Fragrant holiday wreaths, handmade holiday ornaments, craft tables laden with crafting supplies and projects and staffed by friendly elves, holiday music and entertainment, hot apple cider and seasonal treats – […]
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Cedar Grove School: A Place Where Children Can Blossom
“Humans learn most easily and naturally in a holistic way,” Cate Clother, founder and director of Cedar Grove School, a Waldorf-inspired multicultural heritage school, says. Waldorf curriculum is built around […]
Love To Learn: North State Museums Hold True Treasures
Museum.” For some, this word piques excitement and interest. For many, it evokes bored childhood memories of hushed voices, slowly plodding steps, and the ever-constant scolding: “Don’t touch that!” If […]
Osteoporosis is Not Inevitable – Early Prevention is the Key
Did you know that the current statistic is that 50 percent of women in the U.S. age 50 or older will break a bone due to osteoporosis? But that statistic […]
Save Money on Groceries by Going Back to Basics
When I had my first baby we were watching our pennies, so I diligently searched through all the grocery store circulars, clipped coupons, made menus from what was on sale […]
Dia Del Campesino – Day of the Farmer
Every year for the past 35 years, (with a brief break during the COVID shutdown), The Hispanic Resource Council of Northern California (HRCNC) has presented the colorful Dia Del Campesino […]
Children and Adults Find Healing and Connection at Roughout Ranch
“Everyone wants to be heard and to belong,” says Kathy Rutan-Sprague, Program Director at Roughout Ranch, nestled on 15 acres in the foothills just outside Redding. Here, children aged 2 […]
Leave No Trace
When my brother and I were around 8 and 10 years old, our parents started taking us on wilderness camping trips. They taught us as a matter of course to […]
