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14 Fun Fall Nail Ideas

Date Night 16 Monet’s Wine Bistro in Exeter

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New Opportunities… Eight years ago in October 2006, we were privileged to launch a little thing we call Enjoy Magazine in beautiful Northern California. Now we are looking to spread that love and share all things local with the launch of Enjoy Magazine in the greater Visalia area.

Hello South Valley... so glad to call you home!

Good Finds 6 Good Food and Nice Drink At Ol’ Buckaroo in Three Rivers 12 Liza Teixeira’s Flower Farm In Hanford 22 The Gardens at Cal Turf Inc.

Loca ls 9 Bella Rose Bakery and Café in Kingsburg 19 The Inspiration at Noah Olmstead’s Vintage Letterpress

On The M ap 25 Library for London Gives Hope to a Community

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28 Enjoy the View—Jacki Potorke 30 What’s Cookin’—White Chicken and Chiles Enchiladas 32 Spotlight—Calendar of Events 36 Store Front—Lisa Noel, New Again Designs 38 Giving Back—PinkParty to Benefit Lost Girls’ Fund

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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2014 We are delighted to introduce the South Valley area to Enjoy Magazine, a lifestyle publication that showcases the remarkable people, places and things that make this area unique... enjoyable, if you will. The locally produced articles and photography within these pages will focus on nearby destinations, creative and caring people, community living, family, recreation, and most of all, a love of life in the Valley.

In our inaugural issue, we will introduce you to artist Lisa Noel of New Again Design, who creates beautiful jewelry with everything from old brackets to scrap copper. Meanwhile, Liza Teixeira coaxes beauty out of the earth at The Flower Farm, spreading delight to her customers. A different style of art is practiced by Noah Olmstead, whose uses his 1952 Heidelberg letterpress machine to hone the time-honored art of printing.

You’ll be inspired by Martha Haley, who turned a cancer diagnosis into motivation to help other women facing life-threatening diseases. The young mom is now not only cancer free, but she’s helping many uninsured women receive diagnostic (and often life-saving) care. We’ll show you how you can help the cause.

We adore entrepreneurial spirit, and Nicki French and T.R. Bousek have plenty of it. A twist of fate brought them to Three Rivers, where their “roadside restaurant” promises – and delivers – “Good Food & Nice Drink.” Their fresh, organic creations will impress the most particular eater.

You’ll also find inspiration for your garden, fall beauty tips, an imaginative recipe and more.

Heartfelt thanks to our talented writers and photographers who have joined us on this incredible journey. A special thank you to the advertisers who have chosen to invest their hard-earned dollars in this publication, which we hope will become a staple that you can’t wait to read every month.

And we extend our gratitude to you, our brand-new readers, for giving us the opportunity to join your community. We couldn’t be more proud to be here.

Learn more about us at www.enjoysouthvalley.com and enjoy our premiere issue.

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g oo d f oo d a n d n i c e d r i n k at o l’ b u c k a roo i n t h r e e r i v e r s “Across the river, where you see those Christmas lights, that’s where my mother grew up.” Nicki French speaks from a park bench and looks across the river, pointing to a home that is difficult to spot against the dry hillside. Nicki, who grew up on a fourth-generation working cattle ranch, speaks plainly about her return to her native Three Rivers: it wasn’t supposed to happen. “I graduated from high school and promptly left and said I’d never come back.”

After high school, Nicki moved to San Francisco and worked at the Slanted Door, a modern Vietnamese restaurant that uses organic produce and ecologically farmed meat. There she met her husband, T.R., where they both worked front of house – serving, bartending, managing.

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they bought a house and moved to Oakland. “We had so many dreams that we were trying to pursue,” says Nicki, “but they weren’t gaining momentum.” Oakland just never felt like home.

During a family visit, T.R. suggested they move to Three Rivers. Nicki balked at first, but after some thought, the move began to make sense. In Three Rivers, they’d be closer to family, the cost of living would be more affordable and, says Nicki, “Three Rivers has no restaurants.”

Their home sold in 12 days and escrow closed in another 30. They bought the building that housed the Old Buckaroo, Three Rivers’ old saloon and tavern, and moved in with their two children. That Oakland dream to open a restaurant began to take shape in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.

They had moved to Three Rivers in July 2013, but eight months later their application with the water department – necessary to open a restaurant in the Old Buckaroo building – had still not been processed.

With their dream again on hold, recalls Nicki, “we were losing vision.”

That’s when the idea for a roadside restaurant was born. Don’t call it a food truck: it’s much, much more than that.

For starters, Nicki and T.R. wanted to provide a service that represents who they are as individuals while recognizing the community to which they belong. “So let’s do a throwback,” Nicki says. “Let’s pay homage, and let’s keep the vibe but let’s just put ourselves into it.” So they named their roadside restaurant Ol’ Buckaroo, an allusion to the old Old Buckaroo.

And then there’s the view. They cleared out the lot adjacent to their home and raised coverings to provide shade for seating. Their patio saddles up next to a decline above the river, and when the shadows grow as the sun descends over the western hills, an evening calm settles over the river valley. John Elliott, a Three Rivers native and owner of The Kaweah Commonwealth, calls it a Western Tiki Bar. “Good tap beer on the Kaweah River,” he says. “Where better could you be?”

On the side of the sleek black truck is a blue logo of a cowboy riding rodeo, with the words emblazoned, “Good Food & Nice Drink.” Those words are more than a slogan; it’s where the rubber hits the road for this roadside restaurant. The food is fresh, and 80 percent of their product is organic. They make their own aioli and ranch, and they pickle their own cucumbers. The menu features grass-fed beef with heirloom tomatoes between a brioche bun, organic arugula salads and roasted Flora Bella Shishito peppers. For refreshment, they serve house-made watermelonlime and blackberry-basil sodas, and carry local Kaweah Brewing Company beer on tap.

The food fits the surrounding: natural, wholesome, of the earth.

Another restaurateur could open shop and settle for less because of the view. But that’s what sets Ol’ Buckaroo apart– the quality and taste of the food stand on their own merit. They could drive that truck anywhere, park in some gritty, dark alley in a city and still draw a crowd.

Really, Nicki and T.R. are part of a growing trend of young artisans who are taking their craft seriously. People are moving away from widely distributed, artificially processed, assembly manufactured goods. People want local, they want quality, they want something with personal history – call it the soul of a product. “It’s not just about the food,” says Nicki. “It’s about the ambience, the experience and the connection with other people.”

That, Nicki says from experience, is why people go to restaurants. And it’s the same reason people will want to come to Ol’ Buckaroo, they say.

Though Ol’ Buckaroo just opened in July, it’s already drawing a regular crowd. “The dream is still the brick and mortar,” says Nicki, referring to the restaurant they still hope to open. “But in the meantime we’re living in the Old Buckaroo with our two children.” Which is a relief to Three Rivers and anybody with an appetite for good food and nice drink, because even though Ol’ Buckaroo rests on four wheels, it’s likely found a permanent place to park and call home. • Ol’ Buckaroo Roadside Restaurant • (559) 799-3665 41695 Sierra Dr., Three Rivers • www.facebook.com/theolbuckaroo @olbuckaroo Jordan Venema is a freelance writer living in Visalia, where he enjoys photographing dilapidated barns. Besides appreciating contagious fits of laughter and sharing stories, he’s a reader, runner, traveler and thrift store junkie. But his favorite thing is being a dad.

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b e l l a ro s e b a k e r y a n d c a f é i n k i n g s b u r g Oh, nostalgia. There’s nothing quite like it. Such a wildly random experience brought on by some sight, sound or scent where present, past and future commingle in a wave of warm fuzzies.

If only it could be bottled up. Impossible, you say? Well, tell that to Paula Coelho, because she has the recipe to turn nostalgia into a commodity, and it’s as easy as pie. Well, actually, it is pie.

