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

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

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

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When John Welch oversaw the October 1999 installation of his Animal Council totem pole in Shingletown, he never imagined he’d have to do the whole process over again 13 years later. Welch, who turned 78 on June 30, designed and carved the 60-foot totem pole for his community, a seven-month labor of love that stood as a majestic triumph near the Shingletown Medical Center on Alpine Meadows Road, just south of Highway 44. But the pole – carved from a “hazard tree” that had to be felled – was no match for the birds and insects that ravaged its backside. The totem pole proved to be very attractive to woodpeckers, and as Welch says, “They moved in and built their apartments.” The resulting wood chips and the birds’ droppings lured beetles,

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carpenter ants and termites. The pole became so compromised that Welch estimated it would have only been several years before it was completely ruined. Instead, Welch has spent a good chunk of the last year and a half repairing the massive pole. “I was devastated when I had to take it down,” Welch says. “This has not been a pleasant job, but there’s a sense of satisfaction in getting it done.” To say it hasn’t been easy is putting it mildly. Moving the 25,000-pound pole requires the assistance of heavy

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equipment, and all the repair work had to be done outdoors. That means Welch and his helper had to cool their heels during the rain, snow and cold weather not only for their own comfort, but because the glue they used would not set up in the cold. During the work period, the pole sat horizontally on support logs (it was protected by tarps during bad weather) at the property of a friend, Ron Smith, who allowed Welch to run electrical cords to a workshop. Most of the work on the pole – done with chainsaws and hand tools — was done by Welch and Sam Smith, a retired engineer who volunteered to help after reading a newspaper article. “He has been a godsend, a tremendous help,” Welch says of Smith. Smith may have been Welch’s primary assistant, but the Shingletown artist received lots of help in the form of donations. Sierra Pacific Industries donated 3,000 board feet of Douglas fir, and Vic Hannan Landscape Materials delivered the wood at no charge. Gorilla Glue provided 36-ounce glue. Perma-Chink Systems donated long screws, stains, sealers and more. “We’ve just been blessed with all kinds of people helping us,” Welch says. “There’s no way on earth this project could have been done without the help.”

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

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After making superficial repairs on the pole’s face, it was rotated and the men began cutting, scraping, chiseling and gouging out all the damaged parts of the pole, which measures 22 inches in diameter. In places, they had to dig down as deep as nine inches. They painstakingly inserted chunks of Douglasfir – a stronger wood than sugar pine – and bonded it all together with glue and hardware. As they worked, they tried to preserve the carvings so minimal restoration would be needed. The final step was repainting. Now, the Animal Council Totem Pole stands tall again, Welch says – a perfect birthday present to himself. That’s how the pole began more than a decade ago – as a gift for the community. After deciding that he wanted to do “something big,” Welch thought long and hard about the story the pole would convey. He carefully wove aspects of American Indian tradition with Shingletown history in a folksy voice, ultimately creating a story that featured a raven, grizzly bear, thunderbird, beaver and Steller’s Jay. The animals’ job is to look after the town and its people so that all can prosper. “The native Indians didn’t have a written language,” Welch says. “Totem poles were their way of communicating and telling stories.” Welch retired at age 51 from the U.S. Forest Service to devote time to his art. Primarily a lost-wax bronze sculptor who definitely favors big projects, he’s eager to finish the World War II memorial he’s creating for the Northern California Veterans Cemetery in Igo. “And then I think I’ll go fishing,” he says. •

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

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

Betty Lease has been a freelance writer since retiring from the Record Searchlight in 2006. Married for 39 years, she and her husband are parents to a grown daughter, two golden retrievers and two cats. She’s fond of golfing, traveling, reading, gardening, walking the dogs and volunteering.



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Pat Furr doesn’t remember exactly how old she was when she started at Chico State University to begin work toward a master’s degree in computer science. She does say, “My son was in college with me. I was probably about 50.” She also admits that when she was an undergraduate studying math and social science as a young woman, “We didn’t even have hand-held calculators.” She had to begin her master’s coursework with a series of prerequisites to get the basics of computer science. “You don’t have to do one occupation your whole life,” Furr says. She’d enjoyed a career in real estate but was ready for a change. “I wanted to learn more about computers, so I just did it.” Today, Furr is in her 70s and is president of Computers for Classrooms, a Chico-based non-profit she founded in 1991 to help meet the computer needs of local schools. The organization has grown from humble beginnings in her home to a warehouse with more than 25,000 square feet of space and a comprehensive system to safely and certifiably refurbish or recycle computers and other electronics. As a trustee for the Chico Unified School District, Furr took particular interest in education issues while traveling to China in

1990. She noticed there was an emphasis on two courses of study: English and computers. This inspired her to found Computers for Classrooms. Furr knew that Chico schools were lacking in computer access. By refurbishing used computers from the community, whether donations from private households or large corporations, she could get quality computers into classrooms at a fraction of the cost of new ones. She could also make an impact on the environment by developing opportunities for reuse. The work has expanded to a site in Sacramento and a “computer mobile” has been created to deliver and pick up computers across the state. “We triage everything and the highest end items go to the schools,” she says. “But certainly, computers that are less than that are really good for families.” Computers for Classrooms allows low-income people to earn a computer with 50 volunteer hours or to purchase one at a fraction of the cost of a new one. Job skills are developed as computers are earned, as volunteers actively participate in the refurbishing process. Furr takes great pride in the computer mobile, as it significantly expands the service area. “We’ve gone all over. We just try to have

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it make sense with the number of donations and the gas and the truck.” She is happy to send the truck loaded with computers for schools or low-income families any time a group can generate enough interest to make it worth the trip. Ideally, the computer mobile will return filled with donations to keep the cycle moving. “If there’s a lot of interest,” she says, “we can have an event.” “Last year, for the first time, we did a million pounds of donations,” Furr says. Computers for Classrooms uses Blancco software’s three-part security system, which meets Department of Defense-level standards for wiping hard drives clean and destroying private data. “Any organization that donates to us doesn’t have to worry about a donation ending up with their data being shipped to another country,” she says. Computers for Classrooms is also the first nonprofit nationally to receive the “very complex” R2 certification, which is a standard that protects the environment, human health and security during recycling. Computers for Classrooms also considers children’s safety when it distributes computers. Laptops, for instance, are only available to college students or adults. Families are advised to monitor the computer use of young people, which is easier to do on a desktop machine. The organization is also a Microsoft Registered Refurbisher, which allows it to load Windows 7 Pro, Windows XP Pro, Microsoft Office 2007 Basic and Microsoft Office 2003 . Their longest serving volunteer, Ron “The Mac Guy,” has put in 12 years and now has his own office space. “He argues too much about the Macs being better than the PC so we just close the door,” Furr says with a laugh. “Starting this program was really teaching myself something new,” offers Furr . “I’ve enjoyed mathematics and computers and being able to help.” Taking on a project as big as closing the computer gap for schools and low-income families may seem daunting to most, but not to Furr, who likes to “just go do things.” •

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The inaugural 4 and 20 Blackbird Festival began last summer as a celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the Weed-based recording studio, Radio Star Studios. Producer Sylvia Massy gathered a bunch of bands for a one-day event that exceeded everyone’s expectations, she says.

