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editor’s note APRIL 2022 DUST OFF YOUR HAT AND BOOTS – it’s rodeo time in the North State. The Red Bluff Round-Up and Redding Rodeo draw crowds from far and wide, but a couple of other local events are also must-dos for those who enjoy the quintessential heritage of ranching and the cowboy life. Two rodeos held at Etna’s Scott Valley Pleasure Park host traditional events, but also a variety of original local events that go back to 1949 and 1950, such as wild cow milking. If you happen to round up, say, a bison – we’ve got a recipe for you. Our bison chili is not only delicious, but it doesn’t elevate harmful cholesterol levels like other red meat. You won’t spot this elusive guy (gal?) at the rodeo, but Bigfoot seekers can try their luck at catching a glimpse at the California Adventure District’s “Camping with Bigfoot: A Guided Expedition” in late June. Participants will spend two nights camping deep in the Humboldt forest with national Bigfoot expert Daryl Owen, who says he saw Bigfoot first-hand. Horse lovers are welcome at Cottonwood Creek Equestrian Center, the full-service equestrian boarding and training center that includes horse clinics, lessons and events. We’ll also introduce you to the fine folks from Roughout Ranch and the Rough Rider Round Up, an equine-assisted social recreation and life skills enrichment event for youth and adults with special needs. Let’s celebrate the western way of life together. Enjoy – we’ll see you at the rodeo.

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y love for Shasta Lake began around 6 months old, when my parents spent weekends and vacations on Slaughterhouse Island. Friends and family joined us for boating, water skiing, fishing, camping, spending hours on logs in the water – challenging who would fall off first. Outdoor dinners, game nights, potato bugs swarming the lanterns and deer that would come down to our campsite created fond memories. Even moving from Redding to Southern California at age 4, we continued our vacations at Shasta Lake, driving 600 miles, towing our boat, packed to the top with camping gear. We did this for six years until my father was transferred closer to Redding. We loved the beautiful mountains and lakes, and our entire family lived in the Redding area. In 2009, I permanently returned to Redding, married with a 2½-year-old daughter, to be close to our family. I desired to give my daughter the opportunity to experience some of my favorite memories. Moving from the North Bay, I noticed immediately how friendly and genuine the people were. With safe neighborhoods, parks, shopping, churches, restaurants, mountains and clean air, this was where I wanted to raise my daughter. I have had the privilege to hold many jobs, including hospitality, banking and real estate, but I had a burning desire to bring dance and fitness together (my passions). I had no idea being a small business owner was in my near future. Redding afforded me the opportunity to open my boutique, Elite Barre Fitness Studio. I’m so thankful to the YMCA for allowing me to introduce barre fitness classes and bring me on as an instructor. This is where two of my students made a huge impact in my life. One student, Casey, introduced me to an incredibly generous lady named Jeri, who gave me the chance to go independent and became my landlord. Another student, Robin Fator, offered to help market my new studio, and she has been our marketing director ever since. With their help, Elite Barre Fitness Studio was born in 2015. A positive culture of like-minded women has grown to be an empowering, safe place for women of all ages and body types to work out, make friends, be inspired and feel amazing. We have helped hundreds of ladies improve their health, gain confidence, strength, flexibility, posture, balance and lose weight. They believe in themselves and they know anything is possible. When I’m not at the studio, I still love spending time on Lake Shasta and walking/running on the McConnell Foundation trails, the Sacramento River Trail and Sundial Bridge. I have spent hours at Turtle Bay Museum with my daughter Morgan. We have made memories roller skating at Viking Skate Country, ice skating in Mount Shasta, playing at Whiskeytown Lake and Lake Siskiyou, and horseback riding at Exodus Farm and Horsin’ Around in Cottonwood. I love the annual Lighted Christmas Parade, Kool April Nights and the Pancake Breakfast. Redding also has an abundance of culture, and our downtown revitalization has been exciting to watch. I am so grateful for the privilege of being a business owner here. Thank you, Redding, for being such a special place to live. I am so happy to be a part of it.

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HORSE REL ATED COT TO N WO O D C R E E K E Q U E S T R I A N C E N T E R AS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA’S gathering place for anything horse-related, Cottonwood Creek Equestrian Center prides itself on keeping happy, healthy horses. The full-service equestrian boarding and training center has been around since 2003 when Northern California native Gail Bloxham launched Cottonwood Creek. Bloxham knew she wanted to have a career with horses since she was 12 years old. Growing up in Red Bluff, she remembers the first horse her dad ever bought her, named Nubbins. There was a piece of land near the Forward Park/Monroe Road/Manzanita Road area that locals named Motorcycle Hills, and she rode there with her friends often. “We were in 4-H and the local riding club, and we rode out by the ranch off Highway 36 East,” Bloxham adds. In early 2003, Bloxham moved out to Dillon, Mont., but came back that fall to be closer to her daughter and new grandbaby. “We wanted to be a part of our grandchild’s life,” she says. When asked if her daughter and grandkid ride horses as well, Bloxham responds, “My daughter rides, not as often as she used to, but she’ll still come over. And my granddaughter rode every weekend from when she was 2 or 3 years old to until she became a teenager.” While running a 26-acre, 15-stall equestrian center has had its challenges, Bloxham says she wouldn’t have it any other way. “It’s the absolute best. I wouldn’t change it for the world. She’d come over for sleepovers, and to do trials and little shows,” Bloxham adds. When she started the business, Cottonwood Creek originally just offered horse boarding. Over the years, Bloxham has added horse clinics, lessons and events, and a covered arena is open to the public. “We had a vision and then adjusted the business to fit people’s needs. We originally wanted to board, but then we started a few lessons, added horsemanship training, and then someone called and asked if we could do a clinic. Now we do several clinics, workshops, small events and overnight boarding for people passing through or for whatever happens,” Bloxham explains. “Whatever people need we try to accommodate.” Northern California horse owners came to her during the Carr and Camp fires, and because of the recent and prevalent wildfire danger, Bloxham tells her clients that whenever they need emergency boarding to just come over. Cottonwood Creek is usually full in the winter because people like to keep their horses close to the covered arena. As far as its boarding ability, some horses just stay for the weekend while others have been there for 10 years. “They’re kind of permanent. Or the same people are still around but they have different horses,” she adds. Bloxham herself came to Cottonwood Creek with four horses and two mules, but now she just has one of her own named Very Chexy. “He’s a 10-year-old quarter horse. He’s really nice. I like him a lot,” she says with a smile. She takes pride in the care they give their boarded horses, feeding them twice a day, cleaning their stalls and closely monitoring their health. “They all stay healthy; I think they like the barn because it’s kind of airy, yet covered. They seem happy; several of them play quite a lot,” she says. And sometimes when a person takes the horses out of their stalls, they’ll talk to each other.4 continued on page 18 APRIL 2022

