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AFTER FIVET H E N O R T H S T A T E M A G A Z I N ESEPTEMBER 2020 / 33rd Year / No. 11 THE NEWS, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT MONTHLY

2020 CENSUS COUNTING ENDS SEPTEMBER 30

VIRTUAL FASHIONModel Abigail Young strolls down the catwalk during the 2019 Redding Fashion Alliance fashion

Fashion Week will be capped off with a virtual

Facebook page and YouTube channel. See page 2

SUSANVILLE SONATA– a sonata of sorts –

Lassen High School

of the Susanville

coach and three-

S u r v i vor s e r i e s

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CELEBRATING 20thcelebrating its 20th season. The new season will

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ON THE COVER

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By Jon Lewis

From street style to elegant formal wear, designers from the Redding Fashion Alliance promise a spirited review when models take to the virtual walkway on Saturday, Sept. 12, to cap off the third annual Redding Fashion Week.

“It’s to showcase the work of local designers,” said Jan Kearns, executive director of the Redding Fashion Alliance. “There will be a huge diversity. We have some people focusing on sustainability, reusing and repurposing fabrics and others are into very elegant formal wear.”

A total of 11 designers and local companies will be highlighted, including three recipients of the annual Emerging Designer Award. The awardees each received $1,000’ worth of access to the Alliance’s maker space.

The featured designers are Shelby Cook and her Freedom Flight line; Sarah Whitney and her Musu Fashions; and Abigail Young with AJ Young Designs.

The fashion show premieres at 6 p.m. on the Alliance’s Facebook page and on its YouTube channel. For schedules and links, visit www.reddingfashionalliance.org.

The show is free but Redding Fashion Alliance will be seeking sponsorships and donations. Contributors at the $50 level will receive a “watch party” box of food, beverages and other goodies, Kearns said.

“We’re very grateful for having the opportunity to do this, even in the middle of a pandemic,” Kearns said. “Anybody can view it anywhere in the world. We’re looking forward to it.”

During the fi rst two Redding Fashion Weeks, most events were live, “but this year, because of COVID-19, we’ve had to reconfi gure how we do it,” Kearns said. While

most events will be virtual, she said businesses are encouraged to get involved. “Restaurants can have a signature cocktail for fashion week, for instance, or specials at clothing stores.”

Turtle Bay Exploration Park is participating in Fashion Week with a virtual exhibit titled “The History of the Little Black Dress.” Julia Pennington Cronin, Turtle Bay’s curator of collections and exhibits, said the exhibit will highlight Turtle Bay’s women’s wear collection and trace the history of the black dress from its early 20th-century roots to contemporary interpretations of the iconic fashion statement. For more, visit www.turtlebay.org.

Now in its fi fth year, the nonprofi t Redding Fashion Alliance works to inspire and build a creative community in the north state by giving designers access to lessons and other resources, including machines, technology and a maker space at aff ordable rates.

The goals include promoting living-wage jobs in design and manufacturing of high-quality, small-batch apparel, accessories and textile-based products.

Presently, the Redding Fashion Alliance has eight employees and 20 designers who come in any given time to utilize the space.

It was during the early stages of the pandemic when members of the Alliance responded and helped out by producing 1,200 pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) and 400 fabric masks that were donated to Mercy Medical Center.

Located at 1698 Market St. at the intersection with Placer Street, the Alliance has 10 maker spaces available for rent and a retail storefront featuring locally made fashions. Classes in sewing and fashion design are off ered for children and adults.

Designers with Redding Fashion Alliance will take to the virtual walkway Sept. 12

PHOTO AND COVER PHOTO / Jamie Solorio Photography

PHOTOS / Jan Kearns

Earlier this year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,

the Redding Fashion Alliance, including Gini Holmes (above)

produced1,200 pieces of personal protective equipment

(PPE) and 400 fabric masks that were donated to Mercy

Medical Center.

Above, model Morgan Fator walks the runway during the 2019 Redding Fashion Alliance fashion show. This year it will be a virtual fashion show at 6 p.m., Sept. 12 on the Alliance’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. For schedules and links, visit www.reddingfashionalliance.org.

The Performing Arts Society of Redding presents Trio Francais in a virtual performance at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 11, on the Performing Arts Society’s YouTube channel. Go to YouTube and search for PAS Redding.

Trio Francais, a local piano trio with violinist Cherie Gans, cellist Juile Crabill and pianist Sheri Curtis, will perform a program ranging from the music of Cole Porter to Dmitri Shostakovich, tango composer Astor Piazzola and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Like all PAS virtual performances, this concert will be available on the PAS YouTube channel, so you can enjoy it later at your leisure, and as often as you like. The show is free of charge, but PAS appreciates any donation you can make.

