MAGAZINE: February 2010 ISSUE
A LittleLove
February 01, 2010
True love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more you have.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
To celebrate the month in which we celebrate love, we have a treat for you. Some of our faithful readers were kind enough to share the stories behind how they met their soul mates. Enjoy these tales of enduring devotion we hope you will be inspired to go create a little romance of your own.
Know what we love? Determination, passion and grit. That’s what Jay and Michele Webster demonstrated when they thumbed their noses at the bad economy to establish the California Brewing Company. These qualities are also innate in Ruth Myhre - she’s loved writing and illustrating stories since she was a girl growing up on a North State ranch, and her first book was published in August, complete with her own watercolor paintings on each page.
Unbridled passion is also what you’ll find at Sunshine’s Sanctuary for Kids & Horses, Christina Nooner’s 20-acre Los Molinos farm where kids and horses learn responsibility and compassion from one another. “Out here, you don’t worry about things like being popular. You learn to get rid of that selfish aura that teenagers get by caring about something outside of yourself,” says Sunshine Kid Shantel Owens, 22. “When you love somebody, you’ll do anything for them.”
The Nor-Cal Shriners with their distinctive red fezzes are also sure to warm your heart for the past 10 years, they’ve donated their time to transport children and their parents or guardians to Shriners Hospital in Sacramento. The rides, as well as the world-class treatment at the hospital, don’t cost the passengers a dime.
Also in this issue, you’ll meet a gutsy team of mothers, daughters and wives who spend some of their free time playing roller derby, and Dave Short, a busy family physician who shares his love for music with all of us via monthly concerts at Old City Hall. And we know you’ll be blown away by Enterprise Starship, which has performed all over the country and abroad for 25 years.
Theodore Roosevelt once said, “I consider the evening twilight on Mt. Shasta one of the grandest sights I have ever witnessed.” Who could argue? Our “Editors’ Picks” takes you to Siskiyou County, home of that majestic mountain, for a look at some of the must-see sights up there.
Call a friend, smile at a stranger, hug a child – enjoy a little love.
Featured Content for February 2010
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Interest: A Tail Of Love
story: Jamie Weil photo: Brent Van Auken SUNSHINE SANCTUARY FOR KIDS & HORSES Following the 1999 tragedy at Columbine High, Christina Nooner took Jane Paulie’s advice to heart: “Teach kids to be nice to kitties, and they learn compassion for all others.” Substituting horses for kitties, Nooner created a landscape on her 20-acre farm where kids and horses learn responsibility and compassion from one another. Here, she works tirelessly on her passion: mentoring chil... More
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Recreation: Rise Above
story: Jon Lewis photo: JohnReiser HIRISEFMX TAKES IT TO A NEW LEVEL As a freestyle motocross rider, John Reiser has had his share of thrills and chills. And then came the spills. And the fractures, the surgeries, the ankle that had to be rebuilt twice and the titanium-reinforced tibia and fibula in his right leg. So what’s a semi-retired, former high-flier to do at the ripe old age of 24? For Reiser, the answer proved to be promoting. Specifically, R... More
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Interest: A Sound Endeavor
story: Kallie Markle photo: Brent VanAuken THE SOUNDHOUSE RECORDING STUDIO Buttons and dials aren’t typical emblems of the artistic process, but for a music producer, they’re as apropos as a paintbrush or lump of clay. At The Soundhouse, a major recording studio in downtown Redding, the buttons and dials are just the beginning. The Soundhouse is the brainchild of Jeremy Edwardson, an accomplished musician in his own right. Edwardson and his band, The Myriad, have toured exte... More
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Recreation: Elbow Room
story: Mellissa Gulden photos courtesy of Redding Rollergirls REDDING ROLLER GIRLS ELBOW THEIR WAY IN AS A LEGITIMATE SPORT Don’t let ‘em fool ya. Behind the body-baring outfits, pink fishnets and tattoos are mothers, wives, business owners and nurses. These women all share a common passion: Roller derby. No longer the choreographed flying clotheslines and cartoonish body slams, the all-female roller derby renaissance is gaining steam — now as sport, not spectacle.... More
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Profile: Automobile Art
photo: Todd McBain story: Nikole McBain THE ART OF RESTORING CARS WITH KEVIN KAY RESTORATION Kevin Kay Restorations creates automotive art for the European classic car connoisseur. Its mint masterpieces have won and placed in prestigious concours d’elegance throughout California. Across the States and around the globe, there are Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches, Jaguars and Rolls Royces that have passed through the KKR garages in north Redding. Kevin Kay, the man, is known all ov... More
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Profile: Clear Focus
story: Sandie Tilery photo: Jim Arnold FRANK KRATOFIL'S LOVE OF PHOTOGRAPHY Sometime around 3:30 to 4 am, Frank Kratofil eagerly hunts for the perfect shot where first light frosts the horizon. As the earliest rays of sunlight broaden their line along the landscape, this hunter hopes to capture in vivid focus with his camera what he sees through eyes that once were legally blind. He waits patiently for the “WOW!” that excites him on his pre-dawn excursions and attempts to shoot it d... More
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Interest: Tried and Brewed
story: Joshua Corbelli photo: DevenCarter.com CALIFORNIA BREWING COMPANY IN REDDING When Jay Webster imagined his own business three years ago, it didn’t look like this. In his sights were large vats, lots of bottles and a tasting room full of eager beer aficionados of varying maturity. And for a while, it looked as though that’s how things might end up. Then the economy fell out, and so too did the investment capital that Webster and his business partner had all but secured to fulf... More