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Beloved Soaps in Mt. Shasta…Corinna Chandler is a self-proclaimed dabbler who slowly migrated north from the Bay Area to Dunsmuir, finally finding her niche in soapmaking. Residing in the MountRead More

Love is a Many-Splendored Thing…It takes all types of love to make the world go round. While our Februarys are often consumed with thoughts of romantic love, the happiest humansRead More

Meet Temi – The Employee Who Is Changing The Shopping Experience…At Enjoy The Store on Placer Street in Redding, a quiet yet intelligent staff member stands right inside the entrance.Read More

Dr. Richard Wickenheiser, Tehama County Health Officer…Hard to imagine, but there was a time when a county health officer could live and work in relative obscurity. “As long as we’reRead More

Quiet Yourself in the Beauty of Mount Shasta…Some are called to Mount Shasta to summit the snow-capped volcano or explore its dense forests. Standing more than 14,000 feet and visibleRead More

Staying Active During COVID-19…It doesn’t take an infectious disease expert to determine that life during a pandemic is pretty darn challenging. But even while protecting your health and that ofRead More

Olivarez Bee Company in Orland…There’s good news in the North State for anyone who has been concerned about declining bee populations. The Glenn County town of Orland, home to OlivarezRead More

Find A Workout That Won’t Fall By The Wayside…January is the month of fresh starts, new dreams and all the chances we did not get to take last year. ItRead More

Dignity For Christmas…During the holiday season, many struggling families are at the mercy of secondhand donations and charities offering pre-selected gifts for children. This can feel disempowering, especially to parentsRead More

Garden of Lights at Turtle Bay in Redding, CA…With its eyebrow-raising price tag of $1 million, Jake Mangas knew Garden of Lights – the dazzling holiday display that runs throughRead More

The search for the perfect Christmas tree…As Thanksgiving gratitude gives way to holiday cheer, for many people it also marks the start of the season for a time-honored tradition: theRead More

Living with expectancy in 2021…With the dawn of every new year is a chance to leave the previous one behind in search of new horizons – opportunities to make betterRead More

Harvest Restaurant and Lodge in McCloud CA…OPENING A restaurant during a pandemic might seem counterintuitive, but the new owners at Harvest in McCloud are bucking the trend. “We opened JulyRead More

Lessons from the mountains…JOHN MUIR, renowned naturalist and preservationist, famously coined the phrase “the mountains are calling, and I must go” in a letter he wrote to his sister inRead More

Finding Fall Foliage in Siskiyou…Days are getting shorter, the air a little crisper, and leaves are starting to change. California may not usually be considered a great fall color destination, butRead More

Leaving a Priceless Gift for Loved Ones…Life is short. Legacies – those tangible and intangible gifts that we create for our families, friends and even those we may never meetRead More

Shelly Davis – Siskiyou…MN BSN-RN PHN CCHP / Siskiyou County Health & Human Services / Director, Public Health Division / Director of Inmate Health / Director of Nursing.My husband DrakeRead More

Kathy Snyder, vacation volunteer…They say an elephant never forgets. They might be right because at least one retired Redding nurse can remember an elephant who didn’t forget. When Kathy SnyderRead More

A history of tradition in Shasta Lake…The Wintu Cultural Museum shares the story of the Wintu Tribe through artifacts, photographs and documents. It’s a look at the past, but alsoRead More

Eat, work, love…Tucked away on 42 acres of Ponderosa pine trees in Manton is the Monastery of St. John, a foundation of prayer, work and love for the Eastern OrthodoxRead More