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3 weeks ago | 
northstateparent.com | Kate Hiller
For Tara Ellis, “home” has never been just a structure. “It’s a feeling, a foundation and a place of belonging.” Tara shares. “A home is where you connect with your family in the deepest way—your safe place to land at the end of the day.” Though she always felt a calling toward real estate, building a home with her husband, Brandon, came first. “I stayed home with our two boys, Jake and Ty, when they were young, and then began studying for my real estate license,” she recalls.
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2 months ago | 
northstateparent.com | Kate Hiller
Darla Lawrence can relate to children who feel like their environment is out of control. Raised with a tumultuous home-life, Darla didn’t start to find order and balance until she met her husband, Seth, at Willits High School. “Seth gradually introduced me to Tehama County, his family farm and a more stable lifestyle and, with those elements combined, it all began to feel like ‘home.’” After 32 years together, Seth and Darla have built a legacy that extends beyond their own three sons.
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Mar 31, 2025 | 
northstateparent.com | Kate Hiller
“Again, again, again!” How many parents have heard this plea from their children after reading a book or reciting a rhyme? This might be the only stage of a child’s life when they will repeatedly ask their parents to spend time with them. Veteran parents advise younger parents to embrace those days.
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Mar 20, 2025 | 
northstateparent.com | Kate Hiller
Many of us have felt the satisfaction of keeping paper, cans and plastic out of landfills. But did you know that northern California businesses and programs are similarly keeping biomass out of landfills and repurposing them into everyday products—also known as bio-products? Bio-products can be everyday-use products made from renewable organic material or biomass. Historically, agricultural waste was burned. Excess wood, stalks and husks were burned for warmth, cooking and for waste elimination.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
northstateparent.com | Kate Hiller
Cultivating a culture of learning is much like cultivating soil. With the right season and tools, you dig in, refine and enrich. There are no limits to the possibilities when a new ecosystem is born and regeneration begins. In 2017, the Manton community was faced with the question of whether they would dig in or walk away when they heard that the Manton Elementary School doors would soon close.
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
northstateparent.com | Kate Hiller
A free, fun, flexible, physical, educational activity that all your children can do together? This sounds like the dream of any busy parent. Tehama County is fortunate to have that dream come true, as a rich, cultural experience for the whole family, in Corning’s Ballet Folklorico. “Who doesn’t like to stomp and dance and dress up in colorful costumes?” asks Angel Montoya, director of the program.
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
northstateparent.com | Kate Hiller
John Lennon astutely stated, “Every child is an artist until he’s told he’s not an artist.” Providing art instruction for children can stop negative messages midstream and the Oroville community is working hard to keep artistic potential flowing. The Artists of River Town at Brushstrokes Studio and Gallery, a nonprofit organization supporting local artists and schools, are tapping into creativity through a monumental undertaking—the Feather River Mosaic Mural Project.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
northstateparent.com | Kate Hiller
We are entering the season of keeping long-held traditions and embracing new ones. Hearts are deeply touched as family members and friends express gratitude over a shared meal. It is a time to hold tightly to loved ones and to the memories of those we have lost. “This is the season where people reflect on the past and decide to make vows for their future,” says Kristi Steadman, co-owner with her husband Dan, of Heart S Ranch.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
northstateparent.com | Kate Hiller
Every Tuesday morning the cars slowly roll up to the Paskenta Community Hall, someone props open the dining hall door and before long the empty space is filled with colorful fabric and lively conversation. “What are you working on today?” someone invariably asks. The women unpack their totes and sewing machines and work on projects for a while before setting up a table for lunch. Nancy Hiller pulls out a spinach wrap from the Flournoy Store and Deli and says, “I like to support Judi.
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Jan 29, 2024 | 
northstateparent.com | Kate Hiller
Tehama County residents are fortunate to have the dedicated, compassionate care of Dr. Denise Abbasi (featured on our cover) a pediatrician for Adventist Health in Corning. Patients have described her as approachable, knowledgeable and, simply put, incredible. “She takes her time with both me and my child,” says one patient.” She is the best pediatrician we have ever had,” says another patient.
