Email #4 Professional Judgemen According to Amazon, currently, 7,587 reviews submitted for “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian” give it an average rating of 4.6 out of 5. There is far more to the content of this piece of literature than selected lines printed in the Siskiyou News. […]
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Happy Almost Spring Siskiyou County! Although we can’t tell by looking out our windows.
The recent onslaught of snowy weather has really put the damper on any outdoor garden preparations. I am staying indoors where seed starting is going into full swing. Many people constantly ask me where do I start so many seeds inside the house?…….you asked for it. Here is a quick […]
70MPH Winds Blow Over Large Oak Tree in Etna
On Thursday afternoon just before school was let out for the day, 70-mile-per-hour winds blew over a very large oak tree across Center Street in Etna. We all are so grateful and counting our blessings that no one was harmed. Quick response times from Etna Police, Fire, Ambulance, and Fort […]
Philip Ward Cross
August 23, 1927 – March 2, 2023 Source Girdner Funeral Chapel It is with great sadness that the family of Philip Ward Cross, of Yreka announce his passing on March 2nd, 2023 at the age of 95 years young. Phil as his friends knew him, passed at his home surrounded by family. […]
Love on Ice
Author Don Janssen Our writer’s club had a tie for best story at our last meeting Feb 23. To me, they are interesting because they differ so much in style. The theme that our members were encouraged to use in their stories that month was “love.” Bob Kaster “I yust […]
Dunsmuir Elementary Celebrates Dr. Seuss’s 119th Birthday
Dunsmuir Elementary School stopped classes for an hour on Thursday to host Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Bash which lands on March 2nd. The auditorium was festively decorated and filled with Dr. Seuss games such as Lorax orange making, face painting, photo booth, salt painting, fishy fishing, hula hoop and ring toss, decorated Lorax […]
Wildlife Conservation Board Funds Environmental Improvement And Acquisition Projects in Siskiyou
CDF&W News Release At its February 16, 2023, quarterly meeting, the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved approximately $51.83 million in grants to help restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat throughout California. Some of the 25 approved projects will benefit fish and wildlife — including some endangered species — while […]
Final Thought: SWIF ’23 We Want Forest Healthy And Vibrant
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 […]
A Walk on Snow Day Brings Up Issues to Question
“I think we’ve received about 27 inches,” my neighbor says to me, making a path by the road. Across the street Maryann stands outside disgruntled, “Why does Tory always have to use his snow blower at 6:00am?” I recently found a studio to rent in Mt Shasta. I’m told I […]
TODAYS TRAVELS
Today after our first Siskiyou Shutter Bugs/Siskiyou Photographers meeting in almost three years because of covid I went out to photograph east of Montague, CA., then down into the Shasta Valley. The meeting, held at the Black Bear Diner in Yreka, CA., was well attended by local photographers and others […]
