Whether you are planning a small update to a room in your home or a complete overhaul, here are some tips to help you stick to your budget. What's your intention for remodeling? If the elements of the room are still in good condition, save money by painting the walls, refinishing woodwork and installing new fixtures. This will freshen up the look of the room and prevent you from undertaking a costly overhaul. More than 50% of remodelers have noticed an increase in the number of homeowners who are remodeling to avoid moving. Prioritize the urgency of each project. You may want to renovate multiple rooms in your home; however, your wallet and your sanity may not allow it to happen simultaneously. Start with the project that needs attention right away. Outline everything that the project e... 08/18/2014

Get the family together and get ready to have some FUN! The Hawes Farms will be featuring a day-time Hoe-Down and a night-time Hoe-Down on opening day September 29th at the farm located at 21923 Dersh Road in Anderson (crossroads of Dersh and Deschutes). This family fun all day event begins with the daytime hoedown from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. featuring pony rides, watermelon eating contest, sack racing, three legged race, water balloon toss, shooting and bow n arrow contest, zip line, cannons, hay bale pyramid, hay bale maze, barnyard jump, volleyball, cornball, pig races and prizes.  There are two trains, the Cow Train and the new Grain Train, available to rides on around the property.  Then finish the day with the nighttime hoedown dance featuring “The Billies”, a country, blues, classic ... 09/24/2012

Another Chance Pet Adoption of the Week, Palo Cedro Ca. Charlotte is standing up with paws on the tailgate. She is a corgi/shepherd cross. 4 months old. Very short legs. Hank is standing down in the bed of the truck. He is a Shepherd cross, 4 months. His legs are long. Good with other dogs and kids. Kitty is a 6 year old neutered grey/white tabby, who has been declawed and should stay indoors. Frankie is a Boston Terrier cross. He is 9 years old but acts much younger. He is house trained and crate trained. Might need a home where there are no other pets. Samatha (Sammy) is a Tabby, Grey and black with green eyes. She will hiss at first if she is scared, but once she knows you is very loving. Loves to be pet and played with. She is about 2 1/2 years old. There may in fact be more informa... 03/25/2012

Wine and Dine for Palo Cedro Community Park, Palo Cedro, Ca. Wine and Dine for the Park "The Celebration of North State Wine" SAVE THE DATEWhen: Saturday, March 31st, 2012 Where: Gaia Event Center, 4125 Riverside Place, Anderson, Ca Tickets: $50.00 per person Happy Hour - 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Dinner H'orderves -7:30 p.s. - 8:00 p.m. Live Auction - 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. How: North Valley Bank - Palo Cedro Brank 9334-A Deschutes Rd., Palo Cedro Shasta.com 833 Mistletoe Lane, Suite A1 Redding or call 530-547-2727 The Palo Cedro Coummunity Park project goals are to improve the community by the creation and operation of a community park.The park will improve Palo Cedro, Ca. by- Providing a community gathering place for picnics, weddings, reunions and parties. Providing sporting facilities f... 03/25/2012

The Greater Palo Cedro Area Chamber of Commercer is on a crusade to buy Christmas lights for the 45 foot evergreen tree located at the front entrance in the Palo Cedro Village Shopping Center. During the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, an honorary member of the Palo Cedro community will flip the sticht to light up the beautiful tree. The Tree Lightin ceremony will conincide with the Palo Cedro Country Christmas event on December 2, 2011. Contributions to help with this expenditure are appreciated and it is something that the community will cherish for years to come. If you would like to donate, please cut and mail the form below with your contributions. Any amount is welcomed, your contribution will also place you in a drawing for a beautiful basket. ~ The Palo Cedro Chamber of Commer... 11/02/2011

  31st Honey Bee Festival - Palo Cedro CA Saturday and Sunday, 9/10 and 11   In an effort to build "Better Communities", Palo Cedro Parks and Recreation with the help of hundreds of vendors and local sponsors introduced The Honey Bee Festival in 2008. It was such a hit that it has become an exciting annual event for the Palo Cedro community! This year's 2-day event promises to bring lots of fun to Shasta County's communities, an event attended by over 8500 people last year.   Arts and crafts by local artists Children's Entertainment Food booths Local entertainment Raffles The American Honey Queen and the popular...   Live Bee Beard Demonstration   Got HONEY? Attend the Honey Bee Festival 2011 and find local raw honey at Shasta County Honey's booth.   EVENT LOCATION: Held at: Bishop Quin... 08/19/2011

