The Palo Cedro Park’s “Celebration of North State Wines” brought wine lovers to the Gaia Event Center in Anderson on May 4, 2013 to sample wines from eleven local vineyards and dine on gourmet hors d’oeuvres and finger foods created especially to complement the wines.  Once guests decided on their favorites, they could buy …

The staff of Millville Elementary School District under the leadership of Business Manager Kimm Mann decided to nominate their Superintendent/Principal Mindy DeSantis for 2013 Administrator of the Year in the Association of California School Administrators.   They got together on their own time and came up with such a stellar explanation of all the good things …

Don’t forget the Whitmore Mountain Fair on Saturday, May 18, 2013.  Parade starts at 10:00 a.m., followed by a car show, arts and crafts fair, silent auction, live music, lumberjack contests, lunch by the Community Center, and plenty of activities for children.  All proceeds from the event go to the Whitmore Volunteer Fire Company. To …

Don’t miss the next Free Fiddle Concert, Open Mic and Fiddle Jam by members of the Old Time Fiddlers Association on Sunday, May 26, 2013 at the Millville Grange.  The music starts at 1:00 p.m. with the free concert and ends when everyone who wants to play has had their turn. If you like to …

The second annual Palo Cedro Wine, Art, Music and Merchant Walk (PC WAMM) sponsored by the Greater Palo Cedro Area Chamber of Commerce has been slated for Saturday, June 1, 2013. Each exhibition area, called a pavilion, will include a local merchant, an area winery, an art display, a live musician, and hors d’oeuvres paired …

  Shasta County Fire Department names Volunteer Firefighter of the Year   The Shasta County Fire Department held its annual Volunteer Firefighter Appreciation Dinner on Friday, April 12, 2013 at the Veterans Memorial Hall in Redding. Many volunteers from east valley area fire companies received awards for years of service.  Bill Ellis, Chief of Station …

By Sharyn Cornelius Six residents from the Jones Valley/Elk Trail area spoke to the Shasta County Board of Supervisors on April 16, 2013 regarding issues with County Service Area (CSA) #6 and a resolution its Community Advisory Board (CAB) passed at its meeting on April 3.  The resolution requests that the Board of Supervisors authorize …