North State Parent magazine

A MAGAZINE SERVING FAMILIES IN BUTTE, GLENN, SHASTA, SISKIYOU & TEHAMA COUNTIES SINCE 1993

Be The Change

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Be the Change: Karen Pautz

A trustworthy fountain of positive energy, Karen Pautz effervesces with a passion for nurturing children. As Executive Director of First Five Siskiyou, Karen fosters collaborative partnerships to best serve the […]

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Shaundra Pelkey – A School “Psycho Lady” Who’s Passionate About Helping Struggling Kids

During Shaundra Pelkey’s first week as school psychologist at Antelope Elementary School District (AESD) in Red Bluff, CA, she met with a fourth-grade student who struggled with significant behavior issues. […]

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Greg Takemoto – Music and Mentoring That Transforms Students

The Coasters’ 1958 hit, “Yakety Yak” irrevocably changed Greg Takemoto’s life — through King Curtis‘ saxophone solo. “I listened to that tenor solo nonstop on a record player my grandpa […]

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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 […]

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Tim Corcoran – Helping Boys Build A Personal Relationship With Nature

Tim Corcoran will forever remember the summer before he turned 13 as a mountaintop experience – both literally and figuratively. On the homeward stretch of a 38-state road trip, Tim’s […]

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Pedro Escamilla – Showing Kids The Right Way To Go

“If a boat were sinking, Pedro would get everyone off the boat and then clean the thing before it went down,” says Hoppie Campos of Pedro Escamilla. “That’s the kind […]

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Beverly Belk – A teacher who cares — “What I was put on earth to do”

“A teacher who cares would teach under one of those shade trees if that’s all there were,” Beverly Belk remembers her master teacher saying. Over her 60-year teaching career, Beverly […]

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Sam Van Kirk – Delivering Babies, And A Commitment To Serve

Over his 20-year career as an MD/OBGYN, Sam Van Kirk has delivered upwards of four thousand babies at Mercy Medical Center in Redding, CA. As Sam introduces these little miracles to […]

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Steven Bryan – Figuring Out What Individuals Need Most

Steven Bryan describes the Siskiyou Community Resource Collaborative (SCRC) as a “space where you can have a millionaire standing next to someone who is homeless.” With branches in Dunsmuir, Montague, […]

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Loeta Robles – Transforming Lives With Tooth Fairy Magic

Tooth fairy magic seems to transform lives at 101 Raley Boulevard in Chico, CA. In 1991, 16-year-old Loeta Robles began as an office assistant for the only female dentist in […]

(left to right) Executive director Cathy Wyatt and Program Development Director Amy Diamantine work hand in hand to serve the North State and make a difference in their work with Northern Valley Catholic Social Services.

Cathy Wyatt – Northern Valley Catholic Social Services Helping North State Families and Individuals

“We all need help at one point or another in our lives,” says Cathy Wyatt, executive director of Northern Valley Catholic Social Service, Inc. (NVCSS). NVCSS helps families and individuals […]

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Chico Police Officer Todd Lefkowitz – A Model of Treating Others With Respect

Living out a lifelong dream, Sergeant Todd Lefkowitz has been a motorcycle officer for 9 of his 25 years at the Chico Police Department. “From a young age, I’ve always […]

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