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Meeting the horses – and their owners – is Bloxham’s favorite part of her job. “It’s fun to meet all the horses. Some come troubled, some come great when they show up, some have health issues, and we take care of them. And we get to meet some really great horse people, some who are very well known in the area and in the industry.” Along with offering new Garrocha workshops, tack swaps, obstacle challenges and reining clinics with world champion riders, Bloxham personally teaches a ground workshop where she shows people (and horses) ground manners, respecting each other’s spaces and more. “And cow events…we play with cows quite a bit. We try to offer well-rounded aspects of what you’d like to do with your horse,” Bloxham says, also mentioning how obstacle practice open days are popular with riders. Even though it’s a lot of work, Cottonwood Creek is in a safe, convenient location with plenty of people around who like to use its services. “The facility is clean, organized, and clinics were professional, beneficial, and I would return for more,” one Cottonwood Creek client says. • Cottonwood Creek Equestrian Center • www.cottonwoodcreekequestrian.com

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THE CALIFORNIA POPPY CAN YOU NAME California’s official state mineral? State fossil? How about the state lichen? Hmmm. Not so easy. But odds are you know California’s state flower. California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) is well recognized, widely distributed and much admired. Not only is California poppy an official state symbol, it has its own special day – California Poppy Day on April 6. The California native plant is showcased on the state’s “Welcome to California” signs and scenic highway markers. And its image appears on California driver’s licenses. In other words, this wildflower is no wallflower. “I love California poppy,” says botanist Susan Libonati, president of the Shasta chapter of the California Native Plant Society. “The vivid color, the tissue-like petals, the abundant bloom, the haunting, elusive fragrance.”

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The flashy flowers unfurl in spring, cloaking hillsides in orange and popping up enthusiastically along roadsides, in vacant lots and other locations. California poppy grows in the state’s deserts, foothills, valleys, along the coast – and its reach goes beyond California. The wildflower is found from Western Oregon to Baja California, according to botanist Julie Kierstead, who had a long career with Shasta-Trinity National Forest. California poppy is identified by four petals, many stamens, pointed buds and fernlike leaves. The bluishgreen slender stems and frilly foliage contrast with satiny petals that vary in color from yellow to bright orange. In keeping with their sunny disposition, poppies open and look their best on bright days. They close tight at night and during cloudy weather. They don’t care much for wind or cold, either. 4 continued on page 22

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Oh, by the way, the official state mineral is serpentine (California was the first state to designate a state rock!), the state fossil is saber-toothed cat (Smilodon californicus), and lace lichen (Ramalina menziesii) is the official California lichen.

California poppy is drought-resistant, thanks to a chunky taproot. In some places it grows as a perennial, dying back and then re-emerging from one year to the next. In colder climates, poppies are annuals that sprout each season from seed. Seedpods give California poppy its pop. The slender capsules dry and then split with an explosive force that scatters a multitude of tiny dark seeds well beyond the mother plant. Adelbert von Chamisso, a naturalist aboard a Russian ship exploring California in 1816, found and described the flower. He named it Eschscholzia californica in honor of the ship’s doctor and entomologist, Johann Friedrich Eschscholtz, inadvertently dropping the “t” from his friend’s name, Kierstead notes. Of course, the plant was already well known before von Chamisso’s “discovery,” being important to the area’s first people. “Tending the Wild,” by M. Kat Anderson, says the poppy had different uses among tribes, including alleviating headache, healing newborn baby navels and inducing sleep. Leaves were used as a food after a process that included boiling or roasting with hot stones, according to the book. During the 19th century, California poppy seeds were introduced to European gardens, where new garden versions were bred in various colors. In 1890, the California State Floral Society voted to recommend the omnipresent California poppy as the state’s official flower. It crushed the other two contenders – Matilija poppy and Mariposa lily. After more than a decade, the society’s poppy push proved successful. California poppy was officially designated the state flower in 1903. While Eschscholzia californica is the poppy with the most fame in California, plenty of plants carry the poppy name. Other native poppies in the North State include fryingpan poppy (Eschscholzia lobbii), foothill poppy (Eschscholzia caespitosa) and bush poppy (Dendromecon rigida). Good spots for spotting poppies in spring are Millville Plains, Bureau of Land Management’s Clear Creek Greenway Cloverdale area, Shasta State Historic Park and North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve. California poppies are happy to grow in home landscapes, too. They do best in full sun and well-drained soil, and have an affinity for disturbed places. Libonati suggests gathering pods when they are still a bit green and then letting them fully dry in a closed brown-paper bag. (“Don’t be alarmed by the popping,” she says.) Scatter the seeds after the first rains in November. The poppy seedlings should begin popping up in late winter. •

Laura Christman is a freelance writer in Redding with a degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and a long career in newspaper journalism. Contact her at laurachristman14@ gmail.com.

