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Shasta County Board of Supervisors: Delta, Doubt and Dam Water

The Board of Supervisors had an important agenda on this day, largely focused on water. They approved a letter to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Board.  In a previous meeting, it was disclosed that the Water Quality Control Board… Continue Reading →

United Way’s Extreme Health Weekend

You are invited to participate in the North State’s first, all-community Extreme Health Weekend organized by the United Way of Northern California! Our goal is to bring the community together in a collaborative effort in the fun of physical activities… 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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Blazing the Trail: North State Riders Played an Early Role in Mountain Biking

The relative newness of mountain biking as a sport might come as a surprise to some. Thirty-plus years ago, the concept of taking a knobby-tired bicycle on dirt trails was just starting to gain ground. A lot of that ground… Continue Reading →

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The Best Road Rides: A Fair & Balanced List

Here, some of the best road rides you can roll in the Redding area. Click on any of the maps below, then click again, to enlarge them: Fair & Balanced Fair and Balanced, a name given to a 38-mile Shasta… Continue Reading →

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The Masher Ride: Cycling 25 Miles In and Around Redding

Not too long ago I bought this super sweet Masher jersey from Twin Six. Go ahead, take a second to bask in her beauty. I know, it’s awesome. Of course it is, because Twin Six makes their jerseys out of… Continue Reading →

Shasta College, Forest Service Employ Northstate Youth

Twenty local teenage students are working this summer to improve the health of the forest, as Shasta College and the Shasta-Trinity National Forest has teamed up to coordinate a Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program. The three-year partnership will have crews… Continue Reading →

Marathon Mania Returns to Redding on Sunday

It would be an exaggeration to call the Redding Marathon the area’s biggest annual sporting event, but the footrace definitely has claimed a spot as one of the most significant. The race returns at 8 a.m. Sunday, January 16, when… Continue Reading →