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Jennifer Flanagan is a barista and the editor of the Willows Honker. It's no surprise that her favorite thing to read is the “AP StyleBook.”

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Jennifer Flanagan

• Name: Jennifer Flanagan

• Age: 17

• Family: Parents, Janet and Larry, and sister, TJ.

• City of residence: Willows

• Occupation: Student and barista at Starbucks. I am also the editor of the Willows Honker.

• Favorite part of being a barista: I love coffee and the people.

• What part of being a barista would you gladly give up? The 5 a.m. grumpiness.

• What do you like most about Willows? In Willows, if somebody needs help, the community will work as a family to help them out.

• What would you like to change in Willows? If they would place four skyscrapers downtown, I would be happy.

• Tell us about a life changing experience: I am a cancer survivor.

• If you were granted one wish, what would you wish for? To achieve success as a marketing director or editor.

• Whom do you most admire and why? My mother and father. They are the strongest people I know.

• What are your favorite places to go in the area? Chico and Redding.

• What was your first job? A barista at Starbucks.

• If you were a superhero, what would your power be? The ability for a 12-page spread to be designed in the snap of a finger!

• What is something you can't live without? Coffee and my Blackberry.

• Describe yourself in three words? Determined, driven and a perfectionist.

• Pets: A dog: an American Eskimo, Cody.

• How do you unwind? Peppermint tea and relax aromatherapy from Bath and Body Works.

• Hobbies/interests: Coffee, journalism and advertising

• Where do you get your news? The Willows Honker, Willows Journal and the Washington Post

• Favorite thing to do on a rainy day: Drink coffee, talk on the phone to friends that I haven't spoke to for a while and going to the gym.

• Fondest memory: My parents taking me to Build-A-Bear Workshop after my MRI scans in San Francisco.

• Favorite book: "AP Stylebook"

• Favorite food: Spaghetti

• Favorite music: Jazz

• If you were reincarnated as an animal, what would you be and why? A butterfly because they have a free spirit.

• What is your guilty pleasure? Chocolate and "Chelsea Lately"

• What quality in people do you most admire? Trustworthiness

• What was your favorite toy as a child? I didn't play with toys.

• Favorite superhero: Batman

• Favorite TV show: "Lie to Me"

• Worst TV show: "Jersey Shore"

• Favorite movie: "Legally Blond"

• Worst movie ever made: "Superbad"

• Worst fear: Being kidnapped and then drowned.

• What would you do for a Klondike Bar? I would swim the English Channel.

Know Your Neighbors is a weekly profile of people who live and work in Willows and southern Glenn County. To nominate someone for a future profile, call 934-6800 or e-mail willows@tcnpress.com.


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