Millville Grange sponsors spirited candidates’ night

By Sharyn Cornelius  Corkey Harmon tells the Grange audience why they should vote for him for Supervisor District 5. The candidate for Assessor-Recorder Ron Largent at the Millville Grange. The sixty residents who attended the candidates’ night put on by the Millville Grange on May 14, 2010 not only had the chance to hear from those running for Shasta County offices, but had the chance to meet some...

Church helpers lend hand to clean up park

In the above photo, church members from the Palo Cedro Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daySaints help to clean up the park by trimming trees with a pole saw during the “Mormon Helping Hands” community event. The workday was a statewide crusade across California to help renew and beautify state and community parks by church members. Under the banner of “Mormon Helping Hands,” fifty members...

Adventures in Medicine in the Third World

The continuation of a Bella Vista resident’s experiences while helping a medical team during the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake. By Cameron Mooney “Dr. Eddy” was the “go to on the ground” guy. He had been in Haiti for years after doing a stint in the US military. He wasn’t a real doc, but it was hard to tell from the way he carried himself. He was fluent in Creole and seemed to know...

Planning Commission approves three local projects

  The Shasta County Planning Commission on May 13, 2010 approved three east side projects, plus the High Voltage Transmission and Distribution Project ordinance that will now be taken up by the Board of Supervisors. In the Palo Cedro/Millville area, Commissioners gave the nod to Tract Map 1992, which will allow developers Corkey Harmon and Bill Wiebelhaus to create a large-parcel subdivision on approximately...

First Annual ShanesWay Poker Fun Run and Walk slated for June 5

by Judy La Russa The Shane Cattanach Memorial Foundation is a nonprofit corporation that offers young adults, 18-30 years old, who have a life threatening illness/injury, a chance to experience a “life moment" that they have always thought about doing, but didn't have the means to accomplish. On June 5, 2010, all bets are on for an entertaining day at the first annual