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Crystal Amen Photography. Crystal started her photography adventure four years ago; she specializes in all aspects of photography. Crystal has three young daughters that love to be her models when she isn’t photographing clients. Crystal lives in Anderson, CA, where she and her husband raise about 30 head of cattle.
HEY DADS – Spending quality time with your children will be your greatest reward in life. Providers, protectors and heroes in their everyday lives, North State dads are often those […]
Crystal Amen Photography. Crystal started her photography adventure four years ago; she specializes in all aspects of photography. Crystal has three young daughters that love to be her models when she isn’t photographing clients. Crystal lives in Anderson, CA, where she and her husband raise about 30 head of cattle.Â
Chloe Robbins, age 8, looks forward to a summer of softball, bike riding, swimming and playing with her best friends — Giddy the puppy and Ice the horse.
Spring is glorious when you’re a kid! Five-year-old Penny Miller loves animals. Two years ago, she bottle-fed this kid at the Echo Mountain Boer Goat Farm, Butte Valley.
My brother introduced me to a new word this week as we were discussing our childhood memories over the phone. He told me, “I am so thankful our parents read […]
Brother and sister, Camilo and Eloisa enjoy spending time in each other’s company, playing and conversing together. Their friendship and dialogue often inspires their mother Joana Castañeda, a first-grade teacher at Mill Street Elementary School in Orland, to teach her students the importance of clear communication and being kind to one another. The Tranbarger home, located in the Victorian District of Red Bluff on Lincoln Street, is the lovely location for this playful photograph.
Mila Bradley, age 10, and friend Jackie Darrah, age 10, brave the cold to enjoy ice skating at the Siskiyou Ice Rink in Mt. Shasta, CA. Mila’s mom Laura, also pictured, has been playing ice hockey for the last four years. Read all about her experience on page 7. This outdoor rink operates from November to February, so plan a fun day on skates before the season ends. Check their website for their current schedule and list of classes – www.siskiyourink.org
Most teenagers yearn for a creative outlet – or two or three! Avery Brown studies voice and ballet. Now she’s enamored of musical theater! Studying acting for four years at the Redding School of the Arts, this eighth-grader is combining her love of singing and dancing with acting. Music naturally draws young people to learn and enjoy this language of emotion.
Turtle Bay Exploration Park, located in Redding, has long been a favorite family destination in the North State. The non-profit’s 300-acre campus features the world-famous Sundial Bridge, forestry and wildlife […]
Pumpkinland Chocolate Company is everybody’s candy store dream-come-true. Come see for yourself, outside of Red Bluff on Hwy 99. Roslynn Amen, age 3, loves to play dress up and take care of her stuffed donkey, EeeAww. Her adorable dress-up clothing worthy of candy store browsing is courtesy of Sugarplum Cottage in Redding. Check our Facebook page to find out where we’ll be handing out chocolate lollipops like the one Roslynn is holding: Children deserve a magical holiday and we’ll do our part to help out. www.facebook.com/NorthStateParent