Enjoy Magazine: Northern California Living — November 2024

SERVING TOGETHER

Dr. Lauren Strickland

BREAST ONCOLOGY SURGEON

Dr. Strickland specializes in the treatment of patients with malignant and benign diseases of the breast. Her experience allows her to treat and manage patients at genetic and high risk of developing breast cancer. She takes great pride and privilege in patientcentered care, relationship-building, and educating patients and the community on breast disease, cancer, and treatment.

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CERTIFIED FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER

Lori is a dedicated Nurse Practitioner with over 30 years of experience. With a Master of Science in Nursing, Lori combines her passion for patient care with her expertise in women’s health to provide exceptional care. Lori empowers her patients with knowledge, support, and encouragement.

Linda has over 34 years experience, with the last 10 of those as a BoardCertified Family Nurse Practitioner. Specializing in pediatrics, family medicine, international medicine, mental health, addiction medicine and oncology, she has built a robust and compassionate practice utilizing her medical skills and knowledge.

SERVING TOGETHER

FEATURED STORIES

22 | Horse Therapy with Stable Hands

40 | Cuisine From Around the World Grows in Redding

46 | Providing Comfort with Mercy Hospice

52 | ShiningCare: Helping People Live Out Their Golden Years

60 | Henry Woodrum’s French ‘Walkout’ in Print

66 | Siskiyou County Museum’s Exhibit of the Hull Brothers

GOOD TIMES

57 | Fall into Jazz Festival

INTEREST

28 | Redding Native and Commis, Bradley Waddle

35 | All Saints Thrift Store

78 | Pre-Christmas Checklist

LOCAL HISTORY

73 | Wells Fargo Stage Bandit Black Bart

IN EVERY ISSUE

18 | What I Enjoy Joe Labbe

80 | Recipe The Ultimate Mashed Potato Recipe

82 | Enjoy the View Frank Kratofil

86 | What’s Cookin’ Spicy Pumpkin Soup

89 | Local Events Calendar

98 | Giving Back Giant American Flag on Bechelli Lane

In 2022, Diana traded bustling Southern California for the serene charms of Redding, drawn by its slower pace and natural beauty. It was the perfect fit for her husband’s fly fishing passion and her love for hiking. With three kids in school, Redding offers the ideal blend of city comforts and scenic vistas, with majestic Mount Shasta as our backdrop.

With 18 years of experience in Optometry, Diana is dedicated to educating patients on vision care and now pursuing a Personalized Nutrition Practitioner Certification to offer holistic eye treatments. She believes in the future of functional medicine, recognizing its vital role in overall wellness.

• Starts her mornings with yoga

• Explores herbalism, mycology, and aromatherapy

• Her front yard is evolving into a permaculture garden

• Enjoys camping with family at The Emerald Forest Cabins

• Castle Crags campground is a treasured getaway

• Has lived in El Salvador, Canada, and the U.S.

• Speak Spanish and French as well as English

• Fascinated by ancient cultures worldwide

• Dreams of visiting iconic sites

• Passionate about hosting gourmet plant-based meals, like Mushroom Medley Linguini and Madras lentils with rice, paired with organic Pinot Noir and Crème Brulée

Bell Plaza

THE INTERSECTION OF BIKES, BURGERS AND PEOPLE.

The bricks from the historic Bell Rooms breathe new life into downtown Redding with the addition of Shasta Bike Depot and Pipeline Craft Taps & Kitchen.

Mural by Mona Caron

Helping build bet t er c ommunities th rough phila n th ro p y

Photos by Jeannine Hendrickson

Anne Thomas, Operator, Shasta Bike Depot | Kevin Flynn, Operator, Pipeline Craft Taps & Kitchen

Some Good News... Some Good News...

“When I was 14 years old, my brother committed suicide at home with his shotgun...I found him, and my dad trying to resuscitate him. And that just radically altered the trajectory of my family.”

To numb the pain Zach ultimately turned to alcohol and working non-stop.

Fast forward a few years, Zach had a great career as a physical therapist...But it got harder and harder to hide his alcohol abuse.

“I’m already drinking more,” he remembers. “Then my dad dies, and my drinking just really spins out of control. One day on a Saturday or a Sunday, I’m lying on my family room floor just completely drunk. And at that point, I knew I needed help.” But the depression was just too heavy. One night in the back of his pickup, just like his brother years before, Zach tries to take his own life. Miraculously, Zach survives, dials 911, and is rushed to the hospital. With nowhere else to go when he was released, he asked to be brought to the Mission.

“The Mission completely turned around my life.”

“It’s crazy to think just three months into the recovery program, I was constantly thinking about my exit strategy…of plunging myself into the Sacramento River,” says Zach. “And now here I am having just passed my exams in phlebotomy when I had never even thought of that as a career path before in my life.”

“If you want the help, it will come…not that it will be easy,” says Zach. “But it’s worth it, because they showed me that God is good.”

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Margaret Kennedy Redding

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I was hired at Shasta College in 1978 and thought I’d be here for five years. Now, here I am, 46 years later! Over the years, my goal has been to grow the music program, and it’s just been a wonderful journey. I’ve been able to teach and develop new courses like The History of Jazz and Rock. I also love conducting, so I’ve built ensembles, like the Community Band and various jazz bands.

The campus looks pretty much the same as when I started in 1978. I love interacting with and teaching the students. Their attitude now is very similar to how it was 46 years ago, but the technology has changed dramatically. When I started teaching, we had no computers or anything like that. Now, everybody’s using phones, and our phones today are more powerful than the computers were back then!

My advice for students has always been the same: get your degree. I tell them it’s like a membership card. It doesn’t guarantee anything, but it can open certain doors for you, and it’s also something that can’t ever be taken away from you.

I’ve been here so long that I’ve had grandparents, parents, and their children in my classes. I feel blessed to have had that experience. Over my career, I’ve had the privilege of conducting concerts for close to 80,000 people.

One last thing is that I met my wife in the Caribbean about 24 years ago while I was on an international sabbatical for a semester. They had to kick her out of her classroom so I could give my lecture, and she had to hold her class in the hallway! That’s how we met, and we’ve been married for 21 years—on top of everything else, the college even helped me meet my wife!

I joke that I bleed green when I get cut—Shasta College green! Go Shasta College! Go Knights!

Dr. Grandy Shasta College Knight

EDITOR’S NOTE

True strength lies in the connections we forge through Serving Together. Whether it’s the volunteers at All Saints Thrift Store in Redding who have quietly supported local causes for 30 years, or the folks at Stable Hands who provide equine therapy to veterans and people with disabilities, we see the profound impact of working side by side.

In this issue, we explore the joy of coming together for a common purpose, like the folks at ShiningCare, who support people in their golden years. We’re also touched by the selfless love shown by our local hospice workers, who often help people navigate their last days with the best possible quality of life.

A local young man is doing a different type of serving, on quite the impressive stageRedding native Bradley Waddle is just 22, but he’s preparing for the world finals of one of the world’s most prestigious cooking competitions. We’ll tell you how he’s preparing to bring home a delicious win for the United States.

We’re thrilled that jazz is coming back to Redding in a big way, thanks to local musicians Cleveland Boney and Greg Takemoto. They’re planning a daylong event called the Fall into Jazz Festival, which will fill a gap that was left when the Shasta Dixieland Jazz Festival ended in the early 1990s.

As we look toward Veterans Day and Thanksgiving later this month, we’re reminded that service isn’t just about what we give; it’s about the shared journey of building a stronger, more vibrant community together. We’re thankful for you!

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WHAT I ENJOY

JOE LABBE

YEARS IN THE NORTH STATE FAMILY

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Married to Emily Labbe and 2 sons, both age 11

FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT IN THE NORTH STATE & WHY

I love to visit the Whiskeytown Lake area. The amount of outdoor activities the area provides are unmatched. Camping, hiking, fishing and watching wildlife are some of my favorite things to do there.

Most adventurous thing you’ve done? A 5-day solo backpacking trip in the wilds of Montana. I saw incredible sights that you just can’t experience any other way. Sleeping under the stars with no town lights or people around was amazing.

If you could instantly become an expert in something, what would it be? History. There are so many lessons, positive and negative, that we can learn from based on what has happened in the past.

Time travel: Past or Future? I’d visit the American West in the 1800s before it was developed and populated.

Something everyone should try at least once? Volunteer at least once to work with youth in their communities. I have had so many positive interactions volunteering in various ways for youth. It doesn’t take a lot of time to volunteer and the payoff for kids can be huge.

Superpower? Telepathy.

Historical figure you’d spend the day with? Without a doubt Theodore Roosevelt. He overcame many challenges in his lifetime including the death of his mother and his wife on the same day. He was shot during an assassination attempt and rather than being

removed for medical aid he instead completed his speech. Theodore Roosevelt was also an early nature conservationist and helped to make significant contributions to the National Parks System.

What’s a tradition or ritual that’s important to you? Holidays are an important tradition in my family and we do our best to get everyone together for the holidays. Some of my other family is also involved in public safety and because of our crazy schedules it’s a tradition to celebrate the holidays on any other day than the actual holiday date.

Most unusual job you’ve had or wanted to have? Hazardous Device Technician. AKA being on the Bomb Squad. I find the job extremely interesting and at times very complex. While the job requires a lot of training and dedication, being part of the bomb squad is an awesome experience. This job requires you to be one part chemist, one part problem solver and be a team player. Whenever people find out that I had this job, it always raises eyebrows so I think it’s pretty safe to say that is an unusual job.

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? “The answer is always no if you do not ask.”

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Healing with Horses

HORSE

eadquartered on a property in Siskiyou County, Stable Hands teaches people with disabilities adaptive horseback riding in a Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) Premier accredited program that consists of two 8-week sessions held in the spring and fall, as well as one 6-week session in the summer.

Established in 1996, the nonprofit has 38 participants for each session plus the veterans, so in its 28 years, Stable Hands has likely helped a couple of thousand people with equine therapy.

Participants and volunteers range anywhere from 4 to 94 years old; the 94-year-old started out as a participant and now volunteers with the Horses Helping Heroes program. This program serves veterans, which involves three 8-week sessions teaching a few dozen veterans how to ride horses in small group lessons. Dedicated community members/volunteers give up at least a half a day per week to help support Horses Helping Heroes.

Participants in its adaptative horsemanship program come to Stable Hands with disabilities ranging from seizure disorders and PTSD to cerebral palsy, autism and Down’s syndrome.

Stable Hands Executive Director Janet Jones has been with Stable Hands for one-and-a-half years. Her friend Lee Ann Paul (a volunteer/program manager/riding instructor with Stable Hands) thought it would be right up her alley. Jones was looking for something new to occupy her time, and she has owned horses her whole life, so Stable Hands seemed like an ideal fit. “This is an interesting nonprofit and the more I’ve gotten into it, the more excited I get,” Jones says.4 continued on page 24

Photos courtesy of of Stable Hands

The benefit of riding a horse is the same movement as walking, so participants develop a connection with the horse, a connection with the team, they get movement and they’re outside...

Stable Hands owns three horses, and five are on lease. One of its main challenges is finding the right horse for the program. Horses must go through a 30-day trial to gauge whether they are a fit. This past year, two horses passed away of old age and four horses retired.

