George L. Winship, Editor

Some critics will likely say that Anderson lost the $211 million Shasta County Courthouse race.In my book, however, one cannot lose something that it never had. After, all, the cards were stacked against Anderson from the very beginning.

Anderson alumna Jamie Horner-Jarman, 22, has advanced to the semifinal rounds of competition in song with Operation Rising Star, the military's version of "American Idol," with a top prize of an all-expense paid studio recording session in Los Angeles.

Members of the public were to have their first say on a pair of proposed roundabout interchanges at Deschutes Road and Factory Outlets Drive that would allow northbound freeway traffic a second chance to exit for what is rapidly becoming ...

Twenty-two-year-old Anderson High alumna Renee Rose Bell, now Renee Young, is living her dreams as a junior attending the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

Anderson's bid for the new $211 million Shasta County Courthouse appears to be withering on the vine, although city officials have yet to give up all hope for their proposal involving free land. A letter received by Anderson City Manager ...

After 44 years, Anderson Union High School graduate Vickie Romero - now Vickie Adkisson of Clovis, near Fresno - has her original 1966 class ring back on her finger.

The Vineyards subdivision in Anderson is dry no more."We have achieved fire flows of 1,000 gallons per minute at 20 psi (pounds per square inch) which is what the (Anderson Fire Protection District) had required for fire safety," Public Works ...

Plans are underway for a ceremony to dedicate the newest monument erected at the Northern California Veterans Cemetery in Igo - this time honoring those who participated in the Korean Conflict from June 25, 1950, through July 27, 1953.

One of the most touching moments in a more than four-hour tribute to the valor and heroism of Korean War Veteran Jack P. Tolbert came midway through the ceremony held Saturday, Oct. 24, as two adorable Korean-American children, Gina Kim, ...

Three months ago, when Anderson's City Council first considered an urgency ordinance prohibiting the establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries, collectives and cooperatives, civic leaders were worried about a long laundry list of crimes that some other communities have encountered with ...

With two of its five members absent, the Anderson Fire Protection District's board of directors unanimously approved a request from Fire Chief Andy Nichols to begin accepting applications for three new permanent and full-time firefighters.

For 19 years now, Coleman National Fish Hatchery personnel have invited members of the public out to see what a working hatchery does during the production season.

What happens when hobbies go berserk? In the case of Jim McDilda of Redding, you get a five-week Christmas Holiday Spectacular Nov. 27-Dec. 27 at the Shasta District Fair grounds in Anderson. For those not familiar with the name, McDilda ...

With two of its five members absent, the Anderson Fire Protection District's board of directors unanimously approved a request from Fire Chief Andy Nichols to begin accepting applications for three new permanent and full-time firefighters. Funding for the firefighters, estimated ...

Propelled by the Anderson High School marching band and a fight song hastily-revised as "R-I-T-E A-I-D," top brass from the drugstore chain cut a yellow ribbon shortly after 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, and officially declared open for business the ...

Based on the premise that it is easier to prevent criminal activity from starting than stopping it once entrenched, at least two South County planners are looking at open space, landscaping, lighting and design elements on construction plans in a ...

My hat is off to Ken Hartman, director, and others at the City of Anderson's Parks and Recreation Department.What a terrific job they do each summer keeping a full slate of programs going for the community's youths, some of whom ...

Fall is here. That glorious time of harvest and celebration when the pungent aromas of freshly-squeezed apple cider and burning leaves mix unexpectedly in the air. Boxes of ripening fruit sit on countertops awaiting canning jars or pie shells as ...

Anderson-based Sierra Pacific Industries announced Thursday, Oct. 1, that it will set aside 60,000 acres of Giant Sequoias in perpetuity in exchange for 1.5 million tons of forest carbon offset credits -- equivalent to taking 300,000 cars off the road ...

John Sharrah was joined by more than 100 friends, former business partners, fellow Rotarians and well-wishers who gathered for the unveiling Wednesday, Sept. 30, of an 8,500-pound granite boulder and plaque erected in his honor. Sharrah, 78, was recognized by ...

California's Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), in collaboration with the Shasta Superior Court, has named the following individuals to the Shasta New Redding Courthouse Project Advisory Group: Steve Baker, presiding judge of the Shasta County Superior Court, Melissa Fowler-Bradley, ...

Another sign that the economic recession is far from over, the Sierra-Cascade Logging Conference scheduled for Feb. 11-13, 2010, will vacate the Shasta District Fair grounds in favor of a smaller, more consolidated show at the Redding Convention Center, organizers ...

It is certainly wonderful how a few days spent far away from the hustle and bustle of work can recharge my physical batteries and leave me with a fresher perspective on life.

Three Anderson Police Department officers recently received the law enforcement agency's Medal of Life Saving for acts of heroism shown in May when rescuing a teenage girl pinned against a concrete cross section of the Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District canal.

