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Next week is BGCA’s 113th National Conference! Club staff from across the world (shout-out to Youth Centers on military installations!) will be gathering together to celebrate our accomplishments, learn all about the newest initiatives, and network with one another. One of the absolute best parts of National Conference are the INCREDIBLE youth performers that wow […]

Schedule I Attention any boy interested in playing golf next fall: There will be a mandatory meeting tomorrow after school in G-11, Mr. Czerniakowski’s room. Please contact Mr. Czerniakowski if you cannot attend. Attention to anyone interested in trying out for the 2019/20 Cheer Team this spring.  There will be brief 15 minute meeting tomorrow […]

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I’ve seen a lot of Black things in my 25 years of Blackness, but Beychella might be the Blackest thing I’ve ever witnessed…and I’ve never missed a BET Awards.

I was a constant disappointment to my mother. Right up until the day she died. She let me know how much I disappointed her by having my stepfather leave her house to her niece instead of any of her three children. She also decided to split whatever was left fives ways including her niece and […]

RED BLUFF — Rain held off and the sun appeared Saturday for the 65th annual Red Bluff Round-Up Parade, which honored seven generations of the Owens family as grand marshal, leading the way with two large floats behind and several smaller ones. The theme was Livin’ the Cowboy Life and in total there were about 90 entries, according to Amanda Jenkins and Mandi Owens who served as the announcers. Little Miss CCPRA makes her way down Main Street on Saturday during the Red Bluff Round-Up Parade.(Julie Zeeb — Daily News) Red Bluff resident Michelle Banuelos came out to watch her daughter, Talia Thommen-Banuelos, who was with the Tehama County Youth Focus float. She was accompanied by her son David Thommen-Banuelos. “I’ve been coming for about 12 to 15 years,” Banuelos said. “We’re here every year and whatever my kids are fortunate to take a part of we’re here with. It has become a tradition not only for this community, but us as a family.” Tehama County Search & Rescue makes their way down Main Street on Saturday during the Red Bluff Round-Up Parade.(Julie Zeeb — Daily News) Asked what her favorite part of Round-Up is, Banuelos said she couldn’t pick just one. “We always go to the pancake breakfast and from beginning to end (of Round-Up), it’s great,” Banuelos said. “This is David’s first year getting to watch as a spectator.” Mark and Linda O’Sullivan came out to enjoy the parade and brought a few friends with them. The couple operates By the River senior living facility and turned the parade into an outing with their residents, Linda O’Sullivan said. Red Bluff Junior Round-Up Royalty make their way down Main Street on Saturday during the Red Bluff Round-Up Parade.(Julie Zeeb — Daily News) “We go every year,” said Dana Brent. “This year my boys are in the parade. It’s fun for the family. It’s community and friends and it really just brings the community together. It’s almost a heritage. We all go and meet up at the parade.” In addition to the parade, Brent said her family went to the Kiwanis pancake breakfast Saturday morning and the rodeo Friday night, walking to the fairgrounds with a group of 35 thanks to tickets for schools through the Cowboys & Kids programs. The parade had several entries from local youth organizations including the Red Bluff Junior Round-Up Association, Tehama County Youth Focus, Girl Scouts, Red Bluff Youth Soccer League, the Red Bluff Junior Spartans as well as several from places like Redding, Lake County and Willows. There were a number of senior citizens on the route, including a 102-year-old man from Brookdale Senior Living Solutions. There were several groups from upcoming events such as the Red Bluff Civil War Days, the NorCal Antique Tractor and Gas Engine Club show and Latino Outreach of Tehama County. Results from the parade are as follows, as provided by organizers: BAND SWEEPSTAKES: Corning Cardinal Regiment Marching Band COMMITTEE’S CHOICE: McGlynn City Pool BEST DEPICTION OF THEME: Owens Family EQUESTRIAN SWEEPSTAKES: Redding Jr. Rodeo Drill Team BEST POOPER SCOOPER: Tehama County District Attorney Matt Rogers FLOATS CIVIC/FRATERNAL-JUNIOR (UP TO 18): 1st T.C. Youth Focus Miss Tehama County; 2nd HeartShine Royal Court Round-Up FLOATS CIVIC/FRATERNAL-SENIOR (19 & OVER): 1st tie between West side grange 473 and Saturday Market by the River; 2nd American Legion Mt. Lassen Post 167 FLOATS COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL: 1st McGlynn City Pool; 2nd “Steele” the Cow” Tehama County CattleWomen’s MARCHING UNITS – DRILL TEAMS: 1st Re-enactors of the American Civil War; 2nd Metteer Ballet Folklorico Group MARCHING UNITS – JUNIOR HIGH BANDS: 1st Sequoia Middle School Spartan Band SENIOR HIGH BANDS: 1st Corning Cardinal Regiment Marching Band; 2nd Red Bluff High School Marching Band MAJORETTES -SOLO: 1st Jaida Jobe; 2nd Kansas Crawford MAJORETTES -GROUP: 1st Buckeye Cuties Baton SINGLE MOUNTED – FANCY WESTERN: 1st Stonyfor Rodeo Queen 2019 Lauren Ferguson WORKING WESTERN – JR. (UP TO 18): 1st 2019 Little Miss CCPRA Cheyanne Miller MOUNTED GROUPS – MOUNTED PAIRS – SR. (19 & over): 1st 100th Lake County Round-Up Royalty, Queen Alena and Princess Rebecca MOUNTED GROUPS – MOUNTED GROUPS – Jr. (Up to 18): 1st Redding Jr. Rodeo Drill Team; 2nd Shasta Cascade Riders MOUNTED GROUPS – MOUNTED GROUPS – SR. (19 & over); 1st Shasta County Search & Rescue Mounted Posse; 2nd Redding Rodeo Association HORSE DRAWN – 1 HORSE-DRAWN VEHICLE: 1st Reno Rodeo; 2nd Country is the good Life here in Red Bluff Calif. VEHICLES – Individual Pre-1989: 1st John and Shirley Griffin; 2nd Greenwaste of Tehama VEHICLES – Group Entries Pre-1989: 1st Red Bluff Motorpool; 2nd Nelson & Nelson Realty MISCELLANEOUS – POOPER SCOOPERS: 1st Tehama County District Attorney Matt Rogers; 2nd High Point Womens Ministry MISCELLANEOUS – SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: 1st Cottonwood Rodeo Queen; 2nd Tehama County Patriots MISCELLANEOUS – GROUP NOVELTY: 1st Air Force Special Ops; 2nd Red Bluff Dodge MISCELLANEOUS – PUBLIC OFFICIALS: 1st CHP Mounted Patrol Unit; 2nd Red Bluff City Fire Ladder Truck

