Q: Michelle Hamm, tell us about your business – or, actually, since you have more than one – your businesses. What are they, where are they, and what services do they provide? Our main business is IPS Services, which is… Continue Reading
Note: Today we talk with Marta McKenzie and Pat Carlson, friends who’ve made literally thousands of chocolate truffles each year.  Such an endeavour begs so many questions. Q: Can you describe your annual truffle adventure? Marta: Over the years, the number… Continue Reading
 I recently pointed my car south on Interstate 5 on my way to visit friends. As I always do when traveling that direction, I stopped at Granzella’s Deli in Williams for a bathroom and snack break. As an aside, Granzella’s may be the… Continue Reading
Chris Fiscus is my new daughter-in-law’s father, a good man, a gifted writer of father-of-the-bride toasts and a heck of a good cook. He prepared these ribs for a family engagement dinner that honored Josh and Kat at the Fiscus home. I was… Continue Reading
 I am so selfish that I bought extra jars of this item from the Redding Grocery Outlet Bargain Market for my latest GO picks – before I started writing this post.  Gertie’s Finest Artichoke Tapenade, which the Redding GO Bargain Market sells for… Continue Reading
Sometimes we need to hunt for best finds at the Redding Grocery Outlet Bargain Market. For me, that’s part of the fun. Take, for example, the super-duper gargantuan No. 10 cans of Wis-Con Solid Pack Pumpkin for $4.99 – ($9.99 elsewhere). What’s strange about… Continue Reading
A friend talked me into trying tapioca for the first time at Thai Bistro some years back. Until then, I’d turned up my nose at tapioca. I couldn’t shake the image of that little red box of Kraft Quick Cooking Minute Tapioca,… Continue Reading
After holding the top spot at the Shasta County Arts Council for 11 years, Gini Holmes has let go of her director’s position. Board president Kathy Weaver said the SCAC will begin its search soon for a new director, someone who’ll operate the arts organization located inside the… Continue Reading
 Saturday, keeping with its annual Veterans Day tradition, the City of Shasta Lake will honor veterans with a variety of events. This year’s Shasta Lake Veterans Day Parade features the theme, “America’s Warriors Past-Present-Future.” Grand marshal retired U.S. Army Maj. Fred Salanti, founder and national… Continue Reading
One of my favorite things about the first Saturday in November is the American Association of University Women’s Home Tour and Art Show. Rain or shine. Year in, year out. It wouldn’t be November in the North State without it.… Continue Reading
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