And it’s so very many pies – banana cream, pumpkin, apple and peach, chocolate cream and coconut. You can find all those pies and more in Kingsburg, at Bella Rose bakery and café, which celebrates its third anniversary this December.

There’s something about the little white house with black shutters, its comfortable and cozy garden and indoor seating, and the aroma of baked goods that has the power to take you back to days gone by. Yes, there’s something about Bella Rose, and it’s more than just a good pie.

Before Bella Rose, there was Paula’s Catering, a small business that Coelho started to raise extra money for her kids’ braces. She ran the business for 10 years, until she felt it had run its course. “The business got to be really busy, and I had lost both of my parents, and I was taking care of grandmother and then she passed away too,” says Coelho. “And I didn’t know how to do anything except to take care of people and cook.”

When her youngest daughter started high school, Coelho found herself asking, “What do I do now?” She was flipping through a magazine, praying, wondering whether she should quit catering altogether when “I turned the page of the magazine and there was a picture of this house, Bella Rose.” That same day, Coelho took her daughter to dance class, where she ran into the owner of the house – “and he was never there,” she says, expressing her sense of serendipity.

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Everything came together, the owner agreed to sell the house “and the rest was history,” says Coelho.

“It was definitely a God thing.”

the magazine, about the plan to start a bakery. At the very moment when Coelho felt most uncertain about the future, everything changed with the flip of a page. Everything came together, the owner agreed to sell the house “and the rest was history,” says Coelho. “It was definitely a God thing.”

If Bella Rose was indirectly the result of losing her parents and grandmother, Coelho has used the bakery as a way to bring her family closer together. A day at work sounds like a family reunion: husband, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother, aunt and uncle; her oldest daughter is a full-time baker, her son helps when home from college, and her youngest daughter, a high school senior, helps … sometimes.

Even the name of the bakery pays homage to her grandmothers – Bella and Rose. But their real contribution goes deeper than their names. Before Bella Rose, before the catering, and back to a childhood in Selma, Coelho learned from her grandmothers how to bake. So all those pies at Bella Rose? You can thank Grandma Bella for the fruit pies, and you can thank Grandma Rose for the cream pies. That doesn’t mean Coelho rests on her grandmothers’ laurels, though. She’s still coming up with new recipes. “But the crust is still my Grandma Bella’s,” says Coelho.

So why do her grandmothers’ recipes make such great pies? “For me,” says Coelho, “it’s the love they put into them, but it’s also the flakiness.”

Still, even after years of baking with their recipes, Coelho feels she falls short. For starters, her grandmothers never used exact measurements.

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bit different.” That’s because Coelho can’t duplicate her experience as a child, of her grandmother in an apron, talking while she cooked.

“I can’t explain that feeling,” says Coelho, “but my kids will never get what I had growing up, because their grandparents have been gone so long.” But if Coelho can’t duplicate that exact feeling for her children, she can provide them – and the Kingsburg community – with new and equally nostalgia-worthy feelings, through her own baked goods.

So if you’re ever hankering for a slice of homemade, wholesome goodness, the kind of pie that only your grandma could bake, then Bella Rose might be your best bet. And if pie’s not your thing, stop for their homemade soups, salads, sandwiches or coffees. And if you can’t make it to Kingsburg, you’re in luck: they’re working out the details for a pie of the month club, so you can get their homemade pies, cookies, and cupcakes shipped directly to your home. So maybe you can bottle up nostalgia and sell it. Just don’t expect Paula to share the recipe anytime soon. • Bella Rose Bakery & Cafe • 1537 Lincoln St., Kingsburg (559) 419-9054 • www.facebook.com/bellarosebakery @BRB_CAFE

Jordan Venema is a freelance writer living in Visalia, where he enjoys photographing dilapidated barns. Besides appreciating contagious fits of laughter and sharing stories, he’s a reader, runner, traveler and thrift store junkie. But his favorite thing is being a dad.

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It’s the end of summer on The Flower Farm in Hanford, and the sun is just about to rise. The approaching cool of autumn is still merely a suggestion in the blue morning; the bees that are now curled up sleeping inside the stately sunflowers will be awake soon, and the dew will vanish in the heat of another Valley day.

But for now, the air is gentle, and Liza Teixeira is moving through her rows of blossoms and picking the day’s best. “We always gather early in the morning or late at night, because it’s better for the flowers to be picked when it’s cool,” Teixeira explains. “And I think people just love that aspect of our flowers. I mean, they’re not a week old when you get them; they are picked fresh that morning just for you.”

The Flower Farm is less than two years old, but Teixeira’s penchant for coaxing beauty out of the earth has deep roots. She has a degree in agricultural science from California Polytechnic State University, but her family’s small Hanford farm is where her love and understanding

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“I think that’s what kind of draws me to do this.

When people see flowers, their faces light up.” for growing things really began. “I remember going to the nursery with my mom, choosing plants, and then coming home with her and planting them. She had so many beautiful flower beds around our house, so I think I got my appreciation of flowers from her.”

It seems that for Teixeira, flowers are a family affair. It was a casual conversation with her relatives that first gave her the idea to carve out a plot on her parents’ acreage. And now, from late night plantings to days spent at the farmer’s market, it is the participation of her loved ones that makes The Flower Farm possible, and fun. “All of my family has been very supportive. Sometimes I’ll have thousands of seedlings to transplant, and so we’ll set up a light outside and order pizza, and everybody chips in and before I know it, we’ve planted 4,000 snapdragons in a night,” says Teixeira.“We just have fun and laugh.

There’s nothing bad about getting your family together, getting your hands dirty, and planting a bunch of flowers. Everyone’s excited to watch them grow.”

With her talent at getting flowers to thrive, it comes as no surprise that Teixeira is just as skilled at growing her business. After getting her feet wet by selling blossoms at the Hanford Farmer’s Market, Teixeira quickly expanded into doing custom arrangements for special events, making deliveries, and even selling bouquets at shops like Visalia’s Embellish & Restore. Teixeira attributes a large part of The Flower Farm’s success to the personable ease of her ordering process. She can be contacted through email, Facebook, Instagram, a phone call or text, and she’ll tell you what’s fresh and available. The

Flower Farm also offers a custom planting service for special events, where Teixeira grows gorgeous blooms just for the client, a service that is especially popular with local brides. “We even keep people updated on the progress of their flowers,” smiles Teixeira. “And they seem to love that; as they are getting ready for their wedding, so are their flowers.”

As the custom order side of her business expands, it’s a wonder that Teixeira is still able to maintain her Thursday night presence at the Farmer’s Market. But she has a soft spot for the personal interaction that this venue affords. “I love when people come up at farmer’s market to get flowers for someone,” confides Teixeira.“My favorite was this one time when a little boy came up to our booth. He had a fistful of money, and he looked at the flowers and said, ‘Help me, I don’t know what to get, but I want to buy flowers for my mom.’ So we arranged a bouquet for him right there, and he took it to her.”

From their first bloom to their final arrangement, flowers seem to possess a certain contagious joy, and spreading that delight is at the heart of what The Flower Farm aims to do. “Flowers are very inspirational to me; they just look so beautiful and make people so happy,” muses Teixeira.“I think that’s what kind of draws me to do this. When people see flowers, their faces light up.”• The Flower Farm • (559) 816-5979 www.mkt.com/the-flower-farm www.instagram.com/HanfordFlowerFarm www.facebook.com/HanfordFlowerFarm

Fache Desrochers is a writer, photographer and artist. Her work can be viewed at fachedesrochers.com.

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BEAUTY TRENDS

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BY MELISSA GULDEN

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There’s a wide, glorious world of nail trends for fall — isn’t it time you gave one a spin? This list is your way in.

Tired of your predictable pink nails? DIY nail art is booming, and there are more options than ever for a fabulous manicure. October is as good a time as ever to shake up your roster of go-to nail polish colors. I’m not saying you have to say bye-bye to those bright summer hues, but fall’s hottest nail ideas will definitely have you rethinking a shade or two.

