Dreis Taylor Luera
Redding tea party to protest the IRS Members of the local Bostonian Tea Party and others will be rallying today in Redding against the Internal Revenue Service in wake of the scandal that the federal agency impropely targeted conservative groups.
The rallies will be held from 10 a.m. to noon and from 4 to 6 p.m. at the corner of Hilltop Drive and Cypress Avenue.
Whiskeytown Falls hikes this month
Two ranger-led hikes to Whiskeytown Falls are planned this month.
The first one is Wednesday and another will be held next Wednesday, May 29. For both hikes, the public should meet park rangers at 9 a.m. at the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Visitor Center. From there, visitors will drive to the trailhead for the 1.7-mile hike to the falls.
Whiskeytown Falls is the tallest falls in Shasta County and flows year-round. For more information, call 242-3460.
Cottonwood fire held to 3 acres
COTTONWOOD — Firefighters on held a vegetation fire that broke out Monday morning west of here to about three acres.
The fire was reported around 11:35 a.m. off Gas Point Road near Two Feathers Road.
Crews reported at about 12:20 p.m. the fire had grown to about three acres, though they’d stopped its forward spread.
The fire did not pose an immediate threat to area homes. Crews were expected to remain at the fire until at least 3 p.m.
State arts council meets in Redding
The California Arts Council is holding a public meeting today at Turtle Bay Exploration Park in Redding to gather input as it prepares a strategic plan.
The council is looking to answer how it can best serve the state through the arts, provide leadership, use its existing resources in the most effective manner possible and expand resources for the arts statewide.
The stop in Redding is one of nine stops for the council on its “listening tour” for public input. Redding is the fourth stop in a tour that inludes Fresno, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Jose, Costa Mesa, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara.
The council is a state agency tasked with advancing California through art and creativity. The free meeting is 1:30 p.m. at Turtle Bay, 844 Sundial Bridge Dr. in Redding. After the meeting officials will visit Old City Hall at 1313 Market St. for a tour of the building and a presentation by the Shasta County Arts Council.
RSVPs for the Turtle Bay meeting aren’t necessary but can be submitted via email to dgolling@cac.ca.gov or online at eventbrite.co. Questions about the strategic plan ca be sent to Programs Manager Patty Milich at pmilich.cac.ca.gov.
Visit cac.ca.gov for more information.
Fundraiser set for Air Force Memorial
A drive-through donation fundraiser for a U.S. Air Force Memorial at the Northern California Veterans Cemetery in Igo is today at two locations in Redding.
Those who want to donate may do so at the Mt. Shasta Mall at the corner of Dana and Hilltop Drives, or downtown in front of the Shasta County Veterans Hall at 1605 Yuba Street.
The drive is from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Pete Stiglich, chairman of the memorial planning committee, said the monument will cost about $250,000.
Treatment not set for accused youth
A 17-year-old Redding boy who has been found mentally imcompetent to stand trial after allegedly stabbing his 42-year-old father to death in April remained Monday in Shasta County Juvenile Hall.
That’s because it still hasn’t been determined where Dreis Taylor Luera should be sent for treatment to try to restore his mental competency.
Superior Court Judge Dan Flynn ordered mental health officials on Monday to try to determine where Luera should be sent for that treatment after the teen’s deputy public defender said those officials should consider sending him to a possible private facility.
A recommendation might be made June 3 when Luera, whose criminal proceedings remain suspended, is scheduled to return to court.
Luera is charged with murder in the April 4 stabbing death of his father, Andre Luera, at their Farm House Lane home.
Relay for Life comes up short of goal
The Anderson Relay for Life raised $10,408.77 this year, according to the event’s chairwoman.
The group had hoped to raise $15,000.
Supporters of cancer research gathered at Anderson High School over the weekend to compete in the annual 24-hour event, in which participants walk to generate donations from sponsors for a cure for cancer.