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Localicious: Gather the Troops for Quick Meal Prep
Home Sweet Home is the place where we share our laughs, our tears, our meals and of course our perpetual messes. If you’re anything like me, there’s at least one […]
Please Turn Off the Lights! Conserving Energy in Our Homes
“Turn off that light!” is a common refrain in most households today and a friendly but stern admonition that has been handed down in families for decades. Although it still […]
Be the Change: Sati Shah – Lending a Listening Ear to Mount Shasta High School Families
As avid outdoors people, Sati and Melody Shah could hardly have found a better area than Siskiyou County, CA for their favorite hobbies, including backcountry snowboarding, river rafting and long-distance […]
12 Ways to Exercise without Spending a Dime
With the holidays over and bathing suit season just a few months away, people begin to reevaluate their exercise routine. Is it time to step it up? Should you join […]
Uniquely Us: Our Experience with ABA Therapy
During the summer of 2016, our daughter Lilly, then ten years old, seemed to be in constant crisis mode. She has a diagnosis of autism and communication disorder, along with […]
How to Enjoy the Benefits of Nature Inside, When You Can’t Get Outside
Spending time in nature is so beneficial to our health and well-being. It calms us, reducing feelings of stress, anxiety and anger. It has also been shown to improve focus […]
Vaping and JUULing; Parents Need to Educate Themselves About E-Cigarettes
Knowledge is power, and ignorance is often not blissful, especially when parenting. Most parents agree that raising children is a constant learning experience. Many of the decisions and choices parents […]
Movement Jumpstarts the Brain – Flipping the Learning Switch at Blue Oak School with S’cool Moves
“Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able, of themselves, to impart purpose and direction to their lives.” Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) Today, parents have choices […]
McCloud High School: A Small School In Siskiyou County Rises To New Heights
“We’re not doing anything magical,” says McCloud High School Principal Jessica Bowman. “We’re just offering what should be offered at a comprehensive high school.” What Jessica considers natural elements of […]
Localicious: “Hearty Eats” Foods That Strengthen Your Heart
Valentine cards, cute little teddy bears and aisles upon aisles of chocolates and candies in the shape of hearts in every store. Colorful hearts are seen everywhere, some with arrows […]
This is Tehama: Dr. Deborah Sutcliffe, Tehama County’s Direct Primary Care Provider, Has “Time in Her Schedule for Compassion”
The ancient word “Tehama” once meant a place where rivers could be crossed. With our county’s rich currents of history, happenings and hope, this is our crossing place today — […]
Be the Change: Ann Dickman – Paving The Way To Public Health In Butte County
Ann Dickman and her husband, Mark, have three children and seven grandchildren, each of whom is represented by a charm on Ann’s favorite necklace. “I am a doting grandma,” she […]