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Go bold with navy blue or purple: Try Butter London in Royal Navy ($15*) or MAC Indulge Nail Lacquer in Rebel ($16*). Burgundy and blood red are also big for fall. Pick one with a pearly finish to keep the look soft.

Consider gray your new favorite neutral.

Although it’s more eye-catching than nude or white, it won’t interfere with your everyday style.

If you really want to up the “wow” factor, try the latest trend in nail wraps.

No need to be a skilled artist, just wrap the nail with the ready-made prints and voilà, instant glam (www.Jamberrynails.net). Or squiggle away with a polish marker for DIY artwork. Try Topshop Make Up Nail Art Pens ($14*) or Essie Sleek Stick polish strips ($10*).

Finally, revamp your go-to shade with a swipe of a matte topcoat, like OPI Matte Top Coat ($9*). It’ll quiet down any color. Feeling artistic? Do an ombré manicure the simple way, with a kit of coordinated shades, such as That’s The New Black, The Original Ombré Nail Collection in Waves ($22*, www.Sephora.com).

Teal is one of those colors that works year-round. It has a magical ability to spark daydreams about those beachside days of summer, even as we ease into winter. (Check out Esteé Lauder Pure Color Vivid Shine Nail Lacquer in Midnight Metal, $20*.)

Pick the right red. Opt for a pinkish hue for fair skin, orange-y for medium, and a true red for a darker complexion.

(Try Essie Nail Polish in Too Too Hot, Geranium, and Russian Roulette, $8* each.)

The key to a long-lasting, chip-free mani?

Polish peels faster when the surface of your nail is unhealthy. Before applying color, brush on a primer. Find one that is infused with peptides so it will bring the pH of your nails back up to a healthy level.

Air conditioning is the biggest enemy to nails—going from warm temperatures to cold makes your nail plates expand and contract—so now is the time to keep your cuticles moisturized with oil.

Not ready to give up your glitter-infused summery polish?

Go for a metallic finish. You can even freshen up a French mani with metallic tips—subtle but super-cool.

While we love crazy nail art trends, sometimes a palette cleanser is in order. Enter classic nudes. Just because you opt for a non-color, neutral nail polish doesn’t mean your manicure will be boring. Muted colors can also make a statement. The trick is a shiny topcoat (Sally Hansen Complete Salon manicure in Pink Pong, $7.99*). Pair red lips with nude nails. It’s classic and sophisticated. Try CoverGirl Stay Brilliant Nail Gloss in Forever Fawn ($5.49*).

As for nail shape, long and oval seems to be all the rage with celebrities. Try it, if you dare. Not quite that adventurous? Short and square never goes out of style.

Changing nail color and style is easy to fix if you don’t like it, so why not go for it? Jump on the nail art bandwagon and embrace the fall trends. Your hands will thank you. • *prices may vary

Melissa Gulden is a teacher with an extensive background in cosmetics and makeup artistry. She is currently working on a PhD in Education at LSU in Baton Rouge but maintains Northern California roots.

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uch like the beloved children’s novel, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, this story begins with a lamppost. “I said to myself that any town that puts in nice lampposts is going to be a good town to be a part of,” explains Jennifer Davis. She had moved to Tulare Country from the Bay Area, where food and art and theater were always at her fingertips, instantly accessible – like magic. “It was hard at first,” Davis admits, “but I do feel I’ve been blessed to be able to create what I wanted in the town, what I wanted to see here, instead of sitting here wishing somebody had done it.”

Davis is talking about her restaurant, Monet’s Wine Bistro, located in downtown Exeter with those notable lampposts. And just like the above-mentioned story, Davis’ restaurant is like a portal to another world. “I wanted you to feel like you were in a café around the Louvre,” says Davis.

But dining at Monet’s is also like eating a chocolate pastry from the inside out. Davis laughs, and admits she had a similar thought around the time the restaurant first opened in 2007. “The ceiling looked like a chocolate bar. I wanted to break off a piece and eat it,” she says.

Step through the front door and you’d understand. The small, comfortable room is painted in chocolate and caramel colors, and the ceiling is an ornate pattern that looks like the squares of a candy BISTRO IN EXETER bar. Davis intentionally wanted the restaurant small and intimate, though she admits that arranging tables for guests can become a game of Tetris. Rustic church pews make up the seating along the street-side windows, which look onto some of Exeter’s iconic murals. In a recess below the ceiling, a mural of the

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French countryside is painted in sepia tones. Simple, wooden café chairs and a few wooden high tables (made from the building’s old front door) make up the majority of the interior’s décor. Portal or pastry, there’s no denying that Monet’s is comfortable, and proof that less can be more.

In fact, Davis’ original plan for Monet’s was less – just a wine bar with limited appetizers. But two weeks after opening the restaurant, Davis serendipitously met a French chef who developed a full menu, including some staples of French cuisine – escargot, croque monsieur, petite raclette – et viola, there you have it. The simplicity of wine and cheese gave way to a new special every evening, and now, seven years later, Monet’s will soon renovate to expand its dining area.

Before she opened Monet’s, Davis owned Wildflower Cafe across the street, which specializes in coffee and sandwiches. Davis jokes that when her children were born she needed a coffee shop, but when they got older she had to trade the coffee for wine. There’s truth behind every joke, because Davis really wanted to slow things down. It’s a value she picked up through her travels in Europe, where she fell in love with Europeans’ way of making time, making an experience of their meals. Monet’s was a means to bring that little piece of Europe to Exeter, which in part is why she picked the name Monet’s. “He was an artist and he loved to entertain,” she says.

Davis steps away to give a customer a hug. For a few minutes,

they talk while the customer swirls and sniffs different wines.

The moment is spontaneous and sincere, and captures the very essence of the idea that Davis has been trying to express.

And according to Davis, even the French tourists say they feel at home at Monet’s. Maybe it’s the lampposts, or maybe the restaurant is a kind of portal to some corner around the Louvre. Whatever it is, Davis attributes it to community. “It’s a fun place to be, and I meet amazing people all the time.” With that, Davis returns to her conversation with the customer at the bar. And for a moment anyway, things slowed down long enough to make an experience of the moment. • Monet’s Wine Bistro 120 S. E St., Exeter • (559) 592-9453 www.monetswinebistro.com Closed Mondays and Sundays www.facebook.com/pages/monets-wine-bistro

Jordan Venema is a freelance writer living in Visalia, where he enjoys photographing dilapidated barns. Besides appreciating contagious fits of laughter and sharing stories, he’s a reader, runner, traveler and thrift store junkie. But his favorite thing is being a dad.

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t h e i n s p i r at i on AT N o a h O l m s t e a d ’ s v i nta g e L e tt e rpr e s s Noah Olmstead gazes calmly into the whirring innards of his 1952 Heidelberg letterpress machine. There’s a hiss of air and a metallic clap, and then with one deft move of his expertly tattooed arm, Olmstead reaches in and plucks out a gift tag from his Christmas line. It is perfectly embossed, meticulously cut and slightly warm to the touch. The tag is not big, but there is something incredibly substantial about it. From the weighty paper to the deep, tactile impressions of the letters, this tag is a little gift in its own right: an obvious object of careful design. But then, with its elegant tools and rich history, the whole art of letterpress printing is a time-honored exercise in careful design.“I just love letterpress…how you can actually feel the design,” says Olmstead. “It’s pretty unique. The whole traditional printing process has always been an inspiration to me.”