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

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

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

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

The mission of the festival is simple, says Massy — have fun. Each stage will have its own unique flavor. A “Spaghetti Western”

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

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

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

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

Last year’s event, which attracted about 3,000 people, raised enough money to fund a street clock for the city of Weed. This year, the event will donate 10 percent of its profits to the town’s Chamber of Commerce Park Project. •

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

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

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

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

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

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

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That’s Tops!A grocery store often serves as the heart and soul of a small town, and Tops Market in Weaverville is no exception. Don Ryan opened the store in 1961, providing produce, meats, dairy products and other staples out of a 7,000-square-foot building. A family operation from the start, son Dan remembers his first job sorting soda bottles that had been returned for a deposit. Dan Ryan and his brothers Dean and Dee eventually moved up the organizational chart to become courtesy clerks, carrying customers’ groceries to their cars—a practice Tops courtesy clerks continue today. That emphasis on customer service remained with the Ryan boys as their father’s business continued to grow. To accommodate the steadily growing customer base, the senior Ryan built a 17,000-square-foot store in 1979. The three boys became formal partners in the operation in 1984, and by 1996 it was time to make the biggest leap yet: a 39,000-square-foot supermarket chock full of all the bells and whistles, including a Starbucks outlet, sushi bar, a full-service deli and a bakery. “When we opened it, we thought it was too big. It turns out it’s not,” laughs Dan Ryan. “We’re talking about remodeling already.” The extra shelf and floor space allows the store to offer more products, including more locally sourced items that customers have been requesting. In early 2009, the Ryans were ready to take on the big city and they completed a deal to purchase the former Sunset Market on Eureka Way at Buenaventura Boulevard. “When we came to Redding, we came with the same philosophy: we want to get to know our customers,” Dan Ryan says.

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Dennis Nieri, manager of what is now Tops Fresh Market, says the entire Tops family has been working hard to re-invent the Redding market in a competitive field and the results are starting to look promising. “It’s been a challenge to get our customers to come back and give us a try,” Nieri says, “but it’s very encouraging seeing our business grow, our customer count increasing, and knowing we’re starting to head in a positive direction.” One of the first things to greet the Ryans in Redding was some stiff competition. No sooner did they pick up the keys to the store then Redding welcomed a Trader Joe’s, Walmart became a supercenter and BevMo!, a big-box wine and alcohol retailer, opened on Hilltop Drive. As one of the few independent grocers in the North State, Dan Ryan sat down with his brothers to figure out how best to “compete with the big boys.” They decided to stick with the essentials that have served them well since the good old days in Weaverville: top-notch customer service and quality products. Not that they are averse to change, however. “When I started, it was just Bud and Coors, Pepsi and Coke,” says Dean Ryan, who oversees operations at both markets. “Now there are hundreds and hundreds of craft beers, soda pops, sports drinks… it’s a changing business. If I stayed status quo, we probably wouldn’t be here for 50 years. If you do nothing, you’re probably not going to last very long.” As Dean Ryan notes, “you can buy a can of beans anywhere,” but Tops tries to emphasize quality in other areas, like offering premium beef from Creekstone Farms. “It’s hormone-free, grain-fed beef and 100 percent Black Angus. It’s a tad more expensive, but better quality beef. “Quality is No. 1. I want us to have the best strawberries out there. Do we make mistakes? Yes we do, but we try our best. I always want the best of quality in meats, deli, bakery...” Like most modern businesses, Tops keeps a keen eye out for opportunities to keep it green. To help reduce landfill waste, Dean Ryan says the waxed cardboard produce boxes are bailed up and taken to Oroville where they are processed into fireplace logs. Nieri says he’s looking into eliminating the use of plastic grocery bags because of their tendency to clog up landfills. “The owners are concerned about the environment and the waste and they’re making sure it’s taken care of properly.” In another nod to contemporary values, Nieri says Tops is stocking a larger variety of natural organic items. “We try and purchase as much quality locally grown produce as we can and we carry a terrific line of dairy products by Clover, out of Petaluma. The quality in our dairy products is top-notch. It’s very enjoyable working for a small, independent, caring retailer.” •

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

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RuthAnn King spends her days tending to the treasures inside the quaint Gridley Museum, which celebrates the cultural heritage of Gridley and Butte County. But look a little closer, and you’ll discover that RuthAnn is a piece of Gridley history herself. Her father’s family arrived in the tiny town in the late 1800s, and her maternal great-grandfather, Civil War veteran H.C. Veatch, moved there in 1905. Four years later, he built Gridley State Bank on the corner of Hazel and Kentucky streets. The bank gave way to various other incarnations, and in the 1950s, RuthAnn’s parents opened a dress shop there. In 2000, the Gridley Rotary turned it into a museum, now run by a nonprofit organization (the building is city-owned). Today, RuthAnn is the volunteer director and archivist at the museum —inside the very building that her great-grandfather built. RuthAnn became involved with the museum after closing the gift shop that she owned about five years ago. Some friends who served on the Gridley Museum board of directors suggested that she get involved. At first she demurred, but changed her mind, because “I thought I

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Naturally, pioneer families have a special place in her heart. She married Gridley native Lowell King 53 years ago, and they were in the grocery business for decades before selling their store a few years ago. They live within a mile of her childhood home, and her two brothers live within a quarter-mile of the place they grew up. The Kings’ three sons and daughter all live in Butte County, as well. “Our sons all went out of state for college, and they all came home,” RuthAnn says. “They wanted to raise their families here.” “Gridley is comfortable and it’s charming,” says RuthAnn. “It has some kind of a draw and pull that makes you want to stay. I love it and I have a vested interest, but it’s really fun when people move here from out of the area and they’re just as excited about it as I am.” As for her work with the museum? “I’m going to do this until I can’t do it anymore.” •

