Photos from December 2008

All photos »Tuesday, Dec. 30

  • Angela Steffenson, Happy Valley: 'This has been the best Christmas I've ever had. This is the best year ever.'
  • Rob Beaulieu, Happy Valley: 'I am having a good life, starting over with a good outlook.'
  • Frank Middleton, Happy Valley: 'I made it through another year.'
  • Monica Middleton, Happy Valley: 'We had our first grand daughter, she is the best thing about the whole year.'
  • Doug Evans, Happy Valley: 'I made great progress landscaping my yard.'
  • Roxanna Sanford, Happy Valley: 'Getting to spend time with my brother and his family. They are on furlough from Africa. Also spending time with my granddaughter.'

All photos »Friday, Dec. 26

All photos »Wednesday, Dec. 24

  • Arron Ellena
  • Desli Anderson
  • Robert Powell
  • WARM WISHES: Anderson New Tech students and staff delivered 101 handmade blankets to Youth and Family Programs on Wednesday, Dec. 17.

All photos »Tuesday, Dec. 23

  • Yadi Rodriguez, 11th grade — 'Helping out at the Rescue Mission, serving dinners. It was nice to see the people smiling and happy. It was really fun.'
  • Jael Uhl, 11th grade — 'I made my dad a team roping sign in metal shop to hang on the front gates of our arena.'
  • Amanda Simmons, 12th grade — 'A card that I made for a friend.'
  • Gary Rathert, 9th grade — 'Something that I have made. One year I made my parents a hat rack.'
  • Sammye Jones, 10th grade — 'I have no idea. I have never really given a great gift.'
  • Mikayla Dooley, 10th grade — 'Love and respect.'

All photos »Monday, Dec. 22

  • James Edward Smith

All photos »Thursday, Dec. 18

All photos »Wednesday, Dec. 17

  • Ray John
  • OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Executive chef Randy Arnold, right, offers direction to chef Josh Phelps as the kitchen staff at the Gaia Hotel in Anderson prepares for a luau-style banquet including kahlua pork and tangy noodle salad.

All photos »Tuesday, Dec. 16

  • <strong>Harley Robinson, Anderson:</strong><BR>'To see the raise in minimum wage.'
  • <strong>Doug Dulac, Redding:</strong><BR>'To see that fuel prices went down.'
  • <strong>John Hinote, Cottonwood:</strong><BR>'The efforts and support of the communities and club members that donated so much, to help raise funds for a needy family this year at a time where the economy is struggling and the Northern Free Trappers and Muzzle Loaders Club being able to donate a huge amount to a good cause. Also, being able to see last year's recipient of the donation out at our Memorial Turkey Shoot in November.'
  • <strong>Sarah Crumpton, Redding</strong><BR>'The passing of Proposition 8.'
  • <strong>Marti Mautz, Cottonwood<strong><BR>'The news stories about the Anderson Library Story Time. It helps bring in more youth in our communities and makes the program stronger.'
  • <strong>Debbie Earhart, Cottonwood:</strong<BR>'The gas prices going down and food prices becoming affordable. Also signs being added to the freeway about Historic Cottonwood.'

All photos »Wednesday, Dec. 10

  • LIGHTS UP AT HAWES FARMS: Open through New Years’ Eve, Hawes Farms is plugged as ‘SANTA HAWES,’ with an animated drive-through Christmas light display sporting over 50,000 light bulbs. The train at Hawes Farms is also open to carry passengers through a lit-up walnut orchard. Crafters and Santa Claus are also expected. For more information, contact 1-800-54-HAWES.

All photos »Tuesday, Dec. 9

  • <strong>Andy Joy Madison:</strong><BR> 'A game for my Nintendo DS.'
  • <strong>Shannon Crannell:</strong><BR> 'A laptop computer or an iPod, so that I don't have to wait for my brother to be done using them.'
  • <strong>Austin Byrd:</strong><BR> 'Night Vission Goggles. That way I could see in the dark and track my brother.'
  • <strong>Anna Traetz:</strong<BR> 'A cell phone in case of an emergency.'
  • <strong>Joshua Bloom:</strong><BR> 'A lap top computer, We live up in the mountains and I would like to have something to look stuff up on.'
  • <strong>Rosemary Morales:</strong><BR> 'A Nintendo DS. They are fun.'

All photos »Wednesday, Dec. 3

All photos »Tuesday, Dec. 2

  • SANTA GETS CARDED: At first too shy to meet Santa, Dalynn McEwen, right, eventually asked Mike Bolduc if he was really Santa Claus. Bolduc handed her a novelty driver's license for Santa's sleigh to prove his case to the doubting six-year-old.

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