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August 2012

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AMERITECH BUILDS ITS REPUTATION ON OLD-FASHIONED FAMILY VALUES TO BECOME THE INDUSTRY LEADER IN AVIATION PERFORMANCE

Ameritech Industries has helped aviation dreams take flight for customers like 3 time Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Unser

Cornerstone Community Bank is the realization of dreams – from families buying their first home to businesspeople who aim to leave a legacy of impeccable service. Locally owned and funded, our purpose is to support our local businesses. For more than 35 years, Ameritech Industries, the parent company of American Propeller Service and Eagle Engines, has been the place where performance begins for aviators. The Dawes family is proud to have built lasting relationships with customers and manufacturers, which has helped their company to grow even in the toughest times. Your own American dreams make our community strong. For more of the Ameritech Industries story, go to bankcornerstone.com

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Art

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78 | Last Resort

Lewiston Artist Michele de Onate

Vollmers Estate Once a Thriving Enterprise

BEAUTY

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71 | BEAUTY SURVIVAL 101

55 | what a journey

Battle the Elements Beautifully

Thru-Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail with Redding’s Joe Corey

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Computers for Classrooms is a Community Gift

41 | Well Preserved

29 | Pushing the edge

Gridley Museum’s Volunteer Director is a Native Daughter

Balanced Edge Outdoor Training School

37 | That’s Tops!

61 | Whistle stop

Family-Owned Tops Markets in Weaverville and Redding

75 | How Does Your Garden Grow?

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John Welch’s Repair of the Animal Council Totem Pole

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80 | Reaching for the Sky

86 | Calendar of Events

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EVENTS 23 | Sing a Song of Sixpence 4 and 20 Blackbird Festival

45 | A Very “very” Country Fair The 94th Annual Inter-Mountain Fair in McArthur

What’s Your Favorite Meal?

What’s Happening in the North State

90 | WHAT’S IN STORE Maria Watts of What Would Your Mother Do?

93 | Giving Back A Touch of Grace: Compass ShiningCare’s GracePlace

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Then venture north to Weed to enjoy the two-day 4 and 20 Blackbird Festival, which brings together 120 musical acts from around the world to perform. Or head east to enjoy Shasta County’s official fair - the Inter-Mountain Fair. Now in its 94th year, the event is a de facto reunion for McArthur families and high school classes.

If you’d rather point your compass south, stop by the Gridley Museum in Butte County and introduce yourself to RuthAnn King, the museum’s volunteer director, who painstakingly cares for its treasures inside a building constructed by her own great-grandfather.

Ready to slather on some sunscreen and brave the heat for an outdoor adventure? We’ll tell you about Balanced Edge, an outdoors school that offers survival, rescue and technical training. It’ll get you ready for just about any excursion your mind can conjure up. Need some inspiration for a mental and physical challenge? Look no further than Redding’s Joe Corey and Jacob Corella, who spent five months hiking from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail. We’ll tell you how the 2,654-mile adventure changed their lives.

It’s never too late to learn new tricks, so we’d also like you to meet Pat Furr, the president of Computers for Classrooms, a Chico-based non-profit she founded in 1991 to help meet the computer needs of local schools. The organization also provides computers to low-income volunteers and helps develop job skills. “Starting this program was really teaching myself something new,” says Furr, who is in her 70s.

Don’t forget to join us for Movies in the Park, which will be on the Redding Civic Auditorium lawn every Friday night in August. Bring your blanket, lawn chairs and snacks, and enjoy some fun, family-friendly flicks with us.

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tall tale J ohn W elch ’ s repair of the A nimal C o u ncil T otem P ole

When John Welch oversaw the October 1999 installation of his Animal Council totem pole in Shingletown, he never imagined he’d have to do the whole process over again 13 years later.

Welch, who turned 78 on June 30, designed and carved the 60-foot totem pole for his community, a seven-month labor of love that stood as a majestic triumph near the Shingletown Medical Center on Alpine Meadows Road, just south of Highway 44. But the pole – carved from a “hazard tree” that had to be felled – was no match for the birds and insects that ravaged its backside.

The totem pole proved to be very attractive to woodpeckers, and as Welch says, “They moved in and built their apartments.”

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carpenter ants and termites. The pole became so compromised that Welch estimated it would have only been several years before it was completely ruined. Instead, Welch has spent a good chunk of the last year and a half repairing the massive pole.

“I was devastated when I had to take it down,” Welch says. “This has not been a pleasant job, but there’s a sense of satisfaction in getting it done.”

To say it hasn’t been easy is putting it mildly. Moving the 25,000-pound pole requires the assistance of heavy

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“ The native Indians didn’t have a written language,” Welch says. “Totem poles were their way of communicating and telling stories.” equipment, and all the repair work had to be done outdoors. That means Welch and his helper had to cool their heels during the rain, snow and cold weather not only for their own comfort, but because the glue they used would not set up in the cold.

During the work period, the pole sat horizontally on support logs (it was protected by tarps during bad weather) at the property of a friend, Ron Smith, who allowed Welch to run electrical cords to a workshop. Most of the work on the pole – done with chainsaws and hand tools — was done by Welch and Sam Smith, a retired engineer who volunteered to help after reading a newspaper article.

“He has been a godsend, a tremendous help,” Welch says of Smith.

Smith may have been Welch’s primary assistant, but the Shingletown artist received lots of help in the form of donations. Sierra Pacific Industries donated 3,000 board feet of Douglas fir, and Vic Hannan Landscape Materials delivered the wood at no charge. Gorilla Glue provided 36-ounce glue. PermaChink Systems donated long screws, stains, sealers and more.

“We’ve just been blessed with all kinds of people helping us,” Welch says. “There’s no way on earth this project could have been done without the help.” continued on page 16

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“ We’ve just been blessed with all kinds of people helping us,” Welch says. “There’s no way on earth this project could have been done without the help.”

After making superficial repairs on the pole’s face, it was rotated and the men began cutting, scraping, chiseling and gouging out all the damaged parts of the pole, which measures 22 inches in diameter. In places, they had to dig down as deep as nine inches. They painstakingly inserted chunks of Douglasfir – a stronger wood than sugar pine – and bonded it all together with glue and hardware. As they worked, they tried to preserve the carvings so minimal restoration would be needed. The final step was repainting.

Now, the Animal Council Totem Pole stands tall again, Welch says – a perfect birthday present to himself. That’s how the pole began more than a decade ago – as a gift for the community. After deciding that he wanted to do “something big,” Welch thought long and hard about the story the pole would convey. He carefully wove aspects of American Indian tradition with Shingletown history in a folksy voice, ultimately creating a story that featured a raven, grizzly bear, thunderbird, beaver and Steller’s Jay. The animals’ job is to look after the town and its people so that all can prosper.

“The native Indians didn’t have a written language,” Welch says. “Totem poles were their way of communicating and telling stories.”

Welch retired at age 51 from the U.S. Forest Service to devote time to his art.

Primarily a lost-wax bronze sculptor who definitely favors big projects, he’s eager to finish the World War II memorial he’s creating for the Northern California Veterans Cemetery in Igo. “And then I think I’ll go fishing,” he says. • www.shingletown.com

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After all the hard work, John Welch is elated that the project is finally finished.

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CO M P U T E R S F O R C L A S S R O O M S I S A CO M M U N I T Y G I F T Pat Furr doesn’t remember exactly how old she was when she started at Chico State University to begin work toward a master’s degree in computer science. She does say, “My son was in college with me. I was probably about 50.”

She also admits that when she was an undergraduate studying math and social science as a young woman, “We didn’t even have hand-held calculators.” She had to begin her master’s coursework with a series of prerequisites to get the basics of computer science.

“You don’t have to do one occupation your whole life,” Furr says.

She’d enjoyed a career in real estate but was ready for a change. “I wanted to learn more about computers, so I just did it.”

Today, Furr is in her 70s and is president of Computers for Classrooms, a Chico-based non-profit she founded in 1991 to help meet the computer needs of local schools. The organization has grown from humble beginnings in her home to a warehouse with more than 25,000 square feet of space and a comprehensive system to safely and certifiably refurbish or recycle computers and other electronics.

As a trustee for the Chico Unified School District, Furr took particular interest in education issues while traveling to China in

1990. She noticed there was an emphasis on two courses of study: English and computers. This inspired her to found Computers for Classrooms.

Furr knew that Chico schools were lacking in computer access.

By refurbishing used computers from the community, whether donations from private households or large corporations, she could get quality computers into classrooms at a fraction of the cost of new ones. She could also make an impact on the environment by developing opportunities for reuse.

The work has expanded to a site in Sacramento and a “computer mobile” has been created to deliver and pick up computers across the state. “We triage everything and the highest end items go to the schools,” she says. “But certainly, computers that are less than that are really good for families.”

Computers for Classrooms allows low-income people to earn a computer with 50 volunteer hours or to purchase one at a fraction of the cost of a new one. Job skills are developed as computers are earned, as volunteers actively participate in the refurbishing process.

Furr takes great pride in the computer mobile, as it significantly expands the service area. “We’ve gone all over. We just try to have  continued on page 20

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it make sense with the number of donations and the gas and the truck.” She is happy to send the truck loaded with computers for schools or low-income families any time a group can generate enough interest to make it worth the trip. Ideally, the computer mobile will return filled with donations to keep the cycle moving. “If there’s a lot of interest,” she says, “we can have an event.”

“Last year, for the first time, we did a million pounds of donations,” Furr says. Computers for Classrooms uses Blancco software’s threepart security system, which meets Department of Defense-level standards for wiping hard drives clean and destroying private data.

“Any organization that donates to us doesn’t have to worry about a donation ending up with their data being shipped to another country,” she says. Computers for Classrooms is also the first nonprofit nationally to receive the “very complex” R2 certification, which is a standard that protects the environment, human health and security during recycling.

Computers for Classrooms also considers children’s safety when it distributes computers. Laptops, for instance, are only available to college students or adults. Families are advised to monitor the computer use of young people, which is easier to do on a desktop machine.

The organization is also a Microsoft Registered Refurbisher, which allows it to load Windows 7 Pro, Windows XP Pro, Microsoft Office 2007 Basic and Microsoft Office 2003 . Their longest serving volunteer, Ron “The Mac Guy,” has put in 12 years and now has his own office space. “He argues too much about the Macs being better than the PC so we just close the door,” Furr says with a laugh.

