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AUGUST 2013

Be au t y tr ends

33 Host Your Own Spa Party

Good Finds

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Brown Eyed Gal Designs Wonderland Pop Culture Emporium Weaverville’s New York Saloon Rick Osbrink and Shasta College’s Youth Entrepreneurship Project

Good Ti mes

59 Off Road Golf

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73 Wings of Eagles

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15 Celebrating the 50th Anniversay of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech

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23 Will’s Skillz Professional Services 29 Matson Vineyards Celebrates 30 Years 37 Jazzercise Your Way to Better Health 41 Expressive Artist Connie Murray 55 Architect Josh Cuthbertson 84 Writer Profiles, Steve Callan and Lo Hinh Saelee

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19 California’s Rich Olive Oil History

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50 James Sassen & Chris Miller 81 Tower of Power

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88 Enjoy the View - Garry Bagula 92 What’s Cookin’ - Chinese Chicken Salad 94 Spotlight - Calendar of Events 98 Store Front - Mama Sattva Ghee 102 Giving Back - Golden Umbrella

Waterfalls… The beauty of a rushing river, the melody of cascading falls, the light, refreshing mist. The North State has an abundance of these breath-taking beauties, with plenty just a short hike away. With temps soaring over the century mark, we love to enjoy the welcome respite these cool cascades offer.

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AUGUST 2013 Most of us are pretty tough when it comes to the infamous North State heat, but let’s face it, last month’s scorching temperatures were enough to melt the most stalwart soul. It’s those times that we’re extra thankful for our beautiful lakes, rivers, streams—and air conditioning! This month commemorates the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, and the North State is marking the occasion with a community celebration. It’s sure to inspire you to keep dreaming. If you find yourself with some spare time one afternoon, sip a glass of wine at the oldest bonded vineyard in Shasta County—Matson Vineyards in east Redding, where Roger Matson continues the labor of love started by his parents. You’ll enjoy the fruits of his experimentation. Or treat yourself to another spectacular North State-grown product—olive oil, which the Greek poet Homer called “liquid gold.” Many local producers offer samples of their olive oil within a stone’s throw of where the olives are harvested. Looking to beat that lingering summer heat? It’s always cooler up in Dunsmuir, where the new Wonderland Pop Culture Emporium beckons with thousands of records that are sure to include your favorite from yesteryear. Or head west on Highway 299 to Weaverville, where you can enjoy a libation, listen to some history and even hunt for the resident ghost at the New York Saloon. As small business owners ourselves, we have a soft spot for those with entrepreneurial spirits. Meet Cody Will, 22, whose services include training dogs how to avoid rattlesnakes. Then learn more about the three Shasta High School grads who recently won the annual Youth Entrepreneurship Project Business Concept and Elevator Pitch Competition, besting more than 100 teams from 10 counties. Our future is bright, indeed. After a summer of sunshine and flip-flops, who couldn’t use a little pampering to get their skin, hair and feet back into tip-top shape? We’ll tell you how to host your own spa party—you’ll be everyone’s best friend. Relax, and enjoy!

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C e l e b rat i n g t h e 5 0 t h a n n i v e r s ary o f M ar t i n L u t h e r K i n g J r ’ s “ I h av e a d r e am ” S p e e c h Many years ago, on the steps of the Abraham Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., one man shared his vision for a world in which people of all colors could live together in peace. August 28, 2013, commemorates the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech at the historic March on Washington. Half a century after this riveting moment in time, King’s words still echo in people’s souls. Doris Bond, board member and volunteer at Redding’s Martin Luther King Center, recalls the moment she first encountered discrimination. At 9 years old, her grandmother took her to visit New York City, Washington D.C. and Memphis, Tenn. While on a bus to Memphis, Bond and her grandmother were sitting behind the bus driver when a black woman came onto the bus. Seeing plenty of available seats next to her, Bond couldn’t understand why the woman was walking toward the back of the bus. Bond invited the woman to sit down next to her. “My grandmother just about had a stroke. She said ‘you can’t do that!,’” Bond recalls. Although that moment is permanently embedded in her mind, Bond says, “What galvanized my feeling that America needed a change was what happened on the Selma Bridge.

The state troopers, the dogs and the horses that wouldn’t let the black people cross the bridge… I remember the violence. Officers were clubbing people. It was horrible.” As a young adult from a Quaker background who had grown up in an area where only two black students went to high school with her, Bond says, “I had no direct knowledge of what was going on.” Today, Bond clearly recognizes the importance of embracing diversity: “I think we should celebrate our differences, but we shouldn’t let them divide us. Diversity makes a community stronger. Dr. King has made a difference in our country – he has made it a better place.” Eddie McAllister, community organizer and a leader in cultural diversification in the North State, remembers hearing discussions about the March on Washington and King’s speech. “I was young and dumb then. But knowing what Dr. King went through in trying to get the basic rights for people of color, and knowing that he died fighting for something better for all people, I look at it completely differently now. Here we are, a small community of 180,000 people in Shasta County, and our community is recognizing this moment in this way. It makes me proud,” says McAllister.4 continued on page 16

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“When Dr. King said, ‘I’ve been to the mountain top,’ he was not talking about camping with his family. His words were very spiritual in nature. He struggled for a brighter future for all of us,” McAllister says. It was Bond who first thought of the idea of celebrating the anniversary of the “I Have a Dream” speech. Since 2011, she, McAllister and others have hosted a commemoration of the speech. The 50th anniversary is slated to be a grander celebration of the momentous occasion. On Saturday, August 24, at First United Methodist Church at 1825 East St. in Redding, a community celebration is planned from 3 to 5 pm with a dinner from 5 to 7 pm. The goal of the program, themed “See the vision, live the dream,” is to bring a greater understanding of and connection to the “I have a dream” speech to all who attend. Marty Murdock, former pastor of First United Methodist Church and one of several diverse speakers slated to speak at the celebration, will share his experience of having heard the speech from the very mouth of King. Musical selections performed by a community choir and accompanied and directed by Cleveland Bonéy, local musician and minister of music, and assisted by Pastor Bonnie Daniels of Second Baptist Church in Redding, will add to the festive nature of the occasion. For themulticultural dinner, the county’s diverse cultural communities will be able to contribute something in an effort to show brotherhood and sisterhood. Commemorative T-shirts will be funded by Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Proceeds from shirt sales will help pay for the program and dinner. Shirts are $15 for adults and $10 for kids. To purchase a T-shirt or to become involved with the celebration, contact McAllister at (530) 524-7504 or Mackay at (510) 689-8689. Also, on Wednesday, August 28 at the Shasta College quad from 10 am to 1 pm, the traditional Student Welcome Day will take on the spirit of King’s message. Although there will still be vendors and community resources in attendance that day, students, faculty and community members will also have the opportunity to celebrate diversity together on the anniversary of a pivotal moment in American history. • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. commemorative t-shirts will be available at Enjoy the Store, Redding. T-shirts are: $15 each for adults (Small - 3XL) and $10 each for children (Medium & Large). Cash or check payments only, please. Quantities are limited.

Kimberly N. Bonéy, proud wife and mother, moved to Redding in 2008. Kimberly has a bachelor of arts in English with an emphasis in creative writing from Louisiana State University. As the former owner of The Kimberly Nicole Boutique in downtown Redding, Kimberly considers herself a connoisseur of all things fashionable.

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C a l i f o r n i a’ s R i c h O l i v e O i l H i s to ry The Greek poet Homer referred to it as liquid gold. Hippocrates, the father of western medicine, believed it could heal any ailment. And in the Book of Exodus, the Lord tells Moses to make holy anointing oil with it. What is this precious substance? Olive oil. Olea europaea, an evergreen fruit tree native to the Mediterranean, made its first appearance in the New World during the 1500s when Spaniards brought cuttings from Spain. Over the next 200 years, the olive made its way north with Franciscan monks as they established the California mission system. The first olive tree was planted in California in 1769 at Mission San Diego de Alcalá. During the 1800s, while gold metal was being discovered in the hills of California, “liquid gold” – olive oil, that is – was being produced at missions along the California coast. Once farmers realized California’s Mediterranean climate was ideal for olive growing, thousands of acres were planted with olives. By the end of the 19th century the California olive oil industry was booming. But when seed oils and imported olive oils saturated the market in the early 1900s, the California olive oil industry went bust. Nearly 100 years later, health-conscious consumers began looking for an alternative to those oils. To fill the demand for high-quality olive oil, farmers began revitalizing existing

orchards and planting more olive trees, especially in Tulare, Tehama and Glenn counties ‒ the state’s top olive-producing counties. Since the California Olive Oil Renaissance of the 1990s, California’s olive oil industry has grown exponentially and its flow isn’t slowing. The California Olive Oil Council estimates that California will produce 2.4 million gallons of olive oil in 2013. Pablo Voitzuk, olive oil expert at Pacific Sun Olive Oil in Gerber, says, “The high-density Arbequina olive orchards that many growers planted have contributed to an increase in California olive oil production.” Voitzuk, who sits on the California Olive Oil Council and University of California at Davis tasting panels, believes that this is the beginning of an olive oil culture in California. Pacific Sun Olive Oil, Lucero Olive Oil in Corning and other California olive oil producers feed culinary curiosity by offering tastings of fresh oils created from Mission, Arbequina, Ascolana, Sevillano or Manzanillo olives. But Voitzuk wants the public to develop more than just an appreciation for the olive oil varietals; he wants them to first understand the difference between defective oils and extra virgin olive oils. Collaborative efforts between olive oil4 continued on page 20

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experts, farmers and producers are bringing awareness to responsible production practices that will further improve olive oil and increase production in California. “The olive oil producers in California are honest producers. This means the olive oil in California is pure juice from the olives, which is not the case of many imported oils that have been manipulated either thermically or chemically,” says Voitzuk. Because there is little regulation of olive oil, low-priced imported oils labeled as extra virgin are being placed on grocery shelves alongside genuine, California extra virgin olive oils. This makes it difficult for California producers to compete. Voitzuk says, “To make a good, honest olive oil you have costs that are unavoidable… you have to be willing to lose a little bit of the yield in favor of quality. When people get to taste real olive oil, to realize its freshness and its perfumes and exceptional flavors, they will be willing to pay more for a better product.” Since ancient times, olive oil has been valued for its health and beauty benefits. And in modern Mediterranean cultures the wholesome oil is considered an essential element of the daily diet. Is it possible that olive oil–more specifically, California olive oil–could reach the same status in the United States? “As more people make the connection between the quality of food they eat and the quality of their health, and when they find value in cooking at home with food they source locally, we will see a rise in the appreciation for real California olive oil,” says Voitzuk. California has been referred to as The Golden State for its goldfilled hills and for the poppies that cover them. But now, there’s another reason to add to the list: California’s liquid gold. •

Amber Galusha is a freelance writer who is inspired by nature’s wonders and the amazingly creative people in her life. She lives in Redding with her husband, son and the many creatures that inhabit her garden. When she’s not reading or writing, chances are she’s out snapping photos of flowers.

