Beef and Nutrition: Facts to Link to……
From the article, "96 Lean Beef Nutrition," by Nicole Wolverton, located on LiveStrong.com, lean beef contains the following nutrition:ProteinIncluding 96 percent lean beef in your diet provides you with a rich source of protein. A 4 oz. serving of this beef has 25g...
A Featured Recipe from HISTORIC INNS & EATERIES
I thought I'd share with you all one of the recipes that we've included in our newest State of Jefferson book, HISTORIC INNS & EATERIES IN THE STATE OF JEFFERSON, coauthored with Bernita L. Tickner. The recipe is for Stilton Cheese and Onion Soup!This book was an...
A Wonderful Writer ~ Well Worth a VISIT
My friend, Carolyn Wing Greenlee, has begun a blog and website that is well worth a visit. Legally blind, with only 4% of her vision remaining, she is a walking testimony to the power of faith, determination, and perseverance. Her newest blog is about how she manages...
The Christmas Holiday Comes to Fort Jones
Looking for a place to savor a Christmas Holiday Parade? Fort Jones, in the heart of the State of Jefferson, will have its annual Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 11. The parade will wend its way down Main Street, past the Scott Valley Bank, the Hardware Store...
The Skinny on Fat…..Some Facts
Here are some interesting Facts about Fats, in particular the fat in beef:It's a misconception that beef's fatty acids are all saturated fats. In truth, beef is like other foods that contain fat. It has a fatty acid "package" that contains various amounts of saturated...
Published Map of the Proposed State of Jefferson in 1941
I recently purchased this old map clipping that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle. Stanton Delaplane, a young writer, went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for his series of articles written about the young State of Jefferson "movement." He traveled the area and...
Testimonials
Charles Bowles was a real-life man who lived in the rough times of the mid-1800s. He seemed an ordinary enough person as a son and then a husband and father. But Charles had a restless streak that changed his life completely.
Because Charles became a stagecoach robber, a most successful robber, but definitely not an ordinary one. Charles had a unique penchant for leaving bits of poetry at the scenes of his crimes, a penchant that eventually earned him the name and title of Black Bart, The Poet Bandit.
This is a fascinating fictionalized account of that life change.
