tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63151256793091470542024-03-05T03:13:04.883-08:00The Green GroceretteOkay Ville~ians! People are talking about you. Well, maybe not PEOPLE but a person, well, me. It's just me and don't worry, I'm only saying good things but I'm talking about YOU. Well, and food. BUT anyway. You might as well follow my blog since it's all about you... and food... and SOME other stuff~ xoxoAnna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-32713649157864730622024-02-24T14:43:00.000-08:002024-02-26T12:37:32.042-08:00<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i></i></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunJmlfqCS2Zs85_bWKmIon-W7409_u5ry0M4c5v09Ujq1xSERZObaIhaaQNXDwZJTjSUVEzhYCN0tDhgoN7stCX1czORG2uaaU5w0hoJyI0pWdx8EkwzZhXJlTPQ0gSylC5Gcy6AUaipt3uO_ujAG3v_bgIf_Hw8HzQlJISNhudcMRgF3tImKSeHuksc/s206/IMG_1875.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="206" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunJmlfqCS2Zs85_bWKmIon-W7409_u5ry0M4c5v09Ujq1xSERZObaIhaaQNXDwZJTjSUVEzhYCN0tDhgoN7stCX1czORG2uaaU5w0hoJyI0pWdx8EkwzZhXJlTPQ0gSylC5Gcy6AUaipt3uO_ujAG3v_bgIf_Hw8HzQlJISNhudcMRgF3tImKSeHuksc/s1600/IMG_1875.jpeg" width="206" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how I will always remember Ruth, head thrown back, laughing. I took it many years ago at Disney, she was dancing with a Mardi Gras band ❤️</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><br /><br /></i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><b> A few weeks ago I told my friend Ruthie I knew that the retired, active lifestyle we are enjoying right now, has an expiration date. She emphatically said “that’s right”. Ruth lived her life to the fullest and most of my biggest adventures were with her. She was just as comfortable flying business class to Europe as she was taking a bus with bullet holes through the razor wire lined streets of El Salvador (yes, we actually did both). Ruthie never let her fear stop her from missing out; helicopter rides, the big WHOOOSH ride at Great America, hiking the Nepali Coast, mountain biking in Sedona, she always gave it her best with a positive attitude, laughing along the way about where they would land the rescue helicopter. So much fun. Who could’ve know what a deep lasting friendship we would have when I met her in the mid 80s. </b></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><b>Such an incredible ability to laugh at herself. One of my favorite memories was a long car trip, her daughters were doing the whole ‘she’s looking out my window, I’m taking your nose’ thing. All the adults were a bit frazzled from this,seemingly not Ruth until she blurted out “GIVE YOUR SISTER BACK HER NOSE!” The laughter was hysterical with the sudden realization nobody had anybody’s nose! No one laughed harder than Ruth. These and so many more memories make me smile tinged with a deep sadness. She lived life to the fullest and shared it with anyone that wanted to be there. </b></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><b>I talked to Ruthie on the phone most days. We talked about everything from God to laundry, we were on the phone when the planes struck the twin towers. We cried together and laughed together. She left us way too soon. Not much chance I have another 35 to foster a friendship like ours and no chance I will ever meet another Ruth. Here’s to you my friend, I will miss your presence forever</b></i></span>. </p>Anna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-19447148226801968592022-10-26T10:31:00.002-07:002022-10-26T15:39:11.951-07:00Endings. Beginnings. or somewhere in the middle-ings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ohYjE4psexONpFSrpGnjvGJuOReaSOaQN5Pg4U5bDjpK5sftOR0x2ekM_Dm1rWwDhgdjYcBIXSmB-WnMiBgJD1VPD1d7UtgozoO-etwMtz77G8OOA2tVswnmd0Yp8ZxR-VrnTgtAS6tdc6Xlyo_ZexXMeROV60MOp7WROZUgc5L8Z-ZbRB4tFclZ/s4032/IMG_9391.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ohYjE4psexONpFSrpGnjvGJuOReaSOaQN5Pg4U5bDjpK5sftOR0x2ekM_Dm1rWwDhgdjYcBIXSmB-WnMiBgJD1VPD1d7UtgozoO-etwMtz77G8OOA2tVswnmd0Yp8ZxR-VrnTgtAS6tdc6Xlyo_ZexXMeROV60MOp7WROZUgc5L8Z-ZbRB4tFclZ/s320/IMG_9391.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Today I pack up the last of my office. After 3 decades Rick and I are retiring from the best career anyone could hope for. Our last official day is October 28th. We leave with great excitement touched with sorrow. I'll miss being a part of this team. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we did the Race Across America our team leader said "this isn't about riding a bike across the nation, it's about solving problems". Cars and bikes broke down, drivers quit, each day had new challenges to overcome and all the while pedaling bikes 24/7 from coast to coast. Business is like that. Equipment failures, fire, flood, epidemic, power outages, we've had it all. Our team stood strong with us, many of them for decades. Some of my fondest memories are pulling all nighters to make fire lunches or build gondolas when we found all new shelving at a discount. Sand bagging and pumping water out of the lot are less fond but our people showed up when we needed them and worked shoulder to shoulder. They built Susanville Super just as much as we did. We have been together through the good and the sad, new babies, marriages, losses. I wouldn't have missed a moment. Thank you all. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our customers, you have no idea how sometimes a visit with you turned my day around. We have had the privilege of seeing local children grow and start their own families. We have mourned together. You taught me about community, history, cooking tips, gardening, so much information shared in these aisles. You stuck with us as we tried new things on our journey to be the Susanville Supermarket we are today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We leave you in good hands. Jessica Miller has been with us for 12 years, she started as a bagger and worked her way up. Jess will take over for us this week and begin purchasing Susanville Supermarket. Todd Eid has been our right hand for over 20 years, no one is better to guide her along, plus he's Jessica's dad. I know you will offer them your help and support just as you always have us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Rick and I won't be far. Lassen County is our home. I can't believe how lucky I am to retire with and spend the rest of my days with my very best friend. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We thank you all from the bottom of our hearts and we wish you all the best.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">God Bless. </div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qgHlAVhu-aYJHTD30owZH84Kd_1PC38EyisLpp8lsqJYL_Knh4bLXAM8q_hvYtlb4NIwhjtldvMju7PRSfpPHNOLttwPNewF5FKMfV3WsebvQsQjfrRDHc-ekx-7GrM9xsL_Jrj7qSC3TJn0WZCfwzM3fPOfQ70r968Trz7kKsT_Q-osT2sqIcVA/s1125/105945635_10220405107432078_2272021103457323872_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1125" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qgHlAVhu-aYJHTD30owZH84Kd_1PC38EyisLpp8lsqJYL_Knh4bLXAM8q_hvYtlb4NIwhjtldvMju7PRSfpPHNOLttwPNewF5FKMfV3WsebvQsQjfrRDHc-ekx-7GrM9xsL_Jrj7qSC3TJn0WZCfwzM3fPOfQ70r968Trz7kKsT_Q-osT2sqIcVA/s320/105945635_10220405107432078_2272021103457323872_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Anna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-316324744768133612021-11-11T08:22:00.000-08:002021-11-11T08:22:03.056-08:00Veterans Day<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgngDSqc4gQ3TI7_qTgphl_AGG3dBS9OBJ2MgSrLyfUqrUAHq8nL698WlPdORXy-X9hBfGRo_SEIp7a5KpNZiT7iNXhyphenhyphenF8VItMKlWdXxtY1neM2odQydAOdEBoY0PiSlX0W2UohAbKA3pE/s823/DC_AmericanFlag.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="823" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgngDSqc4gQ3TI7_qTgphl_AGG3dBS9OBJ2MgSrLyfUqrUAHq8nL698WlPdORXy-X9hBfGRo_SEIp7a5KpNZiT7iNXhyphenhyphenF8VItMKlWdXxtY1neM2odQydAOdEBoY0PiSlX0W2UohAbKA3pE/s320/DC_AmericanFlag.png" width="320" /></a></i></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><br />Reading personal stories, blogs, articles, books, interests me. I thought I would share an excerpt from John McCain's book 'Faith of my Fathers' on this Veterans Day. Whenever I hear his name I remember this moving account of his time as a prisoner of war in a camp known as the Hanoi Hilton~</i></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><br /><br />"One of the men who moved into my (POW) room was a young man named Mike Christian. ... Mike got himself a bamboo needle. Over a period of a couple of months, he created an American flag and sewed on the inside of his shirt.<br /><br />"Every afternoon, before we had a bowl of soup, we would hang Mike's shirt on the wall of the cell and say the Pledge of Allegiance.<br /><br />"I know the Pledge of Allegiance may not seem the most important part of our day now, but I can assure you that in that stark cell it was indeed the most important and meaningful event.<br /><br />"One day the Vietnamese searched our cell, as they did periodically, and discovered Mike's shirt with the flag sewn inside, and removed it.<br /><br />"That evening they returned, opened the door of the cell, and for the benefit of all of us, beat Mike Christian severely for the next couple of hours. Then, they opened the door of the cell and threw him in. We cleaned him up as well as we could.<br /><br />"The cell in which we lived had a concrete slab in the middle on which we slept. Four naked light bulbs hung in each corner of the room.<br /><br />"As I said, we tried to clean up Mike as well as we could. After the excitement died down, I looked in the corner of the room, and sitting there beneath that dim light bulb with a piece of red cloth, another shirt and his bamboo needle, was my friend, Mike Christian. He was sitting there with his eyes almost shut from the beating he had received, making another American flag. He was not making the flag because it made Mike Christian feel better. He was making that flag because he knew how important it was to us to be able to pledge our allegiance to our flag and country."</i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>To me this story is about human spirit, unity when it really counts, loyalty, bravery, and of course, love. Love of country and our fellow man. </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>To all our Veterans, past and present, thank you. Today we honor you.