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Frame Work…A yellow-striped ceramic fish, a still-life drawing, a beaded bracelet, an abstract painting, a hefty wooden bench. Art happens in lots of different ways. North Valley Art League in ReddingRead More

My Town – Vicki Stroud…How do I see my town: A SHINING COMMUNITY Born in Phoenix, I arrived in Red Bluff as a 1-year-old child. We lived in the Forward addition partRead More

Let the be Light…Any trip to Uluru (Ayers Rock) in the Australian Outback is sure to elicit contemplation, wonder and awe. For Ken and Bobbi Hunter of Santa Ynez, itRead More

Duck Duck Goose…If you’ve traveled between Highway 20 in Grass Valley and Highway 70 in Oroville by way of the Woodruff/Matthews Road exit in winter, you may have noticed thousandsRead More

A Perfect Blend…Last February, a couple walked down Eureka Way, in the snow, all the way from Old Shasta. “We have to open our coffee shop,” they exclaimed. Snowed inRead More

What’s going on in downtown Redding?…‘Tis the season for a Christmas tree and parade!  Before the Redding Christmas tree moved to the California Street parking garage, where it has stoodRead More

Editor’s Note…Children dash off their letters to Santa, friends chatter about how to bless others with kindness, and families snuggle together with cups of cocoa to warm up on long,Read More

Food Wise…How many people can pinpoint a distant childhood memory as having planted the seed that grew into a lifelong passion? Anderson caterer Christian Bachman can, though many of usRead More

Holiday Bucket List…• Drink hot chocolate with marshmallows and peppermint• Make latkes• Write a letter to Santa• Bake sugar cookies• Trim the tree• Hang the stockings • Build a gingerbread house•Read More

Flying High…Robert Trimble was one of the key players in the history of aviation in Siskiyou County. He trained pilots in World War II. After the war, he learned toRead More

Enjoy the View…Frank Kratofil enjoys spending time with his family, friends and patients and he enjoys time in the outdoors. As a young man, Frank was legally blind. Two successfulRead More

The Ripple Effect…When a small leaf, drop of water or pebble hits a body of water, it casts an outward ripple that continues until it’s out of view, making anRead More

Staging the Way…Sitting kitty-corner to the southeastern end of the Chico State University campus above Collier Hardware, the intimate 126-seat Blue Room Theatre has been delighting audiences with creative, entertainingRead More

A Firm Foundation…It is not just a promise of the traditional fresh-baked cookies that encourages a visit to the Home Tour and Art Show. The opportunity to tour three distinctRead More

All Geared Up…In his novel “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,” author Robert Pirsig writes, “On a motorcycle the frame is gone…you’re in the scene, not just watching itRead More

Editor’s Note…It’s the season of gratitude, where we gather our loved ones near, hit the “pause” button on our hectic lives and reflect on what truly makes our lives worthwhile.ActsRead More

Family Legacy…Nicholas Dahl was an Army veteran who served in Iraq in 2008, where he spent 14 months as a skilled combat soldier, earning the Combat Infantry Badge, Iraq CampaignRead More

My Town: Michael MoynahanI arrived in Redding from Eugene, Ore. in 1962 with my father, who was applying for a manager’s position at Lou Gerard Ford.  After his successful interviewRead More

Care and Compassion…HOSPICE – I ‘d heard of it, but never knew what it meant until my family needed Mercy Hospice. I always thought the word itself had a niceRead More

Time Well Invested…“How do mentors win?” prompts the trainer.“BY SHOWING UP!” calls the class.Back when Aaron Hayes taught at a local continuation school, he picked up on a story floatingRead More