Helmets and Training Available for Bike to School Day

Photo courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net    Shasta Safe Routes to School is offering helmets, prizes and a free training for parents and school staff to coordinate Bike to School Day at Shasta County schools. The training will take place Tuesday, March 24… Continue Reading

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2011 Healthy Shasta Action Heroes Announced!

On Saturday, October 1st, Healthy Shasta announced the three Action Heroes selected for 2011 at Healthy Shasta’s annual Walk This Way at Turtle Bay event. Each Action Hero is being honored for their efforts in making healthy eating and physical… Continue Reading

Celebrate Healthy Shasta’s Annual ‘Walk This Way’ at Turtle Bay

Healthy Shasta is proud to present the 5th Annual Walk This Way at Turtle Bay celebration! Choose healthy and join us Saturday, October 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Turtle Bay Exploration Park for this fantastic FREE family… Continue Reading

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Mixing with Motorists: Bicycles as Transportation on Shasta County Streets

The irony is rich: Anne Wallach Thomas was planning for the next day’s monthly meeting of the Shasta Cascade Bicycle Coalition and, once again, confronting the fact that she would have to drive to the Redding meeting from her Palo… Continue Reading

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A Shared Vision, Spanning Decades: The Redding Area’s Trail System

Back in the 1970s, the only thing resembling a “Sacramento River Trail” in Redding was an old railroad grade on the hillside between the river and some west Redding neighborhoods. Much as today, a thick layer of medium-sized rock covered… Continue Reading

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Andrea Charroin is Saturday’s Chef at the Market – Today!

A News Cafe’s own Andrea Charroin will lead a cooking demonstration Saturday, Sept. 3 during the Redding Farmers’ Market in the City Hall West parking lot at 777 Cypress Avenue. The event is part of Healthy Shasta’s Chef at the… Continue Reading

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Highway 89 Bike Corridor Gains Prominence

Summer is the season around here for long bike rides, although one cyclist’s definition of a long ride might be another’s definition of insanity.

If by long you mean loooooonnng, you may be happy to learn that Adventure Cycling Association has included Highway 89 from Mount Shasta to Truckee on a new, 2,400-mile Sierra Cascades Bicycle Route that roughly parallels the Pacific Crest hiking trail from Canada to Mexico.

But even if your idea … Continue Reading

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Cycle Shasta Rolls Out with Bike Rodeo, Demos, Workshops

What: The first Cycle Shasta event
When: Saturday (June 4) 1 to 4 p.m.
Where: Margaret Polf Park, 13807 Sacramento Street, Shasta Lake

Cycle Shasta, a free family event, will include a Bicycle Rodeo with a bicycle equipment repair and adjustment station, a fun safety course … Continue Reading

Anderson to Open Bike Lane with Tuesday Ceremony

What: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Highway 273 Anderson Bike Lane
When: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Where: Corner of Pleasant Hills Drive and Rhonda Road (near the Anderson Marketplace), Anderson

The city of Anderson, Healthy Shasta and Caltrans invite you to join …

Contact the Anderson City Manager’s Office at 378-6646 for more information. Continue Reading