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While the flowers may appear to take center stage, “our primary interest is still in youth and agriculture,” says Macfarlane. “We have one of the strongest junior livestock auctions in the area, particularly for a small town.” Designated as Kids’ Day, the Saturday of the fair offers everything from a diaper derby and watermelon eating contest at the lawn area to a junior rodeo in the three-year-old Skuce Pavillion. The Sunday night Demolition Derby has become legendary, selling out every year for the last 35 years. In 2011, more than 50 cars competed. A truck pull on Saturday night is also quickly gaining popularity. Instituted as an event just a few years ago, it attracts West Coast National alcohol-modified trucks as well as a division for local truck pull enthusiasts. While many people work on their derby cars right up until the competition, some have them ready in time for the annual parade, a Sunday tradition during the fair. The float competition can be just as fierce as the flower beds, with businesses and community groups outdoing themselves with entries. While the Inter-Mountain Fair is steeped in tradition, two areas of competition are particularly fine examples of contemporary art and craft. The quilt exhibit takes up an entire building with everything from traditional patchwork designs to more modern art quilt styles. Additionally, “Photography has gotten huge,” says Macfarlane. “It takes up its own building now.” The number of photos has increased 10 to 15 percent each year for the last several years. When it’s time to take a break from the festivities, many visitors find themselves lounging on the lawn around the big McLaughlin steam engine that has become a trademark symbol of the fairgrounds. It was once used around the McArthur swamp and for logging in the area. Today, it stands as a background for many family photographs, making a wonderful memory for what is, as Rose Schneider describes it, “a very, very country fair for a town that doesn’t even have a stoplight.” •

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In Room 8, young writers are growing and flourishing, creativity and critical thinking are being nurtured, reading and writing are collaborative, and teaching children to write is a calling for first-grade teacher Alicia McCauley. In 2008, McCauley attended the Northern California Writing Project Summer Institute at Chico State University, one of many nationwide workshops focused on a cross-disciplinary, multi-grade level approach to effectively teaching and using writing in the classroom. While at the institute, she was asked to write about a student she would never forget. “I immediately knew who I’d write about,” she says. “The kid whose story I didn’t see.” Years earlier, she taught a boy whose stories about his glowing family life were poignantly exposed as fiction when a police escort arrived on campus one day to take him into protective custody. “It made me wonder if I was giving my kids authentic writing opportunities,” she says. “The guilt was a catalyst to change how I taught.” At the institute, “we shared ideas and exercises we’ve

tried and the process of making it really fruitful for kids,” she says. “Some of my best writing lessons have come from high school and college instructors, which I’ve modified to suit my young writers.” The following year, she returned to the institute as a fellow, and spent an additional week at a National Writing Project retreat in Arizona where she met the project director. He encouraged her to submit for publication the piece she had written about the student she couldn’t forget. She did, but it was repeatedly rejected, so she put it aside. Back in the classroom, she began new ways of exploring the essentials of good writing with her students and exposing them to stylistic devices like simile. She began giving them a subject and encouraging them to explore it from different angles. They might write about the best part of their body and what they like about it, their feelings connected with that body part, and how it reminds them of their family (for example, a hand may remind them of playing catch with a parent). Practicing with simile, they might then write “my eyes are brown


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as horses” or “my eyes sparkle like diamonds.” McCauley has students write daily for 30 to 40 minutes, and each week, two students are selected to participate in the classroom Star Student Program. They each bring in family photographs, and the class uses the real characters and settings portrayed in the pictures to brainstorm fictional plot ideas for stories they will write. To model the program, McCauley has students write about her for the first week. An endurance cyclist, she included a picture of herself riding her bike down Mt. Haleakala in Maui and says student story ideas often revolved around the volcano erupting and her exciting escape. Each student keeps a writer’s notebook and participates in “Buddy Buzz,” a knee-to-knee collaboration with a partner to talk out ideas before writing. At the end of each school year, the class uses its jog-a-thon money to self-publish a book of its writings. “My kids write knowing they’re going to be published and that they’re going to give a copy of the class book to their family,” she

says. “They have ownership over the entire process from drafting to final publication.” Her students are also being published in a national Haiku contest. McCauley’s passion extends to conducting in-service training for other teachers. “I realized I may not be the only one who wanted to do a better job teaching kids to see themselves as writers,” she adds. “There are so many teachers out there who are hungry for something that’s not ‘fill-in-the-bubble,’ hungry to teach their students in authentic and meaningful ways.” At a time when funding for in-service training is limited, McCauley says Enterprise Elementary School District continues to support these activities for its teachers. Several of her colleagues from Boulder Creek Elementary School have completed the Northern California Writing Project Summer Institute and provide training to fellow teachers. And one day last year, she received an email from the project director who had encouraged her to submit the piece about

her unforgettable student. It was a call for submissions for an anthology on “What Teaching Means” and he encouraged her to submit. She pulled out the story, deciding to send it out one more time before retiring it. “It was picked up and chosen as the first story in the book,” she says. “It’s a full-circle moment. I feel like I didn’t really see this kid or understand his story and now it’s being seen by teachers everywhere. Everyone has a story and we need to give our kids a chance to tell theirs.” •

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But as the finish line approached, the hikers got reflective. “For the last four days, everybody was real quiet. There was a lot of deep thought - we were kind of on an emotional rollercoaster. When you think about how you’ve changed from the first four days to the last four days, it’s mind blowing,” he says. On Oct. 2, more than five months after taking that first step, the men reached the monument marking the north end of the trail, alongside eight hikers they met along the way. “It was bittersweet,” Corey says. “You get so close with the people you’re with that you don’t ever want the experience to end.” In fact, Corey intends to earn the “triple crown” distinction by also conquering the Appalachian Trail (2,100 miles from Georgia to Maine) and the Continental Divide Trail (3,100 miles from Canada to Mexico via the Rocky Mountains). Thru-hikers – people who hike the entire length of a trail – have a unique, colorful subculture. Everyone gets a trail name, which is