“Starting this program was really teaching myself something new,” offers Furr . “I’ve enjoyed mathematics and computers and being able to help.” Taking on a project as big as closing the computer gap for schools and low-income families may seem daunting to most, but not to Furr, who likes to “just go do things.” • Computers for Classrooms, Inc. • 315 Huss Drive, Chico www.computersforclassrooms.org • (530) 895-4175 Melissa Mendonca is passionate about adding stamps to her passport and just as enthusiastic about her hometown of Red Bluff. A graduate of San Francisco State and Tulane universities, she believes in mentoring and service to create communities everyone can enjoy. Her favorite words are rebar, wanderlust and change.

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“It was surprisingly well-attended, and we had so much fun that everyone said, ‘What about next year?’” Massy says. “So now it’s an annual event and we’ve doubled the stages, doubled the talent, doubled the amount of street fair, doubled pretty much everything.”

The two-day festival is set for Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 4–5, in downtown Weed, and will bring together 120 musical acts to perform on a variety of stages. Bands will travel to Siskiyou County from all around the world to play everything from rock to country to urban dance and much more. The event also includes a street fair, art show and food and beverage vendors. continued on page 24

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“It’s designed after the South by Southwest Festival (in Austin, Texas) and it will showcase a number of different styles of music,” Massy says. “It’s a destination event for people who want to come hear great music in the mountains in the hot month of August. It’s a unique event that you won’t be able to see anywhere else.”

Massy is certainly well connected in the music scene. She produced the double-platinum album “Undertow” for metal band Tool, and has collaborated on a number of projects with veteran producer Rick Rubin (including mixing and mastering the Johnny Cash album “Unchained”). Her list of production credits reads like a who’s who of modern music — Tom Petty, Prince, Aerosmith, Slayer, Seal, R.E.M., the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Crowes and more.

The mission of the festival is simple, says Massy — have fun.

Each stage will have its own unique flavor. A “Spaghetti Western” stage will feature country and western music and spaghetti served by the Sons of Italy. A “Stash Bar” will require all entrants, male or female, to have a mustache (fake mustaches will be available). A “Bad Advice” booth will offer suggestions a la Lucy’s psychiatric booth from “Peanuts.” A groovy “Lemurian Lounge” will feature urban dance music and there will be a late-night dance party on Saturday night.

The family-friendly festival’s name is a play off the well-known nursery rhyme “Sing a Song of Sixpence,” which includes the line “four and twenty blackbirds.”

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The wide array of musicians includes a pair of British rock bands — Malf and One-Eyed Doll, Hungarian rock band The Moog and Australia’s DJ Katch. Other performers include Nashville singersongwriter Anne McCue, Southern California honkytonkers Merle Jagger, Christian rock band Showbread, Bay Area rock act Major Powers and the Low-Fi Orchestra, guitar virtuoso Scott Huckabay, Los Angeles hip hop artist Sun Spot Jonz, traditional cowboy singer/ comedian Sourdough Slim, youth band Haunted by Heroes and more than 100 others. To view the lineup, visit www.4and20festival.com.

Individual day tickets are $25 prior to Aug. 4 or $50 for a weekend pass. Tickets jump to $35 and $65 at the gate.

Last year’s event, which attracted about 3,000 people, raised enough money to fund a street clock for the city of Weed. This year, the event will donate 10 percent of its profits to the town’s Chamber of Commerce Park Project. • 4 and 20 Blackbird Festival, August 4 & 5, Weed www.4and20festival.com

Jim Dyar is a freelance writer, musician and a former arts and entertainment editor at the Record Searchlight.

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Jason Hull, an Eagle Scout and former team leader with Shasta County Search and Rescue, started Balanced Edge in January with fellow Search and Rescue team member Brent Bowen, former Shasta County Mountain Rescue Team lead trainer Kevin Hawkins, and Dr. Mike Barnum, medical director for the National College of Technical Instruction in Las Vegas.

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“NorCal is ideal for survival training, rescue training and outdoor adventures due to its many pristine locations and recreation areas,” he says. “Nearly all of the environments in which Balanced Edge conducts courses are located in this area, such as rivers, lakes, mountains, canyons, rock, snow and caves.

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Their first outing in March took eight people out for six days and featured multidimensional training including swiftwater rescue, rope rescue, litter management and cave rescue techniques.

Balanced Edge is not just for the aspiring hardcore adventurer. “This is for anyone who wants to learn new skills,” Hull says.

Upcoming courses will cover a range of survival and rescue education, including an improvised rope rescue course in September and Ultimate Rescue Training in March. They also offer more recreational courses, such as a spelunking scavenger hunt in October and swift-water awareness and continued on page 30 August 2012 Enjoy 29

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Hull plans to expand that team-building to the business world as well. “We’re leveraging simulated rescue as a tool in teambuilding,” he says, adding that putting a team in an unfamiliar environment puts everyone on an even playing field. “When you’re out here, everyone’s engaged; nobody’s going to be tuning out. It’s a great combination of physical and mental challenges.”

There are plans to add an online gear shopping section on the website as well. “The site itself will be streamlined, simple, intuitive, and offer quick access to useful information. Users will be guided through the process of selecting the right gear for the specific activity, choosing sizes, etc. The goal is to create an experience that is informative and enjoyable.”

And that sounds like the whole purpose behind Balanced Edge: to make the outdoors more accessible and enjoyable for everyone. •

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L ewiston A rtist M ichele de O nate Hollywood in the 1960s proved a creative hothouse for budding young artist Michele de Onate. Her mother worked in fashion design and her father was an occasional actor. She learned to draw and paint at her mother’s feet in a studio filled with art supplies. Often, mother and daughter would escape the studio for a session of plein air painting on the beach or in the hills around their Los Angeles home.

Their neighbors included writers, actors and artists. Oh, the stories she can tell of people and their exploits, some whose recognizable names were simply family friends, their children de Onate’s early companions and classmates.

De Onate credits her mother for inspiring a bent to create that evolved during a natural apprenticeship, as de Onate watched and learned and applied what her mother modeled. UCLA and Chouinard Art Institute provided further training after high school

until she simply stepped into what she had begun in her teens as a sign painter, sometime set designer and creator of renaissance costumes. Through the years, she did some gallery shows. Her portfolio includes soft art sculpture, quilted murals, papier mache, fine art paintings and assemblage structures.

De Onate’s son and daughter grew up sometimes lacking appreciation for their mother’s quirky creativity. Their family car, an old Valiant, was hand-painted from taillights to headlights with brilliant colors and a design that includes ducks on the hood and trunk. The teenagers ducked every time they saw someone they knew when they drove around town with mom. The vehicle earned the name with the double entendre, “Duckmobile.”

Today, the eclectic artist has fashioned a place of reverie in Northern California, where she lives with partner Jack Scribner. continued on page 34

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Tucked like a pocket in the heart of historic Lewiston, de Onate’s garden of whimsy welcomes visitors with a sunburst on their metal gate. Life-sized papier mache characters, dressed, coifed and posed, lounge throughout. Three painted geese sit lazily on a padded swing in front of a pond. And cats, real and replicated, make themselves quite comfortable everywhere.

The property and buildings reflect bygone days. Her old gallery/ storehouse was built in 1875 and her home around 1932. De Onate laughs at her repurposing, reusing and repairing skills that add to the serendipity throughout her garden, as well as on and around her home. “Sometimes,” she jokes, “sheets become curtains and curtains become sheets.” Art is everywhere. Some of the papier mache figures list and stoop a bit. Even that, she says, seems appropriate. “They live and they die.” It is all a natural part of her constantly morphing environment and artistic expression. Cats prowl the property as if they own the place. There is no mistaking the love she bears for her feline friends and their inspiration in much of her art.

De Onate has carved out a niche as a sign painter, with work that looks like old-fashioned hand-painted grocery store price posters, but more often flowers into murals on the sides of commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles and other places calling for unique artistry. Last summer de Onate was seen painting vintage trailers at the “Sisters on the Fly” Trinity Trailer Trash Bash hosted by Katie Quinn and Mel Deardorff. De Onate started painting the 1940s-1950s trailers for friend Frank Medina, who repairs and restores vintage trailers in Shasta Lake City.

Together, de Onate and Scribner sell an eclectic mix of items in de Onate’s eBay store. Some of de Onate’s paintings find their way online, along with rare collectibles, antiques, belt buckles and other “junk,” some vintage and some just unique and interesting, she says.

Life’s adventure continues for de Onate. Her grandchildren live other places. She muses about when and where she will be next, both creatively and physically. Reflecting back on the days when she painted at her mother’s feet, she wonders if she might inspire her descendents with paint and paper. She continues to muse, and paint and paste and... • Find Michele de Onate’s art on her Facebook page and on eBay at Michele and Jack’s Cool Artifacts Exceptional Living

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When I’m unwinding in the backyard, I’ll open a bottle of wine from my favorite North State winery.

But when it comes to ordering beer, I seem to lose my creativity – I always select the same, unimaginative bottle, mass-produced thousands of miles away.

So when I was at my favorite downtown pub after a bike ride a while back, I decided to take a chance on one of the more intriguing offerings on tap. And I quickly discovered that a pint of Tangerine Wheat is the perfect thirst-quencher on a scorching summer day. The refreshing citrus ale has a solid fruit flavor and a malty taste, and it’s crafted at Lost Coast Brewery, a place we always stop when we head to the coast. Why had I never enjoyed it outside of the brewery before?

The same night, a friend checked out the Mad River Steelhead Extra Pale – another light, citrusy brew with a hint of sweetness, also brewed in Humboldt County. Yum. Another companion enjoyed a Jamaica Sunrise ESB, also brewed by Mad River. That one had more of a sweet caramel flavor. So much for “beer is beer” – these brews had personality!

A few days later, we were celebrating a birthday at some of the watering holes on Hilltop, and I decided to check out the Sierra Nevada Hoptimum, brewed down in Chico. It was a deeper golden color, much bolder and more filling than the Tangerine Wheat that I’d enjoyed after my bike ride. I noticed a nutty flavor, with hints of grapefruit and cedar. A definite do-over.

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A grocery store often serves as the heart and soul of a small town, and Tops Market in Weaverville is no exception.

Don Ryan opened the store in 1961, providing produce, meats, dairy products and other staples out of a 7,000-square-foot building.

A family operation from the start, son Dan remembers his first job sorting soda bottles that had been returned for a deposit.

