Robert Wattell

Age: 39.

Family: Wife, Michelle; son, Devin, 9; parents, Ron and Barbara.

Residence: Meridian.

Occupation: In shipping and receiving at Bearing Belt Chain Co. in Marysville.

Hobbies, interests: I like to play computer games, go fishing and camping. My favorite place to camp is Letts Lake, outside of Stonyford, and the favorite place to fish is Sacramento River.

Describe a typical day off of work: Playing with my son.

Where do you get your news? Internet, Appeal-Democrat, Channel 10.

What brought you to the Yuba-Sutter area? Born and raised here.

What's kept you here? My parents, work, family.

Where would you like to live for a year? Fort Bragg.

Where would you like to settle down someday? Somewhere on the coast.

What is the closest you've been to a famous person? I was in the second row and saw Stone Cold Steve Austin wrestle.

What would you do with a million dollars? Pay off bills and travel. I would like to go to England or Rome.

Where is your dream vacation? To Southern California to Comic-Con and BlizzCon.

Who has had a strong influence in your life? My grandfather.

Do you have a favorite memory to share? Going to Redding and visiting my grandparents in a park. They lived in Oregon and we were here, so we met at the park.

What did you want to be when you were a kid? A baseball player, in the outfield.

Favorite place to go to in the area? Brock's for ice cream.

What would you like to see different in the community? I would like to see more stores, like electronics stores, and restaurants come in.

What is your pet peeve? That people don't get it, or have a clue.

What are you best known for? Being shy.

What do you like about yourself? I'm friendly.

Favorite movie: "The Transformers"; all of them.

Your favorite television show as a kid: Saturday morning cartoons — "Bugs Bunny."

Favorite sports team: San Francisco Giants.