Jerry Sanchez, Sr.

Boomtown Museum officials, Darlene Brown, Mary Hale, and Ed Hackworth. Like exciting parades? Craft fairs? Live music by four bands? Food trucks? Pancake breakfast? Beer trucks? Claire Engel Park party? So if the answer is…..YES!…..to all-of-the-above, then you, your family, and your friends shouldn’t have missed the 75th-annual BOOMTOWN FESTIVAL, organized by a small group of dedicated volunteers that make up the Shasta Damboree Committee. All of this fun and frivolity, plus a knock-out...

Several dozen members, guests, and friends of the Red Bluff/Tehama County Chamber of Commerce gathered on Thursday, April 30, 2026, to honor Masons Vesper Lodge #84, located at 822 Main Street in downtown Red Bluff, California. According to the Chamber’s president and CEO Dave Gowan, the event is called “Good Morning Red Bluff,” in which the Chamber, on the fourth Thursday of every month, recognizes a member business or member nonprofit organization. “We take immense pride in being an...

Giff’s owner, Dick Blake, with trusted assistant, Sammy Escatel Redding has no shortage of burger joints, that’s for sure, but there’s only one restaurant where you can cravenously chow down on an absolutely delicious Steakburger—or Ugly Burger—and that’s Giff’s Steakburger, owned for over 40 years by Dick Blake, a Vietnam Vet known for his good-natured, irreverent trash talk. “I like the place,” said George Knight, a graduate of the Michigan State Police Academy and now retired in Redding....

On a cool April night, 4-24-2026 to be exact, multi-hundreds of adult classic car enthusiasts, eager to check out one hundred (100!)“better-than-new-pre-1979” classic cars and trucks, convened for the 21st-annual edition of the Kool April Nites Show & Shine, held on the 12-acre grounds of the Crown Motors car dealership on Cypress Avenue in Redding, California, 96001. Hosted for the 21st time by the Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce, the iconic event was the only ticketed Kool April Nites...

The 3400 block of Larkspur Lane, in east Redding, was abuzz with classic car lovers, some with their kids and dogs in tow, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, to gape in awe—and appreciation—as still another Kool April Nites “Show ‘n Shine” car show unfolded on PAINT MARTS and INTERSTATE BATTERIES parking lots. As is par for the course with KAN Show ‘n Shines, which have been happening throughout Shasta County since 1989, there were attendees/classic car owners from all over the North State,...

Man, sometimes I wanna’ toss my smart phone into the nearest dumpster. But early Sunday morning, April 19, 2026, my frustration turned to elation when it flashed on the screen that the Redding Grange #446 was having its first-ever brunch, featuring a breakfast casserole, sausage, country potatoes, biscuits & gravy, a fruit cup, coffee, and juice. YUM! “Honey,” I called out to my lovely wife, Cheryl, “grab your coat, we’re goin’ to the Redding Grange to not only have brunch, but they’re...

The BLACK SHEEP GASTROPUB, recently opened for gastronomical delights inside the recently remodeled sports complex known as Big League Dreams in east Redding, was treated to a welcoming ceremony by the President of the Shasta County Chamber of Commerce, Nigel Skeet, its members and guests, including Redding Buzz (Jason Stovall) KQMS radio (Nick Gardner), Eat Shasta (Larry Ramsey) and the SHASTA UNFILTERED eNewspaper (Kari Chilson, Elisa Ballard and Jerry Sanchez, Sr.). Shasta County Chamber...

For literally a generation (18 years!), Ortega’s Mexican Restaurant, with a stand-alone location on Deschutes Road in Palo Cedro, California, immediately south of the 44 freeway, led by proprietors, Jacinto and Eduwiges Ortega, with son Emanuel Miranda in tow, has firmly established a legacy of flavorful delights, excellent service and, perhaps most importantly……………a bevy of loyal followers. Jacinto and Eduwiges Ortega, with son, Emanuel Miranda. Read what one such devotee, Palo Cedro Area ...

Longtime Nugget Restaurant server Rhonda greets Cheryl Sanchez. Shasta County residents Gary Nickle and Mike Moffat, both senior firearms instructors who teach in Trinity County, have been taking that pleasant, 45-mile (westerly) Highway 299 drive twice a month to have breakfast and sometimes lunch at the Nugget Restaurant, a local downtown Weaverville favorite, with classic diner charm, cozy atmosphere, and big, delicious plates of comfort food. “It’s a perfect way for Mike and me to...

Charles Dethevo, Doug Mandel, Margaret Widdowson and Bev Jennings, members of the California Native Plant Society, Shasta Chapter, and Ghost Pine Native Plant Nursery, respectively, were among the participants hosting the 55th annual Shasta College Horticulture Department Spring Plant Sale, held on Friday and Saturday, April 3 and 4, 2026, on the Shasta College campus.

It was a happy, energetic and joyous scene at Whistlestop Park in downtown Redding on Friday afternoon, April 3, 2026, as young children and

Caliber Office Furniture owner, Chris Cable, stood before an impressive number of Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce Greeters gathered at the store’s location on Airport road in Redding, on the first day of April 2026, and regaled them with the following: “I made the decision about two years ago to offer my employees a “paid for gym membership,” through the business, under one condition: that they would go to the gym, at least three times a week, even it meant on company time.”

