New Year’s again? It feels like we just did this. Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ into the future – thank you Steve Miller. Every year seems to go by more quickly. When we were kids, summer seemed endless. Now… Continue Reading
Merry Christmas, Happy Solstice, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Jumada Al-Akhirah, and Festivus – for the rest of us. Since we have been airing grievances all year, we can move right on to the feats of strength. What – you’re not familiar with… Continue Reading
Three cheers for Tehama County! On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors approved the purchase of a second hand mobile veterinary clinic for Animal Services. It’s an awesome tricked-out vet’s office on wheels with surgical capabilities. Before you get yourself in… Continue Reading
It’s been a sad week in Tehama County. Chip Thompson, my editor at the Red Bluff Daily News, passed away at much too young an age. Seriously, 57 is not ok. I have t-shirts older than that. They don’t fit… Continue Reading
Can you believe it’s Thanksgiving already? We will be celebrating with the Corning cousins at Java Lanes, their bowling alley. Wait – Thanksgiving in a bowling alley? That sounds…like the most fun thing ever. Everybody brings way too much food… Continue Reading
I took Toby, the sweet abandoned border-collie mix, to his forever home last Monday. We drove to Canby, OR – just outside Portland – to meet his new mommy. Sandra has a beautiful 17 acre farm where she grows veggies… Continue Reading
Thank you to everyone who reached out offering to adopt the abandoned dogs across the street. Just kidding, not one single person came forward, although many of you shared their sad story. Thank you for that. Shout outs to Joyce,… Continue Reading
We are in Dog Hell. Our neighbors down the hill are selling their place and not taking their dogs. They bought the house a couple years ago but have never lived in it. They just used it to grow cannabis… Continue Reading
I hope your week was as good as mine. Mr. Standish and I finally hiked Brokeoff Mountain in Lassen Park last Tuesday. It’s the Big Kahuna. The Beast. We nixed it the week before because it was cold, windy, and… Continue Reading
It’s Pie Baking Thursday – the day when ovens all over Manton are filled with apple pies that will be sold Saturday at the Manton Apple Festival. Volunteers have already spent weeks peeling and coring apples, making filling, rolling… Continue Reading
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