‘Journey Into the Unknown’ with Artesan Dance Company

For the entire month of October, the Artesan Dance Company will be working alongside the West Valley dance students and will be learning original choreography by Artesan’s Director and West Valley alumna, Summer Odell. The month of training will culminate… Continue Reading

Slow Food at Tehama Fair, Cottonwood & Elsewhere

What: Slow Food Shasta Cascade at this year’s Tehama District Fair — 4 days of tasty food fun, Thursday through Sunday! (Scroll down for separate gatherings in Cottonwood, Redding and Shingletown.) At 6 p.m. Thursday: Gazpacho Demonstration & sampling in the… Continue Reading

The Run, Ride and Swim Calendar

When it’s hotter than Hades day after day, I find myself needing motivation to leave an air conditioned house and head outside for the daily run or bike ride. I get the necessary motivation in the form of a race… Continue Reading

Cottonwood Food Bank Seeks Donations, Higher Profile

Shepherd’s Heart Food Bank has been a mostly word-of-mouth provider of staples to needy families in the Cottonwood area for two years. Thanks to a new alliance with the nonprofit Cottonwood Creek Watershed Group, the food bank is raising its… Continue Reading