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Monday, September 26, 2011 – Daily News 3A To add an upcoming event to the Local Calendar, submit Local Calendar information well in advance to the Daily News, attention Calendar, P.O. Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 or e-mail to clerk@redbluffdailynews.com.Include a contact name and telephone number. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Red Bluff English as a Second Language class, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Red Bluff High School Adult Ed building, 1295 Red Bud, 736-3308, same time Tuesday and Wednes- day and 9 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. Thursdays, free child- carefrom 9 a..m.to 12:20 p.m. classes in Richlieu Hall, 900 Johnson St. Head Injury Recreational Entity, 10 a.m., St.Eliz- abeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, Rusty, 529- 2059 High school diploma prep class for adults, 3:30- 5:30 p.m., Red Bluff High School Adult Ed building, 1295 Red Bud, 736-3308, same time Tuesday and Wednesday and 3:30-6:30 p.m.Thursdays Key to Life, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 Masterworks Chorale Rehearsal, 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m., Red Bluff Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 527-4203 Red Bluff Community Band reharsal, 7-9 p.m., Red Bluff Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 727- 8744 Salvation Army Writing Class, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 940 Walnut St., 527-8530 Sun Country Quilters Community Service Group, 9 a.m.to 3 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 Sun Country Quilters Guild Meeting, 7 p.m., Westside Room, Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. TeenScreen Mental Health Appointments, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., free, by appointment only, Youth Empowerment Services, 1900 Walnut St., 527-8491, Ext. 3012 US citizenship preparation class, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Red Bluff High School Adult Ed building, 1295 Red Bud, 736-3308, same time Tuesday and Wednesday Corning Alcoholics Anonymous, noon Monday through Friday, 5 p.m. Thursday, 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday, 783 Solano St., behind the Church Dance with Juana, noon to 1 p.m., Corning Fam- ily Resource Center, 1488 South St., 824-7670. Healthcare District, 6 p.m., district office building, 145 Solano St., conference room Narcotics Anonymous, and 7 p.m., 820 Marin St., 824-114 or 586-0245. Meetings daily through Satur- day, additional meeting noon Mondays Sewing group, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Spanish Adult Education, 5 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Strategies for Success, Life Skill classes, 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 FOURTH TUESDAY Red Bluff Alzheimer's and dementia support group, 6 p.m., Lassen House, 705 Luther Road, 529-2900 Cribbage Club, 6:30 p.m., Rio Vista Mobile Estates. Call Jerold 527-6402 for more information. Fun Senior Aerobics with Linda, 8-9 a.m., $1 per class, Community and Senior Center, 1500 S.Jackson St. 527-8177 International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, 6:45 p.m., Masonic Hall 822 Main St. 527-6715 PAL Kickboxing, 6 p.m., 1450 Schwab St., 529- 8716 or 200-3950 Pinochle for Seniors, 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., 1500 So. Jackson St., Free, 527-8177 Playtime Pals Playgroup, 9:30 a.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528- 8066 Red Bluff Rotary, noon, Elks Lodge Take Off Pounds Sensibly — TOPS,10 a.m., First United Methodist Church, 525 David Ave., 824-0556 or 529-1414 Tehama County Board of Supervisors, 10 a.m., board chamber, 727 Oak St. Tehama County Tea Party Patriots,6 p.m., Grange Hall, 20794 Walnut St. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1932, 7 p.m.Vet- erans Building, Oak St. Weight Watchers meeting, 9 a.m., 6 p.m., weigh- in starts half-hour before meetings, 485 Antelope Blvd., #N, next to Bud's Jolly Kone, 1-800-651-6000 Corning City Council, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 794 Third St. Disabled American Vets, 7 p.m., Veterans Memo- rial Hall, 1620 Solano St. Domestic Violence Information and Support Group (Spanish language), 10 a.m. to Noon, Olive Room at the Corning Healthcare District, 275 Solano St. 528-0226. Jewelry beading class, 9:30 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Lotto numbers SACRAMENTO (AP) — The winning num- bers drawn Saturday night in the California Lottery's ''SuperLotto Plus'' game were: 2 - 8 - 14 - 29 - 43. Meganumber: 24. Is organic worth it? My supermarket has caught organic fever. What used to be