Siskiyou Daily News
The community of Scott Valley came out in force last week by giving blood and money to help 9-year-old Miles Isbell, who is battling a cancerous Medullablastoma tumor on his brain.
Wednesday s bake sale raised more than $5,000, the rolling pin raffle raised $675, and shirts and other donations brought in over $1,000. All the time slots for Friday s blood drive were filled with an impressive 30 pints collected.
The event was organized by two longtime Scott Valley community members, Mary Adams and Maria Gamache. The bake sale was organized by Shelly Starr Suetta.
Both events were scheduled for Wednesday, but Vitalant, who operated the blood drive, could not make it from Redding until Friday.
Succulent plants are big business for Scott Valley family
A Siskiyou County family saw a boom in the popularity of their little products during the pandemic.
The Jopson family owns Mountain Crest Gardens, a succulent nursery with 15 acres of greenhouse space in the Scott Valley.
While they have sold succulent plants cacti and other less-prickly varieties since 1995, their online shop was inundated with orders during the pandemic, according to company president Tom Jopson, 69, and his son, vice president Matts Jopson, 36.
“We sold at least a couple million plants last year,” Matts Jopson said. “We grew by 80%, starting in April.”
Demand for the drought-tolerant easy-to-grow plants usually peaks around Mother’s Day and wanes in the fall, Matts Jopson said, but even December sales were more than twice what they were in past years.
Liz Writes Life: More coho returned to Scott River this year
Liz Bowen
Siskiyou County Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue will be speaking at the next Siskiyou Conservative Republican’s meeting, tomorrow, March 11. LaRue was appointed sheriff by the Siskiyou Co. Board of Supervisors, last year, when Sheriff Jon Lopey retired early. The meeting starts at 11:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Montague at 150 S. 12th St.
Those who would like to hear Sheriff LaRue share information about the county are invited to attend. The meeting is free, but if you would like a great Irish corned-beef and cabbage, red potatoes, Irish breads and dessert luncheon, you can call in your reservation to Annie at 530-842-2350. Cost for the luncheon in $13. Grill Master Dave Tyler is in charge of the lunch.
Siskiyou Daily News
A Siskiyou County woman who opened a shop in Yreka’s historic district this winter hopes to fill a gap in the town’s business offerings.
Lorin LaMarr, 27, of Fort Jones opened the Copper Mountain Boutique LLC on Miner Street in December. The shop features women’s clothing and accessories.
Her stock is mostly young contemporary in design, LaMarr said, including a selection of denim jeans, shorts and jackets in different styles.
Designers include Kan Can and Risen.
“Throughout the spring you’ll be seeing a lot of floral dresses for special occasions, too,” she said.
LaMarr said she tries to stock styles that aren’t available at local big-box stores, like Walmart.
Scott Valley teens win Lions Club speech contests
Siskiyou Daily News
With their impressive speeches, two Scott Valley teenagers won accolades in a competition sponsored by the Lions Club last week. Both Will Morris and Sami Downey will move on to participate in the Lions Club Zone Speech Contest on Saturday, March 27 at the Yreka Bowling Alley.
On Wednesday, March 3, Will Morris won the Fort Jones Lions Club contest. This year s theme was Pros and Cons of Distance Learning, and Will s speech was titled, The Depressing Reality of Distance Learning.
Six contestants competed in the Fort Jones club s March 3 contest, including Alfredo Cruz, Molly Downey, Kobee Girven, Jacob Knechtle, and Emma Watton. Event officials said that all the contestants gave strong and compelling speeches.