Redding Record Searchlight Features

Travelin' in Time is a weekly look at historic places in the north state.

A new computer with software aimed to improve literacy, basic math and reading fluency was received last month by the Anderson Branch Library.

Remember when a trip to the supermarket didn't require a major investment?

"I've lived in Cottonwood nearly all my life, but I never knew about this place. It's amazing," said Jennifer Harman, owner of Back to Harmony Massage & Day Spa, during a visit to Dog Creek and Fenders Ferry bridges.

The Kilarc Reservoir has offered a quiet little paradise for fishermen of Shasta County since the powerhouse was completed in 1904 by the Northern California Power Company. The historic powerhouse, reservoir and canal are currently scheduled for demolition by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Anyone interested in Kilarc should visit soon, for soon it may be gone. To view this photo and other historical photos and documents, go to www.shastahistorical.org.

After more than seven decades of bending and flexing, the knees of Wanda Bowling of Elgin, Tenn., were feeling the effects of time. Six years ago, Bowling received a total replacement in her left knee to repair the damage of arthritis.

Pediatricians and child-safety advocates for years have recommended that babies be put to sleep alone in a crib in a well-ventilated room.

This is the last of three articles I wrote to prepare first-time runners for completing the Redding Marathon on Jan. 18, 2009. Next week's writer will focus on ways that more experienced runners can increase their speed.

Redding resident Barbara Lee, 50, was a legal secretary for 18 years until she began to feel pain throughout her body.

The youngest of four children, Elizabeth Trayford was born and raised in Salinas Valley. Six years ago, she moved to Redding with her husband Brian, son Griffin and daughter Blaire.

Looks can be deceiving and so can a name - even with food products.Check out the shelves at your local supermarket. Just because a loaf of bread is brown doesn't mean it's whole wheat and just because a loaf is labeled "7 grain" doesn't mean it contains any whole grains.

Children are carefully selecting their favorites from piles of pumpkins. Child-at-heart adults are spreading synthetic cobwebs across their front porches and buying pounds of treats. Even the family dog is sporting an orange clown ruffle. It's Halloween, one of America's most celebrated and lucrative holidays.

<B>"H</B>ome" means different things to different people, but almost always, those things are good.Recently I wrote a column about a 7-year-old in Oakhurst, Calif., whose grandfather asked me to take part in her geography project.

As nutrition standards tighten at schools across the state, students can no longer browse for pizza, cookies and soda while skipping the fruits and vegetables.

As a parent, I think I've reached that point where I've watched more children's television as an adult than I did as a kid.My two oldest - they're 5 and 7 - don't watch a ton of TV. But they'll spend a good hour after school and a few hours on Saturday watching cartoons and other kids shows.

<B>Dear Straight Talk: </B>I am the daughter and granddaughter of alcoholics. As a recovering alcoholic, I haven't had a drink in 21 years. So far, two of my children have the disease of alcoholism. My 16-year-old daughter spent time in a locked-down psych ward for attempted suicide, followed by drug and alcohol treatment. Today she's clean and sober. My 26-year-old son is also sober after a near-deadly battle with alcoholism. The earlier kids start drinking, the greater their chance of becoming alcoholic. Those who don't drink until 21 have almost zero incidence of alcoholism.

• Kids encouraged to turn in candy • Library offers goods for homeschoolers • National journalist speaks at Shasta • Seminar on starting business slated

SEVERSON-METZ - Born Sept. 1 to Jeremiah Severson and Teilah Metz of Redding, a boy.ROSS - Born Sept. 1 to Jason and Desiree Ross of Redding, a boy.

COTTONWOOD - Recently the Cottonwood Community Library had two special guest presenters in Laurie Loomis and Taylor Renihan, Cottonwood's own Beef Princess and Junior Beef Princess.

Reading to your child helps him or her develop skills for school success.In fact, research shows that children who spend time reading with their families enter kindergarten better prepared and are more likely to do well. Because 90 percent of children's brain development occurs during their first five years of life, reading aloud to them early on provides lifelong benefits.