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Friday, December 21, 2012 ��� Daily News Local Calendar Submit calendar items to P Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 .O. or clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 Red Bluff Al-Anon, 6-7 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Hickory Celebrate Recovery, 7 p.m., Bethel Assembly of God, 625 Luther Road, 527-0445 or 366-6298 Hospice Second Hand Store half price sale, all day, Riverside Shopping Center Reeds Creek School Board, 1:30 p.m., 18335 Johnson Road, library Corning Car Show,5-9 p.m., Bartels Giant Burger, 22355 Corning Road, local car clubs welcome, 824-2788 Corning Car Show, 5-9 p.m., Bartels Giant Burger, 22355 Corning Road, local car clubs welcome, 824-2788 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22 Red Bluff BMX racing, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $10 Weight Watchers meeting, 8 a.m., 485 Antelope Blvd. #N, 1-800-651-6000 Los Molinos 3A We've come a long way -- or have we? sunk and "boomtowns" exploded in to buy from the company store were size, as miners flocked from East- dismissed. Well, that certainly explains things. ern states and Europe. Life was horribly difficult "Sixteen Tons" isn't only a song -- it's for the miners and their fami- a history lesson. Makes me thankful to be living in 2012 and not lies. The under1898. I mean, really, can you ground work was even imagine living under dangerous, dirty and such intolerable and unfair damp. Miners picked economic conditions? and shoveled the coal for Companies would never 10 hours a day, breathed charge usurious fees or stale, dusty air, and many think of offering credit to developed black lung. the point that a customer The most common could ever become overexcomplaint of the miners, tended. however, concerned their How could a company pay and the total control Mary hope to stay in business these that the companies had days if it was encouraging -over their financial wellor even enabling -- its cusbeing. tomers to purchase goods and Most mining towns services beyond their means? were "company towns." We can only imagine what The coal company owned that would feel like -- to owe the land. They built, rented your soul to a company. Or a or sold the houses to their workers. If the miners quit or went on store. You know, it's good to take time for strike, the company could evict them. They often forced workers to buy at reflection now and then, to make sure "company stores," where credit was we've learned from the mistakes of the readily available but the prices higher. past. After all, we sure wouldn't want Companies sometimes paid in scrip to repeat them. Oh, we've come a long that was taken in trade only at the com- way, baby! Or have we? pany store. At times, men who refused If we sang it once, we sang it a thousand times. "Sixteen Tons" was No. 1 on my elementary school's hit parade, holding the record as the most-requested song in fourth-grade music class. To be perfectly candid, I hadn't thought much about the old miner and his doleful lament. A couple of years ago, I was dining with friends when the subject of the "company store" came up. I knew I'd heard that phrase somewhere. In a flash, I was back in class, belting out that old familiar chorus: "You haul 16 tons, whadaya get? Another day older and a-deeper in debt. Saint Peter don't cha' call me cause I can't go -- I owe my soul to the company store." What was this company store, and more importantly, why did this guy owe his soul to it? Must be serious if his debt could forestall his death. As I've always said, if you need an answer, find a teacher. Welcome Richard Joyce, history teacher at Wilmington High in Wilmington, Ill., who taught me that soon after the discovery of extensive coal fields in the 1860s, large corporations bought huge tracts of land, mines were Hunt Everyday Cheapskate New board members sworn in Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Senior Center, Josephine Special to the DN Two members of the Street, 384-2100 Tehama County Board of Education were adminisSUNDAY, DECEMBER 23 tered the Oath of Office by Judge Todd Bottke at their organizational meeting held Kelly-Griggs House Museum, 1-3 p.m., 311 Dec. 12. Newly-elected School Washington St., group tours by appointment, 527-1129 Board Member Tim MoreWHEE Picnic and Prayer Circle, 4:20 p.m., 22116 house, of Red Bluff, and reRiverside Ave. elected member Betty Brown, of Corning, take office on the first Friday of Evangelist services, 7 p.m., Family Bible Church, December following