<br /><br /><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></p>Anna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-76521537635657789872021-11-04T07:38:00.002-07:002021-11-08T10:33:53.200-08:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhHBq2EgHXN-1k5DwOoecZOGscgjeSio7eiQm-Fyudx7lcDppbH9JWtT56-IygQbJvgjxq-iDzC3OHV4OgUKE79cunUJy_UYHhXwiHhkCfQ8UzgDYRalC82b95ohWsq8-OH3Rzmb_25Q/s1064/Screen+Shot+2021-11-04+at+7.11.52+AM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="879" data-original-width="1064" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhHBq2EgHXN-1k5DwOoecZOGscgjeSio7eiQm-Fyudx7lcDppbH9JWtT56-IygQbJvgjxq-iDzC3OHV4OgUKE79cunUJy_UYHhXwiHhkCfQ8UzgDYRalC82b95ohWsq8-OH3Rzmb_25Q/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-11-04+at+7.11.52+AM.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>Food holds so many memories for me. The aroma of my mom's soups, the rituals of preparing holiday meals, fresh baked cookies. Sometimes the nostalgia overtakes me. That is exactly what happens when we make things like Grandma Stewart's Persimmon Cookies.</i><br /><i><br /></i></span><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>Hachiya or Fuyu, I adore persimmons. Every year, around this time, Rick's grandma would make theee most divine cookies with this fruit. Chewy, spicy, sweet, frosted goodness. Today everyone in the family (4 generations) makes Grandma's persimmon cookies in the Fall. Then. We continue to make them until our waistbands insist we stop. Only Hachiya are used for this recipe but a few years ago I had a salad made with Fuyus and became a huge fan of these as well. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtd2nxZqcMvANWEiCuNn8R7zWgwXXR8TIKx8sJxiGGJ-2rLGRKfJCC5G0fxsIwvy1aYQ1zcPBF9Huw9F08SNw4TEPqEaBwYrN6UmuQpNkA1Co6o-yjKqaXs-u2aN0EaexPPTmdcwa0ao/s1092/IMG_2478.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1092" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtd2nxZqcMvANWEiCuNn8R7zWgwXXR8TIKx8sJxiGGJ-2rLGRKfJCC5G0fxsIwvy1aYQ1zcPBF9Huw9F08SNw4TEPqEaBwYrN6UmuQpNkA1Co6o-yjKqaXs-u2aN0EaexPPTmdcwa0ao/s320/IMG_2478.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></i><i><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>Fuyus are kind of flat, good when they're a bit crisp. Sliced very thin on my favorite salad mix of Arugula, Spinach, diced red onion all tossed in a small amount of Maries Poppy Seed Dressing. Trust me, DEEElish. Fuyus are also yummy to just munch on AND both are an excellent source of fiber, Vitamin A and C, Vitamin B6, potassium and manganese.</i></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZhl2PoNS74mG_nNnJiH-EvmToCoEhtX57COQCel2XwzDxbP2EF0WtuUa6umBgk5YK8cc8WdgaSInKtC_0p7iVI9Vhufww9FqsY5rrIygHNogPlL8eLw77tFFVBtVY3epYPD1oxsjLP8/s1067/IMG_2477.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="1067" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZhl2PoNS74mG_nNnJiH-EvmToCoEhtX57COQCel2XwzDxbP2EF0WtuUa6umBgk5YK8cc8WdgaSInKtC_0p7iVI9Vhufww9FqsY5rrIygHNogPlL8eLw77tFFVBtVY3epYPD1oxsjLP8/s320/IMG_2477.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>Hachiya Persimmons are longer and slightly pointed at the end. Loaded with pucker power if you should try to eat them raw and not too ripe. They should feel about like a water balloon before you use them. The easiest way to accomplish this is the way Grandma always did. Choose the beautiful apricot colored fruit, firm or not, toss them in the freezer. When you thaw the fruit it will have that water balloon consistency, just scoop out the pulp and throw away the skin. If you wanna try Grandma Stewart's recipe, here it is~</i></span><p><span style="color: #202124; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36);"><i></i></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHovFLQNDFY-CPf41pmMpLGLx7UBZHQ4elLR6-5cOwp8zYzgGSSZhnAymGys41YRdGPR6S1TyMIEQXUy5dbP3IAV1Xq9KYvXEOf5BMdiLwONl2I93_Kg1aPcsEnDxBtucS_LLf_6Z95wY/s510/309056_10150386662005017_806809778_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="510" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHovFLQNDFY-CPf41pmMpLGLx7UBZHQ4elLR6-5cOwp8zYzgGSSZhnAymGys41YRdGPR6S1TyMIEQXUy5dbP3IAV1Xq9KYvXEOf5BMdiLwONl2I93_Kg1aPcsEnDxBtucS_LLf_6Z95wY/w455-h351/309056_10150386662005017_806809778_n.jpg" width="455" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #202124; font-family: trebuchet;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">This is a month to remember all I have and have had throughout my life to be grateful for. The list is long. The other day some song came on the radio, maybe it was 'great day to be alive' or something like that, Rick asked if I feel that way, I told </i><i>him</i><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36);"> at least once every single day. I am surely blessed. </i></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #202124; font-family: trebuchet;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #202124; font-family: trebuchet;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #202124; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="color: #202124; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><i><br /><br /></i></span><p></p></div>Anna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-56234120056244106062021-08-05T07:50:00.003-07:002021-08-05T14:19:21.833-07:00Neighbors helping neighbors<span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0epJTSgPCosJy5Lyhd46vCouYOlOJu6W0GMDfYGeERjIMNdodx-Gpdxn9iHxMi09CBkkwMA3bg9mgbKntdEkINHKu5rYO5EGl4Tk7jMrrfYuiccCyguSp7VkVQegFMjWeZcsXwCcfEw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="683" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0epJTSgPCosJy5Lyhd46vCouYOlOJu6W0GMDfYGeERjIMNdodx-Gpdxn9iHxMi09CBkkwMA3bg9mgbKntdEkINHKu5rYO5EGl4Tk7jMrrfYuiccCyguSp7VkVQegFMjWeZcsXwCcfEw/" width="266" /></a></div> I don't know about you but my animals are my family. I whisper in The Bean's ear all the time that he is my best friend in the world. He knows. Everybody knows. When disaster strikes, like it has at this very moment for so many of our community members, they are the most important things for Rick and I to save. Can you imagine if you couldn't!? There exists some real-life heroes that will swoop in and save the day. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyf-_nwgxxfmtX-cPt_YUId-TXbxvqFAOBQ_AZyqGSdqRv09ZY0Y9ZzWDSo2HonPiy-yrO8TSbliQc_1klwhrZfQ3_u_g8d-GT7l03RouyF9Dk6Irn-xV13OvU_ZYHpEeWq6yhKq7GgI8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyf-_nwgxxfmtX-cPt_YUId-TXbxvqFAOBQ_AZyqGSdqRv09ZY0Y9ZzWDSo2HonPiy-yrO8TSbliQc_1klwhrZfQ3_u_g8d-GT7l03RouyF9Dk6Irn-xV13OvU_ZYHpEeWq6yhKq7GgI8/" width="240" /><br /></a></div></i><br /><i>I first learned about this through my friend Ronnie Chandler owner of Critter Keepers in Janesville. She has offered to house animals during a crisis many times. I had no idea there was an actual group of volunteers out there. Cowboy 911 started as a facebook group and according to their website now has 27,000 members across the Nation. They have rescued thousands of animals from fire, flood, snowstorm. Our local chapter has been mighty busy lately; running rescue missions for goats, chickens, horses, dogs, even people in a few situations. They still had animals and people from Beckworth fire sheltered when they had to begin running horse trailers into the Dixie fire. They cooperate with the first responders to save lives.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhyvcn5KCJayCCn6wlZBT4YH4E6jFBdvmPgZhZ46qlTkSGkLicxXOlQ6CC0b_rPMQxBOKd4iNJuNgaYk9ICb_pMt6HqZzBmTMj3LF1UTW8zXjwV1v8S6IW8eqNd8lj80Nh6WuoDLKswE/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhyvcn5KCJayCCn6wlZBT4YH4E6jFBdvmPgZhZ46qlTkSGkLicxXOlQ6CC0b_rPMQxBOKd4iNJuNgaYk9ICb_pMt6HqZzBmTMj3LF1UTW8zXjwV1v8S6IW8eqNd8lj80Nh6WuoDLKswE/" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Bean</td></tr></tbody></table></i></span></span><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><i>Food, housing, transport, halters, lead ropes, kennels, cash and more all provided by generous donations. That's where we can help too. </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><i>Check them out at</i></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><i> https://cowboy911.org or on Facebook</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><i>Cowboy911's tagline is Neighbors helping Neighbors. Really that's what it's all about. </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><i>To all our Hometown Heroes volunteering with Cowboy 911, we thank you. God bless.</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtOpeHV2wcMnwrJfO0_2e4Y9Vvd7ek9a2mpQXP5XeMhy45h2PjN3tIIxp2kG9ssx7ZXXG5qrLnr6eeO5X8xjuT3DqBTTPDw5JfcQr0_4Tj0cgoWyXefF2efJOEyJM_ESdb9ZjkHCMd7M/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="498" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtOpeHV2wcMnwrJfO0_2e4Y9Vvd7ek9a2mpQXP5XeMhy45h2PjN3tIIxp2kG9ssx7ZXXG5qrLnr6eeO5X8xjuT3DqBTTPDw5JfcQr0_4Tj0cgoWyXefF2efJOEyJM_ESdb9ZjkHCMd7M/" width="291" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodCL_A1OEOkHe-5JMVgryWyOphuIl0o51-7ZHSmQqhj9Fddq9G0gZsPjFuJl6jlv5ifCETwkPsKXnonteMmILwD2HB5sigcX93Z3w1YXREUE0TBbrIviOgtMsi3SVZZSZOzVQh9N9SO0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodCL_A1OEOkHe-5JMVgryWyOphuIl0o51-7ZHSmQqhj9Fddq9G0gZsPjFuJl6jlv5ifCETwkPsKXnonteMmILwD2HB5sigcX93Z3w1YXREUE0TBbrIviOgtMsi3SVZZSZOzVQh9N9SO0/" width="293" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUi54FW-yXKKMMkVSYYgMBYmQUwIKPoBlvSOKKSsqSurCsQzAyaVrRccV7oXuHSvWkyJqTNQ_NRCqdbu-aDMtQoyFUTxa-z7IRuVwobtP0gS46S76KTZhyphenhyphenUq5vE3vPBxOCkJ0d979Dbj0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="497" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUi54FW-yXKKMMkVSYYgMBYmQUwIKPoBlvSOKKSsqSurCsQzAyaVrRccV7oXuHSvWkyJqTNQ_NRCqdbu-aDMtQoyFUTxa-z7IRuVwobtP0gS46S76KTZhyphenhyphenUq5vE3vPBxOCkJ0d979Dbj0/" width="292" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></i></span><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGMSkbwmN6CVtl2yquQJxF1-RrZ8BkAw_eyqJoqel_agAmmTy2AizSX1VaQL6YDEaqcV3Aq0jP_IOmPOj8BL1dN9WPMspWxU3BT2BHn8RaEPkHhsGL3nVbODK2NQzhQwJhbEtVSGNIiQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="506" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGMSkbwmN6CVtl2yquQJxF1-RrZ8BkAw_eyqJoqel_agAmmTy2AizSX1VaQL6YDEaqcV3Aq0jP_IOmPOj8BL1dN9WPMspWxU3BT2BHn8RaEPkHhsGL3nVbODK2NQzhQwJhbEtVSGNIiQ/" width="294" /></a></div></div></div>Anna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-90344629760333831072021-07-06T13:56:00.004-07:002021-07-07T07:50:50.249-07:00Stan Bales making our public land even more fun!