Anytime Americans can get together, have a prayer, break bread, catch up with old friends, make new ones, well, that’s a good thing.  And because the Cottonwood Lions Club seeks to bring people together, they “cook up” a 2nd-Sunday-of-every-month breakfast, from 8 to 11 (only $10!), open to the public, at its clubhouse, located at 3425 Locust Street in Cottonwood, California;  And they’ve been feeding people breakfast ever since 1991!  Hungry residents who attend, especially

My husband, Jerry, and I gave up our crowded Southern California lifestyle in 2000 after passing through the pleasant small towns of Yreka, Mount Shasta, and Weed in Northern California. We were returning from a trip to Portland, Oregon, to visit relatives. The contrast with living in the North State versus So-Cal felt good.  The lifestyle was compelling, and we returned in a few months and bought a house on a golf course with a full view of Mount Shasta (and not many people!