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ESTABLISHED IN 1928 by President Calvin Coolidge “as a preserve and breeding ground for wild birds and animals,” the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge offers nearly 40,000 acres of recreational opportunities in northeast Siskiyou County. “Tule Lake once was part of the largest wetlands area west of the Mississippi River. These surviving wetlands remain a critical part of the Pacific Flyway, a place where migrating waterfowl can rest and refuel,” explains John Fitzroy, the visitor services manager for the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex for the last six years. Present-day Tule Lake is part of what remains of pluvial Lake Modoc, a massive body of water that once filled the entire Klamath Basin until the last Ice Age ended roughly 10,000 years ago. As the climate grew more arid and glaciers receded, ancient Lake Modoc shrank, leaving behind a landscape of open water and marshes that included Tule Lake, as well as the well-known Upper and Lower Klamath Lakes. Further reduced to their current sizes by massive irrigation projects at the beginning of the 20th century, these lakes now form part of the six refuges that make up the Klamath Basin Refuge Complex, administered by U.S. Fish and Wildlife. As one of the most prominent of the refuges, Tule Lake gets its name from the dense bulrushes, or “tule,” that still grow along the marshy edges of its shoreline. These distinctive plants have4 continued on page 26

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historically held significant ecological value to both the animals and people that have depended on them. In fact, tule was used for everything from drugs to food to fiber, the dried stems often fashioned into baskets, shoes, bedding and boats. “This area remains the ancestral home of the Modoc People who adapted to using native plants like tule to make, well, just about everything they needed,” explains Fitzroy. These days, for the wildlife enthusiast, a visit to Tule Lake or any of the Klamath Basin refuges is filled with natural discoveries year-round, but spring and fall provide the best times for waterfowl migration viewing. White-fronted, snow, Ross and cackling Canada geese, all of which nest in the Arctic tundra, are common sights, as well as an impressive number of bald eagles. “The most common question we get is, ‘Where can I see the birds,’” notes Fitzroy. His personal recommendation is to take the self-guided drive along the auto tour route that brings visitors face to face with the heart of the refuge and offers several great vantage points along the way. This year, the refuge also launched its first self-driving GPS enabled audio tour that gives visitors a deep dive into the refuge’s history as it meanders through the landscape, including a short jaunt to the nearby Lava Beds National Monument. Fitzroy’s favorite part of both driving tours, however, is on the south side of the refuge where the driving route runs along the lake’s shoreline, revealing the “interface between marsh and upland habitats.” But the refuge offers more than just spectacular birding and wildlife viewing. There is also an abundance of hiking, boating, hunting and interpretative programs. Several photo blinds can be reserved for wildlife and landscape photography. “From year to year and season to season, the dynamic ebb and flow of nature is a process of constant change that attracts visitors from around the world,” says Fitzroy. One of the refuge’s crown jewels is the Discovery Marsh Trail, a walking interpretative trail that also offers an opportunity for canoeing between April and October, weather permitting. “The Discovery Marsh Trail has something for everyone year-round,” Fitzroy says. “On a quiet day, you can expect to see mule deer and a variety of seasonal birds. There’s waterfowl in spring and fall, and white-faced Ibis and great egrets in the spring and summer. There’s also the awesome, family-friendly canoe trail that’s a self-guided adventure, with all gear supplied by the refuge.” For the best visit possible, Fitzroy’s advice is to pay the staff a visit. “You are encouraged to stop by the refuge headquarters and visitor center when you first arrive. Refuge wildlife is colorfully described by exhibits and information regarding viewing opportunities.” Take your time and soak in one of California’s most unique wildlife viewing experiences and landscapes.• For more information on the Refuge, visit or call the Visitor’s Center at 4009 Hill Road in Tulelake, (530) 667-2231. To download the GPS self-driving audio tour, download the VoiceMap app on your phone and search for Tule Lake.

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Megan Peterson has been a freelance storyteller for more than two decades, with writing credits ranging from National Geographic to the Sundance Channel. She also brings a background in marketing and audio tours, and has traveled and worked on six continents. Megan currently lives in Siskiyou County with her family and a menagerie of pets.

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RAY MCDONALD LOVED his job. He spun records for Bakersfield radio station KBBY in the wee hours in 1968. Since landing the overnight shift, the 18-year-old DJ, also known as RayBaby from K-Baby, played whatever he wanted, from classics to thencurrent rock. One 2 am, McDonald was surprised by a visit from a local, rising country western star. None other than Merle Haggard waved an album he just cut, in dubbed form, meaning pressed on vinyl but not yet sent out to the record stores.4 continued on page 30

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His country music idol handed the young DJ music to be played for the first time anywhere in the world. McDonald was excited, playing new music from a man he held in utmost respect. He maintained his cool and sat down to spin the album and to interview this special visitor for his late-night listeners, who tuned in to not only accidentally catch an exclusive musical debut, also a nuanced talk of music and lyrics by K-Baby and Merle Haggard as if they were friends. Because they were, from a few years earlier than this to Haggard’s passing in 2016. Today, McDonald, who lives in Pismo Beach, looks back at those days through the pages of a memoir he published last year, “Merle Haggard was a Friend of Mine.” In the last chapter of this 293-page remembrance, McDonald has legendary country star declaring him a “son.” The author says he moved in with the Haggard family after his own family followed employment to Los Angeles. He had already connected to the Oildale clan through their mutual love for music. “Buddy taught me how to play guitar and to sing on my own,” McDonald recalls, referring to Buddy Owens, brother of Mike Owens, both children of Bonnie Owens, ex-wife of Buck Owens -- yes, THAT Buck Owens. The Buck Owens that owned Bakersfield radio station KBBY and employed K-Baby. “Oh, I love all kinds of music,” he continues. “I was always interested in musicians and the sounds they make, especially the singers. I used to hear their songs on the radio and sing them to myself on the way to school. That’s where most of my happiness comes from. Listening to the songs. Even the sad ones.” McDonald wrote “Merle Haggard was a Friend of Mine” as a series of mostly quick, three- to five-page chapters comprised of anecdote after anecdote told by an awestruck witness to recording sessions, backstage access at any number of concerts and long hours driving “Super Chief,” a 48,000-pound tour van, often with the star sitting shotgun, and often in the mood to talk. This gave McDonald a unique view into celebrity life in general and country music celebrity life in particular. Readers looking for stories about the stars of stage will delight in a motherlode of tales touching on a wide range of performers, from country singers to rock singers to movie idols. The author tells how he could converse easily with the likes of Johnny Cash and Frank Sinatra, but found himself tongue-tied when suddenly faced with former Beatle Ringo Starr. But he saves his most reverent reminiscences for the one and only Haggard. “He was like my second dad. He taught me how to fish. He was fun, funny. You could tell how he enjoyed being around children,” McDonald remembers fondly. “Man, that guy could really sing. He was so much better than I was, I was afraid to sing in front of him. He was so good he intimidated me.”