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Cattle lift lazy heads to watch the occasional car pass by after taking Exit 751 off northbound Interstate 5. The valley floor lies flat between the distant foothills in Gazelle, while crops cover the ground, growing in the warm summer sun. Homes come into view and the remains of yesterday’s businesses line the street. Signs mark an auto garage, point to the fire department, and the general store stands with the authority it once held here. The community church recalls the faith of those who founded the city, while railroad cars rest on tracks, which once rumbled with constant traffic. Founded during the early days of California’s Gold Rush, Gazelle grew as a support city for miners and a business center for the agricultural and livestock industry, then forming roots in the state. Originally named Edson’s, after the ranch that started the town, Gazelle came into its own as a hub for the transport of cattle and freight for the area. The ranch, founded in 1853, still operates south of town. At one time 10,000 acres, the home of 12,000 head of cattle and the state’s largest dairy, it is now host to the Edson-Foulke Guest Ranch. The Ranch’s Bed and Breakfast is an inn made of native stone. The Normandy-style farmhouse was built in 1902 and features beautiful bedrooms and a swimming pool. On the east side of town are the remains of the Pacific Packing Plant. In business from 1942 to 1978, the plant moved products from livestock, shipping them by rail around the country. The buildings lie dormant now from years of activity, blending into the

countryside with tall grass skirting the once heart of industry here. In the center of town, the Denny Bar Store was built in 1898. Gazelle's store held the prestige as the flagship store due to the tremendous amounts of goods shipped from here by train and over the mountains to the miners of Scott Valley. The nine-store chain was known for dependable service. The building, while closed, is still well kept and carries an ad for bread on the side, a reminder of its robust years. Gazelle is hardly a ghost town. While its population is small, elementary schoolchildren fill the playground at recess. The town grange is filled with activity, and residents drive in peaceful moments to stores which have left here for other communities. This is a town at rest, well deserved after years of gold miners, livestock and agriculture. Ranchers and farmers tend to their work, while caring for the town which once took care of them. She is worth a drive, a look, and a gentle hello. •

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It’s the most straightforward of settings: a dry, barren, salt-crusted lakebed in the Utah desert that stretches for miles in every direction, resembling a bleached canvas waiting for the first touch of color. It’s little more than desolation to some, yet to others it’s a land of enchantment and unlimited possibilities. “There’s something about going out to the Bonneville Salt Flats that’s just magic,” says Mike Wiley of Whitmore. “It’s a very harsh environment and everything gets corroded, but part of it is the light. The whiteness of the salt is just startling.” Wiley is one of several North State residents who make the annual pilgrimage each August to the desert west of the Great Salt Lake to take part in Speed Week, a gathering of men (and women) and their machines who battle the elements, the laws of physics and aerodynamics for a chance to be entered into the record books. “It’s about as pure a form of racing as you can get,” says Wiley, who is making his fourth visit in support of his buddy, Mitch Allen, who races a vintage modified roadster. “There’s no money involved and you don’t win a purse. It’s just one car against a record.” Denton Hollifield of Redding, who has been building and driving Bonneville racers for 25 years, says it’s the last vestige of amateur racing. “It has a class for about every type of automobile there is. You can just about build anything you want, take it out there and race it and see how fast it will go wide open.” Hollifield isn’t joking when he says wide open. His current creation

is a Fiat coupe that competes in the “blown fuel competition couple” class. Powered by a 440-cubic-inch engine that can turn out 1,400 horsepower on a diet of high-octane gas and nitromethane, Hollifield clocked an astonishing 299.6 mph last year. After tinkering with a balky transmission, Hollifield thinks he has a good shot at breaking the 307-mph record for his class of race cars. At that point, out on the salt at Bonneville, he truly will have “the world’s fastest Fiat.” The North State collection of Speed Week regulars are no strangers to records. Chico residents Dave Davidson and John Beck raised eyebrows throughout the Land Speed Racing world in 2010 when their ’34 Roadster posted a 304-mph run, marking the first time a roadster cracked the 300-mph barrier. Davidson, the driver, and Beck, the engine builder, will be back on the salt this month, hoping a new nitro-fueled Chrysler Hemi engine and some modifications will get their 911 car up to 320 mph. The pair has been feeding their need for speed at Bonneville for more than 20 years. What’s the experience like? “Just imagine getting in your daily driver, getting up on the highway, getting into high gear and putting your foot on the floor and leaving it there for five miles. Even a Yugo will get going and get scary,” Beck says. “Now, imagine 10 times as much horsepower and do it on salt. We’re at full throttle for over a minute, and that’s a really long time.”

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Lonnie Bonnett of Redding hopes a record is in reach for the modified 1929 Roadster he has been building since 2005, and if he succeeds it will be a team effort. A longtime hot rod and dragster enthusiast, Bonnett got the Bonneville bug a couple years ago and enlisted the support of fellow Shasta Roadsters members Steve White—an Anderson-based high-performance engine guru—and Herb Gehlken, a jack-of-all-trades who splits his time between Redding and Idaho. An inveterate tinkerer, Bonnett hand-fabricated his car from the wheels up and figures he has about $15,000 invested. All three men have spent a considerable amount of time on the car’s design, coming up with ways to sidestep the challenges that come from pushing a 17-foot-long vehicle through the desert air. “Everything changes once you get past 200 mph,” White says. “It’s a whole ’nother world.” The car, dubbed “The Santa Fe” thanks to Gehlken’s distinctive paint job, reached 160 mph its first year, 194 the second and 218 mph last year. The record for roadsters in Bonnett’s class is 266 mph. Rather than finesse performance out of a small-block V8, Paul Ogden has opted to fight power with power. His 1968 Plymouth Barracuda, known as “The Flying Fish,” is powered by a massive 522-cubic-inch



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PREVENT HAIR FROM WILTING. Oil is your enemy. Shampoo daily to get rid of the grease that can weigh down hair at the roots, and go easy on conditioner, which can flatten hair. To defy gravity all day, look for products billed as “root lifters;” spray at roots when hair is still damp. For extra volume, flip your head upside down while you blow-dry.Even better: Get that hair off your neck! With so many cute hairstyles and accessories, try something whimsical for summer, like a braid or chic chignon.

