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FEBRUARYcontentsArts51 | GLAss ACtStaining Glass with Elizabeth Devereaux

BEAuty72 | thE shApE OF thINGsGreat Ways to Dress for your Shape

BOOks61 | thE COwBOy wAySheila Heuer and Cowboy the Magic Horse

BusINEss21 | A FLOwErING BusINEssSixty-Five Years with Mallery’s Florist and Gift Shop

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dINING47 | rEAdy tO sErvESavory Spoon Serves up Health and Community

ENJOy thE vIEw74 | suNsEt ON thE sACrAmENtO rIvErBy Adam Attoun

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INtErEst37 | dAIryLICIOusCottonwood Dairy Farmer Marc Duivenvoorden

musIC58 | BOhEmIAN sONGstrEssSinger-Songwriter Judy Collins Coming to the Cascade

prOFILE24 | hIstOry IN thE mAkINGAward-Winning Filmmaker Mark Oliver

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rECrEAtION27 | thE hEAt Is ONThe North State’s Redding Heat

55 | IN yOur COurt“Dub” Sanders Creates Blacktop Classic

rELAtIONshIps33 | hOusE OF LOvEJohn and Babs Robinson Share TheirHouse of Love

IN EvEry IssuE76 | whAt’s COOkIN’Healthy Eating on the Go

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“Love is all you need.” – Paul McCartney

We celebrate the things we love all year round – that’s the essence of Enjoy! But love is always in the air in February, and we’re delighted to give you a peek at some unique stories from the heart in this issue. You’ll be riveted by the love story of Sheila Heuer and her horse, Cowboy, who she believes saved her life by alerting her to a dangerous illness lurking in her body. She later penned a children’s book, immortalizing Cowboy as the protagonist.

Marc Duivenvoorden fell in love with dairy farming when he was a preschooler, and the Cottonwood native has made it his life’s passion to follow in his parents’ footsteps. His family provides raw, unpasteurized milk to folks who buy cow shares in his dairy. “I get to have a relationship with families and they’re all important to me,” he says. And down in Red Bluff, the love between John and Babs Robinson is so grand that it spills over into the home of their stately Victorian home, infusing each crevice with personality and charm. We’ll share their heartwarming story.

Planning a Valentine’s Day date? We’ll give you some tips for accentuating the positive and creating your best self. And if you’d like to wow the one you love with flowers, perhaps a trip to Mallery’s Nursery and Florist is in order – we’ll give you a closer look at the shop that has been helping North State patrons celebrate special occasions since 1946.

Consider whisking your loved one away to visit a unique, hidden treasure. At Mooney Farms near the Chico Municipal Airport, revel in old Tuscan culinary and architectural delights as you stroll along a path lined with 200-year-old olive trees, lavender and rosemary. Or capture your favorite sports fan’s heart with tickets to see the Redding Heat, a minor-league football team that kicks off its second season soon. And since nothing says “love” like a home-cooked meal, do your pre-gaming at The Savory Spoon, where they’ll fill your bellies with tasty, healthy food that will remind you of Mom’s cooking. To love!

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history Lesson Story: Dottie Smith Photos: Taryn Burkleo

Deep in the Sacramento River Canyon alongside the river in the Sims Flat Campground sits one of Shasta County’s important historic sites in a beautiful setting. This site actually includes four sites that made history over a period of time. The area in the vicinity of Sims Flat Campground is named for pioneer Simeon Southern, who walked to the area in 1859 with his bride on the back of a mule. He built her a log cabin on a plateau overlooking Hazel Creek beside what is now the frontage road on the west side of Interstate 5, west of the campground. Over the years, Simeon (known as Sim) enlarged his cabin into a trading post and later into Southern’s Hotel and Stage Station, a popular, widely known trading post, stopping place and hotel. The hotel is long gone and the land on which it stood is privately owned, but a marker affixed to a large rock in the front yard proclaims it as a California Historical Landmark. Sim was a well-liked and influential man whose name lives on throughout the area that was once his home: The Sims Flat Campground, Sims Road, Sims Fire Lookout Station, Sims Schoolhouse, Sims Bridge and Sims Flat. Other historic places either in or just outside the campground were the site of the Red Cross Sawmill No. 3, the Sims Schoolhouse, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) footbridge across the Sacramento River, and the remains of the CCC camp and administrative buildings. The sawmill site was once located at the very south end of the campground. All that’s visible today are mounds of dirt, ditches, chunks of cement and pieces of iron scattered about. A 2½-mile railroad was built from this mill to the nearby Southern Pacific line. When the company closed this mill, they left behind a train engine. It remained there for years and could still be there, covered with

blackberries and hidden from sight. The Sims Schoolhouse – which opened in 1888 and closed in 1891 – still stands cute as a button, surrounded by forest trees. Don’t plan to knock on their door to ask questions; it is privately owned and the owners have posted “no trespassing” signs around the house In 1934, Company 978 of the Civilian Conservation Camp arrived and immediately began building and setting up a camp big enough to accommodate many young men enrollees over the years. Barracks, mess halls, a majestic-looking administrative building (the stone steps leading up to it are still there) and many outbuildings were constructed. Camp Sims was considered an appealing and welcoming camp situated in the forest beside the Sacramento River. CCC enrollees didn’t come to the camps for a vacation. They came to work and learn a trade. Their accomplishments were many, with one so special it has become a landmark for locals and tourists alike: The steel footbridge across the Sacramento River. They also built roads, fire trails, the Everett Memorial Highway on Mt. Shasta and three fire lookouts – Bradley, Sugar Loaf and Sims. Getting to Sims is easy. From Redding, take Interstate 5 north to the Sims Road exit. Turn right and follow the road down the hill, across the Sacramento River to the campground. The campground is managed by the U.S. Forest Service and closes in the winter. However, you can still drive through the campground to find the historic places (there are descriptive signs), meander across the footbridge and eat your lunch beside the river on a picnic table. •

