Trick-or-treating for candy, Halloween costumes, dazzling classic cars, not to mention trucks, RVs, motorcycles, and boats were front and center for the 26th Annual Palo Cedro Spooky Show & Shine Car Show, held Saturday, October 31, 2026, on the expansive parking lot of the Allen & Dahl Funeral Chapel. Sponsored by the Greater Palo Cedro Chamber of Commerce (GPCCC), the event was originally scheduled for earlier this year as part of Kool April Nites but had to be reschedu

Which North State town or city has the best small-town park? Well, if you had the good fortune of attending the 2nd-annual Palo Cedro Park Fall Fest on Saturday, October 24, 2026, then you might just concur. It was a day full of family fun, featuring over thirty vendors that gladly passed out (gratis) trick-or-treat goodies, free games, a pumpkin carving contest, talent show, costume contests, and live music by the Flash Back Band. And did you see the stilt walking performan

PALO CEDRO — Traffic backed up through town last weekend as the 45th annual Honey Bee Festival filled the Bishop Quinn Community Center grounds on Sept. 26 and 27, drawing thousands for crafts, food, live music, and a live bee-beard demonstration while raising money for Palo Cedro Community Park. The two-day event, held at 21893 Old 44 Drive just north of Highway 44, opened both mornings with a pancake breakfast and an opening ceremony. The schedule also included the NorCal A

The newly established Palo Cedro Rodeo Association (PCRA) bucked off to a strong start by hosting the inaugural Palo Cedro Rodeo 2026 on the Palo Cedro Park grounds on Saturday, September 26, in the semi-tiny town overflowing with community spirit: Palo Cedro, California. Carlos Zapata, PCRA’s CEO, who also served as a Flank Man for the (stock contractor) Silver Bridge Rodeo Company, issued the following statement: “Nearly 10 years ago, the Palo Cedro Rodeo was only a dream…

Let’s say that you and your husband finish your shopping at the Walmart Super Center in Anderson when both of you can’t help but notice a long, wrap-around row of cars, pickups and vans in the drive-thru lane of the nearby Dutch Bros. “Whaddya’ think’s goin’ on,” you ask hubby Harold….who instantly replies, “Look at that sign, Maude, it says that the Dutch Bros in Anderson, Palo Cedro and Redding will donate one dollar, from every drink purchased between 7-9a and 2-4p toda

PALO CEDRO — Approximately 20 singers took the microphone Saturday night as Moms for Liberty Shasta County hosted “Stars, Stripes, and Karaoke” on a private ranch in the Palo Cedro area, turning a September evening into an outdoor mix of competition, comfort food, and a country setting. The two-hour event ran from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 19. Contestants paid a $100 entry fee for a chance at the $1,000 grand prize. Spectators registered for free. The audience chose the winner by

The Foothill Area Little League Junior Softball All-Stars, representing Palo Cedro and the greater North State, returned home this weekend to cheers, posters, balloons and a police-and-fire escort after capturing second place at the 2026 Junior League Softball World Series. Team members were Cate Brard, Rylee Haynes, Bri Songer, Kylie Kenyon, Olivia Rouland, Val Shaw, Josie Cogle, Hailey Mann, Weslee Barry, Graci Wilson, Emma Saelee, and Sam Wellington. The team manager was