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Today RED BLUFF Al-Anon:noon,Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Hickory Alcohol, Anger and Abuse Group: Call for group time and location, 528-0226 Downtown Farmers Mar- ket: 5:30-8p.m., Washington Street between Pine and Oak streets Nurturing Parenting Dads Program: 10a.m. to noon, 1860Walnut St. #D, Shasta Room, call Keith at 527- 8491, ext. 3012 Nurturing Skills for Teen Parents: 9-10a.m., 1900 Walnut St., 527-8491, ext. 3012 PAL Martial Arts Women's Self Defense: 5:30-6:30 p.m., 1005Vista Way, Ste. C, 840-0345 Penny Bingo: 9:30a.m., Community Center, 1500S. Jackson St. Red Bluff Kiwanis: noon, Elks Lodge Red Bluff Derby Girls open tryouts and practice: 6:30 p.m., Tyler Jelly building at Tehama District Fairgrounds Senior Dance: 7p.m., West- side Grange, Walnut Street Team Kid: 5:30p.m., First Southern Baptist Church, 585Kimball Road, 527-5083 TeenScreen Mental Health Appointments: 10a.m. to 2p.m., free by appoint- ment, Youth Empowerment Services, 1900Walnut St., 527-8491, Ext. 3012 Tehama AIDS Consortium: 5p.m. committee meeting, 5:30p.m. public meeting, St. Elizabeth Home Health Care: 1425Vista Way, 527- 6824 Tehama County Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board Meeting: 6p.m., 1850Wal- nut St., Ste. G, 527-7893 Tehama County Education Foundation: 7:30a.m., De- partment of Education, 1135 Lincoln St. Tehama County Library story time: 9:30a.m., 645 Madison St. 527-0604 Tehama County Technical Advisory Committee: 9 a.m., Board of Supervisors Chambers Tehama Shooters Asso- ciation: 6:30p.m., Red Bluff Community Center, 1500S. Jackson St. 527-8727 Waterbirth Class: 6:30- 8:30p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Columba Room, 888-628-1948 Weight Watchers meeting: 9a.m., Hampton Inn, 1-800- 651-6000 Y-FI Middle and High School Youth Group: 6:30- 8p.m., North Valley Baptist Church, 345David Ave., 527-0543 CORNING Corning Rotary: noon, Rolling Hills Casino: Timbers Steak House, 2655Barham Ave., corningrotary.org School Readiness Play Group: 10-11:30a.m., up to 5 years, free, Family Resource Center, 1480South St., 824- 4111 Spanish Adult Education: 5 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Strategies for Success: Life Skill classes, 1:30p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 VFW Charity Bingo: 6p.m., Corning Veterans Memorial Hall, 1620Solano St., 824- 5957 LOS MOLINOS Bible Study: 1p.m., Sher- wood Manor, 7975Sherwood Blvd. All welcome., Pastor Clyde Brant, 347-1330 TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS): 8:30A.M., 25160 JOSEPHINE ST., 385- 1068COTTONWOOD Cottonwood Library Story Time: 11:30-12:30p.m., Cot- tonwood Library, 3427Main St., 347-4818 Thursday RED BLUFF California HEAT Chorus - Sweet Adelines: 7p.m., Meteer School multipurpose room, 695Kimball Road, 895-0139 Childbirth Class: 6:30-8:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Communi- ty Hospital, Columba Room, 888-628-1948 Fun Senior Aerobics: 8-9 a.m., $1, Community Center, 1500S. Jackson St. 527- 8177 Grief Support Group: 3-5 p.m., Coyne Center, Kristin Hoskins 528-4207 Imagination Train story hour: 4p.m., Tehama County Library Kelly-Griggs House Mu- seum: 1-3p.m., Thursdays and Sundays, 311Washing- ton St., tours by appoint- ment,527-1129or 527-5895 Latino Outreach, noon: Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528- 8066 Live country music: 5-7 p.m., dinner, Veterans Hall National Alliance on Men- tal Illness: 6p.m., Tehama County Chapter Meeting, County Department of Education, 1135Lincoln St.., 515-0151 CALENDAR The giant yard sale to benefit PATH is right around the corner and the PATH Sale House clients are not missing a beat. The women at the Sale House are getting ready for the yard sale by sorting, or- ganizing and storing do- nated items as they come in. The sale will be held 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat- urday, Aug. 2 at the PATH Sale House, on the corner of Sale Lane and Gilmore Ranch Road. Organizers are also planning an ice cream so- cial during the yard sale at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1. All proceeds from this event will go to the PATH Sale House for Women and Children. This money will help maintain the house and improve the services that the PATH Sale House provides to the women and children that reside at the house. PATH is asking for your help by donating items for the sale. Donations can be dropped off at the PATH thrift store, Main Street Treasures at 632 Main St. Arrangements can also be made to pick up your dona- tions by calling 527-3073. For more information on how you can help, call Jennifer Ragsdale at 727- 7191. PATH Sa le H ou se p re pa re s fo r ya rd s al e COURTESY PHOTO Residents of the PATH Sale House. I love to read my mail be- cause so much of it contains great ideas and tips from my awesome EC readers. Take a look at this small sampling and tell me if this just doesn't make you happy, too! DIY pet meds. Trips to the veterinarian for puppy and booster shots can be very expensive. Most reli- able pet stores and groom- ing shops sell the medi- cations and offer instruc- tions so you can inject your pets at home. It is easy and cheap. You can find instruc- tional videos online that will teach you exactly how to inject your pet. Veteri- narians in my area charge from $25 to $45 for each injection. The same shots from the same manufactur- ers purchased from groom- ing shops or pet stores can be more like $5 to $10 each. It is legal in most states to administer these medica- tions to your pet. Be sure to check yours. — Tracey H. Travel light and save. It may sound like mission im- possible, but if you learn to travel light with only your carry-on you will save a tre- mendous amount of time and money. You can ride the bus instead of hiring a cab. You won't have to tip porters to carry all your suitcases. And if your flight is overbooked, you can volunteer to get bumped (you'll get a voucher