I would like to send a "job well done" to all the parents of the 200 to 300 kids who came to my house on Halloween for trick-or-treat. What a bunch of nice kids.

Dear Straight Talk: You wrote last week about how risque attire can draw unwanted attention and lead to trouble if a girl is naive or insecure. How does this relate to Halloween? My daughter (almost 17) and her friends are planning to dress like "ladies of the night." Should I be concerned? Or is this one night they can get

In 1911: The days of the good old "steal anything, do anything" on Halloween seemed to have passed. Redding saw no depredations Halloween night to speak of.

This is sure to give the kids a nightmare. This guy is going as “Man Beat Up By Ninjas” for Halloween.

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The UN estimates the human population will reach and exceed 7 billion today. “U.N. forecasts suggest the world population could hit a peak of 10.1 billion by 2100.” I imagine they’re going to need housing, so bonus for me. Here’s the Halloween scary part though, “it was just over two centuri

This dude carves his pumpkin with a drum fed ak-47 Happy Halloween Daily Dumpers!

It'll be another warm and sunny day today in Redding, but expect more fall-like weather starting Monday. Today's high should be 81 degrees, with a low of around 50 degrees tonight. For Halloween on Monday, skies should be mostly sunny with a high temperature of 73 degrees. Temperatures should cool down significantly after

I credit Halloween for my penchant for planning trips, a passion as strong as actually going on them.

Q. Do you believe it's OK to celebrate Halloween? Why or why not?

1) Focus on the FUN – Shift the attention away from the candy and onto the costume. Hold a costume contest for the neighborhood. From Scariest, to Cutest to Funniest, each kid can win a title. Make the grand prize a fun activity like jump ropes, kick-balls, chalk and other outdoor activities. 2) Trick or [...]

As families prepare for what has become an increasingly popular holiday, CAL FIRE would like to remind everyone to take a few simple safety precautions in order to ensure a fun and safe Halloween. For kids, Halloween is an exciting holiday, but if precautions are not taken, scary things can happen. Candle decorations combin

I'll admit, I don't quite understand the fascination with Halloween.I mean, as a child I participated, and as an adult I've been to parties (once I dressed up as a Corporate MoFo - I just wore my best suit and had pink slips of paper in the breast pocket, which I gave out - and won a prize), but I don't get the whole

Looking to let ’er rip on All Hallows’ Eve? Good news: Halloween revelers have plenty of options in the Redding area, and they include scaring up a little history on a guided tour of the Redding Cemetery, rocking out at the Power 94 Power Ball, soaking up some live music at an old-timey barn dance or getting their frigh

Benton Dog Park is having a Halloween party at the park, it will be a lot of fun! Come out and see what's happening at the park...

If we hold elections on Halloween, voters can dress up as elephants, donkeys, Uncle or Auntie Sams.

John P. Schafer, ReddingTRICK OR TREAT: If we hold elections on Halloween, voters can dress up as elephants, donkeys, Uncle or Auntie Sams; and election results can be trick or treat.

Boo! Yeah, this one looks scary. Lately, Halloween seems to stretch out into a month long party, or at least a month long retail sale. In that light, it isn’t at all too soon

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It's the "Year of the Bat." Bat Conservation International would like you to think of these flying mammals as something more than inspiration for your Halloween decor.

Celebrating Halloween healthfully isn't about giving up all the treats. It's about bringing them into balance, especially because kids often have multiple celebrations: at school, at friends' houses, at child care and in the community. And then there's trick-or-treating.

Every year when I see the Halloween candy and costumes hit the store shelves, I get just a little bit anxious. From planning costumes, to mapping out a trick or treating route, to décor, to what treats to give out, this spooky celebration can be a lot of work! This week, Nerd Chicks explore some of our favorite resour

I spent an hour or so making about 5128 crepes while listening to the CD Fright Night.. A little Halloween music goes well with cooking. We're having guests over tomorrow morning for b

Just in time for Halloween, artist Ricky Miller brings us a series of paintings with his trademark sense of humor and unique style. Ricky has been painting since 1977, after he took sculpture classes after reading "The Agony and the Ecstasy." His teachers liked how he applied analysis to the creative process and made jumps

An evening of mystery and entertainment awaits you at Redding Theatre Company's Fifth Annual Masquerade Ball, Friday October 14, 6 - 10PM, at TBS Ranch, 8310 Maynard Rd., Palo Cedro. Join us for this special Halloween event and enjoy delicious hor d'oeuvres and desserts and great performances by Redding Theatre Company, Red

This year is the fifth annual Reverse Trick-or-Treating on Halloween. Trick-or-treaters around the country will be handing out fair trade chocolate to over 100,000 adults who normally would be handing goodies to them.