<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzC1R8SpoIlbD2kszzZLi680MO5E71ZeXXB9_46-B1IVKl6ae76IrZAl5FVbAKG83aoa612QBFw_0i-Ob8HllOVpUiaTyd6AEyHZjM3g6iqZdYTRrHeNpfyM4KHaZdZd22tBCdrtgyy4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="800" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzC1R8SpoIlbD2kszzZLi680MO5E71ZeXXB9_46-B1IVKl6ae76IrZAl5FVbAKG83aoa612QBFw_0i-Ob8HllOVpUiaTyd6AEyHZjM3g6iqZdYTRrHeNpfyM4KHaZdZd22tBCdrtgyy4/" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>Bureau of Land Management is one of my favorite things in the world. Just the other day I was talking with Stan Bales (I believe he is the Outdoor Recreation Planner for BLM) about all the work they've done on Bald Mountain and asked if you can camp up there, he replied "yes! That's why it's one of your favorite things." He is correct. This old BLM map that local historian Tim Purdy brought in to me today says it all "these are you lands to enjoy and your lands to protect." BLM wants me to use the land, they encourage it. Stan and crew made Bald Mountain such a great place to explore; on horseback, foot or bike. The single track is a blast, in the spring the wildflowers on top are stunning and Stan tells me it is a spectacular spot to watch the moon rise. </i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CmCczNejKbBObjaTvY_ztWGh2nTlEURxqB54Qo3NcdxVc8CBaCM97f5qbcw2i1O2Zgop6mKV4JQvFUM8EG2NBO7c-I5ILZbasREq1jd2qfpB6-ktj3kJvSClq21GPbTnSV-HhOkYNhU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CmCczNejKbBObjaTvY_ztWGh2nTlEURxqB54Qo3NcdxVc8CBaCM97f5qbcw2i1O2Zgop6mKV4JQvFUM8EG2NBO7c-I5ILZbasREq1jd2qfpB6-ktj3kJvSClq21GPbTnSV-HhOkYNhU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj685I5bOf9CZcarOsaJdGbvzfXcisboFCV6WX9SPYHzSCO0U5jW3XRo1vSXzYvhBdMNo8Tg1uIokLk_m-hxhZn0TdFDBydYGA6C8K3aK77lZALTpEsJeX8cq1cjjfOAv1YwLghOeImlMc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1650" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj685I5bOf9CZcarOsaJdGbvzfXcisboFCV6WX9SPYHzSCO0U5jW3XRo1vSXzYvhBdMNo8Tg1uIokLk_m-hxhZn0TdFDBydYGA6C8K3aK77lZALTpEsJeX8cq1cjjfOAv1YwLghOeImlMc/w320-h247/THE+PUBLIC+LANDS+AND+THEIR+RE-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bwEKhY6Ejp9JSo2sOVp5bApDzXeKzFD3IXMdb7zWWCyqHS0cN5n0Xvvlz0IxgmMHv-gN8-4AY0LsNKbU-RPNThlS3YucawhP09mic2aOSRIa_4bsynYPIGuksywEhAR8UgFbRP4i1PI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bwEKhY6Ejp9JSo2sOVp5bApDzXeKzFD3IXMdb7zWWCyqHS0cN5n0Xvvlz0IxgmMHv-gN8-4AY0LsNKbU-RPNThlS3YucawhP09mic2aOSRIa_4bsynYPIGuksywEhAR8UgFbRP4i1PI/w247-h320/THE+PUBLIC+LANDS+AND+THEIR+RE-.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="1605" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CmCczNejKbBObjaTvY_ztWGh2nTlEURxqB54Qo3NcdxVc8CBaCM97f5qbcw2i1O2Zgop6mKV4JQvFUM8EG2NBO7c-I5ILZbasREq1jd2qfpB6-ktj3kJvSClq21GPbTnSV-HhOkYNhU/" width="306" /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>What did it take to get this trail built? In the words of Stan:<br /><br />"On May 23 through 26, our BLM Ameri-Corps Crew and I backpacked and horse packed up onto Bald Mountain to do trail maintenance from a camp up on Bald Mountain at 5,000'. We had great vistas up there over Honey Lake and to the surrounding mountains of the northern Sierra, Great Basin and Cascades. The full moon rose over Honey Lake while we were camped out out up there too - really nice ! <br /><br /><br />From our campsite, the crew hiked along 5 trail loops grubbing out annual weed growth and sloughed rocks that had fallen on the trail, dug out rocks in rough trail segments making the trail much better for all trail users and padded some rocky sections with dirt to smooth out crossing those trail segments. Two crewmen also rode mountain bikes along 3 trail loops to reach loops further away from our campsite and also cleared sloughed rocks, grubbed out annual weed growth, improved a bermed trail turn and padded rocky talus slope crossings with dirt.<br /></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBaCGscVBXNCuivzJ22HVD40mYIlP73gU-PintLnMqCvLPt47WJsq_Nyqx3-m9wE_JOY4gE3CqyYyj2CU4WsUh_SebBSk4DDgyf9XeXlGTR-19iQcHHW6T2DGe6VYO8YfNOxMcSMcjNk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1521" data-original-width="2048" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBaCGscVBXNCuivzJ22HVD40mYIlP73gU-PintLnMqCvLPt47WJsq_Nyqx3-m9wE_JOY4gE3CqyYyj2CU4WsUh_SebBSk4DDgyf9XeXlGTR-19iQcHHW6T2DGe6VYO8YfNOxMcSMcjNk/" width="320" /></a></i></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><br /><br />And after local horse packer and Back Country Horsemen volunteer Walt Reynolds helped the crew pack up heavy jugs of water, food and some tools on his horses, two crew members got to ride horses back down with Walt. Then the crew members switched to mountain bikes and rode back up to camp so the bikes would be available the next day for trail work. That was a long day for those tough trail riders !<br /><br />While up there the crew met a diverse mix of trail users out enjoying the Bald Mountain Trails - hikers, runners, mountain bikers and horseback rider."</i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8dJ7O6odgnxMS-1PcdJPfv-y5IgMfUNCTwuvTxuSwQPX6eS6yEfmg-9WCX-4JW0bw-UX0MvlTVtSxHBp4T97YfqWrJoomnVNKeAgecYtQGc8mRn_LLhEE_y-ESZ4sN5SZin_rRvb2c8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1213" data-original-width="1525" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8dJ7O6odgnxMS-1PcdJPfv-y5IgMfUNCTwuvTxuSwQPX6eS6yEfmg-9WCX-4JW0bw-UX0MvlTVtSxHBp4T97YfqWrJoomnVNKeAgecYtQGc8mRn_LLhEE_y-ESZ4sN5SZin_rRvb2c8/" width="302" /></a></i></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><br /><br /></i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>In another email he listed the necessary equipment:</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>"Student Conservation Association crew, a Sutter 300 Mini Trail Dozer we rented from Sutter Equipment east of Carson City that makes them. Sky Zaffarano, a great BLM trail dozer operator from our BLM Redding office ran it for us on weekends and our local BLM equipment operators ran it during the week. Diesel fuel was packed up the mountain by volunteers from the Back Country Horsemen. 5 gallons a day (40 lbs) adds up ! And we ran the little dozer for 3+ weeks." Last I heard they were now working on the Southside Trail that runs the Susan River. That's some fun and challenging single track!" </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzzpxSLOgnJgN7AGMl9IvKJHwrrpTWSw3fQCAjkPdBHYN8mdlZszeEaeHTGxelGzqdTbYwkKbs1diQKUIjLxY3ecbOTwgwGbIKv75W4ceNxlVGESf-Ttxzg-ZdxrQwi3teaI7aO8MGMA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzzpxSLOgnJgN7AGMl9IvKJHwrrpTWSw3fQCAjkPdBHYN8mdlZszeEaeHTGxelGzqdTbYwkKbs1diQKUIjLxY3ecbOTwgwGbIKv75W4ceNxlVGESf-Ttxzg-ZdxrQwi3teaI7aO8MGMA/" width="320" /></a></i></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><br /><br /></i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>I am forever amazed by the enthusiasm and encouragement I receive when I ask BLM for directions or guidance on a site. They truly want me to use our land. And as one of Tim Purdy's followers said when he saw the sunrise on Belfast Petroglyphs "that's some Indiana Jones $!#@ right there!" It really is. Hunting down petroglyphs and pictograms in our county is an amazing endeavor. Rick and I have had so much fun exploring the notes from the ancients. </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfX4-gQFeVilYp7rLEUjCzifwVPdYA_y6rHMAUyytYfp3mftvPqVP93A_VzMT3F2g1-_Yz4tCHZs1hdXLE3uVBMcmTCc1iU0pOIyO0l0b_TdEh54cKa7dQ1eQcoW9SAevvLaIX9QOeuY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfX4-gQFeVilYp7rLEUjCzifwVPdYA_y6rHMAUyytYfp3mftvPqVP93A_VzMT3F2g1-_Yz4tCHZs1hdXLE3uVBMcmTCc1iU0pOIyO0l0b_TdEh54cKa7dQ1eQcoW9SAevvLaIX9QOeuY/" width="320" /></a></i></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><br /><br /></i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>Our local BLM crew is just one more in a long list of reasons to be Hometown Proud!</i></span></p><p><br /></p>Anna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-78626116737448989592021-05-25T07:11:00.000-07:002021-05-25T07:11:33.311-07:00Fire and Flour<span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6beN-tRK0A90QIbVrrzpQIhZLCqG2dX3lBppCnEkjSOK64nIuTZZ56haTefbP95ifx0fMKsTUoGFu1z_DhI6HDptH6ZGznPXd65SwcElnKy3xAJTJx2PGPSc43rPatr37mP-Dnw1JDV0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="960" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6beN-tRK0A90QIbVrrzpQIhZLCqG2dX3lBppCnEkjSOK64nIuTZZ56haTefbP95ifx0fMKsTUoGFu1z_DhI6HDptH6ZGznPXd65SwcElnKy3xAJTJx2PGPSc43rPatr37mP-Dnw1JDV0/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><i> Local innovations. I know we're teeming with it but I gotta give a shout out to one family that has really excelled. I first learned about the Traphagans when I saw a photo of Jimmy Uruburu used in an ad for the Agri-Hydrant, an incredible fire fighting tool that taps a hydrant into existing ag irrigation, invented by Thomas Traphagan during the chaos of a massive fire on the Madeline Plains. </i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1t9bHBgBI4oFHYQ_UnjEpgvY3tJ8wTAdE8AA-sSBMopAgzD5PmVg1lBzdTeK-hyv7-K56mZ4W6HMIrK_2XR4s64YBzCNEJ5MT1VxZhJUlM3cqxbCc_oohKddOdV1maBXzBqnpaYZHRo/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="1041" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1t9bHBgBI4oFHYQ_UnjEpgvY3tJ8wTAdE8AA-sSBMopAgzD5PmVg1lBzdTeK-hyv7-K56mZ4W6HMIrK_2XR4s64YBzCNEJ5MT1VxZhJUlM3cqxbCc_oohKddOdV1maBXzBqnpaYZHRo/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><i>Wow. Right? Now the Traphagans converted their Ravendale farmland to grow organic wheat AND put in a mill. That's right they are milling homegrown wheat right here in Lassen County. Available varieties of Mile High Mills Organics are, Whole Wheat, All Purpose and Bread Flour. Andrea Traphagan tells me she has enjoyed baking with other locals to test the new products. I can't wait to try it myself!