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

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Every community has its little-known enclaves where extraordinary things happen. Valley Christian Fellowship in Redding has created a quiet place of service where a growing team works together to bless others without any fanfare. Their service to congregation and community takes place in the church garden, led and inspired by the vision of “Sparky” George. But this is not just an average garden. Just outside the back door of the church kitchen, a mature grape arbor contains four varieties with artistically braided trunks and pruned vines carefully woven into an overhead lattice. Tables and benches underneath provide a cool refuge. Steps away, the fenced vegetable garden has been laid out in neat rows of 2x8-foot beds between white rock walkways with nary a weed in sight. The spring harvest yielded onions, chard, beets and carrots. Now salsa calls. Tomatoes, peppers and cilantro grow along with beds of cucumbers and squash. There is no lack of variety in the 29 beds that see

different crops each season. Drying racks line one side of the garden fence for tomatoes and fruit. And a hand-made press squeezes out communion grape juice. On the back side of the church’s 12 acres, six varieties of melons color the confines of 34 beds maintained with the same meticulous care as the vegetable garden. Outside of the fenced melon garden, a young orchard will in future years yield peaches, nectarines, pluots, cherries, apples and plums. Between the fruit trees and the melons, a windbreak of manzanillo olive trees provides enough crops to cure for eating. Someday the team hopes the olives will be pressed on location to provide olive oil for consuming and anointing. With a biblical context always in mind, the gardeners also have planted figs and envision a row of pomegranates in the future. Often, Sunday School teachers bring their classes into the garden for its multifaceted benefits—Bible story object lessons, service to others and team building. This year, the team has grown. George, who grew

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up on a farm, masterminds the project. He says they are learning as they go. Shasta County’s microclimates and unusual weather patterns for the past two years have challenged them, so there have been some missteps and do-overs. Along with donations from Axner Excavating, Solid Rock Construction, Lassen Landscaping and Half-a-Bubble Construction, George and the team have carved the gardens out of unused space that now provides rich bounty. They are a handful of folks who enjoy quiet fellowship while designing, constructing, tilling, planting, tending, harvesting and sharing. And they’d just as soon the spotlight fell on others. This year, as well as providing produce for the church’s ministry that serves home-style meals to the hungry in Lake Redding Park every Sunday, the garden crew has been wheeling its newly constructed kiosk around to the front of the church where a mini farmers’ market offers freshly harvested produce for those attending church services. What is not taken by church members is delivered to the Good News Rescue Mission each week. “Connecting little ones to the natural blessings from God through gardening is a beautiful foundation to a life of wonder and appreciation, for not only growth of food, but also a simpler understanding of growth in our spiritual life,” says Kerrie Moravec, Sunday School director for Valley Christian Fellowship. •

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There isn’t much left of the Vollmers home and the Vollmers’ Summer Resort except a historic orchard, a small vineyard and bits and pieces of building foundations. Vollmers was north of Lakehead in the Sacramento River Canyon west of Interstate 5, just north of the Vollmers/Dog Creek exit. You can easily find it in the springtime when all the historic fruit trees are in bloom. The orchard was planted in the 1870s, possibly by the Autenrieth family, who became large landowners in the area. It included apple, pear and cherry trees, and almost every remaining tree still bears fruit. One of the cherry trees may be the largest in Shasta County. Autenrieth died in 1885, and in 1909, his widow sold the ranch to Frank Kidd. The same year, goldminer/gold mine owner/hotel owner William Vollmers purchased the 160-acre ranch and eventually increased its holdings to 600 acres. The Weaverville-born Vollmers and his wife, Lucy Jane Allison, moved their six children onto the property and turned it into their home and the Vollmers’ Summer Resort. Son Otto assumed the duties of taking care of the cattle and the farming. It was Otto who made Vollmers famous for growing what were called the best strawberries in the world.

The ranch became a well-known agricultural and commercial enterprise, complete with an airport, summer resort, store, gas station, garage (formerly a blacksmith shop), restaurant, Greyhound bus station, and weather bureau. The airport was used mostly as an emergency landing strip for airplanes that couldn’t land in Redding when the weather was bad. The business closed in 1945. A decade later, many of the buildings were demolished to make way for the widening of Interstate 5, which cut right through the property. The remaining Vollmers property was sold in 1967 to the State of California, which again realigned Interstate 5 through even more of the ranch property and demolished all the remaining buildings. After that, all that remained was part of the orchard and vineyard. Caltrans sold the property about five years ago. The new owners have since erected a sturdy cyclone fence around the property. •

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GOOD OLD-FASHIOnED SuMMER TOMATO SALAD WITH HERBS InGREDIEnTS: 2 small Kirby cucumbers, skin removed in zebra-like stripes, or 1 Persian or 2 Lemon Sea salt 1 small sweet onion, such as a Vidalia, cut into thin rings 2 T vinegar (cider, red wine or sherry are great choices) with ½ tsp. honey mixed in 4-8 nice tomatoes – a variety of flavorful types in different colors, sizes, and shapes, cored and thickly sliced/chunked 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes (approx.), preferably an assortment, halved 3 T quality extra virgin olive oil, or try one of the infused varieties from a local producer Freshly ground black pepper A handful of fresh herbs, such as chives, dill, mint sprigs and basil leaves, coarsely chopped

Summer SaladThe summer salads I grew up with were the delicious, old-fashioned and vinegary mix of tomatoes cut into chunks, some sliced cucumbers and onions, all tossed together with a little fresh dill or basil. This time of year is best for this kind of salad, as tomatoes and cucumbers are their most flavorful. They are plentiful and readily available at the local farmers’ markets and are easily home grown. Some of my favorite varieties of tomatoes are Mortgage Lifter, Red and Yellow Brandywine, Mr. Stripey, Beef Steak, Atkinson, German Pink, Cherokee Purple and Green Zebra. The best cucumbers are the small pickling type, such as Kirby or thin-skinned English or Persian cucumbers. We’ve had great success with lemon cucumbers in our garden. They are flavorful and sweet, not bitter, and are thin skinned with minimal seeds. Tip: Avoid tomatoes that have been refrigerated, as they lose their aroma and flavor. Instead, line them up on your kitchen windowsill and let them inspire you to create something for your dining pleasure or take one for a delicious snack.

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Happy Hour Sunday Wednesday, from 4 to 6 PMChef selected appetizers, wine, cocktails and beer for $5.00

Live Music Fridays and saTurdays Every Friday and Saturday evening, from 9:30 to MidnightLocal musicians playing covers, original music and a wide variety in between!

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BILLY &PATRICK’S ENJOYABLES!

BILLY: Mexican! And as often as we like. I grew up in Southern California and was nurtured by authentic East LA Mexican food, and the love a� air continues.

PATRICK: Favorite food? This is the hardest question ever! I’ve narrowed it down to an entree and dessert. The entree is my wife Jane’s homemade Chicken Piccata with an amazing lemon caper sauce. I’ll just say I can never have too much of that! The dessert is this amazing giant pearl of chocolate mousse and ganache inside an oyster shell made of cookie pastry...it’s on the menu at Mama’s Fish House, an unforgettable restaurant in Maui.

Billy and Patrick Mornings and Today’s Country all day!

