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Wednesday, December 26, 2012 ��� Daily News Local Calendar Submit calendar items to P Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 .O. or clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. 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 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 Red Bluff Kiwanis, noon, Elks Lodge 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 Team Kid, 5:30 p.m., First Southern Baptist Church, 585 Kimball Road, 527-5083 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 Tehama Coffee Party Loyalists, 6 p.m., Cozy Diner 259 Main St. Widowed persons breakfast, 8 a.m., Tremont Cafe & Creamery, 731 Main St., men and women welcome, 384-2471 Corning Corning Rotary, noon, Rolling Hills Casino, Timbers Steak House, 2655 Barham Ave., corningrotary.org Latina Leadership Group, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 School Readiness Play Group, 10-11:30 a.m., up to 5 years, free, Family Resource Center, 1480 South St., 824-4111 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 VFW Charity Bingo, 6 p.m., Veterans Memorial Hall, 1620 Solano St., 824-5957 Los Molinos Chamber of Commerce, 5:30 p.m., 7904 Highway 99E Take Off Pounds Sensibly ��� TOPS, 8:30 a.m., 25160 Josephine St., 385-1068 Cottonwood Cottonwood Creek Watershed Group, educational stakeholders meeting, 6:30 p.m., Community Center, 347-6637 Cottonwood Library Story Time, 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m., Cottonwood Library,3427 Main St., 3474818 Rancho Tehama School Readiness Play Group, 10-11:30 a.m., up to 5 years, free, Rancho Tehama Elementary School, 17357 Stage Coach Road, 824-4111 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27 Red Bluff California HEAT Chorus - Sweet Adelines, 7 p.m., Meteer School Room 26, 695 Kimball Road, 895-0139 Childbirth Class, 6:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Columba room, Anita 529-8377 Fun Senior Aerobics with Linda, 8-9 a.m., $1 per class, Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. 5278177 Kelly-Griggs House Museum, 1-3 p.m., 311 Washington St., group tours by appointment, 5271129 Live country music, with dinner at the Veterans Hall, 5-7 p.m. Phoenix Comunity Support Group for those getting over chemical dependency, 11:30 a.m., Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 945-2349 Pinochle for Seniors, 12:30-3:30 p.m., 1500 S. Jackson St., free, 527-8177 Playtime Pals Playgroup, 10 a.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 5288066 Red Bluff Exchange Club, noon, M&M Ranch House, 645 Antelope Blvd. #1 Senior Chair Volleyball, 1 p.m. Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. Sunrise Speakers Toastmasters, noon, Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste.101, 5291841 3A Creative gift for college-bound grandchild Although my grandson is only 3, I'm keeping this first tip handy for when he graduates from high school. POST-DATED GIFTING. When our grandchildren began graduating from high school and heading off to college, we wanted to give them money each month during their first year of college. So in their high school graduation card we enclosed 10 $100.00 post-dated checks, starting with August of that year and ending the following May. We knew it would come in handy, not only for the grandchildren but for their parents, too. We figured the extra money each month might avoid a call home, asking their parents for a little bit more. Or it might pay for something that was unexpected. Our oldest grandson told us many times how he appreciated this. We have been blessed, always knowing how important we are to our grandchildren -- because we have let them know how important they are to us. -- Linda, Nebraska SHARING BOUNTY WITH CHICKENS. My family owns chickens, which means we need a lot of produce to feed them. Our local grocery store lets us take the produce that they are planning on throwing away. Frequently, this produce includes perfectly edible ments -- you just do the math. food. There might be one Instead of using pancake syrup, moldy potato in a bag, but which really adds the calories if you the store still puts it with the use too much, I sometimes top my produce to toss. Because of pancakes and waffles with unsweetened applesauce. It adds a this, we end up bit of moisture and a nice, eating some of mild fruit taste. And it has what we get for the lots of good nutritional chickens. Items we salvalue, too. -- Nellie, email vage the most are potaTOOTHBRUSH toes, bananas, lettuce and HOLDERS FOR ONE. To strawberries. -- Talia, hold toothbrushes and email paste, each person in my CLOTHES DRYING family stores theirs in a SYSTEM. I have a coffee cup -- or a plastic