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Cody Will gave his first entomology presentation when in first grade. Dressing up in a suit for his big day, his mom commented that he did a nice job dressing up as a teacher. He responded that he was sporting the look of a principal. Will has always taken his passions seriously, from breeding tarantulas for sale as a high school student—“a hobby that paid for itself ”—to his current seasonal business of rattlesnake relocation and aversion training for dogs. “Basically, I train dogs to stay away from rattlesnakes so they don’t get bit,” says Will, 22. When Will’s family moved to Cottonwood from Sacramento, they found themselves dealing with a lot of rattlesnakes on their property. They started out with the typical response—the head of a shovel—but eventually Will began to feel bad and looked for an alternative solution. After careful study of rattlesnake behavior, he began capturing the snakes and releasing them far from human habitat. Word of his skills got out and soon the neighbors started calling for his help.4 continued on page 24

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“It got to the point where I was getting enough calls that I started to think it would become a viable small business,” he says. Will’s Skillz Professional Services, established in March, offers a variety of services, from rattlesnake relocation, to awareness presentations, to home audits that identify where rattlesnakes might hide. By far the most popular service, however, is the rattlesnake aversion training for dogs. Using expertly muzzled juvenile and adult rattlesnakes found in Cottonwood, Will puts dogs through exercises that help them understand the danger of rattlesnakes through sight, sound and smell. “I always go at the dog’s pace,” says Will. “It’s just so cool to see a dog go from where they want to play with a rattlesnake to where they want nothing to do with it,” he says. Will uses a precise, appropriately applied jolt from a shock collar to teach. “Domestic dogs don’t really have a natural instinct that tells them that snakes are dangerous,” he says. While he never enjoys employing a shock, he is careful to register only the amount appropriate to deliver the lesson effectively. Intensity varies widely by animal. “The shock, compared to the rattlesnake bites, is absolutely nothing,” he says. Many people believe that once a dog is bitten by a rattlesnake, it will have learned a lesson and stay away from snakes in the future. However, Will says, “A lot of the pain comes after the bite, not in the moment. The dogs don’t necessarily learn from the bite because they’re confused because the pain comes later.” A key to Will’s safety is a pair of needle-proof gloves he imported from Britain. “I’ve been bitten on the glove three or four times now, so I know they work,” he says. The gloves give him more flexibility and agility, as he muzzles the rattlesnakes himself before each lesson. “I don’t think he has a false sense of security. He respects the snakes,” says his mom, Denette Will. Asked how she feels about him handling rattlesnakes so frequently, she says, “I wasn’t thrilled, but he’s been handling snakes and spiders and reptiles all his4 continued on page 27

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life and he’s always handled things properly.” She and husband Geoff have embraced Will’s business but say, “The only reason it was supported was because he earned it.” Will, a Shasta College graduate, is using his profits to fund his education at the University of California at Davis, where he will enroll as an entomology major this fall. He plans to spend spring break training dogs in rattlesnake aversion, which will have them ready before the snakes come out in the summer. Then he’ll return home for the summer to get people through snake season. “He recognized a need,” his mother says of the unique business. “He saw it going on in Southern California, but it wasn’t happening here.” “Bottom line is, it definitely works,” Will says. “It could very well save a dog’s life.” Of the dog owners who use his service, he says, “It’s a good investment on their part, extremely rewarding on mine and obviously good for the dog.” “I do this because I have a passion for snakes,” he adds. “But I also love dogs. It’s pretty equal and that’s why I ended up doing it.” For such a new business, there are already many North State dog owners who are glad he did. • Wills-Skillz-Professional-Services on Facebook (530) 200-1880

Melissa Mendonca is passionate about adding stamps to her passport and just as enthusiastic about her hometown of Red Bluff. A graduate of San Francisco State and Tulane universities, she believes in mentoring and service to create communities everyone can enjoy. Her favorite words are rebar, wanderlust and change.

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M at s o n V i n e yar d s c e l e b rat e s 3 0 y e ar s The oldest bonded vineyard in Shasta County celebrates its 30th anniversary next June. Oscar and Stella Matson’s little retirement hobby on their east Redding property has grown into a unique and artistic venture. They have since passed away, but son Roger has been at the helm of the business since 1999 when he returned from his world travels to help his aging parents. Roger Matson’s story is all about how his life experiences prepared him to appreciate the traditional methods his father used as a grower and home wine maker. Now he incorporates them with new and creative approaches to viticulture (wine growing) and wine making. Inspired by his parents’ early efforts, Matson earned his degree in 1982 from the University of California at Davis in fermentation sciences. He worked as a consultant for wineries in Mendocino County and alongside some master wine makers. One season he traveled to Australia to help with the “crush,” when grapes are crushed to release their juices before and during fermentation. Matson returned to UC Davis in 1991 to complete his master’s degree in nutrition, and he met and married a classmate, Keiko Goto, a native of Japan. The couple lived in Japan for a while, where Matson taught English. Each applied to their country’s Peace Corps program, and both were assigned to projects in Guatemala. When they returned to California in 1999, Matson was ready to “come home to the wild spaces” of his youth. As he set about beginning to expand the business, he continued to “really value the wild space” and made conscious efforts to protect the environment. That philosophy permeates the 12 ½-acre property in Redding, a small vineyard in Happy Valley and their latest expansion in Inwood, near Shingletown, where 2 ½ of the 15 acres have been planted. All kinds of animals, both wild and domestic, many rescued, share the spaces with thriving vines.4 continued on page 30

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Marketing manager Lynette Shaw and Roger Matson

Matson’s wealth of knowledge and world experiences have given him a broad view of the art of wine making. He loves to experiment with blends of the 20 varietals he grows. “American vintners tend to believe in ‘pure’ varietals,” he says. The rest of the world, he explains, has been blending for a long time. “I am proud to bring a blending approach to my wine making.” He likes to take a larger perspective than the traditional, stereotypical Napa Valley view of wine making. “Shepherding” his wines allows Matson to “capture elements expected by distinctive nuances of varietals and add complexity with the blends.” Blending helps “overcome the challenges in warm climates.” Water management and his choice of varietals also factor into the winemaking process. Originals produced by Matson Vineyards have surprised even Matson as he has experimented with new blends. His Glacier is an aromatic, fruity, dry wine that one guest says has “an explosion of flavor with a smoky hint.” Lynette Shaw, Matson’s marketing manager, calls it a “poolside wine, very refreshing.” The Anglianico is a port produced in honor of family members with grapes from the Happy Valley vineyard. Tamiko, his Cabernet Sauvignon, is wrapped with a Japanese-inspired label and named after Matson’s mother-in-law. Another original label designed by friends adorns bottles of Tango, a unique blend of Tannai and Tempranillo varietals. Celebrating its 20th anniversary with a limited extraction, the Stellar Red is a signature wine named for Matson’s mother. Matson describes it as lighter, not so astringent, and rich with an outstanding finish. It is a good compliment to Italian food, he says.

Matson admits the business is a labor of love, requiring a very hands-on workforce from the boss and the marketing manager to the volunteers who roll up their sleeves when work needs to be done. The straw-bale warehouse stores inventory that is shipped in growing quantities through their wine club and distributed locally in several markets and restaurants. Magic takes place in the cellar after the crush ‒ filtering, blending, fermenting, settling, cold stabilizing ‒ the space permeated with musty oak cask smells. It’s where new styles evolve, where the winemaker experiments and enjoys the outcome when new strengths are joined. “Blends may change from year to year, but they will retain similarities,” he says. “It is okay to stray from the originals.” Matson embraces the past as he embraces innovation, as he lives by “Old world traditions - New world blends.” www.matsonvineyards.com Tastings by appointment (530) 222-2833 Local outlets that carry Matson wines: • Safeway • Liquor Barn • Kent’s Meats • Raley’s • Holiday Market • Tops Sunset Market • Jack’s Steak House • Savory Spoon

Sandie Tillery writes about the North State from 35 years of personal experience exploring it from corner to corner with husband John, their three grown children and four grandsons. She loves interviewing the amazing people who live here and telling their stories.

