City Warns Residents to Use Caution During Storm

City of Redding residents are advised to use caution and prepare for high winds and significant rainfall that is forecast tonight through Sunday (February 8). High winds with gusts up to 38 miles per hour are forecast during the next… Continue Reading

Shasta County Sheriff’s Office Presents 19th Annual Multi-Cultural Heritage Festival

The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office is proud to present the 19th Annual Multi-Cultural Heritage Festival on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the Mt. Shasta Mall from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The Grand March begins at 11:00 AM. This event was started… Continue Reading

Search and Rescue Locates Stranded Motorists

On Wednesday February 4th 2015, at 1734 hours Mitchell Jiovaniello called the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office to report he and his friend Cody Knox, were stranded on the number 4 road in the OHV Park west of Shasta Dam. Jiovaniello… Continue Reading

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Menu Please: El Delicioso Burrito: Don’t Fear Gas Station Cuisine

Jane and Michael Stern, those chroniclers of true American food, wrote in their 1986 travelogue-cum-cookbook “Real American Food” of the Southern phenomena of combining food and unrelated commerce: “Drive along a country road in the Mississippi Delta and you will… Continue Reading

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Redding Utility Oversight Committee Disbanded During a Tea Party Dustup

Redding City Council’s two newest members stuck to their guns Tuesday and joined the majority in a 4-1 vote to disband an advisory commission that had become a rallying cry for a small but boisterous crowd of Tea Party conservatives.… Continue Reading

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2015 Wedding Dress Trends: Lace, Sleeves and Colors Ranging from Ivory to Pewter

It’s that time of year again: Wedding Season! Many women became engaged over the holidays and are beginning the search for probably the most important dress they will ever buy: Their wedding gown. I have written many articles on wedding… Continue Reading

Some Sunny Day: Sevillano Links Basks in Unseasonably Warm Winter

While not nearly as dramatic as Shakespeare, or as artful as the novelist John Steinbeck, for many, this is shaping up as the winter of our discontent. Snow skiing at longtime favorite ski parks on Mt. Shasta and Mt. Ashland… Continue Reading

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North State Live Music and Open Mics: February 2 – February 8

Monday, February 2 Open mic at Simon LeGree’s Roadhouse in Hawkins Bar (about 75 miles west of Redding on Highway 299) starts at 8 pm, hosted by Jimi Jeff. (530) 629-3899. In Chico, The Maltese has an open mic beginning at 9 p.m. 21 and over. (530) 343-4915. Garrison Keillor… Continue Reading

Redding Cooperative Preschool and Shasta High Band Concert “40 Years and Counting”

“40 Years and Counting”, Redding Cooperative Preschool and Shasta High Band celebrate 40 years of collaboration and perform musical numbers at a fun-filled concert for the young and young-at-heart. Includes a Houseboat vacation raffle, silent auction, and more! Fun for… Continue Reading

Two ‘The Vagina Monologues’ Shows Benefit Girls Inc. NSV

Girls Incorporated of the Northern Sacramento Valley (Girls Inc. NSV) is proud to be the chosen recipient organization for two benefit performances of Eve Ensler’s award-winning play, “The Vagina Monologues.” The Feb. 21 and 28 performances are presented by V-Day… Continue Reading