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A reader will be hard pressed to get through any of these short chapters without catching a glimpse of Haggard’s goodness. That DJ debut in 1968? That was the double album “Same Train, a Different Time,” a 25-track cover of songs from the great Jimmie Rodgers, who baked the mold for modern country western music back in the late 1920s. It was also a hit for Haggard, who at age 30 already had plenty of number-one hits under his belt. He saw to it the royalties went to Rodgers’ heirs. The author says “Merle Haggard was a Friend of Mine” began as transcriptions of recordings of himself, remembering. He credits a team who ushered his work to publication, especially his son and an old friend from high school. “My son Benjamin is incredible, so talented,” McDonald dotes. “I wrote like the Reader’s Digest and he took it to the level of the New Yorker.” Rebecca Shearin took it to the finish line. She remembers asking him a lot questions. “I asked, who’s editing? Who’s designing?,” she recalls, herself a video game art designer. “He was publishing this himself. We needed a layout, pagination, what to do with the photos. This was not my main focus of my career, but I did it anyway. If I couldn’t figure something out, I Googled it.” Shearin’s six months of work completed the four-year project. She says the reason she put so effort into it was “the added pleasure of getting to know him better. You know, with integrity, and with sincerity, Ray’s pretty high up the scale.” •

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FEW SCOTT VALLEY TRADITIONS are as revered as the two rodeos that take place at Etna’s Scott Valley Pleasure Park on the first Sunday of May and the last Saturday in July. If last year’s May rodeo theme, “Living the Cowboy Way,” is any indication, the rodeos celebrate the quintessential heritage of ranching and the cowboy life. It’s a lifestyle dedicated to rough stock and grueling labor, immortalized in poetry, stories and images with honor derived from eking out a living under Western skies.4 continued on page 34

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“For an organization that only has two major events a year, it’s such a core part of the community, especially with the parades and events that happen around them,” explains Judd Hanna, a former Pleasure Park board member and lifetime participant in the rodeos. In fact, it is Hanna’s father, Skip Hanna, who designed the logo for the park still in use today. “I don’t even know when that came about, but his drawing of that cowboy on a horse has just been the symbol of the rodeo for as long as I can remember. It’s pretty special to us,” recalls Hanna. The drawing has even been engraved into some of the winning belt buckles. “When I saw that, I was like, I gotta win me one of those,” he says with a laugh. The idea of a rodeo comes from a surprising blend of cultures. From Prescott, Ariz., to Cheyenne, Wyo., several places try to lay claim to the first official rodeo, but no one is entirely sure when cowboys started making their daily chores a competition. The word “rodeo” comes from the Spanish word, “rodear,” which means “to encircle,” or “round up” in Western parlance. The earliest days were more like a ranch-versus-ranch competition to see who the best ranch hand was. But after the Texas Revolution in the 19th century, rodeo really took off in the United States, eventually becoming the more formalized rodeo that spectators watch today. The history of the rodeo in Etna, however, is well-documented. It started with a group of friends who played horse polo in the 1930s, and after a flood in 1964 washed out the original Pleasure Park grounds, the community came together to rebuild the arena at its current site two years later. For a while, the May rodeo was run as a professional rodeo, while the July rodeo was more locally focused. “The May rodeo was never a PRCA rodeo, but it was part of the California Cowboys Association. And then the July rodeo was the Old Time Rodeo,” Hanna explains. In recent years, however, the May rodeo has shifted to an “open” rodeo. “With the more professional rodeo, they were seeking out-of-town contestants. But the date started to conflict with other rodeos that weekend, so it just worked better to open it up to any riders. ‘Open to the world’ I think is their new motto,” says Hanna with a broad smile.4 continued on page 37

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PIANOS ARE FILLED with hammers, strings and pedals, of course, but they’re also composed of music, emotions and memories. Which is why when they leave the home, their departures can be a wrenching experience.

As a pianist, Patrick Karch understands that attachment and that’s why, when he’s in a home collecting a donated piano, he makes sure his shirt (and the van parked in the driveway) features the Redding Piano Angels logo. “There are almost always tears,” he says, “and I want to let them know their piano is going to a good home.”

That new home is typically where a young music student, who may lack the access or means to acquire a piano, is eagerly awaiting an instrument to call their own. It’s a winwin scenario: The piano gets a new life and the student gets the keys to a world of music.4 continued on page 40

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“It means the world,” says Jocelyn Olson, a music teacher who has had a half-dozen of her students visited by Redding Piano Angels. “One can’t truly describe the emotions that occur when you have a student who has some talent, but without access to or a means to get a piano. The look on their faces … it’s an amazing feeling. It can bring you to tears.” Redding Piano Angels was founded in 2014 by the late Frank Strazzarino, the longtime CEO of the Redding Chamber of Commerce who passed away in 2018. Karch says Strazzarino started taking piano lessons later in his life and was inspired to start Piano Angels when he encountered a young student who only had a cardboard cutout of a keyboard to practice with. When Karch took over as president of Redding Piano Angels in 2018, some 70 pianos had been delivered. Today, that number exceeds 320 and the nonprofit organization shows no signs of slowing down. In addition to students, Redding Piano Angels has provided pianos for Redding School of the Arts, Axiom Repertory Theatre, Riverfront Playhouse, Manzanita School, Viva Downtown, the Redding Performing Arts Center, several churches and Enjoy the Store in downtown Redding.

People with a piano or electric keyboard they want to donate contact Redding Piano Angels and the organization matches the instrument, at no charge, with a student on its waiting list. Pianos are collected from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Oregon border. Karch says pianos are donated for a host of reasons – they are no longer being played or the owner has downsized and has no room are two that pop up frequently – and local music stores and moving companies make a lot of referrals to Redding Piano Angels. Almost all of the pianos arrive with a history, and Karch enjoys digging into each instrument’s provenance. Karch recalls a piano, donated by a Redding East Rotary Club member, that had been manufactured in the former Soviet Belarus and ended up in the home of a Ukrainian woman. Karch, a Trinity County native, got a call from Weaverville resident John Meckel, who said he needed a piano removed from a rental home. A little research revealed the piano dated back to Henry Meckel, a member of a prominent pioneering family. Unfortunately, the big upright was no longer in playable condition, so Karch plans to transform it into a bookshelf that will be sold as a fundraising project for Redding Piano Angels.