a little table in the produce department with a couple of apples and a few other items marked "organic" has now morphed into nearly half of that side of the store. They have this area situated in such a way that the two different stacks of bananas are just two feet apart. The one stack marked organ- ic (at a price of about $2 a pound) is within easy reach of the non-organ- ic bananas, on sale this weekend for 67 cents a pound. I stood there for a few minutes just to watch shopper after shopper pass the cheapies, opting for the two-buck bananas. Are these people trusting, or what? The bananas look identical. How do we know where they came from? Bananas are imported, so who sets the "organic" standards in, say, South America? I am suspicious. Organic meats, poultry and fish have invaded the meat department. OK, so maybe I can warm up to this concept a bit if indeed it's true that many chickens and cows are fed antibiotics and enhancement drugs to encourage production of finer products. It does creep me out a bit to think of what we might be eating. But $6 a pound for hamburger? Wow! And what's with the "organ- ic" shampoo, soaps and cleaning products? That's where I draw the line. Read- ing an informative article in Money magazine, "Whole Foods: The Whole Truth," confirmed what I've been thinking: There are no recognized "organic" standards in the personal-care indus- try. Anyone can call dishwashing detergent "organic," spike the price by 300 percent and not have to prove a thing. "Green" soaps and Mary Hunt detergents may be less harmful to the environ- ment (they say they have no phosphates), but they don't do any better job of cleaning. In fact, they can keep their green glass cleaner. I, for one, need that ammonia added to the Windex. A year ago, I was hardnosed, stubbornly opposed to anything marked "organic." I've come around a wee bit, now agreeing that soft-skinned fruits like apples, peaches, apricots and plums do absorb through that skin what they're exposed to. Onions, avoca- Everyday Cheapskate dos and corn are practically pesti- cide-free whether they are organi- cally grown or not. Foodnews.org, the nonprofit Environmental Work- ing Groups website, lists conven- tionally grown fruits and vegetables by pesticide content. And the meat issue does ring true with me. So, if I have any "organic" dollars to spend, that's where they're going. As for organic shampoo, cookies, chips, cereal and window cleaner, forget it. I'll stick with my regular non-organic brands. And I'll bet you anything the contents of my products are virtually the same as the pricey organic models. With the outlandish differ- ence in price, especially when I can get these prod- ucts on sale, I am smiling all the way to the bank. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 18 books, including her best-selling classic "Debt-Proof Living." You can email her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. Manton Apple Festival turns 20 It's the 20th annual Manton Apple Festival, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oct. 1, at the Manton Elementary School grounds. Said to be bigger and better than ever, the whole family can enjoy music throughout the day, along with apple pie and more apple pie. Music on the main stage will offer a variety of styles, old time coun- try fiddling, Celtic, coun- try, classic and rock 'n' roll. Musicians may also attend a jam session if interested. Organizers boast plen- ty of food booths and many new booths, as well as old favorites. One new vendor will demon- strate cooking an apple cobbler in a Dutch oven. The apple pie baking contest starts at 10 a.m. and is open to all bakers - including an under age 16 category. Pies must arrive by no later than 9:30 a.m. Judging will be done by local radio and television personalities. Trophies and cash prizes will be awarded. There is no charge for admission or parking. Organizers of the Manton Apple Festival are a non profit organiza- tion with community volunteers. Profits go back into the community for youth projects and scholarships for graduat- ing seniors, as well as scholarships for Manton adults pursuing higher education. Recipients are chosen in May of each year. For more information, call Kay Zimmerman at 474-1511. Celebrity pro-am set for Corning Rolling Hills Casino in Corn- ing will host the 2nd annual Shoot for the Future Celebrity Pro-Am Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. The event, co-sponsored by the California Waterfowl Association and the Redding Colt .45s sum- mer collegiate baseball program, consists of a golf tournament at Sevillano Links and a sporting clays shoot and pheasant hunt at Clear Creek Sports Club, plus a Friday night banquet at the casi- no. Participants will be teamed with current and former major league baseball players. The cost for either the golf tournament or the shoot and hunt and the ban- quet is $250. For both, the fee is $475. For more information, go to www.calwaterfowl.org, click on "Events" and scroll down to "Celebrity Pro-Am Golf and Ban- quet," or call the CWA's Darren Solaro at (916) 275-5143. DMV targets unlicensed car dealers Protecting consumers from deceitful, unli- censed dealers was the mission of more than 160 investigators from the California Depart- ment of Motor Vehicles, who on Saturday, Sept. 17, fanned out across more than 50 cities tar- geting unscrupulous Curbstoners who prey on disadvantaged buyers by disguising themselves as private sellers with the intent of flipping unsafe, used vehicles. Investigators said these unlicensed car dealers typically pur- chase "low end" vehicles from dealers, salvage yards and auctions, and usually do little, if any, mechanical or safety reconditioning. Under- cover officers issued 120 citations during today's operation. Curbstoners can face several thou- sand dollars in fines and fees for each confiscated vehicle. "Many times the vehi- cles curbstoners sell are crashes waiting to hap- pen," said Investigations Deputy Director Kathryn Door. "By towing and issuing citations, we hope to wipe out their profit and prevent them from putting dangerous vehicles onto California roads. Curbstoners not only put unsuspecting consumers at risk, they Thank You for Supporting the 275 C St. / Tehama also harm business and rob taxes and fees des- perately needed to fund public services." Investigators said curbstoners create 'pop- up' lots by parking mul- tiple vehicles in one location, clogging city streets, public parking lots and private property. They also lure potential buyers by advertising on websites like Craigslist; using different seller names, but the same phone number. Terms, facts and tips • Curbstoning is the repeated, unlicensed "flipping" of used cars for profit. • Curbstoners are people who actively and regularly buy and sell vehicles without a license, proper permits or a legally established place of business and who, many times, repre- sent themselves as pri- vate sellers in order to attract buyers. Nuisance: Curbston- ers often turn high traf- fic areas into instant parking lots, lining up cars at gas stations, supermarkets, conve- nience stores, on private property or even the side of the road. They deprive shoppers of places to park and the inconvenience and unsightliness drives away business. Fraud: Consumers can easily become vic- tims of fraud involving issues like Odometer Tampering, Undisclosed Frame Damage or Sal- vage Rebuilt Vehicles, Faulty Safety Devices, Mechanics or Promisso- ry Liens and other prob- lems that may not be truthfully disclosed at the time of sale. A con- sumer has no recourse! Criminal: The most common crime commit- ted by Curbstoners is Tax Fraud. When an unsuspecting customer buys a car, the curbston- er will leave the title blank or "open." With- out the curb stoner's name on the document, they are able to pocket the money (usually cash) and avoid paying State Sales Tax, Federal Income Tax and any other declarations that are legally required. Protect yourself • Be suspicious of ENGLAND'S BOOKKEEPING SERVICES Need help organizing your information for your tax preparer? Email acownteen@yahoo.com Call or Text 530 739-9413 cars and vehicles sud- denly parked in undesig- nated areas. • Monitor free adver- tising sites, like Craigslist, for cases in which the same contact phone number appears on various private-party listings. • Compare contact information on 'For Sale' signs to see if it is the same. • Verify the name on the Certificate of Own- ership (title) matches the seller's name. • Steer away from sellers who accept only cash and refuse checks or money orders. • A curbstoner will not let you have the vehicle independently inspected or provide maintenance records that match the car. • A curbstoner will not allow you to conduct a CarFax report because it will detail if the vehi- cle was sold at auction. K W I K K U T S Family Hair Salon $200 REGULAR HAIRCUT off with coupon Not good with other offers 1064 South Main St., Red Bluff • 529-3540 Reg. $13.95 Expires 10/31/11 STEINWAY ARTIST • the Jim Martinez Trio Presbyterian Church of Red Bluff presents Vocalist Laura Didier with Friday, Oct 7, 2011 7:00 pm 333 Oak Street, Red Bluff State Theater Saturday, Oct 8, 2011 6:00 pm Presbyterian Church of Red Bluff 838 Jefferson Street Jazz Praise Doris Tribute $20 / $25 at door • Jazz Praise $10 / $15 at door Tickets available by calling (530) 527-0372 • www.pcRedBluff.org www.DorisTribute.com • www.JimMartinez.com