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16 oz New York steak at Jack’s Grill. At least once every two months! ~Jon

Pork chops and rice. As often as I can. ~Jessica

My grandma’s chicken noodle soup with homemade noodles, on cold days and especially when I’m sick. Delicious! ~Cynthia

Surf and turf, every couple months. ~David

My mom’s homemade marinara with fresh garlic bread. Yum! ~Cassi

BBQ chicken with fresh-from-the- garden vegetables. Perfect summer meal! ~Ryan

Homemade fettuccine alfredo with shrimp and garlic bread. ~Molly

Pizza. And frankly, not often enough. ~Rick

Moonstone Bistro - calamari and any special lunch or dinner - everything there is excellent! ~Sannie

Our family’s all time favorite meal is~ BBQ tri tip, corn on the cob and fresh garlic bread! Oh so yummy! ~Allison


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MOOnlIGHT MADnESS(Redding)AuGuST 25 | 8:15 PMSHASTA DAM

This 2-mile fun run across Shasta Dam is sure to be a new family favorite. The flat course

offers a great way to view the beauty of Shasta Dam in a different light, that is, the moonlight! After a quick jaunt in the moonlight, awards and refreshments are provided at the end. For more information, visit www.midniteracingnet.

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FALL RIVER LIOnS

COMMunITY PARK

This annual event celebrates the world’s largest wild rice growing

area. You’ll be treated to live music, food and arts & crafts. For

more information, visit www.fallrivervalleycc.org.

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This event will be held in the shadow of Mt. Shasta while you are surrounded by

fascinating history and awe-inspiring scenery. It will include an original

melodrama, an arts and crafts show, an antique car and tractor show, a quilt show, live entertainment and fabulous

food.For more information, call (530) 598-2555.

As the longest-running community event in Siskiyou County, the Siskiyou Golden Fair will not disappoint. In a jam-packed four days, the fair will host a Battle of the Bands,

a free concert, sprint races, a rodeo and a destruction derby. For more information, visit www.sisqfair.com.

Brandi Carlile is an American alternative, country and folk rock

singer-songwriter. She has released several albums including The

Story, Give up the Ghost and Live at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle

Symphony. Her music comes from the heart. For more information visit,

www.cascadetheatre.org or call (530) 243-8877.


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

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Anderson August 3, 4• Paesano Days, Anderson River Park, (530) 241-4342 or (530) 223-9316, www.reddingsonsofitaly.com August 5• Frontier Senior Center Breakfast, 7-7:30 am, Frontier Senior Center (530) 365-8095 Chico August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30• Thursday Night Market, Broadway between 2nd

and 5th streets in downtown Chico, 6 – 9 pm, www.downtownchico.net

August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31• Friday Night Concert Series, Downtown Chico,

City Plaza, 7-8:30 pm, www.downtownchico.com August 6• Albert Lee, The Big Room at Sierra Nevada

Brewing Co., (530) 893-3520, www.sierranevada.com/bigroom August 19• Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, Sierra Nevada

Brewery Co. Big Room, 7:30 pm, (530) 893-3520 www.sierranevada.com/bigroom August 25• Chico Pride Festival, Downtown Chico, City

Plaza, 8 am – 6 pm August 28• The Band of Heathens, Sierra Nevada Brewery

Co. Big Room, 7:30 pm, (530) 893-3520, www.sierranevada.com/bigroom Corning August 24-25• Corning Olive Festival, Woodson City Park,

parade and bed races on Friday at 6 pm, festival on Saturday at 7 am–4 pm, (530) 824-5550

Cottonwood August 3• Beat The Heat Show Series, Cottonwood Creek

Equestrian, 18550 Evergreen Road, www.svqha.org, or (530) 357-2374 Dunsmuir August 18• Railroad Display Room open the 3rd Saturday of

each month from 10am-2pm, (530) 235-0929 Fall River August 4• Wild Rice Festival, Highway 299E at Fall River,

noon – 9 pm, www.fallrivervalleycc.org, (530) 336-7362

August 18• Intermountain Healthcare Foundation

presents the 13th Annual “On the Green” Golf Tournament, Fall River Valley Golf and Country Club, [email protected],

www.mayersmemorial.com, (530) 336-5511 Fort Jones August 16• Free Night Mountain Bike Ride, Scott Valley

Bikes, 11223 Hwy. 3, 6 pm, (530) 468-5672, www.scottvalleybikes.com

August 18• Free Social Bike Ride, Scott Valley Bikes, 11223

Hwy. 3, 8:30 am, www.scottvalleybikes.com, (530) 468-5672

August 19• Free Mountain Bike Ride, Scott Valley Bikes,

11223 Hwy. 3, 8:30 am, (530) 468-5672, www.scottvalleybikes.com

Happy Camp August 4• Rockin’ the Klamath, River Park, starts at noon,

www.happycampchamber.org or www.rockintheklamath.com August 31-September 2• Bigfoot Jamboree Celebration, River Park, parade

is on Sunday at 11 am, www.bigfootjamboree.com Hayfork August 10-12• Trinity County Fair lewiston August 25• Trinity Trailer Trash — Vintage Trailer Show and

Shine, 330 River Rock Road, live music by Soul Kitchen, benefits Relay For Life, (530) 778-3307

Mad River August 4, 5• Ruth Lake Summer Festival McCloud August 18• Heritage Days, 10 am – 8 pm, www.mccloudchamber.com Mount Shasta August 4• Volcano Mud Run: Down & Dirty in the State of

Jefferson, Mt. Shasta Ski Park, www.skipark.com or active.com

August 17 - September 4• Siskiyou Artist Association Art Show, Mt. Shasta

Sisson Museum (events room), 1 North Old Stage Road, (530) 926-5508

August 18• Family Fun Day — Arts and Crafts, Mt. Shasta

Sisson Museum, 1 North Old Stage Road, 10 am – 4 pm, (530) 926-5508

Oak Run August 25• Jefferson State Concert Series presents Shasta

Blues Revue, Gray Pine Farm, (530) 351-5126 Red Bluff August 1, 18, 15, 22, 29• Wednesday Farmers’ Market, Downtown Red

Bluff, 5 – 8 pm, (530) 527-6220 August 3• Liberty Quartet with Opener — God’s Country

Band, First Church of God, 1005 So. Jackson St., 6:30 pm

August 4• Guided Bird Walk, Sacramento River Discovery

Center, 8 – 10 am, (530) 527-1196 August 4, 11, 18, 25• Saturday Farmers’ Market, Red Bluff City River

Park, (530) 527-6220 August 6, 13, 20, 27• Summer Band Concerts, Red Bluff City River

Park, 8 – 9 pm, (530) 527-3486 August 24• Images from a Glass Eye International Juried

