I was in the mood for something quick and light, so I headed over to Tea Bar and Fusion Café, aka “TBar.” It was lunchtime and the place was hopping. The […]
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Siskiyou County Schools Tackle Tobacco
“Eighty-one percent of California teenagers prefer dating non-smokers,” recites Maya, a Butteville Elementary sixth grade student who is rehearsing for one of a series of recorded tobacco awareness ads to […]
Soaring with Eagle Scouts
Commitment and dedication are traits that you might expect to find in an Eagle Scout, but Ron Zufall has taken those traits to another level with his 41-year relationship with […]
Be the Change: Kerry Cordy – The Courage To Transform
Kerry Cordy, owner and founder of Frontier Girls, a nationwide program offered as an alternative to Girl Scouts, lives by Gandhi’s edict “Become the change you want to see.” When […]
Neighborhood Block Parties: Meeting in the Middle of the Road
Today’s world, where we are afforded every modern convenience and all the trappings of technology to stay connected, is usually anything but conducive to building real relationships with the people […]
When Women Bond
For as long as humans have roamed the earth, women have bonded for child-rearing, spiritual growth, and social and intellectual causes. Cavewomen raised their children together in extended families. Ancient […]
Children’s Oral Health Care – Myths Every Parent Should Know
All parents want what is best for their children, but no one has all the answers. Take oral health for example. Over the last decade, oral health has become an […]
When Your Neighbor Has a Child with a Disability
Who doesn’t want their child to have friends … to be popular, well liked, respected, invited to parties and play dates? Now put your feet into the shoes of a […]
Understanding Dyslexia
Sitting with a small group of second graders, listening as each took a turn reading aloud, it struck me how reading came so easily for some and with such difficulty […]
Keep Cool ‘til They’re Back in School
Summer may be winding down, but there are still plenty of hot days left here in Northern California. If your kids are anything like mine, they tend to alternate between […]
Localicious: Douglass Ranch Provides Wholesome Locally Raised Beef and Pork to the North State
Kelly and Shannon Douglass have raised Black Angus beef cattle since before they married. They now run a cow-calf operation located in Orland, where their meat is raised and harvested […]
Different Learning Styles: Do They Really Matter?
Have you ever heard someone say, “I learn best if I can see something – I don’t remember anything I hear,” or another reveal, “If I can’t put it together […]
Be the Change: Jackie Glover: Empowering Kids
Jackie Glover, Program Coordinator for the Oroville YMCA, has devoted her life to empowering youth. “I have been part of the Y here for 17 years,” she says. The Oroville […]