After growing up together in rural Shasta County, two local farmers who run the area's rival pumpkin patches say they don't let the Halloween season come between them.

If the materials are visible I will make something. I have placed cloth that currently fascinates me right on my work table. Here are my two latest creations: The Pirate shroom is small and dark. This is what comes of playing with last year’s Halloween material. Spider web see-through cloth makes a strange punky mushr

The Eighteen Day Avoid Labor Day Anti-D-U-I Campaign has ended for another Year. As of Midday Monday, Officers in Shasta County Arrested 83 Individuals for Driving Under the Influence. That compares to 79 during the same period last Year. For Monday’s final Day of the Campaign, all available Officers in the Six par

I love pranks like this.

I love pranks like this.

Voices of Faith — June 25, 2011 Q. Some holiday traditions are based on other religious or secular traditions or beliefs; Christmas trees, the Easter Bunny, Halloween pumpkins, etc. Do you believe these dilute the meaning of their associated holidays?

Halloween is a distant memory, but the smell of pumpkin pervades the winter holidays as cooks bake pies, breads and other dishes featuring this autumn gourd. Record Searchlight readers have submitted a number of recipes featuring pumpkin. A sampling is below. You can find more on Redding.com.

Even after Halloween, zombies still rank high in coolness — well, at least Naida Kretsch believes so.

A dinosaur. A frog costume. A bee. A ladybug get-up. One came as a bagel. Another was a pirate.

Two wore dinosaur and frog costumes. Two more were dressed in a bee and ladybug getup. One came as a bagel. Another was a pirate.

The Vatican has condemned Hallowe'en as anti-Christian, saying it is based on a sinister and dangerous "undercurrent of occultism". The Roman Catholic Church has become alarmed in recent

It's going to be a relatively dark and gloomy Halloween today, but don't expect such conditions to last much longer.

A lot of myths surrounding bats lurk in the human mind, especially around Halloween. Many believe bats are blind, ugly, suck human blood and are a type of rodent.

Halloween is here again, complete with ghosts, ghouls and goblins. Fran fixed up the inside of our house with some colored leaves and decorating do-dads collected through the years. We don't go trick-or-treating any more but we do buy some of the candy, hoping to eat most of it ourselves. It has much to do with the guilty

Are you all geared up for fairies, goblins, witches and the ever-dreaded grim reaper? Let's take pleasure from the kids in their costumes; we were one of those children long ago in a land that time has almost forgotten. We would trick or treat for a handful of candy, maybe a cupcake or two?

A storm system will bring moderate rainfall across the northern Sacramento Valley, including Redding, today with a threat of showers likely to continue throughoutthe weekend, meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Sacramento say. Today’s high temperature should be near 56 degrees with calm winds al

With Halloween close at hand, I’m reminded of Ichabod Crane and his dismal ride through a lonely stretch of road darkened by an enormous tulip tree on the outskirts of Sleepy Hollow. Trees often evoke in us a sense of strength and security. However, if we let our imaginations run, they can also make a perfectly s

With the Giants in the World Series, bars will be buzzing with the faithful hoping to see their team bring its first title to San Francisco. That means lots of pitchers of beer, tequila shots (every time the Giants hit into a doubl

Halloween is the time to embrace your inner ghoul, and enjoy your little ghoulie while he or she frolics the neighborhood collecting goodies. The Internet can help you get even more fun out of the festivities.

Fall is here and it’s time for haunted houses, corn mazes and hay rides. It’s also a great time to head out for a drive and pick up a pumpkin to carve for Halloween. Here’s a brief history of the jack-

History buffs and Halloween lovers alike can get their fill at the Anderson Parkville Pioneer Cemetery’s first ever By-the-Light-of-the-Full-Moon tour from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 23.