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Golden Summer Fun By Melissa Wynn Ever since I was a little girl Seneca has been a very special place to me and my family. Just six miles off Hwy 89 near Canyon Dam, Ca Seneca was once a thriving gold mining community. Gold was first discovered here in 1851 and the Continue reading Golden Summer Fun… Do you ever feel the need to just wander off into the quiet of the woods? Maybe sit on a fallen log next to the bubbling brook and listen to the birds sing or take a dip in a cool mountain lake that seems to have been forgotten? I visited a
Continue reading An Old West Adventure at Gold Lake… When your out and about in forested areas with many ponds and lakes you may just be lucky enough to see a northwestern salamander. These odd amphibians usually make their homes under rotting logs, Continue reading Northwestern Salamander… Wild turkeys are one of only two birds native to North America that have been successfully domesticated. The other is the muscovy duck. This hearty survivor was an important food source to Native Americans and early settlers. So much so that by the early 1900′s it was virtually eliminated. Efforts to return domesticated birds
Continue reading Wild Turkey… Feather River College Selects New President Feather River Community College District has selected Dr. Ronald Taylor as the new Superintendent/President of the District, replacing Dr. Susan Carroll who is retiring after nine years of service. Continue reading Feather River College Selects New President … There is nothing like a visit to the great outdoors. Fresh air, water and sunshine and kickin’ it in the woods are my favorite part of the mountain summer. However, there are a few things we all need to remember to keep camping safe and the wildlife wild. Always keep food items locked
Continue reading Keeping Camping Safe and Wildlife Wild… As we have seen through this summer season, wildfires can pose a serious threat to our surrounding forests and in some cases our homes. Because everyone is at risk, wildfire landscaping or “Firescaping” should be a consideration when designing and planting your
Continue reading Firescaping… BLACKBERRY PIE BLACKBERRY PIE… Contributed By Michelle Williams Continue reading The Realities of Skin Cancer… Will Rogers was reported to have said “Buy land. They ain’t making any more of the stuff.” And the same is true for oil. I’ll tell you something that is sure to start an argument at a cocktail party. (I can’t wait) The price of oil being high as it is could actually, in Continue reading Energy Alternatives… When the stock market goes through volatile times, many investors rediscover bonds. They think that since bonds are fixed-income investments, they must be more stable and predictable than stocks. Are bonds really that solid and stable? Yes and no. With bonds, you receive regular interest payments based on the promised interest rate. As long as the bond Continue reading Know What to Expect From Bonds… DRAKESBAD GUEST RANCH By Eileen Majors
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Continue reading Drakesbad Guest Ranch 530-258-9702… This amazing jewel of nature sits just off the road on Highway 89, on Indian Creek. At 3200 foot elevation, the turnout for the falls is on Highway 89, 2.9 miles from the junction of highways 89 and 70. It is a short walk with some steepness of hiking needed to get Continue reading INDIAN FALLS… Let’s Get Purple By Melissa Wynn
Aahhh, August in the mountains, what could be sweeter? A basket of plump, juicy wild blackberries perhaps? You know, the ones that taste like a hundred juice balloons bursting in your mouth, all at once. No pesticides and no preservatives just good clean mountain water Continue reading Let’s Get Purple…
Mountain Circle is a private nonprofit corporation, 501(c)(3), incorporated in July 1985 for fostering healthy family relationships. Mainly Mountain Circle is a foster family agency, meaning that we recruit families to be foster families. We then contract
Continue reading Mountain Circle… ANTIQUING IN GREENVILLE Just a few miles down Highway 89 from Lake Almanor, you may find yourself taking a step back in time as you enter Greenville. Beautiful Indian Valley scenery paints the back drop for this quaint, old western town. The Way Station, an old style tavern stands tall on the corner. Indoors, Continue reading ANTIQUING IN GREENVILLE… |
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