“We provide excellent care for them. They only work up to three hours per day, three days a week. Our oldest horse is 24 years old and still active in the program,” Jones says. That horse’s name is Little Horse and she’s a Paint. “Horses of color tend to be favorites,” Jones adds.

To keep safety a number-one priority, each horse is accompanied by side walkers, a leader/horse handler, the instructor and the participant.

“The benefit of riding a horse is the same movement as walking, so participants develop a connection with the horse, a connection with the team, they get movement and they’re outside,” Jones says. “It also helps develop core strength, balance, endurance and independence,” she adds.

A session starts out with participants starting to develop a connection of walking the horse. Once, a rancher who showed up in a wheelchair. He got up and walked alongside the horse along with five volunteer walkers who would step back occasionally, to allow him to work on his balance. By the end of the session, he was riding the horse. “It’s very powerful when you get to see that,” Jones says. That individual was in the Horses Helping Heroes program, and it gave him something to look forward to every week. In between sessions, building up his strength became his focus.

However, it takes a lot of volunteers to support the horses and do the work they do, so they (along with the horses) are at the heart of the program. “This year we have 25 volunteers, and recruiting is always a challenge,” Jones says.

Stable Hands relies heavily on donations and runs on 15 acres of private land, so being at the mercy of the landowners can also be an issue. Since its start, they have moved nine times. Stable Hands has been at its location in Yreka for the past five years.

“We have a tractor, a horse trailer, and a shed. In one sense we’re like a circus,” she says. Stable Hands yearns for something more permanent to better serve the community but can’t invest in anything that can’t easily be moved. “For example, right now we have porta potties. We’d like to buy a property… one with bathrooms that have ADA ramps would be ideal,” Jones says.

Jones is passionate about keeping the nonprofit going, though. “Marcia Cushman is one of the founders and is still an instructor and on the board. When you see how she’s stayed4 continued on page 27

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with the program over the years, how dedicated she is, it provides incentives to keep it alive,” Jones says.

Stable Hands is funded through donations, fundraisers and grants. It asks families to pay for 38 percent of the cost of the program, but they don’t turn anyone away. “We [fully] sponsor four or five individuals,” Jones says. They’ve had riders who’ve been in the program for more than 20 years; one young man started with Stable Hands when he was 4 and is now 24. “We have a handful of participants who’ve been in the program for at least 10 years,” she says.

Some participants have even “graduated” out of the program, meaning they became more independent and/or their horsemanship got them to the point where they don’t need Stable Hands anymore. “They gained enough core body strength to become an independent rider; two are actively looking for their own horse,” Jones says. One of those former participants even has siblings in the program.

Jones encourages people to consider Stable Hands when Giving Tuesday comes up on December 3. “Donations are a big part of how we exist and are able to continue this work,” she says. •

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YES, CHEF!

REDDING NATIVE AND COMMIS, BRADLEY WADDLE

hile Bradley Waddle can laugh that most of us don’t watch the Olympics and think we can accomplish what we see, it didn’t stop him from watching the Bocuse d’Or, one of the world’s most prestigious cooking competitions, and think that he belonged in the next one.

For the Redding native, it was just another audacious assumption that he put his mind toward and made happen. He is currently preparing for the world finals of the Bocuse d’Or in Lyon, France, as the Commis to Head Chef Stefani De Palma, representing the United States. The competition occurs every two years, and it was two years ago that he sat in the audience in Lyon and determined he should be on the stage.

The position of Commis is reserved for people aged 22 and under, and Waddle will turn 23 only a couple of months after the January 2025 competition.

For such a young person, the move is one of a rising number of chances Waddle has taken to get him where he wants to be. While it all started in the kitchen of his childhood home, his professionalization started front of house at Mary’s Pizza Shack as a teenager with a newly minted work permit. He quickly moved to CR Gibbs, where he says he begged his way into the kitchen. Then it was onto Mosaic, where he was able to debut a few specials on the menu. This is all before he could register to vote.4

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Bradley Waddle in competition. Photo Credit

Ken Goodman

He found himself scrolling Instagram one day and discovered renowned Napa Valley Chef Thomas Keller was opening a new restaurant and had a call out for staff. Waddle negotiated a shift change at Mosaic and made his way to Yountville for an interview. He came back a dishwasher and started 11 days later at Regiis Ova, Keller’s caviar and champagne lounge.

With a new restaurant, Keller came in daily for several months. Within a week, Waddle moved from dishwasher to the kitchen team and was on the chef’s radar. “It’s every young chef’s dream to meet Thomas Keller,” says Waddle. “But to learn from him is something else.” Waddle absorbed everything he could, including a suggestion to move to England to continue learning.

“While in England I took some time off and went to France to watch the competition as a spectator,” he says. His ticket had been

“IT’S EVERY YOUNG CHEF’S DREAM TO MEET THOMAS KELLER,” SAYS WADDLE. “BUT TO LEARN FROM HIM IS SOMETHING ELSE.”

procured by Chef Devin Knell, who would introduce Waddle to De Palma, and serve as Team USA’s President.

The timeline went swiftly from spectator to competitor, with Waddle watching the Bocuse d’Or in January 2023, meeting De Palma in March, and Team USA having their application announced as a finalist in May. The team then won the national competition in September, and the continental competition of the Americas in June 2024, where nine countries competed in New Orleans for the United States’ debut as host.

While the moxie of Bradley Waddle seems endless, it’s guided by a dedicated team of people backing him up through Ment’or, a nonprofit developed to inspire culinary excellence. Founded by Chefs Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, and Jéròme Bocuse, the organization provides financial support, culinary advisement and opportunity to young chefs.

As Team USA prepares for their world competition, Waddle says they receive support from renowned chefs. “Our culinary advisors are the best chefs in the country,” he says. “They tell us what we’re doing right, but more importantly, what we’re doing wrong.”

All of this is critical, since the world event will have all of those elements of an Olympic event. “It’s 10 times bigger; there are way more people in the audience. The lights, the cameras. There’s so much going on,” says Waddle. The National Anthem will play if they win, and Waddle says he still gets chills when he hears it after winning the continental competition.

While Waddle says he’s staying focused on the task at hand, his current position on Team USA for the Bocuse d’Or is creating doors of opportunity to walk through in the future. And while it may land him anywhere in the world, his grounding is in Redding, the child of Matthew and Hillary Waddle, who got his start in local restaurants that launched a career that is still young but quite on fire. •

Melissa Mendonca is 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.

Stefani DePalma and Bradley Waddle Photo Credit: Robert Evans

Bradley Waddle, Stefani DePalma, Sebastain Gibrand. Photo Credit: Ken Goodman

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Happy Thanksgiving

What better time for us to tell you how grateful we are for all of you. May your Thanksgiving be filled with blessings & warm, happy moments.

Getting Thrif

ALL SAINTS THRIFT STORE

he thrill of hunting for a unique find at a thrift store resonates with many. For families and individuals alike, this enjoyable activity combines the excitement of discovering hidden treasures with the satisfaction of supporting the local community. All Saints Thrift Store on Bechelli Lane in Redding has been doing just that for 30 years. This little gem of a store not only offers great bargains but also donates its proceeds to local charitable causes.

The store’s journey began in 1994, when members of All Saints Episcopal Church, the Ramsey and Morgan families, envisioned creating a thrift store to benefit the local community. After extensive research, planning and hard work, All Saints Thrift Store was born. Over its 30 years of operation, the store has donated more than half a million dollars to local charitable organizations. Community groups often approach the church or board members with

a need, and the board carefully reviews requests to determine how they can help. In addition, the store maintains a discretionary fund to assist individuals facing emergencies, such as victims of house fires.

Bob Wilson, co-manager and chairman of the nonprofit board, has volunteered at the store for 15 years. “I believe in helping those who are less fortunate and giving back to the

community because we are all one family,” he says. “The volunteers strive to make the store the cleanest and most organized store it can be. Everyone that works at the store takes pride in keeping it looking sharp, and it is a wonderful place to work and shop because it is a positive and uplifting environment.”

His co-manager, Heidi Heiman, has been a volunteer at All Saints Thrift Store for more than 10 years. She emphasizes that the store is more than just a place to shop – it has become a place that connects people. Many patrons visit weekly to browse the new items and visit with the volunteers. “Many of our patrons share parts of their life stories with us and become like family,” she says. She gets so much joy in both her work and the relationships she builds with those who frequent the store.4 continued on page 36

November is Diabetes Awareness Month. According to the Centers of Disease and Prevention Control about 38 million people have diabetes, and 1 in 5 don’t know they have it. What is Type 2 diabetes? Type 2 diabetes is when the pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin. Insulin is a natural hormone that turns food into energy and manages your blood sugar levels. It’s not clear exactly what causes type 2 diabetes. But risk factors include being overweight and not active.

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People who have diabetes are at higher risk of serious health complications if left uncontrolled:

• Blindness

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• Heart disease

• Stroke

Type 2 diabetes symptoms often start slowly. They can include greater thirst and hunger, frequent peeing, and weight loss that happens without trying. The disease also can cause tiredness, blurry vision, sores that heal slowly, frequent infections, tingling or loss of feeling in the hands or feet, and areas of darkened skin in the armpits and neck.

Treatment for type 2 diabetes helps prevent other medical problems. Lifestyle changes are key. Eat nutritious foods, get regular exercise and lose extra weight. Check blood sugar levels as often as a health care provider recommends. Some people with type 2 diabetes also need

• Loss of toes, feet, or legs

• Nerve damage

Type 2 diabetes can be prevented, and managed. At Greenville Rancheria we encourage our patients to join our Diabetes Sharing Circle class every second Wednesday of every month, where we teach our patients how to read labels, portion control, try new recipes and many more way on how to manage your diabetes. Reach out to your provider and have them get you in contact with our Community Health Representatives Ari or Liz will be glad to help you.

"The store is more than just a thrift store. It is a supportive family that truly focuses on the community."

Volunteer Betty Harrison-Smith recounts a hearttouching story about how the store helped her in a time of devastation. Betty and her husband, Rick, lost everything in the Carr Fire. They both had been volunteering at the thrift store for years when the fire raged through the area.

“The generous gift from the thrift store is the reason we had winter clothing and many of the basics to live. It filled the gaps of what we lost,” she says. “The store is more than just a thrift store. It is a supportive family that truly focuses on the community.”

Harrison-Smith shared that the store is helping people affected by the Park Fire now. Working at the store for more than 15 years, she has had many memories of helping others. She recounts a story of an unhoused woman and her toddler who came in. The little girl was given a toy and the child clung to that toy the whole time they were in the store. “It really impacts me to help the homeless people that come into the store for clothing. They are so thankful for anything we are able to provide,” Harrison-Smith says.

While the thrift store itself is a treasure, it’s the volunteers who are the true gems. One volunteer mentioned repeatedly was Helen Bonnett, lovingly

referred to as the “Queen of the Thrift Store.” Bonnett works tirelessly behind the scenes, managing donations and preparing items for sale. “She keeps everything going,” Wilson says. He adds that the list of dedicated volunteers is long, with so many incredible people giving their time and hearts to the store’s mission.

