From Redding's newest church to it's oldest

Last week I featured Redding’s newest church. At least I think it was the newest. This one is our oldest, I think. A difference of 115 years.
One of Redding's oldest churches
Here we see PG&E starting the pilot light on the heater for the coming winter. I found it surprisingly bright inside, illuminated by natural light.
One of Redding's oldest churches
One of Redding's oldest churches
ChurchofChrist4There was an article in redding.com about the intention to move the church to make way for development. But not enough money was raised, and the idea has languished. Given the current glut of vacant commercial property in town, perhaps the church will be spared for a while longer. I couldn’t find anything about the current congregation on the web. When it was built, it was the Zion African Methodist-Episcopal church. There were churches built in Redding prior to this one. Most were larger, but all were burnt or demolished. Only this humble testament to faith remains.

One of Redding's newest churches

Redding ca Risen King Church
Risen King Church on Oasis road across from Gold Hills is one of the newest church buildings in town. Maybe the very newest in fact. Looks like these folks moved here in June from a building on Mistletoe. It’s lovely building, and today it beckoned me stop as I drove by. I need to photograph this. What a nice day, and the building looks terrific.
Redding ca Risen King Church
This Baptist Church appears to be very web-friendly. They have a large site HERE, and at the The Stirring, whose car stickers you see around town. At their website, I watched an interesting online video of baptisms in Whiskeytown Lake.


Really Redding.

Redding flag at half mast for firefighters

With thanks for the tip and video to owner-builder Ken Swanson and special thanks to the Enterprise Lions Club for our proud community flag. Godspeed, all firefighters.


“Today is National Fallen Firefighters Day, the first Sunday of the month of October.The Enterprise Lions proudly lower the I-5 Flag to half staff in honor of all those who gave their lives in service. And the families of the fallen ones who live with loss. Bless all of you who know one or more, of these fine American hero’s. Enterprise Lion, Ken Swanson.”

Airshow 2009 features Blue Angels

Pre Redding airshow flight
This year Redding’s airshow features the Navy Blue Angels. They always put on a spectacular show. Today they were practicing, and even though I live many miles away from the airport, I took a couple shots from out back.
Pre Redding airshow flight
The show runs Saturday and Sunday. I understand the Saturday show is sold out. Pretty cool stuff, and a big community fund-raiser.

Buckeye Tower Mart gets upgraded

Tower Mart v2 opened in the Buckeye part of Redding yesterday. It’s a nice upgrade to the area.
Redding supermarket
Gas prices look attractive. And it has an automated Car Wash.
Redding supermarket
I know they are concerned about the competition over at nearby locally owned Variety City, so be sure to patronize them as well if you go out to see the new store. Variety City has a lot to offer too. We wish great success to both businesses.
Redding supermarket

SWEAT for fun

Runners on Redding River Trail
We found ourselves walking amidst a late summer fun run yesterday on the River Trail. Numbered humans padded by us in their running shoes.
Runners on Redding River Trail
I stopped and spoke with the gentlemen handing off cups of water to runners about midway, a Mr. Parks. It seems this race was one of the the last of the Summer season. One of the Sunset Through the Trees series.
Runners on Redding River Trail
For this run of about 6 miles, they run a loop across the ribbon bridge and end up at the pavillion near the Aquatic Park.
Runners on Redding River Trail
Runners were intense in the 90 degree evening, but everyone was smiling, so I guess it was a fun run after all. You can learn more about the venerable Redding area runner’s club at their website. Click on their logo.
Runners on Redding River Trail
What? A Whiskeytown 50K run? Yikes, that’s like 31 miles. Participants of that run all have my admiration.

More evidence of our new local Harvest Economics

I never really thought of Redding as an agricultural community, but evidence of our new economic basis is popping up all over. I was surprised by this interesting little all-terrain dump truck on display inside a Redding Raley’s supermarket yesterday.
Redding agricultural equipment
The sign says Harvest Special. What in the world would you harvest with an ATV dumptruck?
Redding agricultural equipment
Oh.
Yeah, that makes sense. This vehicle looks darn handy for packing in and out of those backcountry grows. Redding Yamaha knows their market. A marketplace fueled by agriculture, apparently.

Redding agriculture