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Hard Rock Sacramento Named Third Best Casino Outside Las Vegas

Jan 13, 2026 08:38AM ● By Shamaya Sutton

Second Best Casino Concert Venue in the Country

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A new visitor center at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex headquarters
Wings Return to the Sacramento Valley

Jan 05, 2026 06:02PM ● By Susan Meeker, photos by Susan Meeker

The 2026 Snow Goose Festival will bring four days of field trips, workshops and community activities to the Northern Sacramento Valley Jan. 22‑25, celebrating the region’s wintering bird populations and the annual arrival of migratory waterfowl.

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Closed Wildlife Refuges

Dec 30, 2025 02:51PM ● By Seti Long

In the wake of the heavy storms that hit the area over the Christmas holiday and following weekend, some Sacramento area National Wildlife Refuges will be closed due to flooding.

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Jill Justice-Childs and Jason Childs, creators of the Yuba Sutter Light Show
Sky Beams Spotlight South Yuba City Holiday Display

Dec 30, 2025 10:16AM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

Beams of light cutting through the night sky quickly drew the attention of Yuba-Sutter residents this past December.

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Miniature Dachshund Wins California Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year

Dec 24, 2025 09:13AM ● By California Farm Bureau News Release

Willy, a miniature long-haired dachshund, has earned the $1,000 Grand Prize in the fifth annual California Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year Contest.

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Here Comes Santa Claus!

Dec 24, 2025 08:40AM ● By Seti Long

A tradition five years in the making hit the streets of Gridley two nights last week, Dec. 16 and 17 as the Gridley fire department/CAL FIRE and Gridley Police Departments took on a special mission.

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CDFW Offering New SHARE Waterfowl and Pig Hunting Opportunities

Dec 24, 2025 08:35AM ● By California Department of Fish and Wildlife

California's Department of Fish and Wildlife's SHARE Program is now offering waterfowl hunting at two new properties in Colusa County and pig hunts in Nevada County.

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California State Fair to Move to Fall Beginning in 2027

Dec 23, 2025 02:16PM ● By MPG Staff

The California State Fair will shift from its traditional summer schedule to a fall timeframe beginning in 2027, fair officials announced.

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Public Health to Lift No-Swim Advisory for Big Chico Creek

Dec 17, 2025 09:37AM ● By Butte County Public Health News Release

Butte County Public Health (BCPH) is lifting the no-swim advisory for Big Chico Creek after the California Department of Public Health reported that the most recent water and sediment laboratory tests did not detect the dangerous strain of E. coli O157 found earlier this summer.

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fish in the water
Feather River Fishing Opportunities

Dec 17, 2025 08:51AM ● By California Department of Water Resources News Release

Like Chinook salmon that migrate from the Pacific Ocean to the Feather River to spawn, steelhead trout have similar migratory practices, with most returning in the fall and winter months.

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kids dressed up in Christmas attire
A Neighborhood with a Holiday Secret

Dec 17, 2025 08:42AM ● By Seti Long

The Eagle Meadows neighborhood looks innocent enough as you turn into their subdivision, but they are hiding something.

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Candlelight Christmas Eve service
Christmas Eve Service at Gridley Christian Church

Dec 17, 2025 08:30AM ● By Gridley Christian Church News Release

Gridley Christian Church will hold a Candlelight Christmas Eve service at 6:30 p.m.

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Gridley Lions were Santa’s helpers at the Gridley Parks and Recreation annual Breakfast
Pancakes, Hot Cocoa and Santa!

Dec 17, 2025 08:26AM ● By Seti Long, photos by Seti Long

It wouldn’t be Christmas without Santa and Gridley’s Parks and Recreations “Breakfast with Santa” made sure to serve him up quite a morning feast.

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These children anxiously await the beginning of the Gridley Area Chamber of Commerce’s Winter Wonderland Festival & Parade of Lights next to one of the decorative holiday displays
Here Comes the Light!

Dec 10, 2025 09:18AM ● By Seti Long

Gridley Celebrates Winter Wonder with the Chamber

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santa claus christmas decorations
Live Oak Stroll Kicks off the Holiday Season

Dec 10, 2025 08:54AM ● By Seti Long

Snow blew into Live Oak the night of Dec. 5, as the Grinch and Santa got together with the community to celebrate the coming holiday season.

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Orchestra
Community Orchestra Set to Offer Free Christmas Concert

Dec 10, 2025 08:34AM ● By Cindy Scott

The Sutter Buttes Family Orchestra moves into its second decade offering inspiring live orchestra music with “Christmas Bells Are Ringing.”

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Santa claus with kids
Community Gathers for Biggs Holiday Celebration

Dec 09, 2025 04:24PM ● By Susan Meeker

Project Biggs brought holiday cheer to the heart of downtown Sunday with its annual Holiday Tree Lighting and Street Market.

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Santa is Coming to Town!