Photography Show, reception at The Big Picture, 857 Washington St., (530) 527-0431

www.imagesfromaglasseye.org, Redding August 2• Schreder Planetarium Digital Theater double

feature, “Wonders of the universe” and “Two Small Pieces of Glass,” 1644 Magnolia Ave., 7 pm (doors open 6:45 pm), tickets can be purchased at www.schrederplanetarium.com or the Shasta

County Office of Education Monday through Thursday, 8:30 am – 4 pm, advance purchase is recommended, (530) 225-0295 for recorded shows and times, (530) 225-0200 for ticket information

August 11• Second Saturday Art Night, 5 – 8 pm, (530)241-7320, www.secondsaturdayartnight.org• “Proud to be an American,” a festival of American

music, presented by the award-winning Northern Gateway Chorus and local guest artists, David Marr Auditorium, 2200 Eureka Way, 6 pm, www.northerngatewaychorus.org, (530)246-SING

August 3, 10, 17, 24• Enjoy Movies in the Park, Redding Civic

Auditorium Lawn, movies are free and begin at dusk. www.enjoymoviesinthepark.com

August 16• Schreder Planetarium Digital Theater double

feature, “Secrets of the Cardboard Rocket” and “Molecularium,” 1644 Magnolia Ave., 7 pm (doors open 6:45 pm), tickets can be purchased at www.schrederplanetarium.com or the Shasta County Office of Education Monday through Thursday, 8:30 am – 4 pm, advance purchase is recommended, (530) 225-0295 for recorded shows and times, (530) 225-0200 for ticket information

August 17, 18• American Cancer Society Discovery Shop, Semi-

annual state-wide 50% off entire store, 2625 Park Marina Dr., 10 am – 5 pm,

discoveryshop-redding.org August 18• Redding Improv Players, Old City Hall, 1313

Market St., 8 pm (doors open at 7:30 pm)• Prep Camp, biking, running, swimming long

distances, and transitioning, will be taught in preparation for the Caldwell Park Triathlon, Prep Camp participants receive a discount on the triathlon, www.reddingrecreation.org

August 20• Fall classes, The Redding Arts Project, 1726

Market St., classes include tap, jazz, ballet, modern, contemporary, folk dance, ballroom, Middle Eastern dance, theatre classes and more for all ages, thereddingartsproject.com, [email protected]

August 30• Schreder Planetarium Digital Theater double

feature, “Stars of the Pharaohs” and “Cowboy Astronomer,” 1644 Magnolia Ave., 7 pm (doors open 6:45 pm), tickets can be purchased at www.schrederplanetarium.com or the Shasta County Office of Education Monday through Thursday, 8:30 am – 4 pm, advance purchase is recommended, (530) 225-0295 for recorded shows and times, (530) 225-0200 for ticket information

Shasta lake August 3, 10• Friday Night in the Park concert series, Clair

Engle Park, 6 – 8:30 pm August 9, 23• Thursday Night Dinner, Shasta Lake Lions Club,

4121 Shasta Dam Blvd., 5:30 pm, (530) 275-8007


Shingletown August 11• 35th Annual Fun Day & Craft Faire, Shingletown

Volunteer Fire Dept. fire station, Hwy 44 and Alward Way, 9 am – 4 pm

August 25• Shingletown Medical Center’s 7th Annual

Harvest Wine & Brew Fest, upCountry Gardens, 2 – 6 pm, (530) 474-3390 Ext. 333

Swede Creek Plains August 11, 12• Shasta Land Trust’s Wildways 2012 —

Stargazing Campout at Hathaway Ranch, (530)241-7886

Weaverville August 4• Monthly Art Cruise, downtown Weaverville, 5 – 8 pm August 31-September 2• Countywide yard sale organized by The Trinity Journal, map in August 29 Journal, (530)623-2055 Weed August 4, 5• 4&20 Blackbird Music Festival, downtown

Weed, 11 am – 11 pm, [email protected], www.4and20festival.com

Whiskeytown August 29• SuP Yogalates, Whiskeytown Lake, www.

reddingrecreation.org Yreka August 3• Art Walk downtown Yreka Historic District, 5 – 8 pm August 8-12• Siskiyou Golden Fair, Siskiyou Golden

Fairgrounds, 1712 Fairlane Road, www.sisqfair.com Cascade Theatre www.cascadetheatre.org August 9-11• Oklahoma!, 7 pm Thursday and Friday, 2 pm and

7 pm Sunday August 29• Brandi Carlile, 7:30 pm Civic Auditorium www.reddingcivic.com August 2• Creed, 8 pm August 23• Open for Business Expo, 8:30 am – 3 pm August 30-September 3• Crown Motor Car Sales laxson Auditorium

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

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

Mosquito Serenade

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

www.riverfrontplayhouse.net Through August 11• To Kill a Mockingbird Shasta District Fairgrounds www.shastadistrictfair.com August 11, 12• Gun & Antique Show, 9 am – 5 Saturday, 9 am – 4 pm Sunday August 18• Shasta Roller Derby, 6:30 pm August 25• Shasta Hot August Nights — Hot Rod Rondy, “Saturday Night Showdown,” Shasta Speedway,

1890 Briggs St., [email protected], shastaspeedway.com, (530) 387-4347

August 26• Trinity Touring Auto Cross State Theatre

www.statetheatreredbluff.com August 4• “Country Joe McDonald’s 100th Anniversary

tribute to Woody Guthrie,” State Theatre, 333Oak St., 7 pm, advance tickets available at statetheatreredbluff.com, Sky River Music and Wink Fashion & Salon

Tehama District Fairgrounds www.tehamadistrictfair.com August 18, 19• Run 2 Win Barrel Races, (530) 527-5920 August 25, 26• North State Barrel Racing Association Show, (530) 527-5920 August 31• Tehama District Fair Entry Form Deadline except Ag/Horticulture and Floriculture Turtle Bay Exploration Park www.turtlebay.org Through September 3• Walk on the Wild Side Animal Show Through September 9• Brain Teasers 2• Chocolate, The Exhibition Through October 26• Rock Penjing August 27• Turtle Bay Exploration Park Golf Tournament,

8:30 am, (530) 242-3130

Please e-mail your upcoming events to [email protected]. Event times and dates are subject to change without notice. Please check event phone number or website to verify dates and times. Enjoy Magazine is not responsible for any inconveniences due to event changes.



WHAT’S IN STORE

Store Front name MARIA WATTS occupation WHAT WOuLD yOuR MOTHER DO?

MARIA WATTS, WHAT WOuLD YOuR MOTHER DO?