For those in search of a special find while also making a difference in the community, All Saints Thrift Shop is the perfect destination. Stop by, say hello to the volunteers and see what treasures await. •

All Saints Thrift Shop

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here was a time, not long ago, when the world felt enormous, all-encompassing in its vastness. Between modern advancements in technology and the relative ease of travel in 2024, the planet is largely more accessible than it once was. Still, there are corners of Earth that seem so far away, it can feel like a virtual impossibility that we’ll ever be able to set our eyes on them. Thankfully, Redding has some culinary artists from other places in the world that bring with them a vibrancy, a passion for delicious cuisine, a mastery of flavors and a heart for building community. Each delicious dish brings those distant corners within reach – a proverbial hand extended in friendship, an embrace that reminds you that the world isn’t so enormous, after all.

Charity Abban-Saah of Nigeria and her husband, Koby, of Ghana moved to Redding in September 2015. Koby, a registered nurse, and Charity, a former preschool teacher, found a way to blend their passion for delicious West African food and their desire to share it with the community through their business, Amazing Alheri African Cuisine, launched in 2023. In Nigeria, Hausa is one of more than 500 tribal languages spoken. “Alheri” is a Hausa word that means “grace.” The name Amazing Alheri, in and of itself, is a blending of two languages, and two worlds.

Amazing Alheri first captivated the community at the Redding Farmers Markets on Saturday mornings, behind Redding City Hall. After a year in business as vendors at the Farmers Market, the Abban-Saahs, who used the commercial

kitchen at Sizzle’s in Downtown Redding, took the opportunity to purchase the business when it went up for sale earlier this year.

The Abban-Saahs still bring Amazing Alheri to the Farmers Market every Saturday from 7:30 am to noon during market season. Then, from noon to 3 pm, they keep the party going at Sizzle’s Kitchen, at 1440 Placer St. Sizzle’s is used by more than 40 local food establishments, including Furnari Sausage Company, Mark’s Salsa and Deandra’s Taste of Jamaica. The goal, Abban-Saah says, is to build community and support local people as they pursue their dreams of owning a food-based business. Sizzle’s Kitchen collaborates with the Women’s Business Center at JEDI in Redding to ensure its vendors benefit from the free financial and media support available to startup businesses.

“We want local people to have an opportunity to see if what they have in their minds and hearts can become something bigger. Our goal is to encourage start-ups to find success in Redding by making the cost of running a food business more accessible than it would be to own a full-scale restaurant. Sizzle’s Kitchen is a starting point for local vendors and artisans to come and explore their dreams. We want it to be the space that turns dreams into reality,” says Abban-Saah.

When Abban-Saah moved to Redding, she noted a lack of food diversity. “I longed for our foods, but I couldn’t find them. I couldn’t even find the ingredients to make them. So, I started infusing some Western ingredients with a few African ones that I had to create something different.”

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“In five years, Amazing Alheri will have already given the people of Redding a taste of Africa, even beyond food,” says Abban-Saah.

Abban-Saah found her love of food when she was an 8-year-old girl living in Maiduguri, Northern Nigeria. “That’s when I discovered the beauty of spices and flavors,” says Abban Saah.

Her mother, Rihila, loved cooking for family, friends and people in the community. Rihila passed the tradition of sharing food with loved ones down to her daughter. “Just like my mother, I would make food and drinks, and then invite my friends over to eat. My friends started requesting that I bring my food and drinks to parties because they loved it so much,” she says.

Among Amazing Alheri’s most popular dishes are Poundo, a type of Fufu, a Nigerian staple made from African yam and Egusi soup, made with ground African melon seeds, spinach, beef, and West African spices, including Scotch Bonnet Pepper and African nutmeg. Abban-Saah’s personal favorite is the Jollof rice, made with tomatoes, onions, bell peppers and Nigerian spice, served with panseared salmon, and a Zinziber, a drink made with pineapple, lemon and ginger. Her goal is to add Suya, an African beef kebab, to the line up at Amazing Alheri.

“In five years, Amazing Alheri will have already given the people of Redding a taste of Africa, even beyond food,” says Abban-Saah. “It will be a space where people can experience other elements of West African culture, like fashion, music and dance.”

Deandra Williams, of Deandra’s Taste of Jamaica Restaurant and Catering, took her passion to the professional level amidst the hustle and bustle of Sizzle’s Kitchen in early 2024. Her love for food had been brewing since she was a teenager, when her family would host monthly get togethers.

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Williams picked up “a couple of tricks and trades in the kitchen” from her father, a restaurateur since 2009.

Like Abban-Saah, Williams saw a lack of diversity in food offerings in the Redding community and set her sights on changing it. On Monday evenings, she would have dinner at home with friends who complimented her food and encouraged her to share it with more people. What began as a pop up at Sizzle’s Kitchen led to Williams becoming a vendor at the Redding Farmers Market every Saturday during the market season. She says curried goat, oxtail and jerk chicken are tied for the title of most popular dish among her customers at Deandra’s Taste of Jamaica.

The choice is exponentially clearer for Williams: “Definitely the curry goat. If I had to eat one meal for the rest of my life, that would be curry goat and rice and peas. But please don’t tell Usain Bolt that because he’s a person that is convinced that curry goat should only be eaten with plain white rice.”

Diverse perspectives – and people – are what make the world go round, after all.

“The Jamaican national motto is ‘Out of Many, One People.’ Jamaican food gets its inspiration from and is influenced by many cultures and people, particularly Indian, Chinese, Middle Eastern and African, just to name a few,” says Williams.

As a self-proclaimed “people person” and extensive traveler, Williams loves exploring other cultures and food. “I’ve learned a lot by observing how other people do things. Those who know me very well would also say that I’m full of flavor, just like the Jamaican cuisine.”

Williams would eventually like to add oxtail pasta, a jerk chicken burger, a jerk

chicken salad and jerk shrimp to her offerings at Deandra’s Taste of Jamaica. She also hopes to reintegrate jerk chicken pasta, an early farmers market offering, back into the lineup.

“Five years from now, I would love to have a building that is the heartbeat of the city – a place where people of all ages can congregate to enjoy good food, good music – including Jamaican music – and laughter.” •

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PROVIDING COMFORT WITH MERCY HOSPICE

o most, the mention of hospice sends chills down the spine. We cringe, engulfed in visions of death and dying, of pain and loss. Few wish to go there. But those few, those gifted souls who dedicate their lives to ushering their patients’ exits from this existence, do go there, to hospitals, assisted-living communities and people’s homes, to provide comfort in the final months of a life.

To them, hospice isn’t about dying. Hospice is living.

Hospice is a team of workers ranging from professional to volunteer. Hospice doctors order patient care and hospice nurses manage that care. Hospice social workers and hospice chaplains counsel patients, whether to facilitate last words between them and their loved ones or to spiritually fortify a patient to face the impending unknown. Hospice volunteers fill in, ensuring continuity of care.

Kristin Duarte, supervisor of hospice services for Dignity Health, manages two hospice teams, one in Redding and one in Red Bluff. She says public misconceptions about hospice can affect the quality of care. “People are fearful that the medications that are often used in hospice will hasten death,” she says. “We aren’t there to help people die. We come to help people live to the best of their ability, the best quality possible for whatever time they have left.”

Her fear is that this causes people to put off calling for hospice services until it’s too late to provide all that hospice has to offer, including the possibly of saving a patient. “The criteria to qualify for hospice is if this disease takes its natural course without aggressive treatment, this patient would likely die in six months or less, and we rarely receive referrals for patients early,” she says. “Patients are sometimes robbed because of late referrals to hospice. People can actually revoke their hospice care if they’re improving.”

Duarte estimates between 8 and 10 percent of their patients each year graduate from hospice. Those patients continue with their lives.

Dawn Reich, manager of clinical services, says the goal of hospice is to build a relationship with the patient and loved ones. “That very first visit can be very intense. You may not go over everything,” she says. “There are subsequent visits to reinforce and go over other things that weren’t covered in that that first visit, and the trust is built.” She adds that a single nurse can make between 20-30 hospice visits a week, depending on patients’ needs and how far apart they live.

One of Reich’s nurses is April Forward, a registered nurse who is hospice palliative certification credentialed. Forward, a field nurse, recently won the Dignity Health Caregiver of the Year 2024 award, commemorated by a glass trophy shaped like a tear with outlines of more tears inside, accented in colors. She feels in hospice she has found her niche in life.4

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“It’s important to me to honor the patient, advocate for what’s important to them, to help validate the feelings of the whole family, including the spouses, the kids, grandkids. It’s about being there for that person, to bear witness to their final journey. And I truly feel it’s a sacred thing.”

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“A person’s final time in life is as important as the beginning of their life,” she says. “It’s important to me to honor the patient, advocate for what’s important to them, to help validate the feelings of the whole family, including the spouses, the kids, grandkids. It’s about being there for that person, to bear witness to their final journey. And I truly feel it’s a sacred thing.”

Reich sees Forward as one of those few for whom hospice work is a calling. “Her families love her. She goes above and beyond for each and every one of them,” she says. “She makes sure all of her loose ends are tied. Nothing’s left undone, and if she gets a message or a call when she’s off, she makes sure that somebody follows up with that. She just embodies what hospice is. She embodies what a being a hospice nurse is.”

Amy Silberstein has been a volunteer for her entire adult life, beginning as a crisis counselor in 2011. She says someone saw her work and suggested she try working as a hospice volunteer. At first, she visited homes to give the primary caregivers respite, sitting with the patient and family in their stead.

Today, she works bereavement follow-up from her home, phoning the loved ones of recently passed patients to determine whether they want continued support. She informs them of options Dignity Health hospice offers, such as grief and loss support classes. She calls them back every four to six weeks, for up to 13 months, to see how they are coming along.

Focusing on mourners’ needs in this way can send out significant ripples. Supervisor Duarte says she was in her mid-20s, undecided what direction to take her career, when her stepmother neared the end a two-year struggle with ovarian cancer. “I had really not heard much about hospice prior to that, but I saw what hospice did for my stepmom and for my dad, the difference that they made,” she says. “And I decided I had to be a part of it.”

It was the relationship, fostered by hospice workers between the patient and loved ones, that directed Duarte to a new life. And she had served as Dignity Health supervisor of hospice services for more than 10 years, managing the full spectrum hospice services, when came the next time she needed support. Her father contracted terminal cancer.

“I was able to thank him for everything he’d done for my siblings and I, and our growing up,” she says. “I don’t know that I would have been able to have those conversations had I not had the experience that I’ve had working in hospice. So I feel there was nothing left unsaid between my dad and I when he died.” •

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SHININGCARE: HELPING PEOPLE LIVE OUT THEIR GOLDEN YEARS

As a health and human services specialist who holds more than 25 years of experience in being an advocate for seniors and disabled adults, ShiningCare Founder and Executive Director Joanne McCarley and her team are taking a proactive, direct approach to helping seniors and their families have the resources they need to comfortably live out their final years.

McCarley originally co-founded Compass in 1996 before deciding to branch out in 2009 and create a nonprofit that focuses more on seniors. ShiningCare works primarily with elderly people now, while her former partner at Compass Cares focuses more on helping adults with developmental disabilities live independently.

“There really is a big need for those people who become disabled after 18 years old but before they become adults, so the two programs really added to each other,” she says. However, when there became more of a demand within both programs, McCarley broke off to form ShiningCare.

“So many people are not able to afford the kind of care they need, and it’s easier to get grants and things that are available to nonprofits,” she says.

