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MONDAY APRIL 12, 2010 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See 5A RED BLUFF Garden Walk Spring Run SPORTS 1B Breezy with showers 59/42 Weather forecast 8B By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer The 2010 Census is well underway with people filling out census forms to get count- ed, which means prime time for criminals to target people for their personal information. The Census Bureau and the Red Bluff Police Department would like to remind people to be mindful of the personal information they give out and to whom they give it to. To help differentiate from a real census survey and a bogus one, you should know that the Census Bureau does not: DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Census-themed scams could be coming • conduct the survey via the Internet or through e-mail • ask for a social security number • ask for money or donations • request PIN codes, pass- words or similar access infor- mation for credit cards, banks or financial accounts • send requests on behalf of a political party The Red Bluff Police Department has not received any reports of census scams, Lt. Kyle Sanders said. The department is aware that beginning in May a num- ber of census field representa- tives will be conducting door- to-door visits to those who have not returned their surveys. The department has received information from the bureau and sample IDs for field repre- sentatives, so they know what to look for. If anyone claiming to be a census representative knocks on your door, ask for ID. If they cannot provide an ID, it should be an automatic red flag and at that point you should contact the police, Sanders said. If you are suspicious of someone going door to door in your neighborhood, contact the police department and they will check out the person. The best rule to follow is to never give out personal infor- mation whether through the Internet, mail, personal contact or telephone if you cannot con- firm who you are giving the information to. If you are visited by some- one from the Census Bureau, the field representative will: • present a photo ID Badge that has a Department of Com- merce watermark and expira- tion date • provide you with supervi- sor contact information and the regional office phone number for verification, if asked Aanestad excited for GOP comeback • provide you with a letter from the director of the Census Bureau on Census Bureau let- terhead. • probably be carrying a lap- top and/or bag with a Census Bureau logo. Suspected bogus e-mails or Web site URLs can be forward- ed to the Census Bureau at ITSO.Fraud.Reporting@cen- sus.gov. Contact the US Postal Inspection Service for mail scams. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com. Corning girl made up kidnapping tale CORNING — Police say a 16-year-old girl who reported being kidnapped on April 3 made up the story because she was late coming home. The girl reportedly told police she had been kid- napped around 1 a.m. in the morning. The way the story went, she had been approached by an unarmed stranger who, seeing her in the doorway of her resi- dence, threatened to harm her and her family if she did not get in the car. She complied and was dropped off on Colombia Avenue unharmed. But on further questioning, the girl recanted her story on Thursday, Corning Police Chief Tony Carde- nas said. “She didn’t want to get in trouble because she was coming home late,” he said. Reporting a false crime to police could be consid- ered a crime in itself, but the department will not be fil- ing charges against the girl, Cardenas said. —Geoff Johnson Daily News photo by Geoff Johnson State Sen. Sam Aanestad (R-Grass Valley) talks to members of the Sons of the American Revolution Saturday at the Tehama County Republican Party’s 7th Annual Red, White and Blue Fundraising Banquet. The future of the Republican Party may depend on finding its Coca-Cola. That was the message State Sen. Sam Aanestad (R-Grass Valley) had for the Tehama County Republican Party’s 7th Annual Red, White and Blue Fundraising Banquet, held Satur- day in a Veterans Memorial Hall packed with everyone from Rep. Wally Herger (R-Chico) and Assemblyman Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber) to local candi- dates. A candidate for Lt. Governor, whose senate term expires this year, Aanestad used most of his time to dis- cuss the state of the Republican plat- form nationwide. “When I hold up that bright red can By GEOFF JOHNSON State senator keynotes Tehama fundraising banquet The answer, he said, was consisten- By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer of Coca-Cola, what comes to mind?,” he asked. cy. He attributed the Republican loss in 