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Sixty-five years ago, 19-year-old Reva and her parents visited a new business in town, Mallery’s Nursery and Florist (then located on the corner of Pine and Placer streets in Redding) to order flowers for Reva’s upcoming wedding to Cledert (Dick) Richard. Theirs was the first wedding arranged by Mildred and Richard Mallery. In October 2011, one of Mildred and Richard’s grandsons delivered an anniversary arrangement ordered by the Richards’ daughter Susie, an annual tradition. The Richards remain faithful patrons to a business that has helped them celebrate births, birthdays, anniversaries and other momentous events since that first one in 1945. Since 1946, Mallery’s Florist and Gift Shop has been at the crossroads of South Market Street before it meanders down the hill into a fork that leads east on Cypress Street or south on Highway 273. The wrap-around windows once greeted two-way traffic along the old Highway 99/Interstate 5 corridor. Floral displays festooned the sunny corner for all to see while the rest of the building served as a plant nursery and workshop. Now, with I-5 bypassing them on the other side of the Sacramento River and three lanes of one-way traffic pointing away from those sunny windows, Mallery’s has joined the 21st century, doing business not from walk-in traffic so much as over the phone and on the internet. In their case, the old real estate mantra “location, location, location”

simply means that they occupy a spot in Redding’s history—a landmark notable for three generations of one family growing up, working hard and carving out their place in this community. Rick remembers being one of the nine Mallery kids walking up and down Market Street plunking nickels into parking meters. They placed a card on each windshield that read, “Passed your meter and saw your time was up. Put in a nickel to save you a buck. Mallery’s Florist.” Today, some call that creative marketing. Then, it was a neighborly gesture that paid dividends.

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Richard and Mildred also liked to acknowledge births at the local hospitals, sending a small live plant with a note to each new parent with a personal saying, “Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs._______, on the birth of your child. We have nine children of our own and know what a blessed event this is for you.” The notes were handwritten and signed by the Mallerys. Today, with privacy issues and a burgeoning population in Redding, Mallery’s Florist now relies on 66 years of goodwill, friendly service and 21st-century advertising practices. Mallery’s continues to offer a full menu of floral arrangements and displays for every occasion. Rick Mallery came home from Chico State College, where he had been studying electrical engineering, to take over the business in 1970 when his father was ready to retire. Just over 17 years ago, Joan answered an ad for part-time work, and over time, a budding romance grew into a lifelong partnership for Rick and Joan Mallery. They continue to run the business with several employees, including Richard and Mildred’s grandson, Richard III. Rick’s mother Mildred worked in the shop until shortly before her death in September 2006. Rick’s engineering training and Joan’s background in floral design have been challenged with commissions to create some massive installations for business events, such as the opening celebration for Shasta Regional Medical Center’s laser center. Joan says they are no longer surprised by unusual requests. They have created floral replicas of salmon, deer, horse heads, eagles, boxing gloves and fishing creels. From the beautiful to the bizarre, the celebration of new babies to the memorializing of the deceased, Mallery’s has stepped up to the challenge, while also creating traditional Valentine’s Day arrangements, prom corsages and all the other fragrant and colorful floral orders that come their way. •

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As Mark Oliver walks through the green steel archway into the small town of Weed, he enters a portal into layers of time and history. The community’s streets and buildings are placeholders of a rich and a unique past, which are seen in many layers, especially through the generations of African Americans whose lives are foundational in the city’s heritage. Oliver, an artist and award-winning documentary filmmaker, is drawn to the mountain town. His mother grew up in Weed, part of its equally deep Italian foundation. “I knew the stories of my own family and my own experiences visiting there,” Oliver says. “I discovered another piece of the picture as I began to understand the ethnic diversity and contributions which made this place.” Weed began as a company town, centered around the logging operation of Abner Weed. In the 1920s, Longbell Lumber purchased the business. Following the practice of other Northern California logging towns, such as McCloud, Quincy and Sloat, African

Americans were hired from the South to be part of a dependable team of workers needed to make the mill successful. When the California Council for the Humanities offered a grant for films to be made of little-known histories of California communities, Oliver applied, knowing Weed’s story was important to tell. With the help of James Langford, Weed’s first black schoolteacher, Oliver won a grant and set out with Langford to document this tapestry of experiences, through more than 60 interviews. Oliver is an artist drawn to the lives of others. One of his career ventures was to live with the Amish and camp alongside his horse-drawn buggy. His Mount Shasta studio is the eclectic mix of his creative mind, from the roll-top desk, handmade masks, shelves of paints and books, and the electric drill waiting for direction in the center of his work table. Toying with video in the 1980s, Oliver began to realize the career potential of documentaries.

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HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED IN REDDING? Linda moved here in December of 2005 and Carl in May of 2007

BOTH OF YOU HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF TRAVELING: LINDA AS AN ENTERTAINER AND CARL AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN THE MARINE CORPS. WE’RE SO GLAD YOU SETTLED HERE IN THE NORTH STATE. WHAT MADE YOU CHOOSE REDDING?Linda: We believe that we found the ideal community and place to live here in Northern California. The people here are very friendly and caring. We have made very close friends in a short time. Carl: Also, the way the North State supports the veterans is outstanding.

YOU’RE MARRIED AND YOU WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER. DO YOU HAVE RULES ABOUT KEEPING WORK AND HOME LIFE SEPARATE? Linda: Our work and home life are entwined. We try not to discuss work on Sundays—unless we’re working.

WHAT IS YOUR MORNING ROUTINE WHEN YOU’RE GETTING READY FOR WORK? Linda: We get up around 5 am, try to exercise, take the dog for a walk and be at work around 6:30 am. Carl: We look at the latest news and add that to our notes. We then try to grab a cup of coffee and run screaming into the studio.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR NEWEST BUSINESS VENTURE: Carl: We will be launching a weekly television show this year called NorthState Now. It will be a newsmagazine format which addresses those topics that affect Northern California. Linda: There will also be an entertainment segment. Stay tuned for more information.

WHAT DOES A TYPICAL DAY AT YOUR JOB LOOK LIKE? Carl: We do our show, Free Fire Radio, from 7-9 am and then record a commercial for the next day’s show. Linda and I then divide our days to address whatever is happening. Linda usually handles everything that keeps our home and life running and I try to address business issues; however, we switch these roles often.

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST CHALLENGE? Carl: Patience. Linda:Time.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU COULDN’T DO WHAT YOU DO NOW? Carl:Teach college. Linda:Be a motivational speaker.

WHAT’S THE BEST ADVICE YOU EVER RECEIVED?Carl: Don’t cut the red wire. Linda: Don’t take it personally.

