Your 2023 Walks Passport is Available Now! | |
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Healthy Shasta is encouraging families and individuals of all ages and abilities to participate in the Healthy Shasta Walks Passport Challenge.
Anyone who lives or works in Shasta County and completes 10 or more walks on the passport will receive a sports bag, while supplies last.
Anyone who completes all 25 walks to black out the Walks Passport will be entered to win a gift card toward new shoes at Fleet Feet.
The challenge runs from January 1 to February 28, 2023.
Full challenge details and additional resources to encourage walking are available on our website, Current Challenges - healthyshasta.org.
Find your Healthy Shasta Walks Passport at a location near you or print it from home:
- Anderson Shasta Public Libraries Branch, 3200 W Center St, Anderson, CA 96007
- Burney Shasta Public Libraries Branch, 37116 Main St, Burney, CA 96013
- Circle of Friends, 36987 Hwy 299E, Burney, CA 96013
- Cottonwood Community Library, 3427 Main St, Cottonwood, CA 96022
- Fall River Valley Library, 43250 CA-299, Fall River Mills, CA 96028
- Intermountain Community Center, 37477 CA-299, Burney, CA 96013
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Redding Recreation, 777 Cypress Ave, 2nd Floor, Redding, CA 96001
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Redding Shasta Public Libraries Branch, 1100 Parkview Avenue, Redding, CA 96001
- Shasta Lake City Hall, 4477 Main Street, Shasta Lake, CA 96019
- Shasta Lake Gateway Library, 1525 Median Avenue, Shasta Lake, CA 96019
(Check locations for hours.)
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Join the Dr. Martin Luther King Day
March and Celebration
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To celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 94th Birthday, join the march that starts at the MLK Center and goes to the Courthouse at 11:30 am on Monday, January 16, 2023. | |
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Explore, Serve, and Learn
in our National Parks January 16 for Free
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MLK Day is also a day of service when you and your family or friends can volunteer in service projects across the country.
Here are some local volunteer ideas:
- Check with your favorite organization to see if they need help with a special project.
- Pick up litter along your neighborhood streets, trails, or parks.
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Volunteer time to work with Shasta County Teens through Pathways’ Teen Centers. Check out the Volunteer Info session Feb 22, 2023, 4-6 pm.
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Parking News: Plan an Enjoyable Visit
to Downtown Redding
Are you planning a trip downtown Redding and are unsure where to park?
On January 23, 2023, the City of Redding will implement their paid parking program in the core of downtown to better manage parking to ensure customer turnover to create a more vibrant, healthy downtown Redding.
Tips for planning a visit:
- Familiarize yourself with the parking map and plan where to park and how to pay
- Plan for a few extra minutes and park further away on streets with free parking, especially if you are planning a longer visit. Wear your comfy walking shoes and bring work shoes if needed.
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Check off a few walks with multiple visits downtown on the Healthy Shasta Walks Passport like “Walk in a Downtown or Cultural District” or “Walk to View Public Art” or use the walk toward achieving “Walking 10,000 Steps in a Day.” There are several more walks listed that could count on the Walks Passport.
- Try riding your bike downtown and use one of the many bike racks available in front of businesses. If traveling on the River Trail system, downtown is easily accessed from the Diestelhorst to Downtown trail.
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Check out the Bike Redding Map.
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Try Snowshoeing
this Winter!
Looking for a new activity to try this year?
Try the free, ranger-led snowshoe hikes at Lassen Volcanic National Park. Snowshoes are provided along with an introduction to snowshoe techniques.
Hikes may be canceled at the last minute due to extreme weather conditions. Please feel free to call (530) 595-4480 ahead to check on conditions.
A ranger leads a group of snowshoers at Lassen Volcanic National Park
NPS Photo
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A Time-Saving Slow Cooker Recipe
for the New Year
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Photo attribution: Flickr: Kitchen Life of a Navy Wife | |
Ralph's Slow Cooker Mediterranean Beef Stew
Start this soup in the morning before leaving for work or prep the soup during your lunch hour for a hardy, vegetable packed, yummy dinner that will be hot and ready to eat by dinner time.
Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 Potato, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 Carrot medium, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 Zucchini, chopped
1 pound Beef Stew Meat fat trimmed, cut into ½-inch pieces
14 1/2 ounces canned Diced Tomatoes, Italian-style
1/4 teaspoon ground Black Pepper
1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon ground
1 teaspoon Salt
Directions:
- Place potatoes, carrots, and zucchini in the bottom of a 2–4-quart slow cooker.
- Add beef and remaining ingredients.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 5 hours or until meat is tender.
- (Or cover and cook on HIGH 1 hour, then reduce to LOW heat and cook on LOW for 7 hours.)
Chef's Tips
- Substitute some or all of the potatoes with other root vegetables such as turnips, rutabaga, celeriac, or parsnips.
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Can You Name this Spot?
Each month we feature a Shasta County photo in our newsletter banner. Email us at admin@healthyshasta.org to tell us where this is, and you will be entered into a drawing for a prize from Healthy Shasta!
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Barbara D. is the winner of last month's "Name this Spot" drawing. She correctly recognized it as Whiskeytown Lake. (Davis Gulch) | | | | |