Dan Ryan and his brothers Dean and Dee eventually moved up the organizational chart to become courtesy clerks, carrying customers’ groceries to their cars—a practice Tops courtesy clerks continue today.

That emphasis on customer service remained with the Ryan boys as their father’s business continued to grow. To accommodate the steadily growing customer base, the senior Ryan built a 17,000-square-foot store in 1979.

The three boys became formal partners in the operation in 1984, and by 1996 it was time to make the biggest leap yet: a 39,000-squarefoot supermarket chock full of all the bells and whistles, including a Starbucks outlet, sushi bar, a full-service deli and a bakery.

“When we opened it, we thought it was too big. It turns out it’s not,” laughs Dan Ryan. “We’re talking about remodeling already.” The extra shelf and floor space allows the store to offer more products, including more locally sourced items that customers have been requesting.

In early 2009, the Ryans were ready to take on the big city and they completed a deal to purchase the former Sunset Market on Eureka Way at Buenaventura Boulevard. “When we came to Redding, we came with the same philosophy: we want to get to know our customers,” Dan Ryan says. continued on page 38

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Dennis Nieri, manager of what is now Tops Fresh Market, says the entire Tops family has been working hard to re-invent the Redding market in a competitive field and the results are starting to look promising.

“It’s been a challenge to get our customers to come back and give us a try,” Nieri says, “but it’s very encouraging seeing our business grow, our customer count increasing, and knowing we’re starting to head in a positive direction.”

One of the first things to greet the Ryans in Redding was some stiff competition. No sooner did they pick up the keys to the store then Redding welcomed a Trader Joe’s, Walmart became a supercenter and BevMo!, a big-box wine and alcohol retailer, opened on Hilltop Drive.

As one of the few independent grocers in the North State, Dan Ryan sat down with his brothers to figure out how best to “compete with the big boys.” They decided to stick with the essentials that have served them well since the good old days in Weaverville: top-notch customer service and quality products.

Not that they are averse to change, however. “When I started, it was just Bud and Coors, Pepsi and Coke,” says Dean Ryan, who oversees operations at both markets. “Now there are hundreds and hundreds of craft beers, soda pops, sports drinks… it’s a changing business. If I stayed status quo, we probably wouldn’t be here for 50 years. If you do nothing, you’re probably not going to last very long.”

As Dean Ryan notes, “you can buy a can of beans anywhere,” but Tops tries to emphasize quality in other areas, like offering premium beef from Creekstone Farms. “It’s hormone-free, grain-fed beef and 100 percent Black Angus. It’s a tad more expensive, but better quality beef.

“Quality is No. 1. I want us to have the best strawberries out there. Do we make mistakes? Yes we do, but we try our best. I always want the best of quality in meats, deli, bakery...”

Like most modern businesses, Tops keeps a keen eye out for opportunities to keep it green. To help reduce landfill waste, Dean Ryan says the waxed cardboard produce boxes are bailed up and taken to Oroville where they are processed into fireplace logs.

Nieri says he’s looking into eliminating the use of plastic grocery bags because of their tendency to clog up landfills. “The owners are concerned about the environment and the waste and they’re making sure it’s taken care of properly.”

In another nod to contemporary values, Nieri says Tops is stocking a larger variety of natural organic items. “We try and purchase as much quality locally grown produce as we can and we carry a terrific line of dairy products by Clover, out of Petaluma. The quality in our dairy products is top-notch. It’s very enjoyable working for a small, independent, caring retailer.” • Tops Super Foods • 1665 Main St., Weaverville • (530) 623-2494 Tops Fresh Foods • 3685 Eureka Way, Redding • (530) 241-1391

Jon Lewis has been a writer for the past 31 years, working at newspapers in Woodland, Davis, Vacaville and Redding. A longtime San Francisco Giants fan, his interests include golf, fishing and steering clear of what appears to be a resident cat-cougar hybrid. He has called Redding home for 25 years.

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RuthAnn King spends her days tending to the treasures inside the quaint Gridley Museum, which celebrates the cultural heritage of Gridley and Butte County.

But look a little closer, and you’ll discover that RuthAnn is a piece of Gridley history herself. Her father’s family arrived in the tiny town in the late 1800s, and her maternal great-grandfather, Civil War veteran H.C. Veatch, moved there in 1905. Four years later, he built Gridley State Bank on the corner of Hazel and Kentucky streets.

The bank gave way to various other incarnations, and in the 1950s, RuthAnn’s parents opened a dress shop there.

In 2000, the Gridley Rotary turned it into a museum, now run by a nonprofit organization (the building is cityowned). Today, RuthAnn is the volunteer director and archivist at the museum­—inside the very building that her great-grandfather built.

RuthAnn became involved with the museum after closing the gift shop that she owned about five years ago.

Some friends who served on the Gridley Museum board of directors suggested that she get involved. At first she demurred, but changed her mind, because “I thought I continued on page 42 August 2012 Enjoy 41

could use my marketing sense in making things pretty and organized,” she says. “One day I was late to a board meeting, and they said, ‘By the way­—we nominated you for board president.’”

She’s no longer on the board, but in her current position, she spends many hours archiving, cataloguing, coordinating volunteers and “chatting with people and giving them a little bit of history.” Although the museum’s hours were historically quite sporadic, they’re now open from 10 am to 2 pm Tuesday through Friday. “I’m real proud of the fact that last year, we put in 35 volunteer-hours per week,” she says.

Right now, a firefighting display honors the 50th annual Red Suspenders Day, which is “like a holiday in Gridley where we honor our firefighters.” Another display features the old Libby’s cannery, which was in production until a decade ago. “It was the largest peach cannery in the world,” RuthAnn notes. Military families and artifacts, wedding gowns from 1909 and 1911, and old-time household items like washboards are also showcased. They’re working to establish a pioneer family program, as well.

RuthAnn is also invested in living history. “I’m trying to become a resource library,” she says. Recently, someone left a photograph in a crude-looking frame on her desk. On the back were the names of two little girls who stood on the running board of a pickup truck, while a silhouetted gentleman sat behind the wheel. RuthAnn went to Ancestry.com, and her sleuth work revealed that the man at the wheel was the first cousin thrice removed of the very person who deposited the photograph on RuthAnn’s desk.

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Naturally, pioneer families have a special place in her heart. She married Gridley native Lowell King 53 years ago, and they were in the grocery business for decades before selling their store a few years ago.

They live within a mile of her childhood home, and her two brothers live within a quarter-mile of the place they grew up. The Kings’ three sons and daughter all live in Butte County, as well. “Our sons all went out of state for college, and they all came home,” RuthAnn says. “They wanted to raise their families here.”

“Gridley is comfortable and it’s charming,” says RuthAnn. “It has some kind of a draw and pull that makes you want to stay. I love it and I have a vested interest, but it’s really fun when people move here from out of the area and they’re just as excited about it as I am.”

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In eastern Shasta County, Labor Day is not so much a minor holiday as a mandatory homecoming. The InterMountain Fair, now in its 94th year, is a siren call to area families and high school classes to make it back to the McArthur area for reunions and a yearly catch-up.

It’s also a time for the community to shine with all of the typical fair exhibits and a few unique offerings. “It’s very much an old-time country fair with a tremendous amount of local pride from the inter-mountain area,” says fair manager Bob Macfarlane.

As the valley starts to wilt after consecutive months of extreme summer temperatures, the Inter-Mountain Fairgrounds becomes a floral oasis. Wine barrels burst with blooms, as do antique wheelbarrows, both competitive categories that beautify the grounds while showcasing the horticultural talents of individuals and groups. Ten flower borders are cultivated, with people coming in well before the fair to get them in competitive shape. “That’s one of the highlights of the fair, really,” says Macfarlane.

McArthur resident Rose Schneider is 76 and says, “I still enjoy trying to make things pretty.” She’s been cultivating a flower border for the Wayside Garden Club at the fairgrounds since 1980 or so, saying simply, “I’ve been at it a long time.” Each day in the summer she walks, rides her bike or drives to her flower bed to keep it in competitive shape.

“We try to plant flowers that are in their peak in late August/early September,” she says, noting that zinnias are popular. She suspects, however, that sunflowers will be a hit this year since the fair theme is “Stirrup some fun in the Inter-Mountain sun.” continued on page 46

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While the flowers may appear to take center stage, “our primary interest is still in youth and agriculture,” says Macfarlane. “We have one of the strongest junior livestock auctions in the area, particularly for a small town.” Designated as Kids’ Day, the Saturday of the fair offers everything from a diaper derby and watermelon eating contest at the lawn area to a junior rodeo in the three-year-old Skuce Pavillion.

The Sunday night Demolition Derby has become legendary, selling out every year for the last 35 years. In 2011, more than 50 cars competed. A truck pull on Saturday night is also quickly gaining popularity. Instituted as an event just a few years ago, it attracts West Coast National alcohol-modified trucks as well as a division for local truck pull enthusiasts.

While many people work on their derby cars right up until the competition, some have them ready in time for the annual parade, a Sunday tradition during the fair. The float competition can be just as fierce as the flower beds, with businesses and community groups outdoing themselves with entries.

While the Inter-Mountain Fair is steeped in tradition, two areas of competition are particularly fine examples of contemporary art and craft. The quilt exhibit takes up an entire building with everything from traditional patchwork designs to more modern art quilt styles.

Additionally, “Photography has gotten huge,” says Macfarlane. “It takes up its own building now.” The number of photos has increased 10 to 15 percent each year for the last several years.

When it’s time to take a break from the festivities, many visitors find themselves lounging on the lawn around the big McLaughlin steam engine that has become a trademark symbol of the fairgrounds. It was once used around the McArthur swamp and for logging in the area.

Today, it stands as a background for many family photographs, making a wonderful memory for what is, as Rose Schneider describes it, “a very, very country fair for a town that doesn’t even have a stoplight.” • Inter-Mountain Fair • August 30-September 12 44218 A Street, McArthur • www.inter-mountainfair.com

Melissa Mendonca is passionate about adding stamps to her passport and just as enthusiastic about her hometown of Red Bluff. A graduate of San Francisco State and Tulane universities, she believes in mentoring and service to create communities everyone can enjoy. Her favorite words are rebar, wanderlust and change.

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The Write Stuff alicia mcca u ley makes writing f u n In Room 8, young writers are growing and flourishing, creativity and critical thinking are being nurtured, reading and writing are collaborative, and teaching children to write is a calling for first-grade teacher Alicia McCauley.

