The sign was removed on Sept. 16 to be rewired. Sockets will be replaced and lights will be exchanged for LED bulbs. The sign will be cleaned and a barrier will be placed to prevent birds nesting in the structure, In addition, the light standards that support the sign structures will be repainted.

With a McConnell Fund grant from Shasta Regional Community Foundation initiated by the Yreka Enrichment Fund Committee in partnership with the City of Yreka, the 102 year old sign greeting visitors to Yreka is being refurbished.

The sign was removed on Sept. 16 to be rewired. Sockets will be replaced and lights will be exchanged for LED bulbs. The sign will be cleaned and a barrier will be placed to prevent birds nesting in the structure, In addition, the light standards that support the sign structures will be repainted.

The sign was given to the City of Yreka by a group of businessmen in June 1917. It hung at the corner of Miner and Main Streets until the highway was widened in the mid-1930s. By some miracle the art deco sign was saved and remained at the city yard for more than 40 years.

In 1976, as a bicentennial project, the Soroptimist International of Yreka led the restoration of the sign with the help of community members. It was placed at its current location at the central I-5 interchange in 1977.

The restoration should be completed before the holiday season and the sign will again take its prominent position welcoming visitors to Yreka.