Maybe it wasn’t Strawberry Fields (forever), but it definitely was Strawberry Festival (now) when the Happy Valley Strawberry Festival, planted in 1942, sprang up once again on Saturday and Sunday, 5-23/24, 2026, at West Valley High School in Cottonwood, California. If you were there, you probably chuckled with hilarity watching kids, even adults, burying their faces in bowls of strawberries, seeking their 15 minutes of fame, if not for money, but certainly for bragging right

If you missed him the first time, here’s your second chance to fall for TOBO, the 2-year-old Pedigree Chocolate Labrador Retriever from CATZ and DOGZ of The North State Inc in Cottonwood, CA! This big, lovable hunk is back in the spotlight because Karen (who runs the rescue) says he’s made even more progress and is ready for his forever home.

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

The 63rd Cottonwood Mother’s Day Weekend Rodeo, scheduled for May 10-11, 2026, will get a much-needed financial boost when supporters gather at Hops and Vines, 20633 Gas Point Road, Cottonwood, Ca., 96002, for the 2nd Annual Cottonwood Rodeo Yahtzee Tournament, to be played on Saturday, March 14, at 11 a.m. Hops & Vines is located just a few doors down from the Holiday Market on Gas Point Road. To drum up support—and build awareness—for the Cottonwood Rodeo Yahtzee Tourname