Dec 09, 2025 12:24PM ● By Gridley Fire Department/CAL Fire News Release

The holidays are here! Your Gridley Fire and Police Departments used their contacts at the North Pole, along with a little Christmas magic, to invite Santa to Gridley for a special tour of our town.

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kids playing Christmas time
Come Celebrate December at the Gridley Library

Dec 03, 2025 09:53AM ● By MPG Staff

December is an exciting time for the kids and kids at heart, and the Gridley Library has great events planned!

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Free Community Clothing and Toy Exchange Returns
Free Community Clothing and Toy Exchange Returns

Dec 03, 2025 09:18AM ● By Cindy Scott

Richvale resident Sofia Jacobsen organized a free community clothing and toy exchange during last year's Christmas season, and the community responded with great generosity.

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Christmas bazaar
Christmas Craft Bazaar Returning to Christian Life

Dec 03, 2025 08:59AM ● By Cindy Scott

Christian Life Assembly will host their third annual Christmas Bazaar, welcoming Christmas shoppers looking for handmade gifts for their loved ones.

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Christmas tree
A Biggs Christmas!

Dec 03, 2025 08:26AM ● By Seti Long, photos by Seti Long

Project Biggs has been hard at work creating a wintery holiday scene for the upcoming Biggs Christmas Tree Lighting and Street Market, Dec. 7.

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kids choir musical
Candy Cane Lane Musical

Nov 26, 2025 08:34AM ● By Gridley Christian Church News Release

On Sunday, Dec. 7 at 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. the Kids Choir will present this entertaining musical at Gridley Christian Church.

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Gridley Christian Church
Parade Open House

Nov 26, 2025 08:29AM ● By Gridley Christian Church News Release

On Wednesday, Dec. 3 Gridley Christian Church will open its doors from 5p.m. to 8 p.m. for all to come in and warm up, have a hot drink or use our clean restrooms.

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thanksgiving food
Thanksgiving Pow Wow at Manzanita!

Nov 26, 2025 08:26AM ● By Seti Long, photos by Seti Long

Manzanita School was overrun with pilgrims and native Americans last Friday, Nov. 21 gathering for the school’s annual Thanksgiving performance.

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Christmas decoration
Gridley Tree Lighting Next Week!

Nov 26, 2025 08:19AM ● By Seti Long

Winter Wonderland Festival and Parade of Lights to Follow

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Seen here performing “Burn the Witch,” a scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail
GHS Renaissance Brings Witches, Dungeons, Dancing and Music

Nov 25, 2025 04:30PM ● By Cindy Scott

Dungeon Master Hudson Price was heavily occupied at this year’s Gridley High School Renaissance Festival, held Nov. 19 and 20.

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Sweeties in downtown Gridley
Shop. Sparkle. Stroll

Nov 25, 2025 03:51PM ● By Seti Long, photos by Seti Long

Gridley Downtown holds Christmas Preview

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Couple looking gingerbread heart
Stroll, Sparkle and Shop Local

Nov 19, 2025 11:24AM ● By Seti Long

Gridley’s Downtown businesses invite you to come down to Hazel St. on Nov. 22 for a Christmas Preview.

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FFA booth
GHS FFA Holds Annual Rib Feed

Nov 19, 2025 11:15AM ● By Seti Long

Patrons to the Gridley High School Tiple B event Saturday, Nov. 15, were met with warmth, the smell of delicious chilies and the promise of a tasty, barbecued meal as they arrived at the Butte County Fairgrounds.

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Six decorated local veterans were honored by the Gridley Monday Quilters and presented with beautiful, hand-crafted quilts
Veterans Day Concert Returns to Veterans Memorial Hall

Nov 19, 2025 10:50AM ● By Delaina Watson and Cindy Scott

Gridley's Veterans Memorial Hall was a center of community activity after it was completed in 1926. The hall reopened this spring after nearly five years of closure for renovation. Since it became available, the venue has hosted several community events.

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Large city christmas tree with many lights
Tree Lighting and Street Market

Nov 19, 2025 09:51AM ● By MPG Staff

Biggs is kicking off the holiday season with the Annual Tree Lighting and Street Market! This exciting event will take place on Sunday, Dec. 7.

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Light the World Giving Machines gifts christmas
Giving Machines Help Local Charities ‘Light the World’

Nov 18, 2025 02:21PM ● By Gary Zavoral

Residents throughout the greater Sacramento area have already started to “Light the World” through Giving Machines, vending machines with items representing life-changing gifts for those in need.

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Good Fire Festival Brings Healing, Learning, Fun and Community Connection
Good Fire Festival Brings Healing, Learning, Fun and Community Connection

Nov 14, 2025 10:40AM ● By Butte County Fire Safe Council News Release

Seven years after the Camp Fire, Paradise is leading a new chapter- one that embraces 'good fire' as a tool for healing and resilience.

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fashion show
History Walks the Runway

Nov 13, 2025 09:44AM ● By Seti Long, photos by Seti Long

History retold itself at the Gridley Moose Lodge Saturday night while ticket holders got quite a show, courtesy of the Gridley Museum Board.

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