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15 Special section: Fabulous Finds in the 49 16 Baker Street West 19 Shopping in Sutter Creek 20 Wine Country 22 5 more things to do in Amador County 24 Boys and Girls Clubs of Stanislaus County 26 Bigfoot researcher Jerry Hein 30 Looking back at Bret Harte

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Hook, Line and Sinker Sierra Splendor

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Vol. 3 No. 28 ■ August/ September 2018 ■ $4.95 PUBLISHER Hank Vander Veen

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Every year 209 Magazine asks our readers to vote for their favorite businesses, organizations and services in the region and every year we are amazed at the response. For this, our fourth annual Best of 209 special issue, we received over 100,000 votes in 350 categories. The response was so great that we decided to publish not just the number one vote getters, but also those entries that came in at second and third place. We congratulate all the winners and thank every reader who took the time to vote. In this issue you will also find a list of places to take your fourfooted friend out for a bite to eat and a few “fabulous finds” in Amador County along Highway 49. There is also a tantalizing look at Camps Restaurant at the Greenhorn Creek Golf Course Resort in Angels Camp and information on where you can get a scoop of Zinfandel Chocolate Chip ice cream (if you are 21 years or older). Get “In the Know” on a local bigfoot researcher and classic American writer and local legend Bret Harte. Those seeking the best place to fish should check out the new Hook, Line and Sinker column by local fishing guru Jarod Ballardo and Sierra Splendor columnist Matt Johanson reminisces on his “one-rock stands.” 209 Magazine offers ideas for those planning a trip to New Orleans this year to help the Crescent City celebrate its tricentennial. If a day trip better fits your late summer travel plans, check out the Monterey Jazz Festival preview. We at 209 Magazine appreciate your time in reading this issue and we welcome your comments, calendar events and story ideas. We hope you will support the businesses and charities that have chosen to partner with us. As always, we at 209 Magazine strive to be the most relevant magazine in your home, a place called 209.

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PERSEID METEOR SHOWER

Star gazers have an opportunity to see the Perseid Meteor Shower on Aug. 11 under the pristine sky in Angels Camp. The program will be at New Melones Lake Amphitheater at the Glory Hole Recreation Area. A park ranger will guide the program and telescopes will be on hand. The program begins at 9 p.m. The program is free, though day use fees may apply. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open to all ages, but those under the age of 18 years must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call the Bureau of Land Management â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bureau of Reclamation at 536-9094.

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The Annual International Jug Band Festival and Folk-Art Fair is held each year in Sutter Creek. This year the event will be on Aug. 18. The event draws in jug bands from all over and features lots of other attractions and games. The festival is from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 75 Main St. Admission is free, though a $5 donation is suggested. For more information visit jugfest.org.

TASTE OF OAKDALE

The Galt Chamber of Commerce will be hosting their first Hot Air Balloon Festival at the McFarland Living History Ranch on Aug. 11 and 12. The festival opens at 5 a.m. with the balloons lifting off at sunrise. There will be two tethered balloons offering rides. Ride tickets will be $10 each, cash only, and available for purchase at the Balloon Festival only. The cost to enter the festival is $10 at the gate. Children 5 years and under are free. The festival ends at 12 p.m. each day. The festival will be at the McFarland Living History Ranch at 8899 Orr Road in Galt. For more information visit www.galtballoonfestival. com.

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The Oakdale Chamber of Commerce is hosting the tenth annual Taste of Oakdale celebration from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Gene Bianchi Community Center. Guests will have an opportunity to sample the cuisine and libations from the local establishments. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door. The Gene Bianchi Community Center is located at 110 S. 2nd Ave. in Oakdale. For more information or tickets visit www. oakdalechamber.com.

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SEPTEMBER

EDIBLE EXTRAVAGANZA

The Center for Human Services in Stanislaus County will present the 32nd Edible Extravaganza on Sept. 6 at the Centre Plaza in Modesto. This celebration of the Valley’s culinary offerings features samples of some of the best food, wine and beverages produced, sold or available in the area. Representatives from over 60 of the Modesto area’s favorite vendors spend the evening handing out delectable, amuse-bouche style samples while wine makers pour local or locally-produced beverages. A reception will start at 5 p.m. and the main event is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are $50 and are available at www.centerforhumanservices.org.

LODI GRAPE FESTIVAL

For more than 80 years the end of the grape harvest has been celebrated at the Lodi Grape Festival. This year the event will be held from Sept. 13 to 16 at the Lodi Grape Festival Grounds at 413 E. Lockeford St. The festival will include entertainment, games, food, exhibits, art, carnival rides, vendors, and wine tasting. Tickets range from $6 to $22. For hours and more information visit www.grapefestival.com.

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FALL STREET FAIRE

The Los Banos Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Fall Street Faire from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 15. The street faire will feature vendors, arts and crafts, entertainment, and food. The location will be on 6th Street in Los Banos. For more information visit http://www.losbanos.com.

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The 22nd Annual Ironstone Concours d’Elegance will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at Ironstone Vineyards in Murphys. Ironstone Concours d’Elegance features over 300 antique and classic cars, as well as vintage trailers and motorcycles. General admission tickets are $25 per person. Children under 14 are admitted free. Ironstone Vineyards is located at 1894 Six Mile Road in Murphys. For tickets visit ironstoneconcours.org or call 269-6950.

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By SABRA STAFFORD

or untold years the region now known as Amador County was the secluded homeland of the Miwuk tribe, but when gold was unearthed from the waters of Sutter Creek, the region was the destination of many a prospector and those looking to make their fortune by revealing the treasures of the Mother Lode. Today, the region is home to new types of treasures whether it be the rolling vineyards, the host of unique shops, or the people themselves, there are plenty of...

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Super Sleuth Settles in Jackson By SABRA STAFFORD

he formidable detective Sherlock Holmes remarked several times during the chronicles of his adventures that if “you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” It may seem improbable, even to the great detective that a person would find a Victorian-era London neighborhood in the midst of downtown Jackson, but that doesn’t mean it is not true.

Welcome to 221B Baker Street West, where a couple of enterprising bookstore owners and Sherlock Holmes fans have created a world above Hein and Company Bookstore that will have visitors believing they have stepped back into time and are on the case with the world’s most famous detective. “At the time there was a change happening with bookstores and the book culture and as a business we had to find a

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way to adapt,” said Wolf Hein, who along with his wife Linda Hein own the bookstore. The couple found a way to not only adapt their business in the wake of booming online retailers, but invigorate it, by tapping into society’s ongoing fascination with the English sleuth. It was a move that came straight from the heart for Linda Hein and her friend Beth Barnard as they both were devoted fans of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories.

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MRS. HUDSON’S TEA SHOPPE Mrs. Hudson’s pride is placed in a good tea. In her shoppe, she sells quality English tea, tea accessories, and vintage china.

Sherlock Holmes is a cross generational character. Whether they are 10 years old or 88 years old, people like being a part of the puzzle. — Linda Hein “The two of us were meeting in little spots to talk over some of our favorite stories,” Linda Hein said. “I had the idea that we could make a little space in the upstairs our own 221B Baker Street clubhouse and invite others to join us.” They began with a literary society that took the moniker of Holmes’ Hounds and it wasn’t long before the burgeoning society had outgrown their original space. “They empowered us,” Linda Hein said of the fellow Holmes’ Hounds members. “At that point the gears really started turning.” And turn they did. The trio created a destination that would take visitors into Holmes’ neighborhood, where they would not only find a detailed re-creation of his study,

but shops that are inspired by characters or events from Holmes’ case files, and quite possibly one or two characters, like Linda Hein who is also known as Mrs. Hudson or Barnard as Irene Adler. It wasn’t long before the endeavor gave life to the Baker Street Players and under the stewardship of Barnard, who serves as the artistic director, they stage several plays and murder mystery dinners throughout the year that always prove a delight to the audiences. The shops encircle the audience like a reverse theater in the round and a series of secret passageways allow the actors to move undetected from one shop to another. The venue is open yearround and routinely draws in visitors of all ages. 8 209MAGAZINE.COM

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DR. WATSON’S APOTHECARY Dr. Watson offers herbs and herbal preparations from his apothecary. If you are fortunate enough to find him in residence, he may even grant you a medical consultation. ADLERS’ EMPORIUM Irene Adler has set up shop at Baker Street West. Her merchandise includes Victorian attire, accessories, millinery, as well as steam punk fashions. STEWART’S SCIENTIFICS Stewart’s Scientifics honors our first carpenter at Baker Street West, Noel Stewart. In this shop you find scientific antiques, bygone oddities, and steam punk art. SOUTH DOWNS APIARY South Downs Apiary may be Mr. Holmes’ most revered shop. Swarming with all things relating to bees, including honey, candles, soap, and jewelry. WIGGINS’ TOY SHOPPE The Baker Street Irregulars counted on every shilling Mr. Holmes would grant. Perhaps if they could, they would spend theirs in a shop like this full of antique toys, vintage novelties, and reproduction games. THE DEERSTALKER The Deerstalker, designed to evoke the Devonshire moors, awakens something wild within us and taunts us with its Sherlockian inventory – books, handmade keepsakes, prints, and other collectibles are suitable for any lover of Sherlock Holmes. THE WOLF & BEAR PUB The pub is event-ready and has already seen many elbows lifting spirits at private parties and the like. Browse the shelves of antique bar ware and logo pilsners.

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“Sherlock Holmes is a cross generational character,” said Linda Hein. “Whether they are 10 years old or 88 years old, people like being a part of the puzzle.” Holmes’ Hounds meet every other month at 221B Baker Street to discuss the cases. Members dress in Victorian attire and give character presentations. They also have guest speakers, play period games and engage in scavenger hunts, have movie nights and host three formal parties throughout the year. The venue routinely hosts afternoon teas and can be rented for private parties. For information about joining the literary society or attending one of the teas, murder mystery dinners or plays, visit bakerstreetwest.com. ■

A STUDY IN SHERLOCK: “YOU SEA BUT YOU DO NOT OBSERVE” MURDER MYSTERY DINNER — Sept. 8 and 15. Tickets are $70.

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“JACK THE RIPPER: MONSTER OF WHITECHAPEL” — Running from Oct. 5 to Nov. 2. Shows are at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $27.50 for general admission, $24 for seniors, and $20 for students.

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VICTORIAN CAROLERS DINNER — 5:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at the National Hotel in Jackson. Features food and holiday festivities. Tickets are $75.

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utter Creek is a must-stop for those who love to shop. The Highway 49 town boasts scenic views of the surrounding foothills and its charming downtown is filled with unique boutiques, galleries and gift shops. Here is just a sampling of what Sutter Creek has to offer. ■

This shop is a cheese lover’s dream with 80 different cheeses to choose from sourced from 20 countries and three animals. Make your visit complete with a cheese and wine pairing from Miller Wine Works. Sutter Creek Cheese Shoppe is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week. It is located at 33 B Main St. For more information, visit: www. suttercreekcheese.com

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This Sutter Creek shop is both a retail boutique and place where crafters can create their own works of art. The store, located at 42 Main St., features vintage home décor, painted furniture, hand crafted signs and jewelry. Heart & Soul also offers crafting workshops and paint and sip nights. The store is open seven days a week, for hours and more information, visit: www. facebook.com/SutterCreekSOUL/

This downtown Sutter Creek stop is a combination nursery and garden-theme home décor shop. Each room in this historic home offers visitors numerous design ideas and the large outdoor area is home to flowers, plants and shrubs for sale. The Antique Gardener is open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed on Tuesdays. It is located at 80 Main St. For more information, visit: www. facebook.com/theantiquegardener/

Bella Grace wine, olive oil and vinegar tasting room, 73 Main St., www.bellagracevineyards.com; and Tomorrow’s Heirlooms, a vintage inspired boutique, 49 Main St., http://suttercreekgiftshop.com. 209MAGAZINE.COM

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AMADOR’S WINE COUNTRY By KRISTINA HACKER

he 19th century Gold Rush brought thousands to California hoping to strike it rich. Today, crowds still flock to the state’s foothills in search of treasure, only now it’s found in the perfect glass of wine. Amador County’s Shenandoah Valley is now a designated American Viticulture Area, with 40 wineries taking advantage of the ideal conditions for producing top-quality wine grapes. While the region is known for its bold zinfandels, there are also a plethora of varieties to taste. The Shenandoah Valley boasts both big tourist draws, like Helwig Winery, as well as boutique wineries each with their own unique style, like Karmère Vineyards and Winery. Like many owners, Dave Helwig developed a passion for wine while traveling through California. Through that first connection, he went from being a home winemaker to him and his wife Nancy purchasing a vineyard and eventually opening a commercial winery, tasting room and outdoor amphitheater and events center. “It’s an amazing dream that has gone beyond their expectations,” said musical events coordinator Cheryl Speed.

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Helwig Winery owns 60 acres of grapes in Northern California in four vineyards located in Amador and El Dorado counties and have won numerous awards for their wines. Two wines to try are their 2014 Dusty Trail Red Blend, an anytime, super smooth four red blend with a berry taste on the nose, and the 2017 Sauvignon Blanc, a great poolside wine that’s fresh, crisp and fruity. While visiting Helwig, make sure to check out the concert lineup. The final two summer concerts will be Pablo Cruise on Aug. 25 and The Guess Who on Sept. 29. Literally just down the road sits an unassuming ranch home that is home to the women of Karmère Vineyards and Winery. This boutique winery began with potatoes. “Growing up, we never had alcohol in the home. If you told me I would own a winery, I never would have believed you,” said Hayley Hoopes, Karmère tasting room manager and daughter of the winery’s founder. Hayley’s mother, Marilyn Hoopes,

was a fifth generation Idaho potato farmer. When she moved to Amador County, she fell in love with the scenic Shenandoah Valley. Being a farmer, Hoopes planted vineyards and sold grapes to the local wineries. According to Hayley, one year they lost all their contracts and instead of letting their crops go to waste Hoopes decided to make her own wine and thus the Karmère label was born. The winery’s name is in honor of Marilyn Hoopes’ mother, Karma, and the French word for mother. The first Zinfandel vines were planted in 1994. Plantings of Zinfandel, Syrah, Barbera, Viognier, Primitivo and Nebbiolo have continued with 67 acres planted of the 105 total. In further honor of Karma Hoopes and her hard work on the Idaho ranch — that was named after her husband — all of the wines are named after women. The Empress Hayley — Karmère’s flagship zinfandel, has won numerous awards with its bold and robust

flavor that features a little spice and a bit of pepper on the finish. Another must-taste at Karmère is the Temperance Tarts Naughty Bawdy. This everyday red blend has a unique story behind the name. It is named in honor of the former owner of the Plymouth ranch home that now houses the tasting room — but she may not appreciate the honor. When the Hoopes found out the former owner of the land was big into the temperance movement (advocating for the prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcohol) and she was remembered as saying she would never allow wine grapes to grow on her property, they couldn’t resist memorializing the irony of the land’s current use. The property not only boasts a tasting room, but also an idyllic outdoor seating area perfect for picnics and a stroll around the vineyards. For a complete list of Amador County wineries and help planning a tour to the area, visit amadorwine.com. ■

IF YOU GO HELWIG WINERY 11555 Shenandoah Rd., Plymouth Tasting Room is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily There is a $5 per person tasting fee. For more information, call (209) 245-5200 or visit helwigwinery.com KARMÈRE VINEYARDS AND WINERY 11970 Shenandoah Rd., Plymouth Tasting Room is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Wine tasting is complimentary. For more information, call 209-245-5000 or visit karmere.com 209MAGAZINE.COM

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VISTA PARK Vista Park, located near the junction of highways 49 and 88 in Amador County, offers a splendid view of the Sierra Foothills. The Park overlooks the historic Kennedy Gold Mine and is considered the gateway into Jackson. The park has spots for picnicking and information on historic points of interest. The park is open year-round, though the view is truly spectacular in spring when the daffodils are in bloom.

KENNEDY MINE At 5,912 feet the Kennedy Gold Mine is one of the deepest gold mines in the world. Opened in 1860, the mine was in continual operation until 1942 and produced more than $34 million in gold. Guided tours of the surface are available March through October from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is free, while the tours are $12 for those 13 and older and $6 for those 6 to 12 years. It’s located at 12594 Kennedy Mine Road. For more information visit www.kennedygoldmine.com.

