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By Patrick May San Jose Mercury News It's a lot easier to plug into the wired world of mobile de- vices than it is to unplug. That's not to say a lot of folks aren't trying to help us lick the smartphone addic - tions wrecking our relation- ships, blurring the line be- tween work and home, and messing with our sleep cy- cles. A whole cottage indus- try of moderation advocates wants to show us that happy place where your cellphone is a valuable tool, not a digi - tal dominatrix. Here's a look at a handful of nonprofit groups, startups and lifestyle coaches leading the charge. The National Day of Unplugging With its roots in the Jew- ish tradition of the Sabbath, a day of religious observance and abstinence from work, this annual event, which took place earlier this month, was launched by Reboot, a nonprofit that pushes peo - ple to take regular breaks from the digital trough. The idea: reconnect with family and friends by putting down your smartphones, tablets and computers for 24 hours. "The idea is to reclaim and reinvent the traditional ancient day of rest, but for a broader audience," says Tanya Schevitz, Reboot's program coordinator in San Francisco. "Tech tools have been with us for decades, but with the smartphone you can never get away from it." PlugOut Touting its mission "to en- courage a healthy, balanced lifestyle in a fast-paced, tech- nological world," this Peta- luma apparel startup wants people to wear their digital liberation on their sleeves — literally. With a line of T-shirts, sweatshirts and accessories available at PlugOut's online store, each carrying a logo- message to unplug, founders Ray and Anna-Claire Decker wanted to help people find balance in their lives. The name, says spokeswoman Gilly Hegenbart, comes from something the Deck - ers' 4-year-old daughter asked her dad after he'd fin- ished vacuuming: "Did you plug out?" The Off Switch Off in a cozy corner of the blogosphere, David Wyatt is keeping up a steady cam- paign to tame the Internet's intrusion into our lives. The Off Switch blog is where Wy- att, owner of his own pub- lic-relations firm in Austin, Texas, has been inspiring readers to do what he did when his own smartphone addiction made it nearly im - possible to "enjoy an unoc- cupied moment" — turn the darn things off. "I love tech and I love so- cial media, but I needed lim- its," says Wyatt, 40. So he did things like "lobotomize" his cellphone by killing his data plan, which meant he could only access the Inter - net through Wi-Fi, and not at every red light. NapNow Health writer and life coach Thea O'Connor is a big believer in the power of naps as an antidote to our collective digital addiction. Based in Adelaide on Austra - lia's southern coast, the for- mer dietitian is a tireless ad- vocate for the healing power of unplugging, especially in one's professional life. The motto on her website says it all: "NapNow is here to pro - vide the education, strategy and culture shift required for people to feel permission to Stop, Unplug, Tune-in and Recharge, as part of a nor - mal day's work." "When we become joined at the hip with our mobile phones, quality of life can really start deteriorating," O'Connor said in a recent email interview. and then we carry our mobiles in our pockets, She says that achieving a healthy balance in ur digital diet, using mobile devices to empower but not to overtake our lives, "is vital to survival as well as performance at work." Digital Detox As part of its slate of un- plugging activities, this Oak- land-based nonprofit offers an adult summer camp in Mendocino County called Camp Grounded. Adver - tised as "four days of pure unadulterated fun out in the redwoods" and a place "where grown-ups go to un - plug, get away and be kids again," Camp Grounded of- fers an off-the-grid oasis where people can let go of all things digital. Fresno native and tech- startup exile Levi Felix threw his first Digital Detox retreat in 2012 "after com - ing back to the States from backpacking for two years and discovering that every- one was on their phones. People were using dating apps on the bus instead of turning to talk to the beau - tiful person sitting next to them." Modern life Unplug: Help for the digitally addicted The following informa- tion is compiled from Red Bluff Police Department, Tehama County Sheriff's Department, Corning Po - lice Department and Cali- fornia Highway Patrol logs. Arrests Cynthia Jennifer Bishop: 41, Red Bluff was arrested Tuesday at the 1000 block of Franklin Road on suspicion of felony pos- session of a dirk or dagger, and misdemeanor charges of controlled substance paraphernalia, petty the and trespassing. Bail was $22,000. Neil Aldrin Hineline: 44, Oroville was arrested Tues- day on Interstate 5 north of Solano Street on outstand- ing charges of felony pos- session of a dirk or dagger and misdemeanor driving under the influence. Connor David Howard: 22, Corning was arrested Tuesday at the 2100 block of Solano Street on an outstanding felony charge of felony person prohibited from possessing ammuni- tion. Bail was $15,000. Jason Lee Horner: 34, Red Bluff was arrested Tuesday at Monroe and Union streets on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance, and misdemeanor obstruc- tion of a peace officer and controlled substance paraphernalia. Bail was $21,000. Ramble rouser 8300 block of Buena Vista Avenue: A man reported Tuesday an unknown woman walked by his residence and chal- lenged him to fight. Beggars can't be cordial Dollar Tree on Solano Street: Report of a man in a van Tuesday asking people for money, and then cursing at people if they don't give him any. Person was contacted, and he and a female denied yelling. They were asked to leave. Police Corning Police Depart- ment: A person found a firearm and badge and turned it into Corning Po- lice Department Tuesday. Owner advised he lost the items, which were re- turned. Animal attack 20000 block of Shawn Lane: A woman reported a large dog attacked and injured her small dog Tuesday. Reporting party locked the aggressor in a vehicle. The dog was removed and transported to a shelter. Vandalism Yost Park on