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I might starve if I had to run for my food. But Run for Food is just what I did on Thanksgiving morning. This was the 20th year of this fundraising event in Chico. It’s a 5K race/walk—with the emphasis on walk every year I have participated. This was, however, the first year I had […]

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Plenty of reasons exist not to buy into the whole Thanksgiving hubbub. The now debunked origin story of 1621 for one. Its seems that the day is slowly being rebranded, reclaimed, and rethought. Those are good things. People are finally accepting that what we were taught about the joy of the pilgrims and Indians breaking […]

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While it was billed as “swing for the fences,” my goal was to merely make contact. I did, but not on every pitch. Good thing I didn’t run the bases because I’m not sure I would have left the ballfield with a batting average. New San Francisco Giants season ticket holders like myself and those […]

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I don’t spend a lot of cash. Almost every purchase goes on my credit card or is taken out of my account automatically. So, why then, does it bother me the penny is going away? I don’t have a good answer. It’s been around my whole life really isn’t reason enough to hang onto this […]

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Earlier this month I combined my thirst for beer and learning into one activity—a tour of Sierra Nevada Brewery which is now 45 years old. This was an OLLI class through Chico State. Years ago I had taken the self-guided tour at Sierra Nevada. This one was much more extensive. Along the hallways are old […]

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Sierra Nevada Brewery, founded in 1980 in Chico, continues to be a leader in the beer industry. (Video: Kathryn Reed)

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Sometimes I think children’s books are really meant for adults. Maybe that’s why so many adults like reading to kids. Too Busy for Bed! (Musing Sparks Press, 2025) by L.K. Wong and illustrated by Amy Lee is sure to capture the attention of little ones, as well as those who are not so little. Who […]

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People for years have said the Washoe people say there is significance when the snow cross melts on Mount Tallac on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe. Wrong. It has zero importance to the tribe. “Washoe tribal members who were consulted about the part of Tallac the snow melts in a shape of a cross […]

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It might seem like a leap for two former French Laundry sommeliers to open the country’s first zero proof tasting lounge. And then in Chico of all places. But that’s exactly what Ian and Carly Blessing did. Their website says: “After having kids we decided that alcohol wasn’t in our plan anymore, but great-tasting drinks […]

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Standing regal on the corner of Fifth and Salem streets in Chico is the Stansbury Home. The 10-room house cost less than $8,000 to build in 1883. The quarter block of land was another $1,000. This was the home of Oscar and Libbie Stansbury and their two daughters, Ellen and Angeline. Oscar Stansbury was a […]

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