2008 to its failure to find a candidate whose qualities were as consistent with Republican ideas as one Coca-Cola can is to another. No candidate represented Republi- can views of limited government and fiscal responsibility in a clear way that resonated with voters, he said. The party needs to find its Coca-Cola, someone who can serve as a model for a Republican brand to bring the party back together. “Only one person knows the coke formula, and the Republican party has to find him,” he said. Drawing on Teddy Roosevelt, DN Staff Writer CORNING — To hear Maywood Women’s Club Linda Lima tell it, at the beginning of the 20th centu- ry, the Olive City was the last place a woman would want to be. It was dry, dusty, barren and without any culture to keep the wives of newcom- ers busy, she said. So the Maywood Women’s Club, a group whose goodwill projects are responsible for everything from Corning’s library to bolstering its public schools to helping the elderly, was formed, and within a decade it had its own clubhouse. On Saturday the group celebrated the 100th anniversary of its Marin Street clubhouse, one of just 10 places in Tehama County to hold the honor of being in the National Register of His- toric Places. A tea reception drew women in massive straw hats, the size of a manhole cover or a bike tire, and wide, layered dresses. Out- side, a trio of America’s ear- liest cars were parked on the street, one bearing a license plate reading “Horseless Carriage.” “We’re very proud of our 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 heritage,” Lima said. But the club does much more than the celebrate the past. Club volunteers are continually volunteering at senior centers, making bas- kets for the elderly and fund- ing scholarships. “Anywhere the commu- nity needs us, we’re there,” she said. He singled out Gov. Schwarzeneg- ger as an example, accusing him of both outspending and out-hiring the recalled Democratic Gov. Gray Davis. Aanestad name-checked Thomas Jefferson, stating “the government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away every- thing you have.” But for all the policy disagreements the party has with the current adminis- tration, it should be grateful for the cur- rent administration, Aanestad said. See GOP, page 7A Missing Wash. man turns up in Corning CORNING — An elderly Burlington, WA man is on his way back to the care of his family with the help of the Maywood Woman’s Club after police found the man disoriented at a local gas station on Saturday. Washington police had been searching for Charles Jansen, 87, since he was reported missing on Thursday afternoon. Aanestad said Republicans whose policies are unclear have chosen to live in the “gray twilight” of mediocrity, a phrase Roosevelt once used to describe people who knew “neither victory nor defeat.” On Saturday morning, at the Chevron gas station on Highway 99W, an employee was contacted by Jansen. Jansen reportedly was asking about purchasing a map to a state next to California, but could not remember the name of the state, according to a press release. He was also having trouble getting the gas pump to work. In the passenger seat of his car was his wife of 60 years, Onalee Jansen, 85, a missing nursing home resi- dent. A “protective order” had already been placed on Onalee Jansen, and she was taken into protective cus- tody and taken to the hospital for unspecified medical conditions, according to the release. Chief Tony Cardenas contacted the Maywood Woman’s Club, then celebrating the 100th Anniversary of its clubhouse. A club member and her husband agreed to provide Charles Jansen with a place to stay until his family could arrive from Burlington, WA. The family members flew into Redding and rented a car to drive to Corning, according to the release. —Staff Report Maywood Women’s Club celebrates 100th anniversary of clubhouse C. Jerome Crowe, repre- sentative for Assemblyman Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber), was on hand Saturday to award the club recognition from Nielsen. No stranger to Corning, Crowe said the Maywood club made the city what it is today, and attributed key improvements to its efforts. “It’s a remarkable group,” he said. County Supervisor Bob Williams, and Corning City Manager Steve Kimbrough, also dropped by. Kimbrough, active with other charity groups, said the group was one of the first he became involved in when he moved to Corning. “They adopted me,” he said. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, exten- sion 114 or gjohnson@red- bluffdailynews.com. Daily News photo by Geoff Johnson Nancy Poyner makes her way through the buffet Saturday at the Maywood Woman’s Club.The group celebrated the 100th anniversary of its clubhouse on Saturday.