News From Around The County
Guest Writer Spotlight: Am I Going To Day? – By Richard Lewis In July 2014, Emergency Medical Technician, Matthew O’Reilly, gave a TED conference lecture on: “An EMT’s Answer to (the question) ‘Am I Going To Die?’” O’Reilly had been called to the scene of many accidents where it was obvious the patient would have only minutes to live with […]
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MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Jorge Sandoval, owner of KD Auto Glass of Moreno Valley, Calif., won the silver medal in the Auto Glass Technician competition during Auto Glass Week™ (AGW), held June 7-9 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. Sandoval, who lives in Ontario, Calif., took home $1,000 and was one of just four competitors to make it […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: The Wingman – By Richard Lewis Recently, I was driving on the freeway near our home. An 18-wheeler truck was in front of me and as I got ready to pass him he likewise decided to change lanes. As a common courtesy I flashed my headlights to let him know the lane was clear and he quickly moved […]
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Breaking a century-old tradition in the name of health and safety, the largest convention organization in the world has moved its annual in-person event to a virtual format for the second year in a row, canceling nearly 6,000 conventions in 240 lands. As early as 1909, cities and towns all over California have welcomed Jehovah’s Witnesses as they fill hotels […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: Richard Lewis Jesse brought his tall and impressive sons to Samuel and the God told Samuel: 1st Samuel 16:7 “But the LORD said to Samuel, ‘Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the […]
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REDDING, Calif. — In response to Excessive Heat Warnings being issued throughout the North State region, Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency officials are opening a pair of Cooling Centers to help those unable to find safe shelter from excessive temperatures, which are forecast to reach into the mid-110s over the next week. The centers are being opened just […]
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The Allen Newton House, located at 325 North Gold Street, in Yreka, is a lovely Queen Ann Style Victorian, that attracts visitors and curious onlookers year-round. Easy to locate, the Newton House is just one of many unique places to visit for a road-break while traveling through the North State region along Interstate 5. Founded in March 1851 with the […]
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Religion Today: Finding Peace Amidst Chaos – by Robert Socha “And the peace of God [that peace which reassures the heart, that peace] which transcends all understanding, [that peace which] stands guard over your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus [is yours].” Philippians 4:7 Amplified Bible Critical Race Theory; urban America’s violence and mounting death toll; the demonization of […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — ConnectGen, LLC (ConnectGen), a renewable energy company focused on developing best-in-class wind, solar, and energy storage projects that will increase America’s supply of low-cost, domestically produced clean energy, is developing the Fountain Wind Project in northeastern Shasta County, near the existing Hatchet Ridge wind farm. Once in operation, the Fountain Wind Project will feature 72 wind […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: Richard Lewis Hood ornaments are said to date back to the years of chariot drivers decorating their chariots with animal or deity figures. As we fast forward to the days of early automobiles, the hood ornament was sometimes combined with the radiator cap. In the 1920’s, car designers began to mount the radiator and its cap under […]
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