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FEBRUARY DINING

RELATIONSHIPS

48 | MI FAMILiA

19 | SUMMIT MEETING

Tortilla Flats Restaurant is a Family Affair

Jim and Velma Nile Find Love in the Outdoors

ENJOY THE VIEW

TRAVEL

69 | PLANTING SEEDS

25 | ESSENCE OF ROMANCE

By Brent Van Auken

EVENTS

WEEKEND GETAWAY

36 | RHYTHM NATION

59 | San francisco

The 8th Annual Multi-Cultural Celebration

Cover photo Kara Stewart

Weaverville Hotel & Emporium

A Romantic Weekend in the City by the Bay

FASHION

IN EVERY ISSUE

52 | DESTINED FOR DENIM

71 | WHAT’S COOKIN’

Find the Perfect Pair of Jeans for Your Body Type

INSPIRATION 45 | A MOST FABULOUS FANTASY The North State Cancer League’s Margaret Mygrant

INterest 56 | MOON LIM LEE’S LEGACY The Weaverville Joss House

MUSIC

Brix Pasta Margherita with Grilled Chicken

73 | Top 10 Random Acts Of Kindness

75 | Calendar of Events What’s Happening in the North State

79 | WHAT’S IN STORE The Essential Olive’s Debbie McHugh

84 | Giving Back DOCTORS CARE: Forward Edge Volunteers — Make a Difference

21 | Jonny be good Jonny Lang Plays For the North State

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41 | get acquainted 15 Minutes with Traci Niemela

RECREATION 32 | KID CROSSING The Spirit of Redding Youth Lacrosse

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Profile

Photos: Kara Stewart

Story: Gary VanDeWalker

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lovestory Love – you feel it in the embrace of a loved one and the kiss of a child. You feel it when your best friend wraps her hand around yours, and when your dog lays his head on your lap.

Of course, February is the month in which our thoughts turn to love – primarily the romantic type. Even the best romance benefits from a little extra dash of spice, so we’ve got plans for you. We invite you to flip through our first installment of “Weekend Getaways,” a quarterly collection of photos and tips for exploring destinations that are an easy weekend drive from the North State. We inaugurate this feature with ideas for spending an intimate weekend in San Francisco, which we’re certain is one of the most romantic cities in America.

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A little closer to home is the delightful Weaverville Hotel & Emporium, a fully restored Victorian hotel and shop that is filled with treasures. You’ll fall head over heels with this lovely locale.

But there’s more to love than starry-eyed romance. Love for one’s family is demonstrated by the fine folks at Tortilla Flats, founded by 85-year-old Katy Silva, her daughter and their spouses 32 years ago. Numerous other family members work alongside them, and many of the employees who aren’t related by blood have certainly become part of their family.

Love for one’s culture was a hallmark of the late Moon Lim Lee, the generous Weaverville native who is the reason the Joss House became a state historic park. His daughter tells his story and shares some history behind the oldest still-in-use Chinese temple in California.

Love for one’s community drives Margaret Mygrant to pour her heart into huge fundraising projects for noble causes. She spearheads the annual Valentine Fantasy, which brought in $100,000 for Northern Valley Catholic Social Service last year. Step out for an evening of elegance to support this endeavor – she’ll tell you how.

Love on a more global scale is exemplified by a Redding-based medical team whose annual mission takes them to Puerto Cabezas, at the end of an unpaved road on Nicaragua’s Atlantic coast. The team members provide impoverished children with desperately needed surgeries; their compassion and commitment will inspire you.

Kathi Rodriguez marketing assistant Ben Adams deliveries 1475 Placer St. Suite C Redding, CA 96001 Phone 530.246.4687 Fax 530.246.2434 Email General/Sales and Advertising Info info@enjoymagazine.net

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What’s Valentine’s Day without a story of true, enduring love? Your heart will melt when you read about Jim and Velma Nile, whose 56-year courtship began with a waterskiing date at Lake Shasta, included two trips to the peak of Mt. Shasta, and has just gotten more exhilarating over time.

Fill up your heart this month!

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jim and velma nile find love in the o u tdoors The perennial beauty of Northern California is an ideal setting for romance. Snowman’s Hill, a popular sledding slope on Highway 89 across from the entrance to the Mount Shasta Ski and Board Park, once was a small skiing venue of its own. Jim and Velma Nile first met there, beginning a 56-year adventure that has brought the couple to many summits.

Each season brings new opportunities for area recreation. In the summer of 1955, Jim chose Shasta Lake for a first date. Waterskiing on the Sacramento arm of the lake, the couple viewed the majestic peak of Mt. Shasta. As Jim turned the boat to head back to the dock, the motor quit. “What I did probably wasn’t the best choice for a first date,” Velma says. She jumped out of the boat, asked Jim for a rope and towed both the boat and her new beau to shore.

They had only talked of spending the summer together. Velma attended summer classes at Stanford University in preparation for a teaching career. Jim had begun his lifetime career in forestry. As the summer ended, the two set their eyes on the grandest area challenge they imagined: climbing atop Mt. Shasta’s 14,179-foot peak.

Today, climbing to the summit requires a pass. “We just went,” Velma remembers. “The day before, we had climbed Mount Lassen.”

They joined a small group of other adventurers at the Sierra Club cabin at Horse Camp, a two-mile hike from Bunny Flats. They rose in the early morning to make the five-mile journey, with an elevation gain of 7,000 feet. Most people who ascend the mountain have no prior mountain climbing in their background, but they are required to be in good physical condition. At ages 25 and 29, the two were in

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good shape to make the eight-hour ascent.

Summiting in the month of August, in a year with little snowfall, makes for a difficult attempt. Reaching the chute at Red Banks, the two found crampons and an ice ax necessary to navigate the sheets of ice over the trail. “We still own the ice axe, trousers and Jim’s hat we used on the climb,” Velma says. Misery Hill provided not only a steep trail, but also rocks hiding pockets of ice, making the way treacherous.

Persistence brought the couple to the summit. “It was romantic summer of activities,” Jim says, “Waterskiing and hikes and I didn’t want it to end.” They signed the register, and Jim saw his chance and asked, “Will you marry me?”

Stunned, Velma responded with a smile and hug, saying, “Of course I’ll marry you.”

One of the other people on the summit took their picture. For their 50th wedding anniversary, Jim had an artist reproduce the photo in a drawing. They would only summit the mountain one other time, in 1972 with their three boys.

For the Niles, a day skiing on the snow and another on Shasta Lake were the beginning of the most enjoyable outing of their lives.

Fifty-five years later, Jim says, “To this day, I don’t remember coming down.”• 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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Music

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J onny lang comes to the north state Electric blues rocker Jonny Lang is now a born-again Christian.

About a decade ago, he faced a crossroads in his music career and personal life.

Too much drinking, cigarette smoking and drugs threatened to ruin his career and create havoc in his personal life. “It’s real easy to get distracted with peripheral things, when you’re young and you feel like you’re being carried a little bit with the weight of responsibilities, business and other things,” says Lang, who will appear in Redding and Chico this month. “You’re just living a dream. Somewhere down the line the added pressures hit you. The infatuation stage runs its course.”

Signed to A&M Records at the age of 15, he burst onto the mainstream music scene, capturing critical acclaim and immediate attention from fans while shooting to the top of the Billboard New Artist chart, rewarding the young blues guitarist an appearance in the film “Blues Brothers 2000.” continued on page 23 21 Enjoy February 2011

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When Lang released his third CD, “Long Time Coming,” the recording showed a musical move from blues to soulful rock.

