After four years, it is nice to catch a glimps of football players pacticing in the field at McCloud High School as the Central Valley High School Falcons come for Team Football Camp again in McCloud. Central Valley High School is at Shasta Lake City and are in the Northern Athletic League (NAL), Division […]
Author: Shareen Strauss
Lumberjack Fiesta Parade
The Lumberjack Fiesta Parade on Saturday, July 26th, may not have been long, but it was mighty. The lineup included 12 organizations and people that went up and over the top decorating for the big showoff. (not pictured:) Always there for their community and beyond, was the McCloud Fire Department […]
Squaw Valley Riding Club has a Hoedown Roping Competition
The Squaw Valley Riding Club’s 10th Annual Whitey Jespersen Memorial Team Roping competition brought about a lot of cowboys to McCloud over the weekend. This is the largest event that the club puts on annually. The three-day event included a barbeque and live music with the Front Porch Band from Lake […]
Casino Royal Gala: A Night of Glamour and Giving
This formal attire affair was unparalleled to any glamorous event ever held in Siskiyou County in recent years as Grenada Gardens Senior Living facility hosted the 2nd annual Casino Royal Gala, benefiting Madrone Hospice. The James Bond-inspired affair transformed the venue into a high-stakes adventure, complete with a red carpet, […]
SAM’s Exhibit: “Landscapes that Inspire Us”
Dunsmuir 2nd Saturday started from Siskiyou Arts Museum (SAM) in Dunsmuir holding their art show openings with a reception on this day each month. This month’s exhibit called ‘Landscapes that Inspire Us’ features 6 women who all have studied under master painter and instructor Alek Balos at Art Roster in […]
Rodney Barr and the Weed Grocery Outlet Honored by the American Legion Riders
On Thursday afternoon, a parade of motorcycles rode up to the front of the Grocery Outlet store in Weed to surprise the store owner, Rodney Barr, with a Resolution. The group of motorcycles were the American Legion Riders Chapter 92. American Legion Resolutions are used to formally express gratitude to a […]
McCloud’s Community Resource Center Hosts Ice Cream Social at New Location
McCloud’s Community Resource Center has exciting news to share: a new location, a new program manager, and a successful community event to showcase it all. On Sunday, July 14th, the center invited the community to an ice cream social at their new facility, located at 304-A Main St, at the […]
Kids Competition Horsing Around on Friday Night
Cowfolk are a tough bunch. The Squaw Valley Riding Club held their 10th Annual Whitey Jespersen Memorial Team Roping over the weekend bringing many folks to compete and the public to watch this three day event under the shadey during the hottest time of the summer. The kids events were […]
Unique New Stores Opened in Dunsmuir
Sometimes, businesses leave but there are always other new and different businesses to fill its place in the popular tourist town of Dunsmuir. In recent years, Dunsmuir has had a lot of empty storefronts. But of late, there are some really interesting and fun stores starting to open up in the downtown area. […]
**ALL CLEAR** boil water order in McCloud
On July 12th, the McCloud Community Services District (MCSD) sent out notices to the community that due to a recent event of a water sample testing positive for E-Coli in the McCloud CSD water system, all residents are to boil tap water before drinking or cooking. MCSD General Manager Amos McAbier, along […]