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“Tis the season of traditions.” As winter brings chilly rains and snow, precious traditions warm our hearts and bring holiday cheer. Christmas lights brighten long, dark nights. Smells from the kitchen fill the air. Friends and family rejoice together in celebration and thanksgiving.

We exchange tokens of love and appreciation.

Traditions don’t begin and end with the Christmas holiday season. Winter, spring, summer, and fall each bring their own special days and customs. We commemorate historical events such as the signing of America’s Declaration of Independence on July 4th. We pay tribute to the men and women who served in our military on Veteran’s Day, and those who gave the ultimate sacrifice on Memorial Day. We bravely masquerade on Halloween, and wear silly hats and beads on Mardi Gras. From New Year’s Day to Christmas, we celebrate holidays with time-honored traditions as we establish new ones.

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Our culinary team designs custom gingerbread creations. This year we made a 10’ Gingerbread Tree.

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JANUARY ART

INterest

35 | art in knowing

28 | well written

North State Artist Derek Grinnell

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Brittany Martin Photo by Kara Stewart www.karastewartphotography.com

Beauty

MUSIC

66 | All Dried Up

39 | stories and songs

Beauty Bits for Withstanding Winter Weather

Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo and Louie Perez

BUSINESS

PROFILE

53 | Distinctive Designs

56 | buckle up

Mount Shasta’s Alpine Originals

Debra Lucero, Arts Advocate Extraordinaire

Community

44 | Girls just wanna have fun

47 | k-9 Unit Teaming Up With Man’s Best Friend to Fight Crime

63 | service above self North State Rotary Clubs – Making Good Things Happen

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68 | Bad hair day

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RECREATION

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31 | turning tables

EVENTS

Exceptional Living

The Art and Science of Handwriting

25 | holy cow

76 | Calendar of Events What’s Happening in The North State

78 | WHAT’S IN STORE Tony Adams, Author

81 | Giving Back Foreward Thinking: The Luis Miramontes Memorial Foundation Partners with Mercy

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Fashion 59 | in with the old Add a Little Vintage to Your Wardrobe for Fashion Flair January 2012 Enjoy 9

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a bright new year The new year holds such promise, with all of those empty squares on the calendar just waiting to be filled. What will you make more time to do this year?

If you’re like Debra Lucero, you’ll likely be filling some of those days exploring the evergrowing arts community. She’s the new leader of the Shasta County Arts Council, and it’s her mission to foster artistic growth and greater awareness of the arts in the North State.

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If you’ve resolved to give more, consider the nonprofit Luis Miramontes Memorial Foundation, established for a young husband, father and golf pro who lost his life to cancer in 2008. It’s already making its mark in the North State. Or perhaps you’d like to help contribute to the fund that helps put K-9 officers out on patrol – this worthy cause relies upon community donations to survive. We’ll tell you more about it.

Maybe you’ve vowed to be kinder to yourself this year (and you should!). We encourage you to treat yourself to dinner at Leon Bistro, an innovative Chico hotspot where produce is supplied by local vendors and special diets are honored. Or round up tickets to the Club Cougar dinner theater, where Foothill High School’s drama and music departments will take you back to the 1930s for a rejuvenating, toe-tapping good time.

Need a new look? Consider casting your glance backwards. Vintage fashion is new again, and repurposing clothes is the perfect opportunity to be creative, stylish, budget-friendly and earth-conscious. More items to check off your list of resolutions for 2012!

In today’s world of e-mail and text messaging, wouldn’t it be lovely to put a hand-written letter into the mail, just because? Fill the January 23 square on your calendar with a note to do just that in honor of National Handwriting Day. We’ll tell you more about the not-so-lost art of cursive writing. Perhaps you’ll get a treasure in the mail in return.

Happy New Year, and enjoy!

Please accept our most sincere apologies for the errors in the December issue.

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F oothill H igh school ’ s C L U B C O U G A R In the 1930s, Big Band music offered a rejuvenating escape from tough times.

Next month, Foothill High School’s drama and music departments will recreate that electric time when swing was king, and you’re invited to join right in.

More than 100 drama, band and choir students will participate in the 18th annual Club Cougar dinner theater, where guests enjoy entertainment, dancing and fine dining in a church gym that’s been transformed into a 1938 nightclub.

“When you walk through the door it’s like going through a time portal,” says Michelle Johnson, 17, a senior saxophone player for Club Cougar.

Guests are seated by student bussers and servers who have each developed their own historically accurate characters. They chat with patrons while helping to serve the meal, which includes a beverage, appetizer, salad, entree and dessert.

In this year’s show, Hank Burns and Penelope Peabody (played

by Thomas Marchlevski and Claire Golden) are preparing for their wedding at Club Cougar. Throw in a scorned ex-girlfriend, a famous pastry chef and a champagne maker who have other ideas, and it adds up to an entertaining evening of intrigue.

Making a return appearance as Fred Achini, the owner of Club Cougar, is senior Hayden Roberts. “I’d been seeing Club Cougar since

I was about 10,” says Hayden, 17. “There was something about being there – the band, the choir and drama all come together to transform this place into a 1930s club. You can’t miss it. It’s an amazing experience.”

Hayden is the perfect guy to play the lead role, says drama teacher Natalie Hendrickson. “Hayden has such confidence and poise; he can shake hands and kiss babies better than anyone I know,” she says.

Other leads are Sarah Noland as Francis Achini and Katie Wenner as Trixie Tralane. The show’s script was written by Foothill drama department alumnus Rocco Taylor, following the Club Cougar tradition of giving grads the opportunity to employ the scriptwriting skills they learned in school.

“My goal when writing it was to ensure that it kept the audience guessing and to bring out the colorful personalities of all of the characters,” Taylor says. “Club Cougar is always an enjoyable event and I just wanted the playwright to be able to meet the high standards that the incredible band, dancers and food services already provide to it. Mrs. Hendrickson will do what she always does and make the acting segments of the show delightful, humorous and dramatic.”

Vocalists Tierra Davis, Adele Duval, Ashley Ferris, Anthony Linday, Sara Moore, Garrett Warren, Emma White and Cori Yates serve as “the Ella Fitzgeralds of the night,” says band and choir director Mitch Bahr. “It’s pretty powerful for a singer to play with a  continued on page 18 January 2012 Enjoy 17

big band behind them.”

The 20 members of that band add an extra dimension to the show, and they represent Foothill’s cream of the crop. Situated behind Glenn Miller-style bandstands, all the instrumentalists wear black slacks, white tuxedo shirts and hair slicked back to look like men, as women didn’t perform in bands back then, Michelle explains. They’ve perfected about 40 songs for the occasion.

“Everybody’s having fun,” says Joel Garrison, 16, a junior trombone player. “The band is playing all night.”

Audience participation is encouraged. “It’s fun to see the effect your music is having on them,” Michelle says. “Every night, at least one couple dances to all the songs. You can tell they used to go out and dance, and they’re having a good time getting to dance to it again with a live band.”

As with most productions, an army of parent and community volunteers helps makes the magic happen. Dances are choreographed by Kathy Babcock.

It’s a kick to watch young people develop such a love for the Big Band style, Bahr says. “It’s timeless,” he says. “What I love is how teenagers in the 21st century really enjoy listening to this era of music.”

To punctuate Bahr’s point, Joel says that he’s a huge fan of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and fellow tromobonist Slide Hampton. Michelle adds, “I love Artie Shaw and his arrangements.”

The performers can’t wait to get back up on that stage, Bahr says. And it’s not just the students who feel that way. He adds with a smile, “I love counting off songs and mixing it up with these guys.” •

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Club Cougar 6:30 pm Feb. 16-18 and Feb. 22-25 Redding First Church 2225 Bechelli Lane, Redding Sponsor tables $420; individual tickets $40 (includes dinner, beverage, dessert and entertainment) For tickets, email clubcougarfhs@gmail.com or call (530) 245-2707

Tickets also on sale from 10 to 11 am Jan. 21 at the Foothill High School Student Union. Proceeds benefit band, drama and choir programs at Foothill High School

Kerri Regan grew up in the North State and earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from San Francisco State University. A freelance writer and editor, Kerri enjoys exploring the North State with her husband and three children.

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a ride th R ough T he M otorcycle T raining I nstitute in R ed B luff Imagine cruising along back roads, rolling over oak-studded hillsides or winding along the Sacramento River, exploring new places and spaces. Now imagine doing this sightseeing not from the confines of an automobile, but from a motorcycle.

As you ride, sunlight glints off chrome handlebars, the wind swirls around your body, bringing in the spicy fragrance of riparian woodlands. Overhead, a Great Blue Heron glides under a bright blue sky. Your view of the world is wide open. You experience a freedom you’ve never known.

While many of us throttle into January making typical New Year's resolutions like joining a gym or trying the latest dieting trend, some of us will make resolutions that challenge us in new and fun ways, like

learning to ride a motorcycle.

To help you get off to a good start, Motorcycle Training Institute in Red Bluff offers classes year-round. Site owner and lead instructor Harry Slater and his rider coaches are certified by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation and the California Motorcyclists Safety Program.

Anyone eligible for their learner’s permit – 15 ½ is the minimum age requirement – is welcome.