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spa soirée h o st y o u r o wn spa pa rty Before you know it, we’ll be back to the grind: school, meetings and the hustle and bustle we try to forget for two blissful months. Even if you work during the summer, you can’t escape the overall feeling that life is just a little slower paced, a little lazier, a little more ahhhhhhhh. So why not throw a spa party to celebrate friendship, life and the end of another wonderful summer? Spa parties are gaining popularity because they are the perfect way to celebrate with girlfriends, whether it’s a birthday party, bachelorette party, baby shower or just because. Take this opportunity to get your skin, hair and feet back to pre-summer condition. Though many salons and day spas will allow you to throw a spa party at their facility, it’s also fun to throw a spa party at home. And it’s perfectly acceptable to charge a small perperson fee to help with expenses. Chances are, your friends won’t mind shelling out a little money to have their stress melt away. Here are some ideas to help you plan the perfect “SPArty.” If money is not an issue, purchase colorful robes for your spa party guests to wear during the event, and let the ladies take them home with them. You could even embroider their names on the back for a little extra fanciness. Welcome each guest with a freshly steamed hand towel presented on a plate. To keep the towels fresh and smelling great, layer mint leaves between each. Roll and soak inexpensive hand towels in a shallow dish and then microwave them. Keep the towels warm by covering them with plastic wrap until guests arrive. This packs a big ‘wow’ factor and gives your guests something fun and interactive to do as they walk in the door.4 continued on page 35

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For food, a light and simple spa menu of healthy appetizers and cocktails is just the fuel your guests need to enjoy an afternoon of pampering. Set out pitchers of water with cucumber slices, lemons or mint. Nothing says spa like fancy water! An afternoon or evening of spa treatments will leave your guests feeling relaxed and rejuvenated, but as they leave, give them a little goodie bag of inexpensive spa items. You don’t have to spend a lot of money on the parting favor, either: • A scented candle • Bath bombs/salts • Trial-size beauty products • Beauty/perfume samples from department stores • Small jars that you fill with lotions and bath salts bought in bulk People love to take something home. When you leave a party like this and there is yet another surprise, it leaves an impression that the hostess—you—thought of everything. They’ll leave a little lighter, a little happier, a little more, ahhhhhhh. •

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j a z z e r c i s e y o u r way t o b e tt e r h e a lt h When it comes to fitness programs, there seems to be a new kid on the block about once a month. And then there’s Jazzercise, the dance-based exercise stalwart that’s been around for more than four decades. It started when Judi Sheppard Missett turned her love of jazz dance into an exercise routine way back in 1969. It’s expanded into a franchise that includes some 7,800 instructors teaching more than 32,000 classes weekly in 32 countries. The program has certainly flourished in the North State, where 10 instructors lead 33 classes each week at the Redding Jazzercise Center at 2485 Athens Ave. in Cypress Square. The continued popularity can be explained in two simple ways: It’s fun and it works. “I loved it from the beginning,” explains Redding’s Molly Redmon, who took her first class in the early 1990s from Catherine Spiker, now her business partner in the Redding Jazzercise Center. “If you like to move to music, you’ll probably enjoy it. That’s what drew me in in the first place.” Jazzercise remains prominent because it continues to evolve, say enthusiasts. Instructors must become certified to teach the program. Every 10 weeks, instructors receive new DVDs with various choreography segments. They download the music that goes with the routines and they design their own programs for the classes. Jazzercise combines elements of jazz dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga, kickboxing and other disciplines to form a total body workout. “That’s what makes it different and special,” says Spiker, who has been teaching Jazzercise since 1992. “You feel like you’re at a dance party and exercise4 continued on page 38 august 2013 ENJOY | 37

is a benefit to the fun you’re having. The moves are fresh all the time. It’s not the same old thing. There’s always variety.” Jazzercise participants come in all ages, shapes and sizes. A single class might include people ages 20 to 70, and Redding instructors reflect that same diversity, ranging from their 20s to 60s. “I will be 70 in two years and Jazzercise makes me feel like I’m in my 50s,” wrote July Colombo in a Facebook post on the Redding Jazzercise site. “I love my Redding instructors and recommend it to everyone. If you love to dance, then come visit us.” Jazzercise turned out to be just the right thing for Redding’s Don Link, who suffered a heart attack a year and a half ago, due in part to high cholesterol. A month after his attack, he was doing Jazzercise with his doctor’s approval. On a recent visit to his cardiologist, the treadmill test results were stunningly positive. “They worked me as hard as they could and couldn’t get my heart rate above 130,” says Link, 57. “They said I have a heart like an athlete. I owe that all to doing Jazzercise. I started doing it every morning. It’s my addiction now.” Though the classes are predominantly filled with women, Link believes a lot of men are missing out. “It’s such a fun way to work out,” says Link. “I think maybe some men are intimidated by dance and just getting out there. But my wife and I dance. That’s how we met. And I know there are a lot of men out there who love to dance.” Participants are encouraged to exercise at their own pace through a routine that starts with a warm up, aerobic period, aerobic cool-down and muscle toning and flexibility segment. There are no mirrors on the walls to limit distractions, and instructors lead from a stage where everyone can see them. Participants can burn more than 600 calories in an hour-long session. “It’s good for your body and you’re getting away from the stresses of life for that hour,” says Redmon. “I love getting to help the customers. Sometimes there are physical hurdles, and sometimes emotional hurdles. We get them to overcome that and they blossom. It’s not competitive.” Although it’s a dance-based activity, Redmon says Jazzercise is easy enough for anyone to do. Single sessions are available. “The dance steps are simple and easy to follow,” she says. “Everyone can do Jazzercise. They may think they can’t do it, but they can.”• www.jazzercise.com • (530) 515-0036

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The life-sized mosaic pieces that expressive artist Connie Murray creates glisten in the light and reflect back the complex joys, confusions, sorrows and triumphs of their creator. To ponder them in real life — to pay attention to the nuanced details — is to experience the creation of someone not afraid to boldly mine the depths of her personal experiences. “All of my pieces are symbolic, they all have meaning,” Murray says of the pieces she has created to honor her mother, her mentors, her friends, her godmother, her losses and life transitions. After finding her birth mother, she worked through the emotions with a piece titled “Esther” that incorporates torn pieces of her adoption paperwork, a gold crown representing the universal Mother, keys, broken tea cups and so much more. “Expressive arts are perfect for me,” she says, noting that she has attention deficit disorder (ADD) and thinks in pictures rather than words. “I’m prolific. That’s how I work things out. It’s what my art’s for.”

“It’s lovely being ADD, I guess, if you can work through it,” she says, acknowledging with a gesture the multitude of pieces she’s been able to create. “I make sure I have art in my day for my own personal therapy,” she adds. Yet, as a trained expressive arts therapist, she is quick to point out that how she interacts with clients simply “is what it is.” “This is not art therapy,” she says of her work with clients. “It’s really just giving people a language, whatever it is.” Murray has a long history working in social services with chronically homeless and schizophrenic people. In 2007, she became a licensed marriage and family therapist and is working on her doctorate in psychology with a minor in experiential learning through expressive arts therapy. Studying at Saybrook University under Natalie Rogers, daughter of influential psychologist Carl Rogers, she is able to bring a unique healing modality to the North State. “It’s really nice to offer a4 continued on page 42 august 2013 ENJOY | 41

“I show people what they can do every day on their own to heal themselves, but more importantly, how to model for children how to heal…” different way of doing things,” she says, noting that there is an utter lack of judgment and analysis when clients create in her presence. Rather, she offers herself as a trained witness to their experience using a philosophy of person-centered, unconditional positive regard. The expressive arts are “an integration of self-understanding not limited to words,” she says, noting that they help incorporate the body, mind and intuitive sense. Murray volunteers with survivors of domestic abuse at One Safe Place once a week. “What I do is educate that they aren’t crazy,” she says. “Their brain is hurt. I show people what they can do every day on their own to heal themselves, but more importantly, how to model for children how to heal. It’s amazing how many with grief and trauma issues are happy to find out they aren’t crazy.” Expressive arts allows them to “put it out there in a safe way.” Murray has been deeply enriched through her mentorship from Natalie Rogers and expressed that appreciation with a life-sized mosaic sculpture titled simply, “Natalie.” The process of creating the piece was to internalize the lessons of Natalie and the expressive arts program. As a result, she says of Natalie, “She has really been encouraging me to get my art out there and have people look at my work.” In addition to mosaic sculptures, she has also been exploring her dreams through collage, which end up being big, bold, complex pieces incorporating a multitude of ephemera and paint.

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Murray is wrapping up her first big one-person show of 11 sculptures at Sebastopol Center for the Arts, and she opens as part of a group show with three pieces at the Highland Center for the Arts in Weaverville on August 1. In healing and in learning, as in life, it’s important to find a place of comfort and security. Of the unique opportunity she found at Saybrook to study in a way that incorporated her style of information integration, she says, “I just know that when I walked in there I had found my thing and my voice. I had never been in an academic setting that was tolerant of a nonverbal person.” It’s a gift she’s offering up to the North State, one beat at a time, whether it be with a mosaic tile, brush stroke or pounding of a drum. Through all the mess and heartache, she has trained in the tools that can help an individual “to get that unconditional positive regard that you are lovely the way you are.” • Facebook: Mosaics by Connie Murray

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As a little girl, Linda Martin delighted in painting the walls of her room. Like the rolling landscape of her family’s ranch in her hometown of Grenada, the colors would change with the unique touch of passing seasons. “My mother-in-law said I was born with a paintbrush in my hand. Not quite true,” says Martin. “I remember at the age of 15 watching as my hubby’s grandmother gave a flowerpot

