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The Police Activi- ties League Martial Arts Program's Shihan Terry Shackelford and Sempai Christian Zimmerman administered various belt tests Saturday, April 15 to Alizah Zornes, Patrick Pitman, Patience Irwin, Jakoby Lyon, Zaige Lyon, Guillermo Reyes, Jr. and Shane Wolstenholm. Each belt rank requires a certain amount of time training in their previous belt in dojo in order to ap- ply for each test. Each of these students trained for this day and all performed exceptionally. Zimmerman has more than the required time in dojo for his next test, Black Belt 1st Degree. He will let the Headmaster know when his test will take place. He has been training for eight years and is involved in foot- ball and other activities at Red Bluff High School. His school grades are ex- cellent. Reyes and Wolstenholm need another nine or more months at this level before applying for their next red stripe. Their next test after that will be for the black stripe. This will take at least two and a half years. For Black Belt 1st Degree, a minimum of five years and 80 percent attendance and excellence in school are required. The first anti-bully- ing program in Tehama County beginning in 1998, PAL martial arts training is free and held 3-5 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays with summer hours coming soon from 10 a.m. to noon. One Sat- urday each month is re- served for testing and ex- tra training. Visit www.tehamaso. org/pal and PALMAP on Facebook for more infor- mation. PAL is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit youth enrich- ment program. POLICEACTIVITIESLEAGUE CONTRIBUTED Pictured, from le , are Terry Shackelford, master instructor; Alizah Zornes and Patrick Pitman with Purple Belts; Patience Irwin with a Blue Belt with Green Stripe; Jakoby Lyon and Zaige Lyon with Green Belts with Brown Stripe; Guillermo Reyes, Jr. and Shane Wolstenholm with Brown Belts with one Red Stripe and Christian Zimmerman, Sempai with Brown Belt with one Black Stripe. Martial arts program promotes students Did you notice or read about that big internet outage a number of weeks back? As I fumbled and fumed over a vari- ety of web- sites being down, I had to laugh at myself. There I was upset about a de- lay that would be mea- sured in minutes, when not that many years ago, I had to wait days — even weeks — to get responses. Back then, your responses and feedback came in stamped envelopes. Whether I hear from readers via U.S. mail or my inbox, I love it. But I have to admit that I am impatient. When it comes to hearing from you, the sooner the better! Dear Mary: I've been reading your Instant Pot postings for a while, and I haven't seen anything about the practicality of this appliance for a one- person household. Do you have any input? (I've yet to see a smaller version of the Instant Pot.) — Cate Dear Cate: As I read your note, my mind went immediately to slow cook- ers and the requirement that the contents match the size of the cooker. A slow cooker needs to be to full for the best results. That's why slow cookers come in so many sizes. An Instant Pot is a com- pletely different kind of ap- pliance. Like an oven, you can prepare either a single serving or enough to feed a crowd. Take oatmeal, for example. To make a sin- gle serving of oatmeal, you would place the oatmeal in a small bowl or mug, set it on the trivet inside the IP and pour 1 cup of water or some other liquid into the bottom of the pot. To make enough for a family, you would simple use a larger bowl or container and in- crease the ingredients. Another example is eggs. You can prepare one or a dozen perfectly cooked soft- or hard-cooked eggs in an IP in four or five min- utes without making any adjustments. As long as you have at least 1 cup of water or other liquid in the IP, you can make a single serving of just about anything, from a single chicken breast to a whole chicken. You can easily adapt current recipes or find a plethora of single-serving IP recipes online. As for the capacity or size of an Instant Pot, it is measured in quarts — 5, 6 or 8. You'll see the difference mostly in the depth of the inner pot. I have the 6-quart size and love it for so many rea- sons, one being that it is tall enough to handle a whole chicken. Dear Mary: What do you use for an air fresh- ener? I use Nok-Out faithfully on and around litter boxes, but the air starts to get sour, I guess because of having small rooms and too many cats. I need a good reli- able air freshener to keep the area smelling fresh and clean. Dear Linda: Nok-Out is not an air freshener and doesn't really work that way, as you know. It must come in direct contact with the offending odor. I use Febreze Air Heavy Duty Odor Eliminating Power. I have trouble find- ing this specific product in the store, so I order it on- line. You may have bet- ter luck. It's the best thing available to clean air of tough odors. Hope that helps. 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. EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE Reader feedback on instant pot single-serve fresh air The first anti-bullying program in Tehama County beginning in 1998, PAL martial arts training is free and held 3-5 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays with summer hours coming soon from 10 a.m. to noon. Mary Hunt As for the capacity or size of an Instant Pot, it is measured in quarts — 5, 6 or 8. You'll see the difference mostly in the depth of the inner pot. About 4,000 bicyclists will take to the streets Sun- day for the annual Chico Wildflower Century, sharing their love of the outdoors, bi- cycling and Chico's wonder- ful community, back roads and scenery — hopefully in- cluding lots of wildflowers. The Wildflower Century has been ranked as one of the top 10 Century Rides by Bicycling Magazine. It of- fers riders a variety of beau- tiful, scenic route options which include Honey Run, Coutelenc and Table Moun- tain climbs as well as totally flat options that head south towards Durham and Rich- vale. Rest stops, lunch and post-ride meal all focus on local foods. This year, the Wildflower is featuring a new start and finish line with official group-start times and pho- tographer at the finish to capture the moment. For the first time, riders will be treated to custom brew Wildflower IPA made espe- cially for the event by title sponsor Sierra Nevada. The Wildflower is a full weekend of bike-focused fun kicked off with the WildFest Pre-Ride Party 2-8 p.m. Saturday. Held at the event start and finish at the Silver Dollar Fair, the Wild- Fest features a "Fork in the Road" food truck gather- ing, four live bands, Sierra Nevada beer garden, Kid- sZone and Bike-themed Vendor Expo in addition to the traditional Saturday rider check-in. The WildFest is free and open to the en- tire community. "Hosting the Wildflower is a community effort," said Janine Rood, executive di- rector at Chico Velo. "About 10 organizations and a total of over 300 individuals, all step up to help make the day a great one for our riders. Our volunteers reflect their pride in our community and go that 'extra mile' to help each rider have a wonderful experienceoutthereontheir bikes. We are so grateful for the support." Anyone interested in vol- unteering can sign up using the Volunteer link at www. wildflowercentury.com. Preregistration for the Wildflower is open through midnight Wednesday, at www.wildflowercentury. com, but riders may regis- ter on-site at the WildFest on Saturday or on Sunday morning. Profits from the Wild- flower go toward fulfilling Chico Velo's mission of bi- cycling education and ad- vocacy in Chico and North- ern California, as well as to other non-profit organiza- tionsthathelphosttheevent and promote bicycling. To learn more, go to www.chicovelo.org, or write to velo@chicovelo.org. CHICO VELO 36 th a nn ua l Wildflower Century to roll out Sunday Local Certified Flight Instructor Irwin Fust will be conducting an Aviation Ground School Course for those interested in pursu- ing a Sport Pilot or Private Pilot license in the future. The next class begins on Wednesday, May 3 and runs 6-9 p.m. for 12 consecutive Wednesdays at the Termi- nal Building at Red Bluff Municipal Airport. 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