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Lions and tigers and kitty cats…oh my! I’m not embarrassed to call myself a wild and crazy cat lady. At the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center, I’m crazy enough to dress up like a bobcat. I’ve transformed myself to become a feline “mommy”—suiting up in a full-body costume, deodorized with bobcat urine and placing a big, furry bobcat mask on my head. This technique was developed to make us as unlike a human as humanly possible and helps ensure that the bobcat kittens don’t become habituated to their human caretakers but will remain wild and wary of people when they’re released back to their native habitats.

Shrek the Musical opens Feb. 20 and runs Fridays and Saturdays through March 14 with two Sunday showings Mach 1 and March 8. 

When you first come face-to-face with Linda Pulido, you feel the energy that zings right off of her skin. And when you walk away, you’re amped up, motivated and ready to take on the world.

Some may not associate the South Valley with the amplified music, aggressive vocals and hard beats of heavy metal music.

Petty theft

Mount Madonna School students recently performed in “Footloose.” Every student is involved in the performing arts productions, including all 66 ninth through 12th graders. Though there are auditions for the lead roles, everyone is part of the show.