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ReddingBlog.com is a running stream of Redding CA news from local blogs and news sites. Updated every 30 minutes!March 18th, 2010
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Multiple agencies will conduct a disaster preparedness exercise today that deals with a bomb blast and hostage taking at Reeds Creek School in Red Bluff.
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A preliminary hearing is scheduled to be held today in Shasta County Superior Court for a Cottonwood woman and her brother in connection with the alleged beating of a 7-year-old boy last year.
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Tree blossoms will be tested today as a brisk north wind will whoosh through the north state.
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 09:11 am
What: Turtle Bay to host Ken DeCamp’s “Seasons in the Underworld,” a photographic exploration of Whiskeytown’s beautiful flora
When: Presentation by DeCamp at 6 p.m. March 25; exhibit runs March 21 through May 16
Where: Turtle Bay Visitor Center Theater
Turtle Bay Ex
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 09:00 am
Get outta town this weekend and experience some of the events that the North State has to offer. This week’s Get Outta Town highlight is the Spring Wine Festival in Humboldt County.
Great local wine, supporti
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Posted on Surface Tension at 07:55 am
Alex Chilton, rock guitarist and killer songwriter, died Wednesday in New Orleans of heart failure.He sang with The Box Tops and later with Big Star.A band that has figured largely into my musical, The Replacements, were heavily influenced by Chilton. They even wrote a song about him, which included the lyric, "
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 03:00 am
State of Downtown to be held April 30
The annual State of Downtown celebration will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. April 30 at the Cascade Theatre in Redding.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 03:00 am
Health care is 'pro-life'
The ironies associated with the pending changes to health care that Congress is wrestling with are worth considering.
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There are many number of good reasons for House Democrats to vote against health care reform. Abortion isn't one of them.At least, it shouldn't be. There is scant difference between the House bill that anti-abortion advocates deem acceptable and the Senate version they claim would allow federal funds to underwrite abortions
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Cameron Harris got the game-winning hit as the Shasta High School baseball team scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat Winters 5-4 on Wednesday.
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Hey, Google! You'd not find a better place than Redding for a test run of your planned high-speed broadband network.Hey, readers! You should join us in telling the company why.
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As long as the Knights pitch and play defense the way they did Wednesday, not much offense will be needed for another big season.
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Today is Thursday, March 18, the 77th day of 2010. There are 288 days left in the year.
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Two of the Northern Section's top track and field teams chose to enter the 2010 season slowly on Wednesday. By the end of it, they hope to be running faster and throwing farther than everyone else.
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A Corning man who deputies say clubbed his former girlfriend nearly to death on Sunday had been arrested days earlier for violating a court order to stay away from her, but he was released within hours.
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For the first time, a troupe of Redding cheerleaders will add a pint-sized performer to its opening act for the Shasta County Special Olympics basketball tournament on Saturday.
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 02:47 am
Do you have a nickname?
What is it and how did you get it?
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 02:36 am
Although Lake Shasta's water level is higher than it has been in three years, north state agricultural water districts may receive only half of their federal water allotments this growing season.
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Fire board to resume disciplinary hearing
ANDERSON - Three hours in closed session Wednesday night did not settle a fire board hearing over employee discipline at the Anderson Fire Protection District.
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Several days after a Humboldt County sheriff's deputy nearly died in a crash into the Trinity River, a story is emerging about how a local resident and others came to the man's rescue.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 02:33 am
SHASTA LAKE - Outdoor medical marijuana gardens would not be allowed within city limits under a draft ordinance to be reviewed tonight by the Shasta Lake Planning Commission.
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The Cascade Union Elementary School District in Anderson has hired a new superintendent.Michael Michelon, 53, is superintendent of four school districts in Siskiyou County: Grenada, Dunsmuir, McCloud and Hornbrook.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 02:29 am
Members of the Shasta Cascade Progressive Democrats were outnumbered at their own Redding rally Wednesday by members of the conservative Redding Tea Party Patriots.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 02:26 am
Did you know that the rate of substantiated cases of elder abuse in Shasta County was three times higher than the statewide average in 2007? Shasta County's rate increased 78 percent between 2000 and 2007. Help keep older adults safe and healthy by taking their comments and concerns seriously and encouraging social activiti
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 02:25 am
If you have an athlete-child who is in a sport because they love to play the game, compete and win, there's a good chance of that child exhibiting what I call CSS: competitive spirit syndrome.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 02:24 am
Over-medication in the elderly is a real problem. According to Dr. Jerry Gurwitz of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, 38 million older Americans suffer drug complications yearly. With five out of six persons 65 and older taking at least one medication and almost half taking three or more, it is not surprising
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 02:23 am
Shasta Regional Medical Center has become the first hospital in California to receive a certification for inpatient diabetes care from the Joint Commission, a nonprofit group that accredits and certifies health-care organizations.
