• Name: Bryan DeMain

• Age: 28

• Family: Wife, Darla; sons, Bryson (2 1/2 years old) and Drake (8 months)

• City of residence: Yuba City

• Occupation: Acting sports editor for the Appeal-Democrat

• Hobbies, interests: Spending time with family, anything with sports, cooking and barbecue, playing guitar, writing and reading.

• Where do you get your news? Appeal-Democrat, of course, and everywhere else.

• What brought you to the Yuba-Sutter area? My job.

• What is the closest you've been to a famous person? Met a few athletes — Jim Otto, Reggie Theus, Bubba Paris, Hillary Will — and watched Sean Penn film a scene of a movie in Reno.

• If you were granted one wish, what would you wish for? A rather large check.

• Favorite musical group: Can't choose just one.

• Favorite television show: "Boy Meets Grill" with Bobby Flay

• Favorite sports team: I don't know if I should share that...

• Who do you most admire and why? Teddy Roosevelt, took care of business

• Tell us about a life-changing experience: Raising children, it's the greatest, yet toughest thing you'll ever do.

• Favorite quote: "All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words; freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope." — Winston Churchill

• What was your first job? Bus boy, barback at Lake Natoma Inn in Folsom

• How would you describe yourself? Responsible, goofy with a tendency to be where the action is.

• What kind of pets do you have? Two cats, seeking a dog.

• What was your favorite/least favorite subject in school? History was my favorite/ French was my least favorite.

• What are your favorite places to go in Yuba-Sutter/Mid-Valley/Sacramento area? Anywhere east of Sacramento.

• What is your dream job? Screenwriter

• What is your favorite part of the job? The craziness.

• What are some of your fondest memories? Playing cards with my grandfather as a kid.

• What are your favorite foods? I like a lot of stuff, but on top of the list is Cajun and Southwest — anything with a little heat.