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The Sign of the Squirrel

I’ll spare you all the graphic TMI details, but for a few weeks I was pretty sure I had colon cancer. Turns out I have diverticulitis, which is, as one friend pointed out, no picnic, but it’s a walk in the… Continue Reading

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Help Prepare Future Bicycle and Walkway Improvements for a Safer Burney

To  help  improve  conditions  for  pedestrians  and  bicyclists  in  Burney,  the  Pit  River  Tribe  is  inviting neighbors  and  businesses  to  share  their  ideas  about  creating  a  new  Bicycle  and  Walkway  Plan  for Burney  during  a  community  workshop  and  walking  tour … Continue Reading

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Comprehensive Report Measures Counties’ Health

Shasta County residents are more likely to breathe clean air and graduate from high school than people statewide, but they’re also more likely to smoke, drink, live in poverty and lack access to healthy foods, according to a comprehensive health… Continue Reading

Shasta Family Justice Center Hosts Sock Hop and Ice Cream Social

The Shasta Family Justice Center (SFJC) will kick off the Kool April Nights events as they host the Second Annual Sock Hop and Ice Cream Social at the Redding Civic Auditorium on Monday, April 16, 2012 from 5 p.m. to… Continue Reading

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A Pear Rant – Revisited

Sometimes I just don’t know when to leave well enough alone. Take my pear dumplings, for example. Please. They were adaptations of a perfectly lovely Apple Dumpling recipe from a Napa cooking class I attended at Copia: American Center for Wine, Food… Continue Reading

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Soroptimist International of Red Bluff 12th Annual Walk/Run Event

Begin the 11 Days of Roundup by participating in the Soroptimist International of Red Bluff 12th Annual Walk/Run event. The Walk/Run will be held Saturday April 14th with the start at 8 am.  The registration for all races begins at… Continue Reading

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Take the Sacramento River Trail Survey to Help Guide Future Plans

Do you enjoy the Sacramento River Trail, or use any of the trail extensions that connect to it? If so, Healthy Shasta would like to hear from you. Healthy Shasta, along with local partners, is conducting a survey of Sacramento… Continue Reading

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Artists’ Corner by Stefan Baumann: Painting from Life

I believe that it is essential for artists to paint from life.  Art is an expression of an artist’s experience and observation of the subject.   This will not make sense if an artist has never painted from life.  When we… Continue Reading

Writers Forum Meeting: What You Need to Know About Blogs and Blogging

Writers Forum webmaster Alicia McCauley will present a brief explanation of the functions and features of the newly designed Writers Forum Web site. Then special media consultant Kate Bourland will educate our audience on the nuts and bolts of blogs… Continue Reading

Jazzercise Host Free Open House April 14

The Redding Jazzercise Center will offer a free-for-all Jazzercise Open House 8:00 am – 12:00 noon, Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 2485 Athens Avenue, Cypress Square. “This event allows us to thank all the students who have made Jazzercise a… Continue Reading