What forbidden activities did you miss most during the nearly seven weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic shut-down? Shopping? Eating out? Getting your car washed? Having your kids attend school? May 11 UPDATE: According to...
Author: Doni Chamberlain
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors will meet 4 p.m. today to discuss Governor Gavin Newsom’s new guidelines for California counties to transition into Phase 2 of reopening the state. Because of the pandemic,...
So, here’s the thing, Les. You got a haircut Friday when barber shops are still considered non-essential businesses during a global pandemic. You blatantly defied state-mandated restrictions that the lion’s share of nearly 40...
It was a clear and sunny July day on a Trindad, California, beach during our family’s vacation. We lucked out and had the entire shoreline to ourselves. My son and sister surf-fished for...
I already talked about my obsession with making sourdough starter, something that I felt the urge to try right about the time California’s governor directed us to stay home because of the Covid-19 pandemic....
If you’re in Redding on Saturday between 6 and 8 p.m., you may experience the unexpected sights, revving and rumbling of classic cars cruising through the city. It doesn’t have an official location, but...
It started with little glass jar with one of those old-timey snap-on lids. I have great sentimental attachment to this particular jar, as it belonged to beloved Mama Sue Economou, who passed away in...
Is it OK to behave as if it’s business as usual with regard to Shasta County Airbnb/VRBO and other short-term rentals in the era of COVID-19? That topic was among many addressed during this...
Because I’ve already worked from home for 13 years, I have, like many writers, adapted to a fairly isolated occupational reality. So when the pandemic hit, I was confident that I’d ace staying home,...
One of the most sobering pieces of information delivered during Wednesday’s Shasta County Health and Human Services media briefing was the fact that Shasta County Public Health currently has the capability to test somewhere...
