The 2010 season at Shasta Raceway Park, located on the Shasta District Fairgrounds in Anderson, officially commences on Saturday, April 3, with a program featuring five divisions of racecars, including open wheel midgets and late model stock cars. The grandstands open at 5 p.m. with racing scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
The season kickoff re-fires a racing tradition at the fairgrounds that extends … Continue Reading
Shepherd’s Heart Food Bank has been a mostly word-of-mouth provider of staples to needy families in the Cottonwood area for two years. Thanks to a new alliance with the nonprofit Cottonwood Creek Watershed Group, the food bank is raising its… Continue Reading
James Rickert of Bella Vista, who helps run the well-known Prather Ranch in Siskiyou County, recently picked up a statewide innovation award for practicing agricultural techniques that are hundreds of years old.
The big innovation: Growing plants and livestock on the same patch of soil. … Continue Reading
If you find yourself sitting around with nothing to do this weekend except watching basketball on TV, well … dang, there’s no reason for it. It’s springtime and there’s stuff going on around here. I’ll highlight of few of the… Continue Reading
One tri-tip sandwich every six seconds for 2 1/2 hours. That’s what organizers of the Shasta County Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council intend to serve during Thursday’s fundraising barbecue in Redding.
During last year’s inaugural barbecue fundraiser, organizers planned to build 1,000 sandwiches. It wasn’t enough… Continue Reading
Those of us who live in the Redding and Red Bluff areas have a tendency to take the Sacramento River for granted. We shouldn’t. I’m working on a story for a different publication about the City of Bakersfield’s efforts to… Continue Reading
It can be smoking hot at the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area beaches during the summertime. But when the next beach season arrives, there may not be any actual smoking. National Park Service officials are considering banning smoking at Whiskeytown’s four… Continue Reading
Last Sunday’s sunny weather reminded me that, back in the good ol’ days, Shasta Speedway began its season on the first full weekend in March with an open competition stock car race. The feature event was run on Sunday afternoon,… Continue Reading
Over the top. That’s the only way to describe the Academy Awards party scheduled this Sunday, March 7, at Redding’s Cascade Theatre. We’re talking limousines and red carpet, outlandish outfits, flowing champagne, a big-screen simulcast and awards for just about… Continue Reading
You think nothing lasts anymore? If you’re talking about electric appliances, I agree. But some things seem to keep ticking. For example, the NorCal John Frank Memorial footrace celebrates its 40th anniversary on Saturday, March 6, at Lake Redding Park.… Continue Reading
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