{"id":13016,"date":"2020-02-11T21:14:28","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T04:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=13016"},"modified":"2020-02-11T21:14:28","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T04:14:28","slug":"rachel-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/11\/rachel-lee\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rachel Lee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For a self-described introvert, Haileyite Rachel Lee does not shy from colorful hair (11 colors at the same time at the maximum), helping all the customers at Jane\u2019s Artifacts at any time with anything, or attending every live music event happening in the Valley.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always been a bit of a wallflower,\u201d Rachel admits, but rather than giving in to the tendency to isolate, she has steered herself to very public jobs. \u201cI gravitate to work with heavy customer flow, which kind of puts me out of my comfort zone,\u201d she laughed. And in the many years she\u2019s worked at Jane\u2019s, she certainly has interacted with many, many, many customers.<\/p>\n

Rachel landed the job straight out of Silver Creek High School.<\/p>\n

\u201cI walked into Jane\u2019s, a place I had always shopped, with a huge mohawk,\u201d Rachel explained. \u201cJane said, \u2018I think you\u2019ll be a great fit. You just need to tone it down a bit.\u2019 I kept the mohawk black and kind of pulled it back into a ponytail. That\u2019s as toned-down as I could get.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rachel was first drawn to Jane\u2019s because of her interest in art. \u201cI love both drawing and painting with acrylics. I grew up wanting to be a starving artist,\u201d she said. Though Rachel, with her busy schedule, does not have much time to pursue her art right now, it is something she plans to return to.<\/p>\n

Asked what her favorite season is at Jane\u2019s, which stocks its shelves to celebrate every season from St. Patrick\u2019s Day to Super Bowl Sunday. Easy. Halloween. \u201cI live for Halloween,\u201d Rachel admitted. Going in to work in October and helping customers choose great d\u00e9cor for Halloween festivities is her most wonderful time of the year. Her least favorite holidays to stock for? Many others\u2019 \u2018most wonderful time\u2019\u2014Christmas. \u201cI love Christmas but I am glad when it\u2019s over. We start receiving Christmas as early as May so it\u2019s a l-o-n-g season!\u201d Also low on the currently single gal\u2019s list is Valentine\u2019s Day, but hey, it\u2019s almost over.<\/p>\n

Born at Moritz Community Hospital in Sun Valley and never having lived farther from Hailey than Warm Springs, Rachel is a local\u2019s local and loves life in the Wood River Valley. The best thing about living in the Valley for her? Also easy\u2014the people.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love being part of this small town,\u201d she explained. \u201cI am constantly amazed, though I shouldn\u2019t be, at just how friendly and loving this community is.\u201d<\/p>\n

A large part of Rachel\u2019s world includes the recovery community, one she has been an active part of for nearly 11 years. \u201cThis is the community that\u2019s kept me going for a long time,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen I describe this area to people who don\u2019t know it, I tell them it\u2019s like a college town without the college. It\u2019s easy for young people, or anyone, to get caught up in all the fun and that gets a lot of people to a place where they need some help.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Rachel, who attends many A.A. and N.A. meetings in Bellevue and Hailey, said one of the things she gets the most satisfaction from is helping others and using her own experiences to that end. \u201cI give people rides, take them out for coffee, pick up the phone at 2 a.m. I try to be a resource and friend for anyone who is struggling. I think I can be especially helpful to people who are young and in early recovery. It\u2019s my passion. I feel like everyone in this amazing community will do whatever they can to help someone else succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another thing Rachel is truly passionate about is\u2026 wait for it\u2026 office supplies. She loves to nerd out about paper, pens, printer ink\u2014some of the elements that keep local businesses and organizations, from the school district to county offices, running. \u201cFor the past six-and-a-half years I have also worked at Jane\u2019s as the outside sales manager, working with accounts to make sure they have what they need, even delivering the goods to them,\u201d Rachel explained. \u201cI love it.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Rachel is not channeling her inner Dwight Schrute, she can be found mostly in a few places: local coffee shops, watching bands and, lately, enjoying theater. \u201cI\u2019ve become a huge fan of The Spot,\u201d she shared. \u201cThey are dong amazing stuff. And I\u2019ve never missed a production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show there. It gives me a chance to dress up like Dr. Frank N. Furter, which is pretty great.\u201d (see above\u2026 she loves Halloween).\u00a0 <\/span>A good band will also always get her out. \u201cI am a big music lover and live music is the best. Seeing a band in person is so much better than hearing them on the radio.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rachel\u2019s favorite musical event of the year was probably Summer\u2019s End \u2013 The Draper Rendezvous at the Draper Preserve in Hailey. \u201cAndy Sheppard and the Shook Twins shows were fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last, but not least, Rachel is a self-proclaimed \u2018hip cat lady.\u2019 \u201cI have three [cats] that are my children,\u201d she laughed. \u201cLoki, a rescue cat, Leroy, a kitten I found on Facebook, and Dr. Frank N. Furter, who was a feral barn cat and now is the best, mostly indoor, cat.\u201d She loves them all equally.<\/p>\n

Five questions for Rachel:<\/p>\n

WRW: What is your favorite product at Jane\u2019s right now?<\/p>\n

RL: The G2 Pilot pen. I like scratchy pens.<\/p>\n

WRW: What are you doing with your hair at the moment?<\/p>\n

RL: Right now? I have to say it\u2019s boring blonde. I do my hair myself so I\u2019m sure I will do something else soon. I also like to help my friends with their color. Everyone tells me I missed my calling!<\/p>\n

WRW: Favorite season?<\/p>\n

RL: I love cold seasons. I love cold weather. Fall, winter especially, spring I especially love, too. I love it when it rains a lot.<\/p>\n

WRW: Anything people would be surprised to learn about you?<\/p>\n

RL: I used to go to Burning Man back when it was 30,000 people instead of 80,000. I was so into the art and being part of that artists\u2019 community.<\/p>\n

WRW: What could we use some more of in this Valley right now?<\/p>\n

RL: Honestly? More recovery resources. The Sober Living House in Hailey is doing great things and I would love to see something like that, but for women in the Valley. We always need more resources for young people in recovery as they often struggle the most.<\/p>\n

Thank you, Sandy, Kelly for suggesting Rachel as the subject for this week\u2019s The People That You\u2019ll Meet. If you would like to recommend someone that the community should get to know better, please email us at production@woodriverweekly.com with the subject line Someone to Meet.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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