AMADOR COUNTY MUSEUM Constructed in 1854, this 15-room classic Greek Revival mansion in Jackson was built for Armstead C. Brown, a lawyer who moved from Ohio during the Gold Rush to try his luck at prospecting. He proved to be successful and was one of the founders of Amador County. As the County Museum, his home now houses collections that include a Gold History Exhibit, fashions of the past, a Victorian bedroom and parlor, a Native American collection, a Chinese American collection, and much more. A separate building houses the Mine Model Exhibit, with working models built to scale of the Kennedy Gold Mine. Open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. It’s located at 225 Church Street in Jackson. For more information call 209-223-6386 or 209-257-1485 or visit www.amadorcountyhistoricalsociety.org.

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AMADOR FLOWER FARM Amador Flower Farm has more than 1,000 varieties of daylilies, a unique gift-shop, a world class nursery and acres of model gardens with a variety of unique plants. There is a picnic area and during the fall the farm has a pumpkin patch and a corn maze. The farm is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily year-round, and there is no admission cost. It’s located at 22001 Shenandoah School Road in Jackson. For more information visit www.amadorflowerfarm.com.

PRESTON CASTLE Opened in 1894, this facility, also known as the Preston School of Industry, operated as a reform school until 1960. It is a significant example of Romanesque Revival architecture in the Gold Country and has been added to the California Register of Historic Places. Tours are offered at the Castle from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday from April through September. Entry to the Castle is from Palm Drive off Highway 104. For more information call 209-256-3623 or visit www.prestoncastle.com

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pening doors to great futures” is the slogan at the Boys and Girls Clubs and for the last five years the Boys and Girls Clubs of Stanislaus County has lived by that creed. “I was 14 years old and was a member of the Boys Club and that’s when I was first introduced to the program,” President and CEO of Boys and Girls Clubs of Stanislaus County, Lincoln Ellis said. The Stockton native has been a part of the club for 30 years, moving from participant to volunteer and leading the local nonprofit. 209MAGAZINE.COM

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Five years ago the Modesto office opened up and that is where Ellis spends most of his time. Prior to that he ran offices across the nation, and his love for the program and what it represents grows daily. “If it was not for The Boys and Girls Clubs I would not be here today, and I truly mean that,” Ellis said. The program helps children from ages 18 years and under build character, social skills, athleticism and prepares youth for their future. “The Boys Club helped me get into college. Today we thrive on helping boys and AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2018

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Today we thrive on helping boys and girls grow. Our philosophy is ‘Every kid is good at something’ and it’s our job to find out what that something is and help them reach their potential. — President and CEO of Boys and Girls Clubs of Stanislaus County Lincoln Ellis

Battle of the Paddles. That is a fun event that gets a lot of the adults and other volunteers in the community to come out and play,” explained Ellis. “This is the fourth year of the tournament and it is held at the Modesto Center Plaza.” Last year nearly 2,000 people showed up for the Haunted Museum on McHenry Avenue in Modesto. In the late spring of 2018 The Boys and Girls Clubs joined forces as one big organization. “We were approached by The Boys and Girls Clubs of America about having our facility as one of the main offices in the area. That was brought up to us in 2017 or so. Following that we began to merge with Merced and Stockton and got together and are making it work,” Ellis added. “We are all about making a larger impact in our community and having a great program for the kids.” To become a volunteer at the Boys and Girls Clubs visit bgcstan.org. ■

girls grow. Our philosophy is ‘Every kid is good at something’ and it’s our job to find out what that something is and help them reach their potential.” “The clubs are important to help build these kids’ confidence, and their potential,” Ellis continued. With over 2,000 kids currently signed up in the 209 area code alone and growing, Ellis’s office and other locations in the area help make the environment for kids a positive one. Throughout the year the clubs have activities, sporting events, field trips and other recreational projects that help the kids grow. “It amazes me how some of these kids grew up here and have never seen the Vintage Faire Mall lit up during the night time, or experienced the snow or the Pacific Ocean,” Ellis said. This fall and winter the organization is planning a ping pong tournament, a haunted museum and more. “Our ping pong tournament is called 209MAGAZINE.COM

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By TERESA HAMMOND

is is a passion which some might find fascinating or even unbelievable. Regardless, Jerry Hein makes no apologies for his belief in Sasquatch. The Jamestown resident believes so strongly that he has spent the past 47 years as a field researcher of the elusive Bigfoot creature. “I started doing this in ’71, before it became so popular,” the researcher said. Hein spent his professional career in varying businesses in the Bay Area; his off time spent researching and traveling in search of Bigfoot. He estimates that 260 days a year he’d spend researching, traveling or investigating Bigfoot. Now retired and living in the foothills, he spends about 100 days of travel investigating the human-like mystery. “I don’t have to travel so far,” Hein said of his foothill address, noting that there have been reported sightings of the elusive creature in area National Parks and regional favorites, such as Yosemite, Fall Creek Campgrounds and Cherry Lake. “It’s very real,” he said of the legendary mystery. “I’ve seen them twice. Once in ’76 by Yosemite National Park and then April 2011, I was about 20 feet from an eightfoot tall one.” According to the Hein, there are reports of thousands of Sasquatch throughout the 50 states with the exception of Hawaii. They vary in hair color, skin color and size. “In this area of California, they’re about eight to 10 [feet tall], 10 [feet] is the max,” Hein said. In the Pacific Northwest and Alaska they have been reported to be as

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It’s very real. I’ve seen them twice. Once in ’76 by Yosemite National Park and then April 2011, I was about 20 feet from an eight-foot tall one.” — Bigfoot researcher Jerry Hein large as 14 feet tall. “The ones in Alaska are more bulky,” he continued. “The ones in Florida are thinner because of the heat and they’re not as tall.” Through his extensive research and communications with others in his field, Hein has learned a great deal about the mysterious Bigfoot. According to Hein the now limited population once lived with the Indians, noting, “until the white man came and they backed off.” When he himself goes into the woods he shared he wears bright florescent colors. “I want them to see me,” he said, indicating he doesn’t want to cause threat or harm to them. In fact, his ultimate goal in all of this is quite simple. “My dream is to just get a picture of a mother, a father, a young one and myself — a group picture. Is that too much to ask?” Hein said. For some that answer may be an emphatic “yes,” “you’re nuts” or “it’s possible.” For Hein it is a quest worth seeking. The researcher attends Bigfoot conferences with thousands of others throughout the United States. He’s also invested a fair share of money in a custom van complete with television, motion sensor camera, video recorder, bed, refrigerator and freezer. “I record for seven days,” he said of taking the van into the wilderness. “I

can park the van out there. If anything crosses in front of it, it takes a picture.” Once the van is parked, Hein hikes in the opposite direction, leaving the van and exploring off well-traveled paths for a couple of days. Once he’s out among the trees he looks high and low, noting that often times the teens are in the trees. Upon his return he reviews the camera footage taken from the van. “They want to stay in the bushes and watch us,” he said, “but we can’t see them. We’re their TV.” Hein has also found and casted footprints during his excursions. He’s spent a lot of time speaking with retired park rangers as well. He said information from those sources is a bit more forthcoming once the rangers are no longer on active duty. “For fact I know they have,” he said of Bigfoot bodies being found. “The government has bodies. I know for fact from many resources. They’ve been seen in every National Park in the United States.” As for the naysayers, the skeptics and critics, Hein has no concern and welcomes conversation and inquiry. “My family thought I was nuts,” he admitted, laughing. “My brother for years thought I was crazy, but now he has Bigfoots all over. After seeing the footprint (casted by Hein) and seeing a footprint on another’s property, he believes.” ■

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Klair began his real estate career in 2004 and bought into the EXIT Realty franchise in 2006. Now the Broker/CEO of all the EXIT Realty Consultants offices located from Fresno to Tracy, he believes in a simple method of building leaders to lead and teaching them everything he can. His work in the community extends beyond real estate as he was the 2017 President of the Central Valley Association of Realtors (CVAR), has been on the Board at CVAR since 2011, and served on the Board of Directors for California Association of Realtors. In the past, Klair has also served on the City of Turlock’s Economics Development Task Force as well as Board of Directors for Ceres Chamber of Commerce. Klair believes giving back and helping out those around you is how one builds and sustains any community. Through this giving back, he has worked with many charities and fundraisers. As Kris continues his real estate career, he will maintain his commitment to be involved with programs within the community and also CVAR. Although, his everlasting commitment will be to continue to serve his agents and to provide excellent real estate service. We are blessed to be recognized as the Best of 209 for various categories and will uphold these three titles with high regard. - Kris Klair

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e came in obscurity as a teenager and ended up teaching school in the bustling foothill gold mining burg. In less than a year he was leaving La Grange dead broke but rich in experiences that he would craft into stories that would launch him into immortality as one of the great classic writers in American literature. Francis Bret Harte was touched by La Grange, the tiny hamlet located up the Tuolumne River in eastern Stanislaus County. But his exploits throughout Northern California are evident by the numerous schools, parks, streets and one town named for him. The father of local color stories, Harte made a name for himself by taking his observations of people, their language, habits and customs and turning them into short stories of humor and substance. His exploits in the Mother Lode gold country would become synonymous with those of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, best known as Mark Twain, as both grew in literary stature simultaneously. Their last names are linked and immortalized in the name of Twain Harte in Tuolumne County â&#x20AC;&#x201D; though thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no evidence that either men stepped foot there.

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Born to a literary critic mother and a teacher father on Aug. 25, 1836 in Albany, New York, Harte first showed an interest in writing at the age of 11. A poem he submitted to the New York Sunday Atlas was published marking the start of his writing career. His formal education ended at age 13 but his ravenous appetite for books from his father’s library continued. When Harte was nine, his father died, leaving the family without financial support and at the mercy of relatives. Harte’s mother embarked for California in 1853, ending up in Oakland, where she eventually remarried. On Feb. 20, 1853, (some reports list 1854) Harte boarded a steamer ship bound for San Francisco to join her. “I went by way of Panama and was at work for a few months in San Francisco in the spring of 1853,” Harte wrote later. Working as an apothecary at Sanford’s Drug Store in Oakland, young Harte grew restless. “I felt no satisfaction with my surroundings until I reached the gold country, my particular choice being Sonora in Calaveras County,” wrote Harte. Sonora, it should be noted, is now in Tuolumne County. According to the 1931 biography, “Bret Harte: Argonaut and Exile,” by George Stewart Jr., Harte’s life went largely unrecorded between March 26, 1854 and March 1, 1857. Stewart writes: “... in this period the legendists and the counter-legendists have long made free. The former have declared Harte the two-gun hero of a

western epic; the latter have called him an effeminate young ‘squirt’ who never even entered the mining country.” The latter were obviously wrong. Some historians believe that Harte ended up in La Grange during 1855. That he could be hired as a school teacher with no serious education and being only a teenager was not implausible. In fact, the state Superintendent of Public Instruction often complained that children were being taught by teachers who themselves should have been in school. La Grange had a school as early as 1854 as the town merchants, businessman and miners had children who were in need of an education. La Grange began as French Bar, a camp settled by French

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miners in 1849. When the floods of the winter of 1851-52 wiped out the low-lying village along the Tuolumne River, the town site was relocated a mile upstream on higher ground where presentday La Grange sits. The town’s name changed from French Bar to La Grange (French word for barn) by late 1854. The impeccably dressed, faintly mustachioed Harte likely arrived in La Grange by way of stage from Sonora, quite possibly crossing through Knights Ferry, Cooperstown (which no longer exists) and across a Tuolumne River ferry. Harte likely marveled at what he saw for the town was at its zenith with the busy traffic of gold mining and was a good deal larger than one would expect for a two-year-old town. Over the years, some historians have suggested that Harte may have taught instead at Don Pedro Bar, east of La Grange on the Tuolumne River; or possibly at Jacksonville, a mining town not far from La Grange but was abandoned to a watery grave with the raising of the Don Pedro Dam in 1970. Stewart believes La Grange makes sense. His “M’liss” story was first called “The Work on Red Mountain.” An actual Red Mountain is but a few miles above La Grange. Harte did not teach in the historic old La Grange schoolhouse standing on the hill overlooking La Grange as it was built in 1875 decades after Harte left. However, the town had an early adobe schoolhouse where Harte may have taught. It is believed that Harte

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arrived late in the school year at La Grange as his name doesn’t appear in early county school records on file with the clerk of the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors. Harte did not stay in La Grange beyond a year but his experiences there formed a battery of ideas, which later served to drive Harte to the pen and quill and let his literary talent run free. In 1860 Harte published “The Work on Red Mountain,” based on his experiences as a schoolteacher. Harte crafts the town of Smith’s Pocket in his story. His work was later expanded into a much longer piece titled “The Story of M’liss,” in which a young social outcast Melissa Smith comes to the schoolmaster and requests that he tutor her. Harte may have fabricated the character based on La Grange personalities. Harte opens the story: “Just where the Sierra Nevada begins to subside in gentle undulations, and the rivers grow less rapid and yellow, on the side of a great red mountain stands Smith’s Pocket. Seen from the red road at sunset, in the red light and the red dust, its white houses look like the outcroppings of quartz on the mountain side.” It appears that the school teacher in ‘M’liss” was Harte himself as he expressed contempt for the people of La Grange. A product of the refined East Coast, Harte was a fashion plate that stood out from the locals. He said the “greater portion of the population to whom the Sabbath, with a change of linen, brought merely the necessity of

cleanliness without the luxury of adornment.” It’s also believed that La Grange contributed to “Cressey,” “The Tale of Three Truants,” and “How I Went to the Mines.” His 1903 short story, “A Sappho of Green Springs: The Four Guardians of La Grange” is probably ginned up between experiences at La Grange and a Green Springs, a once-thriving settlement off of La Grange Road near Highway 120 that has disappeared and marked by a Clamper’s monument plaque. Did the incidents Harte wrote about actually happen or were they crafted out of Harte’s fertile imagination? No one can be sure although Harte said of his works: “My stories are true, not only in phenomena but in character. I do not pretend to say that many of my characters existed exactly as they

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are described, but I believe there is not one of them that did not have a real human being as a suggesting and a starting point. Some of them, indeed had several...” Harte wrote that when prominent families left town, the school closed and he was out of a job in May. Biographer Stewart believes that was in 1855. Harte wrote later that he abandoned “a peaceful vocation for one of greed and adventure.” He also stated that his “initiation into the vocation of gold digging was partly compulsory” for he was broke. With only two bucks in his pocket after buying a $5 pistol, he spent two days walking in patent leather shoes through red dirt toward the Sonora area, perhaps along what is now La Grange Road or Jacksonville Road into Jamestown or the road to Chinese Camp. His duded-up appearance must have been cause for attention. For one thing, he wrote that his revolver “would not swing properly in its holster from my hip but worked around until it hung down in front like a Highlander’s dirk, gave me considerable mortification.” Harte noted that at sunset on the second day he came to an “unfathomable abyss,” no doubt the Stanislaus River canyon. He spotted a mining camp on the other side and settled down. Stewart suggests that this was Robinson’s Ferry, a settlement later on Highway 49 south of Carson Hill and Angels Camp (the site was covered by waters of New Melones Reservoir.) There Harte tried his hand at gold prospecting.