Tehama Street: Graffiti reported on bleachers and rest- rooms on the southwest side of the main bleachers Tuesday. Police logs The Tehama-Glenn Unit of the California Depart- ment of Forestry and Fire Protection, Cal Fire, and the Tehama County Fire Department announced Wednesday that burn per - mits will be required start- ing Thursday, May 1, in the unincorporated areas of Tehama County, except in the Capay Fire District and will be required until the burn ban goes into effect. In addition, burn per - mits are required within the State Responsibil- ity Areas (SRA) of Glenn County. Residents should check with their local fire officials for burning re - strictions within Corning and Red Bluff city limits or if they live in portions of Glenn County that are not in the SRA. If weather conditions dictate, due to dry fuels and fire conditions, the burn ban could go into ef - fect earlier than the nor- mal June 1 cut off as it did in 2013. Residents who plan on conducting dooryard burn- ing should keep this in mind and plan dooryard burn- ing accordingly and have it completed before the burn ban goes in to effect. Burn hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Tehama County. Residential debris burns must be completely out by 5 p.m. In Glenn County burn hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. for prunings from trees or vines and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for other agricul - tural waste. Burn permits are for vegetation burning only. Burning of trash and the use of burn barrels is not allowed. Burn permits are issued annually and may be obtained from your local Cal Fire or Tehama County fire station. Per - mits are free. For burn day informa- tion in Tehama County call the Air Pollution Control District at (530) 527-3717; residents in Glenn County, (800) 446-2876. Always have a mini - mum 10-foot clearance to bare mineral soil around all burn piles, have a shovel and a water source avail - able, and an adult present during burning. Failure to follow these simple precau- tions may result in a cita- tion and fines. PuBlic safety Burn permits required May 1 By lorna Bonham April is the time to plant. All warm season vegetables and flowers can be planted in April, either from seeds sown directly into the soil, from your own transplants or from nursery bedding plants. Make sure you trans - plant after all danger of frost has passed which is usually on or after the third week of April in the valley areas of Tehama County. If purchasing plants, it's best to get six packs which are more economical and rapidly catch up to 4-inch plants. Plant seeds at a depth of twice the diameter of the seed. Thin emerged plants according to directions on the seed packet. If you are growing seed - lings, damping off disease can be a problem. What ap- pears to be healthy seed- lings, can suddenly wilt and a whole flat can die in a matter of days. There will also be a pinched-in area on the stem at soil level. It is easier to prevent damping off disease than to cure it. Start with clean equipment by sterilizing flats and other tools and equipment with one and a half cups bleach to a gal - lon of water or a 10 percent solution. Use a sterilized seed-starting mix or pot- ting mix from a fresh bag. Don't crowd transplants. Space them according to di- rections on the seed packet. Drip irrigation encour- ages root growth and is the most efficient. Check the moisture in the root zone, not at the soil surface. To remove bugs, use the least toxic chemicals such as a spray of water to re - move bugs, insecticidal soap, Bacillus (Bt), or horti- cultural oils. Insecticidal soap can be made at home by using one or two tablespoons of liquid soap, to a quart of water, not detergent,. Don't make it too strong or foliage will be lost. Mulch, mulch, mulch to conserve water and prevent weed germination. Keep flats in a warm lo - cation. A light mist can be sprayed on the seeds to keep them damp but slow down the spray once the seedlings are all up. Let the top layer of soil feel dry to the touch before watering again and don't mist the flats between wa - tering. To prevent disease and insects which can be car- ried over in the soil, re- member not to plant the same or closely re- lated plants in the same area where they had been planted in the last two or three years. Most of all enjoy your garden, flowers or vegeta - bles. Red Bluff Garden Club meetings are open to the public. The program on Tuesday, at 12:45 p.m., will be creating new Iris by hy - bridizing by Lorna Bon- ham. The Red Bluff Garden Club is affiliated with National Gar- den Clubs Inc., California Garden Clubs Inc., Pacific Re- gion and Cascade District. garden cluB No w is t he t im e fo r pl an ti ng COURTeSy PhOTO Beckendorf and Anderson Hailee Beckendorf and Matthew A nderson are happy to announce their en- gagement and forthcoming marriage. Beckendorf is the daugh- ter of Ivan Beckendorf of Crescent City, and the late Deirdre Hemmingsen. She has two Associate Degrees from College of the Red - woods, most recently her Associate of Science in Li- censed Vocational Nursing. She is employed at Shasta Community Health Center in Redding as an LVN. Anderson is the son of Tim Anderson of Medford, Ore. He is a graduate of Red Bluff High School, class of 2001, and a U.S. Army vet - eran. He is employed at St. Elizabeth Community Hos- pital in Red Bluff. The wedding will be held at Riverview Wedding and Event Center in Anderson on Friday, May 16. The couple plans to reside in Red Bluff. Beckendorf and Anderson are to marry in Anderson engageMent Tehama county is inter- ested in the announcement of the California railroad commission to the effect a certificate has been granted to West Coast Transit Com - pany to operate an auto stage passenger and express service between Eureka and Red Bluff, as well as other routes leading in nearly all directions from the Hum - boldt county seat. The state commission also has autho- rized the company to sell through tickets between all terminal and intermediate points and to include freight service between Eureka and Red Bluff. — April 24, 1924 90 years ago... 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