Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans March 27

What: Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day Celebration

When: March 27, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Shasta County Veterans Hall
Yuba Street, Redding, CA
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sponsored by Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 357

For more information and/or to donate contact:
Eddie McAllister at 530-524-7504,…

Turtle Bay’s Auction Swings Into Spring March 27

What: Turtle Bay Exploration Park’s Auction Jeans, Jewels and Jazz

When: Saturday March 27, 5:30 p.m.

Where: Redding Convention Center

Back by popular demand, Turtle Bay Exploration Park’s Auction Jeans, Jewels and Jazz: Swing into Spring returns to the Redding Convention Center on March 27,…

BBQ Thursday Prevents Shasta County Child Abuse

What: BBQ Benefit for Shasta County Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council

When: Thursday, March 25, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Where: (Behind District Attorney’s office)
1525 Court St.
Redding, Ca.

Cost: $8. Includes: Sandwich, chips and beverage

Contact: Shasta County Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council
2280 Benton Drive Bldg. C, Suite…

Letter to the editor: Save Shingletown’s Water

Citizens of Shasta County: Have you ever gone to Shingletown for a summer picnic, or fishing at one of the many lakes there? Have you ever driven up Hwy 44 through Shingletown on your way to cut a Christmas tree, or to…

Giving Thanks For A Wet River

Our Broken Sky, Part Two

Read Part One of “Our Broken Sky” here.

In 1992, the National Academy of Sciences defined geoengineering as “large-scale engineering of our environment in order to combat or counteract the effects of changes in atmospheric chemistry,” including the build-up of greenhouse gases…

‘Off Stage’ With The Dance Project’s Lisa Redden

Lisa Redden remembers her Grandma June singing around the house. “She had a wonderful voice and sang the songs of the 30s and 40s. Many of the songs were show and Broadway songs popular at the time. She was fearless in her singing and I’d sing with her like crazy. It took me many years to muster the courage to sing out loud in front of anyone but Grandma June.”

About 6 years ago, Lisa met vocal instructor Trish Spinner, and with her encouragement…

Meet Artist of Whiskeytown’s Flora On Film

What: Turtle Bay to host Ken DeCamp’s “Seasons in the Underworld,” a photographic exploration of Whiskeytown’s beautiful flora

When: Presentation by DeCamp at 6 p.m. March 25; exhibit runs March 21 through May 16

Where: Turtle Bay Visitor Center Theater

Turtle Bay Exploration Park, in conjunction with…

Fur Ball at Win-River Casino

Slide show by Joe Domke
Music found here

The Fourth Annual Fur Ball at Win-River Casino Event Center, 2010, benefited Another Chance Animal Rescue League. In opening slides: The yappy hour and silent auction, emcee Jennifer Scarborough along with Maggie and Ray…

It’s Rabbit Season: U-Prep Presents ‘Harvey’

What: The University Preparatory School Drama Department presents “Harvey”

When: March 25, 26 and 27 at 7 p.m. and March 28 at 2 p.m.

Where: Small theatre upstairs in the west wing in the Shasta Learning Center (2200 Eureka Way, Room 210)

Cost: $10 (includes desserts and…