Uniqueness and inspiration seem to be the cornerstones of Olmstead’s life as well as his business. Just looking around the Vintage Letterpress studio is a feast for the senses. Located in the middle of an orange orchard in Exeter, Olmstead’s workspace is situated just behind his4

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historic farmhouse home, which is painted as pink as a birthday cake. But once inside his studio, the vibe becomes decidedly punk rock: the walls are adorned with a curation of clever prints and band posters. Letterpress plates and boxes of artwork crowd the tabletops, while crates of vinyl records are stacked thickly below. The steady hum and clatter of print machinery fills the air, blending in odd harmony with the minimalist, splashy sounds of a punk rock band from Olmstead’s own independent record label. It’s a diverse space, to be sure. But this range of aesthetics that defines Olmstead’s life is what gives Vintage Letterpress its ability to create everything from a sleek, industrial rebranding campaign to a beautifully romantic wedding invitation to a cheeky greeting card set. And with a medium as compelling as this one, why limit oneself ? “There’s so much you can do with letterpress,” says Olmstead. “And if I think it looks rad, I’m going to do it.”

His hometown of Sonoma is where Olmstead first fell in love with the letterpress process. “I started working at a print shop in town, and I was just amazed at the equipment.

The owner was this awesome old German dude, and he had a dozen Heidelberg printing machines,” says Olmstead. “He was the master, and so I learned from a really genuine expert.”

Twenty years later, Olmstead still harbors a certain affection for the equipment that got him started. The press he works on now is the same model favored by his first letterpress employer. “It’s an amazing machine…kind of an art object,” Olmstead says, smiling affectionately at his press. “Print people call them ‘Heidis.’”

Olmstead’s core values of creating a good life for his family and pursuing excellence in the print and letterpress world have taken him all over the country. From consulting in corporate print positions to managing mom and pop letterpress shops, Olmstead has pretty much done it all. These days, he is focusing on the things that he finds the most fulfilling.

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“Moving to the Valley has really given me some time to get into my art,” says Olmstead. “I never really thought I was an artist, but friends of mine have encouraged me to embrace it. Plus, it’s great that I can design and print from home now, because I can be around for the kids.”

Olmstead has only been in Exeter for three years, but with his passion for community, he comes off like a lifelong resident. When Adam Furtado of Visalia’s Velouria Records was brutally assaulted earlier this year, Olmstead wasted no time in creating a collaboration piece with one of his favorite artists to be raffled off at a benefit for Furtado’s recovery. “Doing that benefit collaboration was a personal success for me, because it was helpful to a friend, and it was awesome to get that sense of community,” says Olmstead. “I’m a small town guy, so being here in Exeter is rad for me.”

All in all, it turns out that Olmstead has quite a bit in common with his beloved 1952 Heidelberg: old-school integrity, timeless design skills and a talent for making an excellent impression. •

“ I never really thought I was an artist, but friends of mine have encouraged me to embrace it. Plus, it’s great that I can design and print from home now, because I can be around for the kids.”

Vintage Letterpress • (805) 776-2500 www.vintage-letterpress.com www.etsy.com/people/vintageLP www.instagram.com/vintage_letterpress www.facebook.com/VintageLetterpress

Fache Desrochers is a writer, photographer and artist. Her work can be viewed at fachedesrochers.com.

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Good Finds

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By CANDACE Feely

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Photos: KELLI AVILA

Secret Garden the gardens at c a l t u r f i nc .

Walking through the large barn doors at The Gardens at California Turf, you’ll find more than a nursery. The gift shop, a seamless blend of home and garden, is stocked with such items as citrus topiaries, hanging lights and spiced candles. Just outside the shop, a path leads visitors to distinct demonstration gardens.

Flowers, shrubs and trees create layers of color and texture.

A central sloped lawn invites children to play, and a grand water feature provides nature’s background music.

With all that The Gardens offers, it is possible for you to forget why you have come. Instead of rushing to buy a flat of chrysanthemums, you may find yourself meandering the grounds, sampling a balsamic vinegar or signing up for the next yoga class.

That’s because The Gardens has changed the way people buy plants. What once was an item on the to-do list has become a destination in itself. An outing. An experience.

This is a trend in nurseries, according to Devon Brown, manager and co-owner of The Gardens. Classes, events, gift

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shops, food and drink: these elements are making nurseries a place to gather, relax and create. The Gardens, which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, is no exception.

In fact, embracing the trend was quite intentional.

“All of us wanted people to have an experience,” Brown says. “We wanted people to come here and feel something.”

Take the Pop-Up Restaurant as an example. Once a month, the nursery transforms into an elegant dinner party set in the evening glow of the garden. A local chef prepares a gourmet four-course meal, and the night ends with a movie under the stars. Guests are welcome to buy plants and gift shop items, of course, but the event is about the garden party experience.

Creating The Gardens required hours of researching and planning. Landscape gardeners Fred and Pam Brown, longtime Tulare residents and owners of Cal Turf Equipment since 1984, were the first to dream of the nursery. When their son Joel and daughter-in-law Devon moved to the Central Valley, things began to take a more concrete shape.

Joel and Devon’s background and education in landscape architecture helped pave the way to start work on the nursery. After a year of designing, The Gardens opened in September 2013 with Fred and Pam Brown, their son and Cal Turf Equipment Manager Seth Brown, and Devon Brown sharing in the ownership.

From the beginning, the family wanted The Gardens to be a place that inspired, a goal that steered the design of the nursery. The serene environment provides an ideal setting for people to dream. Four demonstration gardens (Traditional, California, Cottage and Woodlands) and plenty of interesting displays empower people to create something they love. From succulents to evergreens, herbs to annuals, the vast selection of plants compliments almost any garden style.

The Gardens at Cal Turf Inc. 950 North J Street, Tulare (559) 688-2084 www.thegardensatcalturf.com www.facebook.com/TheGardensCTE @thegardensatcalturf Fall Hours 8 am – 5 pm (Monday – Saturday) Noon – 4 pm (Sunday)

“I want it to be a place that has a focus on creativity,” Devon Brown says, “that (people) can easily see things and take those pieces, or be able to visualize that this is what it would look like in my home. I hope that people can come here and make their places a little more peaceful or restful.”

To help foster that creativity, The Gardens offers weekly classes covering a wide range of topics, from landscaping with native plants to arranging holiday centerpieces. Most are hands-on. Attend a succulent wreath-making class, for example, and you’ll head home with a handmade wreath of your own. If you have little ones, sign up for an interactive Kids Craft. Each season brings a fresh round of topics and projects so even the frequent visitor has something new to learn.

And there is still more to come. Like a true natural setting, The Gardens continues to evolve. The Children’s Garden, which Brown describes as “whimsical and tactile,” is close to completion, and an Australian demonstration garden is planned. In the works is an Aerium Bar – a cool designated space for creating terrariums. More locally crafted items and gourmet fare are making their way into the expanding shop. And down the road, The Gardens will include a café, which just may be the culminating piece of it all.

The Gardens has made the nursery both a destination in itself and an inspirational starting point. It provides the setting, materials and education to help visitors create their own garden retreat. As Devon Brown says, “You need your escape place, that environment of tranquility, and hopefully that can be in your own home.” • Candace Feely grew up in the Central Valley as a dairy girl. After receiving degrees in English and education from Biola University, she and her husband returned to Visalia where they now reside. She is a part-time teacher and enjoys DIY-ing, gardening, writing and creating music.

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LondonCalling on the map

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By jordan Venema

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PHOTOs: Jacki Potorke

l i b r a ry f or lon d on GI V ES H O P E TO A co m m u n i t y “A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back, or from which to look ahead,” writes novelist Graham Greene. His observation belies the difficulty inherent to storytelling because every story is built around exclusion. What an audience is given to read is just the words between parentheses, outside of which lie the countless stories omitted by necessity. And since there’s a good chance most readers have never even heard of London, this quote rings especially true. You see, there’s a story brewing in London.

Not London, England. London, California. New London, a town hardly larger than a community college and bordered by orchards, lies a few miles southwest of Dinuba. Those who have heard of London probably know its reputation: drugs, gangs, dirt roads, stray dogs – but mostly drugs. No, it’s not a complete portrait, but stereotypes rarely are. Yet this story stands out all the more against that kind of backdrop, a reputation that has clung to and smothered this isolated town of some 2,000 souls.4 continued on page 26

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“The goal here,” says Naylor, “has been to do things in a way that is sustainable and healthy with as much community input and involvement as possible.”