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Olson, the music instructor, still marvels at the reconnection that was established when one of her young students, Kat Janicki, received a piano. Kat’s mother, Katie, was thrilled to learn the piano belonged to the grandmother of her former Shasta High School classmate, Lauren Stupek. The thrills turned into tears of joy when Katie opened the piano bench and discovered her solos from “Hello Dolly” and “42nd Street” – two Shasta High musicals she performed in – as well as some Shasta High Madrigal sheet music she hadn’t seen in almost 20 years. Karch ends up with so much sheet music that he organizes music giveaways. A donation jar at the first giveaway received $700, he says. Old records, including some vintage 45s, also are auctioned off to raise money for Redding Piano Angels.

The organization’s latest success story is its new van, which was made possible by a successful North State Giving Tuesday and what Karch calls a generous “sweetheart deal” from Randy and Ryan Denham, owners of S.J. Denham Chrysler Jeep Fiat in Redding and Mount Shasta. The van means Karch no longer has to pick up and deliver pianos with his 2003 Chevy pickup. The venerable workhorse with 300,000 miles on it could not protect pianos from the elements, and its lack of air-conditioning made it less than comfortable during Redding’s hot summers – a fact Karch’s wife, Pam, would frequently point out. In addition to the Karches, the Redding Piano Angels board of directors includes Valerie Washburn, Elizabeth Waterbury and Lori Goyne. Robert Strazzarino, the founder’s son, serves as a consultant.• www.reddingpianoangels.com

Jon Lewis is a Redding-based writer with more than 40 years of experience. A longtime San Francisco Giants fan, his interests include golf, fishing and sharing stories about people, places and things. He can be reached at jonpaullewis@gmail.com.

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THE SENTINELS OF stained glass and concrete were Market Street fixtures for close to a half-century, adding a touch of grace to Redding’s downtown mall. They’ve been a part of Tracey Lynn’s life for almost as long. As a child, she used to shop for school clothes in the mall; as the owner of a business in the nearby Sherven Square building, she was a block away; and her rambunctious son, Parker, used to climb them. When the roof came off the mall in 2006, exposing the columns – and three blocks of Market Street – to the light of day after 30 years, Lynn decided it was time to get in on the ground floor of what downtown Redding was to become. She acquired the historic Bank of America building (built in 1901 at the corner of Butte and Market streets to house the Bank of Shasta County) and moved her WaveLengths Salon and Day Spa into the two-story structure. A quartet of stained-glass columns stood a few yards away from the salon’s front door on what was then referred to as the Market Street Promenade. The fate of those columns was placed in jeopardy in the spring of 2018 when Market Street underwent a seismic shift: The venerable Dicker’s department store was razed to make room for the four-story, mixeduse Market Center project and a recently adopted Downtown Specific Plan called for the return of vehicle traffic to Market, Butte and Yuba streets. 4 continued on page 44

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The columns had to go. Although excited about the changes, Lynn was adamant about those stately architectural flourishes. “Those panels have to stay down here and be a part of history,” she says. Members of Viva Downtown’s Design Committee, a volunteer group of downtown advocates interested in preserving downtown Redding’s history, shared her sentiments. Steve Bade, an assistant city manager who was Redding’s downtown liaison at the time, worked with the Design Committee on a plan to preserve the panels of stained glass with the hopes they could be repurposed as public art in some fashion. Finding new life for the glass panels proved to be a problematic proposition, says Mark Christ, Redding’s current downtown project coordinator. At 19 feet in length, the panels are cumbersome and, more importantly, they’re made with “pot glass” and not actual stained glass one would find in churches. “We put it out to local artists to make requests for the glass but at the time, there was not as much interest as originally anticipated,” Christ says. In all, there were three requests and each party received glass panels. “The rest just sat there and now it’s been scrapped. It’s sad, but there was limited interest, we were running out of space and it was just difficult to store. Everybody did their best. There was an honest attempt to repurpose them.”

Architects may have found limited value in the glass, but Lynn was thrilled to preserve some panels – “I had the pick of the litter,” she says – and she had the perfect spot to display them: In the two-story-tall arched lobby windows that face Market and Butte streets. Lynn had the design in mind but she needed some help, which came in the form of Redding electrical contractor Jon Hobbs. Hobbs and his crew devised a system of cables and pulleys to get the 19-foot panels into place and wired. A thin rope of LED lights adds a little flair after the sun sets. The panels were installed in February, and Lynn eceiving comments from clients and passersby who were happy to see a touch of downtown Redding history kept alive. “It’s so exciting to have this vision come to life,” Lynn says. • WaveLengths Salon & Day Spa 1459 Market St., Redding • (530) 247-1897

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“SO, STUBBORN AS A MULE is a real thing. You’ve gotta have some buy-in from the mule if you want to get anywhere,” explains Ellen Andrews, a packer for the U.S. Forest Service, who works out of the field office in Ft. Jones, California and whose job entails everything from carrying in equipment into hard-to-reach wilderness areas to packing out injured firefighters when the smoke from forest fires restricts helicopter access. “The process of packing is basically moving equipment and goods using stock, usually horses or mules. A packer is a person who performs the job. A pack string is a packer with their group of mules. And, then a pack train is a group of packers and strings. So, if there are multiple of us packers going somewhere, we would form a pack train.”

