This is a rural community health center in Grass Valley, an hour from the state capital.

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Chris was born in a town called Grass Valley, California, the son of a lawyer and a musician.

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In 1994, Farlow moved the blossoming business from the Bay area to Grass Valley, where then 13-year-old Martindale started an apprenticeship.

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About 100 miles to the east, two homes, a number of outbuildings and several vehicles were destroyed, and two other homes were damaged in a 5-acre grass fire that prompted the evacuation of an elementary school in Jurupa Valley, said Theresa Williams, a spokeswoman for CalFire.

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