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Ilovetodolaundry.I'm crazy that way. I also en- joy discovering ways to do it more efficiently, and by effi- cient I mean cheaper, better and faster. In fact, I was about ready to give myself a proper title, The Laundress, until I discov- ered that a couple of very bright young women in New York City beat me to it. It's OK. They can keep the title and charge an arm and a leg for their fancy shmancy laun- dry products in little bot- tles. Me? I'd rather use ev- ery tip I can find to create equally beautiful results and keep my money, too. Are you with me? Great! Here are some of my favor- ite laundry tips to get go- ing. WHEN WRONG IS RIGHT. Wash your clothes inside out to keep them looking new longer. In this way, the inside — the wrong side — of the gar- ment takes all the abuse caused by the agitation of the washing machine, not the right side. Clothes get just as clean when washed inside out. SOFT-DRY JEANS. You'll never experience the heartbreak of shrunken jeans if you do this: Put them in the dryer for just 10 minutes. That's enough to soften them. Then, take them out and hang them upside down on a hanger. The weight of the jeans (from being semi-wet) will pull out the wrinkles with- out shrinking the pants. DRYER BALL. A ball of aluminum foil (about the size of a tennis ball) works just as a dryer sheet does, plus it's reusable. Laun- dry comes out completely static-free, which cuts down on wrinkles, too. You can use that same ball for a year or more (or un- til you notice static has re- turned). STAIN MAGIC. To make a nearly magical, all-pur- pose stain remover, mix 1 part blue Dawn dishwash- ing liquid with 2 parts hy- drogen peroxide. Pour the mixture directly onto the stain. Add baking soda for an extra scrubbing ele- ment. Let it sit for an hour or so, and then launder the item as usual. UNSHRINK WOOL. Mix a solution of 1 gallon lukewarm water and 2 ta- blespoons baby shampoo. Soak the shrunken gar- ment for about 10 min- utes. Here's the impor- tant part: Don't rinse! Simply blot out all the excess water with a dry towel and gently lay the garment flat on a fresh towel. Slowly and care- fully stretch and reshape it back to its original size. Dry it out of direct sunlight and heat. This tip comes from the Wool Bureau Inc. The company verifies that this tech- nique will work provided the fibers have not be- come permanently dam- aged. QUICK DRY. Need those jammies or towels to dry fast? Throw a dry towel or two into the dryer with your wet clothes and dry- ing time will be reduced significantly. DRYER-SHEET RES- CUE. Don't throw away all your used laundry soft- ener sheets. When your casserole dish or pot be- comes impossible to clean, toss one or two of the used sheets into the pan, fill it with hot water and presto! You can wipe the pan clean in just 20 min- utes. No scrubbing needed. Store the sheets in an empty tissue box. BABY SHAMPOO. In- stead of using expensive cold-water detergents for delicates, use baby sham- poo. You will get the same results for a considerably less cost. BRILLIANT WHITE. If you want to keep your white laundry stain-free and brilliantly white without using chlorine bleach, here's the se- cret: Fill the washing machine with the hot- test water possible. Add 1 cup Cascade Automatic Dishwasher Detergent and 1 cup Arm & Ham- mer Super Washing Soda (or soda ash from a pool supply store). Throw in washable whites and let the machine agitate for a few minutes. Then, turn the machine off, and let the items soak for at least three hours. Overnight is fine. After, finish the wash cycle and dry the items as usual. Wouldyouliketosend a tip to Mary? You can email her at mary@ everydaycheapskate. com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, 12340 Seal Beach Blvd., Ste. B-416, Seal Beach, CA 90740. EVERYDAYCHEAPSKATE Wash clothes inside out and other laundry tips and tricks Mary Hunt COURTESYPHOTO Steve Hale is portraying Stephen T. Mather, the first director of the National Park Service. MINERAL Lassen Volca- nic National Park has nu- merous events planned to celebrate its and the Na- tional Park Service's cen- tennial during the months of July and August. "Visitors will want to plan their Lassen visit accordingly and in sync with centennial activities in order to