Born in London, Robert Isquierdo knows too well about that reputation. It’s the reason he left when he turned 18, why he never wanted to come back. “I spent 90 percent of my time in Dinuba trying to escape the traps of London,” says Isquierdo, referring to the drugs, the gangs. After high school, he moved to Southern California, pursued education, became a teacher, married, began a family.

And then he found faith. “That’s when it hit me,” he says. “I just kept hearing serve, serve... and out of nowhere, what about the kids in your hometown?”

So Isquierdo started collecting books. At the time he lived in Santa Clarita, and he began by going on the radio to ask for donations. People responded; he collected books, one box, two boxes, 10 boxes –15,000 books in all, and he stored them in his garage.

Isquierdo wanted to start a library, but he didn’t have a concrete plan, so he looked to London for support. “I came here and asked, ‘Who’s in charge, who runs things?’”

Residents pointed him to Matt Naylor.

Naylor grew up near London, but planned to become a missionary in Uganda. When he contacted JARON Ministries International to ask about Africa, “they turned the question on me,” says Naylor. Rob Carter, JARON’s missions director, asked him, “What about London?”

And for the last five years, Naylor has been asking himself

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that question every day.

Naylor, a missionary with JARON and board member of Citizens for a Better London, wears a lot of hats in the community. He pastors a church in Reedley, “which pays my addiction to community development,” he says with a laugh. His first assignment with JARON was to host a missionary team from Sacramento, after which, says Naylor, “I had no plan, I had no strategy.”

He began organizing weekly soccer games, but the game wasn’t trivial: Naylor was immersing himself into the community. “The goal here,” says Naylor, “has been to do things in a way that is sustainable and healthy with as much community input and involvement as possible.” He calls it a holistic Gospel.

Soccer games led to involvement with the local community center, to opening a thrift store, to organizing a Christmas parade, a Thanksgiving dinner. A young boy rides by on a bike and Naylor calls his name; they shake hands and talk briefly. It’s those individual relationships that prepared Naylor for when Isquierdo arrived in London with 15,000 books and an idea.

“Rob is the voice and visionary for the library,” says Naylor. Between Isquierdo’s vision and Naylor’s ties in the community, The Library for London Project has quickly built momentum in an unlikely place. And

in a community with only one curb, a center of education has the potential to be life changing. Kids who are bussed miles away to Kings River Elementary and Dinuba High School will now have a world of possibility just blocks from their front door. “It’s going to be huge,” says Naylor. “Books open the realm of possibility.”

Naylor isn’t just talking about escapism through a book. He believes that just the presence of a library can provide hope to combat the poverty that lies at the town’s very foundation. “It more resembles a community in the developing world in a number of ways,” explains Naylor. A result of the Dust Bowl and Great Depression, London began as land parceled out to farm workers by a landowner. Due to population increase and its isolation, London developed a “kind of a wild west sort of feel,” says Naylor. The isolation encouraged an atmosphere of drugs, which in turn brought the gangs. But Naylor turns the idea of London’s poverty on its head. “Poverty isn’t material. It’s emotional, it’s spiritual,” he says. “And the greatest poverty here is the poverty of hope, (a poverty from) lack of choice and opportunity.” And if children are the hope of a community, much of London’s hope has either died through overdose or left, like Isquierdo did, at the first opportunity.

While driving through “the projects,” Isquierdo points out the house where his best friend used to live. “He’s living in L.A. now,” Isquierdo says, then points to a second house of a friend who died.

“He stayed here in London, and he was coked out one day and flipped his truck.” Two roads, Isquierdo seems to point out, for those who leave and those who stay. But what about those who come back, like Isquierdo and Naylor? They’re paving the way for others to follow, and giving hope that there’s another choice.

Even in the last five years, the atmosphere of London has changed.

“Oh yeah, we would have been

pulled over,” and people would have approached the car to intimidate or make a drug deal, Isquierdo says. But now, people are fed up. The community is getting involved, has already been involved. “It’s a movement that started long before I even thought of the library,” he says, but that momentum is bringing others to support his vision. The Tulare County Library is donating books and inventory, and Dinuba Public Schools is providing the portable to house the books; a local resident is giving his property for the location of the library, and a 5-year-old boy is raising money by recycling cans. “There’s a lot of little stories like that,” says Isquierdo.

These stories don’t end when the library opens in January because, according to Isquierdo, they didn’t really start with the library. So once those doors open, what will be next? The question will still remain, “What about London?” Like Naylor, Isquierdo has made the question personal. You can see it when he greets residents by name, as he passes out “Library for London Project” shirts that he pulls from the trunk of his car. This is bigger than a library, which is why Isquierdo hopes to start a program for the young men of London, “our future leaders,” he calls them. It’s about bringing hope back to London, through London.

Because Naylor is right: real poverty isn’t material. Real poverty comes from lack of hope. Beating that poverty might begin with books, but it’s really going to happen because of the individuals who believe in London, who believe there’s a story worth telling, and a better story worth living. • www.libraryforlondon.com • www.facebook.com/Library4London

Jordan Venema is a freelance writer living in Visalia, where he enjoys photographing dilapidated barns. Besides appreciating contagious fits of laughter and sharing stories, he’s a reader, runner, traveler and thrift store junkie. But his favorite thing is being a dad.

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Alta Peak Jacki Potorke is a wedding and lifestyle photographer based in the golden state of California and available for travel worldwide. She enjoys stellar coffee, meaningful conversation, mountain air, outdoor adventure, quirky kinfolk and creative quests. For more imagery and information, visit www.jackipotorke.com.

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what’s cookin’

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by lana granfors

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photo: kara stewart

Weather is cooler and when it is, who doesn’t crave spicy Mexican food? You will love these cheesy and creamy white chicken enchiladas. If they sound too spicy, just modify the jalapeño or omit it altogether, as some is in the pico de gallo. And if you're looking to save time, opt for a rotisserie chicken from the market, which will speed up the assembly. Top these enchiladas with a quick green chile cream sauce for a twist on the traditional red enchilada sauce.

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White Chicken and Chiles Enchiladas Yield: Serves 4 – 6 ingredients:

Sauce ingredients:

2 T. olive oil

1 small white onion, chopped

1 medium red bell pepper, chopped

1 cup Pico de Gallo

4 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded, or 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken

1 can (4 oz.) diced green chiles

1 can black beans, drained and rinsed

1 can (2 oz.) sliced black olives

12 oz shredded Colby-Jack Cheese 10-12 soft taco-size flour tortillas

2 T. butter

2 T. all-purpose flour 1 ½ cup chicken broth

1 cup milk

¼ tsp. cumin Salt/pepper to taste

1 can green chiles

1 cup shredded Colby-Jack Cheese Garnishes:

1 small sliced Jalapeño pepper Cilantro Shredded iceberg lettuce Sour cream Fresh diced avocado Sliced green onions

Directions: 1 | Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish. Cook and shred chicken

and set aside, or if using a rotisserie chicken, remove chicken breast meat, chop or shred and set aside.

2 | In a large skillet, add olive oil and sauté onion, bell pepper and pico de gallo over medium heat

for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in chicken, green chiles, black beans and olives and cook for a few minutes more to heat through.

3 | Place about ¹⁄ ³ cup of chicken mixture in the center of each tortilla and top with 2 heaping

tablespoons of shredded cheese. Roll up tightly and place seam side down in prepared dish.

Repeat until baking dish is full.

4 | Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat and sprinkle in flour. Whisk together and cook

over medium heat for about one minute. Gradually whisk in chicken broth, milk, cumin, salt and pepper; cook over medium heat, whisking constantly until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat, and stir in green chiles.

5 | Pour green chile mixture over enchiladas. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese.

6 | Bake at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly. Serve with choice of garnishes.