In 2008, McCauley attended the Northern California Writing Project Summer Institute at Chico State University, one of many nationwide workshops focused on a cross-disciplinary, multi-grade level approach to effectively teaching and using writing in the classroom. While at the institute, she was asked to write about a student she would never forget. “I immediately knew who I’d write about,” she says. “The kid whose story I didn’t see.”

Years earlier, she taught a boy whose stories about his glowing family life were poignantly exposed as fiction when a police escort arrived on campus one day to take him into protective custody. “It made me wonder if I was giving my kids authentic writing opportunities,” she says. “The guilt was a catalyst to change how I taught.”

At the institute, “we shared ideas and exercises we’ve

tried and the process of making it really fruitful for kids,” she says. “Some of my best writing lessons have come from high school and college instructors, which I’ve modified to suit my young writers.”

The following year, she returned to the institute as a fellow, and spent an additional week at a National Writing Project retreat in Arizona where she met the project director. He encouraged her to submit for publication the piece she had written about the student she couldn’t forget. She did, but it was repeatedly rejected, so she put it aside.

Back in the classroom, she began new ways of exploring the essentials of good writing with her students and exposing them to stylistic devices like simile. She began giving them a subject and encouraging them to explore it from different angles.

They might write about the best part of their body and what they like about it, their feelings connected with that body part, and how it reminds them of their family (for example, a hand may remind them of playing catch with a parent). Practicing with simile, they might then write “my eyes are brown  continued on page 52

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“My kids write knowing they’re going to be published and that they’re going to give a copy of the class book to their family…”

as horses” or “my eyes sparkle like diamonds.”

McCauley has students write daily for 30 to 40 minutes, and each week, two students are selected to participate in the classroom Star Student Program. They each bring in family photographs, and the class uses the real characters and settings portrayed in the pictures to brainstorm fictional plot ideas for stories they will write.

To model the program, McCauley has students write about her for the first week. An endurance cyclist, she included a picture of herself riding her bike down Mt. Haleakala in Maui and says student story ideas often revolved around the volcano erupting and her exciting escape.

Each student keeps a writer’s notebook and participates in “Buddy Buzz,” a kneeto-knee collaboration with a partner to talk out ideas before writing. At the end of each school year, the class uses its jog-a-thon money to self-publish a book of its writings.

“My kids write knowing they’re going to be published and that they’re going to give a copy of the class book to their family,” she 52 Enjoy August 2012

says. “They have ownership over the entire process from drafting to final publication.”

Her students are also being published in a national Haiku contest.

McCauley’s passion extends to conducting in-service training for other teachers. “I realized I may not be the only one who wanted to do a better job teaching kids to see themselves as writers,” she adds. “There are so many teachers out there who are hungry for something that’s not ‘fill-in-the-bubble,’ hungry to teach their students in authentic and meaningful ways.”

At a time when funding for in-service training is limited, McCauley says Enterprise Elementary School District continues to support these activities for its teachers.

Several of her colleagues from Boulder Creek Elementary School have completed the Northern California Writing Project Summer Institute and provide training to fellow teachers.

And one day last year, she received an email from the project director who had encouraged her to submit the piece about

her unforgettable student. It was a call for submissions for an anthology on “What Teaching Means” and he encouraged her to submit. She pulled out the story, deciding to send it out one more time before retiring it.

“It was picked up and chosen as the first story in the book,” she says. “It’s a full-circle moment. I feel like I didn’t really see this kid or understand his story and now it’s being seen by teachers everywhere. Everyone has a story and we need to give our kids a chance to tell theirs.” • www.norcalwp.org

Claudia Mosby is a writer and part-time college instructor. She leads workshops on writing memoir, journaling as spiritual practice, and writing basics for new writers. She lives in Redding with her husband and mischievous cat Hobo, where she also writes a column on midlife and family for the Record Searchlight.

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“ I thought it was kind of a romantic idea to go hike a couple thousand miles…”

Zigzagging through deserts, forests and alpine country, the Pacific Crest Trail is an American jewel. Legions of people come from around the world to explore swatches of the picturesque trail, by horse or on foot.

But last year, 140 stalwart souls conquered the physical and mental feat of walking every one of those 2,654 miles, from Mexico to Canada. Redding’s Joe Corey and Jacob Corella are among that elite group. “I thought it was kind of a romantic idea to go hike a couple thousand miles,” says Corey, 28.

On April 23, 2011, they strapped on their backpacks at the trail’s southern end, near the Mexican border. The trek brought them through every variation of weather and terrain. They sweltered in Southern California, and “in the Sierras, it was the highest snow year in the 57 years since the trail was established,” Corey says. “We went from doing 25 or 30 miles a day down to 12 or 15. You’re sinking in snow up to your waist, and you’re at 10,000 to 14,000 feet of elevation, so you’re expending more energy. Our feet were wet constantly, and a 5 am water crossing in 35-degree water wears on you mentally.”

Day after day, they rose with the sun and hit the trail. They carried a little bit of cash for their periodic detours into a town to buy a soda or beer – a refreshing relief from the gallon-plus of water, Gatorade

or Crystal Light they consumed daily. When they’d venture into civilization, Corey says, “I’d call my mom and tell her I was alive,” and he’d post a quick update on Facebook for his friends. They’d also stock up on supplies. He lost count of the number of socks he burned through, as he wore through a pair every three or four days. “I’d duct tape my socks when they got holes,” he says. “I went through six pairs of shoes. One pair I used for 1,000 miles.”

The scenic wonders they observed on this journey would fill many people’s lifetime vacation highlight reels. “The gem of the PCT is definitely the John Muir Trail through the Sierras, through Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park,” Corey says. “The North Cascades through Washington were just as incredible. The Alpine Lakes Wilderness and Goat Rocks Wilderness were amazing. In Northern California, the Marble Mountains and Russian Wilderness were highlights… in Oregon, my favorite spot was Three Sisters Wilderness through Bend.”

The final two weeks in mid-September, however, as they approached the Canadian border, were “absolutely miserable. It rained all day,” Corey says. “It was cold and we got snowed on a couple times. It got to the point where we we’d just do 35 miles without stopping, because if you stop, you freeze. Everything is wet.

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But as the finish line approached, the hikers got reflective. “For the last four days, everybody was real quiet. There was a lot of deep thought - we were kind of on an emotional rollercoaster. When you think about how you’ve changed from the first four days to the last four days, it’s mind blowing,” he says.

On Oct. 2, more than five months after taking that first step, the men reached the monument marking the north end of the trail, alongside eight hikers they met along the way. “It was bittersweet,” Corey says. “You get so close with the people you’re with that you don’t ever want the experience to end.”

In fact, Corey intends to earn the “triple crown” distinction by also conquering the Appalachian Trail (2,100 miles from Georgia to Maine) and the Continental Divide Trail (3,100 miles from Canada to Mexico via the Rocky Mountains).

Thru-hikers – people who hike the entire length of a trail – have a unique, colorful subculture. Everyone gets a trail name, which is

logged onto the register at the trail’s end right next to their legal name (Corey is Quake, and no, he won’t explain why; Corella is Unload).

Thru-hikers are also blessed by encounters with “trail angels” and “trail magic.” “Trail magic can be as simple a gesture as someone offering you a ride or giving you a soda,” Corey says. “Sometimes they’re more elaborate - some trail angels fill an ice chest with drinks and snacks and leave it on the trail. I’ve had strangers offer to let us stay in their houses - they even did our laundry and fed us.” One couple hosts up to 60 hikers at a time in their yard, cooking pancakes and tacos and providing rides back to the trail, Corey says.

“The last trail magic we got was from a guy and his 8-year-old son. It was terrible weather, and the guy had three tents set up so we could get out of the rain. He was outside making burgers, and he gave us 30-minute increments to sit in his truck and get warm. They’re perfect strangers and they’re just caring,” says Corey, who has 

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“You have all this free time to think. You’re in your head so much that you just think about everything that’s ever happened to you. Every friendship, every relationship. Everything becomes so much clearer…”

created some trail magic himself since his return. “We get into their cars and we smell. We’re basically glorified bums. But people don’t care. It restores your faith in humanity.”

And yes, it changed Corey’s life. The 2002 Enterprise High School graduate had been working in music studios in Los Angeles for six years when he began the journey, and last month, he moved back to Redding.

“You have all this free time to think. You’re in your head so much that you just think about everything that’s ever happened to you.

Every friendship, every relationship. Everything becomes so much clearer. Today, I put more energy into the really good friends that matter,” Corey says. “L.A. is the mecca of entertainment and music and movies and materialism and superficiality and all that. After being out there, you realize you don’t need all that stuff. You turn your phone off and you don’t think about checking text messages or Facebook or email. You focus on the necessities of life – shelter, water, warmth, food.”

He pauses, and concludes: “What a journey.” • Pacific Crest Trail Association www.pcta.org

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Mt. Shasta looms in the background, presiding over the silent history here, watching over the town of Gazelle. Named for the antelope

which once came here in herds, yet mistaken for African gazelle, the town's past sleeps in the old buildings which testify to the foundational roots this city played in the establishment of Northern California. continued on page 62 August 2012 Enjoy 61

Denny Bar Store built in 1898

Cattle lift lazy heads to watch the occasional car pass by after taking Exit 751 off northbound Interstate 5. The valley floor lies flat between the distant foothills in Gazelle, while crops cover the ground, growing in the warm summer sun. Homes come into view and the remains of yesterday’s businesses line the street. Signs mark an auto garage, point to the fire department, and the general store stands with the authority it once held here. The community church recalls the faith of those who founded the city, while railroad cars rest on tracks, which once rumbled with constant traffic.

Founded during the early days of California’s Gold Rush, Gazelle grew as a support city for miners and a business center for the agricultural and livestock industry, then forming roots in the state.

Originally named Edson’s, after the ranch that started the town, Gazelle came into its own as a hub for the transport of cattle and freight for the area.

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Gazelle's store held the prestige as the flagship store due to the tremendous amounts of goods shipped from here by train and over the mountains to the miners of Scott Valley. The nine-store chain was known for dependable service. The building, while closed, is still well kept and carries an ad for bread on the side, a reminder of its robust years.

