Community Q&A 07/14/03

The Rahlfs familyn Name: Michael Rahlfs

Lives in: North Jackson, almost Fruitland.

Family: Wife Sandy; daughter Ashley, 14 months.

Job: Digital printer for Magna-Tel; Sandy's a CNA for the Lutheran Home; Ashley's job is making sure anything below two and a half feet high is on the floor.

What do you like most about the area? Jackson has a small-town atmosphere with a lot of big- city stuff.

Favorite food: Chinese.

Favorite TV show: "Survivor."

Best advice: Learn to laugh at yourself first.

Person you most admire: Bill O'Reilly -- the spin stops here.

What would you do if you won the lottery? Give a bunch to friends and church, then literally walk away from everything and buy all new stuff.

Pet peeve: Obnoxious cell phone users. If you have to ask, you probably are one.

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