</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQz8sKywn73ICEvR5VHb5lOExRkXhrdV4_zigaNUnzmuWuijkV_wCUMnUfiybgYAVLx8QiEb8jqhyphenhyphen2yiKwzSxCI7OZQzBBV7acUW4R3viDh0_MRZQn-YWYMMf4gGYjv06WWmVA9VuVMI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1500" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQz8sKywn73ICEvR5VHb5lOExRkXhrdV4_zigaNUnzmuWuijkV_wCUMnUfiybgYAVLx8QiEb8jqhyphenhyphen2yiKwzSxCI7OZQzBBV7acUW4R3viDh0_MRZQn-YWYMMf4gGYjv06WWmVA9VuVMI/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvEf8i17Q8J12dMt6A9CKbF4-AxuYoNSA1byNHvqkoF_ZyyLQLcHrdjs5VGNboYMyq6lTXWNXF6vCrDZB6OhsO_yITrMS5lTVjVlWFgCiHad37nuhT29UH7sP-3Roy7XJccAtocXqjwo/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1116" data-original-width="2016" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvEf8i17Q8J12dMt6A9CKbF4-AxuYoNSA1byNHvqkoF_ZyyLQLcHrdjs5VGNboYMyq6lTXWNXF6vCrDZB6OhsO_yITrMS5lTVjVlWFgCiHad37nuhT29UH7sP-3Roy7XJccAtocXqjwo/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8Tg34WrSAx5oNhNkH5SwvnOrLIDL2nea22tCbsf1hA_ndTzcOUW7EdfnQQaUkJsrAhWym2wADQW1j3XXrRZVQ_49Cto227MeTy2m_KmSHP1ce6S2Xu0MGVEkrv6hOJ4NDEYsXcNetPs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8Tg34WrSAx5oNhNkH5SwvnOrLIDL2nea22tCbsf1hA_ndTzcOUW7EdfnQQaUkJsrAhWym2wADQW1j3XXrRZVQ_49Cto227MeTy2m_KmSHP1ce6S2Xu0MGVEkrv6hOJ4NDEYsXcNetPs/" width="249" /></a></div><br /><br /><i>Both stories are a great read and you gotta check out the photography on their web pages, also done by Andrea;</i><br /><i><br /></i></span><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>To learn more about the Agri-Hydrant go to https://www.agrihydrant.com/our-story/</i><br /><br /></span><i style="font-family: trebuchet;">All about Mile High Mills https://www.milehighmill.com/about-us/</i><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div><div><i style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="font-family: trebuchet;">We are so Hometown Proud and to carry a full line of Mile High Mills organics! Thank you Traphagans, for all you do.</i></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><br /></i></span><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><br /></i></span><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Anna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-20458857239551285632021-04-08T09:38:00.001-07:002021-04-08T09:38:58.512-07:00Produce and so much more~<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/lAJe_xKWEqM" frameborder="0"></iframe>Anna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-74851654377030962002021-03-10T09:49:00.002-08:002021-03-10T20:04:36.684-08:00My unstoppable community~<p><br /></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><i>“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”- Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities.</i></span><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><i>Writing my little article each week has always been a challenge I looked forward to. Until Pandemic 2020. My excuses? At first the store was CRAZY busy, then as product came back in and folks adjusted to being in the midst of something the world hadn't seen for a couple of generations, business settled but I just couldn't seem to get back to my routine. Certainly NOT because there wasn't anything to write about. </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><i>Dickens kinda nailed the feelings but no matter what was happening; economically, politically, socially or pandemically (I may have made that word up) our community was here for us. I would like to take a beat to give a shout out to some of those friends, family and community members that made this crisis bearable...and yes, more days than not, good. </i></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><i><br /><br />My girls that talk to me on my commute each day~<br />A plethora of people that take the time to visit in the aisles about everything and nothing~<br />The ones that stop in my office to visit or show up for a walk just when I need it~<br />My family~<br />My coworkers, many of whom I have been working with for over a quarter of a century~<br />Local first responders that set the example for excellence~<br />Local businesses figuring out how to serve~</i></span><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_CNk48wo7Zh9c-bjRwP4hyphenhyphenFOuUTrMjJMg3AnMZvokNNMayuUgveVN65SDTDLxztNm0HzAXBZ0aiy9W6hR9nUI9lIwBXmO0xSe8JfJib3_7XCJlYpOGNmhNMccx1zqSOT-UEtNIetzLQ/w142-h107/IMG_9918.heic" width="142" /><img alt="" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="1421" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaSxL9-MaR586fzyVlCG8HHz3AN0gmpEM8xPVBrD7q_VsPhR_xX8GuiH5PtqTpO0INWZ-g-agEbv5uHLXsyQiZQvNcJAqMkCSFfo21sjPD97_dsXOHHdFJ3393iVOToQ_Mifz68gmVrs/w122-h115/IMG_4877.jpg" width="122" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1izDbL8pEFNrLwmDwHKJOt6kK9zecfJfTf-ugTEfHG5MSTr0YmcmFO89O6_PuzPECvIHFOAsb4M6RxqfhcuRMKxXat1fLK_WVXiaXu1qREScb90QtonSEKyaJ6E-JRAFjVNdGoZjWW0/" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I have more than I could ever live long enough to deserve. <br /><br /><br />This is Hometown Proud.</i></span><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div></div>Anna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-16016498380917920952021-01-06T10:19:00.005-08:002021-01-06T19:00:43.651-08:00Jambalaya with Black eyed Peas<div class="separator"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3Zg9fCweZArez468Lcuq_7KQxQhj_KOxyilY3SehKmJLrz210whJb1inURQs1PZfZQpHJBdE83ltboqP0A4KwLIfRJ5ASzRJiOYW3gyToRXiLJyqfbp9MilezA7s_zBIBWznIMUS55w/" width="320" /></i></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>"He could have added fortune to fame, but caring for neither, he found happiness and honor in being helpful to the world."~ George Washington Carver's gravestone. Doctor Carver introduced crop rotation to the American South where cotton, being the sole crop, had depleted the soil and increased pest population. Peanuts and legumes used in this rotation added nutrients to the soil and allowed it to be restored. One such legume grown in the South was Black Eyed Peas which came to symbolize good fortune especially when consumed on New Year's Day. <br /><br /></i></span><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>Heaven knows we could use a bit of good fortune 'bout now. Which is why I pulled a recipe for Hoppin' John: rice, black eye peas, peppers, sausage, onions... sounds excellent. Longtime friend Linda Erway was telling me about a VERY similar recipe, Jambalaya. Turns out that's what it's called in the South. Her recipe was tried and true and SUPER easy. Easy is #1 in my top 10 criteria for recipes. Linda said you just throw all the ingredients in and cook it like rice. It. was. Awesome. I checked out a couple other recipes and added jalapeño and Aidell's sausage plus a few herbs to her recipe. Highly recommend. <br /><br /><br />Here is Linda's original recipe and notes~<br />"Bad pic. Smeared recipe from MANY years of love. I’ve also used chicken broth and any flavor chicken sausage. I think the butter is 1/2c, but....?"</i></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TgkyojzcBz0D1elYDzrAKVW06EK38zTZvw7i2BkTBoH4H4Qjf-7Mw8mH2Unnwqe4iAzxfHYUEia0K-NwjM0noC2gUy5fUmQYN7rL1Gt8W9XDKam1jaXE0sXaa8RuKp0CaSz6TzW3LEA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><img alt="" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="157" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TgkyojzcBz0D1elYDzrAKVW06EK38zTZvw7i2BkTBoH4H4Qjf-7Mw8mH2Unnwqe4iAzxfHYUEia0K-NwjM0noC2gUy5fUmQYN7rL1Gt8W9XDKam1jaXE0sXaa8RuKp0CaSz6TzW3LEA/" width="135" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>You know a handwritten recipe is good if it gets that much use!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><br /><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>I made it last night with a few mods:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjy3DmKV8iU6g2dtBwFAWmTabW__UK4G0gWLf6PCGQ2GcuUrvUV8LjvVJSsnZG-sL491VqJRwmBMuIVPZxZx78p9JjIDEsoas1GoWTn7ipzq1U8E83Or4JKmUJSHg5pAeqtUQ_ummmY30/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjy3DmKV8iU6g2dtBwFAWmTabW__UK4G0gWLf6PCGQ2GcuUrvUV8LjvVJSsnZG-sL491VqJRwmBMuIVPZxZx78p9JjIDEsoas1GoWTn7ipzq1U8E83Or4JKmUJSHg5pAeqtUQ_ummmY30/" width="320" /></a></div></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>1 tbs EVO</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>1 Aidell's Mango Jalapeno link</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>1 Aidell's Andouille link (love all the Aidell's and use them for everything!)</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>1 sm diced jalapeno (which later got all over my hands and I later rubbed my eye...)</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>1/2 cup diced onion</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>2 diced stalks celery </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>1 diced red pepper</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>1 can Black Eyed Peas drained and rinsed</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>1 cup rice</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>2 cups Chicken Broth</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>1 tsp thyme</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>1 tsp oregano</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>1 tsp cajun seasoning</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>Add first 6 ingredients to skillet, sauté 3 minutes, add remaining ingredients, cover and cook until rice is tender. BAM! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU69lVZXvM2pdcxet2Z_BWr3OlVQwSmRyNuLmqc0pSU37VQM_YrrqOtk3Szy9AORQIHJcsgwgMpXyboAa0YP6jVtW-h2aN7eks27nGxS2AjCLCx0_BiZuTdXSH5PYicSCAs6VE0JWwXIY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU69lVZXvM2pdcxet2Z_BWr3OlVQwSmRyNuLmqc0pSU37VQM_YrrqOtk3Szy9AORQIHJcsgwgMpXyboAa0YP6jVtW-h2aN7eks27nGxS2AjCLCx0_BiZuTdXSH5PYicSCAs6VE0JWwXIY/" width="180" /></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><br /><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>Linda Erway has been a friend for, I'm guessing over 20 years now. We did an awful lot of bike riding together a couple of decades ago :) ~<br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKVSVW-Sg7tCF3W9Ldsxj5L0oT06BT_iF2iqOtD1dPPoGcyGm9o6DoxKfhYNm__BcSE2ebLqS2xWOlOWrqRLuxoFB6Zoe54oJFBV14aH9DdudMp6rKNEXlwMk6tLFulOp1sIYprzA4pc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKVSVW-Sg7tCF3W9Ldsxj5L0oT06BT_iF2iqOtD1dPPoGcyGm9o6DoxKfhYNm__BcSE2ebLqS2xWOlOWrqRLuxoFB6Zoe54oJFBV14aH9DdudMp6rKNEXlwMk6tLFulOp1sIYprzA4pc/" width="320" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3Zg9fCweZArez468Lcuq_7KQxQhj_KOxyilY3SehKmJLrz210whJb1inURQs1PZfZQpHJBdE83ltboqP0A4KwLIfRJ5ASzRJiOYW3gyToRXiLJyqfbp9MilezA7s_zBIBWznIMUS55w/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>PLUS she is one of my favorite LOCAL artisans, we carry many of her pottery items in Susanville Supermarket. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWStq8Xb4CjuFwVTSi7n7ZVc6R-ISOVxauoiGGzswJmJ9cAddiE20rJypgA3bYlaCGNDcUgnwStLdN-fFVDAO3h8PvfwPHkeRAGyS7FC2T5Tpzs76sDCqxiDt11KEeAHviJi6vBCztc6c/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><img alt="" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="157" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWStq8Xb4CjuFwVTSi7n7ZVc6R-ISOVxauoiGGzswJmJ9cAddiE20rJypgA3bYlaCGNDcUgnwStLdN-fFVDAO3h8PvfwPHkeRAGyS7FC2T5Tpzs76sDCqxiDt11KEeAHviJi6vBCztc6c/" width="135" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><br /><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>Thanks Linda for a dinner idea with a side of LUCK! We're already feeling lucky to have friends like you.</i></span><i> </i></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><br /></i></span></div></div></div></div>Anna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-85975242131154979502020-12-31T14:30:00.003-08:002020-12-31T17:43:10.389-08:00A New Year<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcgN7FyNBuhNVeZJgy41-AyJfCYLPO5lAgaP11Iv18KTCX0WHxcWBuJ37xCqBavAkDfTpkjme3pkEEMR53XYoPPz0b6YbqQ5L8ve-6HCypB5JQPodOxL0pfMJNdHxaimi0Brm66FcIt0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcgN7FyNBuhNVeZJgy41-AyJfCYLPO5lAgaP11Iv18KTCX0WHxcWBuJ37xCqBavAkDfTpkjme3pkEEMR53XYoPPz0b6YbqQ5L8ve-6HCypB5JQPodOxL0pfMJNdHxaimi0Brm66FcIt0/" width="320" /></a></div><br /> At midnight we begin a new year. What an e ticket ride this year has been BUT even with the trials put before us I have been present to witness a whole lotta Lassen County goodness. <p></p><p>Fundraising jars on our check stands never fail to shine a light on the generosity of our community. No matter what is happening in their own lives, locals show up. For fire relief, a sick child, Toys for Tots, Humane Society, Boy Scouts, planting forests...whatever the need, you are there. </p><p>This year a woman came in after seeing jars for child in need of a kidney, not solely to donate money, she wanted to know if she was a match to donate her kidney. That's a beautiful thing. </p><p>Today a customer came in and wandered the aisles twice looking for someone in need to secretly pay for their groceries, paying it forward because their life had been good this year. </p><p>And they always want to remain anonymous. I love that. I know we could all tell a story about of human kindness occurring this very year in our little Ville. Because that is how you roll. This town is, at it's very heart, the best. Locals seem to understand that Love is an action word. </p><p>We wish you all a Happy New Year. Thank you for all you do to make us so very Hometown Proud. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGwJSat8feJ7qb_DwzFEaLL1LIV-I5PIQ6XIvoVeDWAAbELqFbvP5BZZ-W_VOFp5OYyXr9TTLalrc4Bq-HGEuc4z4zyPnsLQ0iXuOabVZQxMSQPKlpCdS63uWqpKtp0N5qBCK_no42L8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGwJSat8feJ7qb_DwzFEaLL1LIV-I5PIQ6XIvoVeDWAAbELqFbvP5BZZ-W_VOFp5OYyXr9TTLalrc4Bq-HGEuc4z4zyPnsLQ0iXuOabVZQxMSQPKlpCdS63uWqpKtp0N5qBCK_no42L8/" width="320" /></a></div><br />*photo credit Rick Stewart<p></p>Anna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-78755625916490937962020-12-15T13:26:00.002-08:002020-12-15T14:01:21.048-08:00Our fearless leaders...<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>Such a weird year but we have made it to December. Normally December is a big fat blast at the store: our Susanville Super Christmas Party is attended by darn near everyone that works here, delicious food served at the Historic Elks Lodge, gifts, friends, photos and SO many hugs. That same week a dozen or so of our crew dress up and head to the Symphony with me, enjoying the lights along the way and eating a ton of homemade treats during intermission. We miss those and many other special moments this year. </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>If I take just a moment and focus on what's good it's not hard to see. Those same folks that celebrate with me every year have worked with us shoulder to shoulder (albeit 6 feet away) as they always do. Even when people on both sides of the check stand were frightened and tensions were high plus items we never expected to run out of were scarce. My people were amazing. They made me Hometown Proud...again. </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>Along those lines I would like to take a beat and give a shout out to a few that really led our team through 2020. Rick didn't get to give all his thanks at our Christmas Party. This year I'm doin it! Cuz I wanna, cuz it is so deserved and cuz I can~ AND cuz I wanna tell you about the folks leading the charge.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwWtSH1Zy-2GuSEf6iQ9mU2q7qIg0LPxSx0o3lA-0qvb86x8Do6Yx82h3KeBH6bOsSka3pXWicTPWjbZcfclK23wTeMVe6vhxq-h-FzRaHJkMp7h6KgPBpZQEjwz4P2Ll0U8A4ZvxXjI/s2048/IMG_7035.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwWtSH1Zy-2GuSEf6iQ9mU2q7qIg0LPxSx0o3lA-0qvb86x8Do6Yx82h3KeBH6bOsSka3pXWicTPWjbZcfclK23wTeMVe6vhxq-h-FzRaHJkMp7h6KgPBpZQEjwz4P2Ll0U8A4ZvxXjI/s320/IMG_7035.HEIC" width="320" /></a></i></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>Jessica Eid Assistant Store Director, your calm demeanor (at least outwardly), willingness to do whatever it takes and "of course" response to every request never ceases to amaze. You're wise beyond your years. Thanks for all you do. Watching you grow up has been a pleasure.</i></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixic2LFOpUDmGlWi7b1u8ZgTHyiWSyC_WBhQ7XJfTiEz2r6SxudRFWCjY55asRjbUZHZ3kWGHuwdT8_gMAmzrMW9tjbRRwuFdHpWAJvw0bADzfJx0F3pDiLNeqd6bow0XLq7XRl1WAd4/s4032/IMG_5253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixic2LFOpUDmGlWi7b1u8ZgTHyiWSyC_WBhQ7XJfTiEz2r6SxudRFWCjY55asRjbUZHZ3kWGHuwdT8_gMAmzrMW9tjbRRwuFdHpWAJvw0bADzfJx0F3pDiLNeqd6bow0XLq7XRl1WAd4/s320/IMG_5253.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>Todd Eid Store Director, I have to defer back to what Rick says about you "you are the best in the business". The years of knowledge you possess cannot be faked and your ability to connect with customer and coworker makes us the Hometown market we are. When the $#@! hits the fan we know Todd will be there. Thanks for all you do.</i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>Jim Griswold Meat Manager, this guy uses a coach approach to manage/mentoring and nobody does it better. His department is run so smoothly we just take for granted that Jim has got this. Family is everything to Jim and he makes us feel like family. Thank for all you do.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvurajUl6VmX41AbKN331clTkW0hArb5dYksPlEDPIeZNHTQ-dhBEaUnNM777uVolV5BBxvXKiZC8gfjOt2qHwoyFzej1JBJ9yOAWzeNVlyUELreyl2j3Ud5JMMqEyik84-s-rLeFn8_0/s2048/IMG_6147.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvurajUl6VmX41AbKN331clTkW0hArb5dYksPlEDPIeZNHTQ-dhBEaUnNM777uVolV5BBxvXKiZC8gfjOt2qHwoyFzej1JBJ9yOAWzeNVlyUELreyl2j3Ud5JMMqEyik84-s-rLeFn8_0/s320/IMG_6147.HEIC" width="320" /></a></i></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>John Whitby Produce Manager, the last few years you have really come into your own. Adding all the responsibilities of Fresh Cut and putting a small kitchen in the department didn't phase John. As a matter of fact he shined. His optimist is a gift to us all. Thanks for all you do. </i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB51g7kMEKqO96ZlQ6d3EC6-yYiw3-kf18I9ELm9BW8pNgNkiBSh3hGmqOpxFn28DDWTAArcZEG_YfqFOGQQtFI4JTgJQTSakTfIHXCJ6J_3lRhSGBnOs7TJJZ0kQ0oCr1cQCRYrfhCEw/s2048/IMG_4050.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB51g7kMEKqO96ZlQ6d3EC6-yYiw3-kf18I9ELm9BW8pNgNkiBSh3hGmqOpxFn28DDWTAArcZEG_YfqFOGQQtFI4JTgJQTSakTfIHXCJ6J_3lRhSGBnOs7TJJZ0kQ0oCr1cQCRYrfhCEw/s320/IMG_4050.JPG" /></a></i></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>Kailie Shoemaker Bakery Manager, our newest department head, you have taken that department from classic to fabulous! Breathing fresh life into not just the product offering but the crew. Everyone has a hand in everything now. All this while raising two littles at home. You're a star. Thanks for all you do. </i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4K1RuCQQw-5FORb0l0zrPM5TBe_zclTKzgdPVYja1tDntaETCAY5rX2wNShaMCtRjOadMP3OGJ6jHKOIadXCqv_yJTNpzL4psbPkimfVSk2U8cdPJzOa-_IVQkfc6s5Zd3TAty7awcs/s2048/IMG_2803.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4K1RuCQQw-5FORb0l0zrPM5TBe_zclTKzgdPVYja1tDntaETCAY5rX2wNShaMCtRjOadMP3OGJ6jHKOIadXCqv_yJTNpzL4psbPkimfVSk2U8cdPJzOa-_IVQkfc6s5Zd3TAty7awcs/s320/IMG_2803.JPG" /></a></i></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>Hope Browning Deli Manager, so many challenges. You're ability to change on a dime through- high school lunch on/off, power outages, restaurants open/closed, fire lunches- all with a smile and that LAUGH. You bring smiles on the days we really need them. Thanks for all you do. </i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghI1lhsHEA9wu5s5RTlqFDWH-kknQqj4Q1GdxiZ1clwUvvUYzECVxiRq4N7cqhxZ5Iu5r8FoKi8AWQx6u5l5J-gINwtJvzQ6h2wdpfX2RETmtvNVZ633s9U88MMPR3MS5Wp2hAEm0SzUg/s2048/IMG_4934.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghI1lhsHEA9wu5s5RTlqFDWH-kknQqj4Q1GdxiZ1clwUvvUYzECVxiRq4N7cqhxZ5Iu5r8FoKi8AWQx6u5l5J-gINwtJvzQ6h2wdpfX2RETmtvNVZ633s9U88MMPR3MS5Wp2hAEm0SzUg/s320/IMG_4934.JPG" width="320" /></a></i></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>Rick Stewart Owner and my partner in crime, we call you the legal department and always know if you don't have the answer to a question you WILL find it. You're a force to be reckoned with and we are so blessed to have you on our side. Pouring over the nearly daily changes to keep our store in compliance and open has been completely on you meanwhile keeping up with all the regular day to day challenges of running a supermarket. Thanks for all you do. </i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>We try to take the time to thank and appreciate our staff regularly but sometimes the leaders need a lil extra love too. Maybe taking a beat to tell others what they're doing right is the best gift of all. </i><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></p>Anna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-11883869987497524912020-11-11T08:01:00.002-08:002020-11-11T08:01:28.086-08:00Veteran's Day<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCAxUzIKLe6npt_o951NaH_3OL2atLMYG_uqo9N-dGrFYH6ZQhhFff6v9Og81xD9XEWw4A0MzrBcP2Q4K520ZyOpjBVLtbHblkjcYj17Ehb5g9O2cBDSniw2QmZ__j43ExheHLo8Laeg/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="455" data-original-width="440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCAxUzIKLe6npt_o951NaH_3OL2atLMYG_uqo9N-dGrFYH6ZQhhFff6v9Og81xD9XEWw4A0MzrBcP2Q4K520ZyOpjBVLtbHblkjcYj17Ehb5g9O2cBDSniw2QmZ__j43ExheHLo8Laeg/" width="232" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The day Rick qualified for Submarines aboard the Lee with Captain Butler.