Lana Granfors enjoys traveling, gardening, cooking and spending time with her friends and family– especially her grandchildren, Jillian and Garet.

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SPOTLIGHT

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in the October/November spotlight F R O M F O O D T O FU N , S O ME T HI N G F O R E V E R Y O N E T O E N J O Y

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Tastemaker Art & Music Festival

(Visalia)

Rawhide Ballpark October 18

This exciting event will be headlined

by L.A.-based soul revivalist Nick Waterhouse and feature Central Valley artists Strange Vine, Mezcal, Taco Wagon and Califas. There will also be a number of gourmet food vendors such as local favorites Pita Kabob & The Planing Mill, as well as live painting by local artists which will be auctioned.

Proceeds go to Sound N Vision Foundation and future Culture 5 endeavors. For more information, visit www.culture5.org.

October 18 - 19

Sponsored by the Springville Community Club, the apple festival is back for 2014. Come out for this safe, friendly and entertaining familyoriented festival. This year, the festival will have more than 200 booths with food and handcrafted merchandise.

Entertainment consists of music, kids’ games, carnival -type rides and clowns.

For more information, visit www.springville.ocs.net.net/applefest.

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(Porterville) Fairgrounds November 8

Support the Heritage Association at this year’s annual gala, “Under the Harvest Moon.” Enter for a chance to win a 2014 Honda ATV by donating. All proceeds go to the Porterville Fair Heritage Association.

Tickets are available at the fair office. For more information, visit www.portervillefair.com.

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Springville Apple Festival

(Springville)

Heritage Gala

The Secret Garden

(Visalia)

Holiday Marketplace Boutique

Enchanted Playhouse Through October 11

4 11 Mary Lennox, a sullen and spoiled young orphan, is sent to live with her brooding uncle at Misslewaite Manor. Discovering a hidden, neglected garden, Mary plants the seeds of her new life for all those drawn into her street refuge. For more information, visit www.enchantedplayhouse.org.

(Visalia)

Convention Center November 15 - 16 | 10 am

Central Valley WOMEN’S Network is hosting this event with the vision of supporting home-based businesses. Come see all the vendors at this boutique for convenient holiday shopping. For more information, visit www.centralvalleywomensnetwork.org.

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Corcoran

October 4 • Cotton Festival, Burnham Smith Park, Whitley Ave.

Dinuba

October 17 • Tulare’s Police Activities League annual golf tournament fundraiser, Ridge Creek Golf Club, 3018 Ridge Creek Drive, noon, (559) 992-5399, www.golfridgecreek.com/tularepal

Exeter

October 6 - 7 • Art Exhibit, Courthouse Gallery of the Arts, 125 S. B Street, 10 am - 4 pm, (559) 592-4654 October 11 • Fall Festival “Once Upon A Future”, Exeter City Park, 7 am - 5 pm, (559) 592-2919 October 17 • Open Air Peddlers Market, Exeter Treasures, 558 E. Palm, (559) 936-1487

Hanford

October 18 • Brando Fundraiser for the Kings County Sheriff ’s K-9 Unit, Irwin Street Inn, 522 N. Irwin Street, 6 pm, (559) 584-4481

Lemon Cove

October 3 - 4 • Annual Yard Sale, Lemon Cove Women’s Club, 32792 Sierra Drive, (559) 597-1416

Porterville

October 11 • 59th annual 4H Chuckwagon breakfast, Porterville Fairgrounds, 2700 W. Teapot Dome Ave., 6 - 10 am, (559) 361-7945 October 18 • Five Veterans of SNL, Eagle Mountain Casino, 681 S. Reservation Road, 8 - 10 pm, (559) 788-6220, www.eaglemtncasino.com October 24 • The Warriors Cage, Eagle Mountain Casino, 681 S. Reservation Road, 8 - 10:30 pm, (559) 788-6220, www.eaglemtncasino.com October 25 • Fishing Derby, Bartlett Park, 28801 Worth Drive, 7:30 am, (559) 733-6218

Springville

October 18 - 19 • Springville Apple Festival, (559) 202-6904, www.Springville.ocsnet.net/applefest/index.html

Tulare

October 3 - 18 • 37 Postcards, Encore Theatre, 324 South N Street, 7:30 pm Fridays and Saturdays, 2 pm Sundays, (559) 686-1300, www.tulareencoretheatre.org October 4 • Fundraiser to benefit Grandma’s House, Heritage Complex, 4500 S. Laspina Street #101, 5:30 pm, (559) 686-3824 October 10 • Edison’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, Southern California Edison Energy Education Center, 4175 S. Laspina Street, 9 am - 1 pm, (559) 625-7126 October 11 • Small Town Cruisers, Tulare Outlet Center, 1407 Tetherford Street, 5 pm - 8 pm October 18 • Halloween Spooktacular Kids Event Tulare City Library, 475 N. M Street 10am-1pm, (559) 685-4506 October 24 • Pop-Up Restaurant at the Gardens 4-Course Italian Inspired Dinner featuring Chef Elaine Dakessian of Tres Bien, 950 N. J Street For Tickets: (559) 688-2084

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October 25 • Tulare County Red Ribbon Celebration, International Agriculture Center, 4450 S. Laspina Street, noon - 4 pm, (559) 651-0155 • Harvest Festival, International Agriculture Center, 4450 S. Laspina Street • Lindsay Ell - World Ag Expo, International Agriculture Center, 4500 S. Laspina Street, 8 pm October 27 • 24th annual Taste Treats, Heritage Complex, 4500 S. Laspina Street #101, 6 - 8:30 pm, (559) 686-2074, www.tularehistoricalmuseum.org

Visalia

October 1 • Dollar Drive for foster kids, Sleep Train, 3016 S. Mooney Blvd, (559) 733-9663 October 2 • Oktoberfest, Vossler Farms, 26773 S. Mooney Blvd., 5:30 - 9:30 pm, (559) 734-5876, www.visaliachamber.org October 3 • Happy Trails Riding Academy round up: 30th anniversary celebration, 6 - 9 pm, (559) 688-8685 October 4 • Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Mooney Grove Park, 27000 S. Mooney Blvd., 9 am, (800) 272-3900, www.alz.org/socal • Farmer’s Market, Mooney Blvd. and Calwell Ave., 8 - 11:30 am, (559) 804-8372 • Third annual Pink Tea Party, 303 E. Acequia Ave, 1 - 3 pm, (559) 624-2463, www.tktea.org • Kaweah Delta’s Pink Party, Visalia Convention Center, 1 pm October 5 • Michael Jr. “Bringin’ The Funny” Tour, Visalia First Assembly, 3737 S. Akers Street, 6 - 8:30 pm, (800) 481-2761 • Harvest America with Greg Laurie internet broadcast and barbecue, Calcary Chapel, 11720 Ave 264, (559) 687-0220, www.calvarychapelvisalia.com October 6 • Fore the House Golf Tournament, Fort Washington Country Club, 7 am - 4 pm, (559) 261-3662, www.fundraise.com/forethehouse October 7 • Taste of Downtown Visalia, Downtown Visalia, 5 - 9 pm, (559) 732-7737, www.downtownvisalia.com October 10 • Riders in the Sky, Visalia Fall Roundup, 7 pm October 11 • Healthy Visalia Walk With a Doc, Riverway Sports Park, 3611 N. Dinuba Blvd., 8 - 9 am, (559) 624-2416, www.walkwithadoc.org and www.healthyvisalia.com • Taste the Arts festival street fair, Garden Street Plaza, 11 am - 5 pm • Third Annual Run for Hope, Cutler Park, 15520 Ivanhoe Drive, 8 am, (559) 713-4381 • Farmer’s Market, Mooney Blvd and Calwell Ave, 8 - 11:30 am, (559) 804-8372 • Outside Creek School 150 year celebration reunion, 26452 Road 164, 10 am - 3 pm, (559)747-0710 October 14 • Makers Market: vendor booths featuring local handmade goods, Embellish & Restore, 115 N. West Street, 6 - 9 pm, (559) 804-7411 • Yappy Hour, The Planing Mill Pizzeria, 514 E. Main Street, 5 - 9 pm, (559) 713-4694 October 15 • Pro-Youth Legacy Dinner, Chinese Cultural Center, 500 S. Akers Street, 5:30 pm, (559) 624-5833 October 16 • Norman Sharrer Symposium, Visalia Fox Theatre, 300 W. Main Street, 6:30 pm, (559) 625-1369

