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What’s That Smell? The Mountain Lion Under Our House

… I’m embarrassed to say that the mountain lion was literally right under our noses for about a week before we noticed. We have a south-facing deck that is about 12 feet off the ground that overlooks Cow Creek in Whitmore. I’d been on that deck daily, leaning up against the railing, enjoying the view with my morning coffee or a nice pinot … Continue Reading

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Dish: A Conversation With Michele & Michael, Line Dance Teachers

Doni: First, I want to thank you, Michele Burton and Michael Barr, for teaching line dancing in Redding every Monday night at the Senior Center through the Redding Recreation Department. That class is, hands down, one of the most fun things I… Continue Reading

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Giant Egg Takes a Crack at World Record

If happy chickens lay bigger eggs, then Jeff England has some of the happiest chickens on earth. England, of Douglas City, owns more than 400 chickens and has gathered more than his share of noteworthy eggs in his career. But he says an egg laid… Continue Reading

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Doni’s Dish: Jim Gore & Joe Domke, ANC’s Dynamic Tech Duo

Doni: I’m pleased to host this Dish that features Jim Gore and Joe Domke, aNewsCafe.com’s tech team. Well, really, the team is made up of just two people, but they do as much as a whole team. Back story: I’ve been… Continue Reading

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Vigil Supports Downtown Trees

Dozens of people gathered beneath the shade and softly sloping branches of a gargantuan deodar cedar Monday afternoon. They were there  to sign petitions and show support for the downtown heritage grove and its nearby historic bungalow at Yuba and Oregon streets. That site is slated… Continue Reading

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Local Stairmasters Climb for a Cause

Editor’s note: On Saturday, North State residents Laura Gore, Joy Garcia, Abby Webb and Melissa Buciak joined thousands of others around the country in this year’s ‘Fight For Air Climb’ to raise money for the American Lung Association. Their goal: to climb all… Continue Reading

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Doni’s Dish: Featuring Adam Mankoski

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

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Pink House Chronicles No. 6

I’m in my house. I actually live here, get mail here, fall asleep and wake up here. It’s not totally finished, but close enough. I’m still missing some closet details (like rods and shelves), and I’ve not removed the stickers from new windows… Continue Reading

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Greyhound’s Gone, But Building Gets Another Chance

The only memory Jane Rehberg-White has of the Greyhound station is a faint recollection of some time in the ’80s; something about a Fresno boyfriend who was a bus passenger — either arriving or departing. Other than that, Rehberg-White said she grew up in Redding barely noticing the Greyhound depot.
“I never really paid that much attention to it,” she said with a laugh.
She’s paying plenty of attention … Continue Reading