PAS, now in its 36th year, presents free monthly, primarily classical concerts featuring small ensembles and soloists, and they showcase local artists. As a non-profi t organization, PAS is supported by donations and memberships. Following are their tiers of donations requested: Adults and families $40; seniors $30; students $20. Include your complete name, email, phone number and address and mail your donation to: Performing Arts Society of Redding, P.O. Box 990904, Redding 96099. For more information, visit pasredding.org

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North State Symphony invites you to embark on a unique journey of rediscovery while simultaneously celebrating its 20th season. The new season will feature a mix of virtual and in-person concert experiences, all designed with a commitment to the comfort and safety of audiences, musicians, and the community at large.

Beginning in September, NSS musicians will take center stage each month with small ensemble video performances of their favorite music under the guidance of Maestro Scott Season and supplemented by virtual interviews along with question and answer sessions. Videos will be premiered online and on local public access television stations. Concerts are free to view.

Beginning in February 2021, NSS plans to celebrate a return to live performances on north state stages with four concerts. This series will feature two classical Masterworks concerts in February and May, Prokofi ev’s “Peter and the Wolf” in March, and fi nishes with a blockbuster pops concert “Our Expanding Universe” in June featuring selections from Holst’s “The Planets.” This series will be available soon for purchase as a season package followed by single ticket options.

Visit northstatesymphony.org for more information.

Symphony begins 20th season withvirtual performances, followed by plans for spring concerts at venues


By CARRIE CLASSONI noticed my wrists were sticking to my desk.This was a gradual awareness. I spend almost all

were undeniably sticky. I had used the wrist rest in

there were a few rips in the fabric. This had apparently progressed, completely unnoticed, until the wrist rest had started to ooze some awful sticky substance, which was now stuck to my arm.

“How did this happen?” I asked myself.I have a friend whose father was a hoarder. She

with his stuff. He would conquer one room and then, almost imperceptibly, move into the next room until one day, the family found they could no longer use the kitchen range because it was piled high with stuff.

“ H o w d o e s t h i s happen?” I asked her.

I remember a tr ip across the country when my husband, Peter, and I came upon a mobile home, sitting by itself, completely covered in a faded blue tarp. I assumed the home was abandoned until I saw there was a light on. The light was kind of hard to see because all the windows were covered with the blue tarp.

“How do you get to the point where you are living under a blue tarp?” I asked Peter.

“Gradually,” he said. I think this is probably true.

that roof that would have allowed the occupants to see out the windows. But they probably thought this would work for a little while. Then one day turned into two, two days turned into months and, after a while, they got used to it. Who needs curtains when all your windows are covered with a blue tarp?

I am spending more time in my house than ever before and it has caused me to notice things.

One morning I was waiting for my coffee to warm up and I got to looking at the poster we have hanging in the kitchen. The poster predates our marriage. I

print of peppers in shades of red and green with the names of the peppers underneath. I took a good look

there were no longer red and green peppers on it. All the peppers had faded to various shades of pale pink and baby blue.

Furthermore, the frame had come unglued and there

thing looked dreadful, and it had been hanging there in plain sight for who knows how long without me noticing.

“Peter! The pepper poster looks awful!” Peter took a look at it.

“How did this happen?”I am replacing the pepper poster with a new poster

of peppers. They are brightly colored and hopefully will stay that way for a few years.

In the meantime, I am looking around the house as if seeing a newly discovered land, trying to see what I no longer notice. (Why is there a box of cookies tucked behind my printer? Why are there peat pots stacked on the washing machine?) It is a revelation, looking at my house anew.

whatever I can to keep from waking up one morning and looking out on a blue tarp.

THE POSTSCRIPTThe Blue Tarp


Dear Savvy Senior,What can you tell me about reverse

mortgages? The coronavirus damage to my retirement account has me considering it but want to make sure I know what I’m getting into.

- Cash-Strapped Senior

Dear Cash-Strapped,Massive job losses, a volatile stock

market and low interest rates caused by the coronavirus pandemic has caused many cash-strapped retirees to consider a reverse mortgage. But there’s a lot to consider to be sure it’s a good option for you now.

Let’s start with the basics. A reverse mortgage is a unique type

of loan that allows older homeowners to borrow money against the equity in their house (or condo) that doesn’t have to be repaid until the homeowner dies, sells the house or moves out for at least 12 months. At that point, you or your heirs will have to pay back the loan plus accrued interest and fees, but you will never owe more than the value of your home.