It was time for dog lovers to grab their beloved canines, leash ‘em up, strap on those running shoes, (don’t forget the H2O!) ..and head on out to Lake Redding Park for the Doggie Dash 5K run/race and Community Fair, held on Saturday, March 28, 2026, and organized by the Haven Humane Society, with all proceeds going to the Society’s animals. The fundraising event was a full four hours of fun and frolic, with the Community Fair running from 9 to 1. The 5K run/race kicked off at 10 at the...

On a warm, picturesque March morning in 2026, downtown Red Bluff buzzed with excitement. Outside the Los Mariachis Mexican Restaurant, the Red Bluff Chamber of Commerce, alongside Mayor JR Gonzales, City Manager Tom Westbrook, and various local businesses and nonprofits, officially welcomed the SHASTA UNFILTERED eNewspaper with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. “What an amazing celebration we had, welcoming the SHASTA UNFILTERED eNewspaper to the Red Bluff/Tehama County community. Cutting the ribbon...

So Cheryl and I hop into our 37-year-old Bronco 2 on a beautiful and breezy Spring morning, and motor off to a brand new breakfast spot on Redding’s eastern flank, the “newer” side, if you will. Of course, when we get there, it’s jam city, meaning cars are parked everywhere and anywhere. When we finally find a just vacated spot in the middle of nowhere , another couple pulls up, wanting what we want; classic scenario, huh? Being benevolent people that we are, we let ‘em have it, of...

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 those from South...

As it always does, the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce invites many businesses, nonprofits, and individuals to its Greeters (every Wed. morning), and they always show up! Because Greeter events offer the opportunity to not only network but, most importantly, a chance to recognize—and honor— the HOST. And on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, the Greeters HOST was Trish Clarke and Shyla Campbell, the president and manager, respectively, of the Frontier Senior Center, as the duo welcomed over 50...

Americans born in the '20s, ‘30s, ‘40s & ‘50s are probably gonna remember how cool it was to step inside a ‘20s-style wooden PHONE BOOTH, close the door to the outside world, if just for a few minutes, to make a 10-cent phone call. Or maybe these same folks remember the PADDY WAGON, circa 1917, used by police departments at the time to transport mostly miscreants to and from jail. Or how ‘bout a 1943 MOVIE POSTER touting “Fightin’ Seabees,” starring John Wayne and Susan Hayward. Or a...

Presented with a colorful—and comprehensive—menu, by server Manuel Enriques, it was decided that Cheryl and Jerry would share an impressive entree called Camarones con Tosino, which is shrimp wrapped in bacon, marinated in cilantro, sautéed with onions and green peppers, topped with melted Monterey Jack cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole; And served with rice, beans and tortillas (flour or corn). “Aye, Carumba, bring us a take-home carton, Manuel.”

Recreation Supervisor for the City of Red Bluff Karen Schaffer & Red Bluff Mayor JR Gonzalez If you were at Wednesday’s (2-18-‘26) 14th annual BEAM, or Business Expo And Mixer, organized by the Red Bluff/Tehama County Chamber of Commerce, and held inside the cavernous Red Bluff Community Center, then you not only would’ve seen old friends, business associates and non profit colleagues, but you would’ve had the opportunity to make new ones, such as Mark and Maribel of Shasta College and Jerry...

Lots of new art, special Valentines Day menus at local restaurants, such as Cafe Magdalena and Cornerstone Cafe, second-hand stores full of one-of-a-kind treasures, wine and nibbles at the Siskiyou Arts Museum, Darmers Studio, Cobra Lily Bar and Bee Kind Bakery, live music by the Allison and Victor duo, all this and more added to the lure of “2nd Saturday,” held on Saturday, February 14, 2026, in historic downtown Dunsmuir, California. Many 2nd Saturday attendees, estimated at over a hundred

The power of networking…..and the power of the press…..were on display at the Frontier Senior Center in Anderson, California, on Wednesday, February 11, ‘26, as the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce honored its new member, SHASTA UNFILTERED (SU) eNewspaper , an online publication that covers the North State counties of Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity with honest news and entertainment. From left: Rex Ballard, Preston Sharp, Mayor Dan Galler and Trish Clarke Representatives from...

Hey, everybody—especially you classic car enthusiasts from throughout the western USA—now is the time to set your calendars for Kool April Nites' 10-day celebration, April 17–26, 2026, that Redding, California, is famous for... and rightly so! A few Anderson Chamber Greeters If you were fortunate enough to be at the Gaia Hotel in Anderson, California, on Wednesday morning, February 4, 2026, you were front and center to hear Kool April Nites president Ryan Dorosz address dozens of people

Anderson Chamber Greeters Chris Goddard, Country Bowl Day/Catering Manager Beginning at 7:30 on Wednesday morning, January 28, dozens of well-dressed (enthusiastic!) men and women started streaming into Country Bowl, located at 2615 Bechelli Lane in Redding, California. They were there because the Anderson Chamber of Commerce asked them to play a greeters role—i.e., to honor and recognize Country Bowl while simultaneously “networking” with other businesses and nonprofits represented. Chris...