5

River’s Rare Waves Attract White Water Kayakers, Surfers

Surf’s up, in the middle of Redding. The Bureau of Reclamation has released 36,000 cubic feet per second of water from Shasta Dam. One result is that the water flowing over the Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District (ACID) dam in Caldwell Park… Continue Reading

United Way’s Extreme Health Weekend

You are invited to participate in the North State’s first, all-community Extreme Health Weekend organized by the United Way of Northern California! Our goal is to bring the community together in a collaborative effort in the fun of physical activities… Continue Reading

Registration Opens for Redding Youth Triathlon, Prep Camp

What: Caldwell Youth Triathlon and Triathalon Prep Camp When: Triathalon is Saturday, Sept. 17, 7:30 a.m. Where: Redding Aquatic Center, 44 Quartz Hill,Redding, CA 96003 Cost: For prep-camp participants, $20. Otherwise, registration by Monday (Aug. 15), $25; by Sept. 13,… Continue Reading

2

Claude Caldwell and Why Redding Remembers

Although a century and a continent separated them, Henry David Thoreau and Claude H. Caldwell shared two vital attributes. Each was gone much too early, in his forties. Both are known by local sites which generations admire and gratefully acknowledge.… Continue Reading