Lives in focus: Never too soon to start reading

05/30/11 Jordan, son of Rana and Chad Christie of Grass Valley, was captured looking at "The Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Seuss, with the helping hand of mom, who also snapped the picture. The proud grandmother, Frankie, shared the photograph.

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NU hoops camp for 3rd-12th graders scheduled

05/28/11 New Nevada Union basketball coach Jeff Dellis is hosting Miner Basketball Camp from June 20-24 for incoming third through 12th graders. The camp at Nevada Union will focus on footwork, balance, shooting skills and teamwork.

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Desecration of veterans' memorials at Memorial Park continues

05/27/11 this topic. Since my article in The Union on Sept. 9, 2009, the desecration of the Veterans' Memorials at Memorial Park in Grass Valley has, unfortunately, continued.

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A plethora of parks to choose from

05/26/11 Balboa Park and Mission Bay are lovely, but there are many other options

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Sacramento's rivers are cold, swift, dangerous

05/26/11 Just days away from Memorial Day weekend, the American River is "a different river" compared with this time in years past, said Sacramento County Parks Director Janet Baker.

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Lauren Forcella: Mother shames husky daughters

05/22/11 Dear Straight Talk: My sister and I are overweight. Every Saturday, our mom makes us strip naked and weighs us. We find it humiliating and embarrassing to stand there naked and be weighed like pieces of meat. If we haven't lost weight, we get punished with extra chores or reduced privileges. We diet and exercise and sometimes lose a little but always gain it back.

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Eco-Friendly Temecula Valley Southern California Wine Country

05/18/11 Temecula Valley Southern California Wine Country is gaining well-deserved recognition for its premium, quality wines and becoming a desirable destination for green, eco-friendly travelers and visitors.

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North Bay Resources Inc. (NBRI) Engages Consulting Mining Engineer for Ruby Gold Project

05/17/11 SKIPPACK, PA--(Marketwire - May 17, 2011) - North Bay Resources Inc. ( OTCBB : NBRI ) ("North Bay" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has engaged Mr. William S. Watters, P.E. as a consulting mining engineer for the Ruby Gold Project in Sierra County, California.

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 12:00 am

05/17/11 COEUR d'ALENE - Donny Fields and Josh Adams want to help you keep the dirt out of your home. Josh Adams, right, and his brother Donny Fields opened a vacuum sales and service shop, The Vac Shack, at 1301 East Sherman Avenue this week.

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Mom's the Word: The small things in life are really quite huge

05/15/11 Some of the things I love about living in the San Gabriel Valley are big - being able to make a day trip to the beach or the mountains is a major plus. A nice neighborhood with good schools is huge.

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Pitching in: Students part of wetlands restoration project

05/05/11 Cutting branches from willow and dogwood trees, Grass Valley Charter School students learned about restoring a wetland and how to use tools safely. Grass Valley Charter School students walk back from working on the restoration of the Bennett Street Meadows.

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FREEBIRDS World Burrito to Open in Marina del Rey

05/05/11 FREEBIRDS World Burrito, known for offering "way more choices" to custom-build rockin' burritos, salads, nachos, tacos and more, announced today it will open its third California location at the Shoppes at Marina del Rey and partner with two of Los Angeles County's deserving charities Surfrider Foundation and Chrysalis, as the company opens its new restaurant at 4025 Del Rey Avenue, in Marina ...

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6 months into rehab, Twinkle thriving

05/04/11 Veterinarian Linda Reznicek performs acupuncture on Twinkle, a horse rescued six months ago. Donations are still needed to help care for Twinkle's ongoing acupuncture and chiropractic treatments.

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Beekeeper finds a home for unwanted swarms

05/04/11 Jeremiah Farrell doesn't flinch, his face mere inches from a basketball-sized clump of honeybees buzzing in a maple tree. Instead, he reaches out, grabs a handful of bees and plops them outside an empty hive, hoping his frames laced with honey and...

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CalTrans, Corps and state agencies working to optimize mitigation results

05/04/11 Both the US Army Corps of Engineers and CalTrans are under an identical mandate of no-net-loss of wetlands for the Highway 101 bypass around Willits of. For the bypass project 80 acres of reasonably intact wetlands are expected to be disrupted, including 56 acres being filled in and eliminated.

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Fishing Line: 05/05/11

05/04/11 AMERICAN RIVER- Flows dropped back to 8,000 cfs, and the river is becoming fishable again albeit still a bit high.

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Laura Lavelle: Triumphant return from Odyssey

04/25/11 Magnolia Intermediate School Advanced Studies students are, top row from left: Rachel Lee, Annie Merril, Christina Cozad, David Otwell, Jake Weathers, Tom Brewer; bottom row, Isabella Silva, Anya Steur, Teddy Nelson and Garrett Kenes.

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The Alpha: Remembering a western county tradition

04/25/11 An historic view of the Alpha Building across the Broad Street overpass.

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Bear River Grad Night needs donors, volunteers

04/25/11 Bear River Grad Night, a safe and sober graduation celebration for more than 20 years, provides a fun, drug- and alcohol-free event for graduating seniors.

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Eigen Receives Two Grant Awards from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

04/22/11 GRASS VALLEY, Calif., April 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Eigen is the proud recipient of two grant awards from the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project (QTDP) funded by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. QTDP tax credits are provided under section 48D of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-148). Eigen ...

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