March 17th, 2010
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Posted on Marc Beauchamp's blog at 10:17 pm
From the AP: State regulators on Wednesday questioned supporters of an initiative that would make it harder for local governments to create public power agencies, as opponents argued the measure would make it too difficult for communities to provide residents...
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 08:11 pm
Emergency personnel are at the scene of a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian at California and Placer streets in Redding.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 07:28 pm
ANDERSON-Emergency crews responded this afternoon to reports of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle near South Street and Highway 273.
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 07:27 pm
From Joel Kotkin, in an article riffing on state Sen. Alan Lowenthal's crusade against free parking: Americans -- suburban or urban -- may resist a return to unbridled and extreme Republicanism, whether on social issues or in economic policy. But...
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 06:50 pm
I realize I’m not breaking news here, but it’s certainly nice to see Shasta Lake filling up as a result of a fairly robust winter.
As of this morning, the lake was 30.5 feet from the top. Yesterday’s depth at the…
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 05:58 pm
Slide show by Joe Domke
Music found here
The Fourth Annual Fur Ball at Win-River Casino Event Center, 2010, benefited Another Chance Animal Rescue League. In opening slides: The yappy hour and silent auction, emcee Jennifer Scarborou
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 05:48 pm
Rep. Wally Herger says the Democrats' health plan "would, for the first time, force taxpayers to subsidize health plans that cover abortion." Ruth Marcus of The Washington Post writes that there is little difference between House and Senate versions and...
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 05:48 pm
What: The University Preparatory School Drama Department presents “Harvey”
When: March 25, 26 and 27 at 7 p.m. and March 28 at 2 p.m.
Where: Small theatre upstairs in the west wing in the Shasta Learning Center (2200 Eureka Way, Room 210)
Cost: $10 (includes desserts and…
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 04:53 pm
Members of the Shasta Cascade Progressive Democrats were vastly outnumbered at their own Redding rally today by members of the conservative Redding Tea Party Patriots.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 03:50 pm
A 3.7-magnitude earthquake shook the Almanor area of Northern California this morning.
Posted on Parsons Realty at 03:34 pm
ForeclosureRadar.com just released its February 2010 California Foreclosure Report. Their report is statewide and
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 02:59 pm
A new Field Poll shows former eBay exec Meg Whitman -- now the overwhelmingly likely Republican candidate for governor in November -- with a narrow lead over the Democrat Jerry Brown, who's making a comeback tour. Looking closer at the...
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 02:20 pm
A Corning man who deputies say clubbed his girlfriend nearly to death on Sunday had been arrested days earlier for violating a court order to stay away from her, but he was released within hours.
Posted on Marc Beauchamp's blog at 01:51 pm
Courthouse News Service catches up to our Koenig case, allegedly a Bernie Madoff-style Ponzi scheme. Excerpts: Eighteen investment LLCs say they were taken for more than $200 million by a recidivist felon who'd already served prison time for a $5...
Posted on www.ReddingBlogs.com at 01:25 pm
More news from the tax front for homeowners in distress. Apparently, last week on Thursday the California Senate voted 21 to 15 to approve legislation that would prevent homeowners who have had a foreclosure, loan modification or short sale from being required to pay state income taxes on the debt forgiven.
The
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 12:01 pm
Conditions at Mt. Shasta Ski Park
Posted on Parsons Realty at 11:49 am
Nice Redding home in Blossom Park with a heated inground pool and hot tub with waterfall. Home has extensive tile flooring and crown molding with an open floor plan that includes a spacious kitchen with bar
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Work continues to clear debris from a massive rock slide on a north state highway linking Siskiyou County to the North Coast, but officials don't know when the road will reopen, the California Department of Transportation said this week.
Posted on Redding Homes Blog at 09:59 am
These charts were assembled by the brilliant mind of Zach Meston at Coldwell Banker C&C Properties from the total MLS sales. So it may include Tehama County south of Lake California.
