To ensure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life. — William Londen This timeless advice embodies Sarah Major’s “less is more” […]
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Ways To Spark Your Child’s Curiosity At Home
Recent proof suggests that your child’s level of curiosity determines their academic performance, and experts agree that if curiosity is not stimulated, it dies. The good news is that there […]
What to Know When Choosing Gifts for Kids with Special Needs
Finding the perfect holiday gift for the people in your life can be a challenge, and finding something for a child with special needs is no exception. While all kids […]
Six Festive Ways to Enjoy A Sparkling Family Christmas
This is the time of the year when we are lavished with tantalizing lights, tastes, smells and the sounds of fellowship. All work together to beckon the hibernating bear in […]
ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum: Science Education for All Ages
ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum inspires wonder and curiosity through science-based inquiry and hands-on activities. Serving the Rogue Valley since 2002, ScienceWorks is dedicated to the highest standards of science education for […]
Ken Boone Is Mr. Nick – Reaching One Heart At A Time Through Children’s Radio
Ken Boone, known on the radio as Mr. Nick, Nicky and Nicholas Hope, had a clear purpose when he began Bible-centered children’s radio programming with We Kids in 1986. Before […]
Winter Squash Season at the Farmer’s Markets
With the weather changing, leaves falling and holidays approaching it’s one of my favorite times in the market — Squash Season. In Chico we are fortunate to have many farmers […]
Gifting A Pet To Your Child – How To do It Well
Christmas is coming and your child is longing for a new puppy or kitten to cuddle, or perhaps a beautiful bird, exotic reptile or fluffy bunny. You’re dreaming of […]
Stacy Wiedenhoeft – The Spirit Of Volunteerism Runs Deep
Helping Toys for Tots, Boy Scouts and Redding’s Enterprise High School If “professional volunteerism” counts as a family business, Stacy Wiedenhoeft could say her family has run its business in […]
Ice Skating — For Little Kids, Big Kids and the Whole Family
Siskiyou Ice Rink Chico Ice Rink Chico Ice Rink Ashland Rotary Centennial Ice Rink:Open through Feb. 14, 2022 This outdoor ice rink has been operating in Ashland’s Lithia Park since […]
Read Across Siskiyou: 14 Years Promoting Childhood Literacy
Every once in a while an idea comes along that transforms an individual, a community, and sometimes even the world. Since the childhood literacy program Read Across Siskiyou (RAS) was […]
Choose to Reuse: Cooking Without Disposables
The holy grail of business models is the subscription service. You pay for a service or product month, after month, after month—often even after you no longer want to receive […]
Can Diabetes Be Prevented?
Reviewed by Steven Dowshen, MD What Is Diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that affects how the body uses glucose, the main type of sugar in the blood. Glucose, which comes from […]