A lot of what ShiningCare does to help support people in the later, maybe last, stage of their life is work with caregivers, community members and/or preferably two or three of their family members to help their elderly loved one navigate difficult health and living changes.

“A big part of our mission is to be a resource for everyone who may be dealing with this,” McCarley says. The ShiningCare website is loaded with quick, easy-read articles covering topics like insights on aging, dementia, estate planning, staying independent and tools for family caregivers.

Along with a variety of resources available on its website, some of ShiningCare’s main lines of support include hosting Lunch and Learn events as well as facilitating other outreach and education initiatives.

Have a Lunch and Learn…and/or Become a Gatekeeper: At its Lunch and Learns, ShiningCare goes to places where seniors tend to live, dine or hang out, such as assisted living facilities, restaurants, churches and clubs. They’ll offer lunch, share information, do memory screenings and have one-on-one conversations with seniors with their consent. ShiningCare serves people in Shasta Tehama, and Siskiyou counties, and McCarley says these Lunch and Learns are “very helpful in rural communities…it’s a way to reach people who are more isolated so that they don’t have to drive far to come to us.”

ShiningCare also hosts a Gatekeeper Program where they train people in the service industry on how to recognize signs of suspected elderly abuse and can safely intervene. “Say Ms. Smith goes into a bank and is always dressed to the nines and is perfectly put together, but then she comes in two weeks later and her hair is disheveled and she’s wearing pajamas. If the teller was a Gatekeeper, then maybe he could ask some questions to see what has changed in her life, and offer our phone number,” McCarley says. It’s about giving the ShiningCare phone number to the senior right in that moment and encouraging them to use it. There are more than 1,500 trained Gatekeepers in the ShiningCare network.

“Then Ms. Smith calls, and we start to establish trust with her and are brainstorming ways with her to get things back on track. We use active listening and keep it casual in conversation, but on our end, we start a very detailed assessment and then try to meet them where they are,” McCarley explains.

Landlords who primarily rent to seniors are perfect examples of Gatekeepers. “Navigating the [county’s adult services] system is so complicated because it takes all your time and energy away from doing your job,” McCarley says. “And it’s hard because you have these customers who are all of a sudden not OK.”4 continued on page 54

That’s how hosting a Lunch and Learn or urging a customer or aging family member to attend one is a more proactive approach in urging them to get the help they need before it becomes too late.

“Our nursing homes are overflowing, so we try to reach people before it becomes a really huge thing,” adds McCarley. Certain stresses or lifestyle choices could also cause dementia, so getting to an aging person before that becomes an issue is one of ShiningCare’s primary goals. And it’s about getting enough people with support around them so it’s not just one or two people who take on that burden of the loved one, McCarley also relays.

When a potential client calls or attends a Lunch and Learn, ShiningCare fits that person in a coordinated support network. “We come up with a detailed plan where the right hand talks to the left,” McCarley says. They may perform a fall risk assessment, evaluate mental capacity, and then – with consent – do a more formal evaluation. Maybe medications get confused, and someone needs to escort them to a doctor, and the closest family member is estranged or lives hundreds of miles away. ShiningCare can help. Maybe someone needs a special

bath chair, or stair lift. ShiningCare can not only help with the funding for that, but they can come in and install it.”

The biggest challenges for ShiningCare are with the budget. They do have a part-time care manager, an assistant care manager and an intake facilitator along with a handful of volunteers, and it relies heavily on grants and community support to keep it going.

ShiningCare’s Premier Fundraising Events: One of the main ways ShiningCare gets the word out about its services is by hosting several events throughout the year, such as celebrating Purple City Week in June, A Shining Affair in January and a Bubbly Brunch & Brims event in November.

June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month and the beginning of fire safety awareness, so ShiningCare will rent out the Sundial Bridge, and provide live entertainment and games. “The whole family can come and learn about what we do. We encourage kids to come out so they can get a head start on detecting elderly abuse, and we light the bridge purple,” McCarley says.

They’ve been doing that for six years now and McCarley says that people walk away with information that they didn’t know they needed.

This year’s Bubbly Brunch & Brims will have a special Run for the Roses where local celebrity horse teams will “race”. The event will be on the Diestelhorst Bridge on November 3; details are on its Facebook page. The event is like a Kentucky Derby in the fall, complete with a mimosa bar, an opportunity to bet on the “horses” and a winners’ circle. It’s an opportunity to show up in a fancy hat, hang out and enjoy the race.

“This is our second year doing it and people loved it last year,” McCarley says. It also gives high-functioning seniors a chance to be involved and connected to the community. One woman, Pat Bunch, volunteered for ShiningCare for a while before becoming a client.

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people in. The heart behind our agency is we’re here to listen, we understand. All of us on our team have personally gone through a situation similar to those we help. If we can listen and take some of the burden off, we’ll try.”

ShiningCare As an Extension of Family: “We become almost like an extension of family. We go to doctors with clients, check on them, are there when they need us. We’re kind of like an onion, there’s a lot of layers to what we do. But we run very lean; when people donate, a lot of good comes from those dollars. There’s not a lot of overhead with ShiningCare. The bigger and more bureaucratic it gets, the less service you can offer, so in our little neck of the world, we do what we can to fill in the gaps,” McCarley says.

“So many people are not able to afford the kind of care they need, and it’s easier to get grants and things that are available to nonprofits,” she says.

“She always wore fun hats, and we’ll be honoring Pat at the event. She is a great success story because this is our mission, as people age, they can still have a beautiful quality of life. This is their last chapter, their golden years. But it’s not turning out that way because people don’t get the help they need.

“It’s really hard having those early conversations; it’s easy to put them off. So, we try to come up with creative fun things to draw

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FALL INTO JAZZ FESTIVAL

t’s been nearly a quarter-century since Redding last hosted a jazz festival, and a pair of jazz-loving musicians think that’s more than long enough.

Cleveland Boney, a pianist and music teacher, and Greg Takemoto, the saxophone-playing proprietor of Redding Music School, are excited to welcome music lovers to a daylong event they’re calling the Fall into Jazz Festival.

The festival will be held from noon to 7 pm Saturday, Nov. 16, at the I.O.O.F. Hall in downtown Redding. Featured performers include Soul Punch, VJQ, Sax Therapy, Victor and Allison, the Fourple Jazz Quartet and the Nala Kathleen Jazz Trio.

Takemoto says he used to enjoy the Shasta Dixieland Jazz Festival as a child and was disappointed it was no longer happening when he returned to Redding as an adult. (The festival, which attracted national and international bands to hotel ballrooms on Hilltop Drive, began in 1986 and ended in the early 1990s.) “Cleveland and I talked about it and this is our homage to it,” Takemoto says.

“This community has a genuine love for music, and it hasn’t seen such a diverse line up of jazz musicians and vocalists in one place like this in quite a few years,” says Boney, owner of Clevie B Good Music and co-owner of North State Music Lessons in Palo Cedro. “It’s time to rekindle that love – not just for lifelong jazz enthusiasts, but for those who are just getting to know the profound joy jazz music holds. Our hope is that Fall into Jazz will nurture a passion for jazz music in the next generation.”4 continued on page 58

Opening new ears to jazz “is a close personal thing for Greg and I, and Kim,” Boney says, referring to his wife, Kimberly Nicole Woods Boney, who hails from New Orleans. “It’s in our blood. Carmen McRae is my grandmother’s first cousin,” Boney adds. The late McRae is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century.

Originating from a medley of cultures in the South, jazz is a uniquely American style of music and sparking an appreciation of it is one of the motivations for organizing the festival, Takemoto says. “Jazz is cool that way. It’s an American form of art,” he says.

Jazz also is versatile and full of opportunities for improvisation. One of the featured acts, VSJ, is a good example. The band came together when saxophonist Jeff Ervin, 73, met 19-year-old pianist Maxwell Gandy when both men joined the Shasta College jazz band in the fall of 2023.

The two discovered they shared a mutual love of jazz from before 1970 and began weekly jam sessions filled with classic tunes by Fats Waller, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington and others. To round out their sound, the pair added bassist Bruce Calin and Jesse Ajamian on drums. The quartet regularly performs at Kelly’s Pub and Wine Bar.

Boney and Takemoto can be heard together in a couple different combinations, including in the Fourple Jazz Quartet and the funk-oriented Soul Punch. Fall into Jazz will also feature works by local artisans offering up vintage furniture and décor, fashion and jewelry as well as food, including charcuterie boards that can be picked up at the Fall into Jazz Snack Bar or ordered in advance. Festival organizers also are partnering with local restaurants near the I.O.O.F. Hall to offer discounts on meals that can be brought into the venue. Beer and wine will be available, as well. •

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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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On May 28, 1944, a 26-year-old bomber pilot from Redding was on a mission over Nazi-occupied France when anti-aircraft fire shredded his plane, forcing the sixman crew to bail out over the outskirts of Paris.

“Walkout,” Henry Woodrum’s account of that fateful day – and the 105 days that followed as he evaded capture with the valiant help of the French Resistance before finally rejoining the Allied forces – was posthumously published by his sons Mike and Hank.

Eighty years later, almost to the day, the two sons returned to Cormeilles-en-Parisis, the village where their father’s Martin Marauder B-26 crashed, to be present for the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the plane and its crew. “The French still honor the soldiers and airmen who helped them win their freedom from the Nazis,” Mike Woodrum says.

The Woodrum sons’ visit, their fourth trip to France, represented the latest chapter in an emotional story so filled with twists, turns, revelations, discoveries, friendships and international bonds that Mike Woodrum is only half joking when he says it should be made into a movie.

The story begins in 1940 when Henry Woodrum enlisted in the Army as an infantryman. Acting on a lifelong love of flying, the young soldier was transferred to the Army Air Corps and stationed at Wheeler Army Air Field in Hawaii, where he was present when Wheeler was targeted by the Japanese during the bombing raid at Pearl Harbor.

By 1944, Lt. Woodrum was a member of the Army Air Force’s 495th Bombardment Squadron’s 344th Bombardment Group. On that fateful day in May, 10 days prior to the D-Day landings at Normandy, he was at the Stansted airport being briefed in advance of his 35th mission.

The objective that day was to destroy a railroad bridge over the Seine River. A briefing officer warned the men to avoid bailing out over Paris due to increased German activity. Henry Woodrum had been looking forward to a three-day pass that he planned to enjoy in London. Instead, he filled in for an ill flier and settled in for an early-morning mission that was supposed to last a few hours. It ended up lasting 105 days.

In gripping fashion, “Walkout” details how the plane was shot out of the sky. “…The fire in the bomb bay was blazing, and I knew we’d never get it out. I reached for the throttle and reduced power on the good engine, bringing the left wing down a little. We had to abandon the ship. ‘Bail out! Bail out,’ I yelled on the intercom, while wondering if I was doing the right thing.”

As his parachute floated down, German pilots fired at the airman. From the book: “I focused on the ground and spotted the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe a mile or so to the south. The Seine curved and twisted its way through the city. Suddenly I remembered our briefing officer’s advice – avoid Paris at all costs – and I laughed aloud.”

Henry Woodrum landed on a house in the town of Nanterre with his parachute wrapped around the chimney. Quickly, he cut his way out of his harness, dropped to the ground and his adventure behind enemy lines was underway.

