Rebekah Hansen

• Name: Rebekah Hansen

• Age: Early 30s

• Family: Husband, Jon, and four kids

• City of residence: Yuba City

• Occupation: Photographer

• Hobbies, interests: Reading, spending time with family

• Where do you get your news? Internet

• What brought you to the Yuba-Sutter area? My dad, a minister, took a church position here.

• What is the closest you've been to a famous person? George Herbert Walker Bush passed right by me about eight years ago.

• If you were granted one wish, what would you wish for? That my children grow up to be strong, healthy and educated.

• Favorite musical group: Chris Tomlin

• Favorite television show: Murder mysteries, including the "CSI" shows and old episodes of "Matlock" on the Hallmark Channel

• Favorite sports team: Kings, Tony Stewart, and the Boston Celtics

• Whom do you most admire and why? Jon, because he's a wonderful husband and a great father, strong and kind

• Tell us about a life-changing experience: Giving birth to my children and realizing how fragile life is.

• Favorite quote: "Let my words be sweet and tender for I may have to eat them tomorrow."

• What was your first job? Vacuuming my dad's country church when I was 10.

• How would you describe yourself? Happy

• What kind of pets do you have? A chocolate Lab and a German shepherd

• What was your favorite/least favorite subject in school? Favorite, social studies; least favorite, math

• What are your favorite places to go in the Mid-Valley/Sacramento area? Old Sacramento and Lake Oroville