A year later, the hip-hop world embraced his music, too, when Eminem sampled Lang's "Dying to Live" for his musical soundtrack to the film production of “Tupac: Resurrection.”

However, there was this monkey on his back.

"It got to the point where I was an alcoholic. I couldn't not drink.

I had to wake up and drink. I was smoking two packs of cigarettes a day, and then I just started getting into all sorts of other kinds of drugs. I was partying pretty hard, and loving it.”

Then Lang had a personal spiritual transformation.

When the father of his girlfriend Hayley (later his wife) passed away, he had a spiritual encounter and became a Christian.

"For years, I mistook the spiritual feeling I would have when I performed on stage for being God. You think just because there is power that you are on the right track. I didn't know there was power on both sides. I was basically living for myself and satisfying my own will and desires. I felt like I didn't have to answer to God or to anybody for those things. Although I grew up going to church, I didn't really understand that I could have a personal relationship with Jesus. So, I started pursuing other things even though I had a deep spiritual hunger that was not being satisfied.”

He’s now headlining his own shows again, which include songs from his recently released album, “Live at the Ryman,” his first record since 2006’s “Turn Around,” which earned him a Grammy award for Best Gospel Album.

“Turn Around” was not a typical gospel album.

While songs like "Thankful" and "It's Not Over" featured some traditional gospel sounds, the term "gospel" applies more to the spirit behind the music and not the musical style itself, he says. “I’ve never been the type of person who enjoys any type of content in any art that is just there to please people. I’ve always appreciated when somebody is direct and honest.”

Lang wants to continue to write classic songs and thoughtful songs that are touched by the content of his faith. “I try to be as careful as I can not to say things that can be interpreted as heavyhanded or preachy,” he says.

His popularity has not been affected by this personal spiritual transformation, and he attributes this to understanding that others do not share the same beliefs, so he does not force them; he only wants others to see the improvement in his own life.

“I haven’t felt too remorseful about departing from straight-up blues,” he says. “The blues is a great place to start with Robert Johnson, Albert Collins, B.B. King, Freddie King 23 Enjoy February 2011

and all those guys. It's where it all started, which makes it a really good background that I can always draw from. Every record I've done has felt progressively more and more like the real me, but more than anything I've done, this one comes straight from my heart."

So Lang has battled his demons and won.

He is clean and sober.

He stands now as a mature creative force, made more sensitive yet toughened by life's adventures.

He's learned what it means to rise above hard times and to find meaning where chaos seemed to rule.

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Jeanne Muir exudes hospitality. Her quick smile and welcoming personality put visitors to Weaverville Hotel & Emporium at ease at once. She says, “Life is a mirror; if you smile into it, it smiles back at you.” She loves overseeing the business she and husband Brian have built together, and being “in control,” she says unabashedly, of the details that mean so much to her guests. This year, they will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the building on the corner of Court and Main Streets in Weaverville, where hospitality has been steadily provided in one form or another since 1861.

Crusty gold miners found refreshment in Condon’s Saloon in the 1860s, with rooms in the back where patrons could clean up and sleep. Later, a hotel was built upstairs, and through the years, more building, expansion and remodeling have changed the shape and size of the structure. More recent years have seen visitors such as

Jerry Brown, who stayed at the hotel during his political stump for attorney general in 2006, along with less famous but notable authors and artists, lawyers and fishermen, stranded motorists and return visitors who simply love the “oasis of tranquility” created by the owners.

Today, Weaverville Hotel & Emporium is a fully restored Victorian hotel with creaking floorboards and soaking tubs adding authenticity and charm to its atmosphere. The Emporium occupies an expansive corner of the downstairs, a shop filled with treasures that epitomize the meaning of serendipity, from the solar system spinning overhead to Western-designed purses that hide a gun holster inside. With views of downtown hustle and bustle on the south side and the Weaverville Bandstand to its west, Weaverville Hotel & Emporium takes visitors by surprise when they walk

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through the doors and into a magical trip back in time.

The exterior of Weaverville Hotel & Emporium looks most inviting at night, with warmth glowing through every window. By day, a simple gray stucco exterior belies the hospitality awaiting guests inside. During a two-year renovation from 2002 to 2004, new owners Jeanne and Brian intentionally maintained the character of the structure and its past. Local builder Eric Blomberg lent his talents and interest in restoring old buildings to the project, helping to recapture the essence of the Victorian era. And electrician Mike Donahue took on the daunting task of rewiring the entire building.

As they peeled away linoleum and raised ceilings, knocked down walls and broke through to a hidden stairwell, treasures from bygone years literally fell out of the woodwork. The coffee bar and entertainment station now take up space where Condon’s Saloon once stood. Still called the saloon, Jeanne and Brian have decorated with shadowboxes filled with found objects discovered in and around the building and grounds.

The parlor, added in 1935, showcases a large-as-life portrait over the mantel of Lily Allison Erskine (1872-1937), grandmother of former owner Emilie Brady, standing tall and demure with bustle and bonnet. From the antique pump organ rescued from a local church to the dainty antimacassars on the furniture, the parlor sets the stage for luxurious comforts that will enfold guests in the seven rooms spread throughout the second story. Donated photographs of the hotel and town, memorabilia and reproductions of aged fixtures decorate the hallway and every room. The Muirs have captured local history and the essence of Victorian hospitality in a potpourri of multi-sensory delights.

Rooms named after local gold mines now host a steady stream of visitors in all seasons. Entries in journals left in each room use descriptive words and phrases such as “back in time hotel, rich in 27 Enjoy February 2011

history,” cozy, warm, romantic, charming, comfortable and “finding it hard to leave.” The Muirs’ “chocolate fairies” have been known to leave truffles on pillows after turning down bed sheets. Luxurious robes and slippers, stamped postcards, and gas fireplaces along with soaking tubs in most rooms and private bathrooms with showers in all the rooms leave lasting impressions on their admiring guests.

Weaverville residents since 1996, the Muirs bought the old hotel in 2002 with a vision to “create a pleasant and comfortable environment for visitors to Trinity County and Old Town Weaverville.” Jeanne adds, that they want to “create synergy with other downtown businesses, and to contribute to the Gold Rush feel of the town.” As they look around, there is much yet to be done.

The business, however, is thriving even in a slowed economy and the couple looks to the future of their “retirement” endeavor with the same enthusiasm as they greet each guest.

A wonderful honeymoon destination, overnight stopover or launching pad for unlimited outdoor adventures, guests from around the world have discovered romance and a rich vein of hospitality at Weaverville Hotel & Emporium in the heart of Trinity County. • Weaverville Hotel & Emporium 481 Main St. Weaverville, (800) 750-8853 or (530) 623-2222 www.weavervillehotel.com stay@weavervillehotel.com Sandie Tillery writes about the North State from 35 years of personal experience exploring it from corner to corner with husband John, their three grown children and four grandsons. She loves interviewing the amazing people who live here and telling their stories.

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kid the spirit of redding yo u th lacrosse Lacrosse is the oldest sport in North America, with roots deep in Native American culture, yet it’s one of the fastest-growing sports in the North State. That comes as no surprise to longtime lacrosse players.

“When lacrosse is in your blood and you get an opportunity to get involved, you get involved. It’s just that cool,” says Scott Schumacher, vice president of Redding Youth Lacrosse. “As a player, it’s extremely exciting. As a parent, it’s exciting. There’s never a dull moment.”

“It’s very addictive,” concedes Lauren Knapp, the club’s other vice president and a founding coach of the girls’ divisions. “When you’re out there, it’s free. It’s a very fast-moving game, a high-scoring game and it’s always interesting. I love soccer too, but lacrosse is its own thing. It’s a combination of basketball, hockey and soccer.”