This chart show
Posted on Really Redding at 09:37 am
I especially loved the first line in the form. “Count all people, including babies…” as though there were some question as to whether babies were people. We got our form yesterday. It’s going right back out. It’s important to count as many folks in our community as actually do live here. We rec
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 09:35 am
State Attorney Jerry Brown has announced a court judgment against Pro's Choice Beauty Care, Inc., a New York-based hair-care product distributor, blocking the company from selling "pollution-causing" products.
Posted on FDotD at 09:34 am
Happy St Patricks day to all of our viewers, from Skip and Erin Murphy at FDotD! We’ll be celebrating in our usual low-key tradition, and we hope you make the best of this fine Spring day.
Today’s featu
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 09:05 am
The high in Redding today could hit the 80-degree mark.
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 09:00 am
Femme de Joie loves her a good sandwich, the drippier and messier the better. French dip with red onions and pepper Jack cheese, meatball with sauce, gooey chicken salad, Po’ Boy with olive salad, even that 70s standby of avocado-tomato-sprouts-cheese……
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 08:58 am
Driving by the empty “Monica’s Vintage Inspired” storefront on Athens Avenue in Redding made my heart hurt. My friend Monica Templeton is probably at a much lower risk for a hurting heart (of the attack var
Posted on Surface Tension at 07:58 am
The words over at Three Word Wednesday are pulse, shard and weary.AfterI awake to the sounds of women, wailing.There’s a gauzy sheet pulled over me, soft and ticklish on my cheeks as I rise.The wailing is coming from the hallway. My father stands in front of the closed door, a handkerchief in
Posted on Parsons Realty at 05:49 am
It’s time again for the bad MLS photo of the week. One of the most important marketing tools you have to sell a home is the photograph(s). In this case, the photo did its job, it got my attention!
First off, let me apologize if you see your home listed here. If your home is for sale, it might be a good ide
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 03:22 am
Michelle Lance, 22, of Redding twirls a sign Tuesday for Platinum Auto Glass while dressed for St. Patrick’s Day.
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 03:05 am
What piece of clothing will keep
you from being pinched today?
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 03:00 am
Dear Lynne: What is the best way to store celery to keep it from wilting? What can you do with it once it wilts? — Jackie from Indiana
Dear Jackie: Vegetables wilt and turn nasty when they’re exposed to air and moisture. So don’t wash vegetables before storing them. If the celery’s wet when you get it hom
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DA doesn't deserve putdown
Saturday's front-page article with two color pictures starts off in the first paragraph with a putdown of District Attorney Jerry Benito, and the second paragraph says Steve Carlton would possibly reopen the case. Readers should note that Carlton does not promise anything.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 03:00 am
California has officially designated the first full week in March as the "Week of the School Administrator."
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 03:00 am
In a swindle that would make Bernie Madoff look like an amateur, Barack Obama has gotten a substantial segment of the population to believe that he can add millions of people to the government-insured rolls without increasing the already record-breaking federal deficit.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 03:00 am
It's a small-town labor dispute turned nasty, but the standoff between the city of Redding and its union electrical workers is also an emblem of how out-of-control medical costs are slowly bankrupting America - employers and workers alike.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 03:00 am
Today is Wednesday, March 17, the 76th day of 2010. There are 289 days left in the year.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 03:00 am
GreenGo's closed; sale sign posted
GreenGo's, a healthy fast-food restaurant on Dana Drive, was closed Tuesday and a "For Sale" sign was posted on the front door.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 03:00 am
The Trinity Pines man who was mauled by three dogs at a friend's house had to have his right leg amputated after the attack, Trinity County Sheriff's Detective Jeremy Ammon said Tuesday.
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COTTONWOOD - Barely visible under a blackberry bramble on Bill Rich's 1,200-acre ranch, a massive pile of old tires decayed for two decades before a cleanup two summers ago.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 03:00 am
With books following music and movies into the digital realm, Shasta Public Libraries is going with the data flow. The library system in September purchased its first batch of downloadable digital titles. Today the library offers 900 eBooks, audiobooks, videos and music files. And that number will grow, said Megan Owens, ou
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 03:00 am
The number of crimes reported last year in Redding's once-notorious Parkview neighborhood dropped in most categories compared to 2008.
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Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 01:46 am
Finally got my Census form in the mail today. I must say, I've rolled my eyes at the marketing campaign but appreciate the need for doing the job correctly. That said, the bold-face letters warning, "YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY...
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 01:46 am
Redding firefighters are en route to a possible electrical fire tonight at 720 Lincoln St.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 12:14 am
Redding could see a veterans museum and heritage center built near the municipal airport – but not directly south of the main terminal entrance.