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>The National Parks Service has a Veteran's Day gift to all Veterans and Gold Star families. And it's a good one. A FREE Lifetime pass to all our National Parks, this pass known as the America the Beautiful pass also waives lots of other public land fees. I teared up a little watching the video put out by the Park service, it is indeed a beautiful thing to honor our Vets this way. </i></span><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dys8rHNl8t5J4289iZ_37m_O4HRV9NalCYQNPgFbdI_R7OvPy8tZ6GUjkE5jIVMRUEHQFGE05IaC_ef9eJWOg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>My heartfelt thanks go out to all that have served our Nation, it is a sacrifice that doesn't go unnoticed </i></span><i style="font-family: trebuchet;">by my family. We love our Vets and our National Parks.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1Ap79eSHGXg5Hw5dhAUnPJnVkNuor6xyxixN7CIDO0bXFBW7Q4cPWljmGIObcaMHSZ7Og1U1r_1GvDCbqfLAQA5KVfQz1rx4fkADq4r1LqlZ2xrlJ0DARWi8-umb-LlXhtsE4_6kt5Q/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="1930" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1Ap79eSHGXg5Hw5dhAUnPJnVkNuor6xyxixN7CIDO0bXFBW7Q4cPWljmGIObcaMHSZ7Og1U1r_1GvDCbqfLAQA5KVfQz1rx4fkADq4r1LqlZ2xrlJ0DARWi8-umb-LlXhtsE4_6kt5Q/" width="319" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fam hiking in Lassen National this year.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></i></div><div><i style="font-family: trebuchet;">I married Rick Stewart in 1978 while he was serving in the United States Navy. We moved to Vallejo where he was stationed at Mare Island, then on to Pearl Harbor where our daughter was born. Three days after she was born Rick had to board the USS Robert E Lee and bid us goodbye for 3 months. This is in no way a huge sacrifice in Military terms but I gained an understanding of the service of our Nation coming before all else. Those that serve put our greater good first every. single. day. God bless em. </i></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUKXKwjTAhB150c9WY7wwNjm2ncc83CYWk6qApsVFwUHbgoi_yAg-ekasxudyGQVA8JMcAUdTaM_5cDnH0uFrgZC7P_VZyClm-wzFwGwCF0lcdXDIKLDZeDQ4rxO82GMLDH1dWCgRICA/s2048/IMG_1996.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1762" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUKXKwjTAhB150c9WY7wwNjm2ncc83CYWk6qApsVFwUHbgoi_yAg-ekasxudyGQVA8JMcAUdTaM_5cDnH0uFrgZC7P_VZyClm-wzFwGwCF0lcdXDIKLDZeDQ4rxO82GMLDH1dWCgRICA/s320/IMG_1996.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aboard the USS Robert E Lee, Rick and a very pregnant me :)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></i></span></div><div><div><i><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><i style="text-align: left;">Today our town will have a parade at 11am. Ever wonder why Veteran's Day is celebrated on 11/11 with most festivities at 11 am? Here is the official word from the VA:</i></div></span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>"World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” - officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France. However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. For that reason, November 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of the war to end all wars."</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>Thank you to all those Hometown Heroes that have served. God bless. Thank you to the National Park Service for recognizing them with this gift. </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><i><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></i></div><div><br /></div></div>Anna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-61609143580511160422020-11-04T10:07:00.000-08:002020-11-04T10:07:21.061-08:00New digital ad!<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5dIJcm5VOr4" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5dIJcm5VOr4/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe>Anna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-50573597919321083722020-10-27T08:48:00.005-07:002020-10-27T09:00:50.546-07:00Lassen, Plumas National Forest reforestation!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQc2S2hcnhWufQjFUR7I1MR48Wk1eSSadiyRAKh9O5oWq4qvyTtMZGHlirriVeA73gheBXshMsvSOsaOlwXrohjxiH2WN03YdfZc6YFrz6CS1w8GvDiYFy8JWpotRNjdjdudGt3WkQjg/" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQc2S2hcnhWufQjFUR7I1MR48Wk1eSSadiyRAKh9O5oWq4qvyTtMZGHlirriVeA73gheBXshMsvSOsaOlwXrohjxiH2WN03YdfZc6YFrz6CS1w8GvDiYFy8JWpotRNjdjdudGt3WkQjg/w241-h320/104495220_10217797220227750_5634234640161315823_o.jpg" width="241" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rick in PNF<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYBZ9F7GoD5NS_fott1sa3L7KNKaSIuIa4NeMcdNSXiPgd_vbmO_tUNJqr-h6juRpESubYb96nsLu56-HrhffB_KanfcHsHOZKkDm3GO5CGl-Akz7GcipsOCfP0H2_iRYAp3dCahBWmA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>My husband always says "the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, the second best is now", he probably didn't say it first but that's where I heard it so he gets the credit. The Monticola Club is looking to plant a whole LOTTA trees, acres of trees in Plumas and Lassen National Forest. Each acre will only require a $68 donation. Crazy right? Monticola is collecting donations for a local Penny Pines project, here's a brief description of Penny Pines from the USDA website:</i></span><p></p><i><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div><i><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></i></div>" the plan is this. Under a Conservation Agreement, you or your organization contributes $68 toward the cost of planting seedlings on about one acre of National Forest land in California. Using your donation together with Federal funds, the Forest Service will do the planting on the National Forest nearest you or the forest of your choice." </span></i><div><br /></div><div><div><i><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbb4HuOTFcTqPlicwy_Sgk3-GvFO96w1RuMxBxquqC6jXNb4CH6NioRJ-j0VVOSxrKY3CTcdOO9sQr_6nP8FnEC0sIXwXRativqq_EXzB5jb89CseaocDzdPDFPQnTn8NESR911pdQAw/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbb4HuOTFcTqPlicwy_Sgk3-GvFO96w1RuMxBxquqC6jXNb4CH6NioRJ-j0VVOSxrKY3CTcdOO9sQr_6nP8FnEC0sIXwXRativqq_EXzB5jb89CseaocDzdPDFPQnTn8NESR911pdQAw/w320-h180/20180611_132026.jpg" title="Hog Flat" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hog Flat LNF<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>Penny Pines was started by a women's sportsman club in 1941, back then $68 bought 10 acres of trees with the seedlings costing about 10¢ each. And I thought $68 was a bargain. I read on a National Geographic page that cones are taken from each national forest to harvest the seed, good seeds are put in cold storage until an order comes in, they are sown about a year before being moved by a refrigerated truck to the plantation area. The same article had this:</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i> <br /></i></span></div><i><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">"Placerville Nursery cold storage room is the only Forest Service seed bank in the state and holds 70,000 pounds of seeds representing every national forest in California."</span></i><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>That's right, Placerville! Who knew. </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREA5Sm6AZPAu76a6453NwNHROWoCLUtfJNXhGMZY3IBnDDdRv9RoQEczbQ0aeugIXVa1nNEkipe9s-Yz4LbP0CgvTqmAnZ_hXfHxGWmR7QXnSdMRstTLt0dMxvMqBftri8vkkActVY0k/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREA5Sm6AZPAu76a6453NwNHROWoCLUtfJNXhGMZY3IBnDDdRv9RoQEczbQ0aeugIXVa1nNEkipe9s-Yz4LbP0CgvTqmAnZ_hXfHxGWmR7QXnSdMRstTLt0dMxvMqBftri8vkkActVY0k/" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>Our LoCaL Monticola does so much for the community from pool beautification to scholarships, there's even a book documenting their history in Susanville. We'd like to thank Monticola for all they do!</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70wxy_JDtW-g9h6F8WB13YpOK6NGFYx0ogRyuVN3onRS1SacK3UgxgCzXKkJd40K_tfgL3sNijpfhhiyJbTBeezo2isp1Lsq4PW9lWlJ1X4guYaRbAcqDpYzbNrRrVpmNpciWtzzv4Mo/s730/Screen+Shot+2020-10-27+at+8.27.51+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="417" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70wxy_JDtW-g9h6F8WB13YpOK6NGFYx0ogRyuVN3onRS1SacK3UgxgCzXKkJd40K_tfgL3sNijpfhhiyJbTBeezo2isp1Lsq4PW9lWlJ1X4guYaRbAcqDpYzbNrRrVpmNpciWtzzv4Mo/s320/Screen+Shot+2020-10-27+at+8.27.51+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>Susanville Super currently has jars on the check stands if you'd like to be a part of this wonderful reforestation project. </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><br /></i></span><div><i><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></i></div></div></div>Anna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-66722547259425193422020-09-28T14:44:00.002-07:002020-09-28T20:38:12.682-07:00Bakery Manager Kailie<span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjaCn1SFOL0fdffIG9lzgH_1DqXAQeVo0LH_mMvlLMydGYYaUwgIiaRJgz7Qc_Uykj-l8RfjJo8ZdYPiL-KHjUYNMh4dg-IN9liwnouZJgIiz0fF6QtZ5As4gfc7e2Euxljtjiui-5ik/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjaCn1SFOL0fdffIG9lzgH_1DqXAQeVo0LH_mMvlLMydGYYaUwgIiaRJgz7Qc_Uykj-l8RfjJo8ZdYPiL-KHjUYNMh4dg-IN9liwnouZJgIiz0fF6QtZ5As4gfc7e2Euxljtjiui-5ik/" width="320" /></a></div><br />Please join me in congratulating Kailie on her promotion to Susanville Supermarket Bakery Manager!