Schedule I Attention any boy interested in playing golf next fall: There will be a mandatory meeting on Wednesday after school in G-11, Mr. Czerniakowski’s room. Please contact Mr. Czerniakowski if you cannot attend. Juniors and Seniors: Remember that we will be going to Southview on Monday, April 29th for the mock accident. Please remember […]

Motormax 1945 Ford Panel Delivery Van   1945 Ford Van and a Coca-Cola red color with company’s Logo makes this casting a collector’s delight. Detailing and design are top notch. It’s for sure going to make your showcase brighter. Bring home this amazing true-to-scale die cast car with an amazing detailed finish.   Greenlight 2015  […]

In my first Note from The Listening Gallery, I explained that the prompt for this project started in the summer of 2017. Between age 48 and 49, I decided to read my collection of journals which date back to the age of nine. The goal was to better understand my journey through life thus far. […]

Since I don’t really have a stock of Easter related stories to recount, today I’m going to look at what I can accurately describe as my international carnival career. Even as I started to write this, I had forgotten quite what a part these parades had actually had in my life. As a child my […]

The Bacup Now Easter Bunny Giving out eggs to the children (Original Photo by Janet Boon) The Bacup Now Easter Festival was hailed by organisers and the community as a success beyond all expectations. The Bacup Now Community Group have been working for months to bring the Festival to the people of Bacup. A number […]

It wasn’t a long walk from Ventosa to Azofra, only 16km, or 10 miles, but it seemed to go on forever.  The walk was through miles of vineyards with no shade, up and down and up again. As we left Ventosa at 7:07 a.m., I chatted with cute blonde Bev from Houston, who I’d met […]