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Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Charnna Gilmore Ric Costales Thank you Ric, your involvement in these complex and often difficult issues for the past several decades has served as an inspiration to me. This recent forum, the Scott Watershed Informational Forum (SWIF), is an annual forum designed to bring information about issues that face our community […]
The MAD Players Come Through Again I like to write stories featuring Siskiyou County; and the county is a great setting for my novels. Having lived here for more than fifty years, I think I’ve finally made it past the “flatlander” stage, and actually know a little of what I’m […]
“You gotta keep on keepin’ on.Life’s a garden: dig it. You gotta make it work for you.” Joe Dirt Welcome to Main Street Homestead. We live literally on Main Street. Anyone, anywhere can homestead. It is not necessary to own 40 acres. You can homestead in a small back yard or […]
December 13, 1939 – January 29, 2023 Reprint Girdner Funeral Chapel Robert Earl Smiley, Jr. (Bob), born 12-13-1939 passed away on January 29, 2023 at the age of 83. He went to Heaven surrounded by Marlene, his children, his sister Francine and a large number of his Grandchildren in Yreka. Bob had […]
The American Kestrel is the smallest falcon in North America. It measures about 7-8 inches in length. The American Kestrel packs a predator’s fierce intensity into its small body. It’s one of the most colorful of all raptors. The Kestrel has a rusty tail. Males have blue-gray wings, while females’ […]
Tom has been a “Master Falconer” for 57 years and isn’t slowing down. He trains his falcons daily. During the seasons Tom’s rents, out his falcons for bird abatement in grape vineyards and blue berry fields. The falcons keep starlings and other birds at bay away from the fruit while […]
Please join us on February 22nd, 23rd, and 24th for the annual Scott Watershed Informational Forum (SWIF) hosted by the Scott River Watershed Council. Come learn about issues and developments concerning our watershed from a diverse array of voices including biologists, local ranchers, hydrologists, representatives from the Yurok and Karuk […]
Brianna Merrihew, a junior at Etna High School, won the Etna Lions Club Speech Contest tonight and took home the $100 prize. She will go on to compete in the Lions Zone Speech Contest. Additionally, Barbara Mavromatis, Ava Padgett, Kalista Hurlimann and Dania Lazcano all gave speeches tonight and received […]
February 1st snow survey results for Scott River sub-basin Forest Service News Release Scott Mountain snow station – Charnna Gilmore (volunteer) writing data on January 31, 2023. Credit: USDA Forest Service Yreka, Calif., February 8, 2023 – The Klamath National Forest has completed the February 1st snow surveys. These measurements are a part […]
By Jay Martin After a spell of bad weather, it was time to get outside and enjoy some sunshine. Being grateful for the much-needed moisture this winter and armed with my camera, I have an idea. Let’s go try and get a few shots of an eagle’s eye. What is […]