:DEAR MOTHER AM SAFE AND WELL AND WILL SEE YOU SOON PLEASE DONT WORRY ANY MORE LOVE= HENRY WOODRUM.

1944 SEP 3 PM 7 46

At the heart of Henry Woodrum’s story are the brave and kindhearted French citizens who put their own lives at risk to hide the American from German soldiers, moving him from safehouse to safehouse until he was finally delivered to safety and able to send a telegram to his mother, Edith, saying =All well and safe. Please don’t worry. Love and kisses=Henry Woodrum.

Just as inspiring are the efforts made by Henry Woodrum, and later his sons, to contact the many people who played a role in keeping the senior Woodrum safe. Some of those relationships lasted until Henry Woodrum’s death in 1990 from multiple myeloma. Henry Woodrum’s wife, Alberta, passed in 2008.

Mike Woodrum, who is well known to North State diners as the longtime bartender and former coowner of Jack’s Grill, and his brother Hank, a retired Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent from Mesa, Ariz., have kept in touch with members of the Berty family (whose late parents and grandparents housed Henry Woodrum in 1944) and Franck Signorile, a family friend and avid historian. Signorile researched the people and places mentioned in the book and helped the Woodrum brothers retrace their father’s “Walkout” trail.

After his escape, Henry Woodrum returned to Redding and had just been named co-manager of the Redding Airport when he was recalled to Europe to assist in the Berlin Airlift. 4 continued on page 62

“The French still honor the soldiers and airmen who helped them win their freedom from the Nazis,” Mike Woodrum says.

Pictured on page 60: Lt. Henry Woodrum, 26, spent more than 100 days in Nazi-occupied France before he was able to send a telegram to his mother in Redding.

Pictured left: The fake ID the French Resistance made for Henry Woodrum

“ We thought we were doing something for my dad, and my mom by association, but we were the ones that got the gift...”

Mike Woodrum says his father enjoyed that mission, being able to use his pilot skills to help people rather than drop bombs on them.

Henry Woodrum continued serving with the Air Force from 1947 to his retirement as a lieutenant colonel in 1964, after which he was appointed director of Shasta County’s Civil Defense Department. From that position, Henry Woodrum went to serve as Redding’s airports manager for four years before retiring. He wrote the “Walkout” manuscript in the mid-1980s but failed to find a publisher prior to his passing in 1990. He provided copies to his sons so they would know his story. Some 20 years later, his sons brought to life their dad’s dream of seeing his story in print.

In another bit of serendipity, Madeline Dubre-Beduneau, who grew up near where Henry Woodrum’s plane had crashed, in 2004 spent a year at Shasta High School as a foreign exchange student. Her French teacher, Tami Bennett, subsequently sent her a copy of the book and Madeline, with the help of her husband, Charles, translated “Walkout” into French.

Madeline went on to become a teacher herself and during Mike and Hank’s 2018 visit to France, they spoke to Madeline’s English language students about their father’s unique tale of survival and friendship.

While Henry Woodrum’s journey was harrowing, the process of turning the story into a book was profoundly rewarding. “We thought we were doing something for my dad, and my mom by association, but we were the ones that got the gift,” Mike Woodrum says. •

Copies of “Walkout” are available at Jack’s Grill, 1743 California St. in Redding; signed copies are available by emailing Mike Woodrum at mrwoodrum@gmail.com; and online at https://a.co/d/ebvRklv

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. DEAR EDITH SAW HANK YESTERDAY HE IS OKAY AND SENDS HIS LOVE LETTER COMING LOVE= PHIL HEMSTED. 1044 SEP 5 PM 7 13

Pictured above: Mike Woodrum with his father’s book and a poster commemorating the 80th anniversary ceremony he attended at the crash site. (Photo by Jon Lewis)

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f you like history, cemeteries are really interesting places,” explains Bruce Stiny, who retired as a museum curator for California State Parks and now works as a volunteer curator for the Siskiyou County Museum. “When I retired in 2010 and moved up here, I was walking through the Dunsmuir cemetery, and I saw this headstone with these two brothers’ names on it: John and Robert Hull. They were both in the US Army Air Corps, which was a forerunner of the Air Force, and they were killed five weeks apart in World War II. I thought whatever the story was, it would be most likely be very sad but interesting, and the mystery of it just stuck in the back of my mind. Then, about a year and a half ago, I brought up the idea of an exhibit to Jill [Livingston] at the museum. I said maybe it was like a ‘Saving Private Ryan’ kind of deal, and Jill agreed it sounded interesting. That was the start of us getting the exhibit together.”

Soon after the meeting with Livingston, Stiny found himself on an information treasure hunt. “I started doing research and immediately found out how they died. They were both on bomber crews in England. John was a Bombardier and Robert was a pilot. On November 26, 1944, John’s B-17 went missing, last spotted over the North Sea returning from a bombing raid. He and his crew were reported as missing in action. And then, about five weeks later, Robert’s B-24 was shot up by a German fighter, and he and his entire crew were killed after he attempted an emergency crash land onto a snow-covered field.”

Stiny’s research also confirmed that the brothers had been raised in Dunsmuir. “I realized they must have gone to Dunsmuir High School, so I called up the librarian and was happy to discover that they had yearbooks going back over 100 years,” recalls Stiny. These time capsules allowed two fascinating portraits to emerge. “John was the older brother, born in 1917. Robert was born in 1919. Their father was a railroad engineer. John was a star football player and was the only unanimous selection to the 1935 Siskiyous All-County4 continued on page 68

“My dad was a World War II veteran, and I’ve always been interested in it. By being able to tell stories like that of the Hull brothers, I feel like it’s honoring all veterans, especially the ones who gave their lives.”

team. He went on to ultimately get a degree in engineering from UC Berkeley and married a woman before volunteering for the Army Air Corps. Robert, on the other hand, didn’t seem to be as much of an athlete. He did the glee club, school plays and worked at the newspaper. He eventually got married and followed his brother into the Air Force.”

Seeing all the pictures of these two young men filled with dreams and potential really hit home for Stiny. “It made them come alive as real people.”

Stiny was also able to access a number of archival newspaper articles about them from local press at the time. “Every time something happened to one of these brothers, there was an article about it,” says Stiny. In fact, when John was first reported missing in action, Stiny notes that his brother Robert even penned a letter to soften the blow, obviously unaware that a similarly tragic fate soon awaited him. “I learned that Robert used to work for the Dunsmuir newspaper, so he wrote to the editor and said, ‘You’ve probably

heard by now that my brother’s missing. But that doesn’t always mean that he’s dead. He could be in a prisoner-of-war camp.’” The optimism proved short-lived after John’s body washed ashore, and Robert’s death was eventually confirmed. “Their father had bad health, most likely what we would call COPD, and he died soon after finding out about his sons. His obituary basically hints at the fact that he lost the will to live,” says Stiny. For the museum, the exhibit provides an opportunity for visitors to learn about Siskiyou County’s rich veteran history. Livingston explains, “The Hull Brothers display is the first of many planned rotating displays featuring Siskiyou County veterans from all eras, with another one or two coming in 2025. And while the story of the Hulls may certainly not be unique, in a way, that’s what makes it more important. Somehow it brings home the reality of the losses suffered by families all over the country, including this suddenly much smaller family in this small northern California town.”

In fact, the Dunsmuir community was hit exceptionally hard by World War II. “There’s 17 young men who attended Dunsmuir High School who were killed in World War II, which I think is a lot. There’s actually a plaque at the high school honoring them,” notes Stiny, adding that the mission to keep telling these stories is personal. “My dad was a World War II veteran, and I’ve always been interested in it. By being able to tell stories like that of the Hull brothers, I feel like it’s honoring all veterans, especially the ones who gave their lives.” •

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A presentation on the Hull Brothers will also be held at the Dunsmuir Library on Saturday, November 9. Call (530) 235-2035 for more information.

Megan Peterson is a freelance storyteller who loves her family, her pets, and Northern California. Her favorite part of writing is finding flow, and she always relishes a touching human story. Aside from Enjoy, she’s typically busy writing and producing for television, having created more than 220 hours of on-air content on networks ranging from National Geographic to Netflix.

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WELLS FARGO STAGE BANDIT

Charles Boles was many things. A veteran. A prospector. A teacher. A poet. He was also the most successful Wells Fargo stage bandit in Wild West history, pulling off 29 oddly polite heists in Northern California under the name Black Bart – without ever firing a gun. “He always used a plugged shotgun, wore a flour sack mask and linen duster. He also left poetry at the site of several of his holdups, which he would sign as the PO-8 or Poet,” says author and educator Gail Jenner, who also published a book on the outlaw. “His appeal really seems tied to the fact that he had a certain ‘morality’ for a thief, saying please and thank you, and was often called a gentleman. He reportedly never held up a passenger, instead wanting only the Wells, Fargo & Co.’s money box bolted to the floor under the driver’s seat. In fact, one story goes that when a woman passenger held out her handbag to him, he quickly told her that he had no desire or intention of robbing a woman.”

The eventual masked bandit actually started life out in New York, the son of hard-working English immigrants who were known as “barn raisers.” But his restless nature and dislike of manual labor compelled him westward with the Gold Rush. “He originally traveled to California with two of his brothers. But after a not-too-successful stint at mining and the death of one of his brothers, he bounced around, eventually ending up in Illinois where he worked as a schoolteacher for a time. He also met and married, and had some children. But then, when the Civil War broke out, he enlisted,” explains Jenner. The decision ultimately prepared him for his future escapades. “He served in the 116th Illinois Volunteer Infantry and fought in several significant battles under General Sherman, including Vicksburg and Kennesaw. He was wounded, though not seriously. But it’s4 continued on page 74 “His appeal really seems tied to the fact that he had a certain ‘morality’ for a thief, saying please and thank you, and was often called a gentleman. He reportedly never held up a passenger, instead wanting only the Wells, Fargo & Co’s money box bolted to the floor under the driver’s seat. In fact, one story goes that when a female passenger held out her handbag to him, he quickly told her that he had no desire or intention of robbing a woman.”

believed that the years he spent marching ultimately helped him out later with the ability to cover miles on foot between holdups.”

It was after the war that Boles eventually spiraled into a life of crime. As Jenner details more thoroughly in her book, Boles bounced from one job to another, including a stint in Montana after hearing rumors of another gold rush. “But just like in California, Charles really wasn’t a successful miner. There were some rumors that suggest he did manage to scrape together some gold to send home to his wife. But as luck would have it, he sent it by Wells, Fargo & Co. and the stage got robbed, and he lost his gold. That’s possibly why he held a grudge against Wells Fargo, and why he later chose to rob only their stages,” says Jenner.

After nothing material to show for all of his endeavors, Charles finally headed back to San Francisco and just started living as if he were a man with means. What no one in high society realized is that he was funding himself by robbing stage coaches. “Having been raised in a well-educated family, he was likeable and intelligent, it was relatively easy for him to merge with the elite, and people liked him. He led people to believe he was a ‘mining engineer’ who had to, on occasion, go inspect his mines, so no one suspected him of being the notorious Black Bart. In Siskiyou County, he held up The Roseburg to Yreka Stage three times, in June 1875, September 1880 and again in August 1881. He also held up the Yreka to Redding Stage in September 1882. In fact, a plaque was placed along the site on Anderson Grade where he held up the stage in 1881, but after the construction of Interstate 5, that plaque was removed and has since been lost to time,” notes Jenner.