</i></span><br /><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtj2W_MV9bnXaaM4fF1ZUyH_u6XrsC7vRN_XTC8qUB5WqAEWCrlGVvPeH5rlbmL9Ie2xxDjqMd49IPAPsbMPb1WOZ9q8nqprYGxi4jBwol9ZXRPWREND3tri2ox-CrnVoUlkhVCTpslQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="720" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtj2W_MV9bnXaaM4fF1ZUyH_u6XrsC7vRN_XTC8qUB5WqAEWCrlGVvPeH5rlbmL9Ie2xxDjqMd49IPAPsbMPb1WOZ9q8nqprYGxi4jBwol9ZXRPWREND3tri2ox-CrnVoUlkhVCTpslQ/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>Kailie was hired back in 2007 as a deli counter clerk, at 17 she wasn't even old enough to use the slicer. She was an antsy one. Just to keep her busy enough her manager would schedule her for bakery AND deli. One night Kailie saw the donuts being made from scratch and wanted to learn that also. Our cake decorator chose Kailie to train as a back up decorator, as many of you know, Kailie's cakes are incredible! If she sees it in a magazine (they still have those) or on Pinterest she can do it. </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fg-Luf3qX2oDnHj64bKIu8s2j4oAhvixX7ZKKC6LjrfpM0vLNnnpxmrzJ1Dn6RRYRirK-3XyDSlpEU-qJFMvFeuBZ5Bg4oE4VxZQFvZ9qzSoogY5c8B7TWYg4RuvUcije6pWolrB6us/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="828" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fg-Luf3qX2oDnHj64bKIu8s2j4oAhvixX7ZKKC6LjrfpM0vLNnnpxmrzJ1Dn6RRYRirK-3XyDSlpEU-qJFMvFeuBZ5Bg4oE4VxZQFvZ9qzSoogY5c8B7TWYg4RuvUcije6pWolrB6us/" width="135" /></a></div><br /><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>Lots of changes going on over there; Dakota, such an artist when it comes to making the Best Donuts on the Planet, is training a back up for himself so he can spend more time baking. Cortney, formerly a sous chef, is now making scones and breads and anything else we need. Hannah is showing her talents in decorating daily, giving Kailie a little more time to focus on all those new items you see on our table plus instead of only baking at night we now are baking FrEsH all day long! </i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><i style="font-family: trebuchet;">We are so Hometown Proud to have another long term team member work their way up to management!</i></div><div><i style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></i></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>Congratulations Kailie! </i></span></div>Anna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-37323549002777793992020-08-07T14:01:00.005-07:002022-10-30T04:37:42.747-07:00Constantia. Mom. Bacon. Trust me it will all make sense.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="1024" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XWFsNw0sCNMAX3NgcPHNsCfi18c-QYf1TZLkM5KO4MSxFERJ9jEVHXROKoXhEWvatvj0i6Z7UzBUwkRJnGVsHQOYkfpp-r71dW9_CKQW8Cqix82oSBFcbOqMrR9snHCm5iWFBY6asj0/w410-h290/Con-Church71018-1024x723.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="410" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo credit Tim Purdy's Blog<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><font face="trebuchet"><i><br /><br />If you follow local historian Tim Purdy you know Lassen County used to move a whole lotta buildings. Homes, churches, barns, businesses have been relocated.. I was surprised to learn in Tim's recent blog that the adorable little chapel in Doyle was moved there in 1904. It had previously been in Constantia since being built in 1898 ish. How the heck do you move an entire building? No idea. BUT I do know that the previous generations really understood reduce, reuse, recycle. Nothing that could be used went to waste. We used to roll our eyes at our parents and grandparents using the cottage cheese container instead of the perfectly matched tupperware that was in the cupboard. Now my husband and I discuss, actually discuss, how we might </i><i>use the empty container. It happens.</i></font><div><i style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="font-family: trebuchet;">I promise you this will all come together in the end.... I can absolutely say, without fear of contradiction, my Mom made the best Potatoes O'brien EVER. I have spent years trying to replicate the perfectly caramelized onions and peppers, the tender yet golden crispness of the potatoes. Mom used cast iron, got the oil hot then would salt and pepper the bottom of the pan </i><i style="font-family: trebuchet;">(liberally) </i><i style="font-family: trebuchet;">before adding her ingredients. I did ALL that. So what's the problem? I have</i><i style="font-family: trebuchet;"> even pre baked the potatoes so they just needed to be diced and browned. Still... not as good as Mom's. Until now. </i></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kXWjkCWG_IYf9482LOQiw4XXATFcSYhmoGYST4avBkt8BEafPsXzKDaCl-Ij1wwXId6CDUdMCBjFHoyqnajWKb6ThsnTodigk8grYxpOduTpf5YBcgTw4sWJWFZh3r6gygj0Odwiomo/w328-h246/IMG_7945.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: start;" width="328" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yukons OBrien<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><font face="trebuchet"> </font></div><div><font face="trebuchet"><i>One Saturday morning I filled a sheet pan with bacon to cook in the oven, it's a super clean way to cook it. I like to cook a full pan, that way after breakfast the rest goes in the fridge to crumble over salads, make BLTs and such. Then it came to me! That old coffee can that was always on the counter, filled with her personally curated blend of bacon grease. Like I said nothing went to waste. THIS was the secret. I did a little google search so I could create my own amber deliciousness. I poured the oil from my bacon through a sieve right into a canning jar and popped it in the fridge. Momma would be proud. It has been used to sear everything from eggs to halib</i></font><i style="font-family: trebuchet;">ut (that halibut was heavenly). A tablespoon of bacon drippings is like a 1/4 cup oil, no idea why, plus it adds a smoky/saltiness that you can</i><i style="font-family: trebuchet;">'t get any other way. I highly recommend ALWAYS having it on hand. Just. Like. Mom. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. NOTHING went to waste!</i></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="980" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNu3IkqoX_Ecrzk8tLcfaEK6xyxThNQjhGCs15sNC7k584YMduDeRbTYvCkyArHg_TI_C6ZwYYWkkejXeLvuP4PwR2ZeyRvzdZZu2gwjzM5_aeVhZUGyZerKtveGeWThaqI1plEq8QBw/w261-h262/IMG_8049.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="261" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh bacon, how I love thee.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><font face="trebuchet"> </font></div><div><font face="trebuchet"><i>See I told you it would come together :) </i></font></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9sMsCTmjSOs0knI7Bv6VevpGGgOGuTIJrB84DIY-2BTOD4Kw_e5ndieFceBEi7pGUXZl-gX0i4oJ4sDj6a-FppkB21wrIkI5dQkUuQh1aDePiATjSHFfosNUoquZXYzb3s1qFg4y2Z0/w197-h262/IMG_7944.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="197" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE SECRET. That wasn't so secret.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div><font face="trebuchet"></font></div><div><font face="trebuchet"><i><br /></i></font></div><div><font face="trebuchet"><i>Thanks to Tim Purdy for all the Hometown History. Thanks to all those Moms out there for all the good food~</i></font></div><div><font face="trebuchet"><i><br /></i></font></div><div><br /></div><div><font face="trebuchet"><i><br /></i></font></div><div><font face="trebuchet"><i><br /></i></font></div></div>Anna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-25176182977285806142020-07-01T09:03:00.000-07:002020-07-01T09:03:02.144-07:00Patti. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSV8-wHFMvv6AUS6XgZ9wugKZWV3Y_Jvmlxe8ypzrVyZZ5Dn0xzaJ6zi_FPAWOV317goqBRz2CqL3bvriuBKgLNTMeYuisk1DzLzaGo3tzwqVeBOFx-YDVIVeeeKhfB9XPhFt3CUvUZg/s1600/38365_138003466233417_7582853_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSV8-wHFMvv6AUS6XgZ9wugKZWV3Y_Jvmlxe8ypzrVyZZ5Dn0xzaJ6zi_FPAWOV317goqBRz2CqL3bvriuBKgLNTMeYuisk1DzLzaGo3tzwqVeBOFx-YDVIVeeeKhfB9XPhFt3CUvUZg/s320/38365_138003466233417_7582853_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>I remember like it was yesterday. 20 years ago this adorable girl in her cute little glasses walked into the front office, was interviewed by Rick and hired on the spot. Little did we know. She has brought so much fun and enthusiasm and friendship to our lives. Crohns walks, Cancer walks, Search and Rescue, Bunco, IGA girls dinners, Patti shows up. You can count on her. Plus you never know what she'll do next!<br /></i></span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>A few of my favorite 'Patti moments' have been posted on our social media:<br /><ul>
<li><i>I just walked out of my office to see Patti telling the customer in front of her "Just remember, I've got a jar of pickles in my hand and I'm not afraid to use them".</i></li>
<li><i>It makes me nervous when I hear Patti in Express say things like "I can't get my leg up there". </i></li>
<li><i>Todd told her to "take 10" once, she misunderstood and dropped to give him 10 push ups!</i></li>
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Thank you Patti for 20 years of bringing the Hometown Proud to Susanville Super <3</div>