It’s also important to understand that with a reverse mortgage, you, not the bank, own the house, so you’re still required to pay your property taxes and homeowners insurance. Not paying them can result in foreclosure.

To be eligible, you must be 62 years of age or older, own your own home (or owe only a small balance) and currently

be living there. You will also need to undergo a

fi nancial assessment to determine whether you can aff ord to continue paying your property taxes and insurance. Depending on your fi nancial situation, you may be required to put part of your loan into an escrow account to pay future bills. If the fi nancial assessment fi nds that you cannot pay your insurance and taxes and have enough cash left to live on, you’ll be denied.

Loan DetailsAround 95 percent of all reverse

mortgages off ered are Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM), which are FHA insured and off ered through private mortgage lenders and banks. HECM’s also have home value limits that vary by county but cannot exceed $765,600.

How much you can actually get through a reverse mortgage depends on your age (the older you are the more you can get), your home’s value and the prevailing interest rates. Generally, most people can borrow somewhere between 50 and 60 percent of the home’s value. To estimate how much you can borrow, use the reverse mortgage calculator at ReverseMortgage.org.

To receive your money, you can opt for a lump sum, a line of credit, regular monthly checks or a combination of these.

But be aware the reverse mortgages aren’t cheap. HECM loans require a 2 percent upfront mortgage insurance payment, plus an additional 0.5 percent annual charge, on top of origination costs and lenders’ fees. Any amount you borrow, including these fees and insurance, accrues interest, which means your debt grows over time.

To learn more, read the National Council on Aging’s online booklet “Use Your Home to Stay at Home” at NCOA.org/home-equity.

Also note that because reverse mortgages are complex loans, all borrowers are required to get counseling through a HUD approved independent counseling agency before taking one out. Most agencies charge between $125 and $250. To locate one near you, visit Go.usa.gov/v2H, or call 800-569-4287.

Other OptionsIf you have a short-term need for

cash, there are other options you should look into. For example, many low-income seniors don’t realize they qualify for the earned income tax credit, a refundable tax break that can put cash in your pocket. You also could use Benefi tsCheckUp.org to search for fi nancial assistant programs you may be eligible for.

Another possibility is a regular home equity loan or line of credit. This type of borrowing requires you to make payments, and lenders can freeze or lower limits on lines of credit, but the borrowing costs are much lower.

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

By Jim Miller

Should seniors consider a reverse mortgage now?

/ September 2020 / After Five–Please See Page 10

Government restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 have had no effect on a growing trend on the island of Okinawa, Japan, called “rojo-ne” (literally, sleeping on the road), which local authorities blame on the

in “awamori,” a traditional rice-based liquor.

Okinawa police have

reports of rojo-ne in just the

Guardian reported, putting the island on pace to match

incidents, which resulted in 16 accidents and three deaths.

before coming to Okinawa.”

have canceled the event because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Associated Press reported.

Serrahima said she hopes people will be able to return

are “taking advantage of the emptier streets and riding – masks up.”

attracts thousands of riders and covers a 10-mile course

such as Independence Hall

People living around Olten,

when it began snowing cocoa powder. Strong winds that morning distributed the cocoa dust from a malfunctioning ventilation system at the Lindt & Spruengli chocolate factory nearby, delivering enough to cover at least one car, the Associated Press reported.

cleaning services, but no one

ventilation system has been repaired.

offering Deschutes County residents three one-night sleepovers through Airbnb

$4 – about the cost of a video rental, Oddee reported.

Lucky movie lovers will have a pull-out couch, bean bags and pillows for their

bottles of Pepsi and snacks to enjoy during a marathon of

to the store with loved ones to

a movie that suits whatever

Harding, the store manager.

A mystery unfolded in

Walla Walla (Washington) Public Library when workers performing renovations during the COVID-19 shutdown demolished a section of shelves and discovered a disintegrated paper bag with

Heads gum.

Library staff determined the hidden snacks dated back to

Library director Erin Wells posited that “somebody had stashed it there and maybe thought they could get it later ... but there was no way to get it out.”

outraged, but did not set bail for defendant Anthony Walker, which surprised even Walker, who had been arrested for the second time in two days for

leading police on a high-speed chase.

new bail reform law,” Walker said, Judge Eannace said he had no choice but to let Walker go.

Walker had hit another car

had been reported stolen. “I plan to do the right thing

anyone was hurt. Utica police noted that

Walker made the same pledge

said Walker, “I did take them on a high-speed chase ...