It was at this early age when Slater began riding. “In 1985, training wasn’t a prerequisite to receive my motorcycle endorsement,” says Slater. It wasn’t until years later, while he was a U.S. Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton, when Slater took a rider’s course. “This is where I had my first exposure to any sort of motorcycle training. In order continued on page 22 January 2012 Enjoy 21

“Our program is amazing, and what makes it that way is the people who teach it...” to ride your motorcycle on base, you had to take a two- or three-day class,” says Slater.

Not only did the class show Slater the value of receiving professional instruction, it motivated him to teach similar classes after his service with the military ended.

In 1996, Slater went to work with Harvey and Judy Lacy, founders of Motorcycle Training Institute. “Harvey took me under his wing,” says Slater. “He is an asset to the program and his high morals and ethics are what built the site.” While under Harvey’s tutelage, Slater taught classes and learned the business. After several years as a coach, he bought the site from the Lacys.

Slater continues to operate the institute with the same standards the Lacys established. He credits Harvey for the site’s strong foundation, and he attributes the program’s lasting success to a proven combination: excellent curriculum and dedicated instructors. “Our program is amazing, and what makes it that way is the people who teach it,” says Slater.

During the two-day course, students are guided through a comprehensive step-by-step program that combines five hours of classroom instruction with 10 hours of range riding. “On average, 97 percent of students pass the course,” says Slater. Upon passing, students are presented with their DL389 certificate (which may waive the riding skills test requirement for the California DMV). After successfully completing the DMV’s written test, new riders receive their motorcycle endorsement.

Excited to help students succeed, Slater carries on the legacy of his mentor. “Without Harvey’s help, I wouldn’t be where I am today,” says Slater. And without Slater’s guidance, students wouldn’t learn the skills necessary to accomplish their goal, or resolution, of learning to ride.

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Armed with the knowledge and confidence they gain at Motorcycle Training Institute, new riders are able to join other freedom seekers on the road, mounted on their steeds of steel. • Motorcycle Training Institute, Red Bluff (530) 440-9766 mtiredbluff.com/MTI/Home.html Photos courtesy of Harry Slater and Stephanie Woitas

Amber Galusha is a writer and blogger who is inspired by nature’s wonders and the amazingly creative people in her life. She lives in Redding with her husband, son, dog and the many creatures that inhabit her garden. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her gardening, knitting or cruising around town on her motorcycle.

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Some time in mid-January, just as the last holiday decorations are being packed away and it starts to dawn on the town that the festivities are over and winter has solidly set in, bright yellow posters start to pop up in Red Bluff businesses. “Welcome, Bull Shippers,” they say.

The message is oddly comical, yet sincere in its sentiments. For it is at about this time that stock trailers and dually trucks start making an even more pronounced appearance in town. People are gearing up for the Red Bluff Bull Sale, one of the largest multi-day events in Red Bluff, and one that has far-reaching impact on the cattle industry in the west as well as the immediate community.

And while the event fulfills its original purpose of bringing new genetics to regional cattle herds, it is by no means an event for ranchers only. In the decades since its inception in 1942, the Red Bluff Bull Sale has grown to incorporate gelding horses, working cow dogs, a western art show, a bull riding event and a trade show featuring everything from ranch equipment to clothes and accessories for the most discriminating cowgirl.

“It’s grown, I’m sure, beyond their wildest dreams,” Bull Sale manager Andy Owens says of the group of ranchers that joined forces with farm advisor Don Smith back in 1941 to plan the first bull sale. continued on page 26

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The annual sale attracts buyers not only from the North State, but from as far away as Hawaii and Colorado. Around 150 bulls are entered in the sale, with 110 to 115 making the grade to sell at the event. Rigid standards are upheld to present only the highest-ranked bulls marked for structure and soundness.

The gelding sale has become a phenomenon of its own. “One of the most unique things in the horse sale is just that it’s a huge event,” says Owens. “People marvel that we can charge admission and still get a big crowd.” That crowd ranges from 3,000 to 3,500 people in what has become one of the biggest social events in the industry on the west coast. The sale features geldings registered with either the American Quarter Horse Association or the American Paint Horse registries.

Not to be outdone, the cow dogs also garner quite a crowd for the three shows they are put through before sale. While Owens muses that “most everybody can relate to dogs,” there’s something about cow dogs at work that can attract the awe and admiration of even the most pet-adverse. There are no breed requirements at this show, though most cow dogs are Border Collies. A few Kelpies and McNabs show up, but what really counts is the way a dog can work a pen of cattle with a handler on the ground or on horseback.

While the Red Bluff Bull Sale is designed to support and promote the cattle industry, the nonprofit association that presents the event turns its earnings back to the community. For Red Bluff High School junior Heather France, the bull sale committee helped put a positive spin on a tragedy. The Future Farmers of America member spent all summer preparing a steer for the Tehama District Fair only to discover it dead in its pen the Sunday before the big event. “I thought it was a dream because it was so shocking,” she says.

Nevertheless, Heather jumped in as a volunteer at the junior livestock auction and supported her peers with their fair responsibilities. By the end of the auction, the bull sale committee presented her with a $1,500 check to help recoup her losses. Despite the trauma she endured, Heather notes that in her future, “I kind of want to raise up show steers so kids can buy them.”

Adding to the appeal of the bull sale is the burgeoning western art show, which will be in its second year this January. “This is all original work. It’s not prints or copies and they have to be completed in the last three years,” says show organizer Jane Daugherty. While photography was the most-entered medium last year, Western art encompasses everything from rawhide braided reins to traditional bits and spurs and saddlery. “We’re looking for something that is beautiful as well as useful,” she adds.

The Red Bluff Bull Sale is an important gathering place for ranchers, but it also welcomes anyone wanting to gain insight into the industry, or even those who just want to peruse art or find a new pair of cowboy boots. Just remember where you leave your vehicle.

It’s easy to lose sight of a car parked between the bull shippers. •

Photo courtesy of Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale

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the art and science of handwriting In 1787, Jacob Shallus painstakingly scribed 4,440 beautifully swooped letters. His fine script is known to us as the Constitution of the United States.

At the turn of the 18th century, Jane Austen penned a volume of prose that would charm generations—in longhand cursive.

And many of us as children sat with “backs straight, feet on the floor” attempting to lean our b’s with proper slant and master letter connections with no rhythm breaks.

Where has all the cursive gone?

Today, government documents are tomes of 12 pt. Times Roman font. Instead of sending cards, we post birthday greetings onto Facebook walls, and school districts have dropped handwriting curriculums under budget constraints. Is cursive dead?

No, it isn’t, says the Writing Instrument Manufacturing Association. They’ve declared January 23rd as National Handwriting Day. They hope we’ll remember the power and purity of handwriting.

“Though computers and e-mail play an important role in our lives, nothing will ever replace the sincerity and individualism expressed through the handwritten word,” says David H. Baker, the association’s executive director.

It could be argued that handwriting is a tedious endeavor and we are more productive writers using today’s technology. Imagine if Jane Austen had the luxury of copy and paste. Would she have written more drafts with Microsoft Word? Still, some worry that the loss of handwriting foreshadows the loss of not just expression, but social functioning.

Graphologists, who study handwriting for character clues, have long argued that our writing is as unique as our fingerprints. They believe subconscious thoughts are revealed through writing. The way we form letters, our spacing and pressure, indicate emotions, often hidden behind trained behaviors. For instance, analyze the

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letter “t” and be privy to a person’s sense of self. A high bar indicates confidence while a low bar suggests low self-esteem.

Other studies have linked handwriting to early detection of health issues, such as cancer, schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease. And in 2009, the Kennedy Krieger Institute noted that a child’s handwriting might indicate autism and perceptual reasoning deficits.

So, does our relaxed practice in forming loops, tails and proper slant stunt us as a people? Should we be concerned?

Marilyn Keeton, a certified graphologist in Shingletown, says yes, we should. For one thing, writing in cursive exercises our brains.

Writing allows an expression of what we maybe cannot verbalize.

Without this expression, she says, we are at risk of limiting our social growth.

Certainly graphology, and grapho-therapy, the idea that we can change our behavior by changing the way we write, has its detractors.

Keeton says her field is to psychiatry what chiropractic care is to medicine—an alternative view that not everyone embraces.

Still, considering that monks analyzed handwriting as far back as the 4th century and document examination is a forensic science in demand by courts today, it seems that handwriting does matter.

Have you forgotten your penmanship? How do your l’s and t’s lean? Challenge yourself this month to grab a favorite pen and write a note, jot a journal entry or simply copy a favorite poem. See if the familiar curves, dots and swoops don’t improve your mood or at least relax your mind as you bleed your thoughts onto paper in a satisfying swirl of old-fashioned cursive. • Carrie Schmeck is a lifestyle and family features writer who has called Redding home since 2001. When she isn’t reading, writing or researching, she might be sipping coffee with friends, cycling with her husband or browsing life for her next story idea.

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The kitchen countertop at Leon Bistro held a bright mosaic of English peas, fresh corn on the cob, sweet sugar peas and edamame one hot afternoon last June. Fans augmented the air-conditioned breeze blowing into the kitchen, and from the dining room, just beyond, a vacuum hummed as one of the wait staff tidied up the floors for that night’s diners.

Chef Ann Leon moved deliberately behind the stove, frequently calling out instructions to the three people assisting her. A kitchen worker cut skinned carrots while sous chef Susan Leon Peterson stood before a blender, concocting one of the superb sauces for which Leon is renowned. Sous chef Dylan Bryant readied pieces of steak for grilling. “We want to make some succotash to go with tonight’s fish,” Ann explains as she gestures toward the vegetables, many of which had come from Comanche Creek Farms, one of many local vendors from whom Ann procures stunning ingredients fresh-plucked from area fields each week.