“We use this term a lot, the ‘spirit of the game,’ and there’s a real camaraderie or brotherhood formed in the sport,” says Robert Auerbach, a club board member who grew up playing the game in Long Island. The game’s history adds to its allure and mystique, Auerbach says. “Its roots are North American. It originated in upstate New York with the Okanagan Nation and was used by tribes to mediate disputes. To this day, the Okanagan Nation is the carrier of the spirit of the game.”

The spirit of the game gets a kick start this month when Redding Youth Lacrosse launches its fifth season with a weekend jamboree Feb. 26-27 at the Redding Soccer Park. Teams from Northern California and Southern Oregon will compete and the weekend will culminate in an exhibition match between Southern Oregon University in Ashland and St. Mary’s College in Moraga.

Redding Youth Lacrosse got its start in the fall of 2006 when both Knapp and Donna Prigmore started looking for ways to introduce their children to the sport they grew up playing. The two women bumped into each other at Redding Christian School, discovered their mutual interest and soon scheduled an organizational meeting.

The two originally planned to form a league for middle schoolaged girls, but the enthusiastic response prompted them to expand the operation and include a varsity division for high school-aged boys. The first season launched in the spring of 2007. The league is affiliated with the Northern California Junior Lacrosse Association.

“It has been a huge team effort. It’s a big-time commitment for parents, but nobody seems bothered,” Knapp says. “There are a whole lot of neat people in lacrosse and I respect all of them. It really makes a difference for kids.”

From the outset, league organizers emphasized sportsmanship

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and positive, responsible behavior by coaches and players alike. “We require coaches to take a course in the Positive Coaching Alliance.

No one is allowed to curse on the field,” Knapp says. “We don’t want our teams representing anything negative. When teams travel so far to play us, we want them to play on great fields and we want everything to be positive.”

Schumacher, who played lacrosse at Sonoma State University, backs up his fellow vice president. “This is a sport that’s all about respect. Our players are expected to respect the game, respect the officials, respect the competition and respect themselves. No exceptions.”

Lacrosse, with its fast-paced passing, defense and scoring opportunities, relies on fundamental team play rather than on individuals. “No one’s a star player. I tell the kids that this is a battle and you are going to fight like warriors. Your job is to score and win.

The way to do this is with your skills and ability—we will respect the game. Unnecessary roughness or trash talk is not part of the game,” Schumacher says.

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Jim Giacomelli, Redding Youth Lacrosse’s president, says he appreciates the inclusive nature of the sport. “Any kid can play the game. You don’t need to be six-foot-six and 220 pounds to play.

If you can run and catch, there’s a spot for you to play. In lacrosse, the whole team is involved. There are a lot of substitutions going on.

You’re constantly running up and down the field. That’s what I like about it: everybody plays.” • For information on the jamboree and league registration, call (530) 604-8231 or visit www.reddinglacrosse.com

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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If you picture a beautiful quilt in your mind, it’s likely you’re thinking of something with an assortment of interesting colors and patterns. Quilts are like communities in that way, and the people who organize the North State’s annual Multi-Cultural Celebration believe diversity is something to honor.

The eighth annual event takes place Feb. 5 at Central Valley High School and features a feast of international foods, cultural and community informational booths and performances of all variety.

“I use the metaphor of a tapestry, where everybody brings something unique to it,” says organizer Don Yost. “All of those elements go together to make a beautiful society.”

The event started in 2003 when members of the Mien community

in Shasta Lake City wanted to thank the town for being so welcoming to people of Mien heritage. The celebration has expanded to include an assortment of ethnicities and cultures in the area, and the event now attracts up to 600 attendees.

The event’s planning committee defines the celebration’s purpose as “promoting cultural recognition and respect, and celebrating the diversity of the community.” In addition to a lunch of international foods, the free event includes displays by local service agencies, art and projects by Gateway Unified School District students and cultural sharing in the form of music, fashion and dance by people of all ages and backgrounds.

This year, Redding School of Arts students in the Mandarin

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Immersion Program will lead a grand entrance in a Chinese Dragon and also sing songs in Mandarin.

Though a recent U.S. Census Bureau survey revealed that Shasta County is predominantly populated by people who identify themselves as Caucasian (88.2 percent) – the seventh highest percentage in California – there’s more diversity that most area residents realize, says event organizer Lee Macey.

“There is so much diversity in this county, even if it’s not readily apparent,” she says. “At this event, it’s like you get let in on all these incredible secrets that were being kept in. Often times, people are hesitant to share their culture to the greater community because they’re not sure how it will be accepted. This is an event where people feel comfortable and they know it will be accepted and appreciated.”

Past menus have consisted of Middle Eastern tabouli, yellow curry, tamales, barbecued salmon, fried chicken, chicken stir-fried vegetables and rice, Italian cookies, ice cream and much more. One addition this year will be American Indian buffalo stew.

Past performers have included Edelweiss German Singers, American Indian drum groups, Temple Beth Israel dancers, a Simpson University fashion show, Lao dancers, the Martin Luther King Youth Choir, a Shasta County Mien community dance troupe, Philippine American Heritage dancers and many more. An American Indian Round Dance with audience participation typically concludes the event.

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The Multi-Cultural Planning Group’s work has been recognized by Congress, the California State Senate, the California Assembly and the Shasta County Board of Supervisors.

This year’s theme is “Honoring Humanity.”

“It feels good to have so much connection (with various groups),” organizer Yost says. “People are so proud of their cultural heritage and they want to share it. This is an opportunity for them to do that, and they may not have that opportunity very often.” • Multi-Cultural Celebration 11 am to 3 pm, February 5 Central Valley High School, Talon Hall, 4066 La Mesa Ave., Shasta Lake City

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JOB/TITLE: Supervising Public Health Microbiologist and Bioterrorism/ Emergency Response Sentinel Laboratory Training Coordinator. I over see the day-to-day operations of the Shasta County Public Health laboratory.

WHAT DOES A TYPICAL DAY AT YOUR JOB LOOK LIKE? The greatest part of my job is there isn’t a typical day. I wear many hats and can go from consulting with a doctor about a patient to giving a tour of the lab to identifying a tick to see if it is the type that can transmit Lyme Disease. Then I can be off to a meeting with the Hazardous Material Response Team.

WHAT IS THE STRANGEST THING THAT YOU’VE EVER HAD TO DO AT WORK? When I worked for Butte County Public Health, I had to go to Palermo on a scorching July afternoon and take a brain out of a cow. That was hot, sweaty, and stinky.

WHY DO YOU REMOVE BRAINS FROM ANIMALS? I have removed brains for rabies testing from mice, rats, bats, squirrels, rabbit, moles, gophers, opossums, skunks, raccoons, fox, coyotes, dogs, cats, horses, cows, donkeys, goats, pigs, wild boar, bears and mountain lions. In my career, I have probably removed close to 2,000 brains.

WHICH IS THE EASIEST TO REMOVE? The easiest to remove is a bat because they are so small. The brain that comes out the best is a raccoon, and the most difficult would have to be a pig. Their skull is like sheets of plywood, one on top of the other, and it splinters and is difficult to break through.

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST CHALLENGE? At this time in my life, potty training my new puppy. Overall, potty training my children!

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR GREATEST REWARD? That’s an easy one, my education.

WHAT ARE YOU READING NOW? “The Witch of Portobello” by Paulo Coelho WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE? It’s a tie between the Hangover and Tombstone.

I AM A Shy Republican. This is a joke among my friends as I am a Republican, but the shy part is questionable.