WHAT ARE YOU READING NOW? Carl:“Lincoln & Davis: A Dual Biography of America’s Civil War Presidents” by Augustin Stucker. Linda: “Furious Love—Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and the Marriage of the Century.”

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE? Linda:“Being There” with Peter Sellers. Carl:Any film by John Ford.

DO YOU HAVE ANY HOBBIES? Carl:Reading, traveling, shooting and Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Linda: Traveling, bargain shopping and vintage finds.

WHO’S YOUR HERO? Linda and Carl: Our fathers.

WHAT INSPIRES YOU? Linda: Positive people. Carl:Challenges that appear to be too difficult to achieve.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE COMFORT FOOD?Linda: Potato chips. Carl:Popcorn.

WHAT KEEPS YOU YOUNG? Linda: Being creative. Carl: Linda.

WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GREW UP?Linda: A travel columnist. Carl: Still working on that.

WHAT’S YOUR BEST CHILDHOOD MEMORY?Linda: Growing up in the country. Carl: Hunting and fishing with my father.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT LIVING IN REDDING? Linda: The community and the scenery. Carl: Me, too.

OK, LINDA, WE HAVE TO ASK… WHAT WAS IT LIKE WORKING AS A GOLDDIGGER FOR DEAN MARTIN? One of the best experiences of my life. It taught me so much on how to perform, discipline and humility. I was 19 years old and had the great privilege of working or meeting with some of the legendary performers of our time, including Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope and, of course, Dean Martin. I became very close with the other five girls and we stay in touch regularly and have had several reunions. Dean was a perfect gentleman whose style and demeanor is still unsurpassed today. I toured with Dean and the Golddiggers for eight years and still have very fond memories of that time.

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If Ann Webber had a nickel for every time someone said, “You ought to open a restaurant,” she’d have enough money to put a healthy meal into the belly of every hungry person in town. Actually, that’s precisely what she is hoping to do. On Veterans’ Day (11/11/11), Ann and her daughters, Jeanette Ernst and Julianna Webber, realized a lifelong dream when they served their first meal at The Savory Spoon inside the Hartnell Castle. All veterans ate for free that day – a testament to the giving spirit at the core of their philosophy. And, as anyone who knows Ann would expect, the restaurant’s dishes are just like Mom would make – comfort food with a natural twist, including meatloaf, soups, corned beef hash and chicken and dumplings. Everything is made from scratch. Organic, local ingredients take center stage, and Prather Ranch, local wineries, Churn Creek Meadows and Bonnie’s Jams are among their local suppliers. Providing plenty of meatless options was a must, and they had to be “vegetarian food, not just food with the

meat removed,” Ann says. Stuffed acorn squash and veggie burgers from scratch (affectionately called “Monte Meat” in honor of Ann’s partner) are among the many offerings. Monday is “Community Day,” when everyone eats for whatever price they can pay. Though the menu is slightly more limited, Community Day meals are just as healthy, delicious and carefully prepared as any other meal that comes out of the kitchen. Many customers who participate in Community Day find it to be a rare treat. “Some kids have never had the experience of eating in a restaurant,” Ann says. “To be able to come in with their family, where there are cloth napkins, and to be waited on – it’s a first step for them, and they don’t have to worry if they can afford it.” The women were inspired by a restaurateur on the East Coast who took all the prices off his menu after the economy took a dive. Julianna admits that she had her doubts. “I was skeptical – I thought that people wouldn’t pay,” she says. But the restaurant has been covering its expenses. Some people put in $2; others put in more.

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“People really pay what they can,” Julianna says. Recently, a couple came in and chose to share one hamburger on Community Day. Jeanette got tears in her eyes when she discovered that they had been celebrating their anniversary. “They weren’t taking advantage – they split one meal,” Ann says. Everyone should “use your passion to give back,” Julianna says. For these self-described “foodcentric” folks, that translates to feeding people. “When I was in Camp Fire Girls, my name was ‘Little Woman to Be a Cook.’ I loved watching Julia Child with my mom,” Ann says. It’s a lifestyle that she has passed along. “When my kids were in school, one of my fondest memories was of taking chicken and vegetables to the kindergarten class to teach them how to cut and chop and make soup,” Ann says. She also used to make mass quantities of tamales for her daughters’ classes for Cinco de Mayo. If there was an occasion to celebrate, she helped the youngsters celebrate with food. “All my friends remember you for that,” Julianna tells her mother. Two things have always been absent from Ann’s kitchen – recipes and cookbooks. “We’ve never cooked with a recipe in our lives,” Jeanette says. The team is also helping people appreciate nutrition. “You can have good food full of healthy things,” Jeanette says. “We serve salad with beets, and I had one customer say, ‘I have to tell you, I didn’t know beets were good.’ She’s going to serve them at home now.” Ann’s meatloaf recipe calls for shredded zucchini and carrots. “There are lots of ways to sneak good food into people,” she says with a smile. One of their favorite compliments is hearing that the place reminds them of home. Collages of menus that Ann’s mother collected add to the warm atmosphere, and crayons on the table encourage guests of all ages to doodle, play tic-tac-toe or sketch

masterpieces while they wait for their meal. Those who want to peek into the kitchen are welcome to check it out, the chef says. After retiring from an 18-year career at the U.S. Post Office, opening a restaurant in shaky economic times may be a risk, but that’s perfectly OK with Ann. “Risk taking is good for the soul,” Ann says. “It feels like a daily performance – you have to get everything ready, and then you go out in front of people and hope that they like all the food, and you.” Ann gazes at her daughters, then pauses for a moment as she scans the room, where satisfied patrons savor each bite of dishes that have brought her joy and comfort for decades. Quietly, she says, “It’s a miracle.”•

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Devereaux has been plying her skills doing architectural glass since 1969. Her list of clients reads like a “Who’s Who” of more than 200 churches, hospitals, public buildings and private residences in the United States and Canada. Closer to home, she worked on Chico City Hall, Sacramento Public Library and Redding’s McConnell Foundation.

