Fire Board votes to approve automatic aid agreement

     By Sharyn Cornelius      After two public comment sessions during which numerous Millville residents urged the Board of Directors for the Millville Fire Protection District to change their mutual aid agreement with the Shasta County Fire Department to include automatic aid for structure fires, the Board on Jan. 11, 2010 voted three to two to do just that over the passionate objections...

Planning Commission approves cultivation and dispensing of medical marijuana

     Although there were no east valley projects on the Shasta County Planning Commission agenda for Jan.14, 2010, we attended the meeting because we thought our readers might be interested in receiving detailed information about the new marijuana dispensary and cultivation regulations under consideration by the Commission and the Board of Supervisors.  Due to the amount of information to be...

Wine and Dine set for Feb. 27

     Mark your calendars now and save the date.  The Palo Cedro Park’s major fundraiser is just around the corner.  The sixth annual Wine and Dine for the Park dinner/auction will take place on Feb. 27, 2010 at the Bishop Quinn Catholic Center in Palo Cedro, and tickets will be arriving in the mail any day.       The theme for the Wine and Dine this year is “Got Water?” and the Board...

Hunter’s uphill recovery update

Hunter and his family at Christmas time. (left to right) Jake, Mike, Denise, and Maddie (standing) Haley and Hunter      On Dec. 18, 2009 Hunter Penrod, who was seriously injured in a vehicle accident, got to come home from UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.      On October 10, 2009 at 2:30 a.m., Hunter was car surfing when he lost his balance and slid off the front of the car and was pinned...