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Francis Bret Harte was touched by La Grange, the tiny hamlet located up the Tuolumne River in eastern Stanislaus County. But his exploits throughout Northern California are evident by the numerous schools, parks, streets and one town named for him. He spent time in Tuttletown and Jackass Hill with brothers James and William Gillis in the same cabin Mark Twain would later visit. If Jim Gillis is correct, a man named Harte and walking in latent leather shoes – which were killing the young man’s feet – stopped by the cabin in December 1855. Harte’s stories, “Plain Language from Truthful James” and “The Heathen Chinee” took place there and possibly based on Gillis, who was a pocket miner. “The Luck of Roaring Camp” was inspired by his experience in the gold country as Roaring Camp was a town on the Mokelumne River in Amador County. Like thousands who became disillusioned from prospecting and finding nothing larger than a $12 nugget, Harte left for Oakland broke and without money for stage fare. Harte was back in Oakland in 1856, living at Clay and Fifth streets (now in the shadow of the Nimitz Freeway.) He later took on tutoring the four sons of Abner Bryan near the base of Mt. Diablo as the cattle rancher did not care to have the boys “grow up like rangecattle.” Some believe Harte drew upon his experiences in Alamo in his stories, “A Legend of Monte

Diablo,” “Cressy, The Convalescence of Jack Hamlin” and “A First Family of Tassajara... The Queen of the Pirate Isle.” Harte was working for the U.S. Surveyor-General’s Office in 1862 when he wrote “Notes by Flood and Field,” and mentioned the 1861-62 flooding of the San Joaquin Valley which created a massive but shortlived lake stretching from Stockton to Merced. Harte later served as a messenger for Wells Fargo Company, riding beside the stagecoach driver. His fear of being gunned down during a stage robbery as evident as he told a reporter in his later years: “Stage robbers were plentiful. My predecessor had been shot through the arm and my successor was killed.” In 1857 he went to Humboldt County where his sister was living. He became an apprentice press operator, or “printers’ devil,” for the “Northern Californian” newspaper. Harte didn’t go headlong into writing until he returned to San Francisco in 1857 to become a typesetter for the Golden Era newspaper. His first version of M’liss appeared in print that year, creating an interest in his works. He gradually became a writer and editorialized about a massacre

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of Indians in 1860. His support of Indians and Mexicans proved unpopular with the locals and he was advised to leave town. After marrying Anna Griswold in 1862 in San Rafael, Harte became the secretary of the California Mint. Two years later Harte met Mark Twain. Harte was immediately impressed with the sarcastic young reporter fresh from Virginia City who sported black curly hair, black bushy eyebrows and “an eye so eagle like that a second lid would not have surprised me.” Harte claimed that he prompted Twain to write the fanciful story of “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” which brought fame to Twain. It is said that Harte’s M’liss influenced Twain directly in Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn stories. From 1868 to the early part of 1871 he served as editor of the Overland Monthly, a San Francisco publication. Harte led an amazingly complex and interesting life and spent his final years in England. He died in 1902 and is buried at St. Peter’s Church in Surrey, England under a slab of marble engraved with “Death shall reap the braver harvest.” It is a phrase that Harte wrote himself in “The Reveille.” ■

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Melody Makers AMY GRANT OPENS NEW FRUIT YARD AMPITHEATER

By VIRGINIA STILL

he Traina family is no stranger to bringing entertainment to the Central Valley, hosting a variety of concerts at the Fruit Yard in Modesto over the years. However, they have stepped it up a notch and created a new amphitheater that can seat approximately 3,500 people. Gracing the stage for the grand opening celebration is singer-songwriter, author, host, speaker, and Grammy Award winner Amy Grant at 7 p.m. on Aug. 24. “The owner always had the vision and decided to take it to the next level with the idea to create a beautiful outdoor venue for the community to have,” said Chad Smith, Fruit Yard General Manager. “We wanted to kick off the amphitheater with a respect-

able artist and act. Amy Grant is a well-respected contemporary Christian artist with six Grammys to her name and we felt she was an obvious choice. We have always done donations and fundraisers for the local community and some of the proceeds from this event will be going to the Modesto Gospel Mission.” With over 30 years in the business, Grant has sold over 30 million albums worldwide with songs that have hit the top of the pop charts, adult contemporary charts, and multiple contemporary Christian chart toppers like “Baby Baby,” “El Shaddai,” “I Will Remember You,” Breath of Heaven,” and “Father’s Eyes.” Music has always been a part of her life, from listening to records

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with her older sisters to singing at church every Sunday. Although there are many artists that have made an impression on her over the years, Grant said the two artists that stood out were Carole King and Joni Mitchell, both noted as having a huge influence on her music and career. “I don’t remember a specific moment that I knew I would make a career out of music, but I always knew I wanted to create something beautiful, and I’ve been fortunate to do that through word and melody for most of my life,” stated Grant. “My favorite part of my work is the opportunity to bring people together. Whether it’s through music, performing, writing, speaking, or hosting an event, I love welcoming everyone to the moment.”

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My favorite part of my work is the opportunity to bring people together. Whether it’s through music, performing, writing, speaking, or hosting an event, I love welcoming everyone to the moment. — Amy Grant

In 2005, Grant began hosting an NBC Prime Time series “Three Wishes” where she met people and heard stories that inspired her music and motivated her to write a book called “Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far.” She is a keynote and inspirational speaker as well, sharing her stories with people all over the country. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the song “Baby Baby” and the Heart in Motion album, Grant collaborated with pop artist Tori Kelly for a remake of the pop hit a couple years ago. “Tori is one of the most gifted vocalists on the planet,” added Grant. “It was so much fun to hear her fresh take on a song I’ve sung so many times over the course of my career, and a memorable way to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the song and Heart in Motion.”

She has an annual Christmas residency with her husband, country singer Vince Gill at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. “It probably goes without saying that my favorite artist to work with is my sweet husband, Vince,” said Grant. “Christmas is my favorite time of the year. There’s nothing sweeter than sharing that stage with my husband night after night, making Christmas memories with our family and so many dear friends in the audience.” Bringing her pop hits, faithbased songs, and just overall feelgood jams to the Fruit Yard, Grant and her band wants audiences in the 209 to prepare for a ton of fun. Christian artist Tim Timmons will open the show on that Friday night in August. “We live in a world where people are constantly at odds with each

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other, and the creative arts offer us a unique way to find common ground and celebrate the things we all have in common,” explained Grant. “I’m excited to be the first artist playing at the new Fruit Yard amphitheater and looking forward to a great night of music in Modesto.” The new amphitheater will be host to a wide variety of entertainment for audiences including comedy shows, ballet, as well as some fundraiser events, according to Smith. Guests are allowed to bring in low beach chairs and blankets for general admission in the lawn area and there is onsite parking for a small fee. Tickets are available through the website www.thefruityardevents. com or ticketmaster.com. For more information call 209-577-3969. ■

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Living a new high By TERESA HAMMOND

he title quite simply says it all, as firsttime author Janelle Hanchett’s story is told in “I’m Just Happy To Be Here: A Memoir of Renegade Mothering.” It is raw, riveting and extremely honest as she shares her struggles with alcohol and drug addiction. The book was first released in May of this year by New York based Hachette Books. “The book I had in my head, was not this one,” the author said via telephone from her Sacramento area home. “I think sometimes we choose our work and sometimes our work chooses us.” The wife and mother of four began her blog Renegade Mothering in 2011 as more of a hobby and a way of reaching other mothers, an honest reflection of the struggles of being all things to all people, while maintaining some sense of sanity (or attempting to). Early on, the author shared, the topic of addiction and recovery were not something she shared via the blog. “I started realizing maybe I could help people with my story,” she said, noting she began to feel as if she was not sharing enough. In 2014, shortly following the death by overdose of actor Philip Seymour Hoff-

man, Hanchett penned a blog entry “We Don’t Start With Needles in Our Arms.” A piece she shared, where she really got honest with her readers. An honesty which took her blog from a very modest and almost non-existent readership to thousands of viewers, as well as shares. “I wasn’t hiding,” she said of not sharing her journey prior to the 2014 post. “It just wasn’t the focus of my blog. When I felt compelled, I did it. I just went for it.” That simple act of “just going for it” one year later led to Hanchett being contacted by a well-known Beverly Hills agent expressing an interest in her story. “That was the book that came out of me,” the author shared of “I’m Just Happy To Be Here,” admitting to first penning a very rough draft in a month’s time, prior to being contacted by her agent. “I really tried not to hold back.” Using that as a springboard, she worked for the next year and a half on fine tuning the story to what it is today: A recounting of her journey through addiction, from her multiple attempts to ending her affair with alcohol on her own, to her stays in varying rehabilitation centers, all while being married and mothering children. “I stepped foot in probably five and completed four,” she said of rehab facilities during the course of two years. At the time, she had two children, ages six and 15 months. “Plus, the outpatient mental institution.” Hanchett penned the book offering an honest account of some of her lowest points as she battled addiction. Her honesty takes the reader through her trials and tribulations as she shares the intent to be well, as well as the selfishness

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of an addict. The author shared she never wanted to die, though her lifestyle, mixing alcohol and pills, drugs and reckless behavior, would argue the contrary. “I was dying,” she admitted. “I just didn’t know.” Now, nine years sober, a book deal to her name, as well as a script she’s currently working on for 3 Arts Entertainment, the “mommy blogger” describes it all as “surreal.” “I never expected any of this,” she confessed, adding feeling most proud of her commitment to sharing the uncensored truth of life as an addict. “I was not writing this book for shock factor,” she continued. Hanchett shared she wrote the book for a specific audience – the addict, the families, loved ones of addicts, the ones who know the true side of ugly and struggle. “I wanted them to know you can be in that condition and recover,” she said. “I needed to

keep it real.” And that she did. “I’m most proud of sticking with what I knew to be the truth and not what might be more marketable and successful financially,” she said of the memoir. And, as one might suspect from a “mommy blogger” turned author, she is incredibly proud of her children: Ava, 16; Rocket, 12; George, 7; and Arlo, 4. Speaking of her children, most notably Ava, who was old enough to recall the rough years of rehab and addiction, brings emotion to the author. A relationship has been rebuilt and nurtured with her oldest and all four children are extremely proud and supportive of their mother’s latest endeavor. “I’ve always been in awe of the resiliency of children,” she said of the grace and pride she has in her children. “I think I really learned how much they’re watching.” “I’m Just Happy To Be Here” can be found at book stores nationwide, as well as online at amazon.com. ■ 209MAGAZINE.COM

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I’m most proud of sticking with what I knew to be the truth and not what might be more marketable and successful financially. — Janelle Hanchett

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By MARG JACKSON

wo weekends in September will offer you a little taste of Greece — without leaving the 209. St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church in Stockton and Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Modesto will both put on their annual Greek Festivals, with Sept. 7, 8 and 9 the dates for St. Basil and Sept. 15 and 16 set aside for the festival at Annunciation.

“It’s an annual event for us and this is year 59,” explained St. Basil office administrator Eleni Zarefakis. “It’s a glimpse into our heritage and culture.” St. Basil is at 920 W. March Lane in Stockton and the weekend festival runs from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sept. 7; from noon to 11 p.m. Sept. 8; and from noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 9. The festival features plenty of Greek food, from gyros to baklava, vendors selling a variety

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of cultural and non-cultural items, and there are also some other cultures represented, from American to Arabic. The church itself is open for tours and parishioners staff the event. “Every food item, every pastry is handmade by our members,” Zarefakis explained. “We also have a Greek band, a DJ plays Greek music and Greek dancing is performed by our youth dancers.” The festival also has vegan and vegetarian food available so all can come and enjoy.

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Every food item, every pastry is handmade by our members. We also have a Greek band, a DJ plays Greek music and Greek dancing is performed by our youth dancers. There is a $3 entry fee and tickets can be purchased inside for food and beverages. With the purchase of a $20 book of tickets, guests get one free entry into the festival. Reverend Father Panagiotis Sotiras has been with St. Basil for about five years and helps lead the church tours. Youth dancers from the St. Basil parish and neighboring parishes come to perform, with the dancing in the afternoon. “We usually have a little over 10,000 people attend,” Zarefakis added. She urged those planning to attend the festival to get there early. “Sunday we run out of a lot of things,” she said. For additional information, call the church at 209-478-7564. Always the third weekend in September, the festival at Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Modesto will run from noon to 8 p.m. on Sept. 15 and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sept. 16. The church is at 313 Tokay Ave., Modesto. The festival features a full meal and the ticket includes a chicken dinner with rice, green peas,

bread, salad and the traditional baklava for dessert. Pre-sale tickets can be purchased up until the day before the event and are $15; tickets at the door are $18. For kids under 12, tickets are $9. “They get the exact same meal,” said Annunciation office secretary Dimitra Wilson. She said the festival has a flow to it, with dinner seatings running on a schedule where they fill the dining room, serve the dinner and then move that group out and bring in another. “We’ve got it down,” Wilson said. “A well-oiled machine.” Along with the dinner, there is plenty of entertainment with Greek bands and dancers set up outside the church, providing a sample of Greek culture. Kids from the church that perform start working on the routines at the start of the summer to get ready for the September festival performances and for later competition, next February. The dancers start young, said Wilson, and the show the dancers put on showcases Greek music and pageantry. “We also offer church tours

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— Eleni Zarefakis and we have a marketplace that is full of icons, books, jewelry … we have outside vendors and some people from the church,” Wilson explained. “Outside we also have extra pastries, coffee, ice cream and sodas.” The festival has been going on for more than 50 years and Reverend Father Jon Magoulias has been serving at Annunciation for over 30 years. All are welcome to attend the festival and Wilson said they have many people that return to the Greek festival year after year. “It is very open to all the community,” she said. “People come from near and far, we have people come from Oregon to Los Angeles.” The chance to take in some Greek culture, enjoy the music, savor the food and share in the celebration keeps the crowds coming. To get pre-sale tickets, go to www.goannunciation.org and follow the prompts. For more information call the church at 209-522-7694. ■

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By VIRGINIA STILL

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he Annual Fall Strawberry Music Festival is a family getaway dream. The event offers live music, children’s activities, art workshops, teen events, shopping and camping, from Aug. 30 through Sept. 3 in Tuolumne. While the multitude of activities make the event special, it’s the music that gathers people from around the region and the country to the festival year after year. The four-day event will include 22 acts on the Main Stage and several additional live performances on side stages throughout the venue. “Like everything else at Strawberry, planning the entertainment is organic,” said Jodi Barnett, marketing director. “We are fortunate to have a great network of people and performers to work with and draw from. Of course, we get lots and lots of suggestions in our festival surveys, too.” The very first festival was held in 1982 at Leland Meadows in the town of Strawberry and was originally called the “Strawberry Bluegrass Festival.” The second year the festival relocated to Camp Mather which is on the border of Yosemite National Park. In 1986, the name was changed to the “Strawberry Music Festival” due to the diversity of genres that are played at the four-day

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The reason why many people return year after year, and even plan their lives around the bi-annual event, is just as much about the people who attend, and their culture of kindness and cooperation, as it is about the featured artists scheduled to play — Jodi Barnett

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festival. After the Rim Fire in 2013 the festival had to relocate once again so the Spring Festival is held at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley and the Fall Festival is held at Westside in Tuolumne. “Strawberry was among the first camping music festivals,” added Barnett. “Most returning attendees were initially drawn to Strawberry for the lineup of music being featured on the main stage, with a diverse range of nationally renowned artists being paired with local and/or up and coming talent. The reason why many people return year after year, and even plan their lives around the bi-annual event, is just as much about the people who attend, and their culture of kindness and cooperation, as it is about the featured artists scheduled to play.” The Westside Pavilion is the new outdoor venue presented by Black Oak that has 2,700 seats as well as a lawn area for blankets and low chairs. The venue opened in late May and has already hosted a variety of acts including country music artists, comedians and other entertainers. “We are thrilled to be using the new Westside Pavilion for this year’s Fall Festival,” expressed Barnett. “The main stage seating area and the concessions area has been expanded and transformed into a beautiful park-like setting, so we are really looking forward to seeing the Strawberry landscape take shape in this new space. Westside is a very special place with a rich history and we are so happy that it has become a premier outdoor setting for live music in Tuolumne County.” Along with hearing a little folk, Americana, blues, bluegrass, roots, funk, rock and roll, and western swing, Barnett said there will also be world fusion for guests to enjoy. Many of the returning Strawberry Festival attendees camp out and enjoy cooking within their own 

