Community, Giving Back
Giving Back – Chico Velo
ENJOY Q&A, with Whitney Garcia, Chico Velo Co-Manager…What is the mission statement of Chico Velo?We promote bicycling for transportation, recreation and health through public education, advocacy and community stewardship.What areRead More
Food + Dining
Whats Cookin – Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie
April 2025 Recipe…This rich, gooey, peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie is packed with the perfect balance of peanut butter and melty chocolate. Baked in a cast-iron skillet, it deliversRead More
Food + Dining
John Wayne Casserole
The Duke’s Gift to Comfort Food…If there’s one thing Americans love just as much as a good cowboy movie, it’s a hearty, no-nonsense casserole that satisfies hunger and brings folksRead More
Food + Dining, Historical, Life + Leisure
Happy Space
Finding Nostalgia at the Callahan Emporium…You’d be forgiven if you’ve never heard of Callahan, an unincorporated community along State Route 3, population 50 or so. The nearest “bigger” town isRead More
Community, Life + Leisure
Hometown Honors
Honoring Rodeo Legend Cotton Rosser…It only seems right that a man with special honors in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy in Colorado Springs, Colo.,Read More
Life + Leisure, Recreation + Outdoors
The Rhythms of the Range
Enjoying Cowboy Poetry with Roy Smith…When you’re bailing hay or at the height of boredom, things just start running around in your mind,” explains Roy Smith, a Shasta Valley cattleRead More
Community, Historical
Echos of the Past
Taking the Field at Red Bluff Civil War Days…Flash back to the early 1860s when men rode horses, carried muskets and charged each other with bayonets wearing hot wool ladenRead More
Recreation + Outdoors
Clearing the Way
Join the 2025 Backcountry Horsemen Rendezvous for Trail Preservation…As spaces devoid of mechanized transport, our public wilderness areas are rare places to immerse in the sounds of silence or theRead More
Life + Leisure
A Past & A Future
Refurbished Hats from Creative Hatter Mark Dancinghawk Kunde…Mark Dancinghawk Kunde has worn many hats. Over the years, he has worked as a police officer, carpet installer and cleaner, house cleaner,Read More
Food + Dining, Life + Leisure
Turning Up The Heat
Mark Cable’s Quest for the Perfect Salsa…While Mark Cable was growing up in San Diego County, he developed a taste for Mexican food, especially the handmade salsas he came toRead More
Life + Leisure
High Flying
Mike Steiner’s Award-Winning Aviation Journey…There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots.It’s a venerable aviation axiom and it’s one Mike Steiner firmlyRead More
Recreation + Outdoors
Reel Adventures
The Best Fishing in the North State…There’s no need to stretch the truth or spin extra tall tales when it comes to fishing in the North State. Within an hour’sRead More
Life + Leisure, Recreation + Outdoors
Sowing Success
Saving Seeds with Kalan Redwood’s Redwood Seeds…Over in Manton, Kalan Redwood has fields and gardens full of fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers. However, instead of enjoying the final product ofRead More
Giving Back, Life + Leisure
Eddie & Lou Movers & Shakers
Making a Lifelong Impact in Redding…Retirement is an aspirational time for most hard-working humans. It’s a phase marked by the time and space to do the many things working lifeRead More
Community
What I Enjoy – Charlie Lampron
April 2025 | Charlie Lampron…OccupationCorporal / K9 Handler, Red Bluff Police DepartmentYears in the North State30FamilyWife, Desiree, two boys, Grayson (6) and Carson (5)What do you like most about livingRead More
Community, Giving Back
Giving Back – Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build
ENJOY Q&A, with Jenny Fales, Development Manager, Women Build,Habitat for Humanity of Butte CountyTell us about Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build. Women Build is as a fun, unique and impact-drivenRead More
Food + Dining
Whats Cookin – Grandma’s Fried Meatloaf
March 2025 Recipe…Here’s a nostalgic and hearty recipe for Grandma’s Fried Meatloaf—crispy on the outside, tender and flavorful on the inside.Prep Time: 20 minutes || Bake Time: 50 minutes || CoolingRead More
Food + Dining, Historical
Baking for the Ballot
Suffrage Angel Cake…The suffrage movement in the United States began in 1848 when women demanded the right to vote at the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, N.Y. It tookRead More
Community, Education
Put Yourself in Their Shoes
Jocelyn Olson’s Hands On Experience for Clinical Medical Careers…When she fractured her back while studying at Southern Oregon State University in Ashland, Jocelyn Olson spent her senior year in aRead More
Community, Life + Leisure
Power Trio
The Swendiman Sisters — Three Sisters, Three Paths…From their humble beginnings in Redding, three sisters have defied the odds, forged successful careers, and committed themselves to giving back to theRead More
Community
Recovery Road
Jasmine Borgatti and the Rebuilding of Happy Camp…On September 8, 2020, the Slater Fire ignited, quickly becoming a wind-driven inferno that ravaged the town of Happy Camp. The fire claimedRead More
Community, Giving Back
One Kind Act
Changing the World with the Kindness Club at Jackson Heights Elementary School…For a local example of kindness being contagious, one need look no further than the Kindness Club at JacksonRead More
Historical, Recreation + Outdoors
Both Service & Society
The First Woman in the US Forest Service, Hallie Daggett…In Etna’s city park sits a little wooden cabin, its simple exterior belying the complicated and trailblazing woman who once inhabitedRead More