Kings River Life Magazine

Rogue Festival 2017: I’m a Musician; Do you Want Fries with That

FROM THE February 1 ISSUE

IN THE Music SECTION

by Tony Imperatrice

So, what is it like to be a professional musician? What is it like growing up studying to be a classical pianist? Do parents ever really support there children’s life choices? And, what exactly IS a real job? I will explore these questions, and many more, in my new show I’m a Musician; Do you Want Fries with That. At each performance you will enjoy humorous stories from my many varied life experiences and you will get to hear and see me performing some amazing music.

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Holiday Hangover By Kathi Daley: Review/Giveaway

FROM THE January 28 ISSUE

IN THE Kathleen Costa SECTION

by Kathleen Costa

Zoe, dealing with a pregnancy test’s false positive, struggles to come out from under the covers, but disappointments are hard to set aside. However, with Zak’s support and his suggestion of a change of scenery, her outlook starts to improve. Zak’s close friend has offered a week’s stay at Bear Mountain Resort in the Canadian Rockies to enjoy some skiing and pampering.

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The Cat House on the Kings: Rescues to the Rescue, Special Needs Cats, & Challenging Projects

FROM THE January 28 ISSUE

IN THE Animal Rescue Adventures SECTION

by Jackie Dale

This is my final opportunity to remind you of an important upcoming fundraiser for The Cat House on the Kings. On Saturday, February 18, Club One Casino of Fresno is hosting a fundraiser to benefit The Cat House on the Kings. For $40 you buy-in with 3,000 chips. There are unlimited re-buys until the end of the first break. There will be prizes and raffles! Club One is generously matching the proceeds of the fundraiser $1 for $1!! For more info text “clubone” to 95495, call 559-497-3000, or visit www.clubonecasino.com. While you are at your calendar, in the spirit of advance planning, put a big “X” on Saturday, May 6, the date of the Spring Open House.

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Coming Attractions: I Just Like the Titles

FROM THE January 28 ISSUE

IN THE Coming Attractions! SECTION

by Sunny Frazier

Welcome to Yeast of Eden, the Mexican bread shop in Santa Sofia, California, and the first in the series by Winnie Archer. Struggling photographer Ivy Culpepper has lots of soul-searching when she came back to town. When she enters a bread making class, it’s the aroma of fresh conchas in the oven, or her instant connection with the owner and her sisters, but Ivy knows she’s found the missing ingredients in her life.

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More Fun Mysteries from Penguin & Kensington

FROM THE January 28 ISSUE

IN THE Kathleen Costa SECTION

by Sandra Murphy
& Kathleen Costa

This week we have 3 more fun mysteries from Penguin and Kensington authors-Telling Tails: A Second Chance Cat Mystery by Sofie Ryan, Death on the Patagonian Express: Amy’s Travel Mystery by Hy Conrad, & A Pinch of Poison: A Lady and Lady’s Maid Mystery series by Alyssa Maxwell.

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Great Food Search: Tamales

FROM THE January 28 ISSUE

IN THE Terrance V. Mc Arthur SECTION

by Terrance Mc Arthur

Tamales—friendly little bundles of cornmeal and good stuff, wrapped and steamed in corn husks. Yummy stuff, and that is the subject of this Great Food Search. I go out to restaurants and other food venues, reporting what is best and what’s the rest.

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Rattie Ratz: Rescue Story, From Labs to Love

FROM THE January 28 ISSUE

IN THE Rodent Ramblings SECTION

by Alyssa Nader

Patrick was a lab rat, rescued in a group of 53 rats from a biomedical facility. All that the Rattie Ratz volunteers were told about his time there is that he “ran mazes.” Despite his rough beginning, Patrick found a loving home, became the “gentle giant” that he is today and even met his soulmate, thanks to the love and effort of many volunteers.

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Academic Decathlon Team At Reedley High

FROM THE January 28 ISSUE

IN THE Education SECTION

by Cameron Calvillo

“Every morning I arrive at RHS at 6:40 a.m., and have the opportunity to coach and mentor some of the most savvy and skillful students on campus.” Those are the words of Amber Hunt, a French teacher at Reedley High; she is also Reedley’s Academic Decathlon coach. You heard her. Six-forty a.m. every day, and the students aren’t far behind. Their long day begins at 7:00 a.m.

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Ill Met by Murder By Elizabeth J. Duncan: Review/Giveaway

FROM THE January 28 ISSUE

IN THE Mysteryrat's Maze SECTION

by Sandra Murphy

Charlotte is the costumer for the Catskills Shakespeare Theater Company. It sounds like a peaceful job: sewing, repairing, and making sure costumes are ready for quick changes. Not so in real life. It’s hectic as this year it also involves a wedding. Once a year, the company performs for one night only as a fundraiser at Paula Van Dusen’s estate. This year her daughter, Belinda, is marrying Adrian, hardly her mother’s first choice as a husband.

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Death of the Big Kahuna By Catherine Bruns: Review/Giveaway

FROM THE January 28 ISSUE

IN THE Food Fun SECTION

by Kathleen Costa

Alooooha! Welcome to the Aloha Lagoon Resort Mystery series…
Gemma Halliday Publishing has provided ‘cozy’ fanatics a marvelous multi-author book series. Each story, penned by several well-received authors, is set at the same tropical destination, Aloha Lagoon Resort, a resort where it seems murder has come to vacation.

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A Fatal Twist By Tracy Weber: Review/Giveaway

FROM THE January 28 ISSUE

IN THE Cynthia Chow SECTION

by Cynthia Chow

When Kate Davidson agreed to train and become her best friend’s doula, Kate thought that witnessing a twenty-one hour labor would be the most disturbing sight of the night. Instead, that honor goes to the vision of the aptly named Doctor Dick making out with a nurse in the hallway of A Better Birth Associates’ birthing center. Kate sees him all too soon in her own Serenity Yoga studio, where she learns that Doctor Richard Jones is the husband of one of her students.

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Framed For Murder on Hallmark Mysteries & Movies: TV Review

FROM THE January 28 ISSUE

IN THE Mysteryrat's Maze SECTION

by Doward Wilson

Kate Carlisle’s cozy four-book Fixer-Upper Mystery series is brought to life on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries television channel. Framed For Murder introduces us to Shannon Hughes who runs the family’s construction business which specializes in renovating the historic Victorian mansions found in Lighthouse Cove in Northern California.

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Family Healing Center: Did California Decriminalize Prostitution for Minors?

FROM THE January 28 ISSUE

IN THE Community SECTION

by Steve Wright

I am sure your face looks like mine did the first time I was asked this question, which was just a few days ago. As much as I try to keep up with the laws in California and across the nation, I am sometimes surprised when I am asked about certain laws being passed that I am not aware of. So, of course when I was asked a question to which I did not know the answer (and thought I was being pranked), I set out to find the truth. Once

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The Witness For the Prosecution By Agatha Christie ACORN-TV

FROM THE January 25 ISSUE

IN THE Kathleen Costa SECTION

by Kathleen Costa

Acorn-TV provides hundreds of the best programming options including news & reviews, mysteries, dramas, comedies, documentaries, foreign language, feature films, and some programs only available on ACORN-TV. Currently there is a free trial, but the regular monthly or annual subscription fees seem reasonable. With hours of commercial-free streaming enjoyment for the true fan of UK productions, you won’t be wondering, “What’s on tonight?”

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