Food + Dining
Whats Cookin – Grandma’s Fried Meatloaf
March 2025 Recipe…Here’s a nostalgic and hearty recipe for Grandma’s Fried Meatloaf—crispy on the outside, tender and flavorful on the inside.Prep Time: 20 minutes || Bake Time: 50 minutes || CoolingRead More
Food + Dining, Historical
Baking for the Ballot
Suffrage Angel Cake…The suffrage movement in the United States began in 1848 when women demanded the right to vote at the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, N.Y. It tookRead More
Community, Education
Put Yourself in Their Shoes
Jocelyn Olson’s Hands On Experience for Clinical Medical Careers…When she fractured her back while studying at Southern Oregon State University in Ashland, Jocelyn Olson spent her senior year in aRead More
Community, Life + Leisure
Power Trio
The Swendiman Sisters — Three Sisters, Three Paths…From their humble beginnings in Redding, three sisters have defied the odds, forged successful careers, and committed themselves to giving back to theRead More
Community
Recovery Road
Jasmine Borgatti and the Rebuilding of Happy Camp…On September 8, 2020, the Slater Fire ignited, quickly becoming a wind-driven inferno that ravaged the town of Happy Camp. The fire claimedRead More
Community, Giving Back
One Kind Act
Changing the World with the Kindness Club at Jackson Heights Elementary School…For a local example of kindness being contagious, one need look no further than the Kindness Club at JacksonRead More
Historical, Recreation + Outdoors
Both Service & Society
The First Woman in the US Forest Service, Hallie Daggett…In Etna’s city park sits a little wooden cabin, its simple exterior belying the complicated and trailblazing woman who once inhabitedRead More
Health + Beauty, Life + Leisure
Imagine Create Play Learn
Experiencing Sensory Innovations in Redding…Entranced, you stand staring down at a table, swarming with colors in motion. Puzzled, your mind knows there’s not a drop of water in this darkenedRead More
Life + Leisure
Stitched in Tradition
Western Aesthetic with the Rusted Roan Design Co…While a saying goes that one man’s junk may be another man’s treasure, it could also be said that one man’s junk mayRead More
Life + Leisure
Adventure is Out There
Travel the World with The Sisters of Avanti Travel…Originally from Wales, Janette Webber and her sister Sonya Bean now run a successful travel business in Redding called Avanti Travel. TheseRead More
Community
Helping People Succeed
Heidi Ponds O2 Employment Services is her to Help Your Business…Employment laws have gotten more complicated (especially in California) over the last 20 years, and knowing how to navigate humanRead More
Historical
Taking Hollywood by Storm
The Amazing Career of Etna’s Anita Loos….She was born in Sisson (now Mount Shasta) in 1889 and buried in Etna in 1981, but for six of her nine decades, AnitaRead More
Health + Beauty
Self Care,Self Love
Making Time for Yourself…Womanhood is a beautifully multifaced existence: Wife. Mother. Daughter. Aunt. Niece. Sister. Friend. Coworker. Entrepreneur. The sheer volume of roles we occupy every day – often concurrentlyRead More
Community
What I Enjoy – Jas Shaw
Jas Shaw…Occupation: Fire Prevention Specialist and Public Information Office for CAL FIRE Shasta Trinity UnitFamily: An amazing 25-year-old daughter who changed my life foreverYears in the North State: 20Favorite PlaceRead More
Community, Giving Back
Giving Back – Kindred Hearts Post-Adoption Services
ENJOY Q&A, with Haley Bagnaschi Co-Founder and Executive DirectorWhat inspired the founding of Kindred Hearts?The inspiration for Kindred Hearts is deeply rooted in my professional and personal journey. As aRead More
Food + Dining
Whats Cookin – Chocolate Lava Cake
February Recipe 2025Indulge in the rich, gooey perfection of these molten chocolate lava cakes. With a soft, fudgy center and a touch of elegance, they’re surprisingly simple to make andRead More
Food + Dining
Table for Two
Scallops with Lemon Butter Sauce…There’s something undeniably romantic about cooking together, especially when the dish in question is a tantalizing blend of elegance and flavor.Picture this: an intimate evening atRead More
Health + Beauty, Life + Leisure
Elegance Defined
Three Generations and More Than 70 Years with Field’s Jewelers…Daniel Clover loves gemstones. A jewelry appraiser at Field’s Jewelers for 30 years, you’d think he would have reached a plateauRead More
Community, Historical
Romantic At Heart
The Victorian Gillis House in Yreka…Romanticism as a movement may have actually predated the Victorian period, but it’s hard not to fall in love with a Victorian house. That’s whatRead More
Arts + Entertainment, Community
Let’s Dance
The Beauty, Benefits, and Joy of Dancing…February is the season of love, and in the North State, love is often found on the dance floor. Picture it: the soft strumRead More
Life + Leisure
Wild Ones
Weddings in the Woods with Shasta Weddings…Every love story has a beginning. “We met in St. Petersburg, Florida, and I was still in junior college at the time. John wasRead More
Life + Leisure
Modern Love
Top Wedding Trends for 2025…As we step into 2025, couples are redefining the wedding experience, blending tradition with innovation to create celebrations that are as unique as their love stories.Read More
Arts, Historical
Saloon Murals
Big Valley Round Up Saloon Murals…He may have been the mid-century Michelangelo of Lassen County or, more likely, an itinerant artist with a taste for whiskey who didn’t feel theRead More