Not only do packers help access the woods during forest fires, they’ve been a part of the Forest Service since the beginning. “Under the Wilderness Act (of 1964), there is no motorized use within the wilderness. There’s also some language in there about preserving historical skills, which packing falls under. So, the Forest Service and the Park Service have always relied on packers to move the materials. Historically, they’ve packed amazing things, like giant pieces of mine equipment. But packers are pretty dedicated to their craft. A lot of them are very proud of being able to pack oddly shaped or awkward things.” Andrews is also very clear on the difference between mules and horses. “Mules are a cross between a horse and a donkey. Donkeys weren’t really built to run. They evolved in the mountains and canyons of Asia, and they have better decision-making skills. That means, when presented with 4 continued on page 48

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Andrews also compliments the physicality of mules. “They’re just so tough physically. They’re really nimble on the rocks. And, much like any working animal, they love having a job.” a threat, they have to decide between fight and flight. A horse’s response is typically flight, but mules will often say, ‘Hey, wait a minute, check it out. The ropes are all tangled around my legs. I’m just gonna wait here for this packer to help me and then I’ll make another decision that’ll be OK.’ It makes them ideal for packing.” Andrews also compliments the physicality of mules. “They’re just so tough physically. They’re really nimble on the rocks. And, much like any working animal, they love having a job.” Andrews lives near the mountains in Scott Valley and is a rare breed as a second-generation packer. “My father had the same job that I have now. When I was growing up, he was packing and working trails for the Forest Service, and my family would just kind of go with him. As a kid, I can remember my father having this very serious talk with me about how, when I was 8, he was going to pay me a dollar a day. All I needed to do was get up in the morning and get the horses, because when we’re camped in the mountains, we turn the horses loose at night and then somebody wakes up early and goes off to find them. So, my sister and I started doing that and then at some point my sister sort of dropped out of it and I just kept on. I was 15 the first time I packed a crew by myself. “ Andrews isn’t shy when it comes to the lack of gender or ethnic diversity in her job. “I was fortunate enough to grow up in a situation where there was just never any question of whether I could do these things. My dad was very matter of fact about it. Like, ‘Why don’t you go get these meals and go move those tools’ or whatever the task was. He just spoke like, of course there was nothing I couldn’t do. It wasn’t until much later in my career that I ever questioned that this was a thing that was difficult or there were people who didn’t think I could do it.” But Andrews is also supportive of the change she’s seeing in the Forest Service, especially with the apprenticeships through its Center for Excellence. For Andrews, the truth is in the stock. “I love how they say that when you meet somebody, you only really can see 10 percent of what that person is about, and the other 90 percent is that stuff you don’t necessarily know about somebody. Well, I think that mules see that other 90 percent. It doesn’t matter to a mule your race, orientation or gender. They just see if you’re a pushover or not. They see if you’ve got grit or not. And so in reality, I think that packing is a thing is available to everyone, as long as you’ve got the stamina.” • Megan Peterson has been a freelance storyteller for more than two decades, with writing credits ranging from National Geographic to the Sundance Channel. She also brings a background in marketing and audio tours, and has traveled and worked on six continents. Megan currently lives in Siskiyou County with her family and a menagerie of pets.

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Oh, Honey H O N E Y B E E D I S COV E RY C E N T E R IN ORLAND SUCH IS THE CONCERN for the honeybee that a mythology has developed around a quote often attributed to renowned physicist Albert Einstein. “If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live,” he’s rumored to have said, despite any evidence. While it’s tempting to bring in such a great thinker to the critical topic of honeybee survival, there’s enough evidence to support their importance without this fabrication. The Honeybee Discovery in Orland is working to do just that.4 continued on page 52

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It’s widely accepted that one-third of the food we eat is directly or indirectly derived from honeybee pollination, making them critical to human survival. The nation’s Queen Bee Capital is right here in the North State, adding to our cachet as an agricultural region. Orland and its environs produce 80 percent of North America’s queen bees, sending bee royalty to rule hives as far away as Canada and across the United States. Yet, threats such as the varroa mite and climate change pose real dangers to bee colonies across the globe. The idea for the Honeybee Discovery Center was planted nearly 10 years ago by area beekeepers and championed extensively by Yvonne Koehnen, a woman with deep roots in area beekeeping. “They really saw a need for there to be a center to share the importance of honeybees for their role in food production and how they help the world,” says Carolina Burreson, vice president of the center’s board of directors, noting the value of creating a culture of honeybee awareness. The Honeybee Discovery Center seeks to support healthy bee populations in a fun and engaging way. “There’s definitely a global threat to bees,” adds Burreson. “We want to responsibly highlight threats and

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solutions.” The center’s current exhibit, up through June, is titled “The Vital Role of Pollinators” and features a variety of pollinators beyond bees, as well as a history of beekeeping. Private tours can be scheduled, and the center is open to the public on the first Friday of each month from 3 to 6 pm. Story time for children is at 4 pm. The center has also developed a presentation for schoolchildren since it can’t currently accommodate large numbers of visitors at a time. “We take our show on the road using interactive props,” says Burreson. “Our goal is to then have the kids come here and immerse themselves.” While space is currently limited, the Honeybee Discovery Center and its supporters have big plans for the future. Inspired by the honeybees and their productivity, the center has partnered with HMC Architects to design a LEED Platinum, net-zero energy center that will include classrooms, exhibit galleries, gathering spaces that can accommodate weddings, conferences and markets, as well as a visitor’s center. The city of Orland has already purchased the land, which will also feature a pollinator garden and educational outdoor space.4 continued on page 54

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An exciting feature in development is a 180-degree theater that will allow a visitor to experience what it’s like inside a beehive as if they’re a bee themselves. The center also recognizes that there can be severe consequences to honeybee stings for some and is developing exhibit spaces with safety in mind. “Everybody wants to be by them, but not be stung by them,” says Burreson. Burreson and her husband Heath are part owners of Moore Creek Apiaries and see firsthand the importance of honeybees in their almond, olive and walnut farming. As beekeepers for four years, Carolina says, “We’re considered new kids on the block.” Her involvement in the Honeybee Discovery Center is a good fit for her interests and skills, and she’s enjoyed providing foundational support for the new center. The team at the Honeybee Discovery Center looks forward to one day hosting gatherings of beekeepers and supporting the interests of new hobbyists in a state-of-the-art educational center. Until then, they provide a wealth of knowledge for anyone to develop pollinatorfriendly environments in their own homes through their online presence. The center receives support from Dr. Elina Nino of Apiculture Extension and Research at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology to make sure information is scientifically sound and up to date. The Honeybee Discovery Center is a celebration of not only the vital queen and workers bees, but the Orland area’s role in their production and wellbeing. And, quite possibly, our human survival. • Honeybee Discovery Center 501 Walker St., Orland www.honeybeediscoverycenter.org

Melissa Mendonca is a graduate of San Francisco State and Tulane universities. She’s a lover of airports and road trips and believes in mentoring and service to create communities everyone can enjoy. Her favorite words are rebar, wanderlust and change.

