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The Youth Conservation Corps Program, Caring For The Environment…Jon Dove has the rugged, weathered look of someone who spends a lot of time in the outdoors. As a longtime hikerRead More

Dunsmuir’s Historic California Theatre…In the days before streaming movies and the internet, going to the movies on a Saturday afternoon was a big deal, especially in a small town likeRead More

Welcome To Nature’s Connection in Yreka…Like any major thoroughfare in the United States, Interstate 5 is lined with familiar logos, restaurants and truck stops catering to a generic grab-‘n’-go cultureRead More

My Town: The Proverbial Village…Everyone can find their identity in the city of Redding.After graduating from college, getting married and having our first child, Bria, we decided to return toRead More

A Lot Takes Shape With The New Etna Beautification ProjectDanish architect Jan Gehl once said, “A good city is like a good party – people stay longer than really necessary,Read More

AAUW Celebrates 50 Years of Funding Education…The Redding Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) has hosted its annual fundraising Home Tour and Art Show for 49 years.Read More

September Venues Reopening…The people who work to bring people together in performing arts venues are breathing big sighs of relief as COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease and stage lights startRead More

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 readingRead More

Make A Stop At Joe’s Giant Orange in Shasta Lake…Just off I-5, a big plastered painted orange sits perched in front of what is dutifully named Joe’s Giant Orange Café.Read More

Thank You For Supporting Downtown Redding Businesses…Be the change. In order to revitalize Downtown Redding, Viva Downtown and other groups have worked with a set of Eight Principles. These principlesRead More

Siskiyou Outdoor Recreation Alliance Stewardship Corps…Conservationist John Muir once remarked, “The mountains are calling and I must go,” a summons that many followed this past year during the uncertainty ofRead More

Siskiyou’s Turquoise Gem — McCloud Reservoir… Just 10 miles south of the historic logging town of McCloud, the McCloud Reservoir, or “the Res” as it’s known to locals, is aRead More

Shane Drake, Donny Osmond, a Song and a Parking Garage…While one’s mind might jump to Mt. Shasta or the Sundial Bridge when considering the local amenities most likely to landRead More

Lake Shasta Caverns and the International Year of Caves and Karst…Caves have been friends to people for more than a million years, so it’s only appropriate the geological formations enjoyRead More

Top Watering Holes to Help You Cool Off…With Summer in full swing, the desire to cool down in a body of water becomes a natural draw. Luckily, in the CaliforniaRead More

Gold Prospecting In The North State…Gold was once a deadly serious business in Northern California. Lust for it spawned a boom and bust that scarred the land and displaced aRead More

A Healthier Future With Butte Environmental Council…A lot has changed in the four-plus decades since the Butte Environmental Council started the first multi-use curbside recycling service in Butte County, severalRead More

Larry Morgon…I moved to Redding from Southern California in December 1980 to start a new job with the City of Redding. Basically, I followed my parents north as my fatherRead More

Discover Something New…The world around us is filled with opportunities for exploration. Discovering a new hobby, immersing ourselves in nature, road-tripping to a new-to-us spot and expanding our educational horizonsRead More

Honey Run Covered Bridge Association…Flames lashed out and licked the timbers of the Honey Run Covered Bridge. Smoke billowed up the sides and engulfed the interior. The fire crackled andRead More