Watch this professional video centered on fly fishing on the Sacramento River in Redding. They also show some other outdoor activities available, including Shasta Caverns, Sundial Bridge, and Turtle Bay. There’s also an interesting segment on locally made Sea Breacher, and Jetovator jet pack water flying on Shasta Lake. Check it out!
Uncommon view of Redding from the West Hills
Out showing a home in the west hills looking over a Spring cloud Redding evening skyline lends an uncommon perspective to otherwise familiar landmarks. From here, the Diestlehorst, Rail Trestle, and Sundial bridges become neighbors. Click to enlarge a bit.
Below we see Highway 44 going east, with Shasta Regional Medical Center in the foreground, and leading off to big-boxville.
Below, a view of Greenstone Place from on a hill in west Redding. A lovely neighborhood of gracious homes framed in green hills and red cliffs on a warm Spring evening.
Even commonplace sights are all extraordinary in our town. It’s Really Redding.
A bold plan for Redding’s Tiger Field
I received a flier outlining a plan of action to upgrade Tiger Field in Redding to host a higher level of collegiate league baseball. Local enthusiasts are hoping to secure a $250K grant. Here’s a brief overview of the needed upgrades:
“Redding City Councilman Rick Bosetti wants to fix up Tiger Field for the community. His vision to have a first class field where you can see quality collegiate baseball players from all over the country play for a mere $5 per game for adults, and $2 for kids under 12 years old. There will be concessions and promotional items available during the games. There will be baseball camps and clinics offered to school kids.
The first such clinic will be June 2nd and will be free to all young ballplayers. It is being sponsored by the Colt 45s, Chevrolet and the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association. There will be former major league players leading the instruction. Company sponsorships will be available, as they are now. He envisions a partnership with the nearby downtown business community, perhaps offering a free shuttle service for overflow parking which would bring people to downtown restaurants and other businesses before and after games.
Bosetti also envisions a great way to give back to the community by offering baseball night fund raisers for the games for non-profit organizations. “ABC Organization” could choose to have “ABC Corporation Night” during one of the games. A percentage of money collected that night would go to their organization to further their mission. This may provide an easier way to raise funds than having to create some sort of new venue for that purpose.
As a community, we can help make this vision a reality. Spread the word, generate some positive energy, attend the games with your family for a fun and inexpensive outing, provide business sponsorships, create a fund-raiser…together, we can get there. For more information on how you can participate in this vision now, contact Rick Bosetti, bosetti@charter.net or (530) 227-4443.”
This sounds like a great idea. I hope the community can put this together. Great things happen to communities when we put our minds to it. Redding has a long history of baseball, but a not a great venue built for the future. This plan seems like it could lead to a really welcome addition to our town.
Thunderbirds
Hey Northeast – u cold?
Another sunny Spring day in Redding. Today we experience the familiar disconnect. National news is full of blizzard, snow drifts, power outages, cancelled travel, and worse. Meanwhile in lovely Redding, we are spending the placid morning picking which gorgeous trail on which to spend a pleasant Saturday.
If your internet isn’t down, out there in the frozen Northeast. If you are pondering which superstorm will finally have your name on it. If you’d like to consider a place where you can run your business without fearing yet another megastorm disruption. Then consider Redding. We’d love to have you.
The Gourmet
A lively group of Redding people have been meeting every month over the last 40+ years to share a meal. The membership has evolved over the years, but the theme persists:
The Gourmet.
I was invited after a regular member had to bow out at the last minute. The idea is that the host prepares the main dish, and the guests bring other courses. This is far from a potluck, however. The emphasis is on cuisine and company. A theme for the evening was persimmons, and so we had a persimmon based soup, and main dish. Our hosts were Jim and Mary Carr of Redding.
In my work as real estate agent, I have seen many large and elaborate kitchens described as “gourmet.” The Carr’s diminutive kitchen workspace reminds us all that good culinary experiences are not at all reliant on size. My deep gratitude goes to the guests and hosts who made this evening so spirited. The Gourmet, it’s Really Redding.
Real estate in the other Redding
Ran across this list of recent home sales in Redding. Redding Connecticut. Some fairly high priced homes there, it would appear. Perhaps our ‘sister city’ on the east coast wasn’t once named Poverty Flat. It was an interesting read. They even name the buyers and sellers out there. I do have to say though, the previous comment about some of the housing to be priced on the high side is only in certain areas of CT, it was decided to conduct some research into other locations around Connecticut such as these William Pitt homes for sale within Columbia, that are relatively cheap compared to other areas of CT.
Clicking over to the home page of The Daily Voice, I see that Connecticut is still digging out from Hurricane Sandy. Sister cities, different weather. I read they are concerned over an approaching Thanksgiving Nor’ Easter. Yikes.
Scrolled down under the online articles looking for all the rude comments surely waiting, but didn’t see any. That’s different too. A tale of two cities. Really Redding, Connecticut.
A lovely Redding wedding video
Daniel + Rachel “Silver Lining” Film, by Daydream. Artistically shot in HD. Not sure where this took place in Redding, but I think I saw a glimpse of the river, along with a Stormtrooper or two.
Daniel + Rachel “Silver Lining” Film from Daydream on Vimeo.
Beautiful. We wish Daniel and Rachel a long and fulfilling marriage. That’s Really Redding.
Elvis sighting in Redding
Yeah, Elvis Costello. Playing the Cascade last night.
Watchin’ the detectives. Niice.
Just the man and his talent, on display.
The angels may want to wear your red shoes, but your aim is true. Elvis is playing his Centenary Tour here, in case he’s not around to do it in 2054. Thoughtful chap.
His song catalog is extensive. Much too large for just one evening. I missed hearing a few favorites. No matter. It was a good show.
George Thorogood and the Destroyers play there tonight. Top name entertainment at the Cascade. It’s Really Redding.
Edit:
Somebody posted Allison from last night: