This is "Country's Night to Shine" as the 40th Annual Academy of
Country Music Awards is set to begin at 8:00 PM ET/PT from Mandalay
Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. As usual, CBS will be
carrying the telecast.

Sara has received a nomination for Top Female Vocalist. Her
competition includes Terri Clark, Martina McBride, Gretchen Wilson,
and Lee Ann Womack. Restless has also received a nomination for
Album of the Year. In addition to her nominations, Sara is
scheduled to perform her new single, "A Real Fine Place to Start".
And, as she did on the CBS News clip in March, she'll be strumming a
guitar to accompany her vocals. Yet another reason to watch and
support our Sara!

On another note, congratulations to Sara on her latest award: a
Dove award for "The Passion of the Christ: Songs" project which won
in the "Special Event" category. Sara and Brad Paisley's song, "New
Again", was the only track on the project from country artists. For
a list of Sara's past awards and distinctions, check out the newly
added Awards Table toward the bottom of the Sara-Online timeline
page:

http://www.sara-online.net/timeline.html

Also congratulations to Sara on making the recent issues of People
(May 9 issue) and Ladies' Home Journal (June issue). The inclusion
in People Magazine was an especially high honor, as Sara was named
to the "50 Most Beautiful" list. She was the only country artist
among this year's elite list of celebrities.

On the Saints & Angels front, the last contest on the forum was a
big hit, with Karen, Chris, and Rob receiving Nashville Star prize
packs (http://www.sara-online.net/board/NashvilleStarPrizePack.jpg)
for their winning entries. The next contest should begin in another
few weeks.

The vinyl window stickers with Saints & Angels logo are also a huge
hit so far. Picking up on Julie's t-shirt idea, Tiffany thought it
would be nice if everyone could proudly display the S&A emblem as
they're cruising down the highway (hopefully heading to the nearest
Sara concert). So, she is coordinating a project to create the
window sticker you see below:

http://www.sara-online.net/board/SaraSticker1.jpg
http://www.sara-online.net/board/SaraSticker2.jpg

About 30 requests have already been submitted, and if you would like
to be included, just send an e-mail to tiffany@... for
more information. (Credits for the design of the S&A logo go to Joe
Fusco)

That's about all I have for this update. Again, watch Sara tonight
on the ACM's, be on the lookout for her new music video for ARFPTS
(which should be filmed this week), catch CMT Home Blitz this Friday
(featuring Sara's hometown), and lastly, catch up with her with Alan
Jackson on the "What I Do" Tour, coming to a city near you!

God Bless,
-Chuck