WHO WOULD YOU LOVE TO MEET? Kurt Vonnegut Jr. FAVORITE QUOTE: “The best things in life are a good belly laugh and a great kiss!”

The author is me.

HOBBIES: Wine tasting, snorkeling, cooking/baking NAME ONE THING THAT'S ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Snorkeling in Belize PROUDEST MOMENT: Passing the State Public Health Microbiology Certificate exam.

WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD SURPRISE PEOPLE ABOUT YOU? I’m a member of Ducks Unlimited … quack, quack.

WHAT IS YOUR BEST CHILDHOOD MEMORY? Going to San Francisco with my older sister, shopping, riding the cable cars and eating at Fisherman’s Warf.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT LIVING IN THE NORTH STATE? The people, weather and being so close to the lakes and mountains.

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argaret Mygrant likes nice things. It’s how she was raised through the Sacred Heart Academy in Klamath Falls as the only child of doting parents who always wanted their daughter to have the best. She also likes to do good works. That also comes from the Sacred Heart Academy and her parents. When she puts the two traits together, as she has for the last 20-some years, the North State wins with extravagant fundraising that makes an awardwinning financial impact on vital medical and social services.

Mygrant is best known for her involvement with the North State Cancer League and its wildly successful Valentine Fantasy, but she is also a tireless volunteer at Northern Valley Catholic Social Service, where she and her friends have been given their own office space from which to work their fundraising magic.

The key to her success isn’t just her good taste or her desire to make a difference. It’s passion. “I can’t do anything for any cause if I don’t believe in the person or what the agency stands for,” she says. With the Cancer League, Mygrant has been able to turn a life-changing family trauma into a purpose. When she was in seventh grade, her idyllic upbringing took a dramatic turn when her father was diagnosed with colon cancer and underwent “a huge cancer surgery in Portland.” He was “very sick for a very long time” and needed a colostomy, with which she learned to help. “It changed me from being a very spoiled, self-centered child to one who realized how much she loved her parents,” she says.

Although he went on to live longer than anyone would expect at the time, he also suffered through lung cancer and pancreatic cancer.

Although it is her father’s memory that provides the passion for her fundraising work, it was her husband Ron who provided the impetus to get involved with the North State Cancer League. During the organization’s early years, the main fundraiser was called Man of the Year. Ron was invited to compete, with the honor of Man of the Year to be bestowed upon the man whose wife helped him raise the most money. “So I wanted to have a big event so my husband could make money,” she 45 Enjoy February 2011

says. While she doesn’t consider herself a competitive person, she is pragmatic about the task at hand. “I want to make money,” she says. “I can think small or I can think big.”

Anyone who has attended the Valentine Fantasy knows that Mygrant thinks big. The formal affair allows couples to step out in their finery for a night of elegance.

It’s the crowning glory of her signature “fundraising with style and class.” The event was so successful for her husband’s Man of the Year campaign that the Man of the Year competition was quickly replaced by the Valentine Fantasy as an annual event, which continues some 20 years later. While several women have stepped in as chair over the years, the event maintains its elegance.

“Everyone who steps into the presidency really puts themselves into it,” she says. “Everyone comes up with new ideas.”

In 2000, the Valentine Fantasy made $100,000 for the Cancer League, with the bulk of funds staying in the North State. The Cancer League has received accolades from the American Cancer Society for raising the most money for a community of Redding’s size. “Redding is a very friendly place and it’s a very giving place,” says Mygrant. “I think our community is exceptional.”

Having watched the progression of cancer treatments from the time of her father’s illness until today, she knows that the research money she helps raise really does make a tangible difference in the way people with cancer experience care and treatment.

Many might think that it would be enough to work on the Valentine Fantasy, but Mygrant also plays a large role in the Magic of Christmas and Morning in May fundraisers for Northern Valley Catholic Social Service, both annual events. Says NVCSS Development Director Jake Mangas, “Just thinking of Margaret Mygrant makes me smile because she is incredibly generous and genuine.

NVCSS is strengthened by volunteers like Margaret.”

How does she do it all? “I’ve never taken time for tennis or golf,” she laughs. “Every time you give to some cause or some person you are rewarded.”• 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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Tortilla F lats resta u rant is a family affair Tortilla Flats is truly a family restaurant. Yes, that means a wide variety on the menu, reasonable prices and kid-friendly décor. But there really is a family at Tortilla Flats.

While munching on tortilla chips, eating an enchilada, or sipping a from-scratch margarita, you might see Katy Silva, 85, and her daughter Cindy Lamkin, 53, who co-founded the restaurant 32 years ago with their late spouses. Two of Cindy’s three kids – Katie, 21, and Austin, 17 – may respectively take your order and clear the dishes.

You may also catch sight of Tony Silva, Katy’s husband of 16 years, who bops in and out while delivering supplies.

And while they may not technically be relatives, there are others who feel like family at Tortilla Flats. There’s head cook Randy Bogue, who’s worked there all 32 years. Server Cathy Peterson is also a 32year employee, while LeeAnn Harp has 26 years under her belt and Toni Ryan, 10 years.

There’s a lot of familiarity at Tortilla Flats, and customers seem to like it that way. “Probably three times a night, someone says, ‘We’ve been coming here since you were at Pine Street School,’ ” Katie Lamkin says.

Silva, the matriarch, started waiting tables as a young woman. She opened her first Mexican restaurant across from Universal Studios in Burbank with a cook she had worked with in Toluca Lake. “He cooked and I waited tables,” she says.

Silva’s first husband, Bill Moser, a chef whom she described as “the greatest cook ever,” joined the restaurant five years later as bartender.

They operated that restaurant for 20 years before moving to Redding and opening Tortilla Flats in the Pine Street School in 1978 with their only child, Cindy, and her husband Robert Morris, who died 15 years ago.

A rent increase prompted them to re-evaluate, and Silva approached Frank Wilson of Redding and asked if he would sell the land on Park Marina Drive where their restaurant now sits. The couples designed the building and opened their new restaurant in 1980. Bill Moser died 22 years ago, but his widow kept on with the business, taking only a short break when her stepson, Tony Silva, owned it for several years. She resumed operation of the restaurant in November 2009.

The octogenarian works five or six days a week, usually from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Sometimes I bus, sometimes I boss. I clean and I organize,” she says. She even launders her granddaughter’s frilly work dresses for her.

“I do it because I’m a grandma, and I wouldn’t let her wear one that wasn’t clean,” Silva says. “My friends all think I’m nuts, but I love working. I enjoy being here with the customers.”

The family works well together, and they rely on each other. Cindy Lamkin says if she needs help, she can call on any one of them and they’ll be at the restaurant within 10 minutes.

With the restaurant open six days a week, the family has a rule that there’s no talk about business on Sunday. “It’s our only day off,” Cindy Lamkin says.

Not surprisingly, Silva is considering the restaurant’s future because she knows she won’t be around forever.

Cindy Lamkin is too busy to fully take on the restaurant because she also has a dog-grooming business and sells real estate. Full-time college student Katie has her sights set on being a pharmaceutical technician and then a pharmacist. So the family is looking to Austin, a senior at Enterprise High School, to someday take the helm after studying business in college. He’s learning to cook the restaurant’s recipes, and he likes working in the kitchen.

“When he was little, he would ask for Emeril (Lagasse) cookbooks,” his mother says. With gourmet tendencies, Austin used to give his mother lists of ingredients to get at the grocery store, with items like duck and extra-virgin olive oil on them. He also makes a killer white chocolate raspberry cheesecake.

