Like a butterfly that finally emerges from the confines of its chrysalis, Chrysalis Charter School students will have a new place to learn. Yesterday Chrysalis signed a lease to rent one wing of the former St. Francis Middle School, part of the Bishop Quinn… Continue Reading
I was driving home to Igo Monday when I did a double take at the south-west corner of Placer and Pleasant streets. There was nothing pleasant about the prices posted high in the air above the Placer Street Chevron station: $4.09 per gallon for regular… Continue Reading
Gas costs more than $4 a gallon. Food prices continue to rise. If your income is climbing ahead of these increases, that’s terrific. I’m happy for all three of you. In these tough economic times, the rest of us must help each other. I’ll share… Continue Reading
“I have enough money to last me the rest of my life, unless I buy something.” – Jackie Mason
I moved to Redding when I was 5, so I’m familiar with the whole Rodeo thing. But I always wonder what goes through the minds of Redding newcomers and visitors who experience Rodeo Week and all its activities for the first time.
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Cowboy quotes: The only good reason to ride a bull is to meet a nurse. Brace your backbone and forget your wishbone. Any cowboy can carry a tune. The trouble comes when he tries to unload it. Lettin’ the cat… Continue Reading
Monday to-do list: Wash car Donate blood Buy cookies Participate in silent art-auction Help Elizabeth and Troy Wallers, whose 3-year-old daughter, Madison, was diagnosed with  leukemia last month. Monday, you can do all those things. All in one place.  What:  Car-wash,… Continue Reading
The most amazing snake stories slithered into our living room the other evening between six friends. Fun, fun, fun. For more than an hour these incredible tales crawled between me, Bruce and two couples. Basically, we had ourselves a snake-telling… Continue Reading
“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” ~Dr. Seuss Â
So I’ve been on this sorbet kick. My freezer’s full of it. Strawberry sorbet. Apricot sorbet. Lemon Sorbet. Blood orange sorbet. Kiwi sorbet. I also have a recipe for chocolate sorbet, thanks to my friend, Alice, who called to tell… Continue Reading
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