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for years, amidst the gasps of family and friends,” Martin says. “I just think a coat of paint brings out the beauty in a piece of furniture.” Martin’s experience in 4-H brought her into the world of arts and crafts. “We were always doing projects. We felt-covered everything,” she says. She continued painting while raising four children, working as a stay-at-home mom and homeschooling. In 2009, she began working at a local water bottling plant while finishing a college degree at Simpson University in Redding. The plant closed and two things happened at once. “I went to a vintage fair and was introduced to chalk paint. Chalk paint will adhere to any surface without the tedious task of sanding or priming,” Martin says. “I asked my husband if I should apply for a job I didn’t want, and with his support, he encouraged me to consider making a business out of repurposing furniture that is no longer wanted or in use.” The test of her new career was renting space for three months in an antique mall. “I wanted to see if people would buy what I had created,” Martin says. “I couldn’t keep my booth full. I started going to local businesses and they told me they would love to sell this stuff.” Searching Craiglist, antique stores and yard sales, Martin takes misfit furniture, looking for the unique and unused. She changes knobs, replaces glass with wire and recreates. Dark stained hutches, shutters, tables and bookcases become antiqued, distressed collector pieces. “Nothing is manufactured. I’m not into the cookie-cutter look,” she says. “I have a left-side brain competing with my right, trying to get them to compliment each other. In the end, I’d always rather be painting.” Martin donates 10 percent of sales to Redemption Ridge, an organization which reclaims the lives and restores the dignity of young girls caught up in sex trafficking. Her work with furniture seems a metaphor for the charity she loves. “I don’t want to have this business if I can’t give.”4 continued on page 48 46 | Enjoy August 2013

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at a Portland gig on Halloween four years ago. Everyone was supposed to dress up and Sasser came as a dead Buddy Holly. And Miller? “Chris Miller was dressed as Chris Miller,” says Sasser, amused at the memory. “We kind of knew of each other, but we figured out right away it was a good match. It was probably good odds we’d end up playing music together.” The two are influenced by classic country, especially the era of the 1960s and ‘70s with artists like Ray Price, Charlie Pride and Conway Twitty. Those artists and their bands were inspiring, partly because of the flexibility of their sound. From shuffles to ballads, country and rock and roll, they tended to do it all. “That’s kind of what we want to stay true to with what we’re doing

ethe end result is pure honky-tonk music, the way Waylon, George and Hank would’ve liked it.c together,” says Sasser. “We sing a lot of harmonies and it’s not all one hardcore sound and one sound only.” A blog from the Tucson (Ariz.) Weekly described their music this way: “(Portland’s) not a city that one would consider a hotbed of country music, but once you hear the rich baritone voice and the plaintive notes of the Telecaster, you’d swear they came from a place like Bakersfield. Perhaps the sound comes from the fact that Chris Miller spent so many years in Austin as a sideman for the likes of Wayne Hancock, Dale Watson, Chris Gaffney, Ted Roddy and Marcia Ball. Or maybe it’s because James Sasser originated from cowboy stock out in rural Oregon. In any case, the end result is pure honky-tonk music, the way Waylon, George and Hank would’ve liked it.” Sasser learned to sing harmonies with his younger brother, and music is something that was passed down from his piano-playing grandmother. His grandfather was “more of a poet,” he says. Miller and Sasser are putting the final touches on a new album this summer and have enough material for about two more. As a live act, they’re touring regionally in addition to their regular gigs in Portland. It’s been a refreshing outlet for Miller, who continues to tour with

Dave Alvin and the Guilty Ones, and is well-known for his two decades of playing music in Texas. Miller, who was inducted into the Oregon Music Hall last year, played in one of Portland’s most popular bands, the Rockin’ Razorbacks, in the late 1980s and early ’90s. He then played in a blues band called the Terraplanes before moving to Texas with a band that was catching fire at the time, The Derailers. “James and I know lots of songs and we love to have people dancing, even when we’re playing acoustic,” Miller says. “We’d love to establish a presence in Redding. It’s a real good stop along I-5 when we’re traveling to the L.A. area to play gigs down there.”• James Sasser and Chris Miller, 8 pm Aug. 22 Vintage Wine Bar, 1790 Market St., Redding

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“After the conversation, I thought this would be a good fit for us. I was struck by his enthusiasm, his passion for architecture and his willingness to explore strange new places like Redding, California,” Theimer says. On the other end of the line in Bozeman, Mont., Cuthbertson picked up on a good vibe as well. “James brought me out here for a week. I had no interest in Redding but I was interested in James’ work. He took me out to RSA (Redding School of the Arts, which was under construction) and explained his whole view. After that, I was committed.” Cuthbertson shares the goals and ideals of Architecture for Humanity, a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization that uses the power of professional design to help build a more sustainable future. “I felt James had that same passion, and it’s really inspiring to work for someone like that.” Cuthbertson, 28, had the chance to apply those ideals through his work with Theimer and the Trilogy crew on RSA, a state-of-theart 77,000-square-foot K-8 charter school that became the first new school campus in the world to receive a platinum certification by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). In architecture circles, Cuthbertson says Trilogy is the talk of the town for its ability to pull off such a design feat with just a five-member firm (six if you count Murdoch, the Golden Retriever listed as the firm’s morale officer). Within the first six months of working at Trilogy, Cuthbertson was certified as an accredited professional through the LEED program. “That was awesome,” he says. “It’s just been a wild ride after RSA.”

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In addition to working on projects like transforming the former Redding Christian Supply building on Churn Creek Road into The Stirring, Cuthbertson is involved with projects in New Jersey and Wyoming, where Trilogy is now licensed to work. His arsenal of tools includes Building Information Modeling, a hightech method of design that allows him to construct three-dimensional structures on a computer and extract the plans from that virtual building. Cuthbertson is classified as an architectural designer and is working his way through the long series of internships and exams required to become licensed as an architect. Theimer says he’s enjoyed mentoring Cuthbertson as he grows in his profession. “We like having the opportunity to have someone who has had the academics and give them the opportunity to translate that into reality,” Theimer says. Of his protégé, he adds: “He’s a sponge. He soaks up everything, he listens, he pays attention and then he tries to apply it in what he does, which is a good trait.” When he’s not at his desk, Cuthbertson has immersed himself in a community he says he’s grown to appreciate. He’s been active with Catalyst Redding Young Professionals and Girls Inc. of the Northern Sacramento Valley and he serves on the Viva Downtown Design Committee. His first love, though, remains architecture, and his passion for sustainable and environmental design hasn’t diminished in the least. “It has to be something that is beautiful that works. I want to design a better city.” •

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f f O off road golf is fun for all ages It started about 23 years ago when Ken Papini decided to put in a croquet course to help keep the grass and weeds trampled down. There were two problems: neither Papini nor his son, Keith, could tell if the balls were going through the wickets, and the mallets kept breaking. So Papini improvised. He dug some flowerpot-sized holes to replace the wickets and added a 3-foot handle to a dead blow hammer to create a sturdier mallet. He laid out a 10-hole course and identified each hole with a flag.

Voila! Off-Road Golf was born. “Friends from work came over to play and they liked it, so I started putting courses in at friends’ houses and we started to have tournaments. Everybody loved it and it kind of evolved from there,” Papini says. It’s easy to see the game’s attraction. Unlike conventional golf that can be difficult to master and requires specialized equipment, numerous balls and spendy green fees at golf courses, Off-Road Golf is easy to learn for people of all ages. It requires only one 4 continued on page 60 august 2013 ENJOY | 59

and the brightly colored balls, which are slightly larger than a baseball, are easy to find. Papini says he’s seen golfers as young as 4 and as old as 91 score holes-in-one. “It’s gender-friendly, age-friendly and weatherfriendly. People come over and because it’s such a simple game, they think, ‘Why didn’t I think of this?’ By the third or fourth hole, they say ‘I’ve got this’ and by the end of the game, they’re regulars.” As its trademarked name implies, Off-Road Golf can be played anywhere: urban backyards, gardens, in the hills and out in the woods. On Papini’s property east of Redding near Shasta College, there are two courses with mowed fairways, a rock wall and other features. “Most of the time people tell me how much they love working on their yard when they have a course,” Papini says. “With 10 fairways, you know exactly where to mow. Over time, people doll up a course. Believe me, my place wouldn’t look like this without a course.” Vinny Vilano picked up the Off-Road Golf habit about 16 years ago and put in a course that covers half of his five-acre lot north of the city of Shasta Lake. “I had been running with a group of friends and they all had courses and I kind of got interested in their pastime. Everybody who had a course were all nice people, and I got to meet up with people through these people and now it’s just part of what we do,” Vilano says. Vilano has painted his golf balls red, green and white in honor of his Italian heritage and says he loves nothing more than playing golf and tinkering with his course. “When I’m not doing chores,

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I’m relaxing and playing Off-Road Golf,” says Vilano, the head of environmental services at Shasta Regional Medical Center. Vilano says he planted 50 conifers to beautify his course and has added “yardifacts” like bird feeders and a caddy shack to give it a little character. His wife, Renae, is an avid player and her name is engraved on the “World Championship” trophy. As Off-Road Golf continued to grow in popularity, Papini thought he might be on to something so he turned to his friends at Boehringer Manufacturing, the Redding company that operates The Barbecue Store. Bill Foster, the sales manager, is now marketing Off-Road Golf and says it’s not a coincidence that the game is now linked to a company that sells barbecue tools, gifts and accessories. It turns out the sport is a perfect match for barbecues and potluck meals. Foster got involved in the game when friends requested his grilling skills for the Off-Road Golf World Championship, an all-comers, three-round tournament that’s been held each fall in Shingletown for the past 12 years. This year’s contest is set for Sept. 22. With more than 140 courses in Shasta County, Foster says the growing number of golfers have a lot of options for friendly weekend get-togethers. Typically, owners of the host course provide the main dish and guest golfers bring along the sides. As a rule, nobody goes hungry. Since an average round only lasts about 20 minutes, there’s plenty of time to visit. “I think it’s more the camaraderie. The game just makes it more fun,” Foster says.4 continued on page 63

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Papini says the foothills of eastern Shasta County, with their ample trees for shade, are ideal for Off-Road Golf, and that’s why he bought 30 acres off of Highway 299 near Diddy Wells and built two courses. “I want to make it a sanctuary—an Off-Road Golf sanctuary,” he adds. Papini stages his version of the Masters each May at his mountain retreat. The tournament is open to past World Champions and those skilled enough to advance through a pre-Masters event populated with past champions. “People think it’s kind of goofy, but it gets competitive,” Papini says. It also has its whimsical side, including an “untrained dog” rule that, in the event a dog picks up a ball, the golfer is required to play the next shot from wherever the ball is dropped. • On the web: Off-Road Golf kits, which retail for $149, are available at The Barbecue Store, 1540 Charles Drive, Suite B, Redding; (800) 630-8665; or visit www.off-roadgolf.com Jon Lewis has been a writer for the past 31 years, working at newspapers in Woodland, Davis, Vacaville and Redding. A longtime San Francisco Giants fan, his interests include golf, fishing and steering clear of what appears to be a resident cat-cougar hybrid. He has called Redding home for 25 years.