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

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

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

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

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

What products do you sell at Enjoy the Store? Enjoy carries our “launch” line, which includes the “WHAT WOULD YOUR MOTHER DO?” and “zIP IT!” T-shirts. We have expanded our line to include T-shirts for guys and added loungewear and gymwear. Our entire line is available through our website. •

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PETSClear Creek Soap Co.-Herbal Dog ShampooLucky Dog CollarsKarita’s Aromatherapy Pet ShampooRustiesGranny Eco-Friendly Pet Beds

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EDIBlES COnT’DCorning Olive Oil CompanyCalifornia Habanero BlendsChocolat De NanetteDiplicousFat Daddy’s BBQ SauceFabulous FixinsFall River Wild RiceFall River Mills ChocolateGather OrganicJulies Pantry & DeLux ConfectioneryJoy Lyn’s Beer BrittleLarsons ApiaryLucero Olive OilMaisie JaneMary Lake Thompson Olive OilPacific Sun Olive OilTresClassique Olive OilTJ FarmsWalnut Avenue RanchSkylake RanchWildas MustardMegans Jam & Jelly

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DECORAnimal CreationsAlex Marshall StudiosAnnie Walsh-Corian PensAndrea Lusk- Bird HousesConnie Champe BirdsCarol Ann WaltersCindi Speers-My Vision PhotographyCindi Speers-Redneck Wine GlassesCustom Wood CreationsDesign Tile and SignsDebi ThorsenDebra SkonieckiDolls and SuchFlying Pig Woodwerks-Gary Mullett-Hanging Bird OrnamentGeorgia Dukes PhotographyGerdie’s Birdies

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SOAPClear Creek Soap Co.Feather Falls Soap CompanyLima Huli Lavender FarmThe Essential OliveKarita’s Handmade SoapSixth Sense Loofah Soaps

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crochet flowersConnie Champe handmade bearsHelene Dorn-Socky Foo-Foo’s

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There is a hidden gem at 1448 Pine St., inside the historic Thompson house, one of the oldest in Redding. From the outside, the building doesn’t call much attention to itself, but those who enter GracePlace Tea House & Gift Boutique soon realize they have discovered a unique and wonderful place. Wood floors and a warm décor accent a large open interior that includes a brick fireplace, round tables with cushioned chairs and large picture windows overlooking a garden. Tea and coffee lovers can choose from brand and specialty blends (many organic) with or without breakfast, lunch or a sweet treat from the menu, or select an original or handmade item from the boutique, knowing that their purchase supports a good cause. “GracePlace is about creating community,” says Joanne McCarley, Executive Director of Compass ShiningCare, the non-profit organization that operates the tea house. “We started it as a creative way to raise money, knowing we couldn’t rely on grants.” Compass ShiningCare provides client assessment, care planning and management services to seniors, while also assisting people with disabilities and those living with mental illness in Shasta County. “Having a care manager is like having an extended family member who can take on some of the responsibility so family members can be family,” says McCarley. Before forming Compass ShiningCare, she was a founding partner of COMPASS, LLC, a business that provides independent and supported living services to disabled adults and seniors. After opening three offices from Redding to Campbell, McCarley says, “I wanted to focus back on my local community to shine light on the difficulties we are facing and provide solutions to restore a full quality of life for people.” In 2009, she sold her investment in COMPASS and started Compass ShiningCare.

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continued on page 94Pictured above: Teresa Boggs, Lynn Blevins, Colleen Nelson, Joanne McCarley, Pamela Kelly,Rebecca Evans, Susan Landa, Karen Magdaleno

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



As a certified geriatric care manager and former discharge planner for a rehabilitation hospital, McCarley frequently witnessed the gap between available resources and an elderly person’s ability to access them. As a result, Compass ShiningCare creates a “circle of support,”placing the client at the center with the care manager serving as a liaison between clients, their families and their needs (for example, medical, therapeutic, legal, financial or transportation services). “They get to live their lives and visit with their grandkids and their friends or enjoy the park and not be totally consumed with medical concerns,” says McCarley. “It’s sort of a ‘neighbors helping neighbors’ approach.” The agency also provides personal assistance and home care services on a sliding-fee scale. “We try to equip families with what to ask and how to advocate for themselves,” McCarley says. “If that fails, we as experts understand all the systems of care and know how to navigate them. We know what’s reasonable to request and can help find a solution that works for everybody and move forward.” She discovered the necessity for such support when her own elderly mother broke a hip. “The medical staff didn’t see me as a professional but as a daughter,” she says. “I had to call our office and have a staff member call in order to get the services I was advocating.” Clients, their family members and the community also have access to a resource library, located on the same site as GracePlace and

Compass ShiningCare’s administrative offices. Summer plans include setting up a computer lab staffed by volunteers to assist those seeking more information. As for GracePlace, it’s living up to McCarley’s vision. Last spring, seniors and at-risk youth celebrated Older Americans Month and Join Hands Day by planting flowers together in the Tea House garden; Haven Humane Society, one of Compass ShiningCare’s Gatekeeper Organizations (see sidebar), is sponsoring several “Pals for Seniors” companion pet outreach events outdoors at GracePlace throughout the summer. Planning is under way to offer free hobby classes on site. “None of us really lives independently,” says McCarley. “We all have services we need or services we provide to others. The main thing we want people to know is they are not alone and life can still be good no matter what your circumstance.” •

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Joanne McCarley, executive director of Compass ShiningCare, shares a story of an elderly client who, although unable to do so safely, regularly drove himself to the grocery store to see a clerk that he considered one of only two friends. As in this instance, many service providers are unaware of their importance in an elderly person’s life, yet due to their role, they are uniquely placed to help those most in need. “Many people will assume, ‘Oh, they have family and friends to help them,’ but oftentimes that isn’t true,” she says. “They will, however, accept help if someone they trust connects them. Often it’s that service provider acting as a Gatekeeper.” The Gatekeeper Program, based on an international model, offers training, resources and ongoing support to participating businesses. It equips people like hairdressers, pharmacists and postal workers with skills to identify at-risk elderly consumers like the one in McCarley’s example and refer them to Compass ShiningCare for services and support. Many employees themselves are dealing with care concerns for an elderly family member, and Gatekeeper training affords them skills for use on the job, but also valuable information for use within their own families. Training is free and customizable, adding, “We know everyone is busy so we tailor the training to each organization’s needs.” Regularly scheduled trainings are also offered twice monthly at Compass ShiningCare’s offices. Funding for the Gatekeeper program comes through a partnership with Shasta County Health and Human Services and the Mental Health Services Act. •

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