“The journey itself is my home.”
― Matsuo Basho
Good Morning North State!
In this edition of Good News: North State we cover comedy and poetry, an opportunity to clean up our river, and a song of the week that’s been getting heavy play in my morning rotation.
I wanna give a special shout-out to Michelle up in Redding. She’s been rocking with Good News: North State since day 1, and she recently reached out to share some good news of her own. I won't post it here because I haven't ran it past her, but I just want everyone to know that she’s a true soldier and a really inspiring neighbor.
Have a beautiful Monday and a happy 4th, I hope to see you out there.
-Timothy
📸 Smile! Our monthly contest is below 👇
Upcoming Events:
6/30 - Rudy Francisco (Sacramento)
7/2 - 7/5 - High Sierra Music Festival (Grass Valley)

If you have an event that you would like to see featured in an upcoming issue of Good News: North State, we’d love to hear about it!
Song of The Week:
What should I listen to next? Reply to this email and let me know!
Birthday Shoutouts 🎉🥳🎂:
Chris B - 6/29
Scotty E - 7/3
Happy Birthday North State! If you or a loved one has an upcoming birthday and would like a shout-out, let us know!
And The Winner Is…
Last month Good News: North State ran a contest sponsored by Blade & Bloom Norcal Landscaping giving away a free 1 month lawn reset package to one lucky reader.
And the winner is 🥁 🥁 🥁

Marissa P! Marissa, I’ve sent you an email with the details! New contest below 👇
Monthly Contest:

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Now through July 5th, subscribers to Good News: North State can enter for a chance to win a free petite session courtesy of Jessica and Elegant Sunflower Photography and Designs.
Winner will be announced in the July 6th issue of Good News: North State. Good luck.

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Community in Action:

Weekly Good News Challenge:
For this week’s Good News Challenge, I challenge you to look in the mirror and say the qualities you like about yourself out loud. Too often we get down on ourselves or hyper focus on what we see as negative, let's work on changing that this week.
Challenge accepted? Reply to this email and let me know what you admire about yourself.
Thanks for reading this issue of Good News: North State! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope to see you out there in the community. If you have some good news that you would like to see covered, or just have some feedback to share, I’m all ears. Until next week.
-Timothy

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