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Devereaux’s circuitous journey to Chico began with encouragement in the arts from her parents. Her father was a businessman and a salesman and her mother was an artist. “My mother did windows at department stores and now I do windows in churches and hospitals,” she says. She earned her bachelor’s degree in art at the Dominican College of San Rafael and attended the University of Vienna in Austria, the Art Academy of Munich in Germany and studied industrial design at California State University, Long Beach. After



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finishing school, she was mentored for one year by Jos Maes, at his Belgium art glass studio in Laguna Beach. Devereaux says, “My husband Nick Malone lured me to Chico in 1989 and I’ve been working here ever since.”

Reflecting on the early years as a struggling artist, her animated enthusiasm for the arts takes on a quieter, more serious tone. “In the early years, I had a hard time making a living,” she says. One of her siblings told her after she’d been at it for 15 years that it was time to get a job. Devereaux knew she was at a crossroads. She knew this was what she loved and said, “I’m on a path. I’m not there, but I will be.” What she discovered was that the challenge of growing the business was as much a part of the business as the art. She went from working alone to having employees and is now back to working alone. “Though I’ve treasured working with enormously talented people over the years, it’s prevented me from having the time to do my own work, so I’ve divested myself of employees and use subcontractors when necessary.”

Devereaux’s 3,800-square-foot studio is awash in natural light and has numerous rollup doors and large work tables. Her office has a small library of books about art and design and the walls are decorated with poster-sized photos of church windows she has made. Some of the windows are 30 to 40 feet tall and cover the entire wall of a church. “I’ve always liked architecture and my work is sensitive to the architectural setting,” she says.

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That’s exactly what Wendell “Dub” Sanders wanted to counter when he formed his Dub’s Blacktop Classic seven years ago. The annual men’s basketball tournament takes place each Sunday over a seven-week period in July and August at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Redding.

The tournament has evolved into a feel-good gathering, where spectators gather to enjoy barbecue dinners while rooting for their friends and family members on the court. Because of his work in forming the tournament, Sanders was named a 2011 Action Hero by Healthy Shasta, a multi-agency partnership that aims to promote

healthy, active living in Shasta County.“He just wanted more physical activity in an area that needed a good

family atmosphere type of event,” says Eddie McAllister, a community organizer for Shasta County Public Health, who helped Sanders coordinate with the Martin Luther King Jr. Center and other agencies to make the tournament a reality. “A lot of people show up. There are kids all over the place, music and food. A lot of people come down and say, ‘I had no idea this was going on (in Redding).’”

Sanders has played basketball since he was a kid and coached youth teams in the area for nearly a decade. In addition to helping coordinate the double-elimination tournament, he also referees for it. The Blacktop Classic is comprised of six teams, each with between



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seven and 10 members. Teams from as far away as Burney, Yreka and Oroville have traveled to Redding each Sunday to compete.

“I just thought it would be a great thing to do out there,” Sanders says. “A lot of guys play local basketball, so we’re just trying to bring everybody together to show that every race can get along. They’re playing basketball and everybody’s mingling without a problem. The kids end up playing together and the parents and grandparents come out. It’s just good for everybody.”

According to Healthy Shasta’s website, Sanders was honored because his tournament “has provided adult men a great opportunity to get active and have fun. The series provides a healthy and positive atmosphere in a neighborhood park while encouraging people to get out and play.” The tournament is tobacco-, alcohol- and drug-free.

In 2008, when insurance rates became too costly for the tournament, Community Services Director Kim Neimer and the City of Redding stepped in to lend a hand. Now the tournament is run under the city’s recreation program.

“We’re so grateful to the City of Redding and the MLK Center for everything they provide,” says McAllister.

Another supporter is Redding City Councilmember Patrick Jones. Each year, Jones buys all the meat and cooks a tri-tip and chicken barbecue dinner during one of the Sundays of the tournament.

The Blacktop Classic is also dependent on volunteers like Redding’s Layla Mackay, who helps with the tournament’s logistics.

“It’s a lot of work, but in the end it pays off because it’s a lot of fun,” Mackay says. “The volunteers come back every year because they love it.”

The tournament is competitive, says Sanders, who notes that former high school and college players are scattered throughout many of the teams. Tempers sometimes flare during the hot Redding evenings, but most of the participants understand they have to keep their emotions in check.

“It’s a serious thing and people want to win that trophy,” Sanders says. “You want that competitiveness.” •

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If she hadn’t taken a friend’s dare, Sheila Heuer probably wouldn’t be alive today. She certainly wouldn’t have met a magical horse named Cowboy, an intuitive friend who helped save her life. Heuer had been injured in an equestrian accident and ended a 30-year hiatus from riding when she accepted her friend’s challenge to get back on a horse. Her fortuitous meeting with Cowboy at the Cottonwood Creek Equestrian Center came after the first horse she’d been riding was diagnosed with cancer and retired. She rode Cowboy for about four months before noticing a change in his behavior. “He would wrap his head around me or nudge me,” she says. “I thought I was cinching him wrong.” This went on for several weeks, until one day Heuer felt a pop in her back as she and Cowboy came to a quick stop. “He ignored the personal space,” she says,”and he put his head


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on my back. I’d never had a horse that was so cuddly. I sensed something was wrong.” Eight weeks, four doctors and multiple tests later, Heuer was diagnosed with kidney cancer. “When someone looks at you and tells you that you have cancer, everything stops,” she says. “You just can’t believe it’s happening.” She admits one of her first questions was whether she’d be able to ride again. To her relief, the surgeon told her she would never take away something that would keep Heuer alive. After recovering from surgery, she recalls, “I went straight from the hospital to see Cowboy. I had all these bandages and he stood real close to me and put his head on my chest.” She says it took another two months before he broke into a gallop with her astride. “He decided by how I smelled what he wanted to do that day,” she adds. Through an unexpected encounter, she discovered Cowboy’s potential to touch other lives. While waiting in an oncology center for a post-surgical scan, she met a fellow patient, a 3-year-old girl, who inspired her to immortalize Cowboy in print. In Heuer’s imagination, her horse healer was transformed into the protagonist of a children’s book. “I wrote ‘COWBOY the magic horse,’” she says, “and then I wrote 11 more in a 12-part series that follows Cowboy on his adventures through trail rides, camping and his birthday.” Like the young patient who inspired her, Heuer says, “I wanted a young child to be able to look at the book and know the story without having to read the words.” Although she searched for an illustrator as far away as the East Coast, she found her ideal partner closer to home, the


result of an introduction through a mutual friend. “When I talked to Jacki, she understood exactly what I wanted to do,” says Heuer. Jacki Goedert, who illustrated the first book and is currently preparing sample illustrations for the next four books in the series, says all of her renderings are done in full watercolor. “Cowboy’s markings are distinctive,” says Goedert. “It was so much fun to paint him. It took about three months to do the 22 paintings for the first book.” Although Heuer self-published the first book and printed it through Red Tail Publishing in Anderson, she plans to submit it and the next several in the series to a New York publisher early this year. “People have written to us from all over the U.S.,” she says. “It’s been very healing.” A copy of the book even made it to the White House.

