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THE LETTER
Summer 2011
Publisher Kevin Minto Graphic Design & Production Deer Creek Creative
to everything there is a season…
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elcome to the premiere issue of Foothill Flair Magazine, a publication whose time has finally come. It all started in 1994 when, on a whim, my wife Laura and I decided to take a different route home from Bullard’s Bar where I had been
Contributing Writers Janis Dice Courtney Ferguson Faith Garamendi Erin Miller Brandon Minto Barbara Parrott April Reese Carolyn Singer
directing a photoshoot for a national ski boat company’s upcoming catalog. Mark, my good
Contributing Photographers Janis Dice Mark Leder-Adams Erin Miller Carolyn Singer Keith Sutter Turning Leaf Studios Jerianne Van Dijk Wendy Van Wagner Andrew Wright
until now. You could call it love at first sight. We’ve since heard this repeated many times from
Vogue Editor Brianna Silvera Hair Stylist Haute Domane Makeup Artist Kendra Evans
friend and then part-owner of Emerald Cove Marina, had suggested an alternative route back down to the East Bay via Nevada City where he lived instead of through Marysville. He knew Laura and I had sporadically talked of moving to the foothills and thought we might enjoy this little detour. What he didn’t know was over the past year Laura had actually been contacting and working with a number of real estate agents up and down the Sierra Foothills in a quest to find that little slice of heaven. But, she had never gotten as far north as Nevada City, that is, people who visited and wound up moving to the foothills. For us, we promptly went back to the Bay Area and much to the surprise of family and friends, put our house up for sale in a very bad economy and without a second thought, loaded up the trailer and headed for the foothills! But then again, moving to the Sierra Foothills for the opportunity of a better lifestyle has captured the imagination of myriad people ever since the gold rush, and people will travel great distances to be a part of it. You see it doesn’t take long for someone visiting the Northern Sierra Foothills to notice the difference. The people, the cities, the climate, the terrain, the culture. It’s all very captivating and you find yourself feeling a bit like a kid in a candy store, always discovering something new you didn’t know was there. And thus began my desire to put these things into print in the form of a lifestyle magazine. But desires are not always fulfilled immediately and sometimes they take time as was the case with this magazine. But to everything there is a season, and here we are.
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Those who are fortunate enough to move here soon find that as “locals” we are not just set apart geographically, but more often than not ideologically as well. We have a certain flair for living that helps create the character of this area so many are drawn to. And drawn they are! Some are attracted to the cultural sophistication one finds here amidst the majestic natural beauty and many of those are artists, poets, actors and musicians. Others escape the city or suburban life and come here to get back to the basics and many have embraced organic farming, solar energy, alternative schools, and green living. There are also those whose love of outdoor adventure brought them here and they happily take advantage of the multitude of
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activities that beckon from their doorstep. Still others have long dreamed of living in these parts for all these reasons and more, and finally fulfill that desire upon retirement. All told, Foothill Flair Magazine represents what we all hold dear to our hearts; and our mission will be to celebrate just that - life in the Northern Sierra Foothills. –K Minto
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