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camp. The festival is open to all that may just want to come for the day or a night of outdoor entertainment under the stars. There will be a food court available for guests to purchase entrees, sides, desserts and beverages along with beer and wine. Barnett shared that there will be one-of-a-kind shopping opportunities including festival merchandise, artist CDs, instruments, a music supply store, luthier services, an assortment of handmade art and other services like information booths, the Med tent, and the Strawberry Way Café along with the Hog Ranch Radio station that has been informing and entertaining festival goers since 1985. “There will be programming additions, first time performers, new faces and unplanned for moments of magic and musical serendipity, but it is still what is old about Strawberry that really makes it special,” explained Barnett about some new things this year. “With this fourth return, we are becoming more settled at Westside, which allows for the best of Strawberry and our traditions to flourish. That means more familiar faces, more kids and teens, more gold standard programming, more camp jams, more food, more opportunities to be authentic, more of all things Strawberry.” With a nice community of people, creativity, live music, and many activities for all ages, the Strawberry Festival may be a great destination to take the family or friends. Tucked away surrounded by nature and filled with opportunity for adults and kids to enjoy, learn and perform live music is one thing that makes the Strawberry Festival so special. “Early on, the youth were recognized as being the festival’s future and the development of an extensive program of recreational activities, for all ages, has been integral to creating the family friendly atmosphere that Strawberry is famous for,” stated Barnett. “Many of the adults who are staff and/or are bringing their children to the festival now used to be Strawberry Kids themselves. Being able to camp in comfort and to settle in for multiple days of entertainment has contributed to the strong bonds, cherished memories, and special traditions formed over nearly four decades’ time. Campers return to the same sites every time, forming the same familiar neighborhoods year after year, and playing host to a legendary camp jam culture that is central to the Strawberry experience.” Strawberry Music Inc. produces two full four-day camping festivals per year and is headquartered in Jamestown. The Strawberry office is open and available to assist customers 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 209 984-8630 or visit strawberrymusic.com. ■ AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2018

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HOT SUMMER BITES By JAROD BALLARDO

ishing during the months of August and September can be frustrating for a lot of anglers. Mostly due to the sometimes-unbearable heat that is expected during those months. Admittingly, as a young man there were many days when I forced myself to stay out there in the blistering heat. As far as sun protection, all I ever had was an old baseball cap. I can still hear the voices of those older than me saying that I needed to protect myself from the sun. Their voices didn’t really resonate with me until later into my teen years. Several years ago, I started fishing for kokanee in some of our local lakes. I learned pretty quick that the Kokanee bite was the best early in the morning and slowed down considerably around noon. The earlier I arrived at the lake, the better. I figured that if I could have my boat in the water by 5 a.m., I could get in eight hours of fishing and be off the water by noon. The best part about it was that around that same time most pleasure boaters were just arriving. I had no problem leaving the waterways to the jet ski-

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ers and wake-boarders when the fish stop biting and the day was at is at its hottest. For bass fishing, I started doing the opposite. I started arriving at the lake or Delta between 4 and 5 p.m. and fish until 10 or 11 p.m. As soon as the sun started going down it was like I had the whole place to myself and the fishing was a lot better and more enjoyable than fishing during those high traffic times. If you’ve never been out on the Delta right as the sun is going down, it’s definitely worth trying out. Some of the most explosive topwater bites that I’ve ever had were during the summer, right as the sun was going down or during that first full hour of darkness. Granted you’re going to have to endure a few hours of heat, it doesn’t last too long, and the chance of catching a big fish is greater than usual. As an added bonus, all the traffic at the boat ramp will also be gone. You have to be careful though, some of the unguarded or unmonitored launch facilities can be risky, especially if you have valuables stored inside your vehicle. Because of that, if I know that I’m going to be staying late out on the water, I always launch where there is some type of security present and I make sure that everything of value is out of my truck. ■

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New Hogan Lake New Hogan is a sleeper pick for me during the late summer months. It’s located in Valley Springs which makes it a favorite destination for pleasure boaters looking to get their boats in the water at a fraction of the cost of nearby lakes. For less than $5 a day you can have your boat in the water in one of the cleanest and nicest places in the 209 area. The lake is owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. If you know anything about the military, you know that its grounds are impeccable. The trick to fishing the lake during the summer is to arrive as early as you can. The lake closes at sunset to boaters and opens at sunrise. New Hogan is one of the only lakes I know of locally that has four species of bass. There are several areas on the lake that are designated 5mph zones. Those areas are safe retreats for those who are looking to get out of all the main lake boat traffic. I prefer to fish as much of the main lake as I can during the morning hours and once the pleasure boaters show up, I usually either head home for the day or head towards those 5mph zones. As far as fishing for bass, topwater baits, crankbaits and all your traditional bottom baits will work. Sometimes you can even find a school of spotted bass on your fish finder that can be fished for with a drop shot set up, Ned Rig, or Shaky Head. I also always make sure to have a topwater bait tied on as it’s not unusual to spot a school of striped bass feeding on shad. The key to catching them is to wait for them to start feeding before tossing your bait into the school. If you try and coax them into striking your bait a lot of times you will spook the school and they won’t bite.

Lake Amador

Lake Camanche Lake Camanche has quickly become one of the most underrated of all the local lakes. I’m not sure what has changed about the lake but the bass fishing has really improved. The cost to fish Lake Camanche is around the same as Lake Pardee. They do allow pleasure boaters, which can be a problem for those trying to fish during the day but like New Hogan there are designated 5mph zones that offer relief. With the use of electronics, anglers have found out how to find and fish many of the offshore islands. This has resulted in a lot of larger fish being caught. It’s not uncommon to hook into a 5-pound bass while fishing a sunken island out in the middle of the lake. As far as baits, topwater baits during the morning and Shakey Heads during the day. Anglers are also doing well on under-spins and umbrella rigs fished right off the bottom. The lake isn’t planted with catfish as far as I know of, but there’s usually a decent catfish bite at night by those fishing from the bank with anchovies and stink baits. There is also a good population of bluegills cruising the shallows making Lake Camanche a good place to take a youngster learning how to fish. 209MAGAZINE.COM

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Lake Amador has always been a special place to me. It’s where I learned to fish for bass, and it’s where I spent most of my summers camping while growing up. Lake Amador is another fishing-only lake. It’s one of the smallest lakes but can produce some of the biggest fish. The cost to fish Lake Amador is slightly higher than the cost to fish Lake Pardee. What I save in fuel costs makes Lake Amador worth going to over some of the other larger lakes. Over the years lake management has been stocking the lake heavily with trout during the cooler months and with catfish during the summer months. I’ve never really fished for catfish on Lake Amador but I’m pretty sure as a result of them stocking the lake with catfish the bite must be pretty good around the boat launch area and the dam while using traditional catfish baits. I prefer fishing the lake at night during the summer months. The lake is small enough where I don’t have to worry about getting lost at night and the bass usually don’t disappoint. Most anglers fishing for bass at night prefer to use large Power Worms or creature baits. I prefer to fish with spinnerbaits or buzzbaits that are primarily black in color. There is also usually a good topwater bite right as the sun is starting to go down and as the sun is begging to rise.

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Lake Pardee

Lake Pardee is another great place to visit during the summer months. The lake has a very strict no body contact rule on the water, making it a favorite destination for anglers wanting a fishing-only lake. The water is usually crystal clear making it an excellent trout and kokanee fishing destination. Like New Hogan, Lake Pardee opens at sunrise and closes at sunset for boaters. When the fishing is really good, you may have to wait in line for the front gate to be opened in the morning. The cost to fish Lake Pardee is between $20 and $30, depending on how many people are fishing, and if you’re planning on fishing from a boat. During the summer, most of the trout being caught are by those fishing from the bank with Power Bait. It’s really a hit or miss type of bite for a lot of anglers. Those fishing for kokanee are most likely searching the main lake, while using their electronics towards helping them lo-

Delta

Admittingly, I have a love-hate relationship with the Delta during the summer months. At times the fishing can be phenomenal and at other times it can be tough. The cost to launch a boat on the Delta varies from site to site with the average being between $10 and $15 depending on the day and the location. The Delta is also the place where I had the wheels to one of my previous boat trailers stolen. I’ve since learned to choose my launch sites wisely, especially if I’m going to be out late. As far as fishing, I gave up several years ago trying to fish during the high traffic times of the day. I usually fish as early as I can or show up right as everyone is starting to head in. The bluegills are plentiful on the Delta making them easy targets for anyone just looking to catch fish or wanting to teach someone how to fish. It’s hard to beat wax worms,

cate large schools of fish. Once they find them they’re trolling through those schools with the help of downriggers. Most anglers are trolling with a Sling Blade with about a footlong leader with a pink or purple hootchie tied on. On the back hook of the hootchie they usually add a

night crawlers or red worms fished beneath a bobber around any of the Delta’s marinas. For catfish, it’s a little trickier but one of my favorite baits to use is a piece of a prawn that can be purchased in the seafood area of

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kernel of shoe peg corn. Some will use the corn right out of the can while others will scent and dye their corn the night before. I usually dye my corn red or pink and soak the corn in the oil from a can of tuna. For bass fishing, Lake Pardee fishes a lot like New Hogan. You can catch them a lot of the same ways. The difference is that there are no striped bass in the lake. I’ll usually have a topwater bait tied on in the morning but as soon as the sun is high, I’m most likely fishing bottom baits like small jigs and worms. One of my favorite ways to fish for smallmouth bass during the summer on Lake Pardee is with crickets. You’re going to have to search around for a place that sells crickets anymore but it’s usually worth the search. A cricket threaded on a small hook with a split shot placed about a foot up the line is sure to get a lot of bites. As an added bonus, you’re likely to not only catch bass, but an occasional bluegill and maybe even a catfish.

most local grocery stores. I usually buy a half pound of prawns, take the shells off them and put one on a hook behind a sliding sinker fished on the bottom. Some of the best areas for catfish are around the bends in the river where there’s a current break there’s usually a few catfish around. Bass fishing is a little more difficult, especially if you’re searching for a big fish. There are plenty of smaller fish willing to bite moving baits like rattle traps and crankbaits. The biggest fish are most likely going to be caught by those fishing with topwater frogs or spooks. There are also a lot of big fish to be caught by anglers flipping or pitching creature baits in the grass or around tules. Then you have the all around “Delta Killer,” which to me is the 5 or 6-inch Senko fished wacky style. I personally can’t stand fishing with a Senko but it consistently catches fish when nothing else seems to be working.

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internet dating for climbers ONE-ROCK STANDS By MATT JOHANSON

This climber has learned that, despite the internet, finding lasting relationships is hard as Sierra granite, so you'd might as well enjoy the fleeting one-rock stands.

nternet dating never appealed to me, but like so many others in our lonely world, I sometimes need help finding someone special. I decided to look online for a climbing partner. “Good idea,” my non-climbing wife Karen said. “Don't act too eager and make sure you smell nice,” she advised. I've enjoyed rock climbing for 25 years and have roped up with some terrific people. A high school friend was my first, and we had great times in Yosemite and elsewhere, but eventually realized neither of us wanted an exclusive relationship. Then came a memorable rendezvous with a Brit on El Capitan and a threesome on Half Dome. Many other hook-ups followed, on and off again for years, and still rekindled from time to time. But truth be told, the fire has dimmed with several former companions. Some had kids, a few moved away, and others just lost interest. I've resorted to hiring professionals a few times, which opened up intriguing experiences like Yosemite's Washington Column and Utah's Castleton Tower. These outings felt great physically but lacked emotional depth. Plus, guides are expensive. In the old days climbers found partners using the Camp 4 bulletin board, but now all the action is online. So, my digital search began on Supertopo.com, which features excellent route information and interesting discussions. But try to connect with another climber and the site's users will probably taunt you with their trademark wisecrack: “yer gonna die!” Mountainproject.com includes a “partner finder” page and delivered better results. First, I paired up

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with a Canadian at Lovers Leap near Lake Tahoe, where we climbed Surrealistic Pillar and Corrugation Corner. We matched up well physically and enjoyed each other's company. But it wasn't meant to last because, well, he returned to Canada. Others came and went at places like Table Mountain, Fairview Dome and a few indoor climbing gyms. Everyone I met climbed well and safely although one drove his car on windy mountain roads like an unhinged Formula One racer. Some wanted more climbing than I did, others less. Out-of-state visitors stayed a while and then left the state. At least climbers seem to write honestly on their profiles, which isn't always true in other dating situations, I hear. Bottom line: internet climbing dating has led to fun flings but a lasting relationship eludes me. Is it me, or them? Should I wash my car more often? Am I too particular or too old to find a long-term partner who shares my passion? “I guess you're going to have to teach me to climb,” Karen joked. I'd do it too, but she didn't really mean it. There's a big difference between tying the knot and tying in together, and rare are the couples who can happily do both. This climber has learned that, despite the internet, finding lasting relationships is hard as Sierra granite, so you'd might as well enjoy the fleeting one-rock stands. ■ If you like Sierra Splendor, you can enjoy more of it at facebook.com/sierrasplendor and instagram.com/ sierrasplendor.

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eading into the Sierra foothills there is a must-stop for hungry travelers. After a couple of turns in the middle of a neighborhood, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll come across a pristine green golf course and Camps Restaurant, situated at Greenhorn Creek Golf Course and Resort in Angels Camp. Although there are restaurants all over the 209, some stand out above the rest like Camps. There are many reasons to take the drive to Greenhorn Creek including the opportunity to taste a variety of offerings off their eclectic, yet classic and clean menu that incorporates local and seasonal ingredients. This family-friendly resort offers several amenities including a golf course

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coconut risotto and mango salsa. The newly added Mahi sliders have grilled pineapple, arugula, house made guacamole, and citrus vinaigrette topped with pickled onions. Chef Maio brings his extensive culinary experience with three degrees in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management and Restaurant Management to Camps. He has worked for a world-renowned restaurant, several resorts and catered many events. The classically French trained chef has a Southwestern style that he has brought to the Camps menu. All desserts are made in house like the crème brûlée with a caramelized sugar layer on top that is a little crisp and underneath is a delightful custard base cream that has just the right consistency and flavor. The house made classic cheesecake is made from scratch with a raspberry coulis and is sliced big enough to share. The fresh fruit tart with lemon and raspberry flavors has a crystalized candy sugar on top and a nice crust that was not only pleasing to the eyes but also to the palate. “They say people eat 75 percent with their eyes so we try to make it look good,” said Maio. 

that may give a golfer a challenge with narrow fairways and trees everywhere, a driving range, bocce ball courts, corn hole, an outdoor pizza oven, and a wine tasting room as well as beautiful views. Although Camps has been around for over 20 years, the resort has recently undergone some renovations and is under new management. Executive Chef LT Maio has also added new menu items and brought back some classics that members and the public love. General Manager Darren Phillips has seen an increase in revenue for Camps Restaurant and even more so since Chef Maio was brought in. ‘LT’ began changing the menu from the start and added items like the Southwestern style chorizo sausage biscuits and gravy, the seared ahi sandwich, prime rib sliders, and a variety of steaks like the ribeye and filet mignon. The filet mignon comes with a cheddar chive mashed potato croquette with a demi-glace topped with crispy onions and a side of seasonal vegetables. During the summer Maio has added lighter options like the pan seared sea scallops with a pineapple

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With the full bar, one may prefer to enjoy the welcoming setting and grab a cocktail, beer, or wine and sit out on the patio to enjoy an appetizer like the Charcuterie and Fromage plate with smoked cheddar, camembert cheese, dried figs, pepperoncini, coppa, Tuscan salami, whole grain mustard, grapes, olives, blueberries and baguette coins. For those who may want to keep it simple, the lounge menu also offers a basket of fries, spicy chicken wings, build your own burger, or the tasty beer battered fish and chips. At the bar guests can enjoy happy hour from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. “The cheese board was here but we changed up some of the meats and cheeses on it,” said Maio. “There wasn’t as much on it so we revamped it and made it nicer. We probably added 40 percent more menu items onto the menu that wasn’t on there before.” The restaurant is open Wednesday through Sunday and serves up breakfast, lunch and dinner. They offer a breakfast menu, lunch menu, lounge menu, wine cellar menu, pizza menu and of course the dinner menu. Camps’ Neapolitan style outdoor pizza oven serves up a variety of pizzas including the ability to build your own. “We are trying to get back to the roots here,” added Maio. “When we got here they had one steak on the menu is all. They had a great steak selection and they got away from that. We want to get back to that.” The resort has a new wedding

room where brides can have a place of their own on their special day and the guys can use the Caddy Shack that has five bedrooms. There is a point on the greens that overlooks the course that guests can use for their wedding venue. “A lot of the amenities are very underutilized here,” said Phillips. “I think people kind of forgot about us. So we are getting the food back. We are trying to do more events. We are getting our name out there.” There are cottages on the property available to guests that want to spend more than a day. People from all over — from Alaska to Ireland — have made their way to Greenhorn Creek for a getaway. The wine tasting room in the wine cellar has its own menu. Most of the wines are local, although they have added some wines from the Lodi area. “This is the gateway to the Sierra foothills,” added Gina Davis, marketing and sales director. “This is not your normal restaurant. They realize that there is such a menu here that is elegant and casual and for the family. It is a mixed bag. If you want a burger or a hot dog you can have it or if you want a steak this is where you have it in the Mother Lode.” There are different promotions going on through August including early morning tee-times and music on Saturday nights as well as some other promotions coming up in September. For more information visit www.greenhorncreek.com. ■ 209MAGAZINE.COM

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rospect Cellars is the perfect place to start — or end — a wine tour of the Shenandoah Valley. Located in the restored Post Office building on Main Street in Plymouth, it offers a tasting room, deli — and on occasion, wine ice cream. Prospect Cellars is open from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. For more information, visit prospectcellars.com or call 209-680-9003. ■ Prospect Cellars’ 2017 Riverbank Rose and 2016 Gold Digger Red Wine are paired with a deluxe charcuterie board that includes Marin Petit Cream Brie, fresh baguette from Andrae’s Bakery in Amador City, prosciutto, Marcona almonds, dried apricots, cornichons (a French sour pickle), Estero Gold Valley Ford cheese, sunflower cheddar crackers from Andrae’s Bakery and onion jam from Santa Cruz’s Friend in Cheeses Jam Co.