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.



Recently, the Western Miracles Foundation, an organization dedicated to granting wishes to terminally ill children interested in the western way of life, agreed to donate one book to the Shriners Hospital for Children for every book purchased through its Diamond W Western Wear affiliate in Chico. Heuer is attempting to get the book into hospitals nationally. “Cancer stopped me in my tracks for awhile, but I feel like I’ve been given a second chance,” she says. “I need to make a difference with that second chance.” •

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Sugar and spice and everything nice, that’s what Cookies & Yogurt is made of. Formerly known as The Cookie Jar, Cookies & Yogurt – Jeff Eckelbarger’s treat boutique – offers 10 flavors of self-serve frozen yogurt and nearly 20 varieties of gourmet cookies. In addition to scrumptious desserts, they offer an extensive selection of culinary accessories and gifts, including year-round Christmas items. The family-owned and -operated shop wasn’t always this fun-filled. “I bought the store from my uncle five years ago,” says Eckelbarger. “Originally, cookies were the only items offered.” Eckelbarger soon began looking for other goodies to spice up the store’s repertoire. With help from his mom, dad and two aunts, Eckelbarger diversified his products and services. “The first thing we added were the cookie jars and platters. Next, we started expanding into the wraps and bows,” says Eckelbarger. “Then one year we decided to go to a gift show and saw all the Christmas stuff. We thought, well, our main season is Christmas, so we added the ornaments and gifts.” Lately, there have been significant transformations to the business. In December, with the new name came a new location, which includes more useable space. Eckelbarger has incorporated an inviting seating area, hoping his customers will stay awhile. “We’re right next to the bookstore, so if you want to grab a book and enjoy a yogurt you can,” says Eckelbarger. “We want to do what makes the customer happy.” Upon entering Cookies & Yogurt, customers are greeted by cheerful cookie jars perched along the wall. Interspersed between colorful platters and bowls, whimsical figurines stand at the ready, waiting to enliven one’s home decor. The fragrance of creamy yogurt and the spicy aroma of fresh-from-the-oven Snickerdoodles swirls around the shop. The sugary scent of the confectionery toppings rounds out the olfactory experience, drawing customers in to create the treat of their dreams. Not only can guests build a one-of-a-kind yogurt sundae smothered in toppings, but Eckelbarger and crew also welcome them to customize a frozen yogurt sandwich. “The Lemon Dream cookie filled with vanilla yogurt is perfect,” says Eckelbarger. Although there have been changes to the boutique, some things remain the same: the cookie recipes and exceptional customer service. “A lot of the recipes are family recipes,” says Eckelbarger,

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with many being incorporated into the menu to fit customers’ needs. “Our customers say, ‘We like this kind of cookie, or my grandma used to make that kind of cookie.’” With their suggestions in mind, Eckelbarger gets busy tracking down recipes. After some tasting and tweaking, a new cookie is born. Eckelbarger consistently turns out cookies that bring smiles to his customers’ faces. He acknowledges that he couldn’t make the magic happen without the help of his “cookie crew.” The entire team is involved in the cookie making process; from start to finish, “it takes about three days before we actually get the cookie in the oven,” he says. And with a production rate of 60 to 70 dozen cookies per day, everyone’s hands get gooey. “Everyone scoops, so basically we all work on the cookies at some point.” Why so many cookies? Variety. “We don’t want you to have to come in on Tuesday to get a peanut butter cookie and we don’t want you to have to come in on Wednesday to get a chocolate chip,” says Eckelbarger. From Coconut Crispy to oatmeal raisin, all cookies are served daily. Cookies are available as singles or by the dozen. “For Valentine’s Day, we do red heart-shaped, sugar frosted cookies,” says Eckelbarger. They’ll also create one big cookie with a special message written on it. Simple or snazzy serving platters are available, and the cookie crew uses a creative touch to make each gift the sweetest it can be. •

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The original facility didn’t have room for a forklift to turn around. Today, Mooney Farms boasts a 100,000-square-foot facility with a modern kitchen dedicated to taping cooking demonstrations, as well as rooms that showcase local art and food products of the region. While the family is now the largest supplier of sun-dried tomatoes in the United States, with expansion efforts heading globally, it all started with the simple kiwi fruit. Making a move from the Sonoma valley to Gridley, the family planted an orchard of kiwi and then went to work making jam. “I didn’t make what I wanted; I made what people told me they wanted,” notes co-owner Mary Mooney, indicating her fierce entrepreneurial spirit. Customers in the Napa Valley wanted wine blends for their jam, so a popular Chardonnay kiwi preserve was developed, along with other flavors.


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The kiwi farm has since been replaced with high-density olive trees, and the family focuses on Mediterranean foods. Five members of the Mooney clan operate the business, each taking on a role suitable to their interests and skills. “They’re all very, very different people,” says matriarch Gretchen Mooney. “It’s a partnership, it’s not a corporation,” adds Mary. “We like to keep it family. One pot of money for the betterment of the Mooneys.” She laughs as she adds, “I sat with a banker once and he said, ‘You people are kind of edgy.’” With a hint of pride in her voice, Gretchen notes that her family business is successful in part because “one person doesn't have to have all the ideas. Five people have to have the ideas.” While five dedicated people can develop brilliant new ideas, perhaps the best ideas the Mooneys have had is to stick with a family recipe for sun-dried tomatoes that has been handed down for generations. They use pure olive oil, going through 6,000 gallons a week imported from Portugal. “One thing people probably don't know is that if they eat a sun dried tomato, we probably made it,” says Mary. Price Club was the first major outlet to pick up their product, followed soon by Costco. The Mooneys spent hours sampling sun-dried tomatoes on cream cheese and crackers to develop a customer base. Their first pallet of product sold out in four hours. Mary credits genetics for her entrepreneurial flair, tempered by a marketing degree from Chico State University. Family members have endeavored a canvas company, doughnut shop and home building,