He shrugs, smiling, and says the idea has some appeal. “It would be cool to be an entrepreneur.” • Betty Lease has been a freelance writer since retiring from the Record Searchlight in 2006. Married for 39 years, she and her husband are parents to a grown daughter, two golden retrievers and two cats. She’s fond of golfing, traveling, reading, gardening, walking the dogs and volunteering.

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It’s inevitable. In every woman’s lifetime, she will need to shop for a) a swimsuit, and b) a pair of jeans.

But with so many styles available, facing that wall of jeans need not be so terrorizing anymore. There is a style and fit for everyone, and here are some tips to help you find the perfect pair.

First, narrow it down a bit. Are you shopping for a fancy outon-the-town pair, a trouser cut for casual Fridays at the office, or maybe something you’d take camping or working around the house?

(You probably wouldn’t want rhinestone pockets for that trip to Yosemite.)

Take a friend with you or let a salesperson help you. I recently ventured into the mall to find the jeans that I’d seen flatter many a backside around town, and the young girl was super helpful. She ran around the store to find me different sizes and styles, and as it turned out, I chose the first pair she recommended. I swore they’d be too small, but she persuaded me to give that size a try, and promised they’d stretch a bit. The best part? I was a smaller size than I thought! (That’s Gaby from Buckle and Miss Me Jeans, by the way.)

Back it Up: If you have a fuller rear end, try stretchy fabric which will support your bottom and keep the jiggle in place. Also, beware of pockets too far apart—they only draw more attention to the backside. (Try Hudson “Reilly” style jeans or Paige Premium.)

Flat bottom? In the wrong places, excess material can be a terrible idea. But in certain jeans, such as True Religion’s “Billy,” the flap pockets help pad the rear. To draw the viewer’s eye up, wear jeans with flap pockets high on the rear. Stitching across the pockets also sends a person’s eye north, not south.

Middle Ground: Save the muffins for breakfast. Avoid love handles by finding jeans with a stretchy waistband that won’t trigger spillover. Try a high-waisted pair if you’re worried about tummy control. Just beware the “mom jeans”—Citizens for Humanity’s denim “Huttons” hit an inch below the belly button, not somewhere south of your rib cage. This eliminates waist gap. For the largehipped, steer clear of tight ankles; they turn legs into drumsticks.

Whereas high-rise jeans can be a godsend for those wanting to minimize their middle, the extra fabric hangs loosely on women

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with angular hips. Search for pairs that rest on the pelvic bone, such as Diesel’s “Ronhy” or Rock and Republic “Nirvana.” Avoid boxy, boyfriend cuts; they’ll mask your shape.

Inside Track: Tall and slim? Blue Notch makes jeans with up to a 36-inch inseam. Try the “Goara” stovepipe “jegging” style to flatter toothpick gams. Petite and slim? AG’s “Stilt” is size 0 and 30-inch inseam. Or try J Brand “Skinny”—thanks to their hugging design, these jeans elongate the legs, even though they stop at the ankle.

Tall and curvy? Levi’s “Capital E Swank” comes in more sizes than Häagen-Dazs has flavors. Petite and curvy? Never fear. The best fit for compact, hourglass shapes is Joe’s Jeans “Provocateur.” The boot cut won’t chop you off at the ankle or shorten thicker legs.

Finally, everyone should say “no” to super low-rise, whisker effects and dirty washes.

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Keep ‘em Blue: 1. Wash in cold water on a gentle setting. The general rule is every four wears, but the longer you can go, the better.

2. Since indigo dye comes off when it rubs against other items, turn your pants inside out when laundering. 3. Ideally, hang dry. If you can’t wait, tumble dry on low heat, then press with an iron along the waistband, pockets and side seams to prevent puckering. •

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Duane Heryford, who worked for Lee from 1953-1963, called him “a quiet, mild-mannered man who got the job done and loved people.”

Moon Lim Lee’s “get the job done” approach is the reason the Weaverville Joss House is a state historic park. It is the oldest still-in-use Chinese temple in California.

Lee was born in 1903 in Weaverville, but the place Lee holds in history dates back to before his birth when his grandfather immigrated from China to a place in California known to the Chinese as Gum Shan (the mountain of gold). About 1853, the Chinese built a place of Taoist worship in Weaverville that they named Won Lim Miao (Won Lim Temple). This temple burned in 1861, was rebuilt and burned again in 1873. The following year, residents of Weaverville donated money some donated their life savings – to construct a new temple. That temple still stands today and is known as the Joss House, or The Temple of the Forest Beneath the Clouds. 

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In the 1880s, about 2,000 Chinese people resided in Weaverville.

A half-century later, only 16 Chinese residents remained. In 1938, when there was little community interest, Moon Lim Lee was appointed trustee of the Joss House. According to Heryford, Lee’s intent was to preserve the Joss House. He felt that it needed to stay open as a place of worship and as a tourist destination. He began lobbying the state of California to take over the Joss House, and in 1956, after almost 20 years, his efforts paid off and the Joss House officially became a state historic park.

“He did not want it refurbished,” says his daughter, Carole. “By maintaining the Joss House as it was when it was included in the state park system, it shows how the temple was used.” Carole, the last remaining descendant of the Chinese gold rush immigrants who still lives in Weaverville, was baptized in the Joss House, as were her daughter and grandson. As a child, Carole remembers her family cleaning and decorating the temple in preparation for Chinese New Year celebrations. Each year, the Lees would open their home to the public for dinner to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Everyone was invited and hundreds would show up. The community dinner tradition continues, but is now sponsored by the Weaverville Rotary.

Though Lee worked tirelessly to improve the life of his family and community, he was no stranger to adventure. In 1928, he was the first person to land a plane in Trinity County. He loved fast cars, particularly big Buicks. In the 1940s, he could get from Redding to Weaverville in 41 minutes or less. Once, three highway patrol officers took up the chase to catch him speeding up the mountain, but he got away clean – they couldn’t keep up. He probably didn’t mention that when - in the early 1960s - Reagan appointed him the first minority state highway commissioner.

Lee began his entrepreneurial career as a truck farmer. In 1938, he bought property across the street from the Joss House and opened Lee’s Supermarket, which he sold a decade later to open a hardware store. Heryford tells a story about Lee instructing him to deliver a refrigerator to a family. When Heryford asked about collecting payment, Lee simply told him that the family needed a refrigerator and couldn’t afford one. Carole Lee says her father’s philosophy was, “If you can, help those who have less than you.” He also instructed her, “Never make fun of people and always be grateful for what you have.”

Years after their passing, Moon Lim Lee and his wife Dorothy are still giving back to the community in the form of the Moon and Dorothy Lee Scholarship Fund. Each year since 1986, this scholarship has helped a high school senior who needs financial assistance to attend college. To date, the scholarship fund has awarded more than a quarter-million dollars.

“Lee believed in doing what was good for the community,” Heryford says. “His philosophy was take a little and leave a little.” It seems he’s left far more than he took, including a legacy that will be valued for many generations to come. • Bruce Greenberg has lived as far away as Austrailia and as high up as Colorado’s continental divide. He finds his home in Igo to be just about perfect. He is a full-time studio furniture maker and occasional writer.

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My love waits there in San Francisco Above the blue and windy sea When I come home to you, San Francisco, Your golden sun will shine for me.

“I Left My Heart in San Francisco” made famous by Tony Bennett

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Flowers and chocolates are fabulous, but why not surprise the one who has captured your heart with a romantic getaway to San Francisco? If you leave the North State after your morning coffee, you’ll be enjoying cracked crab on the bay by lunchtime. Once you get there, consider parking the car and forgetting about it for the weekend. Take a cab and steal a kiss or two in the back seat, or use one of the many options for public transportation – and you won’t risk allowing a parking ticket or traffic jam to pull you off Cloud 9.

