The Lumberjack Fiesta Days traditional have tournaments that many regular players around Siskiyou County look forward to competing in each year. The corn hole tournament has not been around as long as the Papa Anderson Memorial Softball Tournament nor the Harold Benedict Memorial Horseshoe Tournament, but it has become just as popular. […]
South County
McCloud’s 77th Lumberjack Fiesta Had it all
Whatever each family member is into, it is all there to enjoy at Hoo Hoo Park during this annual three-day affair. It all began Friday evening, July 26th, with the Little Miss Fiesta/Little Logger Contest. DJ Geeia with Wildwoman Sounds Hosts the adorable event and the dance party afterward. But […]
Summer Football Camp is Back in McCloud
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 […]
Arson Suspect Arrested Following Swift Response to Mount Shasta Vegetation Fire
On August 1, 2024, a coordinated effort by multiple fire departments and law enforcement agencies led to the quick containment of a vegetation fire and the subsequent arrest of an arson suspect near Mount Shasta, California. At approximately 5:30 am, fire personnel from the Mount Shasta Fire Department, Dunsmuir Fire […]
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 […]
County of Siskiyou Press Release: MAYTEN FPD
Laura Bynum, Clerk of The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors announces that there are two scheduled vacancies on the Mayten Fire Protection District with terms ending August 15, 2028. Members of the Mayten Fire Protection District shall be registered voters living within the district. Members are required to file Form […]
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 […]
the Obituary of Nettie Catherine Lewis
Nettie Catherine Lewis passed away in Mt. Shasta, California on July 16th, 2024, at 71 years of age. She was born in Tulare, California on September 16th, 1952, to Della and George Lewis, Dunsmuir residents who were working as seasonal migrant farmers at the time. Nettie was the youngest of […]
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 […]