“It was actually the same site as his first holdup in 1875,” says Jenner. “During that hold up, he was shot in the hand by a young man who had seen him while rabbit hunting near the stage coach. And as Boles fled the scene, he dropped his handkerchief, which had laundry mark on it - F.X.0.7 – that could be traced back to him. He was quickly tried and convicted, but he pleaded guilty to only one to one of his 29 crimes.”

Eventually, a reward was issued for Black Bart’s capture and conviction, and he was apprehended after his 29th robbery on November 3, 1883. “It was actually the same site as his first holdup in 1875,” says Jenner. “During that hold up, he was shot in the hand by a young man who had seen him while rabbit hunting near the stage coach. And as Boles fled the scene, he dropped his handkerchief, which had laundry mark on it – F.X.0.7 – that could be traced back to him. He was quickly tried and convicted, but he pleaded guilty to only one to one of his 29 crimes.”

Jenner believes Charles Boles still appeals to people today because he was filled with so many contradictions. “We really would consider him a ‘ne’er do well,’ you know, someone who wanted more than he had and didn’t have a way to achieve what he really wanted, which was wealth and the satisfaction of duping Wells, Fargo & Co. But he never made a scene in public, and was never involved in a shoot-out as many western outlaws were. Even in prison, he was found to be intelligent and did his work. He had many admirable traits, yet left a trail of mystery that much of which to this day remains unsolved.”  •

“Black Bart: The Poet Bandit” by Gail L. Jenner is available at several local Siskiyou County stores, as well as on Amazon.

Megan Peterson is a freelance storyteller who loves her family, her pets, and Northern California. Her favorite part of writing is finding flow, and she always relishes a touching human story. Aside from Enjoy, she’s typically busy writing and producing for television, having created more than 220 hours of on-air content on networks ranging from National Geographic to Netflix.

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Making a List, Checking it Twice

PRE-CHRISTMAS CHECKLIST

Use our Christmas Countdown Checklist to help keep you organized and stress-free as the holidays approach.

EARLY NOVEMBER:

6-8 WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS

 Set Your Budget: Determine how much you’ll spend on gifts, travel, food, and decorations to avoid last-minute financial stress.

 Make Your Gift List: Write down everyone you need to buy for, including family, friends, coworkers and any holiday parties with gift exchanges.

 Plan Holiday Travel: If you’re traveling, book flights or make necessary travel arrangements early to avoid price hikes.

 Order Holiday Cards: Choose a design and order personalized holiday cards. If you prefer DIY, gather materials now.

 Organize Your Calendar: Pencil in holiday events, family gatherings, and work parties. Block off key dates for shopping, decorating, and relaxing.

MID-NOVEMBER:

4-5 WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS

 Start Shopping: Begin buying gifts and stocking stuffers for those on your list, taking advantage of early sales like Black Friday or pre-Christmas deals.

 Prepare for Guests: If you’re hosting guests, make sure your home is ready. Deep clean, organize guest rooms, and stock up on essential items.

 Decorate the House: Take out holiday decorations and begin transforming your space for the season. Start with outdoor lights and work your way indoors.

 Plan the Menu: If you’re hosting a holiday meal, decide on the menu now. Take inventory of what you already have and start a grocery list for key ingredients.

 Mail Holiday Cards: Start addressing and sending out holiday cards to ensure they arrive on time.

LATE NOVEMBER:

3-4 WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS

 Buy Wrapping Supplies: Stock up on gift wrap, ribbons, bows, and tags, and designate a wrapping station in your home for easy access.

 Wrap Gifts: Begin wrapping presents as you buy them, so you’re not overwhelmed with wrapping everything at the last minute.

 Plan Holiday Outfits: Decide what you’ll wear for various holiday events or family gatherings and make sure everything is cleaned, pressed, and ready to go.

 Pre-Order Specialty Foods: If you’re ordering special baked goods, meats, or other items that require pre-order, make sure you’ve placed your orders now.

 Start Baking (Optional): Bake and freeze cookies or other treats to save time closer to Christmas.

EARLY DECEMBER:

2-3 WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS

 Finish Gift Shopping: Complete your gift list to avoid the last-minute rush. Don’t forget to get gifts for teachers, neighbors, or any surprise guests.

 Stock Up on Essentials: Make sure you have batteries, lightbulbs for your decorations, and plenty of tape and gift wrap.

 Finalize Holiday Plans: Confirm travel plans, event details, and guest lists. Double-check everything to ensure you’re ready for holiday gatherings.

 Send Packages: Ship out any gifts that need to go longdistance to ensure they arrive on time.

MID-DECEMBER:

1-2 WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS

 Prepare for Hosting: If you’re hosting, finalize the menu and start preparing make-ahead dishes. Clean and organize your home for guests.

 Finish Wrapping Gifts: Complete all gift wrapping and label everything clearly.

 Set the Table: If you’re hosting, set up any formal dining areas with holiday tableware, centerpieces, and candles.

 Relax & Enjoy: Now is the time to relax and enjoy the holiday season! Attend parties, spend time with loved ones, and soak in the Christmas spirit.

FINAL

WEEK: THE CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN

 Do Last-Minute Shopping: Pick up any fresh groceries or last-minute items.

 Recharge: Take a break from the hustle and bustle—watch a holiday movie, drink some hot cocoa, or spend a cozy evening with family.

 Celebrate Christmas! Enjoy the holiday with family and friends, reflecting on the joy of the season.

Use this countdown to help keep you on track for a smooth and enjoyable holiday season!

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A SPUD-TACULAR DELIGHT

THE ULTIMATE MASHED POTATO RECIPE

Ah, mashed potatoes. The unsung hero of the Thanksgiving dinner table. The creamy comfort food, smothered with gravy, has always been my favorite part of the meal (with stuffing a close second).

But not all mashed potatoes are created equal. I’m going to share with you the recipe for the tastiest mashed potatoes ever. Yes, ever. Prepare to have your taste buds dazzled and your mind blown.

Turkey (or ham or whatever protein) may be the centerpiece of any Thanksgiving table, but the side dishes get the most attention. Two out of three Americans prefer Thanksgiving side dishes to the main entrée, according to the “State of the Sides Report 2023” from Campbell’s Soup Company. And of all the traditional side dishes served on this holiday, mashed potatoes rank No. 1, according to the survey.

How popular are mashed potatoes? The National Grocers Association reports that Americans will eat about 215 million pounds of potatoes this Thanksgiving. That’s a spud-tacular number of tubers!

Where Did Potatoes Originate?

The history of mashed potatoes goes back to 8,000 BCE in Peru and northwest Bolivia. The ancient potatoes were more bitter than today’s, so the indigenous populations of South America needed to detoxify the tubers by soaking them in hot water and clay to make them edible.

When Spanish explorers sailed to South America, they returned to Europe with this new, exotic starchy vegetable. North Americans got their first taste of potatoes in 1621, when the governor of Jamaica sent them to Virginia. Thomas Jefferson has been credited for making potatoes popular in America because he was the first president to serve them in the White House. (Jefferson enjoyed mashed potatoes, but he loved French fries.)

In the 1870s, Luther Burbank developed the “Burbank Russet” potato in Massachusetts. Eventually, Burbank Russet found its way to Idaho and flourished in the soil and climate there.

The Secret to Perfect Mashed Potatoes

First things first, let’s talk about the potatoes. You might think any old potato will do, but you’d be wrong. For the fluffiest, creamiest, dreamiest mashed potatoes, look for Burbank Russets. Yukon Golds are an excellent substitute.

There are recipes out there that include garlic, chives, sour cream, egg yolks, caramelized onions, truffle oil, French dip seasoning from a packet, bacon bits, various types of cheeses, etc. But I keep my recipe basic for a few reasons: Mainly, I like the taste of the actual potato to shine. Secondly, some folks at the table may not like certain ingredients (mostly children with tame taste buds). Since the point of the holiday is to bring family and friends together and give thanks, I try to be inclusive. But feel free to experiment with taste-enhancing ingredients. •

INGREDIENTS

• 4 lbs. Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks

• 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

• 2 cups heavy cream, warmed

• 1 cup whole milk, warmed

• Salt and pepper to taste

• Optional: For extra flavor, add garlic, chives, cheese, etc.

DIRECTIONS

Step 1: Place the potato chunks in a large pot and cover them with cold water. Add a generous pinch of salt and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until the potatoes are forktender, about 25-30 minutes.

Step 2: Drain the potatoes and return them to the pot. Place the pot back on the stove over low heat for a minute or two to evaporate any excess moisture. This step is important for avoiding watery mashed potatoes.

Step 3: Using a masher, mash the potatoes until smooth. (Note: If you’re using a potato ricer or food mill, pass the potatoes through it into a large bowl.

Step 4: Add the butter to the potatoes and stir until melted and incorporated. Gradually add the warm cream and milk, stirring until the potatoes are creamy and smooth.

Step 5: Season with salt and pepper to taste. (Note: If you’re going fancy, add any optional extras like garlic, chives, cheese etc.

Step 6: Transfer the mashed potatoes to a serving bowl and dig in.

Servings: 8 | Prep Time: 40 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes | Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

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Welcome WelcomeThanksgivingFamily

The best gift we receive during the holiday season is quality time with family. This year, why not enjoy a nostalgic trip with the whole family to your friendly antique dealers? The stores are loaded with new-to-you product. We all have things we enjoyed in the past and perhaps just need to replace. This is the way to do it! The dealers are so helpful and always happy to refer you to their industry friends to make it happen.

Be sure to get out with your family. As you walk the malls and stores, there is always so much to see and talk about. Reminders of a rich past. The Thanksgiving holiday is a great time to shop for that just-right gift and teach the young ones just what Grandma or Grandpa had fun with at their age!

Take an hour, day or weekend to get out and remind yourself of all the

SPICY PUMPKIN SOUP

As the leaves change and the air turns crisp, there’s nothing quite as comforting as a steaming bowl of soup to warm your soul. Fall is a wonderful time to enjoy a comforting and hearty soup that features the season’s bountiful ingredients. Here's a delicious fall soup to enjoy.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 medium-sized pumpkin (about 3-4 pounds)

• 2 T olive oil

• 1 onion, chopped

• 3 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 tsp. ground cumin

• ½ tsp. ground coriander

• ½ tsp. ground cinnamon

• ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper (adjust to taste)

• 4 cups vegetable broth

• 1 can (14 ounces) coconut milk

• Salt and pepper to taste

• Fresh cilantro or parsley, for garnish (optional)

DIRECTIONS

Step 1: Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.

Step 2: Start by preparing the pumpkin. Cut it in half, scoop out the seeds and stringy bits and then cut the flesh into large chunks. You can leave the skin on; it will soften during cooking and can be easily blended later.

Step 3: Place the pumpkin chunks on a baking sheet, drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast the pumpkin in the preheated oven for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the flesh is tender and slightly caramelized.

Step 4: While the pumpkin is roasting, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and garlic and sauté for about 5 minutes until they become translucent and fragrant.

Step 5: Add the ground cumin, coriander, cinnamon and cayenne pepper to the pot, stirring to toast the spices for about 1-2 minutes.

