Photos courtesy of the Redding Rancheria There were no losers at Win River on Saturday. There were, however, several ghosts, goblins and even a chainsaw-toting Santa Claus. It wasn’t Halloween or Christmas, but it was the annual themed banquet honoring a handful of…

Shasta County has thus far absorbed the onslaught of bank foreclosed homes until just recently. I’ve tracked the number of REO’s (real estate owned), as they are called in real estate jargon, for the past year and the number of these avaiable homes has been relatively stable until Halloween. November marked

Phil: Well, Steve, it’s been a month or so since Halloween, that means we’re about seven months into “The Holidays,” as we so joyfully refer to them. Do you have your Christmas

KIDNAPPING/RAPE/ASSAULT: A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a 48-year-old man wanted in connection with a kidnapping, rape and assault that occurred Halloween morning in Redding.

Theo, the Keeshond mix puppy last seen Halloween morning at PetSmart in Redding, has been found.

ANDERSON — Police detectives Monday were close to wrapping up a probe into a teenage drinking party on Halloween that almost claimed the life of a 14-year-old Anderson boy.

Police detectives today were near wrapping up a probe into a teenage drinking party on Halloween than almost claimed the life of a 14-year-old Anderson boy.

The prompt over at Sunday Scribblings is “adventure.”PiratesI go down to breakfast to find my parents dressed as pirates. The smell of rum and grilled meat hangs heavy in the air.“Little early for Halloween, isn’t

11.1.09 Moon in Aries The morning after a Halloween party excursion finds me just right back to feeling most comfortable in my own little nest. Even though CB’s home is exceedingly beautiful, small but loaded with loveliness, a real work of art like everything she does, I do not want what I do not have (Sinead O’Connor)

Her fluffy fur a perfect imitation of snow, Heidi the Pomeranian looked very much the sled dog Saturday as she pulled an Eskimo figurine on wheels across the Sundial Bridge.

Some little known Halloween Phacts: The holiday may have its roots in the ancient Roman, Feast of Pomona. I lived in Pomona and it’s a pretty frightening place, so I buy into this particular theory. The

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The person who made this took clips from a 1922 Swedish/Danish silent film called "Haxan" or "Witchcraft Through the Ages" and added Donovan's "Season of the Witch." (This film is available on Netflix.) Unlike today's violent and hyper-special-effects horror movies, this has some really creepy stuff in it.

A sunny day in the north state is expected to proceed a clear Halloween night.

You've heard the advice before: Check your child's candy bucket after going trick-or-treating on Halloween.

My cats would be furious if I tried to put anything on them other than my bare hands. Or clean laundry, which one of them loves for some reason. But I digress. The Shasta Animal Welfare Foundation is having its Halloween Pet Parade and Costume Contest tomorro

Well, perhaps only haunted by its failure as a Short Sale last year. Anyway, we went looking for the spookiest looking REO house we could find today for Halloween, but only this new Fannie Mae asset looks even semi-appropriate by the photo. Probably won’t be many trick-or-treaters a

Expect pleasant weather for Redding trick-or-treaters this Halloween.

Adam - So, I want to be the one to spill the beans about your big news. Can I? Can I? I’m going to. You’re playing Santa in Cascade Christmas this year! I think I’m more excited than y

Most kids love Halloween, but many employers anticipate its arrival with a sense of dread. The primary reason for workplace angst: How do you control employees who want to dress up in Halloween costumes for the workday?

1. Shasta Land Trust Third Annual "Wildwoods" Halloween Party 7 to 11 p.m. Friday at Veterans’ Memorial Hall, 1605 Yuba St. in Redding. Dress as your favorite woodland creature or spooky character to enter the costume contest. Live music by Papa Fez. No-host bar; other refreshments included. Tickets $20-$22. Ag

Buy in time for a Hollow Lane Halloween! We like this neighborhood. Our FDotD nearby on Robledo for $272K that we featured last Monday sold in just a day. It’s a desirable area. This one is on record as a 1979 3/2 o

Parole agents and local law enforcement officers will be saying "boo" to the north state's more than 100 paroled sex offenders on Halloween night.

AAA Northern California will offer its Tipsy Tow service to drinking drivers during Halloween.

While the economy is recovering, we as a nation have still not recovered our swagger, to judge by Halloween.