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C A M P I N G W I T H B I G F O OT: A GUIDED EXPEDITION IT WAS A TYPICAL chilly Sunday afternoon in the redwood forest, on January 16, 2022, when a local family of four went for a hike. It was the kind of hike they have done a couple times per week for the past 19 years, which makes them very familiar with the goings-on in this stretch of the forest near Redcrest in Humboldt County. Hiking through the redwoods is one of the perks of living in Humboldt, and the area attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors a year to come and do just that. But this particular Sunday was different. As this family was hiking and talking, they suddenly heard loud, guttural screams fill the forest. They sounded almost human, but they were way too loud and way too frightening to be human. It stopped them dead in their tracks, and they quickly turned around and made their way back to their car, all the time having this creepy sensation they were being watched. Was this a warning to leave the forest? Who knows, but if it was, it worked. This family hasn’t been back since, and probably won’t return to the redwoods for the foreseeable future. Humboldt County natives hear Bigfoot reports often, they are used to them, and with

the Redwood Forest providing great cover, it makes total sense. The most famous Bigfoot experience actually happened in Humboldt; most folks have seen the 1967 PattersonGimlin film of the female Bigfoot strolling in the distance. This was shot near Bluff Creek. If you would like to have your own Bigfoot experience, you’re in luck. California Adventure District is organizing “Camping with Bigfoot: A Guided Expedition” in late June. Participants will spend two nights camping deep in the Humboldt forest near Bluff Creek. The guide is national Bigfoot expert Daryl Owen, who says he saw Bigfoot first-hand. “It was so frightening, I lost control of all bodily functions,” Owen says of his encounter in the 1990s. Willow Creek, the Bigfoot capital of the world, will serve as Camping With Bigfoot headquarters. The guided Bigfoot expedition is limited to 20 participants, who will all be required to sign a release, just in case… Visit CaliforniaAdventureDistrict.com for more information and to reserve your spot. If you dare. • www.CaliforniaAdventureDistrict.com

Nigel Skeet is originally from England. He moved to Redding 11 years ago after living in Los Angeles for 25 years. As a creative partner with the firm U! Creative and with an extensive background in photography and marketing, Nigel is committed to elevating the global presence of Northern California.

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RECIPE

BY TERRY OLSON

—W I D E N I N G — the range BISON CHILI

HERDS OF BISON have been roaming the plains of North America for 400,000 years. But the meat of this majestic animal is a virtual newcomer to the modern American diet. Today, thanks to conservation efforts and changing culinary attitudes, bison is making a major comeback and now is served in more and more restaurants and family dining tables. Bison – the largest mammal on the continent – provided sustenance, clothing and spiritual value to indigenous Americans for millennia before over-hunting and shrinking habitat dramatically reduced the herds to near extinction by the late 1800s. Today, more than 500,000 wild bison reside in all 50 states. To put that number in perspective, there are about 90 million cattle in the United States, according to the Department of Agriculture. And while about 60,000 bison are processed for food each year, cattle are processed at a rate of 125,000 per day. “Bison represent the greatest market-based conservation success story in the history of North America,” says Dave Carter, executive director of the National Bison Association. “Little more than a century ago, herds that once numbered tens of millions were reduced to an estimated 700 bison left alive. Dedicated efforts by ranchers, conservationists and tribal leaders have successfully restored nearly half a million bison to the rangelands and prairies of the United States and Canada.” This is good news for health-conscious consumers who enjoy eating red meat. Pound for pound, bison contains more protein, less

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fat and fewer calories than traditional beef. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s nutritional database, lean bison meat has 87 percent less fat and 26 percent more iron than the equivalent cut of beef and has seven times more vitamin B-12 than chicken. Bison (which is sometimes incorrectly referred to as buffalo) provides necessary nutrients, vitamins and healthy antioxidants, including, zinc, omega-3 fatty acids and selenium. Bison meat does not elevate harmful cholesterol levels, unlike other red meat. Now that we know a little more about the history and nutritional value of bison, what about taste? Bison’s taste is relatively sweet and is not “gamey” like some other exotic meat. Its versatile flavor makes bison meat an easy substitute for beef in recipes for burgers, stirfries, soups and stews. Bison chili is an excellent recipe for those straddling the fence on trying the delicious meat for the first time. The milder, sweeter flavor will complement the spiciness of the chili. But keep it simple, especially the first time you make it. Carter from the National Bison Association offers this advice: “The biggest mistake is that people dump on so many seasonings they lose the great bison taste. If you’re going to pay a premium for bison meat, you should taste it.” This recipe was slightly modified from the National Bison Association. If you have a favorite beef chili recipe, you can simply substitute bison. Either way, it will be delicious and healthy. •

BISON CHILI Servings: 4

INSTRUCTIONS Step 1: In a non-stick skillet, sauté the ground bison and onion until the meat is browned and the onion is tender.

Prep Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes

INGREDIENTS • 1 lb. ground bison • 1 medium white onion, chopped • 15 oz. (1 can) pinto beans, rinsed and drained • 32 oz. (2 16-oz.) cans peeled tomatoes • 1/2 cup beer • 2 tsp. chili powder • 1/2 tsp. ground cumin • 1/2 tsp. salt • 1/2 tsp. ground pepper • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped • Optional: jalapeño peppers and grated sharp cheddar cheese

Step 2: Add pinto beans, tomatoes, beer and seasonings. Cover and simmer for 1 hour, adding more beer if chili becomes too thick. Step 31: Add chopped cilantro and simmer an additional 10 minutes. Step 4: Spoon into bowls and serve with diced jalapeño peppers and grated sharp cheddar cheese. Step 5: Serve with corn bread, biscuits or tortillas.