Step 6: Once the pumpkin is done roasting, remove it from the oven and let it cool slightly. Then, scoop the roasted pumpkin flesh away from the skin and add it to the pot with the onions and spices.

Step 7: Pour in the vegetable broth and coconut milk. Stir everything together and bring the mixture to a simmer. Let it cook for about 10-15 minutes to allow the flavors to meld.

Step 8: Use an immersion blender to puree the soup until it’s smooth and creamy. Alternatively, you can carefully transfer the hot soup in batches to a blender and blend until smooth, then return it to the pot.

Step 9: Taste the soup and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper as needed. If you prefer a spicier soup, you can add more cayenne pepper at this stage.

Step 10: Simmer the soup for an additional 5 minutes to heat through.

Step 11: Serve the spicy pumpkin soup hot, garnished with fresh cilantro or parsley if desired. You can also add a drizzle of coconut milk or a sprinkle of cayenne pepper for extra flair.

local events

CALENDAR

NOVEMBER 2024

FEATURED EVENTS

November 1st

anderson

November 1-2

• Roses & Rust Marketplace, Shasta District Fair & Event Center, 1890 Briggs St., 4-8pm Friday, 9am-4pm Saturday, www.rosesandrustvintagemarket.com

November 9

• Family Game Day, Anderson Grange, 8085 Airport Road, noon-4pm, www.facebook.com/ events/1390506951620706

November 15

• STEM Career Day 2024: Tomorrow’s Tech Healers, Shasta District Fair & Event Center, 1890 Briggs St., 7:30am-3pm, www.northstatetogether.org/event/ stem-career-day-2024-tomorrowstech-healers

November 23

• UnTurkey 2024 Vegan Feast, Anderson VFW, 3210 W. Center St., 1-4pm, www.facebook.com/groups/ ReddingVeganMeetup

chico

November 2

• Chico Day of the Dead Festival, The Barn at Meriam Park, 1930 Market Place, noon-4pm, www.meriampark.com/events

• Gratitude Walk 2024, Bidwell Park, 9am-noon, www.thegratitudewalk.com

• Dia de los Muertos, Chico Cemetery, 881 Mangrove Ave, 2-6pm, www. chicochamber.com

November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

• Chico Saturday Farmers Market, Downtown Chico municipal parking lot, 2nd and Wall streets, 7:30am-1pm, www.chicofarmersmarket.com

November 6, 13, 20, 27

• Chico Wednesday Farmers Market, North Valley Plaza Mall parking lot, Pillsbury Road adjacent to Trader Joe’s, 7:30am-noon, www. chicofarmersmarket.com

November 24

• Chico Ice Rink Grand Opening Party, Chico City Plaza, 132 W 4th St., 4-8pm, www.chicorec.gov/2024-11-24-chicoice-rink-grand-opening-party

• Christmas Preview, Downtown Chico Businesses, 4-8pm, www.downtownchico.com

November 30

• Small Business Saturday, 4th Street between Main and Broadway, 10am-5pm, www.downtownchico.com

corning

November 11

• Veterans Day Parade, West on Solano Street from 3rd street to the Veterans Memorial Hall at 1620 Solano Street, 11am, www.corningchamber.org

dunsmuir

November 9

• Dunsmuir Second Saturdays, Downtown Dunsmuir, 11am-9pm, www.dunsmuirsecondsaturday.com

montague

November 1

• Dia de los Muertos, Shoppe Serendipity, 140 S 11th St., 2-10pm, www.discoversiskiyou.com

mccloud

November 2, 11

• McCloud River Mountain Music, The McCloud River Bed & Breakfast, 325 Lawndale Court, 7pm, www.mccloudmusic.com

oroville

November 2

• Feather River Salmon Tour, Feather River Fish Hatchery, 5 Table Mountain Blvd., 9:30am and 12:30pm, www. forebayaquaticcenter.com/salmontours

November 14-17

• Hock’s Unlimited Melodrama, Monday Club, 2385 Montgomery St., 7:30 pm Thursday – Saturday, 2pm Sunday, www.butte365.com

November 9

• Tiny Pine Foundation 3rd Annual Gala, Oroville Convention Center, 1200 Myers St., 6-10pm, www. tinypinefoundation.org

paradise

November 8, 9

• Homespun Holiday Craft Show, Paradise Masonic Lodge, 5934 Clark Road, 10am-5pm, www.paradisechamber.com

November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

• Farmers Market, 5505 Skyway, next to Town Hall, 8am-1pm, www.paradisechamber.com

November 8

• Phoenix 5K, Paradise Stronger, 6848 Skyway Suite P, 9am, www.paradisestronger.org/phoenix-5k

November 9

• Bags and Beans, Terry Ashe Recreation Center, 6626 Skyway, 9am-6pm, www.paradiseprpd.com

November 15-16

• VFW Craft Fair, Paradise Veterans Hall, 6550 Skyway, 9am-3pm, www.paradisechamber.com

red bluff

November 1, 2

• 22nd Annual Art Walk, Downtown Red Bluff, Friday, 5-8pm, Saturday 10am-2pm

November 2

• Tri-County Vendors Christmas Craft and Vendor Fair, 1500 S. Jackson St., 10am4pm, www.redbluffchamber.com

November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

• Downtown Farmers Market, Pine Street, 9am-noon, www.redbluffchamber.com

redding

November 1

• Art Walk Redding, Market Street, 4-7pm, www.enjoylocalevents.com

• Starry Night of Art and Wine, Carter House Gallery, 48 Quartz Hill Road, 4-7:30pm, www.aauwredding.org/ activities-special-events/starry-night-ofart-and-wine

• First Fridays in Downtown Redding, Downtown Redding stores, 5pm, www.visitredding.com

• Laughs by the Glass, The Thompson House, 1448 Pine St., 7-9pm, www.visitredding.com

November 1-3

• 9th Annual Shasta EDC Startup Games, 1504 Market St., 6-8pm, www.enjoylocalevents.com

November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

• Redding Farmers Market, behind City Hall, 777 Cypress Ave., 7:30am-noon, www.healthyshasta.org

November 3, 10, 17, 24

• Ball Breaker Bingo, The Tropics, 2555 S. Market St., 7-9pm, www.visitredding.com

November 4, 18

• Music Mondays, Mosaic Restaurant, 826 Sundial Bridge Drive, 6-8pm, www.mosaicredding.com/events

November 5, 12, 19, 26

• Luna Fusion’s Trivia Night, Luna’s Fusion, 2914 Churn Creek Road, 6-8pm, www.visitredding.com

• Karaoke Night, The Tropics, 2555 South Market St., 8pm, www.visitredding.com

November 6, 13, 20, 27

• Wine Down Wednesdays, Branch House Riverfront Bistro, 844 Sundial Bridge Drive, 5-7pm, www.branchhouseredding.com

• Kelly’s Trivia Night, Kelly’s Pub & Wine Bar, 2144 Hilltop Drive, 6:30pm, www.visitredding.com

November 7, 14, 21

• Country Line Dancing Lessons, Fall River Brewery, 4001 Eastside Road, 6pm, www.visitredding.com

• Trivia Night at the Tropics, 2555 S. Market St., 7pm, www.visitredding.com

November 8

• Performing Arts Society of Redding presents: Piano Classics for Inspiration, Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ, 2850 Foothill Blvd, 7:30-9pm, www.enjoylocalevents.com

November 9

• Holiday Boutique, Redding First Christian Church, 3590 Placer St., 9am3pm, www.fccredding.org

• Artisan Avenue: The Craft of Fashion, IOOF Hall, 1492 California-Market Alley, 6-9pm, www.reddingfashionalliance.org

November 15, 16, 22, 23

• Once on This Island, The Musical, David Marr Theater, 2200 Eureka Way, 7pm, www.uprepmusical.org

November 16

• California Chocolate Expo, Red Lion Hotel, 1830 Hilltop Drive, noon-6pm, www.californiachocolateexpo.com

• The Fall Into Jazz Festival, IOOF Hall, 1492 California-Market Alley, noon-7pm, www.fallintojazz.wixsite. com/music

November 24

• Thanksgiving Interfaith Service, First United Methodist Church, 1825 South St., 6-7:30pm, www.enjoylocalevents.com

shasta lake

November 9

• 31st Annual Veterans Day Parade, Shasta Dam Blvd., 10am, www.facebook.com/ events/1692618844820365

November 24

• Community Ukulele Club Meetup, Shasta Lake Community United Methodist Church, 1509 Hardenbrook Ave., 2-3:30pm, www.enjoylocalevents.com

weaverville

November 2

• First Saturdays and Art Walk, Downtown Weaverville, 5-8pm, www.trinitycountyarts.org/ art-walk.html

November 9

• Ukrainian Egg Class, Junction City Community Center, 71 Dutch Creek Road, 9am-4pm, www.weavervilleca.org

• Trinity County Arts Council Festival of Light, 10 am-4 pm, Veteran Memorial Hall, 109 Memorial Drive, www.weavervilleca.org

November 29

• Mountain Magic Christmas, Downtown Weaverville, 10am-8pm, www.weavervilleca.org

whiskeytown

November 2

• Whiskeytown Hike, Cemetery Walking Tour, meet at Whiskeytown Cemetery on Paige Bar Road below Whiskeytown Dam, 10am, www.shastalibraries.org

yreka

November 23

• Outdoor Holiday Market, Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds, 1712 Fairlane Road, 10am-4pm, www.sisqfair.com

anderson library

www.shastalibraries.org

November 5

• Jigsaw Puzzle, 9am November 5, 12, 19, 26

• Color Your World, 10am

November 6

• Candy Bingo, 3pm November 7, 14, 21

• Storytime, 3:30pm November 13

• Kids Drop-in Craft Day, 4pm November 20

• Origami for Adults, 2pm November 22

• Kids Board games, 3pm November 27

• SenseSational Storytime, 2pm

axiom theatrerepertory

www.axreptheatre.com

November 8-23

• “As You Like It,” 7:30pm ThursdaySaturday, 2pm Sunday

November 29-30

• “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm

burney library

www.shastalibraries.org

November 1

• Yarns at the Library, 2-4pm November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

• Teen Time, 3pm November 2, 23

• Mixed Media Art Class, 11am-1pm November 6, 13, 20, 27

• Storytime, 11am November 7, 21

• Tiny Tunes at the Library, 11am November 12, 26

• Baby Bonding Time, 11am-noon

chico performances

www.chicoperformances.com

November 1

• Eternamente: A Día de los Muertos Spectacular!, 7:30pm November 3

• Quinteto Latino, 2pm November 11

• An Evening with Shawn Colvin & KT Tunstall Together on Stage, 7:30pm cascade theatre

www.cascadetheatre.org

November 8

• International Fly Fishing Film Festival, 7pm

November 29, 30

• A Cascade Christmas, 7pm Friday, 2pm and 7pm Saturday chico theatre company

chicotheatrecompany.csstix.com

November 1-10

• “Young Frankenstein,” 7:30pm Thursday-Saturday, 2pm Sunday

November 29-30

• “Inspecting Carol,” 7:30pm FridaySaturday paradise performing arts center

www.paradiseperformingarts.com

November 2, 3

• “Best of Broadway Series: The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” 7:30pm Saturday, 2pm Sunday

redding auditoriumcivic

www.reddingcivic.com

November 1

• The Psychedelic Furs & The Jesus and Mary Chain, 7pm

November 10

• Nutcracker Magical Christmas Ballet, 3pm

November 21

• Straight No Chaser, 7:30pm

November 23

• Ralph Barbosa, 7pm

November 25

• Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, 7pm

redding performing arts center

www.reddingpac.com

November 14-16, 21-23

• “Winnie the Pooh Kids,” 5pm and 6:30pm Thursday-Friday, 3pm, 5pm, and 6:30pm Saturday November 29, 30

