Redding news roundup: Redding Rancheria Chair Jack Potter, Jr. honored
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Redding Rancheria Chair Jack Potter, Jr. honored by American Indian Chamber of California
Thursday, Dec. 8
Redding Rancheria Chairman Jack Potter, Jr. has received the Warrior Award from the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of California.
The Warrior Award is given annually to a tribal leader who exhibits “outstanding work in support of the Chamber’s efforts for economic self-sufficiency for our people through business ownership and workforce development,” said a statement from the Chamber.
In recognizing Potter on Dec. 2, the chamber noted his work for California’s tribes and Native American people through his leadership in Indian County locally, regionally, statewide and nationally.
Most recently, as the leader of the local planning committee for the National Congress of American Indians’ Annual Conference in Sacramento this fall, a chamber official said.
“Chairman Potter assumed leadership of the LPC and assisted California tribes and Native organizations in presenting one of the most meaningful cultural events ever held at the NCAI Annual Conference,” said Chamber President Tracy Stanhoff, “and he did this huge undertaking with excellent efficiency, humor and grace.”
Potter has been a member of the Redding Rancheria Tribal Council for 18 years. Among other activities, he also belongs to the California Rural Indian Health Board, is a board member of the Redding Rancheria Community Fund, the Pow Wow Committee, the California Tribal Families Coalition and the Indigenous People's Day Committee for Shasta County.
The Redding Rancheria own the Win-River Resort & Casino in Redding.
— Michele Chandler
Nine Redding crosswalks to get upgrades in December
Monday, Dec. 5
Nine Redding intersections will get crosswalk upgrades starting today through Dec. 16 that could mean temporary street and lane closures and detours.
Work will occur Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., according to the city's Public Works Engineering Division. Motorists are being asked to drive with caution in the areas where work is happening.
Additions coming include Americans With Disabilities Act-compliant curb ramps, rapid-flashing beacons, traffic signs, new striping and enhanced pedestrian crossings with pedestrian "refuge islands," the department said.
Intersections receiving the upgrades include:
Placer and West streets
Gold and Court streets
Parkview Avenue and State Street
Hilltop and Sandpoint drives
Church Creek Road and Palacio Drive
Browning Street and Lancers Lane
Old Alturas Road and Bradford Way
Shasta View Drive and Saturn Parkway
Church Creek and Echo roads
— Michele Chandler
I-5 clear after multi-vehicle accident blocks traffic in Redding
Thursday, Dec. 1
Traffic is moving after a multi-vehicle accident blocked all northbound lanes on Interstate 5 in Redding.
The vehicles collided before 2:20 p.m. Thursday, south of the Hilltop Drive overcrossing, according to the California Department of Transportation.
Crews cleared the site by 3:35 p.m., Caltrans said.
The cause of the accident and how many vehicles were involved hasn't been announced yet.
― Jessica Skropanic
Redding ceremony remembers Pearl Harbor attack
Thursday, Dec. 1
The Sons and Daughters of the Pearl Harbor Survivors group will host a ceremony commemorating the 81st anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor at 9:55 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7 on the Redding Courthouse steps.
The event remembers both those who died and those who survived the attack, and the official beginning of the United States’ direct involvement in World War II.
Admission is free.
― Jessica Skropanic
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