Ninety-four-year old Ruth Cramblit has been a volunteer for the American Cancer Society Discovery Shop since it opened its doors on Park Marina Drive 26 years ago. So, it’s only right that Ruth wielded the scissors that cut the ribbon to the thrift shop’s new 6,000-square-foot digs on Churn Creek Road. This new space, the only suitable alternate location for the shop in the last 15 years … Continue Reading
“Land of my Father, land that I love, I can’t abandon her. For her a hundred times, I shall give my life,” begins “Mu Isamaa On Minu Arm,” written by Estonian National Poet Lydia Koidula.
This passionate poem, created during Estonia’s Great Awakening, was first set to music in 1869 and performed that year for Estonia’s first Laulupidu, an annual gathering of 30,000 vocalists … Continue Reading
Spring is almost here and so are the annual ambitions of the backyard weekend warriors. It might seem like a romantic notion to till the soil, drop in some seeds and let the sun do the work as you lie… Continue Reading
Doni: Adam, thanks for agreeing to be my first Dish partner. Gosh, it’s been more than a year since I did this. I feel a little rusty. And, truth be told, a little nervous, too. The last time I did this the… Continue Reading
“Get Outta Town” is normally a guide to recreation, festivals and fairs, but once in awhile, I like to throw a curve ball. Remember the Yo-Yo Contest, the American Kennel Club Master National Hunting Test and the Dutch Oven Cook-off?… Continue Reading
Proud Enterprise High School alum Heidi Luerra will always call Redding home. But at 18 years old, she said goodbye to the “530” and headed south to Los Angeles to explore the world of fashion, a territory mostly uncharted in far Northern California.… Continue Reading
If you haven’t had your fill of winter, “Get Outta Town” for a weekend of sledding, snowboarding, snowmobiles, snow castles and snow shoeing. You can even snow golf, snow bowl and play snow volleyball during Plumas County’s 2011 Winter Snow… Continue Reading
Call me gloomy, but I spend a lot of time worrying about the degradation of culture. I fear that text messaging will render young people incapable of articulating, solving problems and making their own decisions. Pop music makes me panic,… Continue Reading
Looking for something to do with your sweetheart this weekend? “Get Outta Town” to Manton for a weekend of romance, wine and chocolates. Treat your sweetheart to a decadent day of wine and chocolates at Shasta Daisy Vineyards, Ringtail Vineyards,… Continue Reading
In the Redding area, where many feel that the contributions of the under-age-40 population go unrecognized, recipients of the first round of “20 Under 40” awards have been applauded enthusiastically. When the Record Searchlight lined up the event, nominations were cast for… Continue Reading
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