Such bustling activity never stops at Leon, where, as the saying goes, “Change is one thing you can count on.” Ann, voted best chef in the 2011 Chico News & Review “Best of Chico” awards, isn’t content with a static menu—like an artist with a palette full of diverse colors, she paints a new food painting each week, and the form it takes depends on whatever fresh vegetables and fruits show up on her countertops. “We change the menu almost every couple of days,” she

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Some patrons with green thumbs regularly supplement Leon’s produce buys by dropping off boxes full of surplus from their home gardens, and Ann never knows exactly what fruit gems and vegetable jewels will appear. She simply takes what there is, and like a Picasso or Monet of the kitchen, deftly creates what can easily be called “works of food art.”

“We want you to be able to eat from all angles of the plate, and then the flavors just merge at the center of the plate,” she says. “There’s flavors popping all over the place—it’s a flavor explosion.”

And while Leon continues to grow its reputation for those “flavor explosions” and other brilliant ideas conveyed through food – and is, increasingly, a destination restaurant for visitors from Sacramento and the Bay Area – it also caters to the growing “special diet” crowd, including those who embrace gluten-free and Paleo diets. “Our clientele is now 50 percent gluten-free or on some other special diet,” Leon says. She serves a “really delicious” gluten-free beer from Amsterdam and obtains gluten-free cracker crumbs from Mary’s Gone Crackers, which has a factory in Gridley.

And she doesn’t stop with special-diet entrees—she’s making gluten-free and Paleo desserts, too, including a Paleo chocolate mousse. “They think it’s God’s gift,” she says. Also for the Paleo  continued on page 32 January 2012 Enjoy 31

folks—who “love their bacon”—she recently invented a bacon-fig marmalade, which was featured in Edible Shasta-Butte magazine.

“That’s just the most addicting thing I can put on anything,” she laughs. “I put it as a sauce on pizza—with a little gorgonzola, walnuts, figs—it makes a wonderful pizza.”

Keeping a kitchen in a constant state of innovation and culinary expressiveness isn’t new for Ann, who trained with the famed Alice Waters of Chez Panisse. While working for The Claremont in the Bay Area, she says, “I changed the menu every day.”

Recently, Ann switched to using hangar steak, which she says supersedes any other cut of beef. Her fish comes out of Hawaii and Alaska. She’s going lighter with desserts and has a cheddar sauce-drizzled apple pie a la mode—“an East-coasty thing.” Leon has “no sugars” on the premises: “We use only agaves and honey—that’s it.” She offers small plates, so people can share several items. And in keeping with her commitment to sustainability, Leon has eliminated the trash bin from behind her restaurant. “We just have one little compost can,” she says.

“Half of it goes to a friend for chicken feed, and half of it goes to GRUB (Cooperative).” Also new at Leon is its wine steward, Jim Schell. “It’s nice to sit down and be educated at the bar,” Ann says.

“And we have a huge student clientele now – we’re kind of the ‘date destination’ for students on a date.”

Leon —who is committed to the locavore philosophy— enthusiastically speaks of local growers who supply her with “art supplies” from which she coaxes forth her gourmet opuses.

“Comanche Creek has given us just a ton of good stuff,” she says. “He ( Jim Miller) is doing all these wonderful beans and legumes, like runner beans and cranberry beans, and he’s number one in the nation for heirloom tomatoes.” She gives high marks to GRUB Cooperative, too, and speaks fondly of the wild mushrooms coming out of Mendocino—morels and “the trumpets that are just gorgeous.”

Leon continues to offer cooking classes, and Ann is eager to work in area schools. Several months ago, she had a high school student intern in her kitchen for several weeks. She has teamed up with Sierra Nevada’s Ken Grossman to offer beer dinners, and she provides wine dinners as well, which include education about viticulture and related topics. She also caters events.

With such a tornado of activity constantly touching down at Leon, it’s hard to believe Ann would find time to make a video (filmed by local videographer Dana Hocking), now on YouTube—but she teamed up with Brian and Ann Grossman of Sierra Nevada to talk about the beer dinners at Leon and the pairings of the beers with the food. “We talk about our backgrounds and our families, too,” Ann explains. “It was fun to make.” •

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art in knowing north state artist D erek grinnell As a young boy, Derek Grinnell’s crayons and coloring books were a sane distraction from the World War II bombing raids that ravaged his native England.

Though just a 5-year-old in 1945, he still remembers air raid sirens, explosions and his mother’s fear as German planes rumbled across the north London sky.

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Grinnell’s passion for painting and drawing never relented, and eventually it led him into London’s Royal Academy. It set the foundation for a long career as a professional illustrator and artist, both in England and the United States.

Many examples of Grinnell’s current work and a brief retrospective of some of his commercial images are on display through Jan. 12 at Redding City Hall.

The “Art in the City” exhibit also features eight other artists and photographers (Grinnell’s work is on the second floor).

“I started as a kid, sketching, old factories and things,” says Grinnell, who moved to the small Shasta County community of Viola, near Lassen Volcanic National Park, in 2006. “I’d draw things around me, my cat, various people. I was trying to get into the academy at the time, so I was drawing everything. My dad was an artist and he kind of taught me most of what he knew. Then he said, ‘You’re on your own, son.’”

The City Hall exhibit showcases Grinnell’s deft ability to blend watercolor and pen and ink into stunning landscapes. His subjects include oak woodlands, coastlines, wineries, mountains and more.

He loves to plein air paint (work from observation outside) because it fulfills his desire to be in nature. Grinnell’s pen marks define rigid areas, such as tree limbs, rocks and structures, while the watercolors fill in the rest. It shows off his strengths as an illustrator and combines them with the happy accidents of watercolor painting.

“I love watercolor because you never know what’s going to happen,” he says.

“I love those glows in the early mornings and late afternoons. I like to get all the pen work done and over with first. Then you start putting in the base colors.”  continued on page 36

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As for the use of pen, Grinnell says, “It’s my handwriting. People get to know the way you write. They like all those squiggly lines.”

In addition to the watercolor/ink works, there are also several examples of Grinnell’s commercial work, including more abstract and surrealistic pieces. There are magazine covers and illustrative aerial maps, which have formed a large bulk of his work for commission.

Grinnell worked for years for commercial studios in London and later in the Louisville office of Chicago-based Rauhoff Studios.

He moved to San Francisco in 1984, where his commercial work continued to flourish. He completed several illustrative maps for a variety of books, including “Gettysburg,” commissioned by Ted Turner. He also produced a variety of U.S. Air Force paintings for the Pentagon art collection in Washington, D.C. Grinnell’s work has appeared in such publications as Time, Reader’s Digest, and the Saturday Evening Post. He drew much of the John Wayne commemorative advertising for Coors Light and the Hidden Treasure poster for a California State Lottery campaign.

“I’ve always kept a sketch book,” he says. “It’s your workbook.

I’ve got loads of them and they’re just invaluable to me. A lot of the techniques in my own personal work went into my commercial illustration work. It all combines.”

Grinnell’s distinctive style has long been a key to his success in the commercial illustration world (he’s worked though an agent for most of his life). Fans of his art continually praise the way he uses his pen in combination with his color palette.

“As an illustrator, I was working to develop my own style,” he says.

“I also developed a color scheme, which I guess is evident in my work. I’ve always loved the impressionists. That’s what I do in a sense.

I like their approach. They were some of the first plein air guys.

“I also know when to finish. You’ve got to do your work and get out of there. There’s an art in knowing when to finish a painting.” • Jim Dyar is a freelance writer, musician and a former arts and entertainment editor at the Record Searchlight.

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For 38 years, David Hidalgo and Louie Perez have been the main songwriters of Los Lobos, the three-time Grammy Award-winning American Chicano rock band from East Los Angeles.

With commitment to their Mexican musical heritage rendered through contemporary perspectives, they have created a unique crossover sound. It is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, folk, R&B, brown-eyed soul, and traditional Spanish and Mexican music such as cumbia and boleros.

Before they became members of that group known as “just another band from East L.A.,” Hidalgo and Perez started writing songs together as students at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles, home of the nation’s largest Hispanic community.

While their classmates were busy listening to psychedelic rock, blues-rock and other popular sounds of the time, Perez and Hidalgo bonded over less “cool” music.

“It all came from an eclectic mix of music that we were interested in at the time,” Perez says. “What we chose to do was to really go back to the roots, really do indigenous music that was played on strange, simple string instruments and learn how to play them. It was quite an amazing thing. We were young kids discovering certain music for the first time in our life. We ended up devoted to that style of music, until we made our way back to rock.”

Back then, he adds, “David and I would physically sit

down in the same room with guitars, pencil and paper and write songs together.”

It doesn’t often happen that way anymore, but they’ve developed a communication system that works just as well.

“From working together at each other’s houses, we then begin passing cassette tapes back and forth to each other. Then we moved to CDs, and now it’s thumb drives. But it’s always been about trading ideas. Plus, we have always lived just a few blocks from each other. Not that we are joined at the hip, it’s just that our families have a long history with each other. So, we can drop over when we have the time.”

As they matured, so did their subject matter. Poverty, illegal immigration and other cultural issues made their way into Perez’s verses, which occasionally revisit the East L.A. of his youth.