as well as the kiwi business and now Bella Sun Luci. “To be an entrepreneur, you have to be somewhat of an edgy, risky person,” she says with confidence. “Just when you think you’re entrenched in the U.S. market,” she adds, “you say, ‘Wait a minute. There’s the whole world!’” The Mooneys have done trade shows in Paris and their products sell well at Costco in New Zealand. They are exploring markets in Iceland and Dubai while coming out with a new line of rice products. “We’re always setting new goals,” says Mary. While growing their own business, the Mooneys are conscientious about mentoring small businesses and promoting other regional products. They are members of the Sierra Oro Farm trail and showcase the products of many producers and artists in their showroom. While their own success is an indication that they would be great mentors, perhaps the best advice would be to adopt the spirit of the Mooneys. “If you have free advice, we’ll listen,” says Gretchen. “But we don’t want to follow anyone’s rules,” adds Mary on cue. •

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PATRICK: The great thing about the Super bowl is that even if it’s not an epic game with your favorite team, you always have the extras...the food & drink, your friends and family to hang out with, and of course, the commercials. Bring on the nachos!

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The excitement the week before Super Bowl is almost as fun as the actual game. I love watching the teams show up at the field, the interviews with the players and the footage from previous Super Bowls. ~ Walter

I always look forward to the half-time show. ~ Hannah

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In the Pink Floyd tradition, a House of Floyd concert incorporates sound effects, moving lights, lasers and video projection - including many of

the original, legendary backing films used by Pink Floyd. The set lists on any given night might be from an actual Pink Floyd concert, or a custom House of Floyd mix, but always includes rarely-heard live arrangements used by Pink Floyd in concert – as well as the occasional obscure pieces that never made it to vinyl and were unknown to all but the serious collectors. For more information, visit www.statetheatreredbluff.com or call (530) 529-2787.

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Alturas February 11• Sweetheart PowWow, Desert Rose Casino, 901 County Rd. 56, 12 pm, (530) 233-2226 Anderson February 3• Give Kids a Smile, 2801 Silver Street, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, (530) 246-5980 February 5• Frontier Senior Breakfast, 7 am. Chester February 4 • Elks Annual Surf & Turf Dinner, Elk’s Lodge, 6 pm, (530) 258-3987 February 23• Words & Music, The Coffee Station, 192 Main Street, 7 pm, (530) 283-3402 Chico February 1• School of the Arts Chico State presents Rent Party, 7:30 pm, (530) 898-5152• Queensryche’s Geoff Tate Unplugged, El Rey Theatre, contact Stephanie@ elreytheatrechico.com for times February 2 - 5• My Fair Lady, 166-F Eaton Rd., 7:30 pm, (530) 894-3282 February 3• 15th Annual valley Contractors Exchange Crab Feed, 1110 W. East Avenue, 6 - 11 pm, (530) 343-1981 February 3• Melvin Seals and JGB, El Rey Theatre, contact [email protected] for times February 10• School of the Arts Chico State presents Let’s Get It On, Chico State Campus, 7:30 pm, (530) 898-5152 February 11• 13th Annual Boys & Girls Club valentine’s Gala Fundraiser, 1705 Manzanita Ave, 5 pm, (530) 899-0335 February 17• zappa Plays zappa : Accept No Substitutions, El Rey Theatre, 8 pm, www.dweezilzappaworld.com February 23, 24,• Honoring Alfred E. Loeffler New Music Symposium — Student Composers, Chico State, 7:30 pm, (530) 898-5152 February 25• Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, 166-F Eaton Rd, 7:30 pm, (530) 894-3282 February 29• Theatre vatzlav, Chico State Campus, 7:30 pm, (530) 898-6161 Dunsmuir February 18, 19• Castella Community Annual Mardi Gras, Dunsmuir Hotel, 6:30 pm – 12:00 am, (530) 235-4034 Fall River Mills/McArthur February 11• Fall River High Boosters Crab Feed, Ingram Hall, 6 – 8 pm, (530) 949-9605 Graeagle February 11• Annual Crack Crab Dinner & Auction, Greenville Town Hall, 5:00 pm, (530) 284-6633

February 14• Firemen’s Ball Dinner/Dance, Greenville Town Hall, call for times, (530) 284-7714 February 18• Mardi Gras Parade, Genesee Store, 4:30 pm, (530) 284-6351 Manton February 4, 5• Indian Peak vineyard, featuring Howard Lucas with his watercolor paintings, 11 am – 5 pm, (530) 474-5506 Mt. Shasta February 5• First Sunday Breakfast, Mt. Shasta Community Center, 629 Alder St., 7 am, www.mtshastachamber.com Palo Cedro February 4• Dyvonne Washington of “Flowers for You” Presents her 2nd Annual Art Boutique, Good Times Pizza, 22049 Old 44 Drive, 11:00 am – 3:30 pm, [email protected] Paradise February 2 – 5, 9 – 12• Theater on the Ridge presents The Ladies Man, 3735 Neal Road, 7:30 pm, call for times, (530) 877-5760 February 4• Mardi Gras Party Night, Paradise Ridge Senior Center, 877 Nunneley Road, 7 – 11:30 pm, (530) 877-1856 February 10• Wine Tasting Fund Raiser, Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunnely Road, 5:30 – 8:30 pm, [email protected] February 12• Miss Heartshine, Paradise Ridge Senior Center, 877 Nunneley Road, 10:00 am - 4:00pm, (530) 876-8710 February 17• Ray Manzarek & Roy Rogers, Paradise Ridge Senior Center, 877 Nunneley Road, 7:30 pm, (530) 877-1856 Portola February 4• 2nd Annual Ice Fishing Tournament, J & J’s Grizzly Store, 7 am, (530) 832-9659 February 18, 19• Eastern Plumas Winter SnowFest, Grizzly Creek Ranch Campus, 5900 Grizzly Road, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, (530) 836-6811 Quincy February 9• Words and Music, Morning Thunder Café, 7 pm, (530) 283-3526 Red Bluff February 2, 9, 16, 23• Thursday Night Dinner & Dance veterans Memorial Hall (530) 727-8744 February 3• 2012 Prune Day, 9th Annual, Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Rd., call for times (530) 727-8744 February 3• First Friday Art Night, Downtown Red Bluff, 5 – 8 pm Redding February 2 - 4• Shasta College Opera Workshop presents “Die Fledermaus” (The Bat’s Revenge), Shasta College Theatre, call for times, (530) 242-7730