for a free ticket), and not worry about whether you will ever catch up with your checked luggage. — Joe D. Forget the dump method. Thankfully at my house we all help with the laundry. However, I noticed that my boys used way too much de- tergent, filling the plastic cup enclosed in the box to overflowing. I read the box to determine the amount of detergent recommended, and noted that their plas- tic cup held almost twice that amount! When filled to overflowing, the box would hardly wash half the number of loads indi- cated on the box. I replaced their cup with my own 1/3 cup dry measuring cup and now we get twice as many loads per box of detergent as before. — Pat W. Turn the hanger around. When hanging suit jack- ets or blazers on a com- mercial wooden hanger that has a curved shape, place the hanger back- ward with the curved side toward you. Then hang the suit jacket or blazer facing you. Placing the hanger backward keeps the shape of the shoulders in a stur- dier tighter position, and that means fewer profes- sional pressings required. — Judy G. Tennie tune-up. I have a 2-year-old daughter who is very hard on tennis shoes. Whenever her shoes start looking a little ragged I use 1 tablespoon of Soft Scrub cleaner on a clean smooth rag and wipe the scuff marks, chewing gum, play dough and dirt from the smooth parts of shoes. (This also works well for white cloth shoes, but not colored shoes because there is a small amount of bleach in the Soft Scrub.) I add a new pair of shoelaces and that extends the use- ful life of her shoes that I might otherwise have dis- carded because they looked so shabby. — Sharai K. Quick fix for static cling. In the winter season static cling is always a prob- lem. Keep a dryer sheet in your purse (half a sheet is plenty). When your hair gets static cling lightly stroke the ends of your hair with the dryer sheet. No more cling! Works great for skirts and trou- sers, too. Simply run that sheet across your legs and the problem will be solved. One sheet lasts for many uses; it also smells great! — Nancy M. Wouldyouliketosend a tip to Mary? You can email her at mary@eve- rydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheap- skate, P.O. Box 2099, Cy- press, CA 90630. EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE Do-it-yourself pet meds and more reader tips REDDING TheCaliforniaDe- partment of Transportation, Caltrans District 2, along withCalFireandtheCalifor- nia Highway Patrol are urg- ingmotoriststodotheirpart inpreventingvegetationfires during the drought. Since June 1, there have been four vegetation fires alongInterstate5inRedding, Anderson and Cottonwood. The first on June 5, near De- schutes Road, was caused by adriverstoppingondrygrass on the side of the road. The second on June 16, near Cy- pressAvenue,wascausedbya discardedcigarette.Thethird fire on June 16, was caused by a vehicle fire that spread into vegetation near Knigh- ton Road. The most recent fire on Friday, June 20, near Sunset Hills Road in Cotton- woodwasalsocausedbyave- hicle fire. Caltrans is performing roadside maintenance daily, includingmowingintheearly morninghours,toreducethe threat of vegetation fires. Drivers are encouraged to do their part, by following a few simple guidelines: Conduct a pre-trip vehicle inspection before you get on theroad.Makesureyouhave enough coolant in the radi- ator to prevent overheating. Ifyoumustpulltotheside oftheroadforanemergency, pull over in a safe area away from tall, dry brush or grass. If you smoke in your car, please use an ashtray and make sure the cigarette is entirely extinguished before disposing of it. If you are towing another vehicle or trailer, please se- cure the safety chains, and make sure all tires are in good condition. CALTRANS Caution urged for drivers during drought THURSDAY, JULY 3 Clip it out and display it in a window over the Holiday weekend. Brought to you by some of your favorite patriotic local businesses. N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY printed in the FULL PAGE SIZE RED WHITE & BLUE AMERICAN FLAG! Enjoy the fireworks— and stay safe What would the Fourth of July be without fireworks? Alotsafer,nodoubt. Every year, injuries from fireworks—often burns to the hands and face—send thousands of Americans to hospital emergency departments. And while Independence Day is the most popular time for fireworks, people set them off at other times too, making fireworks a year-round safety concern. The best way to avoid being burned or injured from fireworks is to resist the temptation to explode them yourself—and to enjoy them only at public events conducted by trained professionals. Even then, be sure not to let children pick up any fireworks that might be left over after the show—they could still be active. But if you do decide to use fireworks, always follow these do's and don'ts. Do: • Buy fireworks from reputable dealers. • Make sure fireworks are legal in the area where you use them. • Read warning labels and follow all directions. • Keep a bucket of water or garden hose handy in case of a fire or other mishap. • Light fireworks one at a time, then move back quickly. • Dispose of fireworks properly—let them stop burning completely, then douse them with plenty of water before discarding them. Don't: • Let young children play with or ignite any fireworks, including sparklers. Sparklers can cause third-degree burns. • Let older children use fireworks without adult supervision. • Bend over fireworks when lighting the fuse. • Try to relight or pick up fireworks that have not ignited fully. • Wear loose clothing while using fireworks. • Set off fireworks in glass or metal containers. Sources: American College of Emergency Physicians; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission © Coffey Communications, Inc. For the most current regulations on fireworks safety go to http://www.readyforwildfire.org/Fireworks for the Cal Fire Fireworks Safety Guide. 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