News From Around The County
REDDING — Do you have a child, age 7 to 12 who loves to look up to the stars and contemplate the mystery and wonder of our universe? Or perhaps your child fancies themselves to be a junior adventurer? Someone who loves to explore the world around them in a quest for hidden treasure? If so, then Turtle Bay Exploration […]
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REDDING — More than 9,000 lbs. of trash was collected at various homeless encampments throughout Redding this week, when officers with Redding PD’s Neighborhood Police Unit and the Community Work Program continued their efforts to address illegal camping and quality of life issues throughout the city. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: SCNS EXCLUSIVE: Guest speakers help pack Burney IIT “Town Hall” […]
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TEMECULA — CBRE’s Kirk Brummer announced today the National Retail Partners-West (NRP-West) has completed the sale of Bel Villaggio I-II & Bel Villaggio III in Temecula, California, adjacent retail centers, leased to a complementary mix of internet resistant tenants consisting of restaurants, retail and “daily needs” goods and services. The combined sale price was $26,100,000. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Shooting […]
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Several guest speakers and key Shasta County figures, including recently appointed Sheriff Eric Magrini, District Attorney Stephanie Bridgett, and District 3 Supervisor Mary Rickert, helped pack last night’s Intermountain Intervention Team meeting in Burney. Nearly 80 area residents, officials, volunteers, business owners, and community leaders turned out for the monthly IIT meeting; which are held at the Burney VFW Hall […]
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SHASTA COUNTY — Thanks to a recent generous donation from The Sierra Pacific Foundation, Shasta County sheriff’s deputies will soon have a new less-lethal option added to the crime fighting tools they carry on their belts in the form of new Peacekeeper expandable batons. The Foundation’s $3,000 donation will allow the Sheriff’s Department to upgrade and replace old, worn out […]
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TEMECULA — The Temecula Valley Museum is excited to announce a new exhibit, American Farmer, coming to the location at the end of January. The exhibition, which was curated and organized by ExhibitsUSA, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, presents a collection of portraits showing the geographic and cultural diversity of the American Farmer. The temporary exhibit will be on […]
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ANZA — Area residents are being invited to join the Mountain Lion Foundation’s Conservation Specialist Korinna Domingo later this month to learn more about issues related to living in close proximity with mountain lions. The free community meeting is scheduled to be held Jan. 18, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Anza Community Hall, located at 56630 SR-371, in […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: Jeremy M. Tuggle: Shasta Historical Society Above: this postcard image was taken between the years 1904 and 1915, it shows a person looking at the quartz water fountain which was on the corner of the Carnegie Library building at 1527 Yuba Street. The Lorenz hotel is near it. From the collection of Jeremy Tuggle. In 1904, a […]
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Four hundred families throughout the Hemet, San Jacinto, Menifee, Murrieta, Temecula, and Fallbrook areas had their Christmas’ brightened this year when they received holiday meal boxes from three area Masonic Lodges. The boxes given to each of the families contained everything necessary for a memorable holiday meal; including meats such as turkey, ground beef, chicken breasts, sausage, bacon, canned meat, […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: Jeremy M. Tuggle – Shasta Historical Society A crowd gathers to attend the lighting of the Redding Christmas tree in 1933. The tree is topped with a neon star. Courtesy of Shasta Historical Society. This holiday favorite was originated in 1919 by the Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), who cut the first evergreen to be placed […]
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