• Young Professionals Network 2014 Candidate Forum, Vintage Press Restaurant, 216 N. Willis Street, 5:30 - 7:30 pm, rsvp (559) 734-5876 • Pink Party, Haley Homestead Gathering Place, 31468 Road 180, 6 pm October 17 • TLC Kids Night Out, The Lifestyle Center, 5105 W. Cypress Ave., (559) 624-3400, 5 - 8:30 pm, www.thelifestylecenter.org October 18 • A&W Cruise Night, downtown Visalia, (559) 625-1513 • Tulare County Symphony presents Philharmonic Dances, Visalia Fox Theatre, 300 Main Street, 7:30 pm, www.foxvisalia.org • Farmer’s Market, Mooney Blvd and Calwell Ave., 8 - 11:30 am, (559) 804-8372 • Tastemakers featuring Nick Waterhouse, Rawhide Ballpark, 300 N. Giddings Street, 1 - 6pm, www.culture5.org • SPCA Barktoberfest: Super pet adoption event, Plaza Park, 11 am - 4 pm October 21 • Helping One Woman Dinner, Visalia Marriott at the Convention Center, 300 S. Court Street, 6 - 8:30 pm, (559) 786-0707, www.helpingonewoman.org October 22 • 2014 Stop Harassment Seminar, Lamp Liter Inn, 3300 W. Mineral, 7:30 - 10 am, www.visaliachamber.org October 23 • A night of worship with John Mark McMillan, Oval Neighborhood Park, 808 N. Court Street, 6 pm (559) 627-6825 October 24 • 15th annual Bob Cary Memorial Golf Tournament & Crab Feed, Valley Oaks Golf Course, 1800 S. Plaza Street, noon, (559) 799-8073 October 25 • Annual Bunco Party and Salad Luncheon, Kaweah Delta Medical Center, 400 W. Mineral King Ave, (559) 734-3109 • Running for Shoes 2014, Mt. Whitney High, 900 S. Conyer Street, 11 am - 3 pm • Respect: A Musical Journey of Women, Visalia Fox Theatre, 300 Main Street, 7:30 pm, www.foxvisalia.org • Farmer’s Market, Mooney Blvd. and Calwell Ave., 8 - 11:30 am, (559) 804-8372 October 31 • Tipperary Stew, 210 Cafe, 210 W. Center, 6:30 - 8:30 pm, (559) 739-9010

Woodlake

October 24 - 26 • Clarence Ritchie Memorial Ranch Rodeo, Woodlake Lions Rodeo Grounds, 19400 Avenue 398, (559) 250-1062

Enchanted Playhouse Theatre www.enchantedplayhouse.org

Through October 11 • The Secret Garden

Ice House Theatre www.visaliaplayers.org

October 3 - 19 • The Trip to Bountiful

The Cellar Door www.cellardoor101.com

October 2 • Cymbals Eat Guitars with Slothrust, 9:30 pm October 4 • Twin Shadow with special guest, 8 pm October 5 • Operators with special guest, 7 pm October 8 • Dawes with Henry Wolfe, 9 pm October 17 • Britain’s Finest: Beatles Tribute! 9 pm

Dinuba

November 11 • Pioneer Days, downtown, all day November 19 • Taste, Tunes and Treasure: holiday kick-off, various locations in downtown, 5 pm

Exeter

November 1 • Baseball booster dinner, Exeter Memorial Building, 324 N. Kaweah Ave., www.exeterchamber.com November 8 • Chili cook-off, sponsored by The Stag, (559) 592-7177 or (559) 592-1648 • Bridal Show, sponsored by Petals and Presents, Exeter Womans’ Club, (559) 592-9300 November 15 • Veterans’ Benefit Run/Walk, Exeter City Park, Corner of Chestnut and E., 7 - 11 am • 82 Deluxe, The Stag, 115 E. Pine Street, 9 pm November 15 • Ron Rodgers and the Last Chance Saloon Band, The Stag, 115 E. Pine Street, 9 pm November 21 • Open Air Peddlers Market, Exeter Treasures, 558 E. Palm, (559) 936-1487 November 28 • 82 Deluxe, The Stag, 115 E. Pine Street, 9 pm

Hanford

November 1 • Tour of historic Chinese Taoist Temple and Museum, Taoist Temple, corner of Seventh Street and Green Street, (559) 582-4508, www.chinaalley.com November 15 - 16 • Holiday Boutique, Hanford Civic Auditorium, 400 N. Douty Street, 9 am - 3 pm, www.cityofhanfordca.com, (559) 585-2525

Ivanhoe

November 16 • The Common Table Dinner , “Where Creativity Unites”, Historic Seven Sycamores Ranch 4pm-7pm, www.dropsofhoneydesigns.com

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Porterville

November 8 Rotary Crab Feed, (559) 924-9574 November 8 Downtown Holiday Stroll, (559) 924-6401

Porterville

November 8 • Under the Harvest Moon, Heritage Association Annual Gala, (559) 781-6582, www.portervillefair.com November 15 • Chamber Banquet Awards,Veterans Hall, 1900 W. Olive Ave., 6 - 7 pm, www.portervillechamber.org

Three Rivers

November 7 • Hidden in the Leaves Art Exhibition reception, Arts Alliance of Three Rivers, 41717 Sierra Drive, 5:30 - 8 pm, (559) 967-8281

Tulare

November 1 • Sports camp, adaptive and inclusive for children with special needs, Claude Meitzenheimer Community Center, 830 S. Blackstone Street, 9 am • 21st annual Casino Night: Tulare Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers fundraiser, International Agri-Center Dairy Pavillion, 4450 S. Laspina Street, 6 - 11 pm, www.visaliachamber.com

Visalia

Through November 2 • Casey and Ryan Supple artwork display, Brandon-Mitchell Gallery, 117 S. Locust, (559) 625-2441 November 3 • Ken Davis, Fox Theatre, 300 Main Street, 7 pm, (559) 625-1369, www.foxvisalia.org November 7 • Taste of Triumph 2014, Visalia Convention Center, 303 East Acequia Avenue, 5:30 pm • Rogelio Gutierrez: Farmas exhibition reception, Arts Visalia, 214 East Oak Ave., 6 - 8 pm, (559) 739-0905, www.artsvisalia.org November 8 • Veterans Day Parade, Main Street, 10 am - 1 pm • Healthy Visalia Walk With a Doc, Riverway Sports Park, 3611 N. Dinuba Blvd., 8 - 9 am, (559) 624-2416, www.walkwithadoc.org and www.healthyvisalia.com November 9 • Rusty Roots Vintage Show, Sears Parking Lot (Mooney & Caldwell), 10am-4pm Free Admission, (559) 805-7976 November 10 • Student Art Exhibits kick-off, Tulare County Office of Education, 2637 West Burrel Ave. November 11 • Yappy Hour, The Planing Mill Pizzeria, 514 E. Main Street, 5 - 9 pm, (559) 713-4694 November 15 • “El Bracero”, Mariachi Opera Oval Neighborhood Park, 11am www.artsconsortium.org November 15 - 16 • Holiday Marketplace Boutique presented by the Central Valley WOMEN’S Network, Visalia Convention Center, 10 am - 5 pm, www.centralvalleywomensnetwork.org November 16 • New Earth Expo, Fox Theatre, 300 W. Main Street, 10 am - 6 pm November 18 • Helping One Woman Dinner, Visalia Marriott at the Convention Center, 300 S. Court Street, 6 - 8:30 pm, (559) 786-0707, www.helpingonewoman.org November 21 • Karaoke, 210, 210 W. Center Ave, (559) 739-9009 November 22 • Bethel Music Worship Nights, Fox Theatre, 300 W. Main Street, 7 pm • “Final Chords”, Tulare County Symphony at the Fox Theatre, 300 W. Main Street, (559) 732-8600, www.foxvisalia.org November 28 • Tipperary Stew, 210 Cafe, 210 W. Center, 6:30 - 8:30 pm, (559) 739-9010

Galaxy Tulare 10 www.enchantedplayhouse.org

November 4 • Riff Trax: Anaconda, 7:30 pm

Ice House Theatre www.visaliaplayers.org

November 14 - 30 • Side by Side

The Cellar Door www.cellardoor101.com

November 14 • Twin Peaks with special guests, 7 pm (all ages welcome)

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Lisa Noel, New Again Design

The Jewelry Maker

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“I definitely look at things my own way, and see the potential in materials. My husband often asks me, ‘What are you looking at? What are you thinking?’ and I can’t always explain. I just see things differently.”