Their canon of work includes such iconic songs as “Will the Wolf Survive?” from Los Lobos’ breakthrough album,1984’s “How Will the Wolf Survive?”; “Kiko and the Lavender Moon,” from 1992’s “Kiko”; the title tunes from “Neighborhood,” “This Time” and “Good Morning Aztlán”; “Somewhere in Time” from “The Ride”; “Mas y Mas” from “Colossal Head” and so many others, plus their Latin Playboys side project and soundtrack compositions (most notably for several of director Robert Rodriguez’s films). The time is finally right for Hidalgo and Perez to survey their history as songwriters.

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“This show is very cool and unusual; we called it ‘Stories and Songs.’ We can’t let on that we just kind of go up there, hang out, talk to each other and play songs, so we decided to call it by that name. But really, it’s the Dave and Louie Show, to us. But the history of this performance started several years ago when David and I got this idea that it would be cool to have a show where we presented our songs in the way that they actually had come together.

“After so many years, there’s so much intuition here, I can’t even find any other word for it, where the music and the lyrics just fit together in some incredible way. I don’t know what it is,” Perez admits.

As they near their fourth decade of making music together, there’s no time like the present to look back at where they’ve been.

“We’re here for a short amount of time and what’s going to remain?” asks Perez philosophically.

“For David and I, going all the way back to when we first met each other, what’s always going to remain is the songs.” • Saturday, Jan. 14: Cascade Theatre, Redding Tuesday, Jan. 17: Laxson Auditorium, Chico Wednesday, Jan. 18: Van Duzer Theater, Arcata Phil Reser has written stories on major American rock and music acts for newspapers, magazines and radio stations since receiving his journalism degree from San Francisco State University. His media contributions include the New York Times, San Francisco Examiner, Chico Enterprise-Record, KCHO & KFPR Public Radio, Blues Revue, and Rolling Stone magazines.

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The North State is brimming with talented, dynamic kids.

Nearly every weekend of every month you can check out a different local venue showcasing their talents.

But some kids contain that spark—that certain something which separates them from the rest: Star Power.

Karrah Arterberry, 11, is a sixth-grader at West Cottonwood School and an avid basketball player. But this self-proclaimed tomboy also holds pageant titles throughout the nation, including Ultimate Grand Supreme.

So how did she go from the court to the catwalk? Nearly two years ago, Karrah and her mom, Melissa Vitellaro, were watching an episode of TLC’s Toddlers and Tiaras when Melissa joked to her daughter that she should enter pageants. Karrah decided to give it a try. “I thought it was fun and decided to do it again,” Karrah says of her first pageant. Since then, she has participated in around 15 pageants and taken a title from each one. The initial entry can cost up to $2,000, depending on the pageant, plus the cost of custom pageant wear. This includes a natural and a glitz dress, an outfit of choice and a casual look. These outfits can cost thousands of dollars, but Melissa turns around and sells them, sometimes for more than she paid. Contrary to what one may see on Toddlers and Tiaras, for Karrah, these costumes do not include huge hair pieces. “I don’t wear anything fake,” she says matter-of-factly.

Winners get their package paid for, in addition to the big cash payouts. And Karrah keeps winning – so much that her pageant coach told her about the Marla Dell agency in San Francisco. They signed her, and Karrah instantly started getting work.

But chances are, many of her classmates don’t know about any of this; not one to brag, Karrah tells very few people. Ask her about it and chances are she’ll merely shrug and say, “It’s just the thing I have. You know how everybody has a secret? Well, I just keep it to myself.”

She may not be able to keep this secret much longer, as her career is exploding. She has modeled for Marie Claire Spain and is one of the faces of GeoGirl cosmetics, an eco-chic brand aimed at tweens, carried exclusively at Wal-Mart. You can also see her on the box for Hyper Games Freeze Ball, a new toy from Wild Planet.

Karrah returned from the Universal Miss and Master International Pageant in Las Vegas in July, then turned around and traveled to San Francisco, Connecticut and Texas (where she holds a title) in August. But don’t expect to see her on Toddlers and Tiaras any time soon. “I know the show brings in publicity,” says Melissa.

“But it only shows the drama. Yes, there’s drama, but we do our own thing.”

And Karrah is most definitely doing her own thing. What started as a means to scholarships (Karrah has an entertainment account which she can’t touch until she turns 18), pageants have been a way for Karrah to become more confident and outgoing.

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teaming up wtih man ’ s best friend to fight crime At the end of a shift, most police officers and their partners go separate ways. But for Vermut, a six-year veteran of the Redding Police Department’s K-9 unit and his handler, Officer Kip Kinneavy, partnership is a 24 -hour-a-day commitment. When off duty, Mootz (as he’s known to Kinneavy’s children) is a member of the family.

Vermut and Kinneavy are one of RPD’s five K-9 teams and have been paired since 2006, when Kinneavy replaced a previous handler.

“We try and match a dog and handler for the full term of service,” he says, “but sometimes it doesn’t work out. Like any relationship, there has to be an understanding.”

That understanding translates to temperament and personality as well as effective communication. According to Kinneavy, police K-9s are trained to respond to a handler’s non-verbal cues that protection or apprehension is warranted. Redding Police K-9s, which hail from the Czech Republic, are also trained to respond to verbal commands in Czech rather than English, another signal that they are on duty.

K-9 service begins between 18 months and two years of age with a lifetime service commitment of eight to ten years. When they retire,

K-9s receive a retirement badge and plaque and remain in the care of their handler for the remainder of their lives.

According to Sgt. Brian Barner, K-9 unit supervisor and a former handler himself, “Being a K-9 handler is the most dangerous job because dogs are used only for felony tracking or searches where the likelihood of a violent encounter is greater.” Barner says many of the unit’s K-9s have been injured in the line of duty, including being beaten over the head with guns, cut by broken glass or accidentally poisoned.

Surprisingly, since its inception in 1965, the unit has suffered only one fatality which occurred in the 1980s when a K-9 fell from a building during a search. “They don’t have three-dimensional vision,” says Kinneavy.

As regular patrol units, K-9 teams respond to a variety of calls, from bar fights and burglaries to drug searches and SWAT incidents. The teams also assist other agencies that don’t have K-9 coverage. Barner says the K-9s provide an invaluable service in tracking missing persons, as Vermut did when an Alzheimer’s patient wandered away from a continued on page 48 January 2012 Enjoy 47

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When not assisting its handler, the K-9 remains in the specially customized patrol car. “The back seats are removable and the cage insert is designed to fit in its place,” says Kinneavy. “It keeps the dogs safe and gives them their own space.” Each car also includes a thermometer and deployment system with a remotely controlled paging device designed to alert an officer who is away from his vehicle when the temperature rises above a certain level.

Operating a K-9 unit requires a financial investment beyond the scope of departmental funding. The City of Redding pays for basic training, dog food and veterinary bills while the dogs are in service, Barner says. All other expenses, including purchase of the dogs, required patrol car modifications and protective equipment like harnesses, bulletproof vests and the bite suits used in training, are subsidized through community donations.

The dogs cost about $7,500 and participate in a month-long training with the handler, which costs an additional $13,000 per team, before being assigned to patrol duty, Barner says. Drug and tracking school training costs another $8,500.

RPD’s K-9 unit has found a passionate advocate in Kellie Jokela,

whom Barner met through Leadership Redding in 2006. Jokela, with Barner’s help, founded the nonprofit Communities for Police Canines to foster awareness and raise funds to help support the K-9 Unit. The organization has sponsored officer and K-9 meet and greets for local businesses, community events and private functions.

“We’re able to raise funds to purchase the dogs and to pay severance to officers of a retiring canine to be used toward that dog’s medical care and maintenance,” Jokela says, expenses that Barner confirms are not paid by the department. He adds, “Our long-term goal is to help supplement the costs of caring for these dogs until end of life, including the cost of burial.”

At nine years old, retirement is a growing speck on Vermut’s horizon. About his fitness for duty, Kinneavy says, “He’s our best dog.

He’s been dinged up, but he’s never had a catastrophic injury. He’ll keep going until he can’t go anymore or until I leave the unit.”• www.rpdk9.com

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A kaleidoscope is more than a children’s toy; it is a window to viewing beautiful forms. Debra Punt and her daughter, Carlee, created a kaleidoscope by putting together the art and craftsmanship that fills the space of Alpine Originals in Mount Shasta. With each turn within the store, another design appears, with intricate patterns reflecting the hearts of the artisans and craftsmen of Siskiyou County.

“On vacation, I like to buy something unique from the area I visit,” Debra says. “During one trip, I looked through Christmas ornaments and nothing I found came from the area. It was then that a seed was planted.”

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thoughts considered the many skilled people she knew, who had no outlet for their creative endeavors. Debra went home to her family and asked, “What if we put all their items in one store?”

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Entering the store is walking into layers of simplicity and elegance.

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shelves. Metal vines, from the hands of blacksmith artist Gary Gloyne, hold onto wine bottles and copper skillets while a stone turkey almost gobbles from a corner.

Just as every item in the store is from Siskiyou County, Debra and Carlee are natives. More than 80 locals create the patterns and shapes found here. One-of-akind items move through the store. “Unique is what I always come up with,” says Carlee. “Here you’ll find art, gifts and more. Other than local, there isn’t a single word to describe or categorize us.”

