Just a reminder that it’s Spectator Appreciation Weekend at the Redding Dragstrip, and admission to the eastside is FREE FREE FREE. Come on out for inexpensive thrills!
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Free admission to Redding Dragstrip this weekend!!
This weekend is Spectator Appreciation Weekend at the Redding Dragstrip. You can get in FREE for the action on both Saturday an Sunday, June 12 & 13, for seating in the Eastside Bleachers. Qualifying starts at 10 am. Pit Pass and Westside Bleachers admission is only $10. Come check out the new delicious and frugal gourmet menu at the snackbar too. Looking for inexpensive fun and thrills? Watch the fierce competition as the next 2 points races for the Summit Super Series E.T. Bracket Racing unfolds. Come join the Redding Dragstrip as we give back to our community. The longest continuously operating NHRA sanctioned dragstrip in the known universe!
Shasta Lake School
“Act as though it were impossible to fail. A positive attitude helps bridge the gap between ability and aspiration.” Shasta Lake School principal Helen Herd quotes Emerson at the Shasta Lake School website.
Longtime residents may remember this school as Deer Creek. Now a modern K-8, having benefited much from school bond funds, this lovely building displays our community’s commitment to our young. The Gateway District has a terrific program.
School’s out for a couple months, giving staff a needed break. Are there more under-appreciated workers than those teachers who keep the lid on hormonal middle school kids during a Shasta County Spring? Not a job for the weak of spirit. Have a great Summer, all. Classes start again soon enough (August!).
Alice and Kev are homeless
I stumbled upon this unique narrative, and want to share. This blog follows the lives of a homeless young girl Alice, and her father Kev. They are Sims.
For those unfamiliar, Sims 3 is a complex and very popular computer simulation game that allows players to build communities of simulated people living simulated lives. Although the initial setup and play is controlled by the gamer, the characters have a degree of autonomy, and something akin to free will. In this narrative Alice and Kev are a homeless father and daughter, and the blog follows their daily lives.
Reading draws you into their world. Without giving it away, the unexpected humanity is revealed within the irrationality of it all. Like any fiction, something about our human condition becomes poignant, even though none of what you read really happened. Thought provoking and fresh. Well worth your time.
Not Really Redding, to be sure. Sim Redding, absolutely.
Cleveland and Kimberly get married -a Redding Wedding
Happily, I was invited to this wedding by Erin’s friend Kimberly, of Kimberly Nicole Boutique. You may recognize the couple. She and Cleveland are also on the cover of the new June issue of Enjoy Magazine. It was one of the most gorgeous wedding ceremonies I’ve ever had the pleasure of attending. Kimberly was wearing a stunning Winnie Couture dress. Click here to learn more about winnie couture, if you wanna know why I was so in awe of the dress. The ceremony and reception was held in the Atrium at the south end of the Promenade, behind Leatherby’s. It’s an unexpectedly nice place for a wedding. I shot some video and some stills, and combined the two to the live music from the wedding. The first half is Cleveland’s wedding song, and the second half is Kim’s dad and uncles, the Woods Brothers, singing classic a capella. It’s a real treat, and a rare slice of Redding.
Cleveland and Kimberly Get Married from Skip Murphy on Vimeo.