We did a little bit of exploring to give you a starting point for your own amorous adventure – don’t forget to walk slowly, hold hands and look deeply into your lover’s eyes as you wander.

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The area from Fisherman's Wharf to Pier 39 is a fun first stop when you arrive in The City. Enjoy some fresh-as-it-gets fish with a spectacular view of the bay, then wander through the Musee Mecanique, a collection of antique arcade machines (measure the thrill of your kisses – are you ice cold or hot stuff ?).

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History-rich Chinatown and Japantown are extraordinarily popular tourist spots, and we have it on good authority that a massage at Japantown’s Kabuki Springs is heavenly. Side-by-side massages?

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Couples have been riding cable cars through the streets of San Francisco for generations; they connect some of the city’s most popular destinations and are a fun way to see the sights – it’s tough to beat the view when you crest one of those hills. Look for the brown-and-white “Cable Car Stop” signs. If you’ve got some time, consider a Hornblower cruise. Floating around the bay, dressed to the nines and gazing at San Francisco’s majestic skyline is an experience that’s tough to beat.

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Enjoy the views You never know when that fog is going to roll in, but really, is there any time that the Golden Gate Bridge isn’t magnificent?

Crissy Field is a breathtaking spot from which to admire the landmark, particularly at sunset. The mile-long bridge is open to pedestrians and bicyclists (rent one at Fisherman’s Wharf ). On a clear day, you can glimpse the city skyline, Angel Island, Alcatraz and the Marin Headlands on the other side of the bridge – bring a jacket and prepare to snuggle up with your sweetheart, as it’s frequently windy.

If you’re an ocean lover, time seems to fly at Ocean Beach on San Francisco’s western edge, adjacent to Golden Gate Park.

Stroll along the beach, which seems to go on forever, or watch the waves crash on the rocks from the elegant and historic Cliff House restaurant and bar. Check out the camera obscura from a deck overlooking the ocean.

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Another spot to revel in San Francisco’s beauty is from Coit Tower, a 210-foot-tall structure in Pioneer Park in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood. The inside of the tower is awash with spectacular murals. The elevator and stairs to the top were closed while we were there due to construction, but we still considered it a worthwhile stop for a smooch break. Beware: Parking can be a pain, as with many other popular destinations in The City.

Park it The 1,000-acre Golden Gate Park could serve as a weekend destination on its own. The park stretches from the Great Highway east to Baker Street and connects The City’s mostly residential Sunset and Richmond districts. Its possibilities for romance are about as limitless as your imagination. Hot tea and cookies in the Japanese Tea Garden are sublime, and flower lovers will swoon over the Conservatory of Flowers, one of the largest facilities of its kind in the world. The Academy of Sciences is home to the Steinhart Aquarium and the Morrison Planetarium, and the de Young Museum always showcases impressive exhibitions. The windmills at the west side of the park are a picture-perfect place for a picnic, and now is the perfect time to visit the Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden, which blooms in February and March. Or sweep your lover into your arms and steal off to the carousel, where you can hold each other tightly on the back of an exotic animal, giggling like teenagers.

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Holding hands in the movie theater has nothing on snuggling up to your beloved in one of San Francisco’s majestic theaters. Running right now are “Avenue Q” at the Orpheum Theater and “Next to Normal” at the Curran Theater, and “Blue Man Group” begins in May at the Golden Gate Theater. In addition to the de Young Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) is a dynamic exploration of modern and contemporary art that is complemented by a new rooftop garden, a film program and live art performances.

Virtually dozens of art galleries of all sizes dot San Francisco’s landscape, and it’s easy to stumble upon fantastic live musical performances, particularly in the northeastern section of The City.

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Here’s the bad news: With so many choices, it’s awfully tough to decide where to go. The Alamo Square Seafood Grill on Fillmore Street is cozy with an imaginative menu. Pane E Vino Trattoria on Union Street features fresh, fantastic Italian cuisine. If you’re looking to be transported (and if money is no object), try Saison on Folsom Street, and plan to spend two or three hours there for the “fully tailored experience.” High tea at the Palace Hotel's Carriage Room is one for the memory books.

Accommodations are also plentiful in San Francisco, from five-star hotels to quaint bed and breakfasts. The Fairmont and the Mark Hopkins hotels are among The City’s finest. A stay at the Galleria Park Hotel on Sutter Street (near Union Square) includes an open wine bar each evening – sit by the large art nouveau fireplace and listen to languages from around the world, or take your drinks back to the room for an intimate cocktail hour before going out to paint the town. San Francisco also has numerous vacation rentals (www.vrbo.com) – search for “San Francisco” and then choose the neighborhood where you’d like to stay. There’s no place like home, except a home-away-from-home. Toast each other as you celebrate this romantic time of year – and it’s OK if you leave a little piece of your heart in San Francisco. •

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What’s Cookin’

By: Lana Granfors

Brix Pasta Margherita with Grilled Chicken This February, enjoy a recipe from the Brix family kitchen. Over the years, we have shared many delicious dinners in Sue and Randy’s home. They are passionate about cooking and believe good recipes are meant to be shared. Randy’s pasta dish was created using the ingredients for a Margherita Pizza, but with the authentic flavors that are reminiscent of pizzas served in tiny trattorias in the rustic villages of Italy. Roasting the tomatoes and adding pine nuts give this dish the rich flavor of the pizza of the same name.

FOR Brix Pasta Margherita 8 oz. dry spaghetti or penne 3 cups halved grape, cherry or chopped Roma tomatoes 2 T olive oil ¼ tsp. salt 2 cups diced fresh mozzarella (about 8 oz.) ¼ cup olive oil 2 T minced garlic ½ cup thinly sliced fresh basil Salt, pepper and red pepper flakes to taste Toasted pine nuts (See note below) for Chicken 5-6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, approximately 4 to 5 oz. each 2 T olive oil ¼ tsp. dried oregano ¼ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. pepper ¼ tsp. red pepper flakes

FOR TOMATOES Start by roasting tomatoes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Toss the tomatoes with the olive oil and salt, and roast on a cookie sheet for 25-30 minutes or until shriveled and lightly charred. Stir once halfway through the roasting. Remove from oven and cool while still on the cookie sheet.

FOR PASTA Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook pasta according to package directions.

Drain, toss with a drizzle of olive oil, set aside. ▶ Mix cooled roasted tomatoes and mozzarella for pasta in a bowl; set aside.

FOR CHICKEN Preheat grill to medium high. Drizzle chicken lightly with oil. Combine seasonings and sprinkle over the chicken. Grill, covered, until cooked through, usually about 4-5 minutes per side, or when liquids run clear when you cut into

PASTA Serves 4-6 Prep to Serve time: 45 minutes

chicken. Remove chicken from grill and tent with foil. Allow to rest 3-4 minutes. Slice each breast into strips and keep warm. combine Heat ¼ cup olive oil in a skillet over medium low. Add garlic, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Be careful not to burn the garlic, as it can become bitter if cooked too long. Toss tomato and cheese mixture with garlic-infused oil and pasta. Stir in basil and then season with salt, black pepper and the red pepper flakes. ▶ To serve, top with sliced chicken and toasted pine nuts. A crisp green salad and crusty garlic bread make the perfect sides for this dinner. ▶ Note: Toasting pine nuts is best done on the stovetop. Heat a dry skillet over medium-high heat and place the nuts in the pan. Stir the nuts almost continuously to keep from burning.

Allow all sides to toast on nuts and sprinkle out over a paper towel to cool. Do not cool in the pan, as the heat will continue to cook the nuts.