participate in a variety of programs and special events," said Park Superintendent Steve Gib- bons. "We hope you'll have the opportunity to come and enjoy the park cele- brations throughout the summer." July 16-17 features the park's first summer film festival, which celebrates the park and outdoor rec- reation through film. En- joy daytime and evening film screenings at the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Vis- itor Center, Loomis Mu- seum, and Manzanita Lake Amphitheater. Themes of the various films include Find Your Park, Astronomy, Flora and Fauna, Recreation, Astrobiology and Wilder- ness. On July 22 a special Alumni of Lassen gather- ing centennial event din- ner for current and past park employees, volun- teers and partners will fea- ture a very special appear- ance by Stephen T. Mather, the first director of the Na- tional Park Service (1916- 1928). Mather will appear through a dramatic pre- sentation in the first per- son costumed character by historical re-enactor Steve Hale of Comstock Charac- ters. Additional special pre- sentations of Mather will be offered to the public at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Satur- day, July 23 at the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Cen- ter, and at 9 p.m. at the Manzanita Lake Amphi- theater. An official dedication of the rehabilitated Las- sen Peak Trail, featuring a special presentation with refreshments followed by a ranger talk on Lassen Peak summit, will occur at 10 a.m. July 30. On August 6 the park will commemorate the new Volcano Adventure Camp with a tour of the facility developed to in- troduce young people to camping and adventures in the park. This event, from 10-11 a.m., will be immediately followed by the park's 100th birth- day celebration, Day in the Park Festival featur- ing family activities, dis- plays, music by Bill Oli- ver, ranger-led programs and a fundraiser barbe- cue and raffle. Meal tick- ets are $12 and include a raffle ticket. The annual Dark Sky Festival allows visitors, park rangers, astrono- mers and planetary geol- ogists to celebrate all that is out of this world. Special programs, presentations, hikes and Junior Ranger Night Explorer activities will be offered during the festival. The schedule for pro- grams will be available on the park's website on July 22. For more information, call the park at 595-4480 or visit lavo_informa- tion@nps.gov. Centennial events set for July and August LASSEN PARK Special to the DN The Los Molinos High School Greenhouse Project is the recipient of a $50,000 grant from the McConnell Fund of the Shasta Re- gional Community Foun- dation. The grant will be used to help build a new, high qual- ity greenhouse that can be used year-round by the ag- riculture classes and FFA program at Los Molinos High School. "This grant makes the project possible for the summer of 2016 instead of waiting at least an- other year," said Super- intendent Charles Ward. "With the help of the community, we had al- ready been able to fund raise over $80,000 in do- nations, materials and labor, but were still far short of being able to con- struct the greenhouse. "With this grant, the new greenhouse will be ready for use when school starts in August," said Trustee Patrick Andersen, who spearheaded the fundrais- ing efforts. Students will use the greenhouse for classes in plant science, floral design, agricultural biology and environmental horticul- ture. In addition, the FFA agronomy teams will use the greenhouse for their projects. LOS MOLINOS HIGH Greenhouse Project receives McConnell Fund Grant "Visitors will want to plan their Lassen visit accordingly and in sync with centennial activities in order to participate in a variety of programs and special events." — Park Superintendent Steve Gibbons PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. 365-7194 or 365-4322 OPEN 7 DAYS 6am-10pm 8080 AIRPORT ROAD Your full service: Meat Department, Deli & Groceries www.kentsmeats.com On-site HARVESTING CUTTING & CRYOVACING 25yearsprofessional experience. QualityWork Very Reasonable Rates Red Bluff Transmission • Automatic • Manual • Computer Diagnosis • Clutches • Transfer Cases • CV Axles CALL TODAY! 529-4493 440 Antelope Blvd. #6 Bob's Youcantmissus... Weonly moved 50 feet!! 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