Gazelle is hardly a ghost town. While its population is small, elementary schoolchildren fill the playground at recess. The town grange is filled with activity, and residents drive in peaceful moments to stores which have left here for other communities. This is a town at rest, well deserved after years of gold miners, livestock and agriculture. Ranchers and farmers tend to their work, while caring for the town which once took care of them. She is worth a drive, a look, and a gentle hello. •

Gary VanDeWalker grew up in Mt. Shasta, 12 years ago returning from the San Diego area with his wife Monica. Together they raise their three boys and manage the Narnia Study Center. A Ph.D. in philosophy, Gary is also an adjunct professor for Simpson University.

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It’s the most straightforward of settings: a dry, barren, salt-crusted lakebed in the Utah desert that stretches for miles in every direction, resembling a bleached canvas waiting for the first touch of color.

It’s little more than desolation to some, yet to others it’s a land of enchantment and unlimited possibilities.

“There’s something about going out to the Bonneville Salt Flats that’s just magic,” says Mike Wiley of Whitmore. “It’s a very harsh environment and everything gets corroded, but part of it is the light.

The whiteness of the salt is just startling.”

Wiley is one of several North State residents who make the annual pilgrimage each August to the desert west of the Great Salt Lake to take part in Speed Week, a gathering of men (and women) and their machines who battle the elements, the laws of physics and aerodynamics for a chance to be entered into the record books.

“It’s about as pure a form of racing as you can get,” says Wiley, who is making his fourth visit in support of his buddy, Mitch Allen, who races a vintage modified roadster. “There’s no money involved and you don’t win a purse. It’s just one car against a record.”

Denton Hollifield of Redding, who has been building and driving Bonneville racers for 25 years, says it’s the last vestige of amateur racing.

“It has a class for about every type of automobile there is. You can just about build anything you want, take it out there and race it and see how fast it will go wide open.”

Hollifield isn’t joking when he says wide open. His current creation

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is a Fiat coupe that competes in the “blown fuel competition couple” class. Powered by a 440-cubic-inch engine that can turn out 1,400 horsepower on a diet of high-octane gas and nitromethane, Hollifield clocked an astonishing 299.6 mph last year.

After tinkering with a balky transmission, Hollifield thinks he has a good shot at breaking the 307-mph record for his class of race cars. At that point, out on the salt at Bonneville, he truly will have “the world’s fastest Fiat.”

The North State collection of Speed Week regulars are no strangers to records. Chico residents Dave Davidson and John Beck raised eyebrows throughout the Land Speed Racing world in 2010 when their ’34 Roadster posted a 304-mph run, marking the first time a roadster cracked the 300-mph barrier.

Davidson, the driver, and Beck, the engine builder, will be back on the salt this month, hoping a new nitro-fueled Chrysler Hemi engine and some modifications will get their 911 car up to 320 mph. The pair has been feeding their need for speed at Bonneville for more than 20 years.

What’s the experience like? “Just imagine getting in your daily driver, getting up on the highway, getting into high gear and putting your foot on the floor and leaving it there for five miles. Even a Yugo will get going and get scary,” Beck says. “Now, imagine 10 times as much horsepower and do it on salt. We’re at full throttle for over a minute, and that’s a really long time.” continued on page 66

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The ‘34 Roadster, owned by Chico residents Dave Davidson and John Beck, set a world record in 2010 by breaking the 300-mph barrier.

Lonnie Bonnett of Redding hopes a record is in reach for the modified 1929 Roadster he has been building since 2005, and if he succeeds it will be a team effort. A longtime hot rod and dragster enthusiast, Bonnett got the Bonneville bug a couple years ago and enlisted the support of fellow Shasta Roadsters members Steve White—an Anderson-based highperformance engine guru—and Herb Gehlken, a jack-of-all-trades who splits his time between Redding and Idaho.

An inveterate tinkerer, Bonnett hand-fabricated his car from the wheels up and figures he has about $15,000 invested. All three men have spent a considerable amount of time on the car’s design, coming up with ways to sidestep the challenges that come from pushing a 17-foot-long vehicle through the desert air.

“Everything changes once you get past 200 mph,” White says. “It’s a whole ’nother world.” The car, dubbed “The Santa Fe” thanks to Gehlken’s distinctive paint job, reached 160 mph its first year, 194 the second and 218 mph last year. The record for roadsters in Bonnett’s class is 266 mph.

Rather than finesse performance out of a small-block V8, Paul Ogden has opted to fight power with power. His 1968 Plymouth Barracuda, known as “The Flying Fish,” is powered by a massive 522-cubic-inch continued on page 68

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With former funny car driver Garrett Bateman behind the wheel, the Flying Fish has already set records at 222 and 241 mph. “If it doesn’t hit 300, we’ll tear it down and streamline it,” Ogden says.

Ogden, who retired in 2008 after selling Seco Manufacturing, says having a Bonneville race car “is one of those bucket list things.” He says

he got inspired after meeting Hollifield at Kool April Nites in 2007 and has kept at it because it’s something he can work on with his sons, Mark and Mike. Plus, like all the others, Ogden has caught salt fever.

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Although many feel that summer is over when the school year starts back up, technically, summer doesn’t end until September 22, which means there are still plenty of hot summer nights to enjoy.

Keep in mind, though, it is August: The bugs are biting, the sun is burning, your hair is expanding. But don’t let the heat keep you inside—here’s a game plan to battle the elements beautifully.

Cut a sunburn short.

As soon as you notice you’ve toasted, take this four-pronged approach. 1. Pop two aspirin, which inhibits the prostaglandin release that can increase redness.

2. Take a cool bath or shower. A sunburn increases blood flow to your skin; cold water reduces it.

3. Slather the affected areas with a pure aloe gel—avoid products which contain alcohol, however, which can dry skin and increase peeling. 4. Solemnly swear to always apply sunscreen (and reapply every two hours) when you’re in the sun.

Show those bugs who’s boss. Dab a 1 percent hydrocortisone cream on the bump from a bug bite as soon as you notice it. You can also try an antihistamine, which will also help reduce swelling. Then cover it as you would any other blemish: Use a small, synthetic brush to dab creamy concealer over the bite.

Pat the concealer with your finger, then take a sponge and dab on translucent powder to set. Voila!

Kill that killer blister. To pop, or not to pop, that is the question.

Dermatologists say the blister will heal more readily if you drain it yourself than if it rips open later. Sterilize a needle (either dip in rubbing alcohol or hold in a flame) and make a tiny puncture hole. Let the liquid (it’s just water) drain out, then cover with a bandage and change daily until the skin has healed. In the meantime, try not to irritate the area, even if that means sacrificing the shoes that caused the blister.

Keep your makeup from runninG. You can still look polished—just pare down your makeup routine in the summer. To even out your complexion, use a moisturizer with a gradual self-tanner, such as Jergen’s Natural Glow Healthy Complexion Daily Facial Moisturizer with SPF 20. Use a waterproof concealer, such as Lancôme Effacernes. Save your powder— perspiration and powdery makeup are not a pretty combination. Instead, try a cheek stain, like Benefit ChaCha Tint or Stila Convertible Color Eyeshadow can be ephemeral in the heat, so retire it until fall. Use a waterproof liquid liner and mascara and call it good. For lips, try a lip stain or tinted balm with an SPF. continued on page 72

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Prevent hair from wilting. Oil is your enemy. Shampoo daily to get rid of the grease that can weigh down hair at the roots, and go easy on conditioner, which can flatten hair. To defy gravity all day, look for products billed as “root lifters;” spray at roots when hair is still damp. For extra volume, flip your head upside down while you blow-dry.

Even better: Get that hair off your neck! With so many cute hairstyles and accessories, try something whimsical for summer, like a braid or chic chignon.

Keep frizz under control! Even hair that usually minds its manners will suddenly declare mutiny on a summer day. The reason? As moisture in the air permeates the hair strands, they expand. Granted, we don’t have much humidity here in the North State, but perhaps you will travel someplace where there is. Look for a styling cream that contains silicone and rich moisturizers. Apply liberally and distribute with a wide-toothed comb. If you blow-dry, wait until hair is damp, then, aiming the nozzle of the dryer downward, dry in two-inch sections with a large round brush.

Bikini Bump Mayhem. Those annoying red bumps that crop up after you shave are likely a case of folliculitis, an inflammation of the hair follicle. But never fear—it’s easy to remedy. Use a salicylic scrub on your bikini line two to three times a week between shaves to buff away the dead skin that can block hair follicles. Try a moisturizing shaving cream, which will soften both your skin and your stubble to make shaving less irritating, and be sure the razor blade is always sharp. Look for a razor with four blades to get a close shave and throw away after a few uses. Be sure to use an antibacterial soap and wash your bikini line every day to kill the bacteria that can inflame follicles.

The lazy days of summer shall soon be history, so don’t hide from the heat: embrace it! • Melissa Gulden returned to Redding five years ago, just in time for Enjoy! She has a master’s degree in English and a bachelors degree in journalism. She is a teacher at University Preparatory School and was a member of The Dance Project, as well as a certified MAC makeup artist.

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How does your garden grow? valley christian fellowship gardens for good

Every community has its little-known enclaves where extraordinary things happen. Valley Christian Fellowship in Redding has created a quiet place of service where a growing team works together to bless others without any fanfare. Their service to congregation and community takes place in the church garden, led and inspired by the vision of “Sparky” George. But this is not just an average garden.

Just outside the back door of the church kitchen, a mature grape arbor contains four varieties with artistically braided trunks and pruned vines carefully woven into an overhead lattice. Tables and benches underneath provide a cool refuge. Steps away, the fenced vegetable garden has been laid out in neat rows of 2x8foot beds between white rock walkways with nary a weed in sight. The spring harvest yielded onions, chard, beets and carrots. Now salsa calls. Tomatoes, peppers and cilantro grow along with beds of cucumbers and squash. There is no lack of variety in the 29 beds that see

different crops each season. Drying racks line one side of the garden fence for tomatoes and fruit. And a handmade press squeezes out communion grape juice.

On the back side of the church’s 12 acres, six varieties of melons color the confines of 34 beds maintained with the same meticulous care as the vegetable garden.

Outside of the fenced melon garden, a young orchard will in future years yield peaches, nectarines, pluots, cherries, apples and plums. Between the fruit trees and the melons, a windbreak of manzanillo olive trees provides enough crops to cure for eating. Someday the team hopes the olives will be pressed on location to provide olive oil for consuming and anointing. With a biblical context always in mind, the gardeners also have planted figs and envision a row of pomegranates in the future. Often, Sunday School teachers bring their classes into the garden for its multifaceted benefits—Bible story object lessons, service to others and team building.