method of drying clothes cup for little ones. This that works very well, Mary separates the brushes and especially on jeans. I dry cuts down on germs being the items on a low setting passed around. It keeps the for 10 to 15 minutes. counter picked up, and Then I remove the clothes they're easy to clean since I from the dryer and gently put the cups in the dishpull on the seams and the washer. -- K., EC Blog bottoms of the pant legs. This takes out the creases Would you like to send a and stretches the pants to avoid shrinkage. Finally, I hang the pants tip to Mary? You can email her at by the waist to dry completely. This mary@everydaycheapskate.com, has been working for me for many or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2099, Cypress, CA years. -- Joan, email A P P L E S A U C E - T O P P E D 90630. Include your first and last SHORT STACK. I buy pancake name and state. Mary Hunt is the of mix that only needs water. From founder this I can easily make about three www.DebtProofLiving.com and pancakes and not have to concern author of 23 books, including her myself with dividing an egg and oil. newest release "Cheaper. Better. It's easy to reduce the measure- Faster." Hunt Everyday Cheapskate DMV announces new laws for 2013 With 2013 around the corner, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) reminds motorists of several new laws that will ring in the New Year. Among the new laws that take effect in January is AB 2020, which deletes the option for persons alleged to be driving under the influence of drugs to choose a chemical test of their urine for the purpose of determining drug impairment, with certain exceptions. Other new laws will establish a new license plate, protect car buyers from ���buy-herepay-here��� car dealers in purchase transactions, establish safety standards for autonomous vehicles and impose a new fee on vessel owners. The following is a listing of selected motor vehicle and driver-related laws that will take effect on January 1, 2013. ��� Driving Under the Influence. Drivers suspected of driving under the influence of drugs will no longer have the option to choose a chemical test of their urine to determine drug content. By requiring a blood test, with a few exceptions, AB 2020 will help law enforcement and prosecutors to better identify and convict persons driving under the influence of drugs. If a blood test is unavailable, then the person is deemed to have given his or her consent to a urine test. (AB 2020/Pan) ��� California Legacy License Plates. Effective January 1, 2013, DMV will accept applications for a series of three specialized license plates that replicate plates from California���s past. Motorists will be able to choose from a minimum of three styles: yellow background with black lettering, black background with yellow lettering, and blue background with yellow lettering. (AB 1658/Gatto) ��� ���Buy-Here-Pay-Here��� Car Dealers. Two new laws are directed at used car dealers that assign less than 90 percent of their conditional sales and lease contracts to third party lenders; and therefore provide direct financing to car buyers. One of the new laws defines these used car dealers as ���buy-here-pay-here��� dealers. AB 1447 further prohibits these dealers from requiring buyers to make payments in person, except for the down payment, and limits the circumstances under which ���buy-herepay-here��� dealers may track a vehicle using electronic tracking technology (GPS tracking). ���Buy-here-payhere��� used car dealers will not be allowed to disable a vehicle with starter interrupt technology without first notifying the buyer in writing at the time of sale. In addition, ���buy-here-pay here��� used car dealers will be required to provide a 30day or 1,000 mile warranty as part of any purchase or lease of a used vehicle. (AB 1447/Feuer) AB 1534 requires ���buyhere-pay-here��� used car dealers to affix and prominently display a label on any used vehicle offered for retail sale that provides the reasonable market value of the vehicle. The label must contain specific information from a recognized pricing guide used to determine that value and the date the value was determined. The prospective purchaser must also be provided with a copy of the information that the dealer used to determine the vehicle���s value. (AB 1534/Wieckowski) ��� Traffic Violator School. AB 1888 will allow commercial drivers to attend traffic violator school (TVS) for violations that take place when operating non-commercial vehicles. The conviction would not count as a point for determining whether a driver is presumed to be a negligent operator unless it was considered a serious violation. The record of the conviction would not be held confidential and would