South Dakota, have been cheered recently by the

corn stalk growing up through a crack in the pavement at a busy intersection.

Corn, the stalk had its own

as a symbol of resiliency and

Leader reported, neighbors found the plant had been ripped from the ground overnight, prompting sorrow

memorial.

story end like that,” said

stalk, renamed it Cornelia and is nursing it back to health in a 5-gallon bucket.

permanent home for Cornelia, now a local celebrity, with the

Push, Washington, said they received a report of a suspicious person trying to rent an airplane without a

at the Jefferson County International Airport.

another plane rental business

and was again refused, but surveillance video showed Jordal returning later to steal the keys to a Cessna airplane, which he fueled up before

according to authorities.

watched the plane on radar: “Altitude would change dramatically from 5,000 feet to

doing loops and doing twirls.” Authorities said a possible

plane crash was reported around 10:30 p.m., but no wreckage could be found in the heavily forested area that evening.

found the plane, with Jordal unconscious inside. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

reports that a company in

install a satellite dish, “but it would probably be covered in mud.” So what gives?

symbol. (It) just seems to go well with the Canadian identity.” Sure enough, Grant


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Toyko called Kowagarasetai (which roughly translates to Scare Squad) has launched a drive-thru haunted house that allows patrons to socially distance from its “zombies” while getting a good fright.

With customers safely sealed inside their cars, the zombies do their best to scare the occupants, draping themselves over the cars and smearing them with fake blood.

“The distance (between customers and cast) has actually gotten shorter since there is only a window between them,” said Daichi Ono, a cast member. The zombies then helpfully clean the cars when the 13-minute show is over.

The Krone Circus in Munich, Germany, has come up with a stinky idea for making extra money during COVID-19 restrictions: selling jars of excrement from its 26 lions and tigers (price: $6 each).

While some buyers opt in to support the circus or to offer the jars as a prank, Reuters reported, others are using them to repel pests: “I am told it keeps cats away from the garden, and ... it keeps the animals away from the car, where they eat all the electric cables,” lion tamer Martin Lacey said.

Some of the funds go to a charity that improves living conditions for captive animals.

Renowned architect Shigeru Ban is attracting attention with new public toilets he designed in two parks in the Shibuya district of Tokyo.

The toilets are surrounded by transparent colored glass that turns opaque when the door is locked on the inside, Sky News reported.

“At night, the facility lights up the park like a beautiful lantern,” said Ban.

The technology allows users to see whether the toilet is clean and empty before entering. But users say while

turned opaque, leaving them with an unsettled feeling.

Srinivas Gupta, a businessman in Koppal, India, and his wife, Madhavi, were building their dream home when she died in a tragic car crash in 2017.

But in many ways, she is still with Gupta – especially now that he has installed a life-size wax statue of her in the home.

position, clothed in a pink sari and gold jewelry.

“The planning for the house was all

entering this new house without her,”

daughters, told CNN. At a housewarming party, friends

and relatives posed with Madhavi on a couch and posted photos to social media.

The family says they will keep the

statue in their courtyard: “She used to enjoy the outdoors,” Anusha said.

A Chinese businessman living in the United States has commissioned the priciest face mask in the world from Israeli jeweler Yvel, the Associated Press reported.

Yvel owner Isaac Levy said the 18-karat gold mask will cost $1.5 million and sparkle with 3,600 white and black diamonds.

everything,” Levy admitted, “but if it can buy a very expensive COVID-19 mask and the guy wants to wear it and walk around and get the attention, he should be happy with that. I am happy that this mask gave us enough work for our employees to be able to provide their jobs in very challenging times like these,” he added.

Levy said he would not wear it himself, though.

your overweight belly for saving your life, but a 28-year-old man in Henan Province, China, is doing just that.

through a wooden cover on a well in his hometown of Fuliudian Village, Fox News reported.

But rather than plunging to the bottom, he got stuck in the opening with his built-in life preserver.

to hoist the man out of the well using a rope tied around his waist, but Liu escaped unharmed.

At Shooters World in Orlando, Florida, a teenage girl walked into a display gun safe – and the door closed behind her, locking her inside.

to the scene, where they “tried the

unfortunately the fail-safe system failed on it,” explained Chief J.J. White.

Instead, ClickOrlando.com reported, responders used a hydraulic extrication tool to free the girl, who was not injured in the incident.

license in Hickman County, Tennessee, on time, but when she received the new card in the mail, it was missing a key ingredient: her photo.

been was an empty chair, WKRN reported.