Occasionally during the year, Prospect Cellars will also have a unique treat — wine ice cream. Iconic Sacramento ice cream shop Gunther’s makes the creamy treat special for Prospect Cellars. Flavors include Paydirt Zinfandel Chocolate Chip and Strawberry Rose.

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artender Ericka Lynn has been serving up drinks at The River’s Edge in Knight’s Ferry for over a year. After spending a lot of time on the other side of the bar she got intrigued by the fancy cocktails and decided to start making them. “It is awesome,” said Lynn. “We work for really great people. It is an awesome little town on the river.” Along with serving up a variety of micro brews and several local beers they have a full bar with cocktails and wine. The most popular cocktail on a Saturday or Sunday is their savory Bloody Mary. This pint of goodness has vodka, spices and is topped with lemon, lime, a Spanish olive and pepperoncini. It has a little kick to it so you may need to order an appetizer like the deep-fried cauliflower

or the avocado. During the summer, Lynn says another fan favorite is the cucumber basil refresher. This cool as a cucumber cocktail is made with gin, fresh cucumber and basil that they gather from their garden on the premises. Served on ice, this cocktail is light and refreshing. There are other cocktails like the Mojito and the Lemon Drop that are ordered on the regular along with guest favorites on the menu like the shrimp cocktail, calamari, and ahi tuna. Enjoy the outdoor patio on the edge of the river at The River’s Edge where their motto is “eat, drink and enjoy.” ■

GETTING THERE: THE RIVER’S EDGE 17525 Sonora Road Knights Ferry, CA 95361 CONTACT: 209 881-3466 HOURS: Monday & Wednesday - Friday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday - 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday - CLOSED

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A new City program to improve some of the most distressed neighborhoods in our community! The City of Stockton’s Residential Neighborhood Reinvestment Program forgives City liens for homebuyers and investors who repair and improve blighted homes and neighborhoods. There are four key points to the program: 1 Only single-family homes are eligible. 2 No person is eligible who has caused or allowed code violations at any property in Stockton. 3 The property must have at least $15,000 in current outstanding code violation fees and penalties. 4 The property buyer must complete the repairs and improvements within one year of the City’s approval. Call (209) 937-8539 or visit the City’s Economic Development Department at StocktonCA.gov/EconDev to learn more or receive a program application

Directions: Cook rice or quinoa according to package directions. In medium mixing bowl, add red miso paste, apple cider vinegar, rice vinegar, roasted sesame oil, honey, ginger and tamari or soy sauce. Whisk well to combine. Add spiralized carrots, edamame and cooked rice or quinoa. Toss well to coat. Garnish with avocado cubes, fresh mint leaves and ground sesame seeds.

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n a city steeped in musical history and the inspiration behind such hits as “The House of the Rising Sun” by The Animals and “Walking to New Orleans” by Fats Domino, the tune being hummed by locals this year is Happy Birthday, as the Big Easy officially turns 300. New Orleans is a city woven into the fabric of American history like no other city in the country. Long before America became known as the melting pot of the world, New Orleans was a swirling vibration of cultures and ethnicities mingling together under the sweltering sun on the delta of the Mississippi River. The city is celebrating its tricentennial with festivals lauding the art, music, culture and food that all represent New Orleans. But even if visitors can’t make it

to one of the festivities marking the tricentennial there are plenty of options to explore the city’s rich history and in New Orleans there’s a party to be found each and every day. In 1718, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, the governor of French Louisiana, founded the city of NouvelleOrlèans on a crescent swath of high ground above the Mississippi River. The city began to develop around a central square district called Vieux Carrè (Old Square). The area is now known as the French Quarter, which is the heart and soul of the city. There are so many sights to explore in the French Quarter alone, but here are six destinations that will give any traveler an authentic New Orleans experience. ■

JACKSON SQUARE This town square has played an important role in New Orleans and America’s history. Originally named the Place d'Armes, the site was used as a public square, military parade ground and open-air market. It was later renamed after Andrew Jackson for his decisive victory in the Battle of New Orleans. The square features a prominent equestrian state of Jackson that was erected in 1856. Within Jackson Square is The Cabildo. Built between 1795 to 1799, it has had multiple uses, from the governor’s mansion to city hall and was the site of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. In 1853, it was the headquarters of the Louisiana State

Supreme Court and was the site of the Plessy v. Ferguson decision in 1892 — the doctrine that came to be known as “separate but equal.” It has been a museum since 1908, housing artifacts significant to Louisiana culture and history, including Napoleon Bonaparte’s death mask. Catholicism played a heavy role in the shaping of New Orleans and this is reflected in the grandeur of St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square. It is the home of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and the oldest cathedral in the United States. At the rear of the cathedral is a large statue of Christ with his arms raised, which when 209MAGAZINE.COM

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lit from below at night casts an imposing shadow onto the cathedral. Bookending two sides of Jackson Square is the Pontalba Buildings, which was built in the 1840s. The first floors of each of the buildings have a variety of shops and eateries to explore, while the upper levels are apartments, which happen to be the oldest continuously rented apartments in North America. Jackson square is also one of the locations of Café Du Monde, which serves up renowned beignets and chicory coffee that are essential for an authentic New Orleans experience.

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OLD URSULINE CONVENT This convent not only is integral to New Orleans’ religious life, but also the lore of vampires that is prevalent in the city. The convent was founded in 1726 by nuns who came with the mission of operating a hospital and educating the young girls and women who were flocking to New Orleans in search of husbands. The legend of vampires and the convent started with the arrival of the “casket girls.” These girls were specially selected by French royalty to travel across the sea and marry some of the more gentrified settlers. The origins of the girls is debatable, with some stories claiming they came from the upper class, while others say they were recruited from orphanages, but where viewed as virtuous. When they arrived in New Orleans they gained the moniker of “casket girls” because they came toting wooden chests that were called casquettes. Whether it was coincidence or some other worldly reason, there was a sharp increase in the mortality rate in

New Orleans around the time the girls arrived, particularly among infants. It didn’t help matters that the girls were extremely pale and some were seen coughing up blood, which was more likely due to the long sea voyage and tuberculosis. The chests, which were supposedly holding the trousseaus the girls would use once they married, were found to be completely empty. The story goes that the chests were taken to the third floor of the convent and that access was barred except to a few Vatican officials. Even the shutters were said to have been sealed shut with nails blessed by the pope. Residents tell tales of the shutters flying open seemingly of the own volition and they are quick to recount the deaths

of two paranormal investigators in the 1970s. The two men had camped outside the wrought iron gates of the morning and were found the next day with almost all of their blood drained from their bodies. The validity of these deaths is hard to prove because the only findings are in direct connection to the lore of Old Ursuline Convent.

Referred to as one of the most haunted places in the country, this mansion and the woman of the house — Marie Delphine LaLaurie — have a sinister past of murder and torture.

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The mansion was built in 1832 for LaLaurie, her third husband and her two daughters. There also were attached quarters for the enslaved black servants. The treatment of the enslaved people by LaLaurie and her husband was considered horrendous even by the standards of those days. In one account, LaLaurie chased a young girl around the mansion because she had snagged her hair while combing it. The child, so frightened by LaLaurie and her whip, jumped from the second story balcony, causing a fatal injury. The villainous activities at the LaLaurie Mansion came to public light in 1834 when a fire ignited in the kitchen. The firefighters found an enslaved woman chained to the stove who said she started the fire as a suicide

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because she was scared of being moved upstairs where the LaLauries kept a torture room. The woman’s story was recounted in the newspapers and the next day community members demanded the torture room be opened to them for inspection. When the LaLauries refused, the group broke down the doors and found a gruesome site. The enslaved men and women had been mutilated, some of them missing limbs, and others emaciated and forced to wear spiked iron collars around their necks. The enslaved people were taken from the home and as word spread of the conditions and angry mob formed and descended upon the residence, wreaking it and forcing the family to flee. LaLaurie is said to have made it to France and reportedly died in Paris, but rumors persisted that she returned to New Orleans. A fictionalized version of LaLaurie was portrayed by Kathy Bates in the 2013 “American Horror Story: Coven” television show.

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antoine’s restaurant When looking to experience French-Creole cuisine, it’s hard to find a better spot than Antoine’s Restaurant to fit the bill. Built in 1840, this is the oldest fine dining establishment in New Orleans and the oldest restaurant in the country that has been owned and operated by the same family. The restaurant features 14 dining rooms each uniquely decorated and showcasing some of the history of the restaurant and the city. The restaurant has been heavily involved in the Mardi Gras celebrations, with three of the private rooms named after Carnival krewes — Rex, Proteus, and 12th Night Revelers. (A krewe is an organization that hosts a parade or ball for the Carnival season). Antoine’s is where Oysters Rockefeller were first created. Jules Alciatore, the son of Antoine Alciatore the founder of the restaurant, created the dish because of an escargot shortage and an abundance of oysters in the region. He named them after John D. Rockefeller, the richest man in the country, because the sauce was so rich. The sauce recipe, though reimagined by others, remains a secret only known to Antoine’s.

LAFITTE’S BLACKSMITH SHOP This Creole cottage was built sometime between 1722 and 1732. It is believed to have been an actual blacksmith shop at some point, but always was more of a front for pirate and privateer Jean Lafitte for some of his more scrupulous enterprises. Lafitte’s skills as a smuggler would prove useful when he helped defend New Orleans in the War of 1812. Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop, located on the corner of Bourbon and St. Philip streets, is now a popular bar in the French Quarter and is one of the oldest structures still standing in the city.

MAISON BOURBON New Orleans is considered the cradle of jazz music and Maison Bourbon is dedicated to preserving the history and traditions of this musical genre. Maison Bourbon is one of the Bourbon Street’s oldest live jazz clubs and has seen many notable jazz musicians call this club home. Playing both traditional and Dixieland jazz, the club continues to be a popular destination for jazz enthusiasts.

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Celebrate jazz in Monterey E By ANGELINA MARTIN

very year, thousands gather at the Monterey Fairgrounds to celebrate one of America’s most original and enduring musical genres of all: jazz. As the longest continuously-running jazz festival in the world, the nonprofit Monterey Jazz Festival has hosted almost every major artist known to music aficionados, from Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Tony Bennett to Trombone Shorty, Diana Krall and Esperanza Spalding. This year’s 61st Annual Monterey Jazz Festival is fast-approaching, and with headliners including Norah Jones with Brian Blade and Chris Thomas, Jon Batiste with the Dap-Kings, Dianne Reeves and countless others, the three-day celebration with over 120 performances may be worth taking the trip from the 209 to the 831. Along with Reeves and Jones, artist Tia Fuller and Ingrid Jensen will serve as the festivals artists-in-residence — an appropriate and timely selection, MJF Executive Director Colleen Bailey said. “I am so pleased that in a year when there is so much attention being paid to the inclusion of women, the 61st Monterey Jazz Festival will celebrate the talents of exceptional women jazz artists,” she said. The festival first began in 1958 and has since been held during the third full weekend in September on the 20-acre, oak-studded Monterey Fairgrounds. More than 500 top jazz artists perform throughout the weekend on eight stages spread throughout the grounds, which include four outdoor and four indoor venues. This year’s festival aims to provide a wide and diverse overview of the jazz world and beyond, including the past, present and future of music. Some of the arena headliners are large bands, like Jazz at

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the Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, the Anat Cohen Tentet and Oscar Hernandez & the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, while other shows are tributes, like a Fuller and Jensen homage to the late Geri Allen. There will be collaborations between fantastic artists at the upcoming festival as well, including Charles Lloyd & the Marvels with special guest Lucinda Williams and the Snarky Puppy offshoot Bokantè. The smaller shows on the grounds aren’t to be missed either, featuring performances by guitar slingers Adam Rogers & Dice, a touch of the avant-garde with Thumbscrew and Mary Halvorson and AfroCuban music from John Santos Sextet, among many others. In addition to the star-studded lineup set to rock out at the fairgrounds in September, some of the greatest student bands in the country will also take the stage. As a nonprofit, Monterey Jazz Festival is devoted to education by presenting year-round local, regional, national, and international programs. Schools in Monterey County and thousands of students have been the benefactors of the Festival’s educational efforts through the Traveling Clinicians Program, Summer Jazz Camp and Monterey County All-Star Bands, which embark on annual performance trips each summer. There’s plenty of thought that goes into selecting who will play in the festival, MJF Artistic Director Tim Jackson said. “As we enter our seventh decade as the world’s longest continuously-running jazz festival, I remain inspired and committed to producing and presenting the world’s finest jazz artists, while making sure that we represent the music and the musicians in an inclusive, exciting and fun manner,” he said. The Monterey Jazz Festival will run Sept. 21-23 at the Monterey Fairgrounds, located at 2000 Fairground Road in Monterey, California. Tickets are on sale and can be purchased online at montereyjazzfestival.org or by calling 888-248-6499. ■

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his December marks four years since I first shared my story of divorce, weight loss and personal transformation. A piece which seemed simple enough at the time, as I shared the personal side of struggle, triumph and self-discovery, which ultimately morphed into this space now known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fitness and Beyond.â&#x20AC;? In truth, at the time, the idea

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of a recurring column sharing knowledge and experience with our readers was exciting, to say the least. Not one to take certain things lightly, I also recognized the expectation (and/or pressure) to now hold myself accountable to the new lifestyle which brought so much freedom and joy. New doors, adventures and experiences had been opened and sharing that just seemed natural.