February 2• Mixpo, Holiday Inn 1900 Hilltop Drive, 5 – 7 pm, (530) 225-4433 x102• Music by Mumblefinger, Woodside Grill, 4125 Riverside Place, 5:30 pm, (530) 365-7077 February 3, 10, 17, 24• vintner’s Cellar Live Music, 6:30 – 9:30 pm, (530) 222-WINE February 3, 4• Cinderella, David Marr Theatre, 2200 Eureka Way, call for times, (530) 243-8877 February 3• Give Kids A Smile, 1400 Market Street, Room 8103, 9 am – 4 pm, (530) 246-5980• Music by Holly Day, Woodside Grill, 4125 Riverside Place, 7 - 9 pm, (530) 365-7077 February 4• TEDxRedding, Old City Hall, 1313 Market Street, 2 pm, www.TEDxRedding.com• Music by Tom Smith, Woodside Grill, 4125 Riverside Place, 6 - 9 pm, (530) 365-7077 February 5• Fiddle Jams, St. James Lutheran Church, 2500 Shasta view Drive, 1 pm, (530) 917-9856 February 9• Music by Chris Lauer, Woodside Grill, 4125 Riverside Place, 5:30 pm, (530) 365-7077 February 10• “Sweetheart Sale”, Discovery Shop, 10 am – 5 pm [email protected]• Scott Joss and the Sidemen, Bernie’s Guitar, 3068 Bechelli Lane, 8 pm, (530) 223-2040 February 10, 11• Jimmy Bryant, Woodside Grill, 4125 Riverside Place, 7 - 9 pm, (530) 365-7077 February 12• “Argemtine Tango lesson and dance, Old City Hall, 7:15 pm www.dancinginredding.com February 16• Music by Mark McAbee, Woodside Grill, 4125 Riverside Place, 5:30 pm, (530) 365-7077 February 17• Music by Carry Robinson, Woodside Grill, 4125 Riverside Place, 5:30 pm, (530) 365-7077 February 18• Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet, Pilgrim Church, 2850 Foothill Blvd, 8 pm, (530)-241-7320• Music by David Harden, Woodside Grill, 4125 Riverside Place, 7 - 9 pm, (530) 365-7077 February 19• Salsa lesson and dance, Old City Hall, 7 pm, www.dancinginredding.com February 22 – 25• Enterprise Starship 20th Annual variety Hour Show, David Marr Auditorium, 2200 Eureka Way, call for times, (530) 222-6601 February 23• Music by Stephanie Foos and Bernie Baker, Woodside Grill, 4125 Riverside Place, 5:30 pm, (530) 365-7077 February 25• Shasta Land Trust Wildways Kickoff Party, Redding Senior Citizens’ Hall, 2290 Benton Dr., 6 – 9 pm, www.shastalandtrust.org


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February 25• Heritage Faire, 3410 Churn Creek Road, 8 am – 3 pm, (530) 222-4949 • Music by Mumblefinger, Woodside Grill, 4125 Riverside Place, 7 - 9 pm, (530) 365-7077 February 26• Swing dance lesson and dance, Old City Hall, 7 pm, www.dancinginredding.com Shasta Lake February 3• Give Kids A Smile, 4215 Front Street, 9 am – 4 pm, (530) 246-5980 Weaverville February 5• Weaverville Downtown Art Cruise, 5 – 8 pm, (530) 623-6101 February 12• Classic Film Series, Trinity Theater, call for times, (530) 623-6004 Weed February 2, 9, 16, 23• BrewGrass Night, Mt. Shasta Brewing Co, 360 College Ave. 7 - 10 pm (800) WEEDALE February 11, 12• Siskiyou Sled Dog Races, Deer Mountain Chuck Best Memorial Snowmobile park off Hwy. 97, [email protected] Yreka/Montague February 3• 17th Annual Hearts of the Miners Dinner Dance, Yreka Community Center, 6 pm, (530) 436-2266 February 11• Romantic Evening of Arabian Enchantment, St. Mark’s Preservation Square, 304 Lane Street, 6 pm, (530) 842-0812 February 19• Jeri Sager/Red Scarf, Yreka Community Theater, call for times, (530) 841-2355 Laxson Auditorium www.chicoperformances.com February 1• Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, 7:30 pm, (530) 898-6333 February 9• Tao: The Way of the Drum, 7:30 pm, (530) 898-6333 February 11• Hugh Masekela, 11:30 pm, (530) 898-6333 February 14• Martha Graham Dance Company, 7:30 pm, (530) 898-6333 February 18• North State Symphony Treasures Beloved & Unknown, 7:30 pm, (530) 898-5984 February 22• Los Lonely Boys, 7:30 pm, (530) 898-6333 February 29• Red Star Red Army Chorus & Dance Ensemble, 7:30 pm, (530) 898-6333 Cascade Theatre www.cascadetheatre.org February 2• Blues Harmonica Blowout, 7:30 pm February 4• Judy Collins, 7:30 pm February 5• San Francisco Opera Il Trittico, 2 pm

February 19• North State Symphony Treasures Beloved & Unknown, 7:30 pm, (530) 243-8877 February 20• Augustana Symphonic Band - Pacific Coast Tour, 7 pm February 21• The Fray, 7:30 pm February 22• Sean Jones, 7:30 pm February 25• Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, 7:30 pm Riverfront Playhouse www.riverfrontplayhouse.net January 21 – February 18• Come Back, Little Sheba Rolling Hills Casino/Sevillano Links www. rollinghillscasino.com February 24• Rotary 6th Annual Wine Food and Art Festival, 4 – 10 pm February 25• Rotary 6th Annual Wine Food and Art Festival, 12 – 8 pm Shasta District Fairgrounds wwwshastadistrictfair.com February 4• Shasta Women’s Refuge 25th annual Crab Feed, 6 – 10 pm February 25• All About Women, 10 am – 4 pm Silver Dollar Fairgrounds www.silverdollarfair.org February 17 - 19• Butte County Sheriff’s Posse Antique Show, (530) 893-8714 February 18, 19• Gun Show, (530) 893-8655 State Theatre www.statetheatreredbluff.com February 25• “House of Floyd” a Tribute to Pink Floyd, 7:30 pm, (530) 727-8744 Tehama District Fairgrounds www.tehamadistrictfair.com February 17, 18 & 19• California High School Rodeo Association Rodeo Turtle Bay Exploration Park www.turtlebay.org February 8• Chocolate Indulgence, 5:30 – 7:30 pm February 11• Dr. Seuss is on the Loose, 10:30 am – 3:30 pm Win River Casino www.winrivercasino.com February 17• Chamberee, 6:15 – 9 pm, (530) 225-4433 x102

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.