Area music educators and nearly 350 students - from preschoolers through high school - enjoyed a rare treat Friday morning with a free concert by Chapter 6, an a capella or voice band group, in Anderson River Park.

Fulton Doty, who turns 88 today, Sept. 2, started teaching band, orchestra and general science at Anderson Union High School in 1952.

Catering to classic hot rod enthusiasts from around the world is an everyday occurrence for Dan Laughlin and Eric Sanderson of Dan Laughlin Customs & Restoration in Anderson.

Although it is not a federal public holiday, schools, religious organizations and governmental entities of all shapes and sizes from local to federal will spend some time on Thursday, Sept. 17, studying and celebrating the U.S. Constitution as well as ...

Anderson Police Department personnel were out in force directing traffic for Anderson Union High School's centennial homecoming parade on Friday, Sept. 4. Hundreds turned out for the event, including alumni and students from elementary schools in the downtown area.

Anderson Public Works Director Jeff Kiser received notice Tuesday, Sept. 1, that the city will receive $558,000 to design and construct a 1.6-mile bikeway adjacent to the west side of Highway 273 between South Street and Pleasant Hills Drive.

Echoes of "Pride, pride, pride!" reverberated across the mighty Sacramento River Thursday night as a congregation of Anderson High School faithful raised 1,300 strong voices in near-unison as a response to former principal Chuck McKelvie's challenge in the school's traditional ...

The Vineyards at Anderson, one of Shasta County's largest planned communities at 521 acres, is poised to take full advantage of the market swing once the recession officially ends.

The Anderson Union High School campus was abuzz with activity on Saturday as the girls' cheer squad worked hard to perfect their routines for the opening of football season and homecoming.

For the second time in as many years, Anderson's city council unanimously authorized the offering of up to $6.5 million in tax exempt bonds Tuesday, Aug. 18, to facilitate the sale and rehabilitation of 108 low-income apartments on Briarwood.

Public Works Director Jeff Kiser kept the Anderson City Council busy at the Aug. 18 meeting last week approving bids on major construction projects.

Acting City Manager Dana Shigley, 45, will soon have the word <I>Acting</I> removed from her title, Anderson Mayor Butch Scheafer announced following a closed session Tuesday to discuss the position title.

It's the type of party that only happens once in a lifetime, so I intend to be there for most of it.I'm referring, of course, to the three-day celebration Sept. 3-5 of Labor Day Weekend when Anderson High School marks ...

In a 23-page report, released to the media on Monday, Aug. 24, Shasta Voices’ Executive Director Mary Machado urged city and county leaders to prepare themselves for more privatization of public services. “The pressure to privatize government services is increasing,” ...

Shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug 18, two pieces of heavy equipment systematically began tearing down sections of the burned-out hulk of what had once been a popular watering hole later converted into an elegant fine dining establishment in ...

What flames didn't destroy, thieves stole from an elderly Cottonwood couple whose mobile home burned to the ground Wednesday, Aug. 19. By Friday morning, however, the 15 volunteer firefighters of Cottonwood were making arrangements to purchase a replacement butcher hog ...

Acting City Manager Dana Shigley, 45, will soon have the word Acting removed from her title, Anderson Mayor Butch Schaefer announced following a closed session Tuesday to discuss the position title. The actual vote to change Shigley’s title and set ...

At some point in the life of each person, there is an almost primordial instinct to find out about one's ancestors.For Paul "Ernie" Foster, 58, of Sedona, Ariz., that moment arrived in 2003 while cleaning out a bedroom closet forgotten ...

School starts Monday for much of the South County, signaling the end of summer vacation and the community's return to a more business-like set of priorities. The lazy days of June and July are fast fading into our collective memories, ...

More than 100 descendants of Jacob and Adeline Forster, founders of Cottonwood, will gather from across the continent this weekend to witness their forebearers addition to Shasta Historical Society's exclusive Pioneer Plaque program.

Despite recent headlines touting an uptick in new home construction and existing home prices, West Coast and Canadian lumber producers are hunkering down and awaiting confirmation that the U.S. recession has truly hit bottom.

Living in Anderson for the past several months has taught me that this bustling South County city spells 'community' in many different ways.

Friday saw the installation of Anderson's first street banner, at least in contemporary times, as a city public works crew hung a double-sided banner extolling on one side the city's own downtown demonstration block street fair on Sept. 12 and ...

Following a feverish week of activity fueled partly by hot summer daytime temperatures, work on the Anderson downtown demonstration block is beginning to approach a completed state, Public Works Director Jeff Kiser reported Friday.

What started out in the early 1980s as a simple picnic in the park for members of the Sons of Italy Shasta Lodge #2453 shortly after the lodge was formed has evolved during the ensuing decades into a two-day Festa ...

During MarketFest last week in Redding, the City of Anderson and two Anderson groups were honored as Action Heroes by Healthy Shasta, a partnership of 16 entities committed to making eating and physical activity choices easier for Shasta County residents.