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It’s exciting to know you can take your life back and rock at it. It’s exciting to know that living true to yourself may not just inspire people, but help you see your life for what it truly is. Throughout the journey of life since that issue, I’ve also discovered I have a tendency to live out loud without fear or apology. Perhaps some of this is due to age – older and wiser is indeed a true fact. It may also be attributed to my release of feeling a need to be perfect, flawless and fearful of judgement. Not to be confused, I don’t get this right every day. The struggle is indeed real by way of fearing “what others may think,” yet with each hurdle I cross the load becomes a bit lighter. Adding the practice of yoga to my journey put me in touch with the practice of being authentic, often times transparent. Recognizing that we are all on a journey with a yet to be determined path. Most know what we hope for, have set goals and aspirations, but life doesn’t always go the way in which we’ve planned. Recently I came to realize even the best laid out plan, can still find a way of throwing us a curve ball. And that my dear friends, is where all these words are leading. In 2014, as I shared my journey of transformation I noted the importance of running and yoga for keeping me fit and sane. Without looking back, I’d even bet I used words like “placing yourself at the top of the list” and things to that effect. In the spirit of being authentic and keeping it truly “real” I have to share, I slipped down the list. I greeted 2018 with a schedule

like never before as I juggled working full-time, teaching yoga three days a week, managing the lives of a 10- and 13-year-old, oh and building a relationship. In short, “me time” took a big back seat. It took seven months for me to realize in one aspect I was simply miserable. Yep, you read that right, I’d tasted the apple of life balance and self-care and as I slipped back to old habits a few things changed. The obvious would be my clothes fitting tighter, my legs are less toned and my tummy a bit more visible. My energy level has also slipped significantly and in short areas of my life feel a chaotic mess. Crazy right? How can eating healthy, exercise and self-care affect so many other areas of our life? In truth, I have no idea. But it does. More importantly, how can I share this nirvana of sorts with readers, if I myself am not currently living it? I can’t. That’s where authenticity plays in. Not to be confused, this is not about skinny, looking like anyone else or being better than another. This is about self-care, growing older not just gracefully, but healthfully. Like most, my genetics hold the not so good fortune of high cholesterol, high blood pressure and heart disease. To date, I have been fortunate enough to keep them all at bay, but that takes work. 209MAGAZINE.COM

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So four years later what I offer to our readers is that commitment never ends. It’s called lifestyle change for good reason. Slipping off the track may occur. If you’re lucky, you’ll rebound quickly – or not. For me it took six months and a few uncomfortable pounds to recognize and accept. Mostly to ask myself – what now? The what now for me is simple … Return back to the basics. Reevaluate my schedule and place some new goals on the list. In the next eight months I’ve scheduled four races – three half marathons and a full marathon, which will mark my fifth time at 26.2 miles. That’s what works for me and I have little doubt it will again. My commitment to this space remains. When we began this I thought I had it all figured out and to some degree I do. Yet just like everyone else, I’m human and a perfectly imperfect one at that. It’s exciting to know you can take your life back and rock at it. It’s exciting to know that living true to yourself may not just inspire people, but help you see your life for what it truly is. So as the fall season looms ahead, with the holidays not far behind, I invite you to join me on this quest or re-quest if it were. Commit or re-commit to what serves you best. I promise you, in so doing it will bring the greatest gift to both you and your family in the holiday season. Let’s do this. ■

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By TERESA HAMMOND

Emerging from the bay after a 1.2 mile swim and completing the first of three events in the Ironman Half Oceanside in April, Brian Fogarty would continue on for a 56-mile bike ride and 13.1-mile half marathon run with a total finish time of 4:43. 209MAGAZINE.COM

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t all began with a simple “sprint” for Oakdale resident Brian Fogarty. The sprint, however, was not on the track or in the water, both places in which he excelled during his high school career. In 2009, Fogarty instead tried his hand at a triathlon sprint distance, an event which includes a 1,500-meter swim, 40 km (24.9 mile) bike ride and 10k (6.2 mile) run. Not out to set the world on fire, he simply wanted to finish. “In ‘09 I wasn’t that serious about it then,” Fogarty said. “I did enough just to complete it then.” From “09” as he says to present day, however, some things have changed drastically in terms of his commitment to the event of triathlon. Earlier this year Fogarty qualified for the 2018 Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay South Africa. This event will cover a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike ride and 13.1 mile run. Fogarty’s qualifying time of 4 hours, 43 minute was achieved in Oceanside, California during the Ironman 70.3 Oceanside event in April. Ironically, that’s the very same course on which he first completed a half Ironman in 2014. “It was kind of fitting,” he said of the achievement. “Any time I race, I’m all out. I’m competing. I just happened to have a breakthrough race.” The transition from the guy who raced the sprint in 2009 to the championship qualifier of 2018 took time and a true mindset of dedication. “I wanted something to do,” Fogarty said of when he first began re-entertaining the idea of triathlons in late 2013. He noted recalling a guy from college who began racing triathlons.

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“I would love to visit every continent in my lifetime. So, I think a fun way to do that would be to race on every continent.” — Brian Fogarty “Everything about him changed,” Fogarty said. “You could physically see it.” So he pulled the trigger and committed to the 2014 Oceanside Ironman Half Triathlon, 70.3 mile distance. “The rest is history,” he said of his newfound love and hobby. “As soon as you start training you just meet people. It’s such a nice thing, especially in the Valley.” Four years later since that first Ironman, Fogarty has completed eight half triathlons and two full Ironman triathlons (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and 26.2 mile run). He now trains with Fun Sport Bikes Tri-Team out of Modesto. “Everybody’s got their hobby,” he said. “I didn’t know. I thought I’d be one and done, but it’s kind of a high. There’s definitely a high; there’s a buzz.” The triathlete shared connecting with others who enjoy the same sport just makes it all the better, noting the camaraderie and fun competitive spirit as a major benefit. He also enjoys eating whatever he likes, minus the guilt. As a responsible competitive athlete however, he’s also

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mindful of his nutritional intake for optimal performance. Not one to follow fad diets, Fogarty cites myplate.gov as a solid resource for a nutritional guide. Naturally equally important as food, yet more time consuming, is the training for such an event. “There’s just as much training for a half and a full, just different … there’s a lot of speed work, endurance work and you vary it. If you’re serious about it, improving and being competitive you have to do all of them,” he said of training in the swim, bike and run components three times each a week. Looking forward to South Africa and the honor of running in the Championships in early September has prompted Fogarty to re-evaluate some goals. “The end goal is to qualify for Kona World Championship,” he said. “I would love to visit every continent in my lifetime. So, I think a fun way to do that would be to race on every continent.” For now, though, his sights are set on the travel abroad and the opportunity this hobby has brought him. ■

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he winter of 201617 was especially wet and first-time homeowners Dr. Scott and Tricia Alexander were surprised to discover that their world-class slate roof of their Modesto home was not at all water tight. Their kitchen flooded, destroying the plaster walls and oak hardwood floors. Then entered local designer Wendy Glaister. She helped the Alexanders envision a new and better kitchen and then made their dream a reality. The complete design team included: Wendy Glaister Interiors, Doug Balsbaugh of Moore Construction, Tile Impressions, Carpet One, Jerrus Owen Electric and Dave Garcia of Top of the Line Painting. â&#x2013;

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garden never looks as lovely as it does in late spring and early summer with the fruits and vegetables coming ripe and the flowers all blooming with vibrant colors. But by the time July fades away and August rolls in, the garden can be looking a bit monotone with green everywhere the eyes fall. One option to bring back some color is with a selection of annuals that can tolerate the heat in the final days of summer.

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WAX BEGONIA So named for the waxy appearance of the leaves, this annual with dainty petals in pink, red, or white, is surprisingly hardy and a good grower in summer. The foliage can be varying shades of green and in some varieties a bronze shade, which has the added benefit of bringing in more color. The plant can grow from six to 18 inches tall and will spread six to 12 inches. Begonias prefer rich, welldraining soil and grows best in an area where it will get some shade. The plant is challenging to grow from seed and given the time constraints it’s best to start with young plants from a nursery or a cutting from an already established plant. MARIGOLD There’s good reason why this flower is a staple in many gardens. They are easy to grow, heat and pest tolerant, and the showy clusters add pops of gold, red-yellow, and orange to the garden. During warm weather marigolds sprout within a few days and reach flowering stage within eight weeks. The spent flowers don’t have to be deadheaded but doing so will promote more flowers and a bushy plant. When cutting off the dead flower go back to the first set of leaves. It’s best to water marigolds moderately and at the base of the plant to avoid a powdery mildew developing on the leaves. Marigolds grow to varying sizes and need about eight to 10 inches spacing apart. CELOSIA Celosia come in a few different varieties, with the Plumosa blooms being the ones frequently found at nurseries. The flower has an appearance of a flame sitting atop the foliage and the blooms come in yellow, orange, pink, red, and purple. The flower grows from six inches to three feet high and six to 18 inches wide. The blooms will stay on the plant even when dried and need to be removed to keep it fresh. The plants like sun and welldraining soil with moderate watering. PETUNIA Nothing will add more variety of colors to the garden than the mighty petunia. They are hardy enough to continue blooming through multiple seasons, including a moderate winter, but they really thrive in the sun. Hybrids have led to a wide range of available colors, including some with stripes and others that mimic the starry sky. Some varieties have large dashing blooms, while others were bred for smaller blossoms. They grow from six inches on up and need about eight inches spacing. The plants do best in well-draining soil with occasional fertilizing. SUNPATIENS Sunpatiens are a hybrid of impatiens that unlike its shade-loving cousins, thrive in the sun. It blooms from spring through fall and provides long-lasting blooms of white, pink, and fuchsia with rich green foliage. The plants prefer well-draining soil with organic matter and should be watered frequently the first week or two after planting. After that watering could be done on a more moderate schedule. The plants come in compact, spreading, and vigorous varieties, with vigorous varieties needing more space to grow.

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Under the California Sun By ANGELINA MARTIN

hen Joe and Maria Traina first began drying and selling fruit after immigrating to California from Italy in 1926, they likely didn’t dream that the combination of sun, soil and spirit found in the San Joaquin Valley would catapult their business into one of the largest sundried fruit suppliers in the nation. Today, from the family’s original ranch and headquarters in Patterson, Traina Foods is overseen by Joe and Maria’s grandchildren, serving as a pioneer in the 209 for natural farming techniques, the production of organic dried fruit and sustainable farming practices that have led the business to success — just as their grandparents would have wanted. 209MAGAZINE.COM

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It all started with apricots, Traina Foods marketing director Vickie Traina said. Her brothers Willie and Joe Traina own the sun dried fruit operation, which first began in the “Apricot Capital of the World” after their grandfather brought the Southern Italian tradition of sun drying fruits to give them a rich, intense flavor to California. “We’re proud that we produce the finest sun-dried apricots, and it all started with my grandad,” Vickie Traina said. By 1976, the company expanded from a local farming and sun drying operation and began supplying customers throughout North America with a variety of sun dried fruits. Today Traina Foods is known for its sun-dried plums, nectar76

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ines, peaches, pears, tomatoes, cherries, cranberries, blueberries and apricots, of course, to name a few. The tasty fruits have now even made their way into retail stores, served in convenient six-ounce packages known as “fruitons.” Traina Foods has also recently expanded to create ketchup and barbecue sauces made from their tomatoes, apricots and plums that have been dried underneath the California sun. “We’re trying to launch our retail brand because over the years, people have asked, ‘How can I get your product?’” Vicki Traina said. “The fruitons are great because it’s convenient. It makes it easier for people to eat fruit when it’s dried and diced, which is good because they should.” It’s not lost on the Traina family that though some may want to incorporate more servings of fruit into their daily lives, they might not know where to start. The company shares recipes on the “The Porch Life” section of its website, meant as a callback to Traina Ranch’s front porch where the family often gathers to share stories, food and wisdom. With recipe ideas for light meals on hot summer days, inspiring ways to use the company’s barbecue sauces and craft appetizer ideas, the Trainas hope that sun dried fruit can become an essential part of any diet. “What’s great about dried fruit is that it stays fresh longer,” Vicki Traina said. “It’s a great way to get your nutrition in an easy way.” The fruit drying process can take anywhere from seven to 10 days, she added, but ultimately, it comes down to one very important factor. “It really just depends on the sun,” she said. “We rely completely on the sun; it’s our partner.” While being a sun-dependent company does have some drawbacks — rainy weather, for example — one benefit that comes from Traina Foods’ solar-savvy ways is in the form of its energy bill, not to mention its impact on the environment. “We’re all solar powered, from drying the fruit to the facility we operate out of,” Vicki Traina said. “That makes us extremely energy efficient.” Through forward-thinking energy and a new way of looking at fruit, Traina Foods hopes to continue their expansion, going from a small company that produced sun dried apricots to a national-known brand that can be found in any kitchen. “What we’ve been doing is introducing people to ‘new,’” Vicki Traina said. “And, it’s good for you.” To learn more about Traina Foods, visit www.trainafoods.com, ■ 209MAGAZINE.COM

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By SABRA STAFFORD

inding an establishment with food and drinks that delight your taste buds and makes you feel welcomed is one of the simple pleasures in life. When that establishment also welcomes your four-legged companion, then itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all the better. Here are some of 209 Magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite places to go nosh, imbibe and enjoy the scenery with your beloved canine companions.

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CLEMENT’S RIDGE PRODUCE Location: 23225 Highway 88 in Clements. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Thursday; 9a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday; closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Contact: 209-759-3850; www.clementsridge.net

DUST BOWL BREWING CO. BREWERY TAPROOM Location: 3000 Fulkerth Road in Turlock Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Contact: 209-250-2043; dustbowlbrewing.com

This produce shop, bakery, deli, and wine room is very welcoming for guests and their dogs. They have plenty of outdoor seating and paths that are ideal to take a walk with your canine companion. “We love having guests come with their dogs and we’ll even ‘dog-sit’ for them if they want to spend some time shopping in the bakery,” said owner Avery McQueen. “Some days we might even have some tri tip scraps from the deli to share with the dogs.”

This casual dining and brewery earned the top spot as the most dog friendly place in the Best of 209 voting. The beer garden is open to guests with their dogs and is a relaxing place to sit and enjoy one of the craft beers and pizzas the establishment offers. There’s space for the dogs to get up and stretch their legs and fresh water is served tableside.

STANDARD POUR Location: 19040 Standard Road in Sonora. Hours: 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Contact: 209-532-7687; http://www.standard-pour.com The outdoor seating area of this craft brew and casual dining restaurant features a partially covered patio with dog bowls set out for thirsty pooches. The locale also is close to several wooded area perfect for dogs needing to stretch their legs and work their noses.

FIVE.TEN.BISTRO Location: 510 W. Main Street in Merced. Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Contact: 209-381-0280; http://510bistromerced.com This American cuisine establishment offers a shady retreat on their patio for dogs and their dining companions. Staff are always willing to bring out a fresh bowl of water and some might even have a dog biscuit to share.

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MENCHIE’S FROZEN YOGURT Location: 1888 W. 11th Street in Tracy. Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday Contact: 209-229-1998; www.menchies.com Menchie’s in Tracy is located near a grooming shop so they get lots of four-legged visitors to their outdoor seating area, said owner Bob Bloch. The outdoor seating area has some shade and they always provide fresh water, but what the dogs really love is when their owners spring for a frozen treat. “We have quite a few guests you will buy a yogurt for their dogs,” Bloch said. “The most popular flavors are vanilla and dolce de leche. The dogs lap it up.”

BELLA GRACE WINERY – SUTTER CREEK TASTING ROOM Location: 73 Main Street in Sutter Creek. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Contact: 209 267-8053; www.bellagracevineyards.com It’s not uncommon for the owners and the staff at this tasting room to have one or two of their own dogs roaming the grounds and they welcome their guests to bring their own as well. The garden grounds outside the tasting room offer a perfect place for dogs to loll and lay as their owners sample some of the winery’s offerings.

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Location: 2717 Coffee Road, Ste. A in Modesto Hours: 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. Contact: 209-248-7243

This old-fashioned tavern serves up comfort food and allows dogs in their outdoor dining section. Staff will provide fresh water and are always friendly to their four-legged guests.

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The American cuisine eatery is known for their meaty entrees that will have any dog drooling, but owners won’t need to share because the staff will have doggie treats available free of charge. The outdoor eating area is shaded and has outdoor fans and staff will always bring out a fresh bowl of water for the furry visitors.

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Location: 3499 Brookside Road Ste. A in Stockton Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday for lunch; 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. TuesdayFriday for dinner; and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. Contact: 209-473-7300; www.mezzostockton.com

Location: 1429 Stanislaus St. in Escalon. Hours: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday; 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Contact: 209-691-8820

The cozy patio at this contemporary Italian restaurant makes for a great place to have a meal while your dog can relax in the shade and sip on a bowl of fresh water.

For the early risers this is a perfect place to go with your pooch. The patio is shaded by a large umbrella and the staff is always eager to get visiting dogs a fresh drink of water. For those guests who want to give their canine companion a sweet treat, the café offers a cup of whip cream to delight the doggies.

