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First 5 offers new child care funding

First 5 Shasta has started offering funding specifically to licensed child care providers in the area.

Providers can apply for up to $2,000 from First 5 Shasta under its new "Special Opportunity Funding: Licensed Family Child Care Providers."

Applicants must operate in Shasta County, provide services to county children up to age 5 and hold a license from Community Care Licensing.

For more information, call 229-8300.

Two local students earn scholarships

Students from Bella Vista and Shasta Lake were awarded scholarships last week by the California Grocers Association.

Brandi Siem of Bella Vista was awarded $1,000 by the association's educational foundation. She is a freshman at the University of Oklahoma in Norman studying communication.

Joshua Dorney of Shasta Lake was awarded a $500 scholarship by the association. He is a freshman at Chico State University studying biology.

New book club to begin this month

COTTONWOOD - The Cottonwood Community Library is starting a book club.

The first gathering will be held at 4 p.m. Sept. 23 and then will be held monthly.

The club selected "The Diplomat's Wife" by Pam Jenoff for this month.

Organizers said reading the book isn't required.

Call 347-4818 for information.

Library schedules college prep class

The Redding Library will host a seminar for high schoolers who will be enrolling in college this year.

The class, set for 6:30 p.m. Oct. 2 in the library's community room, will be led by Randall Morrissey, a local educator and parent.

The class is free and open to the public. For more information, call 245-7253.