A Grand Week in the Russian Wilderness  

A Grand Week in the Russian Wilderness (4)

I plunged under the surface of Paynes Lake in the Russian Wilderness and wondered for a few moments if I could continue swimming in the frigid water. It wasn’t that bad, I told myself, and as long as I kept my limbs moving, I could adjust.

A Grand Week in the Russian Wilderness

Take-Out Window

Labor Day Traditions New And Old (0)

Labor Day weekend has countless traditions. For many people, the three-day weekend provides the last camping or backpacking trip of the year. Others schedule their first hunting trip of the season this coming weekend. Some mark the beginning of college football season (although Shasta College fans have to wait until September 11 this ye…

Labor Day Traditions New And Old

Food»

Andrea Charroin: Angel Food Cake

Andrea Charroin: Angel Food Cake (0) By Andrea Charroin

(Editor’s note: Pssst! Andrea Charrion and Doni Greenberg will take to the radio airwaves Sunday, Sept. 4, on KCNR 1460 a.m. from 11 a.m. until noon.

Do you have a cooking question for Andrea? Do you miss her Marathon Bars? Lines will be open and live, just for you. Hear you then.)

Angel food cake is the perfect accompaniment to all of the…

Andrea Charroin: Angel Food Cake
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Arts and Entertainment»

Painting & Drawing Class by Patricia Kimsey Bollinger

Painting & Drawing Class by Patricia Kimsey Bollinger (0)

What: Painting and Drawing Class Taught by Patricia Kimsey Bollinger, B.F.A

When: Thursdays, Sept. 2 through Nov. 25, 9:30 to 11 a.m.

Where: Old City Hall

Beginner to advanced students welcome.

Monthly Class Fee is $100.

For more information and to register call 515-0512 or email dawnsearlymist@aol.com

-from Shasta County Arts Council…
Painting & Drawing Class by Patricia Kimsey Bollinger
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Community Events»

Free Computer Classes at the Redding Library

Free Computer Classes at the Redding Library (1)

The Redding Library offers a variety of computer classes for those interested in improving basic computer skills or in building on those they have. Classes range from the very basic to the “beginning intermediate” level. “Beginning Word” will kick off the classes on September 2nd, with “Beginning Comp…

Free Computer Classes at the Redding Library
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Performance»

Pair of Happy Art Exhibits & A Magic Bus

Pair of Happy Art Exhibits & A Magic Bus (0)

Mary e. Hoy and Phil Dynan, open two new exhibitions at the Red Bluff Art Gallery on Friday, Sept. 3, from 5-8 p.m. Both exhibits feature bold and colorful paintings intended to evoke viewer enjoyment. The Redding band, The Magic Bus, will play at the Opening Reception.

Hoy’s exhibit, in the Main Hall of the gallery, is entitled “…

Pair of Happy Art Exhibits & A Magic Bus
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Music»

Sept. 3 & 4: Live Music at Vintage Wine Bar

Sept. 3 & 4: Live Music at Vintage Wine Bar (0)

What: Trout and Parrot, folk/bluegrass/jam band

When: Sept. 3, 8 p.m.

What: Stephanie Foos, jazz

When: Sept 4, 7 p.m.

Where: Vintage Wine Bar and Restaurant
1790 Market St.

A News Cafe, founded in Shasta County by Redding, CA journalist Doni Greenberg, is the place for people craving local Northern California news, commentary, food, arts…

Sept. 3 & 4: Live Music at Vintage Wine Bar
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Image Gallery»

Sunday Funny: Hey Buddy, Can You Give A Gal A Boost?

Sunday Funny: Hey Buddy, Can You Give A Gal A Boost? (4) By Phil Fountain

Phil Fountain is a cartoonist, writer and occasional bed-wetter based in the far reaches of Northern Californey.

A News Cafe, founded in Shasta County by Redding, CA journalist Doni Greenberg, is the place for people craving local Northern California news, commentary, food, arts and entertainment.

Sunday Funny: Hey Buddy, Can You Give A Gal A Boost?
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Great Outdoors»

September in the Garden & Monthly Calendar of Regional Gardening Events

September in the Garden & Monthly Calendar of Regional Gardening Events (0) By Jennifer Jewell

September is a transitional sort of month – has a difficult time making up its mind – am I Summer? Am I fall? Am I hot? Or am I cooling? No matter what the weather and the inevitability of the quite beautiful waning light of September making our way towards the Autumnal Equinox on the 22nd -– it is one my favorite times in the garden. Plants have most…

September in the Garden & Monthly Calendar of Regional Gardening Events
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Village Voices»

A Dating Guru for the Guys: Dude Wisdom

A Dating Guru for the Guys: Dude Wisdom (32) By The Dude

This one goes out to the guys. An advice column for men, by a man - a man, astonishing though it may be, who has screwed up a lot of relationships. Good ones gone bad. Bad ones gone worse. A guy who stuck in relationships with big flashing warning lights that made mountains crumble and hope dissipate. I’ve searched for love, only to find mys…

A Dating Guru for the Guys: Dude Wisdom
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Health & Fitness»

Out of Grief Sprouts a Life-Saving Legacy

Out of Grief Sprouts a Life-Saving Legacy (0) By Jane E. Brody

You don’t have to be rich, famous or even an adult to leave a memorable legacy that can change lives.

Just ask Stacey Oglesby of Lockwood, Mo., whose 15-year-old daughter, Colbey, died in a car accident in 2001. Colbey had told her mother that when she got her driver’s license, she was going to sign up to be an organ donor. So when ho…

Out of Grief Sprouts a Life-Saving Legacy
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News»

Silence Unwise ‘In Hindsight,’ Trustee Says; Applicants Sought

Silence Unwise ‘In Hindsight,’ Trustee Says; Applicants Sought (3) By Candace L. Brown

 The Redding School District board’s decision not to publicly announce the resignation of its president at a contentious meeting last week was “an agenda mishap,” the acting president said Monday. 

“In hindsight, we should have mentioned it in the beginning,” board member Denise Yergenson said. R…

Silence Unwise ‘In Hindsight,’ Trustee Says; Applicants Sought
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Weather Discussion for Wednesday September 1, 2010

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