Nestled in their warm displays, hiking sticks, scarves, beeswax candles and Native American gourd art draw the eye. Driftwood and pieces of shale lay in contrast to handmade clocks and colorful quilts pouring from a chest. Handcrafted jewelry by housewives and glassworks blown by a construction worker in his free time whisper of hours spent creating beauty.

“In the beginning, I called my friends and asked if they would put things in my store,” Debra says. “Now people come to us.”

Triangle bells wait to call families to dinner. Silver spoons, in newfound shapes, prepare to hold keys. Custom-made stringed instruments call for eager fingers to fill the air with music. Local honey, dip mixes, chocolates and coffees soon will flavor the hospitality of homes, and a stone doghouse seeks a tenant.

“It’s exciting when an artist is in the store and gets the opportunity to see a customer take their work home,” Debra says. “Or the look of a customer when they get a chance to meet an artisan and come to know the personality behind the craft.”

People in the store often recognize the names of people attached to their purchases, realizing perhaps for the first time the talents possessed by their neighbors. Most of the vendors represented have other primary jobs and take time for their handicraft on the side. Carlee talks to a customer, bagging a selection of chocolates, while a nearby rack presents a line of greeting cards fronted by her own original photography.

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DEBRA LUCERO, A R T S A D V O C AT E E X T R A O R D I N A I R E If fusion could be harnessed as a form of human energy, that might begin to describe Debra Lucero.

Lucero is doing something that has been crying out to be done for decades – weaving together the arts communities of Shasta County, Butte County and many other North State communities. Listening to her talk about what’s possible when bringing the North State arts together is like taking off in a jet and feeling yourself being pushed back in the seat.

Born in Chico and raised in Corning, Lucero spent her summers at her grandparents’ summer home on Lake Shasta, went to Shasta College for a year and graduated from Chico State University. Eleven years ago, she rolled up her sleeves and got serious about becoming an arts advocate by starting The Friends of the Arts in Chico; she’s the director of that group now, and has been interim director of the Shasta County Arts Council since March. Sadie Card, the volunteer docent coordinator at the Chico Art Center, referred to Lucero as the go-to person for the arts in Chico.

Redding and Chico’s art scenes are “incredibly different, but equally wonderful,” she says. “The biggest difference is that Redding is on I-5 and Chico is 22 miles from I-5 but has Chico State University,” says Lucero.

This gives Redding a better shot at attracting “cultural tourists” who are more likely to go to plays and concerts, she says. With this in mind, Lucero has partnered with other communities and organizations.

For the October 2011 Silent Film Festival, the arts council partnered with visitredding.com and the San Francisco Silent Film Festival.

This effort is starting small but will build over time. For the next film festival, the arts council will add the Chico Silent Film Festival to that partnership.

In Chico, Lucero has been working for the past six years to create Artoberfest, which launched in October. Artoberfest brings together 130 organizations in the Chico area and raises awareness of what’s culturally available as well as promoting people-partnering opportunities. Lucero says, “Arts organizations exist to foster artistic growth and greater awareness of the arts. Cross-promotion and market sharing are part of it.”

Under Lucero’s leadership, the Shasta County Arts Council has launched a program called True North Tour. It is designed to help North State musicians book gigs in Shasta, Trinity, Butte and Tehama counties. This will help musicians get more time to play in front of different audiences and will give the public a broader range of local musicians to choose from.

Lucero also sees things that Redding has done that Chico could learn from. For example, the city of Redding provides Old City Hall as a home for the Shasta County Arts Council. “At a relatively small cost to the city, the arts council provides jobs, classes, workshops and improves the community,” Lucero says. She believes Chico could take a page out of Redding’s playbook. “Why not create an indoor arts and cultural space in Chico next to Downtown City Park using the Old Municipal Building?”

The Shasta County Arts Council is a hybrid between city government and private enterprise, she says, and believes that may be the model of the future.

However the future unfolds, Lucero sees the benefits of cross-pollinating arts in the North State and merging resources for the benefit of everyone. She is moving forward with the efficiency of a Prius, the power of a Humvee and the speed of a Lear Jet. Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seatbelts. • Bruce Greenberg has lived as far away as Australia 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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There is something so charming about an article of clothing that has stood the test of time. Just looking at a fringed flapper dress from the 1920s or a Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis-inspired 1950s coat invites the wearer to imagine where the article of clothing might have traveled, who might have worn it or to what historic events it may have borne witness.

Vintage clothing has always had its place in modern fashion circles. And given the worldwide movement to repurpose and reuse, buying vintage is the perfect opportunity to be creative, stylish, budget-friendly and earth-conscious.

Consider the following artistic elements when infusing a vintage flair into your 2012 wardrobe: continued on page 60 January 2012 Enjoy 59

Texture ▶ From plaid and polka dot to psychedelic swirls and houndstooth, a little bit of pattern goes a long way. This year’s fall and winter runways featured plaid coats in abundance, but if your taste for texture is a bit more subtle, incorporate a vintage scarf into your look. Tie it sideways at your neck a la Audrey Hepburn or adorn your solid-colored handbag with a vintage silk scarf in a playful pattern for an unexpected twist.

If patterns are not your thing, you can still introduce a bit of texture by way of the fabrics you incorporate into your look. Lace is sultry, sexy and altogether fabulous, day or night. A fabric brooch, a camisole with lace trim or a pair of fingerless gloves in stunning lace is the perfect way to introduce a sweet touch of vintage into your look.

Color ▶ Remember your grandmother’s floral earth-toned couch from the 1970s? Sure, it may seem dated in your memory, but the reality is that mustards, rusts and chocolates are the hottest colors of the season to incorporate into your new look. Can’t muster the nerve to wear mustard-colored clothing? Try a handbag, belt or pair of shoes in the happy hue to brighten up a neutral ensemble. A piece of jewelry in a warm rust or chocolate may bring a bit of warmth to a dreary winter’s day.

Shape ▶ When buying clothing, look for classic cuts that accentuate the best elements of your figure. Vintage clothing is known for its beautiful and timeless lines. A-line dresses, empire waistlines and pencil skirts are cuts that look pretty amazing on most body types. Classic cardigans get a new lease on life when paired with a skinny belt at the small of your waist. Opt for a pair of high-waisted pants or flare bottom jeans if you are looking for silhouettes that have the power to elongate. Couple these stylish bottoms with a pair of heels so as not to shorten the appearance of your legs.

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Details ▶ You can give a bit of character to an otherwise nondescript ensemble by adding vintage accessories. A pair of opaque tights, reminiscent of the 1940s, looks magnificently modern under a patterned dress. Vintage hats are playful, yet sophisticated and look awesome when paired with anything from that fabulous vintage coat (in plaid or houndstooth, perhaps?) to a knee-length cocktail dress.

And nothing says attention to detail like a well-selected piece of jewelry. Try a choker. Yes, they’re back!

Nostalgia ▶ T-shirts featuring world-renowned bands of yesteryear, old-time cartoon characters and well-worn fabrics are the perfect way to add a bit of whimsy to a casual outfit. Pair a vintage tee with a blazer or leather jacket and jeans for a look that exudes fun and confidence. Go ahead. It’s OK to sport your Beatles T-shirt outside of the house.

Scoring an incredible vintage find requires keeping an open mind, and more importantly, an open heart. Vintage shops, antique collectives and some trendy clothing boutiques are the most obvious choices for finding vintage apparel. In these settings, the merchandise has been hand picked for quality, condition and current relevance.

But don’t discredit items found at thrift stores, flea markets, estate sales and garage sales. Although it may require a bit more hunting and pecking to unearth vintage treasures in these locations, for true fashionistas, it’s all about the thrill of the hunt. •

Kimberly N. Bonéy, proud wife and mother, moved to Redding in 2008.

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N orth state rotary clubs – making good things happen On a recent Thursday, Wayne Bank of Redding ate lunch with friends and learned something new about his community. The 88-year-old member of Rotary Club of Redding has been following this routine every week for 45 years: First in Chicago, then San Diego and now Redding.

One of the reasons Bank enjoys Rotary so much is because its members represent such a variety of ages, backgrounds and professions. He likes the diversity, saying it makes for stimulating conversations and an ideal learning environment.

“It’s a wonderful group of people,” he says. “Whether a club has 200 members or 25, you get to meet them all.”

His club is one of the “North State Eight” Rotary Clubs in Redding, Anderson and Red Bluff. In addition, there are clubs in

Weed, Mount Shasta, Dunsmuir, Weaverville, Hayfork and Burney.

The beauty of Rotary is that each club has its own personality and its own activities/projects, but each club has common goals and guidelines, and all members ascribe to the motto: “Service Above Self.” Some clubs meet at noon; others in the morning or evening. Some have 50 members; others have 200 or more. Typically, weekly meetings consist of three components: food, club business/ recognition of members, and a program.

“We are not carbon copies of each other,” says Tiger Michiels, president of Rotary Club of Redding. “Each club has a different culture,” agrees Sheila Hurst, one of 10 assistant governors for District 5160 (which includes 70 clubs) and a member of Rotary Club of Redding West. continued on page 64

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Chances are, you’ve heard of Rotary International, and you might even be familiar with some of its activities. It’s doubtful, however, that most people realize the full scope of what Rotary does. The organization supports and encourages both international and local efforts that promote quality of life, health, education, and the alleviation of poverty, in addition to the lofty goals of peace, world understanding and goodwill.

For instance, Rotary International has poured $800 million into PolioPlus, a program that since 1985 has provided oral polio vaccine to more than 2 billion children all over the world. As a result, only four countries – Afghanistan, India, Nigeria and Pakistan – remain endemic.

