Back before Mary Lake was just a lake and not a subdivision, when Buenaventura was a city in Colombia, when the Benton landfill was a landfill and not a rolling landscape, there was a laundromat and little store at Placer… Continue Reading
When you think of Patagonia, what comes to mind: a U.S. clothing manufacturer or some distant region of the globe? Well, if you thought globally, do you know where it is located? …hmm. Let’s just say that Patagonia is a… Continue Reading
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area’s “Birds, Bees, and Butterflies BioBlitz” begins on Friday, May 13th and will be based at the Whiskeytown Environmental School within the park. The BioBlitz will kick-off Friday morning with elementary and high school students from local… Continue Reading
A JAMA study has found that the price of insulin has tripled over the last decade, from $4.34 per milliliter in 2002 to $12.92 in 2013, pushing yearly total costs to $736.09 per person. I can’t help but continue to… Continue Reading
With featured chefs at Moseley Family Cellars Five samples of wine paired with delicious hors d’oeuvres! Enjoy the culinary wine-pairing creations of chefs: Doni Chamberlain, Cal DeMercurio of Chartwells, Janette Paramo of Cake is the Best Part, Wayne Harris and Sadie Roy… Continue Reading
Warm up your Magic Carpet! I am inviting you to join me once again in Turkey, ancient and today’s world. Leaving Cappadocia and the fairy chimneys, we drove south on portions of the ancient Silk Road, past caravanserai (ancient wayfarers’… Continue Reading
Sometimes, I wish I could be more like Ferdinand the bull. You remember Ferdinand, right? The character in Munro Leaf’s children’s story who preferred to spend his time in the field smelling the flowers rather than fighting in the bull… Continue Reading
April is Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Awareness Month and Public Health officials hope to again draw attention to a sharp rise in the number of cases of gonorrhea reported in Shasta County. From 2007 to 2011, Shasta County saw an… Continue Reading
Until very recently, Femme de Joie’s only visit to 970 Hartnell was about seven years ago when a vintage furniture store was there; she and Amico del Signore picked out a leather couch which went from “this great oxblood sofa”… Continue Reading
Like many cancers, early detection of Lung Cancer can save thousands of lives each year. According to the U.S. Preventative task Force, early detection through cancer lung screenings alone can save up to 20,000 lives per year. The lung cancer… Continue Reading
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