Lana Granfors enjoys traveling, gardening, cooking and spending time with her friends and family– especially her grandchildren, Jillian and Garet. Currently working part time at the City of Redding’s Visitor Bureau, she enjoys promoting attractions, points of interest and cultural aspects of our community.

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Random Actsof Kindness

Who benefits more from a random act of kindness?

The recipients of these good deeds get something really nice, unexpectedly, but the giver gets to feel great for making someone happy for a while. We received some great ideas and stories from our readers. Thanks for sharing!

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My husband, Neil, had a ladder accident in Dunsmuir volunteering at the Amtrak Depot.

Random acts of kindness shown to him and his Nurse Nellie during our 17 days in Dunsmuir before returning home touched us deeply, from hospital staff, the van driver, friends offering their help (Neil’s Angels) to a cherry pie. Small towns are the very best; they take care of one another.

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My husband and our young family rented a small house in eastern Oregon. In those days, the rents weren’t much, but neither was our income. One afternoon, we were out in our front yard cutting wood when the landlord drove by and said, “Don’t bother paying rent this month. Merry Christmas.” That was more than 30 years ago, and to this day, I will never forget his random act of kindness.

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I was at a small-town Fourth of July parade and a young man in a wheelchair saw me as I walked his way. His face lit up with such joy and he spread open his arms. I simply walked right into them and we held each other for a minute. It was a gift I will always remember.

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Paying for a meal at a restaurant for a homeless person.

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I work at a local veterinary office. I know a 9-year-old boy who rescued a dog that was without a home. He used his Christmas money to pay for the dog’s care. When he came in to pay, he could barely see over the counter. His mom asked him, “Are you sure you want to spend your money on this? That means no toys.” He said, “I am sure. I don’t need toys.” This little boy was so giving. It warms my heart to see him giving so freely even if he can’t keep the dog.

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Pay for the person behind you when you go through a drive-through.

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Many years ago, my good friend and I were sitting in a restaurant drinking coffee after school. We were looking out the window commenting on how cold it must be for the man we saw not too far from the restaurant with his arms crossed, looking like he was struggling to keep warm. We were sure he was homeless.

My friend took off his jacket, tucked $5 in the pocket, went outside and gave his jacket to the man. The look of appreciation on the man’s face was something I will never forget. And this was before he found the $5 in the pocket.

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Church members of Redding Reformed Fellowship arranged more than two weeks of meals for our family after I gave birth to our third child. The church membership is fairly small, and yet their good deeds enriched our lives.

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Bringing a home-cooked meal to someone who doesn’t have time to cook, who is sick, who just had a baby or needs it for whatever reason!

Samantha I’ve had my toll paid on the Bay Bridge not once, but twice by the car in front of me. Both times they sped up before I could wave a thank you.

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February 3 — 7 pm Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center

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One of America’s most beloved comedians of all time, Bill Cosby has captivated generations of fans with his comedy routines, iconic albums, best-selling books and television and film roles. His comedy transcends age, gender, and cultural barriers. For tickets or more information, visit www.cascadetheatre.org

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February 3, 4, 5, 6 Shasta College

The opera tells the story of the poet Hoffmann, who reminisces about the three great loves of his life, and how he was foiled by the evil presence of his nemesis.

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This contemporary song-cycle musical chronicles the five-year life of a marriage, from meeting to break-up — or from break-up to meeting, depending on how you look at it. It’s an intensely personal look at the relationship between a writer and an actress told from both points of view. For more information, visit www.wemultimedia.com

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This event will include live music, hearty hors d’oeuvres featuring Prather Ranch sliders, a no-host bar, a silent auction and raffle. Wildways events range from nature hikes to wine tastings, from campouts to cooking lessons, and all proceeds benefit Shasta Land Trust in their mission to preserve the beauty, character, and diversity of significant lands in far northern California. For more information, visit www.shastalandtrust.org or call 530-241-7886

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February 6 • Frontier Senior Center Breakfast 7 - 7:30 am Chico February 5, 12, 19, 26 • Chico Certified Farmer’s Market. 2nd & Wall Streets, Downtown Chico. 7:30 am - 1 pm (530) 893-3276 February 19-March 6 • Chico Theater Company presents You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown. (530) 894-3282 www.chicotheatercompany.com February 11 • Love Songs of the Beatles. Chico State University Campus - Harlen Adams Theatre.

(530) 898-6333 February 20 • The North State Symphony presents Beauty Rising. Chico State University Campus - Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall (530) 898-6333

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February 3 • Siskiyou Blues Society Jam Night. 7-11 pm Roxy’s Vets Club, 406 N. Mt. Shasta Blvd. Every 3rd Thursday of the month. (530) 938-2990 February 26 • Dancers from the Mt. Shasta community and beyond are back to perform original and traditional dances at The Stage Door Cabaret. (530) 261-1099

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• Pecha Kucha Night. Market Street Promenade Atrium. www.vivadowntownredding.com • Genocide No More--Save Darfur - “South Pacific” Sing Along. 1st United Methodist Church. 7pm February 11, 12, 18, 19 • WE Multimedia Theatre Group presents The Last Five Years at Leatherby’s Family Creamery. www.wemultimedia.com February 11, 25 • Ice Cream & Fiddles-Old Time Fiddle & Picking Jam Leatherby’s Family Creamery 7-9 pm (530) 221-5325 February 11-13 • Valentine’s Day Fiddlegrams. Order at www.csotfa.org or call (530) 241-6265 February 12 • 2nd Saturday ArtHop - www.anewscafe.com Through March 19 • Haven Art Studios present Celtic Arts Show with an emphasis on Ireland. 1348 Market St. Suite 101 (530) 410-3299 February 24, 25, 26 • Enterprise High School - Starship Variety Hour David Marr Auditorium (530) 222-6601 February 26 • District 6 Amateur Fiddle & Flatpick Contest www.csotfa.org Weed February 3, 10, 17, 24 • BrewGrass Night - Open acoustic round robin bluegrass infused jam. 7–10pm. 360 College Ave. February 12 • 2nd Annual Hot Winter Night in Weed. Live music, art sale, food and more. Black Butte Center for Railroad Culture. www.weedchamber.com Cascade Theatre

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February 3 • Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day - California Theatre Center February 5 • Forever Plaid

February 10 • The Self-Worth Project February 11 • Bill Cosby February 13 • SF Opera HD Cinema Series / Elixir of Love February 17 • Bonnie Raitt (Sold Out) February 19 • The North State Symphony presents Beauty Rising February 25 • Jonny Lang February 26 • Billy & Patrick’s 2nd Annual BIG SHOW Laxson Auditorium

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• Toying With Science: Crazy Scientific Wonders!

