Todd Deck, Tehama County Library Director… Todd Deck remembers his days in graduate school preparing for his master’s degree in library science at Emporia State University. Library Journal was standard …
Get ‘Er Done
Jan Pluim – Craftsman Extraordinaire… It takes a while to settle on a title for Jan Pluim, 84, who keeps a large and immaculate workshop near his Red Bluff home. …
Drive Beautifully
Discover the Small Town of Gridley… Right now, throughout Butte County, 4-H members are exercising their market animals, quilters are putting final stitches in masterpieces, and gardeners are coaxing the …
Rhythm of Life
North State Artist Michael Perkin… For a painter who focuses on the natural world, the North State is filled with inspiration. “I like landscape painting and there’s a lot of …
How The West Was Won
Red Bluff Round-Up Celebrates 100 Years… Words like “tradition” and “heritage” hold sacred power in Tehama County, where people hold tight to their history and familial connections. One could argue …
All This Time
The Art Of Community With Red Bluff Vesper Lodge… From the front, the building at 822 Main St. in Red Bluff isn’t particularly spectacular, especially for a town known for …
Into The Woods
Sam Smith’s Wood Fellows… To wood carvers, there’s treasure to be found in old logging areas of the North State. In places that weren’t cleaned and burned as they are …
Just Kidding Around
Vegetation Clean Up With Blue Tent Farms Goats….. There’s no doubt that goats have an “it” factor, and it’s been a grand curiosity for Tim Arrowsmith of Red Bluff ’s …
Leave It To Beaver
Golden Beaver Distillery in Chico… Chico’s Kris Koenig was one of millions of people worldwide who had their air travel schedules abruptly altered in 2010 by the volcano eruptions in …