Keep your dog on a leash at all times to prevent any wandering or getting in the way of the restaurant staff. The only exception is if the eatery has a specific area that allows for dogs to roam free. No barking. If your dog just can resist letting out a constant stream of “Arfs” at other people, pets, or even their shadow, then it’s best to leave them at home. If during the meal your dog starts to show signs of stress or anxiety at all the movement and noise, the best option is to get your order to go. Come prepared. Most restaurants will likely have a bowl that can be used for fresh drinking water, but it’s better to bring your own, as well as some plastic bags for any unexpected messes. Bringing your dog’s favorite toy also is a good idea to help keep them busy and entertained. Well-behaved dogs are welcomed guests at some outdoor eateries, so make sure your dog will stay by you for the time you are there. A good walk or some play beforehand will help your dog be in the mood for a rest.

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SENIOR RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

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TABLE 26, TURLOCK

CHEFS OF NEW YORK, MODESTO

OAK BARREL, TURLOCK

AC’S CAFE, ESCALON

SILVER

GOLD

THE ICE CREAM COMPANY, MODESTO SILVER

YOGURT MILL, TURLOCK BRONZE

GO FRESH, MODESTO

JAPANESE/SUSHI

BRONZE

MAKARA JAPANESE BISTRO, SALIDA / OAKDALE GOLD

LUNCH

RAW, MODESTO

GOLD

LA MO CAFE, TURLOCK

SILVER

INDIAN CUISINE

AC’S CAFE, ESCALON

SUSHI GARDEN, MODESTO

TANDOORI NIGHTS, STOCKTON

SILVER

BRONZE

COMMONWEALTH, MODESTO

GOLD

BRONZE

Thanks

for voting us your #1 Chinese Restaurant in the 209!

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C H I N E S E

C U I S I N E

The Flavors of The Orient

Family Dining / Intimate Booths / Banquet Facilities / Spirits & Lounge

2828 West March Lane, Stockton

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DINING MEXICAN CUISINE

EL JARDIN, OAKDALE

DIVINE SWINE, MODESTO BRONZE

BRONZE

GOLD

LA PARILLA, RIVERBANK/ MODESTO

ROMANTIC RESTAURANT

DEWZ RESTAURANT, MODESTO

TAKE-OUT FOOD

SILVER

GOLD

FOOD FIX TRUCK, MODESTO

LA MORENITA, MODESTO

REDWOOD CAFE, MODESTO

GOLD

BRONZE

SILVER

PANERA BREAD

WINE AND ROSES, LODI

SILVER

OUTDOOR DINING

THE RIVER’S EDGE, KNIGHTS FERRY GOLD

DUST BOWL, TURLOCK SILVER

LA MO CAFE, TURLOCK BRONZE

PIZZA

GOLD DUST PIZZA, OAKDALE GOLD

BOB’S TAKE-N-BAKE PIZZA, MODESTO SILVER

JURAS, TURLOCK BRONZE

PIZZA - GLUTEN FREE

KRAVING KEBAB PIZZA, TURLOCK GOLD

BOB’S TAKE-N-BAKE PIZZA, MODESTO SILVER

CRUST & CRUMB, TURLOCK BRONZE

PIZZA - TAKE N BAKE

BOB’S TAKE-N-BAKE PIZZA, MODESTO GOLD

PAPA MURPHY’S SILVER

DEAN’S PIZZA, TURLOCK BRONZE

RESTAURANT SERVICE

AC’S CAFE, ESCALON GOLD

DUST BOWL BREWING CO. SILVER

BRONZE

SALAD

GREEN GRUB, TURLOCK

THAI CUISINE

GOLD

TASTY THAI, MODESTO

AC’S CAFE, ESCALON

GOLD

SILVER

JUJU THAI, TURLOCK

HARVEST MOON, MODESTO

SILVER

BRONZE

CHONG’S CUISINE, TURLOCK BRONZE

SANDWICH

THE CHOPPING BLOCK, MODESTO GOLD

FERRARESE’S DELI, OAKDALE

UPSCALE DINING

GALLETTO RISTORANTE, MODESTO GOLD

SILVER

DEWZ, MODESTO

AC’S CAFE, ESCALON

SILVER

BRONZE

REDWOOD CAFE, MODESTO BRONZE

SEAFOOD

ERNIE’S FOOD AND SPIRITS, MANTECA

VEGAN/VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT

GOLD

BISTRO 234, TURLOCK

GO FRESH

SILVER

DEWZ RESTAURANT, MODESTO

BAUHAUS, MODESTO

SILVER

BRONZE

STEAKHOUSE

YOGURT

MIDGLEY’S PUBLIC HOUSE, STOCKTON GOLD

TEXAS ROADHOUSE, MODESTO

GREEN GRUB, TURLOCK

YOGURT MILL GOLD

YOGOLICIOUS, TURLOCK SILVER

SILVER

CENTER STREET GRILL, TURLOCK BRONZE

TACO

EL JARDIN, TURLOCK GOLD

SILVA’S TACO TRUCK, TURLOCK SILVER

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THANK YOU FOR VOTING US

VOTED BEST OF 209 #1 BAKERY #1 WEDDING CAKE

BEST FROZEN YOGURT

All of us at Olde Tyme Pastries thank you for your votes! We truly appreciate all of our loyal customers! 2225 Geer Rd., Turlock

209.668.0928 • www.otpastries.com

experience

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Monterey Office: 215 W. Franklin Street • Suite 212 Monterey, CA 93940 P: (831) 471-5060

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Personal Injury & Car Accident Injury Attorney Pay Nothing Unless We Win

Voted Best Attorney in Turlock & Best of 209

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Beijing Restaurant

BOB’S TAKE-N-BAKE

We Appreciate your VOTE! Thanks for making the Beijing Restaurant #1 in the 209!

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Serving our customers year after year is our goal. Come in for lunch or dinner.

Large parties welcome.

Thank you for your support!

Celebrating

“Your table is waiting”, always a pleasure to serve you! Chef Benny, Maria and Staff.

35 years serving you

Dine In or take out available

Family owned and operated proudly serving you since 1983

Beijing Restaurant (209) 575-3528

805 W. Roseburg Ave. Modesto, Ca. 95350

3848 McHenry Ave, Modesto, CA 95356

209-526-1446

2531 E. Whitmore Ave. Ceres, Ca. 95307

209-538-6456

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT VOTED FOR US! We love and appreciate all of our customers!

Sweet & savoury crepes, breakfast crepes, lunch crepes, homemade soups, salads & more! Beer, Wine & Mimosas served all day Catering options available!

Mon - Sat 9am-8pm Sun 9am - 6pm

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GRAND OPENING AN EVENING UNDER THE STARS WITH

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ENTERTAINMENT

ART GALLERY

BOWLING ALLEY

GOLD

PINOT’S PALETTE, MODESTO

BLACK OAK CASINO & BOWLING ALLEY, TUOLUMNE CITY

GOLD

CARNEGIE ARTS CENTER, TURLOCK

SILVER

YOSEMITE LANES, MODESTO

BRONZE

STANISLAUS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, TURLOCK

MISTLIN GALLERY, MODESTO

SILVER

MCHENRY BOWL, MODESTO

ENTERTAINMENT VENUE

GALLO CENTER FOR THE ARTS, MODESTO IRONSTONE VINEYARDS, MURPHYS

BRONZE

BANQUET FACILITY

CASINO

BLACK OAK CASINO, TUOLUMNE CITY

INDOOR EVENT

GOLD

PAGEO LAVENDER FARM, TURLOCK

JACKSON RANCHERIA CASINO RESORT, JACKSON

TURLOCK UKE JAMZ

SILVER

ASSYRIAN AMERICAN CIVIC CLUB

CHICKEN RANCH CASINO, JAMESTOWN

HILMAR CHEESE COMPANY CATERING

SPRING CREEK GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB, RIPON

BRONZE

GREENS ON TENTH, MODESTO

SILVER

BRONZE

BILLIARDS

SHARKEY’S BILLIARDS, TURLOCK GOLD

DIAMOND BILLIARDS, MODESTO SILVER

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

DANCE CLUB

CROCODILES NIGHTCLUB, MODESTO GOLD

RED BRICK BAR AND GRILL, TURLOCK SILVER

THE BOARDROOM, MODESTO

GALLO CENTER FOR THE ARTS, MODESTO GOLD

IRONSTONE VINEYARDS, MURPHYS SILVER

TURLOCK COMMUNITY THEATRE BRONZE

BRONZE 209MAGAZINE.COM

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LIVE THEATER

OUTDOOR EVENT

POKER ROOM

GOLD

GALLO CENTER REPERTORY COMPANY, MODESTO

FUNKY FLEA MARKET, OAKDALE

MIKE’S CARD HOUSE, OAKDALE

SILVER

LAC KAT COUNTRY

SIERRA REPERTORY THEATRE, SONORA

TURLOCK COMMUNITY THEATRE

IRONSTONE VINEYARDS, MURPHYS

SILVER

KINGS CARD CLUB, STOCKTON

BRONZE

PAINT & SIP PARTIES

MOVIE THEATRE

PINOTS PALETTE, MODESTO

GALAXY LUXURY+ THEATRE, RIVERBANK

GOLD

SERENDIPITY PAINT, OAKDALE

GOLD

SILVER

BRENDEN THEATRES, MODESTO

REMBRANDT AND ROSE, TURLOCK

SILVER

BRONZE

REGAL CINEMAS STADIUM 14, TURLOCK

TURLOCK POKER ROOM

TOURIST ATTRACTION

HILMAR CHEESE COMPANY GOLD

PAGEO LAVENDER FARM, TURLOCK SILVER

COLUMBIA STATE PARK BRONZE

BRONZE

REGAL CINEMAS, MODESTO BRONZE

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Romantic

we do

Classic

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Elegant

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2 Summer Events!

Open Cockpit Day Great for Kids!

BEST NIGHT EVER, CREATED BY YOU.

Sept. 2, 9 am - 5 pm

Welcome to Pinot’s Palette-the paint-and-sip destination you can count on being unforgettable every time. Just bring your friends, enjoy your favorite beverages, d. sit back and get ready to be inspired.

Wine & Craft Beer Festival Fun for adults! Sept. 22, 4 pm - 8 pm

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Thanks for voting us the

#1 Paint & Sip Studio in the “209”!

Preserving Aviation Heritage for Future Generations

3440 McHenry Ave S-E6, Modesto, CA

5050 Santa Fe Drive, Atwater • 209-723-2178

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2018 CONCERT SERIES FREE PARKING!

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FAMILY

BOAT RENTALS

COSTUME RENTAL

GOLD

JOHN’S INCREDIBLE PIZZA, MODESTO GOLD

PINECREST LAKE MARINA

GRAND EVENTS, MODESTO

LULU’S ICE CREAM, TURLOCK

SILVER

NEW MELONES LAKE MARINA

PARTY CITY

KNIGHTS FERRY GENERAL STORE

BRONZE

BOAT SALES

COUNTRY CLUB

KID’S BIRTHDAY

GOLD

MARINA BOAT SALES, LODI

OAKDALE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

SILVER

RIVER JOURNEY ADVENTURES, KNIGHTS FERRY

BOAT COUNTRY, RIPON

CAMPGROUND

DAYDREAMS & NIGHTMARES, MODESTO

TURLOCK GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

SPRING CREEK CC, RIPON

RIVER JOURNEY ADVENTURES KNIGHTS FERRY

ROCKIN’ JUMP, MODESTO

SILVER

BRONZE

JOHN’S INCREDIBLE PIZZA, MODESTO

FAMILY FUN VENUE

BRONZE

PINECREST GOLD

KID-FRIENDLY RESTAURANT

EXIT ESCAPE ROOM ADVENTURES. MODESTO

KID’S FUN

SILVER

GOLD

GO BANANAS, LATHROP

LAKE ALPINE

RIVER JOURNEY ADVENTURES, KNIGHTS FERRY

GOLD

BRONZE

MOCCASIN POINT DON PEDRO BRONZE

SILVER

FIELDS OF ICE - ICE SKATING, TURLOCK

SILVER

BRONZE

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PUBLIC GOLF COURSE

SKI SHOP

SADDLE CREEK GOLF RESORT, COPPEROPOLIS

SUNSPORTS, TURLOCK GOLD

GOLD

RIVER OAKS GOLF & EVENT CENTER, CERES

SIERRA NEVADA ADVENTURE CO., KNIGHTS FERRY

SILVER

GREENHORN CREEK RESORT, ANGELS CAMP BRONZE

RIVER RAFTING

RIVER JOURNEY, KNIGHTS FERRY GOLD

SUNSHINE RAFTING ADVENTURES, KNIGHTS FERRY SILVER

SKI RENTALS

SIERRA NEVADA ADVENTURE CO., ARNOLD GOLD

SUNSPORTS, TURLOCK GOLD

Not just a top rate golf course...

First Class Lodging and Dining!

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FOOTHILLS & MOUNTAINS

BED & BREAKFAST

DUNBAR HOUSE, MURPHYS GOLD

GREY GABLES INN, SUTTER CREEK SILVER

RUSH CREEK RESORT, GROVELAND BRONZE

MOUNTAIN GOLF COURSE

SADDLE CREEK GOLF RESORT, COPPEROPOLIS GOLD

FOREST MEADOWS, MURPHYS

FROG JUMP, ANGELS CAMP

MOUNTAIN RETREAT, ARNOLD GOLD

RUSH CREEK LODGE, GROVELAND SILVER

SILVER

GREENHORN CREEK RESORT, ANGELS CAMP BRONZE

MOUNTAIN EVENT

MOUNTAIN LODGE

MOUNTAIN RECEPTION VENUE RUSH CREEK LODGE, GROVELAND GOLD

MOUNTAIN INN/HOTEL

GOLD

VICTORIA INN, MURPHYS

SONORA CELTIC FAIRE

GOLD

YOSEMITE, VALLEY LODGE SILVER

SILVER

DUNBAR HOUSE, MURPHYS

SPARKS RANCH RESORT, SONORA

PEDDLERS FAIRE, KNIGHTS FERRY

SILVER

BRONZE

YOSEMITE, VALLEY LODGE BRONZE

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MOUNTAIN SHOP

MOUNTAIN WEDDING VENUE

TREASURES MERCANTILE, JACKSON

UNION HILL INN, SONORA GOLD

GOLD

YOSEMITE, VALLEY LODGE

SEVEN SISTERS SOAP & CANDLE, COLUMBIA

SILVER

SADDLE CREEK GOLF RESORT, COPPEROPOLIS

SILVER

BRONZE

MOUNTAIN TAVERN

IRON DOOR SALOON, SONORA

PROPANE COMPANY

GOLD

JS WEST, MODESTO

THE LUBE ROOM SALOON, DORRINGTON

GOLD

KAMPS

SILVER

CLAUSSEN’S CORNER, ANGELS CAMP BRONZE

SILVER

SKI RESORT

DODGE RIDGE

MOUNTAIN TOWN

GOLD

MURPHYS

BEAR VALLEY

GOLD

SILVER

COLUMBIA SILVER

KNIGHTS FERRY BRONZE

Grand Events has a

Locally owned & operated, proudly serving you for 20 years!

3250 Dale Rd. Ste. I Modesto • 209.569.0399 between Trader Joe’s and Big 5, across from Vintage Faire Mall

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CALAVERAS WINE COUNTRY W here Wine Lovers Come to Play! Murphys, CA Voted Best Mountain Town in the 209!