February 4 • Bonga & the Vodou Drums of Haiti: Master Haitian Drummer February 9 • Tommy Emmanuel: Acoustic Guitar Wizard February 13 • Menopause the Musical February 16 • 4 Bitchin’ Babes: Diva Nation February 25 • Brubeck Brothers Quartet: Jazz Fusion February 27 • Jonny Lang: Blues Redding Convention Center

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February 3 • Legally Blonde February 27 • The Rat Pack is Back Riverfront Playhouse

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Through February 19 • All My Sons directed by Russell Piette

Shasta District Fairgrounds www.shastadistrictfair.com

February 5 • Shasta Women’s Refuge Crab Feed February 26 • Anderson Cottonwood Soroptimist Club’s All About Women Health & Wellness Fair Tehama District Fairgrounds

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February 2, 6, 9, 23 • Brewer Roping February 4, 11, 15, 22 • Shasta Team Penning - 2 Man Ranch Sorting February 5, 12 • Red Bluff Outlaw Karts (www.rboutlaws.com) February 7, 21, 28 • North State Barrel Racers February 12 • Red Bluff Booster Club Crab Feed

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February 5 - April 10 • The Migrant Project February 9 • Life is Short. Eat Dessert First. www.redding.com Through April 10 • West Coast Biennial Juried Art Exhibition Win-River Casino

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February 26 • Whinny & Wine. Presented by Safe Haven Horse Rescue, celebrating the love of horses. For more information, visit www.safehavenhorserescue.org 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. Please e-mail your upcoming events to calendar@enjoymagazine.net February 2011 Enjoy 78

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WHAT’S IN STORE T he essential olive ' s debbie m c h u gh The desire to discover an alternative to commercial soaps led Debbie McHugh – a busy, homeschooling stay-at-home mother of four – to create The Essential Olive. After she concocted a homemade soap that reduced her own skin’s irritation, she began giving it away as gifts, and popular demand nudged her into starting a business. You can find many of her best-sellers at Enjoy the Store.

Tell us about your yourself and your business. I was born and raised in Michigan, and I graduated from Eastern Oregon State University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and economics. My husband and I ranched in Australia, Montana, Oregon, Nevada and California, and we loved the simple life. We moved to Redding in 2005 to raise our children. I have always loved making things from scratch, from cooking to making homemade gifts to creating my own soap products.

How did you get into making soap, and how did it evolve into a career? I have learned that the natural way is the best for my family. In 2001, a friend taught me how to make soap like our grandparents used to make. In earlier years, I discovered that I had eczema on my hands. I tried everything I could find to ease the itching and heal my hands, but nothing worked. The dermatologist prescribed a cream that helped with the itching, but dried out my hands so much that they cracked and bled. The pain and itching went on for years until I discovered that all of the over-the-counter lotions and detergent bars I had been using were filled with chemicals and additives. I then began my journey of learning what ingredients my skin needed to become less irritated. I found an olive oil recipe that I absolutely love, that doesn’t irritate my skin, but nourishes it. I gave my soap away as gifts and started selling it

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to people who were also looking for a natural soap. Those people also loved my soap and encouraged me to get a website and market my soap; thus, The Essential Olive was born.

How did The Essential Olive get its name? I wanted a name that would tell my customers the benefits of the product. Olive oil, the main ingredient of my soap, is rich in vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant and superior moisturizer. It also nourishes and protects the skin to prevent aging as it draws moisture to the skin. Olive oil is a necessity in skin care… it is essential.

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What is your philosophy? To get a healthy product in the hands of people who desire natural products for the health of their skin, and for all people to understand that when you not only eat right, but put the right ingredients on your body, you promote your health.

What types of products will we find at Enjoy the Store? Of course, you will find The Essential Olive soaps in a variety of scents. You will also find natural lip balms in a variety of flavors and made with mango butter, which protects against ultraviolet radiation. There are sea salt scrubs, body butters in a compact tube, body oil sprays and nostalgic shaving sets.

What’s your favorite product from your collection? I don’t have one favorite product. I absolutely love the soaps and their rich, creamy lather. The natural lip balms are another favorite; they go on smooth and stay on for a long time. I also love the body butter, which I use on my face, elbows and legs. And knowing they are all made with natural oils, makes them all the more favorite.

What’s a little-known fact about your business? Soap from the grocery store isn’t really “soap.” It is detergent. At The Essential Olive, our soaps are handmade from start to finish. Some of the essential ingredients that we use at The Essential Olive are apricot kernel oil, which softens the skin, prevents premature aging and calms eczema. Organic coconut oil adds a rich, creamy lather that nourishes as it moisturizes. Organic palm oil is used for longevity to make your bar of soap last a long time. And shea butter is an excellent emollient with great healing properties. Each bar of soap is individually cut, making each one unique. After curing for four weeks, the bar is then wrapped in designer paper and completed with our hand torn Essential Olive label. No two bars are exactly alike, from the raw bar down to the packaged product. • www.theessentialolive.com

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There is one road between Managua and Nicaragua’s Atlantic coast, much of it unpaved and commonly traveled by horse and cart.

In February, rain gives way to tropical humidity and the road that was impassable a month before can now be traversed by truck in about 12 hours. At its other end lies Puerto Cabezas, home to the Miskito Indians and destination of a Redding-based medical team whose purpose, says coordinator Suzie Smith, “is to serve the poorest of the poor, spiritually and medically.”

What started 10 years ago as a mission trip to rebuild a Sandinista orphanage has evolved into an annual surgical mission with a yearlong wait list. Initially begun as a mobile medical clinic offering hygiene and clean water education to villagers along the Rio Coco and Wawa River basins, the team decided to focus on surgical intervention because “we realized that there were all of these children with cleft lip and palate, club feet, facial tumors, and chronic tonsillitis that needed surgeries,” Smith says.

Those surgeries are performed at the region’s lone hospital, which has no running water. “It’s brought in by barrel and then bucketed out to wash hands and instruments,” says Smith. “We have fly swatters that we sterilize because flies are in the operating room. The electricity is periodic, backed up by a diesel-fueled generator, and when it shuts off during a surgery we all click on our headlamps and wait for 10 seconds until the generator kicks on.” They had a case where they were working on a bleeding jugular when the power went out. Miraculously, the patient survived.

Conditions sometimes force them to bold actions (like transfusing blood from medical team members to patients in need) – actions that Smith believes caught the attention of Forward Edge, a worldwide Christian Relief and Missions Organization that she describes as a “kind of hippy, earthy group from Portland that sprung out of the Jesus movement in the 1960s.” Although the Redding team wasn’t looking for a partnership, Forward Edge founder Joseph Anfuso persuaded her to reconsider, in part because the organization envisions one day building a surgical clinic on the Miskito Coast.

Smith admits they have experienced the sacrifice that comes with a commitment to serve. “When we first started we couldn’t be in communication with our families because there were no phones, no Internet—now we have some cell coverage,” she says. “We use all our vacation time to go on this trip. Team members get sick always and I usually have doctors sick, too.” Safety concerns also abound in a region plagued by cocaine trafficking, drug addiction, political turmoil and oppressive poverty. Surgeon Rich Bergstrom concedes, “It’s a very dark place—physically demanding and emotionally challenging—but awesome. That’s why we go.”

In spite of the risk to themselves, the team’s greater concern is for the Miskito people. “A lot of these families save all their money to make this trip,” says Smith. “Some haven’t eaten for four or five days, so we bring them food when we come. Probably the hardest thing we deal with is seeing what we see and not being able to take care of everything. We have to turn some away.” This year the team’s goal is continued on page 85 February 2011 Enjoy 84

50 to 60 cases in five days of surgery, mostly tonsillectomies and cleft lip and palate reconstructions.

These surgeries are life-saving and life-changing. The team sees a high number of adults and children with open cleft lip and palate, conditions commonly repaired through surgery in North America. “We fixed the cleft lip of a 44-year-old man who had lived as an outcast,” says Smith, “and it changed his life.”

About the spiritual significance of their work, operating room nurse Bob Blankenship says, “You understand everything else will go away. The important thing in life is people.” Smith adds, “I have a commitment to run the race until it’s done. I promised two women with babies who had waited all week long last year that I’d be back this year and we’d operate on their children.”

It’s February, and true to her word, she and her team are on their way. • Claudia Mosby is a writer and educator in Northern California where she also facilitates a writing workshop for incarcerated women. She blogs regularly at a www.awordylife.blogspot.com and at www.skirt.com.

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