Dogwood Days: North State Garden Woodland Stars (pt. 2)

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To see the late-spring woodland alight with dogwood is a sight to make most anyone happy. In the North State, the show of bloom unfolds over time slowly and steadily. It starts on the Valley floor in early spring - February through May - with cultivated garden plants. Steadily, the beauty of the flowering continues [...] Read More

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Mistress of the Mix: RIP MCA(0)

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Adam Yauch Boy Beast 1964 - 2012 It’s nice to know, after all these years, that my first impression of the Beastie Boys was the one they had of themselves – it was all a crazy joke. But it was lik...

Great Outdoors

Watershed Wonder Kicks on Route 36(2)

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This summer’s improvement to SR 299W on the crooked Buckhorn may have benefits beyond accident reduction, time savings and motion sickness relief. Perhaps flagman-caused delay might give motorists p...

Living

The Literary Minds Online Book Club is in Session – Please share your thoughts about ‘Nowhere Near Normal’(12)

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Readers, welcome to our discussion of  "Nowhere Near Normal - A Memoir of OCD," by Traci Foust. This conversation will take place in the comments section, below. For the next book, we will enjoy a hy...

Community Announcements

Annular Solar Eclipse at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area this Sunday, May 20(2)

In preparation for the anticipated annular solar eclipse, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area will offer a special “early-bird” presentation that will provide participants with a better understan...

Featured Article

Reach Higher: “Game Changer” event gives weight to local entrepreneurial fervor(1)

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While easily considered successful on a number of levels, in the very least Shasta County Economic Development Corporation’s recent “Game Changers” event solidified the notion that entrepreneur...

Online Dating Takes a Strong Heart, Mind and Stomach(56)

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It's been almost a year since I paid for a 6-month subscription to Match.com. At the time I also signed up for eHarmony, but my computer didn't like the site's graphics, so I ditched it within 24 hour...

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Letter to the Editor: Hawkins Exec Clarifies Property Tax Facts(5)

By Jeffery Hess
“Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson   Hawkins Companies has a commitment to provide truthful, accurate and timely informatio...

Community Announcements

Another Award for Redding School of the Arts – A Worldwide Achievement: 1st New School Campus to Earn Environmental Award(0)

Redding School of the Arts has been awarded LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED is an internationally recognized rati...

Community Announcements

Parks workers get innovative to fight theft at park restrooms(1)

In response to a recent increase in theft of metal plumbing components in park restrooms, the City of Redding's Park Maintenance Division has designed and fabricated a protective box to secure the plu...

Garden

Stars of the Spring Woodland Garden: Trillium(2)

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While I might rightfully be described as a gardener of many plants, master of none - I always enjoy a garden or gardener with a dedicated collection of some special plant or plant group. Photo: A matu...

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New Redding Courthouse Site Acquisition Approved(10)

SAN FRANCISCO—The long-awaited new Redding courthouse for the Superior Court of Shasta County moved a significant step closer to reality today when the State Public Works Board (SPWB) approved acqui...

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Clarity Entertainment Terminates Stillwater Purchase(8)

Clarity Entertainment, Inc. entered into an agreement with the City of Redding in January 2012 to purchase approximately 77 acres in the Stillwater Business Park for a film and television production f...

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Morning Emergence
We have our first beautiful flower from among the plants that Frank bought for my birthday. He watched it emerge this morning. The wind help blow the outer green shell of protective petals away and there she was. Stunning. We will soon have a second blossom. It looks like...

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