This year, the team has grown. George, who grew continued on page 76

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up on a farm, masterminds the project. He says they are learning as they go. Shasta County’s microclimates and unusual weather patterns for the past two years have challenged them, so there have been some missteps and do-overs. Along with donations from Axner Excavating, Solid Rock Construction, Lassen Landscaping and Half-aBubble Construction, George and the team have carved the gardens out of unused space that now provides rich bounty.

They are a handful of folks who enjoy quiet fellowship while designing, constructing, tilling, planting, tending, harvesting and sharing. And they’d just as soon the spotlight fell on others.

This year, as well as providing produce for the church’s ministry that serves home-style meals to the hungry in Lake Redding Park every Sunday, the garden crew has been wheeling its newly constructed kiosk around to the front of the church where a mini farmers’ market offers freshly harvested produce for those attending church services.

What is not taken by church members is delivered to the Good News Rescue Mission each week.

“Connecting little ones to the natural blessings from God through gardening is a beautiful foundation to a life of wonder and appreciation, for not only growth of food, but also a simpler understanding of growth in our spiritual life,” says Kerrie Moravec, Sunday School director for Valley Christian Fellowship. •

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Last Resort

V O L L M E R S E S TAT E O N C E A T H R I V I N G E N T E R P R I S E There isn’t much left of the Vollmers home and the Vollmers’ Summer Resort except a historic orchard, a small vineyard and bits and pieces of building foundations.

Vollmers was north of Lakehead in the Sacramento River Canyon west of Interstate 5, just north of the Vollmers/Dog Creek exit. You can easily find it in the springtime when all the historic fruit trees are in bloom.

The orchard was planted in the 1870s, possibly by the Autenrieth family, who became large landowners in the area. It included apple, pear and cherry trees, and almost every remaining tree still bears fruit.

One of the cherry trees may be the largest in Shasta County.

Autenrieth died in 1885, and in 1909, his widow sold the ranch to Frank Kidd. The same year, goldminer/gold mine owner/hotel owner William Vollmers purchased the 160-acre ranch and eventually increased its holdings to 600 acres.

The Weaverville-born Vollmers and his wife, Lucy Jane Allison, moved their six children onto the property and turned it into their home and the Vollmers’ Summer Resort. Son Otto assumed the duties of taking care of the cattle and the farming. It was Otto who made Vollmers famous for growing what were called the best strawberries in the world.

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The ranch became a well-known agricultural and commercial enterprise, complete with an airport, summer resort, store, gas station, garage (formerly a blacksmith shop), restaurant, Greyhound bus station, and weather bureau. The airport was used mostly as an emergency landing strip for airplanes that couldn’t land in Redding when the weather was bad.

The business closed in 1945. A decade later, many of the buildings were demolished to make way for the widening of Interstate 5, which cut right through the property. The remaining Vollmers property was sold in 1967 to the State of California, which again realigned Interstate 5 through even more of the ranch property and demolished all the remaining buildings. After that, all that remained was part of the orchard and vineyard.

Caltrans sold the property about five years ago. The new owners have since erected a sturdy cyclone fence around the property. •

Dottie Smith caught her history writing bug as soon as she moved here in the mid-’70s. She attended Shasta College where she studied journalism and archaeology. She later became the curator at the Shasta College Museum, taught history at Shasta College and worked on many archaeology jobs as a field assistant throughout northern California.

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Photo: Bill Gaumer

Reaching for the Sky Bill Gaumer is a Red Bluff native who works at Gaumer’s Jewelry in Red Bluff where he’s a full-time jeweler/jewelry designer and a graduate GIA gemologist. He started taking photos as a teenager and pursued the hobby (or is it an obsession) extensively. Fortunately, it goes well with his love of the outdoors.

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What’s Cookin’

By: Lana Granfors

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Summer Salad The summer salads I grew up with were the delicious, old-fashioned and vinegary mix of tomatoes cut into chunks, some sliced cucumbers and onions, all tossed together with a little Good Old-Fashioned Summer fresh dill or basil. This time of year is best for this kind of salad, as tomatoes and cucumbers Tomato Salad with Herbs are their most flavorful. They are plentiful and readily available at the local farmers’ markets Prep Time: 20 mins. and are easily home grown. Some of my favorite varieties of tomatoes are Mortgage Lifter, Total Time: 30 mins.

Red and Yellow Brandywine, Mr. Stripey, Beef Steak, Atkinson, German Pink, Cherokee Servings: 6 Purple and Green Zebra.

The best cucumbers are the small pickling type, such as Kirby or thin-skinned English or Persian cucumbers. We’ve had great success with lemon cucumbers in our garden. They are flavorful and sweet, not bitter, and are thin skinned with minimal seeds.

Tip: Avoid tomatoes that have been refrigerated, as they lose their aroma and flavor. Instead, line them up on your kitchen windowsill and let them inspire you to create something for your dining pleasure or take one for a delicious snack.

Good Old-Fashioned Summer Tomato Salad with Herbs ingredients:

2 small Kirby cucumbers, skin removed in zebra-like stripes, or 1 Persian or 2 Lemon Sea salt

1 small sweet onion, such as a Vidalia, cut into thin rings

2 T vinegar (cider, red wine or sherry are great choices) with ½ tsp. honey mixed in 4-8 nice tomatoes – a variety of flavorful types in different colors, sizes, and shapes, cored and thickly sliced/chunked

1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes (approx.), preferably an assortment, halved

3 T quality extra virgin olive oil, or try one of the infused varieties from a local producer Freshly ground black pepper A handful of fresh herbs, such as chives, dill, mint sprigs and basil leaves, coarsely chopped

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PREPARATION:

If the cucumbers are small enough and the seeds have not fully developed, simply slice them thin. If seeds are noticeable, cut the cucumbers lengthwise in half and remove the seeds with a spoon and slice thin. Toss with a good pinch of sea salt in a small bowl and place in the refrigerator to soften for 15 minutes. ▶ Meanwhile, toss the thinly sliced onion with 1 tablespoon of the vinegar in a bowl and refrigerate for 15 minutes. ▶ Arrange the tomatoes attractively on a large platter. Scatter the grape and cherry tomatoes over and around them. ▶ To serve, drain the cucumbers and slightly squeeze to remove any excess liquid. Toss with the onion slices and scatter over the tomato arrangement.

Drizzle with the remaining 1 tablespoon vinegar and the olive oil, season with salt and pepper and toss the herbs over everything.

Lana Granfors enjoys traveling, gardening, cooking and spending time with her friends and family– especially her grandchildren, Jillian and Garet. Currently she works at Enjoy the Store where she delights in helping people find that perfect gift.

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august 8-12 Siskiyou golden fairgrounds

As the longest-running community event in Siskiyou County, the Siskiyou Golden Fair will not disappoint. In a jam-packed four days, the fair will host a Battle of the Bands, a free concert, sprint races, a rodeo and a destruction derby. For more information, visit www.sisqfair.com.

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The Harvest Wine and Brew Fest benefits the Shingletown Medical Center. There will be a live and silent auction, as well as, beer and wine tasting. For more information, call (530) 474-3390.

Brandi carlile (Redding)

heritage days

august 29 | 7:30 PM Cascade theatre

(McCloud) august 18 | 10 am-8 Pm

This event will be held in the shadow of Mt. Shasta while you are surrounded by fascinating history and awe-inspiring scenery. It will include an original melodrama, an arts and crafts show, an antique car and tractor show, a quilt show, live entertainment and fabulous food.For more information, call (530) 598-2555.

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Brandi Carlile is an American alternative, country and folk rock singer-songwriter. She has released several albums including The Story, Give Up the Ghost and Live at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony. Her music comes from the heart. For more information visit, www.cascadetheatre.org or call (530) 243-8877.

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Upcoming August Events

Anderson August 3, 4 • Paesano Days, Anderson River Park, (530) 241-4342 or (530) 223-9316, www.reddingsonsofitaly.com August 5 • Frontier Senior Center Breakfast, 7-7:30 am, Frontier Senior Center (530) 365-8095 Chico August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 • Thursday Night Market, Broadway between 2nd and 5th streets in downtown Chico, 6 – 9 pm, www.downtownchico.net August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 • Friday Night Concert Series, Downtown Chico, City Plaza, 7-8:30 pm, www.downtownchico.com August 6 • Albert Lee, The Big Room at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., (530) 893-3520, www.sierranevada.com/bigroom August 19 • Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, Sierra Nevada Brewery Co. Big Room, 7:30 pm, (530) 893-3520 www.sierranevada.com/bigroom August 25 • Chico Pride Festival, Downtown Chico, City Plaza, 8 am – 6 pm August 28 • The Band of Heathens, Sierra Nevada Brewery Co. Big Room, 7:30 pm, (530) 893-3520, www.sierranevada.com/bigroom Corning August 24-25 • Corning Olive Festival, Woodson City Park, parade and bed races on Friday at 6 pm, festival on Saturday at 7 am–4 pm, (530) 824-5550 Cottonwood August 3 • Beat The Heat Show Series, Cottonwood Creek Equestrian, 18550 Evergreen Road, www.svqha.org, or (530) 357-2374 Dunsmuir August 18 • Railroad Display Room open the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10am-2pm, (530) 235-0929

Fall River

August 4 • Wild Rice Festival, Highway 299E at Fall River, noon – 9 pm, www.fallrivervalleycc.org, (530) 336-7362 August 18 • Intermountain Healthcare Foundation presents the 13th Annual “On the Green” Golf Tournament, Fall River Valley Golf and Country Club, mdecoito@mayersmemorial.com, www.mayersmemorial.com, (530) 336-5511

Fort Jones

August 16 • Free Night Mountain Bike Ride, Scott Valley Bikes, 11223 Hwy. 3, 6 pm, (530) 468-5672, www.scottvalleybikes.com August 18 • Free Social Bike Ride, Scott Valley Bikes, 11223 Hwy. 3, 8:30 am, www.scottvalleybikes.com, (530) 468-5672 August 19 • Free Mountain Bike Ride, Scott Valley Bikes, 11223 Hwy. 3, 8:30 am, (530) 468-5672, www.scottvalleybikes.com 88 Enjoy August 2012

Happy Camp August 4 • Rockin’ the Klamath, River Park, starts at noon, www.happycampchamber.org or www.rockintheklamath.com August 31-September 2 • Bigfoot Jamboree Celebration, River Park, parade is on Sunday at 11 am, www.bigfootjamboree.com

