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Tad Thornton owns Thorton Tire & Muffler in Willows. His dream job is to be a cage fighter full-time.
Tad Thornton
• Name: Tad Thornton • Age: 30 • Family: Son, Hunter ,11; daughter, Alexis, 7 • City of residence: Lifelong Willows resident, but just moved to Chico. • Occupation: Owner of Thornton Tire & Muffler. • Favorite... Full story
Melissa Albright is a sophomore at Elk Creek High School and owner of Plants by Mel in Elk Creek.  She once met Joe Montana at a gas station in Santa Rosa.
Melissa Albright
• Name: Melissa Albright • Age: 16 • Family: Mom, Molly; step-dad, Marty; sister, Katy; brother, Rodney and 5 step-sisters. • City of residence: Elk Creek • Occupation: Student and owner of Plants by Mel in Elk Creek.... Full story
Luis Leal's fondest memory is the day he met his girlfriend. His dream job is to open his own restaurant some day.
Luis Leal
• Name: Luis Leal • Age: 22 • Family: Girlfriend, Jackie, and son, Alex ,21 months • City of residence: Chico • Occupation: Cook at the Willows Market • Favorite part of the job: Talking to the customers. •... Full story
Holly Myers owns Gathering and is the packaging coordinator for Rumiano Cheese. Her hobbies include ‘gathering' salvaged gift, garden and home items.
Holly Myers
• Name: Holly Myers • Age: 39 • Family: Husband, Dale; three kids. • City of residence: Willows • Occupation: Owner of Gathering, and Packing Coordinator for Rumiano Cheese. • Favorite part of the job: Gathering:... Full story
Susan Stine is co-owner of Valley Home Realty. Her favorite television show is
Susan Stine
• Name: Susan Stine • Age: 38 • Family: Husband, Douglas; sons, Doug, 30, Joshua, 28, Nick, 20 and Jared, 16; daughter, Jessica; and granddaughter Bailey, 3. • City of residence: Willows • Occupation: Co-owner of Valley... Full story
Lori Pride, real estate broker at Miller and Pride Realty, says that her dream job would be to volunteer.
Lori Pride
• Name: Lori Pride • Age: 47 • Family: Husband, Don; sons Logan and Daniel; and soon-to-be daughter-in-law, Tori. • City of residence: Elk Creek • Occupation: Real estate broker and volunteer everything! • Favorite... Full story
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.”
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. •... Full story
Levi Sprague of Willows makes a face for the camera. If he were granted one wish, he would wish for more toys.
Levi Sprague
• Name: Levi Sprague • What's your middle name? Ramon. But it's really Monroe. It's hard to remember my middle name. I was named after a president. • Age: 4 • Family: Mom, Jenn; dad, Jared and brother Atticus, 8. • City... Full story
Deanna Hamilton holds her daughter, Faith, in her living room in Willows. Her fondest memory is when her husband, Justin, proposed to her.
Deanna Hamilton
• Name: Deanna Hamilton • Age: 31 • Family: Husband, Justin; son Jack, 5 and daughter Faith, 8 months. • City of residence: Willows • Occupation: I am starting a daycare. • Favorite part of the job: The kids and... Full story
Dave Boehm of Boehm's Boot Camp stands in front of the American flag in his gym in Artois.  If he were reincarnated as an animal he would want to be a cross between a lion and an eagle so he would be the king of the jungle and the master of the sky.
David Boehm
• Name: David Boehm • Age: 33 • Family: Wife, Laura; three sons, Cameron, 13, David, 9 and Brock, 2. • City of residence: Artois. • Occupation: Owner of Boehm's Boot Camp • Favorite part of the job: Watching... Full story
Barry Hovet is a heavy construction welder at the PG&E Generating Station in Maxwell.  He describes himself as quiet, funny and caring.
Barry Hovet
• Name: Barry Hovet • Age: 46 • Family: Daughter, Jamie, 21. She just graduated from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. • City of residence: Willows by way of Fremont • Occupation: Heavy construction welder (boiler maker) at... Full story
Kevin Askeland is a teacher and a senior sports writer for MaxPreps. One of Askeland's favorite places to go is any football field on Friday night.
Kevin Askeland
• Name: Kevin Askeland • Age: 44 • Family: Single, but I have a twin sister, Kelly, a younger brother, Brad, and my mother, Marlene. • City of residence: Willows • Occupation: English teacher at Williams High School and... Full story
Jeremy Sawyer's most embarrassing moment will be when this article gets published.
Jeremy Brian Sawyer
• Name: Jeremy Brian Sawyer • Age: 28 • Family: Parents, Marc and Mary Sawyer; brothers, Nate and Tyler. • City of residence: Willows • Occupation: Mr. Fix-It, sanitation engineer and comic relief for Glenn County Office... Full story
Getting body piercings are Kevin Gresham's guilty pleasure. He thinks they are fun to get and addictive. His dream job is to become a mortician.
Kevin Gresham
• Name: Kevin Gresham • Age: 24 • Family: Mother and father, Tina and Steve, sister Tiffany and brother Steven • City of residence: Willows • Occupation: Clerk at Circle K. • Favorite part of the job: It gets me... Full story
Rodney Cooper of Willows is a barista at the Starbucks in Willows.  If he were granted one wish he would wish for interplanetary space travel.
Rodney Cooper Jr.
• Name: Rodney Cooper Jr. • Age: 44 • Family: Mother and father, Rod and Judy Cooper • City of residence: Willows • Occupation: Barista at Starbucks. • Favorite part of the job: Working with the people. •... Full story
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