My calendar is always jam packed with activities, appointments and “to do” lists. So when I see a holiday fast approaching, I have to be prepared. (This can require bringing cookies to school so advance notice is essential!)
What is this holiday called,
Support your Butte County Library by shopping at the Chico Barnes & Noble. In an effort build a countywide base of support for the Library, the Chico, Durham, Gridley, Oroville, and Paradise Friends of the Library and the Love Your Library Committee are
PASSAGES is looking for “baby boomers” or other individuals who have a desire to help people with Medicare navigate through the complex system of healthcare coverage options. “Boomer’s” computer and analytical skills are extremely valuable and needed.
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The National Arbor Day Foundation has named the City of Oroville “Tree City USA.” This is the 30th time that the city has been honored by receiving this national recognition. The City of Oroville is proud to have over 10,000 trees, many of which are cur
There are thousands of seniors and adults with disabilities who have Medicare that are struggling to pay for their prescription costs and are not aware that there is help available. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the fed
Biodiversity is the single word that best sums up the country of Panama. We have always considered the United States to be a major melting pot of peoples and cultures, but, mile for mile, Panama certainly has us beat!
Spring is coming, rather slowly, but it is on the way. Somewhere I heard, “March showers bring April flowers.” I’m okay with the rain, just pray winds are light and colorful blossoms won’t be blown from the trees. Aren’t these flowering trees, that we
U.S.: 'Jihad Jane' backed terrorists A Pennsylvania woman has been indicted for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, the Justice Department said.
Ex-doc sentenced for wife's poisoning A former Ohio doctor was sentenced to life in prison for poisoning his wife with cyanide five years ago. The judge lamented that she could not hand down a stiffer sentence.
Missing executive's body found in river The body of a missing energy executive was pulled from the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Tuesday, four days after he disappeared, police said.
Police: Ohio State shooter killed himself A gunman apparently angry over a poor evaluation entered an Ohio State University maintenance building today, killing a manager and then himself, police said.
Oscar interrupter: I was wronged A documentary producer who interrupted a director's Oscar acceptance speech Sunday night says she was the one who was "big-footed" on stage.
China may ban eating dogs, cats Dogs bark and whine behind high chain-link fences, some of them gnawing the wire so hard they bleed at the mouths while cats packed into crowded cages cower in fear if anyone approaches.
Jobless benefit bill moves forward A nearly $140 billion bill to extend unemployment benefits and a host of expiring tax cuts cleared a procedural hurdle Tuesday in the Senate on a vote of 66-34, setting up passage of the bill possibly later in the day.