Hayfork

August 10-12 • Trinity County Fair Lewiston August 25 • Trinity Trailer Trash — Vintage Trailer Show and Shine, 330 River Rock Road, live music by Soul Kitchen, benefits Relay For Life, (530) 778-3307 Mad River August 4, 5 • Ruth Lake Summer Festival McCloud August 18 • Heritage Days, 10 am – 8 pm, www.mccloudchamber.com Mount Shasta August 4 • Volcano Mud Run: Down & Dirty in the State of Jefferson, Mt. Shasta Ski Park, www.skipark.com or active.com August 17 - September 4 • Siskiyou Artist Association Art Show, Mt. Shasta Sisson Museum (events room), 1 North Old Stage Road, (530) 926-5508 August 18 • Family Fun Day — Arts and Crafts, Mt. Shasta Sisson Museum, 1 North Old Stage Road, 10 am – 4 pm, (530) 926-5508

Oak Run

August 25 • Jefferson State Concert Series presents Shasta Blues Revue, Gray Pine Farm, (530) 351-5126 Red Bluff August 1, 18, 15, 22, 29 • Wednesday Farmers’ Market, Downtown Red Bluff, 5 – 8 pm, (530) 527-6220 August 3 • Liberty Quartet with Opener — God’s Country Band, First Church of God, 1005 So. Jackson St., 6:30 pm August 4 • Guided Bird Walk, Sacramento River Discovery Center, 8 – 10 am, (530) 527-1196 August 4, 11, 18, 25 • Saturday Farmers’ Market, Red Bluff City River Park, (530) 527-6220 August 6, 13, 20, 27 • Summer Band Concerts, Red Bluff City River Park, 8 – 9 pm, (530) 527-3486 August 24 • Images from a Glass Eye International Juried Photography Show, reception at The Big Picture, 857 Washington St., (530) 527-0431 www.imagesfromaglasseye.org, Redding August 2 • Schreder Planetarium Digital Theater double feature, “Wonders of the Universe” and “Two Small Pieces of Glass,” 1644 Magnolia Ave., 7 pm (doors open 6:45 pm), tickets can be purchased at www.schrederplanetarium.com or the Shasta

County Office of Education Monday through Thursday, 8:30 am – 4 pm, advance purchase is recommended, (530) 225-0295 for recorded shows and times, (530) 225-0200 for ticket information August 11 • Second Saturday Art Night, 5 – 8 pm, (530)241-7320, www.secondsaturdayartnight.org • “Proud to be an American,” a festival of American music, presented by the award-winning Northern Gateway Chorus and local guest artists, David Marr Auditorium, 2200 Eureka Way, 6 pm, www. northerngatewaychorus.org, (530)246-SING August 3, 10, 17, 24 • Enjoy Movies in the Park, Redding Civic Auditorium Lawn, movies are free and begin at dusk. www.enjoymoviesinthepark.com August 16 • Schreder Planetarium Digital Theater double feature, “Secrets of the Cardboard Rocket” and “Molecularium,” 1644 Magnolia Ave., 7 pm (doors open 6:45 pm), tickets can be purchased at www.schrederplanetarium.com or the Shasta County Office of Education Monday through Thursday, 8:30 am – 4 pm, advance purchase is recommended, (530) 225-0295 for recorded shows and times, (530) 225-0200 for ticket information August 17, 18 • American Cancer Society Discovery Shop, Semiannual state-wide 50% off entire store, 2625 Park Marina Dr., 10 am – 5 pm, discoveryshop-redding.org August 18 • Redding Improv Players, Old City Hall, 1313 Market St., 8 pm (doors open at 7:30 pm) • Prep Camp, biking, running, swimming long distances, and transitioning, will be taught in preparation for the Caldwell Park Triathlon, Prep Camp participants receive a discount on the triathlon, www.reddingrecreation.org August 20 • Fall classes, The Redding Arts Project, 1726 Market St., classes include tap, jazz, ballet, modern, contemporary, folk dance, ballroom, Middle Eastern dance, theatre classes and more for all ages, thereddingartsproject.com, thereddingartsproject@rcmtc.org August 30 • Schreder Planetarium Digital Theater double feature, “Stars of the Pharaohs” and “Cowboy Astronomer,” 1644 Magnolia Ave., 7 pm (doors open 6:45 pm), tickets can be purchased at www.schrederplanetarium.com or the Shasta County Office of Education Monday through Thursday, 8:30 am – 4 pm, advance purchase is recommended, (530) 225-0295 for recorded shows and times, (530) 225-0200 for ticket information Shasta Lake August 3, 10 • Friday Night in the Park concert series, Clair Engle Park, 6 – 8:30 pm August 9, 23 • Thursday Night Dinner, Shasta Lake Lions Club, 4121 Shasta Dam Blvd., 5:30 pm, (530) 275-8007

Shingletown August 11 • 35th Annual Fun Day & Craft Faire, Shingletown Volunteer Fire Dept. fire station, Hwy 44 and Alward Way, 9 am – 4 pm August 25 • Shingletown Medical Center’s 7th Annual Harvest Wine & Brew Fest, UpCountry Gardens, 2 – 6 pm, (530) 474-3390 Ext. 333

Swede Creek Plains

August 11, 12 • Shasta Land Trust’s Wildways 2012 — Stargazing Campout at Hathaway Ranch, (530)241-7886 Weaverville August 4 • Monthly Art Cruise, downtown Weaverville, 5 – 8 pm August 31-September 2 • Countywide yard sale organized by The Trinity Journal, map in August 29 Journal, (530)623-2055 Weed August 4, 5 • 4&20 Blackbird Music Festival, downtown Weed, 11 am – 11 pm, mail@4and20festival.com, www.4and20festival.com Whiskeytown August 29 • SUP Yogalates, Whiskeytown Lake, www. reddingrecreation.org Yreka August 3 • Art Walk downtown Yreka Historic District, 5 – 8 pm August 8-12 • Siskiyou Golden Fair, Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds, 1712 Fairlane Road, www.sisqfair.com Cascade Theatre

www.cascadetheatre.org

August 9-11 • Oklahoma!, 7 pm Thursday and Friday, 2 pm and 7 pm Sunday August 29 • Brandi Carlile, 7:30 pm

Civic Auditorium www.reddingcivic.com

August 2 • Creed, 8 pm August 23 • Open for Business Expo, 8:30 am – 3 pm August 30-September 3 • Crown Motor Car Sales Laxson Auditorium

www.chicoperformances.com

August 22 • The Avett Brothers: Americana & Alt. Rock August 28 • Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers Marketfest

www.vivadowntownredding.org

Thursdays, 5 – 8:30 pm, Library Park, downtown Redding August 2 • Blues Rollers August 9 • The Melodramatics

Mosquito Serenade www.ci.anderson.ca.us Wednesdays, 7 pm, KC Grove Anderson River Park August 1 • Bump City, No. 1 Tribute Band to Tower of Power August 8 • Cloverdayle, Pacific Northwest’s premier country band working their way to new heights in Nashville Riverfront Playhouse

www.riverfrontplayhouse.net

Through August 11 • To Kill a Mockingbird

Shasta District Fairgrounds www.shastadistrictfair.com August 11, 12 • Gun & Antique Show, 9 am – 5 Saturday, 9 am – 4 pm Sunday August 18 • Shasta Roller Derby, 6:30 pm August 25 • Shasta Hot August Nights — Hot Rod Rondy, “Saturday Night Showdown,” Shasta Speedway, 1890 Briggs St., info@shastaspeedway.com, shastaspeedway.com, (530) 387-4347 August 26 • Trinity Touring Auto Cross

State Theatre www.statetheatreredbluff.com

August 4 • “Country Joe McDonald’s 100th Anniversary tribute to Woody Guthrie,” State Theatre, 333Oak St., 7 pm, advance tickets available at statetheatreredbluff.com, Sky River Music and Wink Fashion & Salon

Tehama District Fairgrounds www.tehamadistrictfair.com

August 18, 19 • Run 2 Win Barrel Races, (530) 527-5920 August 25, 26 • North State Barrel Racing Association Show, (530) 527-5920 August 31 • Tehama District Fair Entry Form Deadline except Ag/Horticulture and Floriculture

Turtle Bay Exploration Park www.turtlebay.org

Through September 3 • Walk on the Wild Side Animal Show Through September 9 • Brain Teasers 2 • Chocolate, The Exhibition Through October 26 • Rock Penjing August 27 • Turtle Bay Exploration Park Golf Tournament, 8:30 am, (530) 242-3130 Please e-mail your upcoming events to calendar@enjoymagazine.net. Event times and dates are subject to change without notice. Please check event phone number or website to verify dates and times. Enjoy Magazine is not responsible for any inconveniences due to event changes.

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Store Front

name maria watts

occupation what would your mother do?

WHAT’S IN STORE maria watts, what would your mother do?

When it’s time for a young person to make a tough decision, parents often hope that their voices run through their children’s heads, asking, “What would your mother do?” Maria Watts expanded this concept into a line of T-shirts and loungewear designed for young people who are ready for an alternative to the provocative messages seen on some clothing today. Her products are available at Enjoy the Store.

How did you come up with your business idea?

The business pretty much came to fruition when my nieces and nephews and my own son were heading to college. With countless stories about college-aged kids getting in over their heads with their newfound freedom, I came up with the idea of designing loungewear emblazoned with the message “What would your mother do?” for my niece as a funny way to remind her that she had a mom and aunt at home hoping she was making wise choices. We got great response from that, and decided to take it a step further and trademark the name and work on additional designs that would appeal to both mothers and daughters.

What are your most popular items?

The most popular items have been the “Dream On” T-shirts and boy shorts, and the “Three Strikes You’re Out” T-shirts. Additionally, the “Not Tonight” T-shirt and boy shorts have been popular with moms and those looking for a funny bridal shower gift.

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It looks like your business has gotten some international acclaim - tell us more about that.

Oh, yes! In February of this year, a French TV producer who was doing a story on the abstinence movement in America contacted us saying he wanted to include us in the story. He had found WWYMD on the Internet and assumed that because of the messaging, we were pro-abstinence. We explained to him that WWYMD was not part of the abstinence movement – in a perfect world, I think we all want our children to wait until they are emotionally ready and mature enough to handle the consequences of a sexual relationship, but as we know, life’s not perfect. We told him we hoped our clothing inspired healthy choices and opened lines of communication between parents and their children, and between guys and girls, as well. The producer loved the concept and he and his crew flew in from Paris for a two-day film shoot that included the filming of our latest French-inspired line.

