Category Archive

Q&A with Rescue Ranch Adoption Center… What is the mission of Rescue Ranch? To rescue and nurture homeless dogs of all breeds and help them find loving homes. How didRead More

Changing Lives at Los Mo Dojo… Josh Root knows that his journey into midlife could have come with a crisis and a sports car. Instead, he founded a dojo inRead More

Spirit of the Wind Serves Community… For Daniel Pruett, bringing new life to Spirit of the Wind began with a drum. “My main focus was the kids. Last year weRead More

Redding-Based Comedian Dan McGowan… Stand-up comedy has a well-established tradition of shock, transgression and language that would make your grandmother quietly excuse herself. Dan McGowan is not that guy. McGowan,Read More

Matt Briner – Graphic Designer… Family: Jen (wife), Ollie (son), Henry (dog-son).  How long have you lived in the North State? For most of my life and I love itRead More

Fresh Finds at Siskiyou County Farmer’s Markets… By the time the Mount Shasta Farmers Market starts filling up on a Monday evening, live music echoes through downtown and shoppers wanderRead More

Jean Barton Honored for Decades of Service… Red Bluff’s Jean Barton is getting her flowers — or, more appropriately for a rodeo fan, a belt buckle — for a lifetime dedicatedRead More

Drone Show to Light Skies Above Shasta Lake… On the evening of July 3, something new is coming to Shasta Lake. Not with a boom — with a hum. TwoRead More

Shannon Phillips – COO, The McConnell Foundation Family: Husband, Ray; son, Andrew (Ellen); daughters, Maggie (Kort) and Holly (Weston); two granddaughters. How long have you lived in the North State?Read More

Q&A with Miranda Kokoszka, Assistant Director Butte Environmental Council… What is the mission of the Butte Environmental Council?  Butte Environmental Council was founded in 1975 and its mission is toRead More

Simple Adventures for Making Memories… Summer in the North State doesn’t have to be expensive or overplanned to be memorable. Some of the best moments come from simple adventures: coolingRead More

Global Athletes Head to Redding for IRONMAN… No one yet knows who will cross the finish line first in August’s IRONMAN 70.3 Northern California triathlon. But one thing is certain—ReddingRead More

Fresh Vision Takes Shape at the Water Bar… On a sunny summer morning in Weaverville, owners Donnie Jones and Dakota Myers open the doors to the fun, brightly colored interior ofRead More

Inside the creative journey of Dee Dee Jackson… When Dee Dee Jackson was just 10 years old, she went to live in Jamaica with her father’s side of the familyRead More

Rio MinerConsulting and training company owner (FCITradecraft.com); nonprofit director (onpurposefinance.org)… Family: Spouse, Michelle; kids: Mirabel (25), Miles (23), Maximus (10), Marceline (7) How long have you lived in the NorthRead More

Shasta Historical Society’s Taste of History Returns… Old Shasta was once the center of everything. This stretch of brick buildings and worn streets carried the weight of a region—commerce, governmentRead More

Reimagining McCloud’s Historic Dance Hall… Kristin Cunningham never planned on owning a historic dance hall in a small mountain town. But when the opportunity to purchase an inexpensive 14,000-square-foot buildingRead More

50th Annual Tehama County Special Olympics… On May 5, one of the exceptional athletes of the Tehama County Special Olympics will step forward amongst their peers and lead them in aRead More

Kalie Brisbon…CEO & President of United Way of  Northern California  What do you enjoy most about living in the North State?Being close to my family after years away. A very close secondRead More

Q&A with Brittany Camacho, California Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association (CCPRA)… What is the California Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association? The California Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association is a nonprofit organization that sanctionsRead More