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UNIvERSITY PREPARATORY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Lura Wilhelm is University Preparatory School’s new art teacher, and she believes that art helps students innovatively explore artistic perception and creative expression. It also

helps students understand other subject areas and to grow as lifelong

learners, she says. Wilhelm began her career in education as a traveling art teacher, and taught at a San Jose high school before moving to the

North State. Some of the collaborative art pieces created by many of her students are on display at Enjoy the Store.

Tell us about the products that the university Preparatory School students have in Enjoy the Store. UPrep is displaying collaborative art pieces in the store. Mr.

Fitzgerald, our former art teacher, created these works with UPrep students over the last few years. I

intend to carry on this project, as it teaches students how to work together and to work with color mixing and

matching as it is done in oil pastel.

How do you teach students to create collaborative art? Each work is created by breaking up an image into several squares. Each student is given a 1x1” square of a photograph and then given the task to draw the image only seen in the square. They must match the color and value seen in each square. Each student creates his or her reproduction on a 4x4” white piece of drawing paper. When all squares are completed, they are processed through a scanner, digitalized in a grid and printed out on poster form.


Which students produced this art? Junior high and high school students from UPrep have created this artwork. Even though their ages and abilities differ, each student works through the challenge to create their best representation of the square they selected. This allows each square to differ in style, but when it is placed as a whole, it develops into a single piece.

Why is it important to you to have art in the schools? Art is extremely important for students to creatively explore and problem solve. I believe with art education, students will be able to use the creative tools learned in the exploration of arts to develop better understanding and knowledge in other curriculum. Art is creation, innovation and knowledge, which allow an individual to explore the world. I believe with problem-solving skills learned in art, students are able to develop their own path in life and explore the different possibilities life has to offer.

How did you become an art teacher? For the love of art and the love of education, I have become an art teacher. I think that art is extremely important for everyone to know and explore, and I love facilitating this journey.

Where else is your students’ artwork shown publicly? Currently, we are not displaying anywhere else. In school, we will have a show on Feb. 7 to celebrate the arts we provide at UPrep. Visual and performing arts will be displaying talents throughout the show. I would highly encourage anyone interested in art to attend. •

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Ever gone on a subterranean scavenger hunt at Samwell Cave? Had a dinner party in a geodesic dome home? Celebrated a Polynesian luau in the woods? You can enjoy these adventures and more while helping to conserve North State open space. The Shasta Land Trust plans to host 22 unique and imaginative fundraisers in 2012, all of which provide access to some of the North State’s most breathtaking locales. Tickets for these events go on sale at the Wildways Kickoff Party, slated for Feb. 25. “We host events throughout the year, from hikes and mountain bike rides to wine tastings and dinner parties,” says Ben Miles, executive director of the Shasta Land Trust. “This is the first opportunity for people to buy tickets for all these events. Lots of them sell out, so people want to get first shot.” The kickoff party – Shasta Land Trust’s largest event – includes a silent auction, donated artwork, gift baskets, raffles and more. Tickets for the kickoff go on sale Feb. 6, and those who buy their tickets first also have first crack at tickets for the organization’s 22 events. After the kickoff party, any unsold tickets for Wildways events will be available at the Shasta Land Trust office. Shasta Land Trust was founded by Kathleen Gilman in 1998 to permanently conserve open space, wildlife habitat and agricultural land. It offers flexible, creative options to willing property owners and ranchers to support the rural way of life. This is often done through “conservation easements,” which are agreements between landowners and Shasta Land Trust that permanently restrict development, says Miles, who was hired as executive director in 2008, shortly after Gilman’s retirement. These easements ensure that the land remains intact and open, providing valuable habitat and agricultural land for future generations. “For example, on a 4,000-acre ranch, a conservation easement would allow for a handful of houses, but never a subdivision. There are tax benefits and other benefits for the landowner,” he says. Over the past 10 years, Shasta Land Trust has used an array of strategies to accomplish its mission. In 2002, it bought a conservation easement to protect the 2,242-acre Fenwood Ranch in southern Shasta County. Four years later, it received its first donated conservation easement in Eastern County. It bought two Tehama County parcels to donate to the U.S. Forest Service, which it will incorporate into the Ishi Wilderness Area. Today, the organization is focusing on two main areas: the Cow Creek and Bear Creek watersheds east of Redding, and the Fall River Valley. In the watersheds, it has conserved thousands of acres that include rivers, streams and expansive oak woodlands. In the Fall River Valley, more than 1,000 acres has been conserved in an area that is vital to the North State's water quality, ranching economy and wildlife. The Cottonwood Creek and Battle Creek watersheds, both near Anderson, are additional focus areas. All told, the land trust has conserved more than 20,000 acres with seven conservation easements. Shasta Land Trust also runs an environmental education program, which allows youth to engage in the local natural environment through hands-on exploration. The organization is governed by an all-volunteer board of directors: Gregg Werner (Chair), Muffy Berryhill, David Klasson, Francis Duchi, David Bunte, Nancy Ruffner, David Bush, John Stokes and Don Koch. “We’re helping to protect what many of us love about Shasta County,” Miles says. •

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Shasta Land Trust Wildways KickoffFebruary 25, 6 pm • Senior Citizens Hall, Redding$25 in advance and $30 at the door (available Feb. 6)www.shastalandtrust.org • (530) 241-7886


Giving Back Story: Kerri Regan

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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