The Shasta County Libraries offer a three-week amnesty period for people who have outstanding fines. Through the new Food for Fines program, they can get a deal on paying off the debt while also helping out the needy. Starting Nov. 1, people with fines…

There are a lot of items that demand closure. Now is the time. This is the forum: • I finally got around to reading the very lengthy article on Merle Haggard by Jason Fine in October’s Rolling Stone magazine (Megan Fox…

On Halloween, bike riders can ride laps over grass, pavement and dirt, plus hop over obstacles and race their way to the finish in the first Halloween Cyclocross Event at Enterprise Park. Kids, beginners and experts are all invited to participate. The cost is $10 for high school-aged kids and younger ($25 for adults). Any b

This sounds like one of those “Dumb Crook News” items I feature on my Home Front blog, but it happened right here in Redding: A Redding man went downtown the other day for a court appearance related to his five arrests for driving with a sus

With Halloween around the corner, children look forward to costumes, gatherings and trick-or-treating. While you don't want to spoil the fun, keep in mind that candy and other sugary foods popular during Halloween can cause tooth decay, which is one of the most common health problems that children face today.

What: Modern Gypsy Halloween Show When: Sunday, Oct. 25, 6:30 p.m. Where: Old City Hall, 1313 Market St., Redding CA Cost: $10 More information here.

Got your Halloween costume picked out yet? Does it include a poncho? Long-range forecasts call for rain in the Redding area on Oct. 31, which would be too damned bad because Halloween falls on a Saturday this year. Conditions could change between now and then. Keep your fingers crossed. In the meantime, Nor

Kelly: Do you have a song in your head? Doni: No. Oops. Why, am I humming out loud? Kelly: No. I just wondered what song is playing in your head right this minute. Doni: Nothing is playing in my h

1. Seventh annual Halloween Haunt Night and Spooky Lagoon 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Redding Aquatic Center, 44 Quartz Hill Road in Redding. Events include trick or treating, carnival games, costume parade and the haunted house on water, the Spooky Lagoon. Food and photos also available. Admission $5

After discussing the secularization of Halloween with a few friends, we asked each other:"So what do you want to do on October 31st?"A "Family / Adult Fun Night Party" was envisioned.One quick call to the Pastor, app

Went over to Mailchimp (realized it was one word) to see the Halloween Chimps. They are part of a Mailchimp Halloween promo. I think the Zombie chimps were the wildest and best but I think they are keeping them for themselves. I would. They’ve got the werewolves and the turn-of-the-century Draculas on the promo page.

Celebrate National Family Literacy Day at “A Day of Literacy & Play” with KIXE, the YMCA’s “Raising A Reader” Program, Shasta County Office of Education Early Childhood Services, Abba’s Child, Northstate Parent and Public Health. Enjoy family friendly activities, stories, craft act

OK, I asked for it. I needed a costume to wear to a big wing-ding Halloween party where my husband is going to be the bass player in the band. So I asked you to send me your ideas.

The big fish are back! This Saturday, the 19th annual Return of the Salmon Festival comes to Coleman National Fish Hatchery, and events are scheduled for the whole day. Besides views of the great leaping salmon and the hatchery operations, the festival will include information booths, an aquarium, children’

Most of us do not know the historical background of the festival of Halloween and its customs. The feast of Halloween began in pre-Christian times among the Celtic peoples of Britain, Ireland and Northern

How do you feel about Halloween?Are you like most people and state "It really isn't evil, we just dress up and eat candy?" If so, boy have you been desensitised and fell right into the devil's t

Love this rain in Redding, California. Love it! And the perfect scenario would be for it to come on down for a couple days, then clear right on out. By the weekend? That’s not too much to ask, i

What do a piece of pizza, a pumpkin, a Chiquita banana and a playing card have in common?They are all Halloween costumes that Trisha Oliphant has made for her and her sons, Andrew, 14, and Brandon, 8.

This morning I made my way back to the exercycle. The last few days of Halloween Chimp wrangling was so intense that I needed every bit of energy.  My back was sore, my arms were aching and I just couldn’t spend an extra calorie. It felt good to get back to regular exercise. I’d only missed [...]

I finished the Halloween Chimp project today. The remaining four primates are on their way to Atlanta. I am amazed at how well I stayed on task. It was really very fun. Victorian Primate Vampires with top hats. Werewolves with hairy chests in undershirts. I loved making the masks. I lucked out finding all the elements I nee

I pretty much do all my shopping at the Redding Grocery Outlet Bargain Store these days, a realization that occured to me today, when I stopped by Safeway to pick up some basil, which GO didn’t have. My former favorite store now an over-priced corporate giant felt like a foreign place, so much so that I

Kelly: I hear the Hilltop Drive power poles are coming down, down, down and should be all done by Oct. 15.  Then the palm trees (I know how you love them) will really stand out. Doni: Well, it’ll be a jo