be disclosed to employers, and to insurers for insurance underwriting and rating purposes. (AB 1888/Gatto) ��� Veteran License Plates. An increase in fees for the issuance, renewal, and personalization of veterans��� organizations license plates will benefit the County Veterans Service Officers Fund. The fund is used by local agencies to assist veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services accrued through military service. This new law also clarifies the plate���s availability to veterans and non-veterans, requires DMV to make decals available for the plate that indicate an applicant���s service in a particular war or armed conflict and decals honoring veterans of a particular war or conflict. Additionally, the law will require DMV to make available a ���yellow ribbon/support our troops��� decal to be issued in lieu of the above-described service decals. (AB 1550/Bonilla) ��� Autonomous Vehicles. This new law allows for testing of autonomous vehicles, or self-driving cars, by designees of an autonomous technology manufacturer, provided certain requirements are met. Prior to the public operating autonomous vehicles, a manufacturer is required to submit an application to DMV, and certify that specified insurance, vehicle safety, and testing standards have been met. The legislation authorizes regulations to specify any additional requirements deemed necessary by DMV, such as limitations on the number of autonomous vehicles deployed on the states highways, special vehicle registration and driver licensing requirements, and rules for the suspension, revocation, or denial of any license or approval issued by DMV pertaining to autonomous vehicles. (SB 1298/Padilla) ��� Vessel Registration Fees. An increase in vessel registration fees, as yet to be determined by the Department of Boating and Waterways, will be collected by DMV to fund the implementation and administration of dreissenid mussel monitoring, inspection, and infestation prevention programs in California waterways. The fee may not exceed ten dollars and will not be imposed on vessels operated exclusively in marine waters. (AB 2443/Williams) Northern California having wet Christmas SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Northern California received more rain and snow on Christmas Day, as the third storm system in a handful of days moved through the region. The brunt of the storm was expected to hit late Tuesday afternoon, with thunder and even hail possible in the San Francisco Bay area, National Weather Service forecaster Bob Benjamin said. The Sierra was getting more snow. Benjamin said the system is expected to move through quickly, reducing the likelihood of any major flooding. He expected isolated shower activity through Wednesday. Still, with the ground saturated from previous storms, officials were planning to keep an eye on rivers and streams. ������Hopefully, it���s of a duration that won���t create huge problems,������ Benjamin said. The region was slammed by rain and snow over the weekend, bringing welcome moisture to the snowpackdependent state but dangerous avalanche conditions to popular ski areas. Authorities say a 49-year-old snowboarder died Monday at Donner Ski Ranch after he was buried under 2 to 3 feet of snow. And a veteran ski patroller at Alpine Meadows was hospitalized after being buried in a slide that had been intentionally set with an explosive device. The patroller, who had 28 years of experience at the resort, was uncovered within eight minutes. ������The charge triggered the RED BLUFF TIRES & AUTO REPAIR Happy Holidays NEW TIRES & QUALITY USED TIRES FREE COFFEE avalanche, which broke much higher and wider on the slope than previously observed in past snow safety missions,������ Alpine Meadows said in a statement. Amelia Richmond, a resort spokeswoman, said on Tuesday she was unable to release the patroller���s name and did not have a condition update from the hospital. The severe storms have given a much-needed boost to reservoirs and kept the grass green for cattle feeds, San Joaquin County Agriculture Commissioner Scott Hudson said Monday. ������It���s much better than what it was at this time last year when we were fairly dry,������ Hudson said. ������This year���s rain has come in intervals where it���s keeping us saturated, but not flooded.������ Mon-Sat: 8:30-5:00/Sun: 8:30-1:00 We clean headlights 530-529-5482 530-526-4054 cell redblufftires@hotmail.com 12843 Glasglow Dr. #E Red Bluff, CA 96080 Just off of Walnut Street from Tremont with any meal purchase thru December. Prime Rib every Fri & Sat Best Homemade Pies in Town ��� Ice Cream Orders to go 811 4th Street, Corning (530) 824-9700 Visit us on Facebook! 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