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Today, music is available at our fingertips — press a couple of buttons on your smart phone and your songs of choice instantly appear. But if you want to fully experience that music, Robbie Pettersen insists that there’s no substitute for opening a cardboard record jacket, pulling out the album protected within, and taking that baby for a spin on a turntable. Pettersen is putting that experience into closer reach for folks in the historic railroad town of Dunsmuir. His Wonderland Pop Culture Emporium, Siskiyou County’s only record shop, opened in April and has about 15,000 albums on hand, many of which were trucked up from the Hollywood shop that Pettersen closed two years ago. “My two dogs were missing the mountains and having a hard time in the city, so we took a 12foot truck, packed it all up and moved to McCloud,” says Pettersen, who has had a summer home in McCloud for years. “I actually never knew this place existed,” Pettersen says of Dunsmuir, nestled in a canyon along the Sacramento River in the shadow of Mt. Shasta. “One night I got a hotel here because I was too tired to make it from L.A. to Portland, and I found out it was a really cool place. Then someone said to me, ‘Why don’t you open a shop here?’ I liked that idea.” Wonderland sells records, eight-tracks, cassettes, comic books, Rolling Stone magazines — “everything that’s pop culture related,” Pettersen says. “We won’t sell iPods or iPhones or anything like that, though. We’re purists.” He does sells CDs, but encourages folks to try the vinyl first. “Listening to records and listening to CDs is the difference between a romantic dinner by candlelight and by fluorescent light,” Pettersen says. “People who want to really hear what the music sounds like will buy a record before a CD. I’m getting 16-year-olds and 14-year-olds asking for The Beatles and Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones. Soul, jazz — we have it all.”4 continued on page 66

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The shop’s display wall of 45s is a small representation of the thousands that are in stock. Judas Priest, Kiss, John Lee Hooker and The Who are represented in this rock-and-roll treasure hunter’s dream — they even recently had a couple copies of the Grateful Dead Record Store release of “Live at Winterland,” which sold out across the country on release day. The flow of customers is a fraction of what he saw in his stores in Los Angeles and Austin, Texas, but today, many of his sales are online. “That’s what makes it great — we can serve our customers the best way and still survive,” Pettersen says. Wonderland shared its grand opening with several other Dunsmuir businesses as part of a downtown redevelopment plan spearheaded by former mayor Peter Arth, who bought property in the historic district with the purpose of rejuvenating it and attracting new business. A new jazz bar, music cultural center, tattoo parlor, antique stores, imaginative restaurants and the new Siskiyou Arts Museum are among the places luring folks to downtown Dunsmuir. “We really have something special up here,” Pettersen says. “I’ve been to a lot of places and I’ve never found anything quite as amazing as up here, and I say this in all sincerity. We’re all friends and hang out. This little downtown area is almost like having San Francisco and a small-town community compressed into two blocks. Everything’s moving. The freeway is coming through, the water, the trains — there’s an energy that comes through.” Allison Scull, a Dunsmuir musician, says the shop is a delightful addition to the community. “Dunsmuir is progressively becoming a center for music, art and culture, and this new record store comes here at a perfect time,” Scull says. “I love the store and I especially love to browse through old jazz records.” • Wonderland Pop Culture Emporium • 4118 Pine St., Dunsmuir Wednesday through Sunday, 11 am-6 pm On Facebook: Wonderland Pop Culture Emporium

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stagecoach tickets from the 1920s, bear witness that your own great-grandparents may have wet their whistles in this historic brick building, the town’s official stage stop until the early 1900s. Upstairs is the 12-room New York Hotel, where actress Olivia de Havilland stayed in 1938. Originally called The York Hotel, it was built as a single-story edifice in 1854. It was destroyed by fire in 1859, and was rebuilt as a brick two-story and renamed The New York Hotel. In 1931, the building was remodeled and two rooms were added over the saloon.4 continued on page 70 august 2013 ENJOY | 69

“I’d never been in the business before, but I was the second woman to ever be a certified lumber grader, so I’m not afraid of challenges.” In 1991, the building was bought by a group of local investors, including the Donnelsons. The Donnelsons also purchased the saloon – quite a career change for a woman who had worked as a lumber grader. “The guy teaching me how to grade had lived through the Depression. I asked him, what survived during the Depression? He told me grocery, stores, funeral parlors and bars,” Dalene says. “The saloon was really struggling, and I wanted to buy it. My husband thought I was nuts.” They cleaned up the place and learned everything they could about running a bar. “I’d never been in the business before, but I was the second woman to ever be a certified lumber grader, so I’m not afraid of challenges,” Dalene says. “It’s lasted 23 years so far.” The New York Saloon serves as the official meeting place of E. Clampus Vitus, Trinitarianus #62, which preserves California’s historic traditions and is charged to “come to the aid of widows and orphans at a moment’s notice or less.” The saloon’s back room is the “Clampers’” designated meeting space, where photos, caricatures, award certificates and other memorabilia spanning decades of history adorn the walls. Women’s groups often convene on the patio during the week. Independence Day weekend, traditionally one of the busiest of the year thanks to a huge tourist draw, “was like a four-day party.” Customers were two deep at the bar after the annual parade concluded at noon on July 4. The Donnelsons run a tight ship – drugs and fights are absolutely forbidden – and Dalene proclaims to have “the best clientele ever. I just love them. How many places do you hear people standing out in the bar saying, ‘Thank you, I had such a good time’? That’s what makes the difference.” 70 | Enjoy August 2013

Indeed, some guests have stayed for more than a century. Ghost stories have surrounded the saloon forever, and “paranormal researchers came from Shasta County and said we have 23, between the hotel and the saloon,” Dalene says. “I have a CD of what the investigators came up with, and when they asked one how he got here, he said very clearly, ‘By donkey train.’” She describes the supernatural guests as mostly friendly, despite the tragic story that surrounds the woman in the white gown who appears most frequently. “She was in love with a deputy sheriff in town, and she was so excited to see him that she ran downstairs and was hit by a stagecoach. A customer came in from the back parking lot last year and asked, ‘Hey, where’s the wedding?’ He had just followed a lady in here in a wedding gown, and she went into the back room – but there was no wedding, and there was no one there.” Not that the Donnelsons blame her, or her paranormal counterparts, from sticking around. Dalene, who was raised in Encino, says, “I had always felt like I hadn’t been born in the right place. Coming to Weaverville felt like coming home.”• New York Saloon • 225 Main St., Weaverville • (530) 623-3492

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changed the family financial status, but since most assistance programs calculate a benefit award based on the prior year’s tax information, the Alvarezes did not qualify. For this reason, Wings does not ask for any family financial information. “We do ask if the family is receiving Supplemental Security Income or cash aid so we can advise folks that they might possibly qualify,” says Alvarez. Every Wings family receives a monthly gas card. During extended hospitalizations, the organization pays for family lodging at Ronald McDonald House, Kiwanis House or the Sharing Place (the latter two in Sacramento). The American Cancer Society shares costs if a family requires a lengthier stay, something Alvarez understands all too well. “I was at the Ronald McDonald House for three months when my son had a bone marrow transplant at Stanford Children’s Hospital,” she says. “He had the transplant the day before Thanksgiving and after he got out of the hospital he couldn’t be more than 10 minutes away. We didn’t leave until March.” When a child is first diagnosed, Wings Director Terri Thunborg meets the family and provides them with a hospital care kit. “It’s designed to make sure a family has everything it needs for an extended stay,” says Alvarez. “Small things like lip balm are sometimes the most appreciated. When one of our kids was in the hospital, the treatment made his lips and skin really dry. We usually also include gift cards for gas and food.” Wings fundraising events run the gamut from barbecues and country cook-outs to musical theatre, softball tournaments and family fun days complete with petting zoo. A local Harley Davidson owners’ group sponsors an annual poker run, and items donated to the Wings organization go to fundraising auctions. Faith Henderson, whose son Christopher was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer at age 6, discovered the organization 74 | Enjoy August 2013

through her son’s nurse. “When you’re told your child has cancer, it’s like your whole world just stops,” says Henderson. “The help our family received was more than just the funds to help out with our financial burdens; it was a lifeline to people that care about and understand children who have serious illnesses.” At 2½, Christopher had a shunt placed in his brain and endured 15 more surgeries. Henderson says Wings gave her the courage to write an open letter about her son’s condition that led donors to provide the funding for a family trip to Disneyland before he passed in 1999 at age 11. “When we were at the absolute worst time of our lives, Wings of Eagles reached out to us and made it easy for us to be connected to them,” says Nikki Farris, whose 10½-year-old daughter Grace lives with a brain tumor and unknown prognosis. “The emphasis on the whole family, and not just on the sick child, is fantastic,” adds Farris, who has three other children. “They have helped us pay for family counseling, which was costing $1,000 a month out of pocket.” Alvarez would not have it any other way and says, “Joseph taught me compassion and selfless love.” • www.wingsofeagles.org • (530) 893-9231

