Steve Justus

Name: Steve Justus.

Age: 65.

Family: Wife, Patricia; three daughters, one son, three grandchildren.

Residence: Yuba City.

Occupation: Retired from being at principal at Tierra Buena School for 17 years. ... Still miss the people I worked with at the school and the kids.

Hobbies, interests: Sports, photography, helping at the Community Memorial Museum of Sutter County.

What brought you to the Yuba-Sutter area? Born in Gridley, moved to Fort Bragg for eight years after college, moved back to the area in 1978 when we bought a business.

Favorite places in the area? We love the Buttes and the Grass Valley area. Also, we are within a few hours of so many different places.

What is the closest you've been to a famous person? Spoke to Charles Barkley passing through the airport in Phoenix.

What would you do with a million dollars? Pay off the mortgage, help our children, travel within the US to Missouri and abroad to Israel.

Favorite musical group: The Eagles.

What has had a strong influence in your life? Being a Christian has shaped my life.

What was your first job? As a child — picking up prunes.

What is your dream job? Playing shortstop in the major leagues.

Club/organization membership? We attend Cornerstone Evangelical Church and belong to the Community Memorial Museum of Sutter County/ Historical Society and the Nevada County Historical Society.

What is your pet peeve? People throwing down trash wherever they are.

What is one of your fondest memories? Childhood — fishing and hunting with my dad.

What would you like to see different in the community? More trees.

Favorite sports team: San Francisco Giants.

Favorite book: "Men at Work" by George Will.