• Name: Jeanette L. Brown

• Age: 55

• Family: Single

• City of residence: Oregon House

• Occupation: Rancher and owner/manager of Oregon House Farms

• What brought you to and keeps you in the Yuba foothills? Rural lifestyle

• Pets: Copper, my Australian Kelpie, who is my constant companion

• Hobbies, interests: Farming, fishing, gardening, photography

• Where do you get your news? Local newspapers, Internet

• What's the closest you've been to a famous person? I sat in the Oval Office with John F. Kennedy, as a representative from my grammar school.

• Favorite music: Enjoy most music

• Favorite TV show: I don't watch TV

• Favorite place to go in the Y-S area: Yuba River

• Clubs, organizations: North Yuba Water District, Yuba County Resource Conservation District, local food coalition, American Angus Association, Sierra Business Council, Trout Unlimited

• The most frightening or thrilling thing you've ever done: Flying with a friend

• How would you describe yourself: Outgoing, tenacious, creative

• Favorite dessert: Crème brulée

• Favorite movie: "Out Of Africa"

• Favorite quotation: "It is amazing what you can accomplish, if you do not care who gets the credit." Harry S. Truman