• Name: Shelly Robberstad

• Age: 58

• Family: Sons Stephen and Jef; daughters Dena and Brenda; nine grandchildren

• City of residence: Yuba City

• Occupation: Property manager, medical secretary

• Hobbies, interests: Golf and dancing, camping

• What brought you to the Yuba-Sutter area? Life changes

• What is the closest you've been to a famous person? Then California Gov. Jerry Brown in Southern California when he was speaking

• If you were granted one wish, what would you wish for? To be able to be close to all my children and family members

• Who do you most admire and why? My grandmother Farrell. She was a very, very strong, loving woman.

• Favorite quote: "What goes around comes around."

• What was your first job? I was 13. I worked in a convalescent hospital as a dishwasher in Manteca. I made a $1.05 an hour.

• How would you describe yourself? Everyone says I'm dependable and caring.

• What kind of pets do you have? A dog named Cole and a cat named Badger

• What was your favorite/least favorite subject in school? Favorite was science and least favorite was history

• What are your favorite places to go? Mendocino County, along the California coast

• What is your dream job? Running a bed and breakfast

• What is your favorite part of the job? Meeting people

• What are some of your fondest memories? Times I spent with my grandparents and my siblings, every Sunday after church for big family dinners in Bakersfield

• Who is your favorite author? John Grisham