Lisa Noel,

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ENJOY: How did New Again Design start?

LISA: I’ve been making jewelry for about 12 years. It started because I was selling repurposed things on eBay. I would take raw metal brackets and bury them to take the rust off and bring them back to life. But this kind of repurposing was so time-consuming, and these heavy things were such a challenge to ship, that I realized I should try to deal in something lighter. So I started looking around for vintage jewelry to sell. I accumulated a lot of junk jewelry pretty quickly, and eventually I just had so much that I started trying to make things out of it: adding little things to bracelets, putting together collage necklaces out of odd earrings and brooches, and just making the pieces my own.

ENJOY: Can you tell us a bit about your process and materials?

LISA: I’m always wanting to learn new things. I have a lot of ideas swirling around in my head, so I do bounce around a bit. I work a lot with copper now, and I got into that because a friend of my husband’s has an air conditioning store and they have a lot of scrap copper. I got the tools that I needed to make shapes out of the metal, and I hammer and torch it to get the different patinas to come out. I also like to enamel the copper sometimes.

But the Raku process is what I am really excited about lately. I got into this technique because I have a small kiln now. A friend and I like to work together. Thursday night is our girls’ night to go out somewhere or do something, but usually we are just in at the kitchen table working on our Raku beads. Part of the Raku process is that you have to take the beads out of the kiln when they are extremely hot, and it’s just amazing when you take something out and it’s so fiery…we’re just screaming out loud with excitement. It’s a great new adventure for us.

ENJOY: Why are you so drawn to the method of repurposing?

LISA: Well, I’ve always salvaged all my raw materials. I go to yard sales, I go to thrift stores…I try to collect the metal fixings in barns or garages that are just going to be thrown away. The stuff that everybody else walks by, that’s what I like.

I also love repurposing things for jewelry because it really surprises people. I love to show people what you can give new life to. It’s almost tricking them, really, showing them something that they think is brand new, but then they look closer and see what it really is. Like, oh no, it’s not just copper, it’s a penny that I put enamel on. I like that sort of thing.

Sometimes people will ask me to do something with jewelry that is left to them by a loved one. Like a piece that they want to keep, but which isn’t really their style. So I’ll turn it into something that they will wear, and that way I can help them kind of immortalize that memory, and give it new life.

ENJOY: What does the future hold for you?

LISA: I’d like to keep making jewelry for as long as I can. My goal was to be in four stores before I retire, and now I’m in more than that, so that’s great! When I do retire, I want to be in a lot of different places.

I want to be taking road trips. I want to have my SUV with a trailer behind it, going cross-country to craft fairs and art shows, and exploring the different creative communities out there.

Lisa Noel is a lifelong resident of Porterville. Her designs can be found in her online shop, as well as at Embellish & Restore in Visalia. • New Again Design • (559) 310-4994 • www.newagaindesign.com www.etsy.com/shop/newagaindesign www.facebook.com/New-Again-Design

Inside Embellish & Restore 115 N. West Street Visalia • (559) 804-7411 www.embellishandrestore.blogspot.com www.faccebook.com/embellishandrestore @embellish_and_restore Mon-Sat 10-5pm OCT./NOV. 2014 ENJOY | 37

GIVING BACK

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By CANDACE Feely

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PHOTOS: Christy Canafax

PE R F ECT I N PI N K

“I believe in pink… I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.” ~Audrey Hepburn

At 32 weeks into her pregnancy, Martha Haley was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. In an instant, her world turned upside down, and as a pregnant woman, her fears and concerns reached far beyond her own health. Within five days of diagnosis, she began the first of two chemotherapy treatments during her pregnancy.

It was a difficult and overwhelming time for Haley and her family.

“There’s the fear of what’s going to happen to me, but then on top of that, what’s going to happen to the baby? How is this going to affect him?” Haley says.

Thankfully, the Haley family welcomed a baby boy in July 2012, just eight weeks after Haley’s cancer diagnosis. Two years later, Haley is cancer-free and her toddler is perfectly healthy.

But cancer-free didn’t happen overnight. In fact, only a week after her son’s birth, Haley was continuing her chemotherapy. In September 2012, during the second set of treatment, steroids made sleep impossible. Although most nights she passed the time playing games or browsing online, one night was different. An idea came to her, and she decided she wanted to help other women through a fundraiser. Grateful for the quick diagnosis and treatment she was able to receive, Haley wanted to ensure that other women had the same opportunity.

“I really wanted to do something that would impact women,” Haley says, “and I wanted to do something that would impact women that I know, local women, something that would make a difference for a mom or a school friend or people who I might actually see in the grocery store.”

A flier for the Lost Girls’ Breast Cancer Ride provided her answer. The Lost Girls’ Fund benefits uninsured and underinsured women, helping them get mammograms,

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biopsies and MRIs as part of diagnostic care. This annual ride, celebrating its tenth year on October 5, has raised $85,000 over the last nine years, according to the president of the Lost Girls Motorcycle Club.

Haley decided to pour her efforts into supporting the Lost Girls’ Fund.

“If we can take away one of the excuses a woman has – she’s afraid, it costs too much and it’s going to hurt – if we can take away the cost factor, more women will get diagnosed at earlier stages, meaning more women get to stay with their families,” Haley says.

Because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Haley wanted her fundraiser to occur in “Pinktober.” With the help of family and friends, she planned her first PinkParty in only three weeks and raised $4,220, all while undergoing chemotherapy and caring for a two-month old infant and four other children. “It was crazy,” Haley says.

Haley has proven to be a fighter, not only for herself but also for others.

Even in the midst of her own pain and uncertainty, she was determined to help women in her community.

This October will be the third PinkParty to benefit the Lost Girls’ Fund, and Haley hopes it will be the best yet. A dinner, secret silent auction and raffle will make the evening as fun as it is pink. Many local businesses have donated items and gift certificates, including handcrafted pieces, gourmet foods, home décor, beauty products, jewelry, accessories, children’s books and more.

“It’s really about support,” Haley says. “It’s about coming together.”

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, according to the American Cancer Association. About 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. The PinkParty and fundraisers like it help women get earlier detection, a key component to survival.

“The goal is always that you’re going to be around to see your grandkids.

Let’s get you diagnosed now, so in 30 years, you hold your grandchild in the hospital,” says Haley. • PinkParty • 6 pm October 16 • (559) 786-7694 Haley Homestead Gathering Place • 31468 Road 180, Visalia www.facebook.com/groups/PinkPartyFundraiser Candace Feely grew up in the Central Valley as a dairy girl. After receiving degrees in English and education from Biola University, she and her husband returned to Visalia where they now reside. She is a part-time teacher and enjoys DIY-ing, gardening, writing and creating music.

115 1475 N. West Street St. suite Suite C Placer st.

Visalia CA 93291 CA 96001 Redding, Ca

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