What is your business philosophy?

Our philosophy is guided by creativity and design. We try to incorporate our customers’ needs and wants into our designs and aspire to create messages that people can relate to and be proud to wear.

What products do you sell at Enjoy the Store?

Enjoy carries our “launch” line, which includes the “WHAT WOULD YOUR MOTHER DO?” and “ZIP IT!” T-shirts. We have expanded our line to include T-shirts for guys and added loungewear and gymwear.

Our entire line is available through our website. • www.wwymd.com

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Apparel Castle Ranch Alpacas Connie Champe Dianna Dorn Generations of Stitches Mothership Hats Kynlees Boutique Nanette Callahan Perfectly Personal by Canda Kay Purse Nurse Tabithas Buttons & Bows What Would Your Mother Do? Hollys Hats Half Assed Bags LC Tatical- Survival Bracelets and Aide Kits Authors Alaskanwolf Charlie Price Christy Dell Dave Meurer Earl Talken Pat Watson Debi Chimenti Debi Hammond George Belden Marna The Unique Mystique Mary Livingston Nick Webb Richard Lucas Sabrina Hofkin Wolfgang Rougle Bill Siemer Joel Stratte McClure Tony Adams Tress Holdridge Marna Fischel Peter Edridge Bob Madgic Linda Boyden Pleasures on the Vine Music Dennis Grady Garrett Viggers Muletown Joe Catanio Shannon Smith Kim Unger Holly Day Frank DiSalvo Nicola Tomasini Shannon Smith Stephanie Foos The Straight Ahead Band Pets Clear Creek Soap Co.-Herbal Dog Shampoo Lucky Dog Collars Karita’s Aromatherapy Pet Shampoo RustiesGranny Eco-Friendly Pet Beds Edibles 2 English Ladies Antelope Creek Farm Artois Nut Company Bella Sun Luci Bianchi Orchard Brannen Gourmet

Edibles CONT’D Corning Olive Oil Company California Habanero Blends Chocolat De Nanette Diplicous Fat Daddy’s BBQ Sauce Fabulous Fixins Fall River Wild Rice Fall River Mills Chocolate Gather Organic Julies Pantry & DeLux Confectionery Joy Lyn’s Beer Brittle Larsons Apiary Lucero Olive Oil Maisie Jane Mary Lake Thompson Olive Oil Pacific Sun Olive Oil TresClassique Olive Oil TJ Farms Walnut Avenue Ranch Skylake Ranch Wildas Mustard Megans Jam & Jelly

Decor CONT’D Gourd’s by Rosemarie Jody Beers Metal Art Le Beau Papillion Sharp Bears by Judy Christina Lyn Art Work Nancy Reese- Pottery Matt Carpentier-Bullet Key Chains Matthew O’Neil Polkadot Apple Phillips Brothers Mill Photos from the Garden Rachel VanAuken Cake Plates Robert Sell Carved Trees Ryan Schuppert Metal Art Tote My Tote Resurrected Metal Wine Cork Art & Accessories Custom Wood Creations-Pens/Bottle Stoppers Rustic Birdhouses Sixth Sense Soy Candles Trece Fogliasso-Bookmarks

Jewelry Earth Details Amy Knoll Gumption Jewelry Art Around the Neck Diamond B Jewelry Create Freedom Delanie Designs Dave Mahrt-Silver-Brass and copper rings The Green Mum The Goddess Within-Stacey Arcangel Garnet Heart Jewelry with a Past Gumption Jewelry Kimbery Nicole Leedy Silversmith Island Colors Jewelry Design Kandi Lee Designs Lava Glass Works and Jewelry Lori Lynn Designs The Good Stuff Girl Marilyn Peer Plume Parade Pamela Wein Grimes Pretty Parade Sandy Scott Shasta Fly Tac

Cards Christina Lyn Cards Lydia Budai Gerry Blasingame Heart Spectrum Nate Case Cards Debi Hammond Scrappin’ Sammi U-Prep Creators Touch Cards Violet Diaz One For Fish Prints Sue Keller

Decor Animal Creations Alex Marshall Studios Annie Walsh-Corian Pens Andrea Lusk- Bird Houses Connie Champe Birds Carol Ann Walters Cindi Speers-My Vision Photography Cindi Speers-Redneck Wine Glasses Custom Wood Creations Design Tile and Signs Debi Thorsen Debra Skoniecki Dolls and Such Flying Pig WoodwerksGary Mullett-Hanging Bird Ornament Georgia Dukes Photography Gerdie’s Birdies

Soap Clear Creek Soap Co. Feather Falls Soap Company Lima Huli Lavender Farm The Essential Olive Karita’s Handmade Soap Sixth Sense Loofah Soaps Kitchen Carol’s Log Cabin Designs Hand Made Creations Mary Lake-Thompson Mike Huber-Granite Cutting Boards Two Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest- Pie Birds TOYS Wood u Play Robert Bilyeu- Rocking horse, Trucks and Train Sets BABY/Children Brenda Trapasso-Children’s hat’s Chelsea Neve hand crochet baby booties Chelsea Neve hand crochet baby hats and crochet flowers Connie Champe handmade bears Helene Dorn-Socky Foo-Foo’s OTHER Mountain Wintu Herbs

Store Hours: Monday - Friday 10am – 6 pm Saturday 10am – 5 pm

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Photos: Tracey Hedge

Story: Claudia Mosby

Giving Back

a touch of grace CO M PA S S S H I N I N G C A R E ’ S G R AC E P L AC E

There is a hidden gem at 1448 Pine St., inside the historic Thompson house, one of the oldest in Redding. From the outside, the building doesn’t call much attention to itself, but those who enter GracePlace Tea House & Gift Boutique soon realize they have discovered a unique and wonderful place.

Wood floors and a warm décor accent a large open interior that includes a brick fireplace, round tables with cushioned chairs and large picture windows overlooking a garden. Tea and coffee lovers can choose from brand and specialty blends (many organic) with or without breakfast, lunch or a sweet treat from the menu, or select an original or handmade item from the boutique, knowing that their purchase supports a good cause.

“GracePlace is about creating community,” says Joanne McCarley, Executive Director of Compass ShiningCare, the non-profit organization that operates the tea house. “We started it as a creative way to raise money, knowing we couldn’t rely on grants.”

Compass ShiningCare provides client assessment, care planning and management services to seniors, while also assisting people with disabilities and those living with mental illness in Shasta County. “Having a care manager is like having an extended family member who can take on some of the responsibility so family members can be family,” says McCarley.

Before forming Compass ShiningCare, she was a founding partner of COMPASS, LLC, a business that provides independent and supported living services to disabled adults and seniors. After opening three offices from Redding to Campbell, McCarley says, “I wanted to focus back on my local community to shine light on the difficulties we are facing and provide solutions to restore a full quality of life for people.” In 2009, she sold her investment in COMPASS and started Compass ShiningCare. continued on page 94

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“It’s sort of a ‘neighbors helping neighbors’ approach.”

As a certified geriatric care manager and former discharge planner for a rehabilitation hospital, McCarley frequently witnessed the gap between available resources and an elderly person’s ability to access them. As a result, Compass ShiningCare creates a “circle of support,”placing the client at the center with the care manager serving as a liaison between clients, their families and their needs (for example, medical, therapeutic, legal, financial or transportation services).

“They get to live their lives and visit with their grandkids and their friends or enjoy the park and not be totally consumed with medical concerns,” says McCarley. “It’s sort of a ‘neighbors helping neighbors’ approach.” The agency also provides personal assistance and home care services on a sliding-fee scale.

“We try to equip families with what to ask and how to advocate for themselves,” McCarley says. “If that fails, we as experts understand all the systems of care and know how to navigate them. We know what’s reasonable to request and can help find a solution that works for everybody and move forward.”

She discovered the necessity for such support when her own elderly mother broke a hip. “The medical staff didn’t see me as a professional but as a daughter,” she says. “I had to call our office and have a staff member call in order to get the services I was advocating.”

Clients, their family members and the community also have access to a resource library, located on the same site as GracePlace and

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Compass ShiningCare’s administrative offices. Summer plans include setting up a computer lab staffed by volunteers to assist those seeking more information.

As for GracePlace, it’s living up to McCarley’s vision. Last spring, seniors and at-risk youth celebrated Older Americans Month and Join Hands Day by planting flowers together in the Tea House garden; Haven Humane Society, one of Compass ShiningCare’s Gatekeeper Organizations (see sidebar), is sponsoring several “Pals for Seniors” companion pet outreach events outdoors at GracePlace throughout the summer. Planning is under way to offer free hobby classes on site.

“None of us really lives independently,” says McCarley. “We all have services we need or services we provide to others. The main thing we want people to know is they are not alone and life can still be good no matter what your circumstance.” • www.shiningcare.org • (530) 232-5543 Exceptional Living

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Claudia Mosby is a writer and part-time college instructor. She leads workshops on writing memoir, journaling as spiritual practice, and writing basics for new writers. She lives in Redding with her husband and mischievous cat Hobo, where she also writes a column on midlife and family for the Record Searchlight.

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Joanne McCarley, executive director of Compass ShiningCare, shares a story of an elderly client who, although unable to do so safely, regularly drove himself to the grocery store to see a clerk that he considered one of only two friends. As in this instance, many service providers are unaware of their importance in an elderly person’s life, yet due to their role, they are uniquely placed to help those most in need.

“Many people will assume, ‘Oh, they have family and friends to help them,’ but oftentimes that isn’t true,” she says. “They will, however, accept help if someone they trust connects them. Often it’s that service provider acting as a Gatekeeper.”

The Gatekeeper Program, based on an international model, offers training, resources and ongoing support to participating businesses. It equips people like hairdressers, pharmacists and postal workers with skills to identify at-risk elderly consumers like the one in McCarley’s example and refer them to Compass ShiningCare for services and support.

Many employees themselves are dealing with care concerns for an elderly family member, and Gatekeeper training affords them skills for use on the job, but also valuable information for use within their own families.

Training is free and customizable, adding, “We know everyone is busy so we tailor the training to each organization’s needs.” Regularly scheduled trainings are also offered twice monthly at Compass ShiningCare’s offices.

Funding for the Gatekeeper program comes through a partnership with Shasta County Health and Human Services and the Mental Health Services Act. •

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