Local author Tara Darlene Smith will be the featured guest at a special community event, Tea with Tara, on Saturday, April 25, at 1:00 p.m. at the Yreka Library, 719 Fourth St.
Smith, a California native who has lived everywhere from Sacramento to Iraq and Ireland, now calls Siskiyou County home. Her book, Sunflowers in Iraq: True Stories of Surviving & Thriving, draws on her firsthand experiences in a combat zone, weaving together candid accounts…