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Bright Ideas R I C K OSB R INK AT THE HEL M OF SH A STA C OLLEGE ’ S YOUTH ENT R EP R ENEU R SHIP P R O J E C T Imagine a refrigerator that tracks expiration dates, prompts grocery list items and suggests recipes based on contents. When three recently graduated Shasta High School students presented this innovative idea, their brainchild proved enough to win the top prize in the annual Youth Entrepreneurship Project Business Concept and Elevator Pitch Competition in March. The competition attracted more than 100 high-school-aged teams from 10 counties in the North State, a robust participation that has Rick Osbrink excited. Osbrink, helmsman for YEP, a division of Shasta College’s Business and Entrepreneurship Center, has made it his mission to introduce entrepreneurship as a viable career option to area youth. “Two years ago, we only had 35 teams. Last year, we had 100 and this year, well over 100,” he says. What this means to him is that schools and kids are embracing the idea that entrepreneurial skills aren’t just for the Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerbergs of the world. “These are broad spectrum skills, life skills. Even if students want to be doctors

or corporate business people, they’ll need to know how to how to market themselves.” Founded six years ago through the California Community College Chancellor’s Office and funded through a Shasta College grant, YEP serves people between ages 14 and 27. Though the program is open to anyone within the age range, Osbrink spends much of his time communicating with high schools to garner participation in the competition and the Extreme Entrepreneur Tour. The Tour, held in October, is a TEDx-type presentation, where under-25-year-old thought leaders and entrepreneurs who have made $1 million in their own endeavors inspire and expose students to the possibilities of taking risks and thinking outside traditional comfort zones. Between the two events, Osbrink stays busy offering resources, support materials and being available to help teachers bring the entrepreneurial mindset to the kids.4 continued on page 78

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As for his ultimate goal for the program, “Our best success is that we help move students toward futures of possibility.” “We’ve got some amazing champions for the program within some of our schools,” Osbrink says, referring to teachers who have grabbed hold of the concept and incorporated it into lesson plans. It’s tough, he says, because teachers have so many pressures and regulations to meet, so it’s difficult to introduce one more thing and expect them to find a place for it. Growth is ongoing and he certainly isn’t grousing about the exponential increases over the past two years. In fact, he is thrilled. “We’ve seen big growth, more than we expected,” he says. Travis Bassham, economics teacher at Shasta High School and coach to the 2013 winners, makes the YEP competition a class assignment. He appreciates the program because so much about entrepreneurship ties into economic concepts he teaches and it doesn’t take more than one class period to implement. His class watches Shark Tank, a popular business-pitch television program, discusses how to develop and pitch a product, and then he assigns the competition as a project. “The competition gives kids one more opportunity to be celebrated, to be good at something and feel successful.” Teresa Alexander-Howard, business department chair at Enterprise High School, works through an industry-recognized business plan program with her students as they prepare mini-business plans. “It gives

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students a real world experience,” she says. Her students attest that the whole process is a giant learning experience. As school starts up again, so will the early stages of the Elevator Pitch Competition, starting with students dreaming up business concepts, filming YouTube videos and submitting social media plans to promote their products and services. US Bank will once again sponsor the competition, offering cash prizes to finalists, while community leaders adjudicate and narrow submissions. In the spring, five teams will present their concepts to a live audience. “It’s always fun to see what the kids come up with. We love that they dream big at this stage,” says Osbrink. As for his ultimate goal for the program, “Our best success is that we help move students toward futures of possibility.” • Carrie Schmeck is a columnist and corporate communications writer who has called Redding home since 2001. When she isn’t writing, she is riding her road bicycle throughout the North State, hanging out with her boys or sipping coffee with good friends.

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For 44 years, Oakland’s Tower of Power has delivered its unique brand of music to crowds around the world. The self-proclaimed “Urban Soul” band’s approach to music is totally its own. The band’s groove laid rhythm section, unique horn-driven sound and lead vocals combine to make it one of the most dynamic groups to ever perform on stage. Band leader Emilio Castillo, whose heritage is halfMexican and half-Greek, was born in Detroit, then moved with his family to a working-class neighborhood in Fremont. There, at 17, he formed a band called The Motowns, performing obscure soul tunes on the East Bay circuit. In 1968, Castillo hooked up with baritone saxophonist Stephen

“The Funky Doctor” Kupka. The two moved to a house in the Oakland ghetto, determined to compete with the Bay Area’s reigning psychedelic rock bands. Castillo changed the group’s name to Tower of Power and discarded the sharkskin suits and razor-cut hairdos, but kept the sound and began writing original material with Kupka. “Doc was the strangest bird I’d ever met,” he recalls. “He loved soul music, and that was my passion. We just clicked immediately.” Out of their partnership came the beginnings of the Tower of Power repertoire. The first song the pair penned together was the band’s4 continued on page 82 august 2013 ENJOY | 81

signature classic, “You’re Still a Young Man.” After playing at a Fillmore West audition in 1970, Tower was signed to Bill Graham’s San Francisco records and their first album, “East Bay Grease,” was recorded. All of the compositions were original tunes written by Castillo and Kupka. Their next album, “Bump City,” was recorded on the Warner Brothers label. This led to a string of hits and memorable albums that include many of the songs that TOP fans come out in force to hear, even to this day. Well known in the ‘70s for tunes like “What is Hip” and “Down to the Nightclub,” the group toured with Sly Stone and Creedence Clearwater Revival, and played on records with the likes of Elton John, Smokey Robinson, Rod Stewart and Dionne Warwick. Says Castillo, “One of the best moments of my career was when we opened for Aretha Franklin at the Fillmore Auditorium on the weekend, when she recorded the album ‘Live at the Fillmore’ with King Curtis and Ray Charles. She told me that Tower of Power was her favorite band.” The group’s 2009 album, “The Great American Soulbook,” which features covers of soul classics with guest singers Joss Stone, Tom Jones, Huey Lewis, and Sam Moore, spent 19 weeks in the Top 40 of Billboard’s jazz charts. Over the years, the Tower of Power Horns have recorded with hundreds of artists as diverse as Aerosmith, Little Feat, Phish, Santana, Heart, Huey Lewis and many others, forever infusing the radio airwaves with their musical DNA. Personnel changes have been part of the history and evolution of the band; at least 60 musicians have performed, toured and/or recorded with the band through the years. Notable alumni include saxophonist Richard Elliot, trumpet/ flugelhorn player Greg Adams and Saturday Night Live musical director Lenny Pickett.

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Original members Castillo (tenor sax, vocals), Kupka (baritone saxophonist), Rocco Prestia (bass) and David Garibaldi (drums) remain at the helm of the 10-piece ensemble, their creative vision and dedication still guiding the band. The rest of the line-up includes Adolfo Acosta (trumpet), Larry Braggs (lead vocals), Jerry Cortez (guitar), Sal Cracchiollo (trumpet and trombone), Tom Politzer (lead tenor sax), and Roger Smith (keyboards). Tower of Power’s most recent musical release, an album/DVD package entitled “40th Anniversary,” was recorded live at San Francisco’s historical Fillmore Auditorium. Castillo says the band continues to grow and write new material, and a new album will come out in the near future. “When we start to groove, I mean really start to click, we enter what I call ‘the Oakland Zone.’ That’s when we’re really in the pocket, when our fans jump out of their seats and give us back that same high energy that we’re putting out. It’s almost a transcendental experience.” Because of exposure on the Internet, the band’s audience is also getting younger. “I know that we are blessed by the love and respect we get from our fans and fellow musicians. It’s a humbling experience and it fills me with a tremendous amount of gratitude. Our music carries a lot of energy and emotion; the magic being, that we can translate and share it. It’s like the funk, you just can’t fake it.” • Cascade Theatre in Redding • August 28 Laxson Auditorium in Chico • August 29 www.towerofpower.com

Phil Reser has written stories on major American rock and music acts for newspapers, magazines and radio stations since receiving his journalism degree from San Francisco State University. His media contributions include the New York Times, San Francisco Examiner, Chico Enterprise-Record, KCHO & KFPR Public Radio, Blues Revue, and Rolling Stone magazines.

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As a former patrol lieutenant with the California Department of Fish and Game, Steve Callan had seen it all: exploited animals both native and exotic, and crafty criminals both crazy and comedic. He details his adventures in a new memoir, Badges, Bears and Eagles, published by Coffeetown Press in March. “People think a game warden’s job is just checking licenses and writing tickets,” says Callan. “Wardens do many things, including enforcing all the sport and commercial fishing regulations for the California coast out to the 50-mile limit.” From his early days working the Sonoran and Mojave deserts to a stint supervising wardens in the greater Los Angeles area to his final post in Shasta County where he eventually retired, Callan amassed a collection of stories about some of the more interesting and harrowing investigations during his almost 30-year career. Game wardens are among the law enforcement officers who are most likely to be killed on the job, says Callan, adding, “You mainly work alone, are often working at night and dealing with people who are usually carrying guns.” More than one or two gun-toting perpetrators, fang-bearing beasts and greedy poachers are featured in the book, which is divided into 23 chapters of individual short stories spanning Callan’s career. From a dead bald eagle with a threatening note left at the front gate of the local Fish and Game office to a middle-of-the-night stakeout apprehension of two would-be fish hatchery thieves by a bootless Callan and his gunless partner, Badges, Bears and Eagles deftly interweaves the poignant with the political, the humorous with the hair-raising.