Terry Olson loves culinary arts, adult beverages and hiking in the North State wilderness. You may find him soaking up the scenery at one of our area’s many state or national parks or sitting in a barstool sipping a cold locally brewed craft beer.

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DOWNTOWN DETAILS THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING DOWNTOWN REDDING BUSINESSES. Redding is developing a great new Downtown. In most cases, a great Downtown offers residents and visitors a popular gathering space to socialize, places to shop and eat, and a venue for entertainment. Successful city centers are a place where people want to be, and Redding is creating a place that is vital and resilient. To achieve this, there are key elements to making a vibrant Downtown. A successful Downtown should be well defined, recognizable, clean and safe. The area needs to be pedestrian and bicycle friendly, so people can get around. It needs a mix of uses and housing options, with municipal and economic anchors and successful public-private partnerships. A Downtown should also be attractive, with quality outdoor spaces and design, vibrant culture and entertainment, and an eye on historic preservation. The success of our Downtown depends on its beauty, walkability, daytime activities, art and innovation. Keep coming downtown and watch as we grow a vibrant community.

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Blake Fisher - Viva Downtown Program Coordinator I am excited to invite you to two enormous Downtown Redding events: April 2, 2-6 pm: Hops and Shops returns with 20+ breweries signed on to participate. Tickets are $30 pre-sale, $35 at the door and includes a Hops and Shops reusable shopping tote bag, a 6.5-oz. tasting glass and a map to get you to the participating shops and breweries. Get your tickets online at vivadowntownredding.org or at the door on the day of the event at 1504 Market Street. April 22, 3-7pm: Springfest Car Show and Shine, kickoff for Kool April Nites. ION Networking, Kool April Nites and Viva Downtown are partnering up for an epic Market Street Show and Shine with up to 200 classic cars lining the streets of Downtown Redding. This free event features live music by Bartosh, DJing by Easy Events and plenty of Downtown businesses and vendors to check out and support. This is an ION Networking Fundraiser to support Pathways to Hope, a wonderful nonprofit. Be sure to take great photos, support local businesses and kick off the Hot Cars and Kool April Nites week in Downtown Redding. More information at vivadowntownredding.org or koolaprilnites.org.

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This recipe is the perfect solution for dealing with those brown bananas you often find sitting on your counter. Moist and chocolatey with the perfect balance of sweet and salty, these muffins make for a great breakfast treat or easy on-the-go snack. Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS: ½ cup butter, melted ½ cup sugar ½ cup brown sugar, packed 2 large overripe bananas ½ T vanilla 2 eggs

DIRECTIONS: Step 1. Completely melt the butter in a microwavesafe container and set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tin with 12 baking cups and set aside. Step 2. In a large bowl, mash the overripe bananas completely with a fork or an electric hand mixer. Add the sugars, melted butter, eggs and vanilla, and mix until fully combined.

1½ cups flour ½ cup cocoa powder, sifted 1½ tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. salt ⅓ cup peanut butter ¾ cup chocolate chips, divided

PREP TIME: 10 MINUTES BAKE TIME: 17 MINUTES MAKES: 12 MUFFINS

Step 3. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Add the flour mixture to the bowl of the banana mixture and mix until just combined (be careful not to overmix). Step 4. Measure out ½ cup of chocolate chips and fold them into the batter using a rubber spatula. Fill each cup of the lined muffin tin about ¾ full. Step 5. Add about ½ T of peanut butter onto the center of each filled muffin cup and gently swirl it into the batter using the tip of a butter knife. Take the remaining ¼ cup of chocolate chips and add a few to the top of each filled muffin cup. Step 6. Bake the muffins on the middle oven rack for 17-20 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove the muffins from the tin and let them cool on a cooling rack. Store the muffins in an airtight container at room temperature to stay fresh for several days.

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BY CLAUDIA MOSBY

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WHEN KATHLEEN O’DONNELL left her home in Amador County, she headed north to Redding in search of a more purposeful life. She wanted to combine her love of horses with her experience as an Old West reenactor and performer. And she wanted to help others. After “a lot of networking” and patience, O’Donnell met Jim Cooke, owner of Roughout Ranch, where she started working as a ranch hand in 2017. The ranch’s many resources inspired O’Donnell to develop an equine-assisted social recreation and life skills enrichment event for youth and adults with special needs. By the following year, she and Cooke were planning and preparing for the Rough Rider Round Up, a process that took a year. The two constructed buildings for the Old West Town (“I have ‘man’ skills,” says O’Donnell). They built barrel and wooden bulls and broncs for riding and roping, stick ponies and bouncy bulls for riding, and a goat for tying activities. They would also offer pony and “cow train” rides. They made games for the carnival (corn hole, archery, darts), designed an obstacle course and a maze, created a half-dozen contests (like hay baling and cow milking) with prizes, and developed more than a dozen interactive Old West activities that would engage participants and their families in panning for gold, making butter and ice cream, learning to shell and grind corn and – that Old West favorite – making slime. They would create a Critter Pet’n Zoo, Old West Town and Encampment and even bring in a singing cowboy with his horse for “A Special Western Day” aimed at “Building Confidence for Special Minds.” The Rough Rider Round Up hosted its first annual event in 2019 when it welcomed adult members of the special needs community, including residents of a working ranch near Fall River Mills called Mountain Jewels that serves developmentally disabled men. “We had around 100,” says O’Donnell, “and another 75 to 100 staff and volunteers. The participants loved it so much, no one wanted to go home.” The annual daylong program is free and open to youth and adults who have a physical disability or developmental delay and is now also open to adopted youth and those in the foster care system. As a result of the event’s success, O’Donnell and Cooke formed the Roughout Ranch Foundation and began expanding the ranch’s programs and services, all revolving around ranch- and equineassisted activities, learning and life skills. This year’s Round Up is scheduled for October 8 and requires preregistration. Space is limited. To register call (209) 256-9640 or visit www.roughriderroundup.com. • www.roughoutranch.org

Claudia Mosby is a Redding-based freelance writer. She is the founder and director of The Expressive Spirit, a wellness company in Mt. Shasta offering spiritual direction, arts and nature-based activities and consultancy for grief and loss.

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