If you’ve ever wondered how you can make a difference in the world, Hurst says, Rotary is for you. When millions of individuals unite in a single cause, results happen. “The network of Rotary offers so many opportunities that one person wouldn’t have on their own,” she says. “It’s very inspirational. Rotary is about people coming together.”

Altogether, Rotary International is the chartering organization for 34,000 clubs in more than 200 countries, with a global membership of 1.25 million.

Rotary International is the world’s first service club, formed in 1905 in Chicago by Paul Harris to promote ethics and integrity in business, as well as professional service. The name Rotary comes from the fact that the inaugural members rotated their meetings among their places of business, providing the opportunity to learn from each other.

These days, Rotary members pay annual dues, with the amount varying from club to club. A set amount goes for International and District dues, but the local clubs’ portion is up to them. Among the “North State Eight,” dues range from $100 to $300 a year. In addition, members can pledge an annual amount of their choosing that they are willing to pay during the recognition part of weekly meetings.

Tipsters within the club give the president ideas for recognition, which result in “fines” being assessed.

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“The fines are just a fun way to get recognized for the money you’re donating,” said Dave Ercolano, a membership representative for District 5160. It could be $10 for your name appearing in the newspaper, $25 for an unsuccessful hunt or $50 for buying a new car.

Each club has the freedom to select its own projects. The endeavors they take on are tremendously varied and are financed by the clubs themselves, but often supplemented by District and/or Foundation grants. The clubs can work independently or collaborate with other Rotary clubs.

“We want longevity, not just a project,” said Michiels, whose club has taken on life-changing efforts in Colombia, Peru and Kenya, as well as many that benefit the North State community.

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The North State Eight Rotary Clubs Anderson:

Meets at 7 pm Wednesday; President, Tim Trimble (www.andersonrotaryclub.org) • Fund-raisers include annual Lobster Feed; Crab Feed; Wild Game Feed; and Boat, Sport & RV Show • Club members are volunteer cooks for many community events

Red Bluff:

Meets at noon Tuesday; President, Roy Gould (www.redbluffrotary.org) • Replaced the Cone-Kimball Clock Tower and Park • Participate in dictionary distribution to all third-graders in Tehama County, the Education Fair for all sixth-graders; Career Day for all eighth-graders; provide scholarships for 10 graduating high school seniors

Red Bluff Sunrise:

Meets at 7 am Friday; President, Linda Durrer (www.redbluffrotarysunrise.org) • “We’ll Teach You,” a program in which credentialed teachers provide course work instruction in short videos for K-12 students • “K-9 For Cops,” which raises funds for the Red Bluff Police Department canine unit

Redding East:

Meets at noon Wednesday; President, Allyn Clark (www.reddingeastrotary.org) • Annual Ducky Derby to support anti substance abuse and leadership programs for youth • Built and maintains the two Sundial Bridge Kiosks

Redding Riverview Sunset:

Meets at 5:30 pm Thursday; President, Greg Boehle (www.sunsetsalmonfeed.org) • Annual Salmon Feed raises funds to sponsor programs for at-risk youth • Installation of a computer bank at the Martin Luther King Center and collaboration with the city of Redding for a kitchen at the facility

Redding Sunrise:

Meets at 7 am Friday; President, Rick Boudro (www.reddingsunriserotary.com) • Annual fund-raising dinner on the Diestelhorst Bridge • Literacy programs for Shasta Lake schools and scholarships for Central Valley High School seniors

Redding:

Meets at noon Thursday; President, Tiger Michiels (www.reddingrotary.org) • Reading Rotarians and “Take 10” Reading Initiative promotes literacy and distributes books to young children • Redding Allied Stream Team is devoted to habitat restoration, education and stewardship, litter abatement and non native plant control in Redding-area streams

Redding West:

Meets at noon Tuesday; President, Brandon Pereira (www.redding-west.rotary5160.org) • Annual Taste of Redding at Redding City Hall Sculpture Park (June 10, 2012) to fund scholarships, youth programs and community/international programs • Construction projects include the Waterfall at Cypress Avenue and Pine Street, Buenaventura Trail and Bench project, Sunset Terrace Playground at T.R. Woods Park January 2012 Enjoy 65

Beauty

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All Dried Up

beauty bits for withstanding winter weather Has the dry winter air zapped the moisture right out of you? If you’re like me, your hands may as well be sandpaper in the winter— cracks, jagged cuticles, split skin. And so much for that new pair of patterned tights: Between your dry hands and scaly legs, they don’t stand a chance of not running. And don’t even mention your frizzy, static-y hair…

Never fear! The sun will come out again, and in the meantime, we’ve got you covered. Keep one of these saviors in your purse, desk drawer, car: Burt’s Bees Hand Salve, $8.99, Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream, $7.99 or Aquaphor Advanced Therapy, $5.

Even good ol’ Vaseline Petroleum Jelly prevents wind chapping.

Sensitive skin? Take a stroll down the baby aisle. Think about it: Babies have the most sensitive skin, so products on this aisle shouldn’t contain harsh fragrances or ingredients that could irritate.

Baby Aquaphor is even more gentle (if that’s possible) than its adult counterpart. It’s great for diaper rash and chapped skin. Rub on hands before you go to bed, and you’ll wake up with smoother skin.

Throw a pair of socks over your hands for deeper conditioning.

Treat your feet with a warm soak. Add essential oils to soften and scent. After, gently push cuticles back with a stick—never cut—and apply a cuticle oil. Olive oil works, too. Trader Joe’s lavender oil is great for softening skin and it smells delicious.

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Now that your skin has been tended to, don’t neglect your hair.

Wind, dry air and rain can leave tresses screaming for relief. Hair may not have its own repair mechanism as skin does, but it certainly responds to its environment. Hair has electrical energy; the negative charge of damaged hair can lead to flyaways and unruly hair.

For curls, Iso Bouncy Crème Curl texturizer, $8, is a must. This light crème texture energizer separates, defines and reactivates naturally curly and textured hair while eliminating frizz.

Straight hair? Try a serum to tame flyaways and keep hair shiny. Josie Maran Argan Oil Hair Serum naturally penetrates the hair to help moisturize each layer of the hair strand for long-term hair repair.

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Use an ultra-rich weekly hydrating treatment or hair mask for maximum moisture. Choose a shampoo and conditioner based on your hair type and color. I love Bumble and bumble products—try the Crème de Coco Masque. It’s a weekly mask made with a trio of tropical butters and smells heavenly! Warning: You’ll also want the shampoo and conditioner after you try this product ($26).

Treat your hair—don’t simply pull it back into a ponytail. The elastics can actually do more damage by breaking already-fragile strands. Throw on a hat and let the elements take their best shot!

Don’t hide by the furnace all winter: Arm yourself with protective beauty products and enjoy the season! Summer and all its glory will be back soon. • All of these products can be found at your local drug or natural health stores, or online at drugstore.com and sephora.com.

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What’s Cookin’

By Lana Granfors

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Healthy Eating - Healthy Strategies January is the month that screams “time to lose weight” for many of us, and at one time or another, we have all turkey chili resolved to eat better. We believe that willpower alone will help us eat right to lose weight, improve our health and feel better. But often, and only after a few days of this resolve, we find ourselves reaching for the potato chips.

Makes 8-10 servings Personal trainer and nutrition expert Amy Dendas of Adamson’s Peak Performance believes the first logical step Total prep and cooking time – 2 hrs is to change how we think about food and to not rely on willpower, but to rely on healthy strategies instead. If you have a set of personal rules or strategies, it becomes a lifelong habit, she says. “I have certain personal rules I follow for my everyday eating, as well as when I eat out, go to the grocery store, or to parties,” she says.

Life is too short to not feel good about the skin you live in, Amy believes. Sticking with your healthy lifelong eating habits may also mean doing the opposite of what you want to do. For example, you have had a long day at work and you’re tired. Your first inclination may be to grab something less healthy or to even hit the drive-through. But with a little planning, your home can be filled with the aroma of this healthy chili, which can be reheated in a matter of minutes.

Food is fuel for our bodies, but Amy also enjoys the fun side of food, and wants you to allow for some splurges so you don’t feel deprived. The key is to choose your splurges wisely because they are the exception, not the rule.

Associate eating healthy foods with the feeling of high energy and vitality and pride in taking care of yourself, and associate unhealthy foods with a feeling of low energy and fatigue. By doing this, you can create pleasure from healthy foods, which reinforces the habit to eat healthy.

Amy’s advice? Stop relying on willpower and stop dieting. Instead, start developing personal healthy strategies, practice those strategies, reward yourself, move more, eat regular, well-balanced and varied meals, and of course, enjoy living.

turkey chili

2 medium onions, chopped (1 cup)

1 T olive oil

1 medium red bell pepper, chopped (1 cup)

1 medium green bell pepper, chopped (1 cup)

2 T chopped fresh garlic

2 lbs ground turkey

2 T ground cumin

1 T dried oregano leaves

1 T chili powder

1 can (4 oz) chopped green chilies, drained

2 jalapeño chilies, seeded and chopped (optional)

1 can (14 1/2 oz whole Roma (plum) tomatoes About 4 cups water

1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed

1 can (15 to 16 oz) kidney beans, drained and rinsed Salt Pepper

PREPARATION Cook onions in oil in large Dutch oven or saucepan over medium heat about 10 minutes or until onions are tender. Add green and red bell peppers and garlic; cook 2 to 3 minutes. Add turkey; cook 5 to 6 minutes or until turkey is no longer pink. Add cumin, oregano, chili powder, green chilies, jalapeño chilies, tomatoes and water; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer about 30 minutes. ▶Add beans; simmer 15 to 20 minutes longer. (If necessary, thin chili with additional water to desired consistency.) ▶To serve, season with salt and pepper. ▶Vegetarian Chili: Prepare chili as directed, except substitute 1 can (16 oz) pinto beans, drained, for the turkey. Add pinto beans with black beans and kidney beans.

