• Name: Brenda Little

• Age: 48

• Family: husband, Jerry; a daughter; two sons; five grandchildren; and a great-grandson

• City of residence: Sutter

• Occupation: Personal lines insurance manager/bookkeeper

• Hobbies, interests: Snowmobiling, jetskiing, camping, fishing and cooking

• Where do you get your news? Appeal-Democrat and TV

• What keeps you in the Yuba-Sutter area? My family and my job

• What is the closest you've been to a famous person? I was right next to Chuck Yeager at the Grass Valley fair in the 1990s. I didn't even know it was him.

• If you were granted one wish, what would you wish for? To win a lot of money and share it with my family.

• Favorite singer: Reba McEntire

• Favorite television shows: "Survivor," "American Idol" and "Dancing with the Stars"

• What was your first job? Picking prunes — I started out when you got so much money per bucket. Within a week I got promoted to bucket dumper.

• What kind of pets do you have? Two dogs, Angel and Tank; two cats, Coco and Nicki; and a goldfish, One-eyed Charlie

• What is your dream job? I have my ideal job

• What are your favorite foods? Potatoes and rice

• How do you contribute to the community? I help a lady, who lives near Collins Lake, that I used to work with by taking groceries to her every week.