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The heart of the book involves Callan’s involvement in a threeyear undercover investigation that ultimately cracked the criminal ring responsible for the illegal killing of California black bears for their gallbladders. “One of the reasons I wrote the book was because I wanted people to know these things are going on,” he says. “It’s not just bears; all of our icon species are being killed for parts.” Although he had always loved to write, Callan admits it took him a few years to after retirement to begin. “I had the stories and always intended to share them but I also wanted to set the record straight. People were always asking what we did.” Carried by several local outlets as well as online, the book has also been featured in several local and national publications, including Publisher’s Weekly. “It’s been kind of a whirlwind and this is all new to me,” Callan says. “The publishers are ecstatic that the book is doing so well for somebody nobody ever heard of.” Callan will be the featured speaker next month at the Writers Forum meeting in Redding • www.callan.coffeetownpress.com Find Badges, Bears and Eagles at Enjoy the Store

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Everything at Enjoy the Store has a story behind it. It is our joy to share the stories behind these beautiful gems. Take Zizi of the Green Mum. Her desire is to make the world a brighter place, one piece at a time, as seen with her bright Cabochon Flower rings. Zizi loves the green life and works hard to lead a self-sustained existence with her family garden and chickens. Or Kimberly Nicole. Her passion for making jewelry first began as a little girl when she had her first jewelry show at their church at 10 years old. The overwhelming feeling of joy from that day is what propels her to continue creating jewelry. Another of our amazing jewelry artists honed his skills making pieces for his wife before sharing his wares with the world. What a treat for her!

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We know the people behind the creations offered for your enjoyment. They are friends and neighbors, they are our community.

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by Billy Pilgrim “They do it in our blistering heat and shake it in the rain and snow.”

Shakin’ It! They shake, they spin, they dance. They do it in our blistering heat, and shake it in the rain and snow. They are our Northern California sign shakers and they put it on the line for the businesses they represent every day on the busy streets of Redding. They are not getting wealthy, but I found out they all enjoy the work they do. I admire them for doing the work most people would never consider. Andrew Smith works on Dana Drive and Churn Creek for Evans Furniture. He keeps moving while he listens to techno music and generally prefers the smaller signs. He works a five and a half hour shift, and has previous experience at Shasta Blood Center and Kuebler’s Furniture. There’s Justin Sherman from Seattle, currently shaking for Cheaper Cigarettes on Lake Boulevard. And he smokes, so it’s perfect for him. Jarred Larsen works on Bechelli and Hartnell for Don’s Sandwich Shop. He’d been shaking for two weeks when I caught up with him; he had worked at Little Caesar’s. One of the most popular shakers in town is Steve-O. He’s been dancing and pointing in front of UPrep on Eureka Way for eight months. He loves his job advertising for The Best Little Sandwich Shop. And judging by the response he was getting from passers by, people love him! I met up with Fou Xiong on Eureka Way. He’s bringing in the business for Rocha’s. He used to work for Liberty Tax, which is more of a winter job, so he’s used to the most miserable weather conditions, and he’s always smiling! And then there’s Bob in front of the BTC Cafe at Churn Creek and Hartnell. He’s our mechanical shaker. Weather does not bother him at all. Here’s to you, sign shakers! You are standing on the corner of Entertainment and Commerce. Thank you for positive energy and the good vibrations. august 2013 ENJOY | 91

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BY LANA GRANFORS

This chicken salad is an easy alternative to the high-calorie salads you get when eating out. There are no fried noodles and the dressing is not traditional mayonnaise-based dressing. It is light and full of Asian flavors using low-sodium soy sauce, sesame seeds and yummy toasted sesame oil (one of my favorites, also great drizzled over roasted salmon). Toss this up for dinner real soon. Delicious, with or without chopsticks!

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Chinese Chicken Salad serves 4 to 6 SALAD ingredients 4 chicken breasts (split, bone-in, skin-on) Olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 cups chopped romaine lettuce 1 cup chopped red cabbage 1 cup chopped Napa cabbage ½ carrot, shredded 1 lb. fresh asparagus 1 red bell pepper, cored and seeded 1 yellow bell pepper, cored and seeded 4-6 green onions (white and green parts) 2-3 T sesame seeds, toasted 1 T sliced almonds or peanuts

dressing ingredients 1 cup vegetable oil ½ cup apple cider vinegar 1 T rice vinegar 6 T low sodium soy sauce 3 T dark sesame oil 1 T honey 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp. peeled, grated fresh ginger 1 T sesame seeds, toasted ½ cup smooth peanut butter 4 tsp. kosher salt 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

PREPARATION 1 | Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2 | Place chicken breasts on a sheet pan and drizzle with olive oil. Rub oil over the chicken and into the skin and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. Roast for 35 to 40 minutes, until the chicken is just cooked and the juices run clear. Once cool enough to handle, remove the meat from the bones. Shred the chicken into large, bite-sized pieces. Discard the skin. 3 | While chicken is roasting, prepare the lettuce, cabbages and carrots and place in a large salad bowl. Toast the sesame seeds for the salad and dressing and set aside to cool. 4 | For the asparagus, remove the ends and discard. Blanch asparagus in boiling salted water for 3 to 5 minutes until tender, but still crisp. Remove and place in a bowl of ice water, which will stop the cooking process and retain the bright green color. Drain and cut at a diagonal, into bite-sized pieces. Cut the peppers into thin strips and slice the green onions diagonally. Combine the chicken, asparagus, peppers and green onions in the large salad bowl with the greens and carrots. 5 | To make the dressing, whisk together all of the ingredients and pour over the salad ingredients.

Add sesame seeds, almonds or peanuts and toss again. Adjust seasonings if needed. My family prefers it served at room temperature, but can also be served cold.

Enjoy, without the guilt! Prep: 30 minutes; cook TIME: 35-40 minutes; Total: 45 MINUTES

Lana Granfors enjoys traveling, gardening, cooking and spending time with her friends and family– especially her grandchildren, Jillian and Garet. Currently she works at Enjoy the Store where she delights in helping people find that perfect gift.

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SPOTLIGHT

AUGUST 2013

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in the august spotlight Paesano Days

Fly Fishing Clinic

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Anderson RIver Park August 2 - 3

Dunsmuir City Park/ Tauhindauli Park August 10 | 10 AM

This popular family event is a nice way

Whether you are a beginner or have experience fly fishing, this clinic is for you! Come learn from local guides Wayne Eng and Fred Gordon, who together share more than 40 years of experience on our local rivers. The clinic will include lecture and demonstrations on various aspects of fly fishing in the Upper Sacramento River, including equipment, casting techniques, reading the river and more. Cost is $35 per person and registration is required. Call the River Exchange at (530) 235-2012 or email mail@riverexchange.org to reserve your space.

to spend a hot summer night by the cool Sacramento River. Spaghetti dinner and dancing on Friday night and lots of meatballs, sausage, pizza, salad and strawberry shortcake, ice cream, cannolis and kids’ games on Saturday. Vendors will be set up both days

2 Trinity County Fairgrounds August 9 - 11

The small, rural Trinity County Fair one of the last truly “Country Fairs” left in California. It started in 1921 and owes its beginnings to H.C. Smith, a Hayfork rancher who tried for years, and succeeded, to convince his neighbors and friends to help organize a local fair. People of Trinity County have been showcasing their rural heritage and culture ever since. For more information, visit www.trinitycountyfair.com.

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information, visit www.reddingsonsofitaly.com.

Hathaway Stargazing Campout

(Palo Cedro) Shasta Land Trust Campground August 10 - 11

Camp under dark skies, learn some summer constellations and watch for meteor showers on this annual campout on a 6,000-acre conserved ranch. Visit www.shastalandtrust.org or call (530) 241-7886.

10 Cool Mountain Nights Bigfoot Jamboree

(Happy Camp)

Happy Camp River park August 30 - September 1

There will be continuous entertainment, including live music, dancing, carnival rides,

(Mt Shasta)

August 31 - September 1

Celebrate the end of summer on Labor Day weekend. Enjoy a classic car show ‘n shine and a downtown street fair on Saturday. The Tinman Triathlon at Lake Siskiyou is in the morning , the annual Blackberry Music Festival is in the afternoon at City Park on Sunday. For additional information call (800) 926-4865.

food, games, beer, wine and commercial vending. Come early and stay late! For more information, visit www.bigfootjamboree.org

Photo by Jon Lewis

(Hayfork)

walk/run on the beautiful river trail. For more

Photo by Linda Martin

Trinity County Fair

and there will be raffles and prizes. Join the

CALENDAR

August 2013

Anderson August 1-3 • 28th annual Paesano Days, Anderson River Park, www.reddingsonsofitaly.com Chico August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 • Friday night concert, 7-8:30 pm, free live, local music, City Plaza, www.downtownchico.com

August 23, 24, 25

• Chico Pride, variety show, AIDS walk/run, pride festival, stonewallchicopride.com

Coffee Creek

August 11 • Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival, classical concert featuring music by Schumann, Debussy, Dvorak and Copland, Hyampom Community Hall, 7 pm, www.trinityalpscmf.org

Lewiston August 17

• Fifth annual Trinity Trailer Trash Show & Shine, River Rock Gardens, 330 River Rock Road, 11 am – 3 pm, (530) 778-3307, www.riverrockgardens.com Mt. Shasta

August 9

August 4

• Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival, classical concert featuring music by Dvorak, Barber, and Haydn, Trailhead Pizza Cafe, 7 pm, www.trinityalpscmf.org

Palo Cedro

Douglas City August 4

• Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival, family concert by the river featuring Sergei Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf,” Indian Creek Lodge, 4 pm, www.trinityalpscmf.org

Etna

August 16 • Tapwater band, The Avery Theatre, 403 Main St., 7 pm

Fort Jones August 17

• Berry Patch Social Bike Ride, four easy, paved miles each way, meet at Scott Valley Bikes, 11223 Hwy. 3, 8:30 am, (530) 468-5672, www.scottvalleybikes.com

Redding

Through August 24 • North Valley Art League’s featured artist Paul Rideout, Carter House Gallery, 48 Quartz Hill Road, 11 am – 4 pm, (530) 221-1993, www.nval.org • North Valley Art League Members’ Show: “Summer’s Showcase,” Carter House Gallery, 48 Quartz Hill Road, 11 am – 4 pm, (530) 221-1993, www.nval.org

