March 10
What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others. Pericles
Doni Chamberlain
Shasta Elementary School student’s memory lives on
Adam Lease would be 30 this year. A car crash cut his life short at 17. He was on his way to a soccer game.
Betty and Larry Lease created a memorial scholarship in their son’s name soon after his death. Since then, 28 students have received this sentimental award that remembers a good student, loyal friend, responsible citizen and loving son and brother.
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It’s almost spring
Have a good weekend. See you Monday.
Tagged trout trap fish poacher
The story below, published on www.mtshastanews.com, is the stuff of CSI plots. Credit Food for Thought’s Jim G. for finding this story and sharing it with us: Continue Reading
We should all be so lucky to see
“The Way Bobby Sees It”
By Doni Greenberg
The documentary is about 45-year-old Bobby McMullen of Redding. The former Central Valley High School graduate’s love of extreme sports earned him countless doctors’ visits to treat broken bones, often simultaneous, including arms, wrists, collarbones and ribs. He’s missing a toe and part of his pinky finger, and has had numerous concussions Continue Reading
march 7 quote
“I call it the fourth-quarter attitude. Why do so many people wait until the very last second to really live life to the fullest?” – Bobby McMullen
quote march 5
“Food is our common ground, a universal experience.” James Beard
Local paper suffers from poor circulation
Oh my, the interesting things one finds on Food for Thought forums, information you just won’t see in the local paper. For example, see what our own brainiac techno wizard Jim G. posted after he did some math-based research and analyzed the numbers reported in E.W.… Continue Reading
Temple Beth Israel hosts dinner, folk dancing event,
By Doni Greenberg
I’m crazy about ethnic food festivals. I’ve been to a Greek food festival in Sacramento, and a Jewish food festival in Stockton. Both were a blast. Both featured traditional foods and music. It’s always so interesting to try new foods… Continue Reading
march 5 quote
“A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch.” ~James Beard
