MAGAZINE: July 2008 ISSUE
Red, White and Blue
July 01, 2008
As fireworks explode overhead, put a little sparkle into your own life: Lose yourself in a masterful work of art, linger over a frosty confection or share random kindness with those around you.
Celebrate to the beat of a different drummer with some inspiration from masters of the arts. Shasta Taiko has led the taiko Japanese drumming movement in America, and the artists will treat the North State to two special engagements: they’ll kick off the inaugural 2nd Saturday Art Hop in front of the Cascade Theatre on July 12th and they will inspire audiences at the Shasta Yama festival on July 26th at the base of Mt. Shasta. You won’t forget these shows.
The art of living your personal history and sustaining the future is the premise behind Bruce and Doni Greenberg’s storybook home. A journalist and her craftsman husband tell the tale of childhood memories-meet-woodworker’s schoolhouse in every groove, solar panel and reclaimed cabinet of this Arts and Crafts-style home. Learn why Bruce calls Doni “Rosie the Riveter.”
Call us old-fashioned, but the Fourth of July brings out the simple pleasures in our lives. One that comes to mind… ice cream. There’s nothing like a confection pulled from an old-fashioned soda fountain, like the one at Scott Valley Drug in Etna (the only other alabaster soda head is at the Carnation Creamery at Disneyland, we’re told). Try a sidecar – a rootbeer float with a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream balanced on the side of a frosty mug.
Love is what keeps us together, so why not Dutch Love? This term embodies the spirit behind the friendly faces that peek out of the windows of the five Redding Dutch Bros. coffee shops. “In today’s fast-paced world, people long for that one or two minutes of conversation,” says Chris Resner, the proud owner of our local Dutch Bros. and devoted community supporter. From Make-A-Wish Foundation donations to yearbook ads and Girl Scout cookie purchases, you can feel the love from this Dutch Bros. owner.
Take great pride in your independence this month by sharing your passion for your home, the arts, generosity and good old-fashioned conversation. Happy Fourth of July.
Featured Content for July 2008
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Top 10: Let's Get Together
Family reunions celebrate our families’ traditions and heritage. They give us the opportunity to reacquaint ourselves with family members that we don’t get to visit with often, and introduce our children to aunts, uncles and cousins they may have never met. The North State is full of wonderful settings to hold the perfect family reunion. If it were up to you to plan your family reunion, where in the North State would you hold it? Anderson River Park: There’s something for ev... More
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Interest: Old Glory
Story: Gwen Lawler-Tough Redding's Majestic Enterprise Flag Driving on I-5, it catches you unawares: The sight of our huge American flag flying high over the land. In these moments, you share the pride that patriots have felt since Betsy Ross sewed the Stars and Stripes. The Enterprise Flag, bordering Interstate 5 on North Bechelli Lane, has flown since Sept. 11, 2002. The Enterprise Lions Club is the steward of the flag, but as President Mike Ferrier emphasizes, “We don’t own it; ... More
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Profile: Dutch Love
Story: Kerri Regan The Resners Serve More Than Just a Cup of Joe Chris and Erin Resner know it’s not tough to make a cup of coffee. Grind some fresh beans, brew up a steamy cup, maybe fancy it up with a little milk, soy or flavored syrup. Lots of places do it, cup after cup, around the clock. But their coffee has a special ingredient – an ingredient that hooks people and keeps them coming back, day after day, week after week. It’s called Dutch Love, and ... More
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Interest: Ceiling the Deal
Story: Jon Lewis When Downtown Redding Covered Up Today, you’d have to squint pretty hard to see it, but some 33 years ago, when the streets were blocked off and roof went up, the mall in downtown Redding was quite the deal. “People were hopeful it would bring a resurgence to downtown Redding,” recalls Gary Lewis, who was 22 when the mall was created. Lewis, now the president of Shasta College, had a front-row seat for the proceedings since he was helping his father run the L... More
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Living Room: Love, Sweat and Tears
The Greenberg's Igo Home Story: Kerri Regan Photos: James Mazzotta Situated on a 20-acre patch of heaven in the country, Bruce and Doni Greenberg’s country home is a 2,388-square-foot storybook. Carefully hand-milled cabinets tell the tale of an accomplished woodworker whose paintbrush is a saw. The kitchen, the heart of this home, is an efficient classroom for a chef with a passion for teaching culinary skills to kindergartners through retirees. Masterful... More
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Interest: Ice Cream Social
Story: Gary VanDeWalker Etna's Historical Soda Fountain Don Murphy’s voice makes customers want to eat ice cream. Across the marble counter, his words resonate as he makes eye contact with a young boy to ask, “Scott, what can I get you today?” Every scoop of ice cream is a show of fluid movement as the man’s hands bring the treat from the fountain to the waiting fingers of his young customers. The line stretches back to the door, with children just released from a day at school... More