August 2

• Shasta Vocal Institute Concert, Shasta College Theatre, 1155 Old Oregon Trail, 7 pm, (530) 242-7730

August 9-11

• Performing Arts Society, Old City Hall, 1313 Market St., 7:30 pm, (530) 241-7320, www.shastartscouncil.org

Hyampom August 1

• Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival, classical concert featuring music by Dohnanyi, Barber, Haydn and Brahms, Hyampom Community Hall, 7 pm, www.trinityalpscmf.org

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August 10 • Alex de Grassi, world-famous guitarist, Parducci Wine Cellars, 501 Parducci Road, 6 pm, (707) 467-5357

August 24

August 2

• Stargazing Campout, (530) 241-7886, www.shastalandtrust.org

August 15

• Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival, classical concert featuring music by Dvorak, Barber, and Aaron Copland’s “Hoe-Down,” Trinity County Fair, www.trinityalpscmf.org

Ukiah

August 10-11

• Free Mountain Bike Ride, Lake Babs, Aetna Mills Singletrack, meet at Scott Valley Bikes, 11223 Hwy. 3, 8 am, (530) 468-5672, www.scottvalleybikes.com

August 10

• 35th Anniversary Wild Horse Sanctuary open house, 5796 Wilson Hill Road, 12 – 5 pm, (530) 474-5770, www.wildhorsesanctuary.org

• Will Siegel & Friends, Roots & Roll, Parducci Wine Cellars, 501 Parducci Road, 6 pm, (707) 467-5357

August 18

• Trinity County Fair, www.trinitycountyfair.com

Shingletown

• The Mount Shasta Summit Century, www.shastasummitcentury.com

• Back to School and Antiques & Collectible Event, American Cancer Society Discovery Shop, 2961 Churn Creek Road, (530) 221-3970, www.discoveryshop-redding.org

Hayfork

August 17

August 19

August 24

• BANC Fiesta, Our Lady of Mercy Parish Hall, 2600 Shasta View Dr., 5 – 9 pm, (530) 243-8873, www.reddingbanc.com

August 24-25

• Local Horseless Carriage Club cars on display, Mt. Shasta Mall, 900 Dana Drive, (530) 472-1653

August 27-September 29

• North Valley Art League’s featured art show “Fifty is Nifty,” Carter House Gallery, 48 Quartz Hill Road, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 am – 4 pm, (530) 221-1993, www.nval.org

Vina

• 7th annual “Blessing of the Grapes” ceremony, Abbey’s St. James Vineyard, 26240 7th St., parking between 4:30 and 5:30 pm, ceremony begins promptly at 5:30 pm, (530) 839-2200, www.newclairvauxvineyard.com

Weaverville August 2

• Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival, family concert featuring Sergei Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf,” Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center, 7 pm, www.trinityalpscmf.org

August 3

• Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival, classical concert featuring music by Dohnanyi, Barber, Haydn, and Brahms, Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center, 7 pm, www.trinityalpscmf.org • Art Cruise in Historic Downtown Weaverville, 5-8 pm, www.trinitycounty.com/event/artcruz.htm August 16, 17 • Historic Weaverville Car Show, sponsored by ECV 62 & Weaverville Chamber of Commerce, www.weavervillecarshow.com

Yreka

August 2 • Friday Art Walk, Downtown, Broadway and Miner Street, (530)842-1649, www.facebook.com/yrekachamber

August 7-11

• Siskiyou Golden Fair, 1712 Fairlane Road, (530) 842-2767, www.sisqfair.com

Cascade Theatre www.cascadetheatre.org August 23 • Cake, 7:30 pm

August 28

• Tower of Power, 7:30 pm

Civic Auditorium www.reddingcivic.com

Senator Theatre www.jmaxproductions.net

August 7-9

August 29

• “Lovely” Bethel Church Women’s Conference

• G -Eazy, 8 pm

August 21

• Chris Young, 7 pm

Enjoy Movies in the Park enjoymoviesinthepark.com August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 • August movies are at the Redding Civic Auditorium lawn, movies start at dusk and are free. Bring a blanket, lawnchairs, and snacks. Visit the website for movie listings.

Laxson Auditorium www.chicoperformances.com August 29 • Tower of Power, 7:30 pm

Market Street Faire www.vivadowntownredding.org August 1

State Theatre www.statetheatreredbluff.com August 10 • Hot August Nights Mike’s Comedy Show, 8 pm

August 11

• Classic Film Series, “Funny Girl,” 4 pm

Tehama District Fairgrounds www.tehamadistrictfair.com August 17 • North Valley Dairy Goat Show

August 17-18

• Run2Win Productions, Barrel Races

August 24

• North State Barrel Racing Association Show

August 31

• 5 – 8:30 pm, Market Street Promenade, downtown Redding, free entertainment, farmer’s market and many vendors, www.vivadowntownredding.org Mosquito Serenade

• Red Bluff Derby Girl Bout

August 7, 14 • KC Grove Anderson River Park, Opening

Through September 29

www.summerserenade.wordpress.com acts begin at 5:30 pm, headliners at 7 pm, bring lawnchairs and blankets

Riverfront Playhouse www.riverfrontplayhouse.net

Turtle Bay Exploration Park www.turtlebay.org

Redding's radio home of the San Francisco GIANTS!

Through September 2 • Walk on the Wild Side Animal Show • The Art of the Brick • Math Midway

Through October 25 • Rock Penjing

August 17-21 • Women of Lockerbie Rolling Hills Casino

www.rollinghillscasino.com August 2

• Comedy Night with Michael Mancini and Derek Richards, doors open at 7:30 pm, show starts at 8:30 pm August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 • Live music at Carlino’s Nightclub, 9 pm - 1 am, free

Please e-mail your upcoming events to calendar@enjoymagazine.net. Event times and dates are subject to change without notice. Please check event phone number or website to verify dates and times. Enjoy Magazine is not responsible for any inconvenience due to event changes.

Sierra Nevada Big Room (Chico) www.sierranevada.com August 5 • Donna the Buffalo, 7:30 pm

August 11

• Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo, 7:30 pm

Shasta District Fairgrounds www.shastadistrictfair.com August 10 • Shasta Roller Derby

August 18

• Trinity Touring, pit area, participants meet at 7 am, spectators meet at 9 am, (530) 410-2826

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STORE FRONT

Indya Gage: Mama Sattva Ghee

the ghee maker

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“I kept making it and giving it away to friends and family, and people were just going crazy over it… ”

Indya Gage, Mama Sattva Ghee

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ENJOY: How did you get started in this business? Indya: I started studying Chinese medicine on my own, and yoga and meditation, and through all of those, it was recommended to me to make and eat ghee, because it’s calming to the mind and it’s beneficial to meditating. I started making it and eating it, and I realized it was helping my digestion and really helping my memory and awareness. I kept making it and giving it away to friends and family, and people were just going crazy over it. A lot of things happened before this – I had two children, held many different jobs, did lots of massage and studied more in yoga – but I started my business in 2011. ENJOY: Tell us about ghee’s healing properties. Indya: I once read a quote that 10-year aged ghee is a cure for any illness, and I totally believe what the ancients said. I put some away for two years, and that was as long as I could contain myself – I opened it up and ate it, and it was like churned gold. It was amazing; it absorbed into the linings of my mouth and was gone. I thought, this is a cure for anything. It’s future medicine for the planet. I’ve been doing massage for about eight years and am always very interested in healing. It is an anti-inflammatory, it promotes memory, it builds digestion, it cleanses the liver. ENJOY: How do you make it? Indya: I get cultured, organic butter from the Sierra Nevada Cheese Company – it’s the best butter you can find around here, truly, and they’re making it with best practices. I heat it for anywhere from 15-17 hours, and the protein solids slowly rise to the top – it naturally separates. I filter it through a flour sack type of cloth three times, and it goes back in to cook even longer each time. It’s considered a non-dairy product by the time I’m done with it. After it’s completely clarified, I age it in the dark at 75 degrees for a month before it goes out. I’m working on aging older and older batches.

ENJOY: Approximately how much ghee do you make per month, and where do you sell it? Indya: I do 600 to 700 pounds per month. It goes out to farmers’ markets in Grass Valley, Chico and Redding, and also to co-ops and health food stores from Mount Shasta down to Santa Cruz. ENJOY: How do people use ghee? Indya: The most popular use is as a cooking oil. It’s really amazing to cook with because it doesn’t burn. It has a smoke point of 475 degrees, so you can sauté with it, fry with it, bake with it, or put it in the oven as a glaze over meat or fish. You can throw it in your frying pan and walk away, and you don’t have to worry about it oxidizing or burning like butter or lot of oils do. To get the medicinal benefits completely, just eat it – use it as a spread or eat a teaspoonful. If you take one teaspoon 30 minutes before a meal, and hold in your mouth for 5 or 10 minutes, your brain will assimilate it better into your body. ENJOY: Tell us about the role that the moon plays in the process. Indya: One of the real healing aspects of the ghee is that it’s done with such care. I play or sing mantras while it’s being cooked, and I believe this makes it taste better, and the ancients do as well. It’s done under a full moon, so it’s infused with a greater life force. If you go with the tide of the moon rather than working against it, it extracts the lactose much easier, and it becomes lighter and warmer. It intensifies the properties of it. It’s really important to me to keep that – it’s an artisan food, so I put a lot of love into making it as good and special as I can. It’s always made within five days on either side of the full moon. I’m maximizing those 10 days – sometimes I’m up late cooking all through the night and all through the day. When I started making ghee, I’d try to cook it at different times of month, and it was always disastrous – it would explode or it would burn or I’d spill it or something would go wrong. These rules were put into place for a reason.

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