Plenty of room to roam and only minutes from Redding, this upscale little bit of country with style and grace offers large parcels for mini-ranches many with horse facilities. Diversity in Community Living with gated estates sitting among this small town known for it's gorgeous Oak trees. Native Oaks trees are the signature image of Palo Cedro. With a wide variety of Oaks including Blue Oak, White Oak, Live Oak and the beautiful Black Oak, you have a gorgeous community. The California Sycamore also thrives in this topography. Still home to some of the big ranches, Palo Cedro has been carved out of these ranchlands and retains it's rural country charm. The town's retail center is just off Highway 44 and legendary Merle Haggard lives in Palo Cedro. The Cedar Tree Restaurant is decorated ... 08/05/2010

Plenty of room to roam and only minutes from Redding, this upscale little bit of country with style and grace offers large parcels for mini-ranches and horse facilities along with gated estates sitting among the community known for it's gorgeous Oak trees. Native Oaks trees are the signature image of Palo Cedro. With a wide variety of Oaks including Blue Oak, White Oak, Live Oak and the beautiful Black Oak you have a gorgeous community. The California Sycamore also thrives in this topography. Still home to some of the big ranches, Palo Cedro has been carved out of these ranchlands and retains it's rural country charm. The town's retail center is just off Highway 44 and legendary Merle Haggard lives in Palo Cedro. The Cedar Tree Restaurant is decorated with many antiques that highlight ... 03/13/2010

Interest is heading UP....and according to many it will not be in the 5's again for a LONG time! Reason number 1 to buy now-Interest rates! Reason number 2-take advantage of the tax credit! Reason number 3 inventories are still great to choose from!   Waiting to purchase can cost you in these three ways....Paying more per month on that payment.Not getting the current and soon to expire tax credit.Waiting may pose you to more competition as the inventories go down....more competition usually means higher prices for the most desirable homes!   Regards   Richard 01/05/2010

The active available inventory has been hovering around 1450 now for some time. We should continue to see more short sales as we progess and probably less REO's in the next year. Many banks are figuring out that a short sale is the way to go instead of paying all the money in Foreclosure expenses. There are still around 50 properties in and around the greater Redding area that are under $100k! There are some Tremendous deals on the upper end estates! One in particular that came out today is approx 5200 sq.ft of custom quality at $995,000....That was a $2. something Million dollar home at the top! The weather is cooling off and there are still some great buy out there...many even pencil out! Something that you couldn't find 3-5 years ago! Regards,   Richard Goates Search the Redding MLS ... 09/28/2009

   It's that time of year again! The Honey Bee Festival is just around the corner. This is a fun festival where all Palo Cedro gathers to share arts & crafts and of course food and music. You and your family can enjoy from the many informative booths, vintage tractors, and a kid's fun center. The Palo Cedro Honey Bee Festival is a part of the Palo Cedro Community Park and is dedicated to "Building a better Community through Parks and Recreation". Here is last years flyer with all the information you need to join us this year, September 12-13th @ Bishop Quinn High School/ Redding Christian School. For HBF Pictures visit: http://www.palocedrohoneybeefestival.com -Chris & Maria Jeantet 08/24/2009

If you live in California and want to take advantage of the latest tax credits you can do pretty well right now...if you hurry...The money for the tax credits is already close to being half gone! Get the facts on what is being offered on your potential tax credit and how it will impact you if you decide to buy now or soon...once the money is gone....it's gone... Beware of any advertisements that say "the government will mail you a check for $8,000" when you purchase a home from me!! Once such local advertisement I recently heard!! I couldn't believe my ears when the person said "buy a home from me now and the government will mail you a check for $8,000!".....I can hear the attorneys right now jockeying for position....that should be a pretty simple case....owch.....Who will be the first... 05/11/2009

Wow...I thought I had heard it all...finaciers taking people's life savings..people scammed out their hard earned dollar but then I read this article about a group of Girl Scouts that got scammed and Ripped off! The Crooks used Fake $ 20's to purchase a bunch of Girl Scout cookies! Well there is a happy ending to this tale... Check it out here now. Best,   Rick Goates Partner LUX Real Estate Group of Keller Williams Realty Redding Ca 96002 Website 530-248-5627 03/03/2009

Plenty of room to roam and only minutes from Redding, this upscale little bit of country with style and grace offers large parcels for mini-ranches and horse facilities along with gated estates sitting among the community known for it's gorgeous Oak trees. Native Oaks trees are the signature image of Palo Cedro. With a wide variety of Oaks including Blue Oak, White Oak, Live Oak and the beautiful Black Oak you have a gorgeous community. The California Sycamore also thrives in this topography. Still home to some of the big ranches, Palo Cedro has been carved out of these ranchlands and retains it's rural country charm. The town's retail center is just off Highway 44 and legendary Merle Haggard lives in Palo Cedro. The Cedar Tree Restaurant is decorated with many antiques that highlight ... 02/08/2009

I have learned a lot in my short time here on earth. I have learned the importance of Family, of Love, of Relationships.Life is supposed to be exciting and an adventure.One of the exciting things I have recently learned is the power of letting go! Letting go of old habits...letting go of old ways of doing business that no longer work...letting go of having to have certain results for this or that...It is amazing to me to learn that when we do let go- all kinds of good things happen.That attachment thing can be pretty disappointing sometimes when expectations are not met... Our life is a result of how we think about it- a direct result of how we think.Check your thoughts...check them on a regular basis and ask yourself...are my thoughts positive or negative?Are they negative by chance? L... 02/02/2009

There are many reasons why people love the little town East of Redding Called Palo Cedro. Palo Cedro has excellent schools....Palo Cedro has some amazing people....Palo Cedro is only about 10 minutes into Redding for all that major shopping but is in the "Country". Palo Cedro has a golf course...it is very horse friendly and has many community events during the course of the year like the honey bee festival etc. There are many home in Palo Cedro that have land and that is a big draw for those that are moving from the larger cities like the Bay Area. And Palo Cedro has some great buys right now!! Call me if you want an expert in Palo Cedro.... Happy to help!   Regards   Rick Goates ECO Broker Palo Cedro expert 530-248-5627 www.rickgoates.com 09/16/2008

Plenty of room to roam and only minutes from Redding, this upscale little bit of country with style and grace offers large parcels for mini-ranches and horse facilities along with gates estates sitting among the community know for it's gorgeous oak trees. Native oaks are central Palo Cedro and offer a wide variety of oaks including Blue Oak, White Oak, Live Oak and the Black Oak. The California Sycamore also thrives in this topography. Still home to some of the big ranches, Palo Cedro has been carved out of these ranchlands and retains it's rural country charm. The town's retail center is just off Highway 44 and legendary Merle Haggard lives in Palo Cedro. The Cedar Tree Restaurant is decorated with many antiques that highlight Shasta County history and you just may see Merle Haggard in... 08/31/2008

Palo Cedro, its a bedroom community to Redding. It's only a 10 minute drive into redding but yet a world away. Palo Cedro offers many benefits over living in the city.There is a small town feel and sense of community that is hard to duplicate. There are numerous events during the year such as the honeybee festival,the Christmas event with Santa and many more. We currently are looking for 5-10 acres in the Palo Cedro area that is available for sale.If you have a secluded 5+ acre parcel available call me today to discuss how we may be able to sell it for you. Regards,   Rick Goates ECO Broker Keller Williams Realty 530-248-5627 www.rickgoates.com   08/20/2008

Palo Cedro California is a bedroom community outside the city of Redding approx 10 minutes.See we talk in minutes around here not miles...lol. I had a client one time say "why do you always say 10 minutes to here and 15 to there?" I told him unlike the Bay Area it is the same almost every day from place to place. Palo Cedro offers that small town feel but is a short drive to major shopping in Redding.It is still a place where people stop in the street and talk and many people know each other. One highlight is the Christmas event every year where the great People at Hawes have the cars pulled by a tractor and Santa is there.They usually have a bonfire also.It pretty neat each year. It wasn't that long ago that you couldn't find a home in Palo Cedro fit to live in for under $250k...Now th... 08/04/2008

I saw an interesting site today. I was follow behind a car traveling extremely fast going into the city this morning. She was probably at least 15-20 mph over the posted speed limit. In the distance I saw a school bus that was slowing down. Now the first thing you think of when you see a school bus slow down or stop is "When will those flashing RED lights come on"...right...well...not this lady! She didn't slow a bit. Then  I saw out of the corner of my eye also in the distance a child running to catch the bus. The flashing RED lights were on at this time as he ran right out in front of the car about 200 feet in front of me. The lady Slammed the brakes on and narrowly missed the child. Did this slow her down now you might ask? Yes for about another 200 yards and then back on the gas ped... 09/26/2007