we will move toward a weekly publication quicker. When the number of paid subscription reaches 1,000 we can publish every other week. Weekly production is planned when we reach 2,000 paid subscriptions.

5o% Bigger Than Planned

This issue is 50% bigger than planned, because I found so many things I thought Fair Oaks residents might find interesting. In the next issue I will try to condense and summarise the information some. But the real story is that there was much more that I didn't have time to write down or track down.