the election in November. They 609 Marin St., 824-9989 join Dr. Daniel King, board president, Carolyn Steffan MONDAY, DECEMBER 24 and Tom Moiey. School Districts in Tehama County also adminFirst Presbyterian Church Christmas Eve Ser- istered the Oath of Office to vice, 7 p.m., 471 Marguerite Ave., Corning, 824-3174 newly elected Board MemWomen���s Domestic Violence Information and bers. For more information, Support Group, Spanish speaking only, call for time visit tehamaschools.org. and location, 528-0226 Red Bluff Corning Corning 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 Narcotics Anonymous, and 7 p.m., 820 Marin St., 824-114 or 586-0245, meetings daily through Saturday, additional meeting noon Mondays TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25 Merry Christmas WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26 Red Bluff Adult Carving Class, 10 a.m. to noon, Red Bluff Veterans Memorial Hall, Corner of Jackson and Oak streets, 527-0768 Al-Anon, noon to 1 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Hickory Alcohol, Anger and Abuse Group, Call for group time and location, 528-0226 BMX practice races, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $3 Community Good News Club, 6-8 p.m., North Valley Baptist Church, 345 David Ave., $10, 527-0543 Dance with Juana, noon to 1 p.m., Family Resource Center, 1488 South St., 824-7670 Elks duplicate bridge, noon, Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, 275-4311 Kiwanis Roundtable Meeting, noon, Round Table Pizza Nurturing Parenting Dads Program, 10 a.m. to noon, 1860 Walnut St. #D, Shasta Room, call Keith at 527-8491, ext. 3012 Nurturing Skills for Teen Parents, 9 to 10 a.m., 1900 Walnut St., 527-8491, ext. 3012 Red Bluff Derby Girls open tryouts and practice, 6:30 p.m., Tyler Jelly building at Tehama District Fairgrounds Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Westside Grange, Walnut Street Soroptimist International of Red Bluff, 5:30 p.m., Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., siredbluffclub@yahoo.com Courtesy photo Pictured, from left, are Larry Champion, superintendent of schools, Dr. Daniel King, board president of Red Bluff, Carolyn Steffan, board member from Los Molinos, Betty Brown, board member from Corning, Tim Morehouse, board member from Red Bluff, Tom Moisey, board member from Red Bluff and Judge Todd Bottke. BLM offers guided bald eagle hikes in Lake County bud Trailhead parking area, eight miles east of Clearlake Oaks on Highway 20 at 10 a.m. The trailhead is just west of the North Fork Cache Creek Bridge (38�� 59' 13.20" N, 122�� 32' 22.50" W). The four-mile hikes last three to four hours. The trail includes a steep 600-foot climb in the first mile, so hikers should be in good physical condition. Hikers should wear sturdy hiking boots suitable for wet conditions and dress for cold weather. They should carry water, a The Bureau of Land Management will host free guided hikes to look for wintering bald eagles in the Cache Creek Natural Area in Lake County on Saturdays, Jan. 12, 19 and 26 and Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23. Those interested in participating should reserve space for a specific date by calling the BLM Ukiah Field Office, (707) 468-4000. Early reservations are requested for the popular hikes, which are limited to 25 participants each and fill quickly. Participants will meet at the Red- Police reports The following information is compiled from Red Bluff Police Department, Tehama County Sheriff���s Department, Corning Police Department and California Highway Patrol. Arrests ��� Daniel Coleman Cahalan, 28, Los Molinos was arrested for felony violation of Post Release Community Supervision, corporal injury on a spouse, assault with a deadly weapon and threatening a crime with the intent to terrorize. Bail was $130,000. ��� Daniel Joseph Marshall also known by the last name Stratton, 33, Red Bluff was arrested for a felony parole violation. ��� Lacey Ann Meinke, 30, Red Bluff was arrested at Antelope and Sale on a fugitive of justice warrant arrest. ��� Khai Meng Saechao, 35, Sacramento was arrested on southbound Interstate 5 north of Flores for possession of marijuana for sale and selling marijuana. Bail was $100,000. ��� Michael Ray Tucker, 52, Santa Cruz was arrested for a felony parole violation. Theft ��� Walmart reported three separate incidents Wednesday. The store reported the theft of batteries overnight Tuesday. In the morning it reported someone was trying to steal a stereo and other items. 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