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 and Enjoy the Store, she enjoys promoting attractions and points of interest of our community.

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BILLY: Oh...this is so hard because I have so little time. Most of it is already spoken for. If I had more time, I would devote any spare moments to road trips with my family.

PATRICK: Reading, relaxing, and writing. I decided to start a collection of classic books and those I loved growing up. I also realized I should take every vacation day available and make time off the best it can be. I can spend some of that time writing in a journal and enjoying some of those books!

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Erin: Fiddle lessons and practice.

Learning to play fiddle has been at the top of my bucket list for a while. I'm 51 now, and it's time to get cracking and cross a few things off that list.

Mark: Taking my motorcycle out on long rides more often.

Shellie: Enjoying the down time.

Maria: Handwritten notes.

Jenna: Visits and catching up with my siblings.

Elena: My family and hitting the gym more often.

Susan: Myself.

Cathy: Learning. I’ve been so busy “GO BACK IN TIME working and raising my family WITH THE LEGENDS and put college on the back OF COUNTRY MUSIC. burner. My kids are now grown IT’S FLASHBACK and I think it’s time for me to get SUNDAY MORNINGS, that college degree.

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Michael: Genealogy - researching my ancestors and discovering my family tree.

Jack: Planning for my retirement.

Raeanne: Figuring out how to use Pinterest!

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Join the Redding Recreation Polar Bear Plunge on January 1 at the Redding Aquatic Center! Welcome in the New Year and compete for prizes. Contests will include: Best Polar Bear Hat, Oldest Polar Bear, Youngest Polar Bear, Biggest Polar Bear Splash, 50 Meter Plunge. Hot refreshments will be available. For complete rules visit www.reddingaquaticcenter.com.

January 15, February 19, March 18 Plumas-Eureka Ski Bowl (Plumas-Eureka State Park)

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Skiers attempt to race on 11- to 13foot longboard skis while decked out in historic costumes, down the oldest recorded ski racing slopes in the nation. Small fee for races, but spectators are free. For more information, call (530) 283-6345 or (530) 283-6320 or visit www.plumasskiclub.org.

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January 12 | 7 PM Shasta College Gym

The World Famous Harlem Globetrotters bring their ridiculous basketball skills and amazing athletes to the Shasta College gym in Redding. Don’t miss this must-see family fun event! For tickets, call (800)-641-4667 or visit www.harlemglobetrotters.com.

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A professional guitarist and vocalist, Jimmy Limo’s music has been entertaining crowds for more than 35 years. For most of his music career, he has performed in luxury resorts, restaurants and nightclubs on virtually every island in Hawaii. It was there that he developed his unique and melodic guitar style. With a repertoire of over 300 songs, he always has the right song for the right situation. For more information, visit www. mtshastachamber.com.

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INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT (Chico) January 26 Laxson Auditorium

Tour the world with four acoustic guitar wizards — Lulo Reinhardt from Germany, Adrian Legg from England, Marco Pereira from Brazil, and Brian Gore from the United States. From upbeat Gypsy swing to hot fire electric —a guitar performance guaranteed to enthrall all ages! For more information, visit www.chicoperformances.com.

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Upcoming January Events

Anderson January 1 • Frontier Senior Center Breakfast, 7 - 7:30 am

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January 1 – April 30 • Guided Snowshoe Hikes, Lassen Volcanic National Park, meet rangers by the information board in the southwest entrance parking area at 1:30pm, (530) 595-4480 January 28, 29 • Winter Holiday Dog Sled Races, (530) 258-2426 for more information.

Chico

January 8 • The Boxcars, Sierra Hull, Sierra Nevada Brewery Co. Big Room, www.sierranevada.com/bigroom January 9 • Dick Dale, El Rey Theatre, contact Stephanie@elreytheatrechico.com for times January 12 • 2012 Tri County Economic Forecast Conference, Chico State University, 8 am – 12 pm (530) 898-4598 January 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 • My Fair Lady, Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Rd, 7:30 pm, marc@chicotheatercompany.com January 21 • Gift of Gab, El Rey Theatre, www.elreytheatrechico.com January 24 • Allstar Weekend, El Rey Theatre, www.elreytheatrechico.com January 25 • 40oz To Freedom, El Rey Theatre, www.elreytheatrechico.com January 26 – 29 • 13th Annual Snow Goose Festival, 8 am, (530) 345-1865 January 28 • Led Zepagain, El Rey Theatre, www.elreytheatrechico.com Graeagle January 27, 28 • Annual Calpine Elks Crab Feed, Calpine Elks Lodge, 5 – 7 pm, (530) 832-5785 Johnsville January 15 • Historic Longboard Ski Revival Series Races, Eureka Bowl, Plumas-Eureka State Park, (530) 836-6811 Mt. Shasta January 1 • First Sunday Breakfast, Mt. Shasta Community Center, 629 Alder St., 7 am www.mtshastachamber.com

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January 6 • Live Music, Soda Creek, Mt. Shasta Ski Park, 4 – 7 pm, www.mtshastachamber.com January 7 • Ron Lovelace Band, Mt. Shasta Ski Park, 4 – 7 pm, www.mtshastachamber.com January 13 • Live Music, Blue Relish, Mt Shasta Ski Park, 4 – 7 pm, www.mtshastachamber.com January 14 • The Fabulous Blackwells, Mt Shasta Ski Park, 4 – 7 pm, www.mtshastachamber.com January 20 • Jimmy Lim, Mt. Shasta Ski Park, 4 – 7 pm, www.mtshastachamber.com January 21 • Slopestyle/ Sundown Poachers, Mt. Shasta Ski Park, 4 – 7 pm www.mtshastachamber.com January 27 • Live music, Soda Creek, Mt. Shasta Ski Park, 3 – 4 pm, www.mtshastachamber.com January 28 • Dave Amour Band, Mt Shasta Ski Park, 4 – 7 pm, www.mtshastachamber.com Mill Creek January 7 • 17th Annual Winter Trails Day, St. Bernard Lodge, 44801 Hwy 36, 10 am – 4 pm (530) 258-3382 Orville January 12 • The 2012 Economic Forecast Conference, Gold Country Event Center, 4020 Olive Hwy, 7:30 am, (530) 898-4596 Paradise January 8 • Hot Tuna & David Bromberg, Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road, 6:30 pm, www.paradisechamber.com January 8, 15, 22, 29 • Samaritan Free Clinic, Paradise Lutheran Church, 780 Luther Drive 2 – 4 pm, (530) 872-7085 January 12 • Bingo Night Community Fundraiser, Paradise Elks Lodge, #2026 1100 Elk Lane, 5:30 – 8 pm, (530) 899-0335 January 15 • The Paradise Symphony Orchestra, Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road, 7 pm, (530) 872-8042 January 16 • Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration candlelight walk, 6:30 pm/program 7 pm, (530) 877-1856

January 19 - 21 • Theater on the Ridge Presents: The Ladies Man, 3735 Neal Road, 7:30 pm, (530) 877-5760

Red Bluff

January 5, 12, 19, 26 • Thursday Night Dinner & Dance, Veterans Memorial Hall, (530) 727-8744 January 20 • 2012 Walnut Day, 18th Annual Elks Lodge, 335 Gilmore Rd., (530) 527-3101 January 26 • Good Morning Red Bluff Hoyt, Cole Chapel of the Flowers, 816 Walnut St., 7:50 am, (530) 527-6220

Redding

Through January 7 • Haven Art Studio’s Winter Holidays Art Show, 1348 Market St., Sherven Square, Suite 101, www.havenartstudio.com January 1 • Waltz lesson and dance, Old City Hall, 7 pm www.dancinginredding.com • Polar Bear Plunge, Redding Aquatic Center, (530) 225-4095 January 8 • “Fiddler on the Roof” Sing Along, First United Methodist Church Sanctuary, 1825 East St, 2 pm, (530) 229-3661 January 8 • Sacred Drumming, 1852 Buenaventura Blvd., 6:30 – 7:30 pm, (530) 243-8862 January 8 • Argentine Tango lesson and dance, Old City Hall, 7:15 pm, www.dancinginredding.com January 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21 • You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, McLaughlin Theatre 1805 Sequoia Street, (530) 247-1925 January 12 • Birth Night At The Movies, 1100 Parkview Ave., 6:30 – 8 pm, birthnightatthemovies@yahoo.com January 14 • Writer’s Forum brings legendary San Francisco literary agents Michael Larsen and Elizabeth Pomada to Redding for a special all- day event, www.writers-forum.net January 15 • Salsa lesson and dance , Old City Hall, 7 pm, www.dancinginredding.com January 19 • Chapter of Sweet Adeline’s International global open house, Trinity Lutheran Church, 2440 Hilltop Dr., Recreation room, 7 pm (530)246-SING