• “Narnia the Musical,” 6:30pm Friday, 2pm and 6:30pm Saturday

riverfront playhouse

www.riverfrontplayhouse.net

November 1-3

• “Around the World in 80 Days,” 7:30pm Friday-Saturday, 2pm Sunday

November 29, 30

• “Gaslight’s Christmas Vacation,” 7:30pm Friday-Saturday

redding library

www.shastalibraries.org

November 1-30

• Storytime, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 11am

November 1

• Teen Dungeons and Dragons, 4pm

• Blowout Book Sale, 10am November 3, 10, 17, 24

• Color Your World, 3pm November 5, 12, 19, 26

• Teen Advisory Board, 6-7:30pm November 6

• Seed Packing Party, 10:30am November 6, 20

• Teen Book Club, 4pm November 7, 16, 21

• Prescription Pets READ, 10:15am November 7

• Board Game Night, 4pm November 8, 26

• Kid Nintendo Switch Time, 3pm November 9

• Bingo at the library, 11am November 9

• Shasta County Klezmer EnsembleLive Music at the Library with Sheine Nechome, 4pm November 10

• Family Storytime, 2pm November 12-14

• Kid Escape Room, 3pm November 13

• The Library Book Group, 11am-noon November 16, 18

• Drop-in Craft Time, 3pm November 19

• Kids Nintendo Switch Program II, 3pm November 25

• Big Kid Storytime, 11am

• Drop-in Family Game Night, 5-7pm November 27

• Lego Time, 3pm

schreder

planetarium

www.shastacoe.org/programsservices/schreder-planetarium November 8

• Kids Night - Solar System (Earth, Moon, and Sun; Beyond the Sun), 6pm November 22

• Ancient Skies (Stars of the Pharaohs; Seven Wonders), 7pm

state theatre red bluff www.statetheatreredbluff.com

November 16

• Chad Bushell’s Hometown Throwdown with Ben Haggard and Olivia Harms, 7pm

the dip

www.thedipredding.com

November 2

• Royal Princess Parties Presents: Disney After Dark, 8pm

November 8

• The Happys, Strawflower and TAE & The Neighborly, 8pm

November 9

• The Burlesque Club: An Equinox Theory, 8pm

November 11

• Chad Price Peace Coalition, 8pm November 14

• WHUT? and Bullet Lobotomy, 8pm

November 20

• Bar Stool Preachers and Bite Me Bambi, 8pm

theatre on the ridge

www.totr.org

November 7-24

• “Thanksgiving Play,” 7:30 ThursdaySaturday, 2pm Sunday

trinity

alps performing arts center

www.tapaconline.org

November 15

• John Whelan’s Transatlantic Project, 7pm

turtle bay exploration park

www.turtlebay.org

November 1-30

• Mindbender Mansion, museum hours

• Alphonse Mucha: Master of Art Nouveau, museum hours

November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

• Animal Parade - Stroll with Spike, 2pm

November 2

• Sensory Hour, 9am

• Charlie Rabbit and Friends, 10-11am

November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

• Predator vs Prey Animal Show, 2pm

November 3, 10, 17, 24

• Animal Intellect, 2pm

November 7, 14, 21

• Little Explorers, 10-11am

November 9

• Family 2nd Saturday, 11am-2pm November 16

• Science Saturday, 11am-2pm

• Paint Night at the Museum: Fall Leaves (21+), 4:30-7pm November 23

• Art Lab, 11am-2pm November 22-30

• Redding Garden of Lights, 5-9pm

November 30

• Guided Garden Walk, 10-11am

win-river resort & casino

www.winriver.com

November 6, 13, 20, 27

• Overtime Live Comedy, 8pm November 1-30

• Overtime Live DVJ, Friday and Saturday, 9:30pm November 2

• Slap Wars, 7:30pm November 9

• Pavlo, 6pm, www.kixe.org

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Thanksgiving Interfaith Service

Sunday, November 24, 2024

6:00 -

First United Methodist Church 1825 East Street, Redding

Contact: shastainterfaith@gmail.com or 530 243-8862

Redding Ballet Theatre

Shasta College Theater

November 15th and 16th 7:00pm

Matinee November 16th 2:00pm

Followed by an enchanting, Children’s Land of Sweets Tea School Show

November 15th 9:30am

Email info@thereddingartsproject.com, for information and reservations www.thereddingartsproject.com

Wine Dinner at Six Two Eight Steakhouse

Join us on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 for an Asian Fusion Wine Dinner featuring wine pairings by Jerrod Gregory, steakhouse manager and sommelier. He is pairing wines from various regions of Asia to compliment the dishes created by Room Chef Gonzalo Quezada.

Call 530-528-3500 to make your reservation. Limited space available.

Diana Christensen, Artistic Director

2024-2025

SUICIDE PREVENTION EVIDENCE-BASED TRAININGS

• Free for Medical, Behavioral Health Professionals & other Providers

• CEUs available

ASSESSING AND MANAGING SUICIDE RISK (AMSR)

Develop skills to provide confident and empathetic assessment, treatment and care to patients at risk of suicide.

• Licensed Professionals:

In-person, Thu. & Fri., April 24–25

8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

• Direct Care Staff: In-person, Mon., April 28

8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Self-Study Options Available

ADVANCING SUICIDE PREVENTION & MANAGEMENT FOR DIVERSE CLIENTELE (SP 201)

Learn to assess and manage suicide risk, address liability and design safety and treatment plans considering culture and diversity.

• Live Zoom: Tues. & Thu., Jan. 21 & 23

9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

• In-person: Fri., March 7 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Self-Study Options Available

Trainings available until May

COUNSELING ON ACCESS TO LETHAL MEANS (CALM)

Learn how to support at-risk clients to safely store firearms and medications. Beneficial for all providers including counselors, therapists, social workers, peer specialists, school counselors, caretakers and CCW instructors.

• In-person: Fri., Jan. 10 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

• In-person: Fri., May 9 1–4:30 p.m.

GIVING BACK

ENJOY Q&A, with Mike Ferrier, Enterprise Lions Club

QUESTIONS ANSWERS

HOW DID THE AMERICAN FLAG ON BECHELLI LANE COME TO BE?

HOW WAS THE FLAG FUNDED?

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE OLD FLAGS?

HOW HAS THE FLAG SERVED AS A UNIFYING SYMBOL DURING IMPORTANT NATIONAL OR LOCAL EVENTS?

WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT BEING INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT?

GIANT AMERICAN FLAG ON BECHELLI LANE

HOW DOES THE LIONS CLUB MAINTAIN THE FLAG AND ENSURE ITS UPKEEP?

How do you create an iconic image revered on both a regional and statewide level and recognized around the world? Go big, conspicuous, patriotic and for a worthy reason. The Enterprise Lions Clubs Giant American Flag is just that. It was conceived by Victor O’Grey and dedicated on the first anniversary of 9-11 in 2002 as a memorial to all those who serve. It honors all those who are going in when others are running out, those who give of themselves to help others. The 120-foot-tall flagpole supports either a 1,500- or 1,800-square-foot American flag, and 1,200 watts of LED light bathe the flag all night long. The pole is standing in a tube 12 feet deep surrounded by 18 tons of concrete.

About $50,000 was generated to get the project started. Local media was actively involved and off duty police officers, fire fighters and community servants donated their time to help the cause. The land is on lease from Redding First Church of the Nazarene. The Keep the Flag Flying Fundraiser consisted of drive-through events at the flag and generated over $160,000, which is in an Endowment Fund at The Community Foundation of the North State. Through prudent investment, that fund has grown to over $210,000. Only interest from the endowment is used to maintain and improve the site so the flag can fly in perpetuity (forever). The church did their own project and beautifully paved and landscaped the huge area surrounding the flag. All combined, this is now a million-dollar project.

When a flag has seen its last day of service, it is ceremoniously retired, usually by our Lions Club, one of the local VFW Posts and occasionally at summer camps or by Boy Scouts at one of their large events.

This is what this flag is all about. There is an annual 9-11 Remembrance put on by the first responders of the North State. When a CHP officer is lost on duty in California, we host a vigil at the pole the next morning.

I have been a flag keeper for 17 years, and I’ve had thousands of people help me change the flag. I think the very best is watching someone catch the flag as it comes down out of the sky and into their arms on a day with a little wind. It touches places of patriotism, intimidation because it is so big, reflection on lost loved ones, and everyone who catches that flag is a kid again trying to catch a kite.

We keep an inventory of about 10 big flags, which range from new to retired. The biggest maintenance issue is the changing of flags, which happens an average of once a month. The flags last longer in the summer, maybe two or three months. In the winter, we put up flags which have already been repaired once or twice and they may only last for a week. The flags fly on the pole until compromised and are then repaired by Dot Lanham of Cottonwood, a local seamstress, and put into inventory to wait for their next time to shine. Dot is our designated seamstress. Nobody else sews on our flags. When a newer flag gets tattered, we take it to Dot and she rebuilds the end of the flag. In addition, weeds need pulling and general cleanup is done until we decide it is time to refit the pole. This involves replacing all of the working parts and hardware and painting the pole.

November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month

For life-threatening emergencies call 9-1-1

Lung Nodule Screening Program

Let us know you are coming. Select your emergency room arrival time and wait at home until your time to be seen.

Let us know you are coming. Select your emergency room arrival time and wait at home until your time to be seen.

At Shasta Regional Medical Center, we strive to make it easier for you to handle life’s unexpected events. This service is just one more way that we are transforming the healthcare experience.

code and reserve your ER arrival time or visit For life-threatening emergencies call 9-1-1

Lung cancer is the leading single cancer killer in the USA. The Lung Nodule Screening Program provides patients with an opportunity to screen for pre-cancerous lung nodules, before they progress into lung cancer. The goal is to reduce lung cancer mortality with low dose Computer Tomographic Screening.

We are equipped to manage injuries and illnesses that range from minor to life-threatening. Our doctors and emergency care clinicians are specially trained to provide fast, expert care - 24 hours a day, every day.

We are equipped to manage injuries and illnesses that range from minor to life-threatening. Our doctors and emergency care clinicians are specially trained to provide fast, expert care - 24 hours a day, every day.

For further information, contact us at (530) 244-8269 or scan this QR code to go to our website.

At Shasta Regional Medical Center, we strive to make it easier for you to handle life’s unexpected events. This service is just one more way that we are transforming the healthcare experience. 1100 Butte Street, Redding, CA 96001 530-244-5400

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Please note: GetCareNow assigns you a time slot (based on availability) and reserves your space in line in the emergency room. While GetCareNow reserves your spot, it does not guarantee you will be seen at this exact time due to varying urgency of medical needs and patient volumes.

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Kent Brusett, MD Medical Director Nodule Clinic