Arts + Entertainment, Food + Dining, Life + Leisure, Recreation + Outdoors
Keep Moving Forward
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 thatRead More
Food + Dining, Life + Leisure
Bee Good
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 toRead More
Life + Leisure, Recreation + Outdoors
Work It Out
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.Read More
Community, Life + Leisure
Hope For The Holidays
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 toRead More
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Homemade Peppermint Patties
DECEMBER 2020 RECIPE Peppermint is a classic holiday flavor for good reason: it’s sweet, refreshing, and when paired with dark chocolate, it makes the tastiest treat! These homemade peppermint pattiesRead More
Community, Food + Dining
Baby It’s Cold Outside
Grab a Warm Drink From a Local Coffeehouse… A winter ensemble just isn’t complete without a cup of something warm to drink. Jackets, scarves and mittens will stave off aRead More
Community
Blue Christmas
Redding Police Department’s Operation Blue Santa… Normally, when a neighborhood’s calm is shattered by a line of police cars roaring in – lights flashing, sirens blaring – someone’s in trouble.Read More
Food + Dining
Visions of Vanilla
Homemade Vanilla Extract for Holiday Baking and Gifting… It calls for only two ingredients, five minutes of prep time and a jar. No need for an oven, stovetop or foodRead More
Arts + Entertainment, Community
Jingle Bell Rock
Gaumer’s Jewelry, Museum and Lapidary in Red Bluff… In all the Gaumer family stories of rock collecting, nothing beats the original, the one that set a path to rock houndingRead More
Arts + Entertainment, Community
Deck The Halls
Shasta College’s Poinsettia Project… Not many plants look jolly in winter. The poinsettia is an exception. It dazzles in December, making it a holiday season favorite. “A lot of peopleRead More
Arts + Entertainment
All I Want For Christmas
Alexandrea Designs – Inspired by Nature, Created by Hand… Alexandrea Young is a natural born artist who would rather be amongst flowers, forests and flowing waters than the hustle andRead More
Recreation + Outdoors
All is Calm
Forest Bathing: Unplug – Restore… We have know for quite some time that all the technological advancements may catch up with us at some point, and recent global events areRead More
Community
My Town: Emily Baker
Emily Baker is a Brand Ambassador for the Chico Honey Company and describes her town of Capay as “tight-knit.” Glenn County has been the home of my family for moreRead More
Community
Good Tidings
The Downtown Redding Christmas Tree with Jim Calhoun… There’s something new in store for a Redding holiday tradition that’s marking its 101st year this month. The 70-foot fir tree proudlyRead More
Arts + Entertainment, Community, Life + Leisure, Recreation + Outdoors
All is Bright
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 runsRead More
Community, Life + Leisure, Recreation + Outdoors
O Christmas Tree
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:Read More
Community, Life + Leisure
Rejoice in Hope
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 makeRead More
Food + Dining
K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple Santa
K.I.S.S. – Keep Your Holiday Appetizers Easy… The holiday season can be stressful enough in normal circumstances, but in 2020, the season arrives with unique challenges that can frustrate evenRead More
Recreation + Outdoors
One Track Mind
Cross-Country Skiing and Snowshoeing in Lassen Park… When the weather turns wintry, consider a woodsy adventure. Lassen Volcanic National Park has a special sparkle in the snowy season, and aRead More
Community
My Town: Carl Bott
Where the heart is with retired Marine and Co-Owner of Free Fire Media, Carl Bott… I met Linda the night before I deployed back to Fallujah, Iraq, at an awardRead More
Community
From Sea to Shining Sea
Shasta Division Naval Sea Cadet Corps… Like a lot of boys contemplating their future, 15-year-old Joseph VanHorn was thinking about serving his country when he got older. His mother, HeatherRead More