January 20 • Simpson Faculty Concert, First Presbyterian Church, 2315 Placer St., 7:30 pm, www.simpsonu.edu/musicevents January 21 • Redding Recreation’s GPS for outdoor enthusiasts, 8 am - 1 pm, meet at Caldwell Park Teen Center. $22 for one class and $3 for materials. (530) 225-4095 January 22 • Swing dance lesson and dance, Old City Hall, 7 pm, www.dancinginredding.com • Hermit’s Hut and Redding Recreation Cross- Country Skiing Trip. $50 includes ski rentals and transportation. (530) 225-4095 January 27 • Culture Cruise, Old City Hall, (530) 241-7320 January 31 • Boston Brass, a fund raiser for the Good News Rescue Mission, Simpson University Heritage, 7 pm, Student Life Center www.simpsonu.edu/musicevents

Weaverville

January 7 • Weaverville Downtown Art Cruise, 5 – 8 pm, (530) 623-6101 January 8 • Classic Film Series, Trinity Theater, (530) 623-6004 January 28 • Chinese New Year Celebration, www.trinitycounty.com Weed January 5, 12, 19, 26 • BrewGrass Night, Mt. Shasta Brewing Co, 360 College Ave. 7 - 10 pm (800) weed - ale

Cascade Theatre

January 8 • Salome 2 pm January 13 • Kingston Trio 7:30 pm January 14 • David Hidalgo and Louie Perez 7:30 pm

Riverfront Playhouse www.riverfrontplayhouse.net January 21 – February 18 • Come Back, Little Sheba

Shasta District Fairgrounds wwwshastadistrictfair.com January 7 • Shasta County Throw Down 6 – 9 pm January 14 • Crab Feed 5 – 11 pm January 28 • Superior California Antique Bottle Show 9:00 am – 5:00 pm State Theatre

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January 21 • Cash Tribute featuring James Garner 7:30 pm

Tehama District Fairgrounds www.tehamadistrictfair.com

January 7 • Tehama County Cattlemen & CattleWomen’s Annual Winter Dinner Scholarship Fund Raiser 6 pm (530) 833-9961 January 24 – 28 • 71st Annual Red Bluff Bull and Gelding Sale (530) 527-2045

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September 24 – January 8 • Masters of the Night

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January 17 • David Hidalgo & Louie Perez of Los Lobos 7:30 pm (530) 898-6333 January 18 • Peking Acrobats 7:30 pm (530) 898-6333 January 21 • School of the Arts Chico State presents, Piano Monster Concert 2:30 & 7:00 pm (530) 898-5152 January 26 • International Guitar Night 7:30 pm (530) 898-6663

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T O N Y A D A M S , author Poetry has been a part of Tony Adams’ life since he was a student at Trinity High School in Weaverville, but it wasn’t until last year that he published his first book, “When One Poem is Not Enough.” Adams, who holds a degree in industrial technology, retired in June 2006 from Portland General Electric. He moved back to his birthplace of Redding shortly thereafter, because he enjoys gold mining and spending time in his boat on the lakes. You can find his book at Enjoy the Store.

When did you start writing poetry?

Back in my high school days in Weaverville, I read somebody’s poem and was pretty impressed by it. It inspired me to create something of my own. I’m 67 years old, so I guess I’ve been doing it a few years now. I went through a dry spell for maybe 20 years, where I just barely picked up a pen, but in 2004, I really picked it up and went to town. Last year I decided to get it published. The wheels of progress sometimes turn slowly, but they still turn.

Where do you draw your inspiration?

Experiences inspire me a lot. Sometimes I hear stories from other people – someone told me about a guy who rode the rails because he wanted to escape. That’s “Old Jake’s Story” and it’s 70 verses. I added a bunch to it to make it sound good, and then I wrote a sequel that’s 100 percent fiction. A couple of others are about people’s opinions and morals, and doing the right thing.

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What is your creative process?

I usually carry a little notebook. I use pencil, so I can change words. I like to keep it handy… once I was on a boat, salmon fishing in Canada. It was hot, and I was catching fish like crazy. All of a sudden it stopped, and we couldn’t figure out why – and then we saw seven orcas go by. I took the little pad out and wrote a short poem down.

I called that “Canadian Display of Nature.”

What was your proudest moment as a writer?

I wrote an ode to my aunt, and she was so impressed with what I had said and the meanings behind it all. She told me, “I didn’t know you were listening.” It made my day.

She was a writer, too, and just after her 100th birthday, she gave me some poems and I included two of them in my book.

Tell us about your book.

It includes 24 of my poems and two of my aunt’s. It’s pretty diverse – there’s some humor, some inspiration, some in nursery rhyme style, some that are spiritual.

There’s a lot of honesty in it. Even though many of the poems are fiction, there’s still a lot of honesty in it. •

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T he L uis M iramontes M emorial F oundation Partners with mercy Luis “Louie” Miramontes had a sweet swing, a passion for junior golf and a bright smile for his hundreds of friends, and when cancer claimed his life in 2008 at the too-young age of 41, it left a big hole in the North State golf community and beyond.

His close friends stepped in quickly to help by hosting a golf tournament to establish a trust fund for his two children, but they just didn’t feel like that was enough. So those same friends reconvened recently to come up with a more significant way to honor the Gold Hills golf pro’s memory and continue his efforts to help others.

“We wanted to talk about doing something special,” says Steve Gaines, the managing partner of Best Western Hilltop Inn, “so we sat down and started talking about the cancer-related medical needs of the Redding community.”

A consensus was reached to focus their efforts on enhancing cancer care in the North State with an emphasis on the treatment of prostate cancer, and they created the nonprofit Luis Miramontes Memorial Foundation.

“There was a lot of talk about how to remember a good friend and do something for the community,” recalls Randy Jensen, a recently retired Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. manager who now serves as the foundation’s executive director. “People do tournaments and do this and do that. We thought, ‘Let’s do something bigger. Let’s enhance cancer care in Northern California and keep Louie’s name in it.’ ” To refine their goal and identify critical needs, foundation members sought advice from physicians and other health care professionals and ultimately decided to partner with Mercy Medical Center and focus on medical equipment, in particular the acquisition of a da Vinci robotically assisted surgery system.

“The system is highly sought after and the nearest one is in San

Francisco,” Gaines says.

The system employs state-of-the-art robotic and computer technologies to translate a surgeon’s hand movements into incredibly precise micro-movements. The minimally invasive surgeries are monitored through a high-definition, three-dimensional camera that provides a magnified image.

“With this system, a doctor can run a wire through a vessel the size of a human hair—it’s that precise,” says Gaines. The system continues to gain favor for prostate surgeries due to its ability to lower the occurrence of incontinence, impotency and other possible side effects of prostate surgery.

The timing couldn’t have been better, says foundation member Dave Jackson, the customer programs supervisor for Redding Electric Utility. Shortly after identifying the da Vinci system as a need, news surfaced that a Catholic Healthcare West hospital had one for sale and Mercy Medical Center purchased it.

In addition to committing to funding the maintenance and training costs associated with the da Vinci system, the Luis Miramontes Memorial Foundation also plans to support clinical trials and other research, and the Foundation is considering a scholarship fund to help cancer patients and their families with treatment-related expenses.

“Cancer has touched so many lives… it’s difficult to find anyone who has not been impacted by cancer. My mother is a breast cancer survivor and my dad is battling Stage 4 colon cancer, so this is something very near and dear for me and my family,” says Jackson.

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Mark Korth, Mercy’s president, says the da Vinci system is a welcome addition to the hospital. “A key part of Mercy is providing a full scope of services. Any time we can, and we have the physicians to do it, we want to provide those services right here in the community.

The foundation is really helping us to do that.”

Carolyn Helfenstein, Mercy’s director of marketing and community relations, says hospital administrators are working closely with physicians to ensure a smooth and effective integration of the da Vinci system. “I can’t say how much we appreciate the help of the Luis Miramontes foundation. They really have a passion to do great work in our community.”

To fund the foundation, Gaines, Jensen and the others have drawn inspiration from the Danny Thompson Memorial Golf Tournament, a four-day event held each year in Sun Valley, Idaho, that last year generated some $700,000 to fund leukemia treatment and cancer research in Minnesota and Idaho. The tournament, established 34 years ago by baseball great Harmon Killebrew and the late Idaho Congressman Ralph Harding in honor of Minnesota Twins shortstop Danny Thompson, has raised more than $12 million.

“We’re using that as a business plan. We’d like to do a two- or threeday tournament and use a couple of courses. But we’re going slow and want to do it right. We want to improve on the events each year, but the golf tournament will be the flagship event,” Jensen says. The foundation also is planning a comedy night at Win-River Casino this spring and a fundraising concert in the summer.

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ambition of this group,” says Miramontes’ widow, Machelle, a fifth-grade teacher at Boulder Creek School and president of the foundation’s board. “Wow! What an incredible, overpowering feeling it is to know Louie was so loved. It’s overwhelming and beautiful.

“I always thought if I can ever give back in that way, to create the feelings I’ve felt, to pay it forward—and here’s that opportunity. And I want my children to see that we’re meant to give back. I want my children to grow up and have that compassion, that respect for people and their lives.”

That message is already getting through, Machelle says, as she thinks about her daughter Alexa, 17, a senior at Shasta High and her son Luis Jr. (known by most as “Little Louie”), a 15-year-old sophomore at Foothill High.

“I’m reminded daily what a beautiful man Louie was.” •

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