Upcoming Events

Calaveras Grape Stomp October 6, 2018

Murphys Witch Walk

Murphys Day of the Dead November 3, 2018

Open House & Festival of Wines

October 26, 2018

December 7-9, 2018

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HEALTH & FITNESS ACUPUNCTURIST

COSMETIC/PLASTIC SURGEON

GOLD

AMY PENDERGRASS, NTOUCH BODYWORK & HEALING ARTS, MODESTO

MODESTO PLASTIC SURGEONDR. ENEVOLDSEN, MODESTO

SILVER

KIMBERLY COCKERHAM, MD, MODESTO/STOCKTON

DR. CALVIN LEE, SURGICAL ARTISTRY, MODESTO

CALVIN SO ACUPUNCTURIST, MODESTO

DR. TAMMY WU, SURGICAL ARTISTRY, MODESTO

SILVER

BRONZE

DANCE STUDIO

CORE 209, MANTECA

ON YOUR TOES DANCE STUDIO, HILMAR

GOLD

GET FIT, MODESTO

STRUT PERFORMING ARTS, MODESTO

SILVER

MASTER TRAINERS OF CALIFORNIA, MODESTO BRONZE

BOTOX REJUVENATION

DR. 95350, MODESTO

SILVER

BACKSTAGE ACADEMY OF DANCE, TURLOCK

DR. JAMES EGGLESTON,TURLOCK BRONZE

DR. ROBERT A. MCCULLA, TURLOCK GOLD

ANTOINE VARANI, VARANI SMILE, TURLOCK SILVER

DR ROSS RODIG, DDS, TURLOCK BRONZE

DAY SPA

GOLD

CHIROPRACTOR

SILVER

LA LASER, MODESTO DERMATOLOGY, MODESTO

KIMBERLY COCKERHAM, MD, MODESTO/STOCKTON

BRONZE

DR. VICTOR PAK, DDS, TURLOCK

DERMATOLOGIST

WELLNESS,OAKDALE

LIVE WELL MEDICAL SPA - DR SAM ROMEO, TURLOCK

GOLD

BRONZE

GOLD

SILVER

VARANI SMILE, TURLOCK

DENTIST

BRONZE

BOOTCAMP

DENTAL IMPLANTS

ANDREAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SKIN CARE & BODY THERAPY, MODESTO SILVER

NORMA LOUISE SKIN CARE, MODESTO

DR. BASIL HANTASH, TURLOCK SILVER

DR. CATHERINE BIREN, MODESTO BRONZE

EYELID

BRONZE

DR. BRUCE TURLEY, OAKDALE GOLD

DR. DAVID ATKINSON, TURLOCK SILVER

DR. BOB ARMSTRONG, MODESTO BRONZE

COSMETIC DENTIST

VARANI SMILE, TURLOCK GOLD

DR. ROSS RODIG, DDS, TURLOCK SILVER

CABRAL & TEIXEIRA FAMILY DENTISTRY, TURLOCK BRONZE

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HEALTH & FITNESS REJUVENATION

FOOT CARE

GOLD

KIMBERLY COCKERHAM, MD, MODESTO/STOCKTON

DR. CHRISTIAN TOLBO, MODESTO

SILVER

DR. TAMMY WU, SURGICAL ARTISTRY, MODESTO

DR. ALFRED PATINO, TURLOCK

DR. WILLIAM ANDERSON, MD, TURLOCK

ADVANCED NAIL TECHNOLOGY, OAKDALE

BRONZE

GYMNASTICS

FACIAL REJUVENATION

KIMBERLY COCKERHAM, MD, MODESTO/STOCKTON GOLD

DR. WILLIAM ANDERSON, TURLOCK SILVER

DR. CALVIN LEE, SURGICAL ARTISTRY, MODESTO BRONZE

GYMNASTICS UNLIMITED, TURLOCK GOLD

GYMSTARS SILVER

ANDREW ACROBATIC’S, MODESTO BRONZE

HEALTH CLUB/GYM

GET FIT, MODESTO GOLD

INFINITE ATHLETICS, OAKDALE

FACIALS

ANDREA’S SKIN CARE & BODY THERAPY, MODESTO

SILVER

THE STUDIO, TURLOCK

GOLD

BRONZE

THE GLAM STUDIO BOUTIQUE & SPA, TURLOCK

HEARING AID

SILVER

WESSON HEARING CENTER

VENA’S SECRETS, RIVERBANK

GOLD

BRONZE

BLAKEMORE CENTER FOR HEARING, TURLOCK

FITNESS INSTRUCTOR

SILVER

CARRIE VILAS - THE STUDIO, TURLOCK GOLD

KAYLA FRENZEL - GET FIT, MODESTO SILVER

JENNIE GALL, RIPON BRONZE

HOSPITAL FACILITY

DOCTORS MEDICAL CENTER, MODESTO GOLD

MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, MODESTO SILVER

KAISER PERMANENTE, MODESTO

FITNESS/HEALTH CENTER

THE STUDIO, TURLOCK GOLD

BRONZE

LASER & COSMETIC CENTER

KIMBERLY COCKERHAM, MD

RELEVE’, RIPON

GOLD

SILVER

GET FIT, MODESTO BRONZE

DR. WILLIAM ANDERSON, ETERNA SURGERY, TURLOCK SILVER

LA LASER, DERMATOLOGY, MODESTO SILVER

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MASSAGE THERAPY

PHARMACY

SPORT’S MEDICINE

GOLD

RACHELLE TURLEY THERAPEUTICS MASSAGE

TOWER PHARMACY, TURLOCK

STANISLAUS ORTHOPEDIC & SPORTS MEDICINE, MODESTO

SILVER

RIVER OAK PHARMACY, OAKDALE

MIND & BODY WELLNESS,OAKDALE

ROCK YOUR BODY MASSAGE BY ERIN ALVIS, TURLOCK

TURLOCK’S NEW VISION PHARMACY

SILVER

BRONZE

UPLIFTING ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE, MANTECA

SILVER

TANNING SALON

LUX LOUNGE, TURLOCK

BRONZE

PHYSICAL THERAPY

GOLD

GOLDEN BEAR PHYSICAL THERAPY

PLANET BEACH CONTEMPO SPA, TURLOCK

GOLD

SILVER

CALIFORNIA REHAB

BRONZE BODY, TURLOCK

SILVER

BRONZE

SYLVAN EYE CENTER, MODESTO

TOWER PHYSICAL THERAPY, TURLOCK

BRONZE

TATTOO REMOVAL

OPTOMETRIST

GENERATIONS FAMILY OPTOMETRY, TURLOCK GOLD

DR. CURT ANDRE, TURLOCK SILVER

SKIN RENEW, MODESTO GOLD

OPTOMETRY - CHILDREN’S

GENERATIONS FAMILY OPTOMETRY, TURLOCK GOLD

STANISLAUS VISION ASSOCIATES, MODESTO SILVER

ORTHODONTIST

DR. ROBERT A. MCCULLA, TURLOCK GOLD

KOLODY ORTHODONTICS, TURLOCK GOLD

DR. JEREMY WEST, MODESTO BRONZE

PEDIATRIC FACILITY

KAISER PERMANENTE, MODESTO GOLD

VALLEY OAK PEDIATRICS, MODESTO GOLD

SUTTER GOULD MEDICAL FOUNDATION BRONZE

PILATES

SILVER

GOLD

THE STUDIO, TURLOCK

WEIGHT LOSS/DIET CENTER DOC’S DIET, TURLOCK

SILVER

STUDIO V PILATES, MODESTO

GOLD

BRONZE

PLANET BEACH CONTEMPO SPA, TURLOCK

PRIMARY CARE FACILITY

SILVER

KAISER PERMANENTE GOLD

SUTTER GOULD MEDICAL FOUNDATION SILVER

MIND BODY & SPIRIT WELLNESS, MANTECA BRONZE

YOGA STUDIO

ORANGEBURG MEDICAL GROUP, MODESTO

RELEVE’, RIPON

BRONZE

AGAPE FLOW STUDIO, MODESTO

SKIN TIGHTENING

SILVER

SKIN RENEW LASER MEDICAL CENTER, MODESTO

GOLD

I AM YOGA, TURLOCK BRONZE

GOLD

PLANET BEACH CONTEMPO SPA, TURLOCK SILVER

KIMBERLY COCKERHAM, MD BRONZE

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RELEVE’, RIPON

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Thank You for Your Vote of Confidence 2018

Douglas B. Wesson, ACA, BC-HIS and Julia Tyner, BC-HIS

Voted BEST of 209

Do you hear, but not always understand?

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“More than entertainment, gymnastics enhances growth and development” Gymnastics Unlimited has been helping kids learn gymnastics since 1989. With two locations (one in Salida and one in Turlock), Gymnastics Unlimited offers modern gymnastics facilities with newly remodeled preschool areas, parent viewing rooms and upto-date training equipment for all ages. Classes are offered for kids walking through 18 years of age, from Parent and Tot classes to advanced competitive boys and girls teams. Gymnastics Unlimited in Salida now offers the new NinjaZone program for boys and girls ages 5 through 11. “True success is in the effort.” That’s the motto that owner Paul Mayer and his daughter, Andrea Mayer have chosen for Gymnastics Unlimited, where he and his staff work with close to 1700 young students, some still in diapers and learning to walk. Mayer calls gymnastics “not just back flips and cartwheels, but the basis of all sports.” “More than entertainment, gymnastics enhances growth and development,” Mayer says. “It builds character, helps establish goals, and provides incentive for excellence and hard work.” Mayer, who started tumbling some 62 years ago at the age 8, was national champion on Pommel Horse and Vault at Southern Illinois University, and was a gymnastics coach at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana and Illinois State University. He holds bachelors and masters degrees in Physical Education and for many years taught a theory and analysis of gymnastics

class for physical education majors at California State University, Stanislaus. His first gym in Modesto was started 29 years ago and along the way, he opened the Turlock facility as well. Mayer calls gymnastics “a fun business,” and says the key to success is “dedication in working with kids…finding a happy medium for those who want to compete on a team and those who just want to come in, have a good time, and go home.” Mayer says schedule flexibility is another requirement. “It’s definitely not a 9 to 5 job.” “You have to be there when the kids are available.” Teaching gymnastics has its rewards. “I get great joy out of children learning, and seeing their expression and excitement, from little kids all the way up to adults.” “It’s no less exciting to learn a forward roll as a triple somersault,” Mayer says. “They’re so honest and so much fun to work with.”

True Success is in the Effort GYMNASTICS UNLIMITED Two Locations to serve you!

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NinjaZone teaches kids how to reach their goals, all while building confidence and gaining the techniques theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need to face any challenge. Parents witness their children succeeding and having fun, while being reassured that the physical, mental, and emotional needs of their kids are met.

Both facilities are air conditioned and heated.

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Voted BEST of 209

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Dr. Robert A. McCulla, DDS

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THE COMMUNITY THAT GROWS TOGETHER, THRIVES TOGETHER. At Kaiser Permanente, we don’t see health as an industry. We see it as a cause. And one that we very much believe in. That’s why we’re excited to be a part of the Central Valley. Our doors, hearts and minds are always open to help every last one of you thrive. Learn more at kp.org/centralvalley.

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Stanislaus County’s One Stop For Any Vehicle or Trailer Need Imaginable Is In Turlock.

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AT HOME, MODESTO SILVER

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SOUNDSCAPES, TURLOCK

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GOLD

BRONZE

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GOLD

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GOLD

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Voted 3rd place

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Thank you for your loyalty and for all your votes!

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Serendipity Paint

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At Premier Tile and Stone, you will find that we have a great design and sales team with all the experience that will help make your visions a reality. Together, we strive for perfection in our work and customer satisfaction. Premier Tile and Stone offers a wide variety of products for every aspect of your home including all the necessary setting materials and tools needed for all types of installations. Our goal is not to just sell a product but to try and find the right fit for our customers including the right design, the right budget, and provide the support home owners need to complete the job and get it done right. Feel free to stop in at our showroom, we would love to meet you!

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.PREMIERTILEANDSTONE.COM.

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Thank You for Your Votes! Tile ◊ Stone Hardwood ◊ Laminate Carpet ◊ Cabinets LVP & LVT

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R U O H T I W YOU WIN

R E G N I NO ST MISE PRO

Our business is a reflection of the people we serve. We started out to do things differently. We looked outside our industry for inspiration, to companies that offer not only exceptional customer service, but an excellent overall consumer experience. We found that building our business around the needs of our customers is the best way to be successful. That is why we have adopted and embraced the “No Stinger” promise. l No Stinger Price – The price you agree to is the price you will pay. You won’t get stung by a “bait and switch”. Once you have agreed to the price of a repair or installation, that is the price you will pay, no more. We won’t get started on your job, then come back to you with change orders or additional findings. And of course, we would never perform any work at your home without getting your approval first. l No Stinger Satisfaction – Your new system comes with a 2 year test drive. You won’t get stung by a heating & cooling system or solar array that you aren’t satisfied with. We promise that you will be completely satisfied with our work, or we will do whatever it takes to make it right. Try it out for 2 years. We will remove the system and refund your money if you are not completely satisfied. (Honey’s must have the opportunity to satisfy you, and/or repair the system). l No Stinger Comfort – You have over 90 team members at your fingertips. You won’t get stung by a system that doesn’t work on nights, weekends, or holidays because our team is ready to serve you. l No Stinger People – Our team members adhere to a strict Home Conduct Policy. You won’t get stung by sketchy characters in your home because all of our team members are background checked and drug tested, and will never use tobacco or swear at your home. We also offer a full range of benefits to keep them happy and healthy. l No Stinger Clean – Your home will be as clean, or cleaner than when we arrived. You won’t get stung by a mess to clean when we leave. We will clean and vacuum all areas we work in before we leave your home. l No Stinger Hassle Free – Honey’s will manage and coordinate everything to make your life easy. You won’t get stung running in circles trying to get what you deserve. We will manage, obtain, and coordinate all necessary city permits, inspections, duct testing/sealing, Title 24 compliance, promotions, and rebates you qualify for. l No Stinger Equipment – Your new system will be from the best manufacturers in our industries. You won’t get stung by second-rate equipment – if we can’t stand behind it, we won’t sell it. You won’t get stung by a “lemon”. If within the first year of your purchase you call Honey’s for multiple repairs on your equipment we will replace the unit a no charge to you. All Honey’s systems have at least a 10 Year parts warranty.

l No Stinger Craftsmanship – Your crew knows how to do things correctly. You won’t get stung by sub-par work because we don’t wait for our team members to make a mistake, we are trained to do things correctly before we ever get to your home (there’s a big difference).

The “No Stinger” Promise is more than a guarantee, it is a promise from our family to yours to take care of your home and family as if they were our own.

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Voted Best Kitchen & Bath Cabinets And 3rd Runner Up For Best Kitchen & Bath Remodeling

209 Is The Best

Thanks for YOUR support

Thank you for all of your votes!

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THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING PAUL’S GLASS!

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Voted 1st place for BEST Furniture Store and BEST Mattress/Bedding STARTING AT $

999

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VOTED BEST

APPLIANCE STORE IN THE 209.

Most live display kitchens in the valley Take a taste drive before you buy • Everything you need for a superior remodel

• Appliances • Plumbing • Counters • Cabinets 2412 McHenry Ave., Modesto

(209) 238-3000

www.DirectAppliance.com

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ACCIDENT ATTORNEY

SILVA INJURY LAW, INC., TURLOCK GOLD

MARK S. NELSON, MODESTO

BARBER

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ELECTRICAL SERVICE/REPAIR

KIRKES ELECTRIC, TURLOCK GOLD

SILVER

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CDM LAW, MODESTO

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SILVER

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BRONZE

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GOLD

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GOLD

SILVER

GRIMBLEBY COLEMAN, MODESTO

GRIMBLEY COLEMAN CPAS INC., MODESTO

SILVER

BRONZE

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BUTCHER SHOP

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GENSKE MULDER, MODESTO

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ESTATE PLANNING

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FAGUNDES MEATS & CATERING INC, MANTECA

FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY

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GOLD

COMPUTER SUPPORT/COMPUTER STORE

JENNIFER A. COENENBERG, FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY, MANTECA

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BRONZE

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SILVER

GOLD

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SILVER

OAK VALLEY COMMUNITY BANK

LAYER 3 IT, TURLOCK

BRONZE

FUNERAL HOME

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BANKRUPTCY ATTORNEY

CREDIT UNION

TURLOCK MEMORIAL

MOCSE CREDIT UNION

SILVER

GOLD

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MRK NELSON, MODESTO

GOLDEN 1 CREDIT UNION

BRONZE

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PLATO’S CLOSET, MODESTO

OFF CENTER THRIFT & GIFT, TURLOCK

GOLD

ENVY FINE CLOTHING

THREADS CONSIGNMENT BOUTIQUE, MODESTO

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The Geiger family and staff would like to thank you for voting us Best of 209 4 years in a row!

VOTED BEST FINE JEWELRY STORE! 340 E. Main Street, Turlock

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Pair authentic made in store Chips & Salsa with Craft Beers.

Best homemade Ceviche in town!

Your Food Hub for LOCAL!

Pair specialty meats with the finest wines.

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BEST GROCERY STORE

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BEST DELI

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Made fresh daily baked goods!

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday

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