Thanksgiving is a special day set apart by a grateful nation to thank God for His abundant provision of food. Giving thanks to God when we partake of our daily bread is a biblical practice.
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Martha Boyle has lived in the North State all of her life. Born in Red Bluff, Boyle moved to Cottonwood with her musical family. Beginning at age eight and continuing until she turned 18, Boyle and her family would go and sing at the Rescue Mission in Redding once a month.
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Special Events <B>Holiday Crafts </B>- Dec. 4, 5:30-7 p.m. at Arts and Crafts Room in Anderson City Hall, 1887 Howard St., Anderson. Create holiday gifts as a family. For information, 378-6656.
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Despite three calls at 5 p.m., the Anderson Fire Protection District delivered Santa on-time as hundreds of people packed the Gateway Shopping Center for Anderson's annual Christmas Tree lighting and carols sung by girl scouts. For more, see Wednesday's Valley Post. Full story »

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Maddy Dubin is Student of the Month for October at West Valley High School. Dubin is described as a hard worker with a positive attitude. She helped out on the senior float, and is president of the school's Future Farmers of America chapter.
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Senior Liz Jonas, described as 'a highly dedicated artist in the true sense' is the ANTHS Student of the Month for October.
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Sixteen-year-old junior, Sara Stromberg is the Cub's Student of the Month for October. Stromberg carries a 3.9 GPA through an extremely rigorous course of study, as she prepares for college.
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Aside from joining in on the usual scramble of holiday shopping traffic, the South County offers more than a few ways to enjoy a slower pace after Thanksgiving. Christmas tree lightings in both Anderson and Cottonwood offer family-oriented opportunities to kick-off the holiday season.
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What are you most thankful for this Thanksgiving season?
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As in most stories of legendary places, there are a lot of stories told.Some are true, no doubt. Many are built up over the years so that they might be true.
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Special Events<B>Christmas Tree Lighting </B>- Nov. 28, 6 p.m., at Anderson Square Shopping Center near Perko's, 2631 Balls Ferry Rd.
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Connie Blanc moved from Southern California to Shasta County 10 years ago with her husband.Six years ago, a great opportunity presented itself in the form of opening up a florist shop in Redding. Realizing that she had always wanted to be her own boss, Blanc bought the shop.
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I was listening to a sermon the other day. The message was a powerful one about temptation. In the course of the message, the preacher asked a question. Full story »

My home is on a little country road, which in recent years has had the benefit of paving and grading. Before that, for many years it was a gravel road and then a dirt road and trail. This led to the first or second Coleman Fish Hatchery. This was a hidden away kind of operation, which was dedicated to the preservation of the wonderful and very large migration of salmon from the ocean up Battle Creek to spawn on a yearly basis. Full story »