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Anna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-23618429179037177032020-06-17T10:13:00.000-07:002020-06-17T10:13:22.409-07:00Curried Chicken Salad<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>My grand daughter is graduating from High School this year. I know many kids are, we even have several working in the store. Whether they are the kids that would showboat across the stage or the ones with sweaty palms and a fear of tripping, I'm sorry they won't get to walk. Celebrations will likely have fewer people but that doesn't mean the accomplishment will go unnoticed. One of our team members received a special commendation on the recommendation of a customer and it was worded so beautifully;</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>"You were born when the world was grieving 9/11 and you are graduating as the world grieves a pandemic, although your two biggest launches into freedom have taken place in the midst of tragedy just know that the world is an amazing place and it is waiting for you with open arms. We grieve with you that your senior year is ending this way but we can't wait to see how you overcome and soar. YOU WERE MADE FOR THIS!" </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Indeed. You got this. This is the culmination of years of hard work, commitment and challenges met, both social and academic. Let me take this time to focus just on YOU. You deserve that. We are all so very Hometown Proud and though we will miss seeing you walk I promise to keep you in my thoughts and prayers as you embark on the next stage of your life. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>To the graduating Class of 2020, Thanks for making us Hometown Proud, God Bless. </i></span>Anna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-4062189831706436472020-05-22T07:49:00.001-07:002020-05-22T10:34:19.412-07:00Retirees<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>"I got lucky I guess. Somebody was looking out for me." Kenny Loflin. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>On May 9th 1968 Eagle Thrifty opened a brand new store in the building that is today Susanville Supermarket. 19 year old Ken Loflin was one of the first employees and would only work for a week before being drafted into the US Army. After completing Basic Training in Fort Lewis Washington and Artillery School in Fort Sill Oklahoma, Ken volunteered for Vietnam. The Army had other plans. Ken was a pole vaulter for the United States Army (he says this with a smile), that's what he means when he says "someone was looking out". Absolutely. Ken had been an athlete in High School so the Army had him pole vaulting and playing fast pitch softball competitively all up and down the East Coast. Ken did indeed get lucky. </i></span><i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And so did we. </i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Ken returned to Susanville 2 years later and with only a couple of interruptions has worked at this store ever since. That is 52 years of service to his community. He retired many years ago but still works in the store a couple days a week. We are fortunate to have Ken and several of our retirees still working in the store one or two days a week. Ken Loflin, Tom Berger and Debbie Oschner bring so much experience and knowledge to the table, we definitely got lucky too. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Thank you to Ken for your service to our Country! Thank you to all our still working retirees for your continued service to our community! </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend everyone. God bless. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>I received the nicest gift from customer Beverly Clark. A signed copy of Joe Carcione's book, The Greengrocer. I grew up watching him on the evening news and was inspired to call my blog The Green Grocerette from that experience. This gift really touched my heart and brought back fond memories. Thank you so much Beverly!</i></span><br />
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<i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I learned to cook in the 70s and still have a fondness for those one dish casseroles but without the heavy sauces, too much cheese (it can be a thing) and now I add a ton of bright fresh veggies. Chicken Pilau is an old southern favorite, chicken thighs, collards (don't be afraid), </i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>carrots, celery, onions and Aidells Mango Jalapeño sausage simmered with basmati rice.... so comforting and flavorful! If you use basmati the rice won't get sticky, just fluffy. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Salt and pepper chicken cubes, saute in hot olive oil until done. Add sausage, onion, celery, carrot and garlic. Cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. Stir in broth, rice and collard greens, bring to a boil. Season with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes to taste. Remove from heat and cover, bake in 350* oven for 25 minutes. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>This makes plenty to share. I'm sure someone you know could use a little comfort too~</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Maybe doing the normal everyday things is just what we need. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Stay well. Stay kind. Stay Hometown Proud. ❤️</i></span><br />
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<br />Anna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-83762138510290414502020-04-17T09:30:00.002-07:002020-04-17T09:30:28.355-07:00Jim and Susie<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJDMRtHYpV4y7-3g6XYK1VMx_iqJHzysqKeYYMkAeeMLtNwMYgcx2Htas3wmVtpO8dcB9ADWF7OfGNeKlpQNuisA5u_oNo2WUYstOPvlTTDsyepz9-VFK1ol61RTaCcRwgOoltXl9LlQ/s1600/65770495_2433136066706863_8983628212227538944_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJDMRtHYpV4y7-3g6XYK1VMx_iqJHzysqKeYYMkAeeMLtNwMYgcx2Htas3wmVtpO8dcB9ADWF7OfGNeKlpQNuisA5u_oNo2WUYstOPvlTTDsyepz9-VFK1ol61RTaCcRwgOoltXl9LlQ/s320/65770495_2433136066706863_8983628212227538944_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Some people make friends for life. Once you’re in, you’re in. Jim and Marilyn Chapman are like that and our friendship began in a most unlikely way. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>More than a couple of decades ago Rick received a 3 page letter from a customer outlining a shopping trip to our store. On this trip a couple of things had gone wrong, one of the wrongs had to do with orange juice. It was so long ago I don't think any of us remember all the details but we do have what is lovingly/laughingly known as the ‘orange juice letter’ somewhere :) . The letter was from Jim Chapman. When Rick called him to work it all out, they just hit it off. Rick and I would bike ride with Jim and a bunch of locals, some would ask how Marilyn was or tell Jim to say Hi to her, then he would talk about Susie... I could not figure out which one was his wife and who the heck the other one was! Then I met Marilyn SUE and it all made sense. We’ve all been friends ever since. You never know when great things will come from those little challenges. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>So let me tell you a about the wonderful friend I found. Marilyn Sue (Susie) is a retired 3rd grade teacher, she has also taught other grades including college but 3rd grade was her favorite and fits her perfectly. There are an awful lot of adults with children of their own that still think of her as Mrs Chapman. She is also an AVID quilter, sooo many beautiful quilts, last year Susie gave me one from her private stock and I will treasure it forever. When I found myself in need of masks for our entire crew I called her wondering if she knew anyone currently making them. She asked a few questions and a little bit later let me know she and Jim would be making them. The next several days they worked night and day to crank these out just as fast as possible. These masks are beyond anything I could have expected. 3 layers of cotton, the middle is muslin to aid in filtration, wonderful prints, each sealed in a baggie with a personal note including a thank up to all of US. This gift was made with love not just for us but for the community the Chapmans have spent their lives in service of. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>HUGE thanks to Jim and Susie, we are blessed to have such wonderful friends that are also Hometown Heroes. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>Anna Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160061486195084191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315125679309147054.post-52701358650814534922020-04-17T09:25:00.000-07:002020-04-17T09:30:46.156-07:00Apart together<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubsnrZIgW7n0DhsZ2Y2GvXbAZLI2Xb-exzXJPvGV-KXN8mFc2go-KuJszCQpwvoKESiOEMXqWCz1_tmwomyTJE-x_Ksqn65T46qD_XLgpys-Ouep185eNirMck2u4NtPdc_5SPNjFEOE/s1600/1AAF33E0-6A75-4706-AB1E-552C6B833006.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubsnrZIgW7n0DhsZ2Y2GvXbAZLI2Xb-exzXJPvGV-KXN8mFc2go-KuJszCQpwvoKESiOEMXqWCz1_tmwomyTJE-x_Ksqn65T46qD_XLgpys-Ouep185eNirMck2u4NtPdc_5SPNjFEOE/s320/1AAF33E0-6A75-4706-AB1E-552C6B833006.jpeg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><i>Can you imagine what the isolation must have been like quarantined in 1918 during the Spanish Flu pandemic? Mistrust and fear permeated communities, when people did emerge it wasn't the same. Many felt the friendliness and sense of community was gone. No one talked about it, the fear was so great. Tough to resolve things you're afraid to mention. </i></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>So here we are today. Driven apart by circumstances yet it certainly has brought our community and families together. Text, FaceTime, phone calls keep us in touch with family and friends. What truly matters is in the foreground again. Everywhere I look I see a helping hand, new ideas and a commitment to our overall health. You all make me so Hometown Proud. As I write this my friend Marilyn "Susie" Chapman and her minion/hubby are busy making masks for my WHOLE team which they are donating. This humbles me. David Teeter of Margie's Book Nook has set up a table in our store filled with activities for young and old alike, he is also going through his store and putting together donations for various agencies. Social media is humming with shared ideas and humor regarding our current situation. Barriers are being built to keep the germs away and the people together. Senior Center, Salvation Army, Churches, Schools and individuals all pitching in to help one another with an eye especially toward those that would be gravely affected by this virus. Everyone thinking outside the box to keep our local small businesses operating. Curbside delivery available for salons, restaurants and stores. Mountain Yoga is renting out their spin bikes and taking all classes online, which I signed up for right away. Weight Watchers, churches, support groups all online too. The best part is it's our locals, online or at the curb or in the store. People we know and trust. People we want to protect. The same smiling faces that get us through the tougher days greet us on the easy ones. </i></span><br />
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<i style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Maybe this general concern for one another isn't always evident, today it is everything.</i><br />
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