“The lady at the DMV did not really believe me when I was like, hey, I need

But when she saw the ID on her computer, she said, “Oh, I need my manager for this.” Wes Moster of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security explained that the

Dodd that was reused for the renewal by mistake, and she was issued a new license right away.

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Ben Wade’s road to Susanville sounds like the blueprint for the Johnny Cash song “I’ve Been Everywhere” – an apropos ode to a man of many talents whose core lies in music.

From musical prodigy to soccer coach to reality TV star to symphony maestro and high school music teacher, Wade, 48, has been everywhere and seemingly done everything along the ride.

Perhaps best known for his three seasons on the CBS hit “Survivor,” Coach Wade, or the Dragon Slayer as he was known, says he leads a simpler life now as the 17-year maestro of the Susanville Symphony and music teacher at Lassen High School.

“I’m eclectic,” Wade said while on a brief vacation near Quincy. “I’m all of those people, but now I choose to put family fi rst, then the high school and symphony and that leaves less room for other things.”

Raised in a musical family, Wade took to the trumpet in an era without the distractions of smartphones and social media. He says it fostered the spirit of family and drew out his talent as time was often fi lled with sounds and song.

“From Tennessee to Russia to India and Budapest, we traveled as a family without distraction,” he said. “Playing (music) with the family was a rich education.

“It was a continual lesson.”Endless practice led to success.

Success led to scholarship opportunities playing the trumpet. It also came with the realization that goals were just that, another check.

“Things came easy and I knew I needed to get away from it before it got boring or I got burned out on music,” he said.

A sojourn to Los Angeles to work for his uncle led him to the vocation that would tag his name forever more – coaching – as well as land him in Susanville.

With stops in Redding as Simpson’s fi rst women’s soccer coach to schools in Oakland and Florida, Wade’s star was rising…on his way to Susanville.

“I was on the coaching ladder and they needed a coach at Lassen (Community College),” he said. “The symphony really started as a fl uke.”

In a town desperate for culture, Wade said it started slow with 18 people and it was “rough and raw.”

“But it snowballed,” he said. “This town was desperate for something, desperate for that culture.”

The Susanville Symphony came into existence and shortly after soccer in Missouri – and Survivor – called.

He coached Southwest Baptist University from 2005-2009, when he received an unusual message.

“It said ‘Hey, we don’t think you’re right for ‘The Bachelor’ but we think you’d be great on ‘Survivor.’ You’re the most unusual guy we know,” he said, adding some of the players sent in an audition for him to be on the ABC dating show.

He applied, but turned the producers down when he said he realized fi lming would be during the soccer season.

“In passing I told my boss I turned down the show and he basically ordered me to go on the show,” Wade said, adding that he was told his players would understand the magnitude of the opportunity. “They did not understand and it basically derailed my coaching career.”

But the camera loved Wade, who was known as Coach Wade on his three seasons: “Survivor: Tocantins,” “Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains” and “Survivor: South Pacifi c.”

“I was scared shitless on the fi rst (season) when Jeff Probst calls on me during the fi rst challenge,” he said.

Growing into the game and realizing what producers were looking for, Wade said he was 100 percent authentic but knew how to play to the camera.

“You become a diff erent creature when the boundaries are released,” he said. “Do I quote Nietzsche, compose music and still like Van Halen and Wolfmother? Yes, I do. And the producers love those eccentricities.

“They gave me the gift of the edit.”He was runner-up in his fi nal season

and has been quoted as saying he’d never do another season of the show, partly because of the toll it took on his body, but also due to some of the other players’ personalities. However, he said never say never.

“Even though I’ve told them no, I’m a believer in destiny,” Wade said. “Fate is something you can’t change, destiny you can. I think I just made that up, but I think it’s pretty profound.”

And while he might not say no, Wade isn’t sitting at home waiting for the call. That’s because he’s busy with his wife, kids, teaching and music.

“I miss coaching, but not the recruiting cycle,” he said. “I never wanted to be a high school teacher, but have learned to love it. I realize the impact I can make.”

Still, he loves getting home to wife Jessica and their children Lenna, Bekston and Avvan.

“When the bell rings, I want to get home and see the kids,” Wade said.

Illustration generated from original photo by Monty Brinton/CBS

Wade was on three seasons of the hit CBS television show “Survivor.”

PHOTO / Susanville Symphony Society

Wade is a music teacher at Lassen High School and has been the maestro for the Susanville Symphony since its inception in 2003.

Maestro Wade now more a family man than a ‘Survivor’ or ‘Coach’

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