Q&A with Sharon Roberts, Newcomers & Friends Club… When was the Redding Newcomers & Friends Club established? Redding Newcomers was established in 1954 when Maxine Thurman moved here from Ukiah …
What’s Cooking – Queen’s Berry Pavlova
March 2026 Recipe… Queen’s Berry Pavlova is effortlessly regal — light, dramatic and perfect for celebrations honoring women, milestones or simply a beautiful spring evening. Serves: 8 || Prep Time: …
One the Menu – The Comfort of Simplicity
Potato and Leek Soup… There’s something almost magical about a soup that requires just six ingredients yet delivers the kind of comfort that makes you want to curl up with …
Comfort in a Cup
An Irish Favorite for Chilly Days… Irish coffee was created in the 1940s by Joe Sheridan, a chef and bartender at an airbase restaurant in Ireland. Faced with cold, tired travelers …
Hidden Riverside Gem
Exploring Tauhindauli Park in Dunsmuir… Tauhindauli Park is a hidden gem of a park in north Dunsmuir. With more than a half-mile of direct public access to the Upper Sacramento …
In The Ring
Roaring Rumble Benefits Raising Shasta Kids… Liz Crain has never been in a fight, has never participated in team sports and candidly admits she’s not an athlete. However, none of that …
Cocktail Classic
Margarita Sames Popularizes a Timeless Cocktail… The margarita is more than a cocktail—it’s a classic. Many trace its popularity to Margarita Sames, who is said to have served the drink at …
50 Years of Bringing Life Into the World
Midwife Nora McNeill Celebrated in Redding… On March 21, the Shasta District Fairgrounds will transform into a celebration half a century in the making. From 4 to 8 p.m., families …
A Life Well Lived
Margaret Leard’s Century of Living… At the start of the historic era of flapper culture, the year Babe Ruth joined the New York Yankees, and a month before women officially …