Category Archive

Animal prints in your wardrobe and home…2020 is a wild time to be alive – and wild times call for wild measures. Perhaps the current rush on all things animalRead More

Rob Pettersen, Traveling Salesman…Ron McCloud, the owner of Dunsmuir Hardware, misses the days when traveling salesmen sauntered through his doors and shared their jokes and colorful stories about life onRead More

The Healing Power Of The Ocean…If Relaxation was a destination on a map, it would, no doubt, be decorated with an immense blue sky, aglow with radiant sunlight and theRead More

Healing & Horses…Healing through horses is the goal of this Cottonwood-based nonprofit. For years, DLB Ranch, Inc. has used horses to help people who seek improved spiritual, emotional and physicalRead More

Cultural Artifacts…When, in 2015, the City of Oroville undertook extensive improvements on its most visited museum, the Chinese Temple and Museum Complex, it added a gorgeous entry gate of ChineseRead More

Life is a Highway…Wanderlust is a real thing. It’s a deep, impenetrable sense of desire to travel. Some may even call it a need. Those who are unrelentingly drawn toRead More

Reach Higher Shasta…Engaging your teen in casual dialogue is a fruitful investment of your time and energy! Asking open-ended questions about school, friends, hopes, fears and their vision of themselvesRead More

Horse & Country…“Iron Horse” is an iconic literary term once used in admiration to describe the power of the modern steam locomotive. But it’s also an appropriate name for theRead More

Cause of Clutter…Years ago, I had a friend (like me) who gathered information on interesting causes, projects and opportunities that eventually found its way into a paper stack somewhere inRead More

Beauty Clean…ADMIT IT: You have that one drawer in your bathroom (or maybe more than one) that looks like a beauty product cemetery. Dusty. Cluttered. Forgotten. Well, this is theRead More

Declutter & Destress…It’s one of those tasks that we continually push off, telling ourselves we’ll get to it eventually but never actually making it a priority: clearing the clutter. ThoseRead More

Finding Hope…Where most communities see crime and wrongdoing as burdens left for the justice system to tackle alone, one North State organization views such burdens as opportunities. HOPE City ReddingRead More

A Clean Sweep…Looking around the room wondering what happened to that clean, neat and tidy area? Having issues with finding stuff? Feeling like your focus is off? As the yearsRead More

Created to Care…Originally offering services to combat the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic affecting families in the North State, Caring Choices has since expanded its services. With the mission to improveRead More

Holiday of Love…WHO WAS St. Valentine and was he really the patron saint of love? How do Cupid, lovebirds and poetry enter into the theme of Valentine’s Day? What aboutRead More

Earth First Nuptials…For the environmentally conscious couple, having the wedding of their dreams – one that showcases what is at the heart of their sense of individuality – couldn’t beRead More

Enjoy the View…Betsey Walton loves to take photos – when the people, their expressions, and the joy she can capture all come together, she knows why she’s a photographer. HerRead More

Gerrit & Riley Lensink photographed by Betsey Walton Photography…Read More

Love Boat…Imagine drifting down the Sacramento River and seeing a bald eagle swoop over you, trying to catch a fish. It’s nearing sunset and you’re peacefully going down the cool,Read More

If the Crown Fits…It’s almost the big day and all of the exciting details are coming together. You’ve got your dress, shoes and jewelry picked out, but what about aRead More