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Wednesday, January 9, 2013 – Daily News Local Calendar Submit calendar items to P Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 .O. or clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9 Red Bluff Adult Carving Class, 10 a.m. to noon, Veterans Memorail Hall, Jackson and Oak, 527-0768 Al-Anon, noon to 1 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Hickory Alcohol, Anger and Abuse Group, call for 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 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 Street, 527-8491, ext. 3012 Parks and Recreation Commission, 7 p.m., City Hall, 555 Washington St., 527-8177 Red Bluff Airport Commission, 5:30 p.m., City Hall, 555 Washington St. Red Bluff Cemetery District Board of Trustees, 4 p.m., Oak Hill Cemetery office Red Bluff Kiwanis, noon, Elks Lodge Red Bluff Derby Girls open tryouts and practice, 6:30 p.m., Tyler Jelly building at Tehama District Fairgrounds Retired Public Employees Association, Chapter 18, noon, Cozy Diner Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Westside Grange, Walnut Street Soroptimist International, 5:30 p.m., Community 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, 1900 Walnut St., 527-8491, Ext. 3012 Tehama Coffee Party Loyalists, 6 p.m., Cozy Diner 259 Main St. Tehama County Library story time, 9:30 a.m., 645 Madison St. 527-0604 Tehama County Mosquito Abatement District, noon, 11861 County Road 99W Waterbirth class, 5 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Columba Room, Anita 529-8377 Widowed persons breakfast, 8 a.m., Tremont Cafe, 731 Main St., men and women, 384-2471 Cottonwood Cottonwood Library Story Time, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 3427 Main St., 347-4818 Demo videos a hit with consumers It's hard to remember a time when YouTube wasn't a part of our lives. It seems like every day I receive a link from a friend or family member sharing something fun, poignant or thrilling on YouTube. My friend Lou at NokOut.com is a YouTube star. She has a series of videos that show her demonstrating the uses of her amazing product, Nok-Out. Looks like Lou is on to something. YOUTUBE HOW-TOS. My sister introduced me to YouTube as the go-to place for repair how-tos. She was able to repair her clothes dryer using a YouTube video that demonstrated all the repair steps, including pulling the tub to reach the part she needed to replace. I used it when my clothes washer sprang a leak. I was able to make a tentative diagnosis and then decided I was not physically able to make the repairs myself. I called a repairman and didn't have to worry that the repair was unnecessary. -- Roberta, EC Blog HALF A TURKEY, PLEASE. During the turkey sales in November, I bought an extra frozen turkey and had the butcher cut it in half. I also bought a fresh turkey and had that split, too. At home, I cut the legs and thighs like I do a chicken. Then I packaged everything indi- SACRAMENTO (AP) — California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said Tuesday that Anthem Blue Cross' proposed rate hike for some of its small-group members is unreasonable, but the insurer says the increase reflects the rising cost of health care. Jones said that, unlike insurance regulators in many other states, he has no authority to stop the rate increases, which will take effect this month. Anthem's increase will average 10.6 percent a year, and the two-year increase could be as Hunt Everyday Cheapskate high as 19.4 percent for some customers, he said. ''My authority is limited to reviewing the rates that are filed. The health insurers can set whatever rates they want — and they do exactly that,'' Jones said at a news conference. Anthem spokesman Darrel Ng disputed Jones' figures, saying the annual increase is closer to 7.5 percent when adjusting for benefit changes. The rate hikes are comparable to those sought by the company's competitors, he said. ''The reality is that cost increases are not unique to Anthem Blue Cross, but reflect the realities of the health care market in general,'' Ng said. The rate hike initially will affect 52,000 of the 250,000 people in California who participate in Anthem's insurance policies for small businesses. Colleen King, who runs an independent insurance agency in Northridge and serves on the board of the California Small Business Association, said health care costs have and will continue to rise. ''There's no question rates are going up and it's getting tougher,'' King said. ''A large part of the reason for that is the economy has not rebounded quite the way everybody would like, so the healthy people in individual plans are dropping their plans, and because small group rates keep going up, a lot of businesses have to drop their plans.'' She said the federal health care reform law could help control some of the increases because insurers will have to spend at least 80 percent of premiums on medical benefits or refund the difference to customers. Treasury urges recipients to switch to direct deposit Corning Police reports The following information is compiled from School Readiness Play Group, 10-11:30 a.m., up Red Bluff Police Departto 5 years, free, Rancho Tehama Elementary School, ment, Tehama County Sheriff's Department, 17357 Stage Coach Road, 824-4111 Corning Police Department and California Highway Patrol. Chamber of Commerce, 6:30 p.m., 7904 Highway 99E Take Off Pounds Sensibly — TOPS, 8:30 a.m., • Douglas Earl Hogan, 25160 Josephine St., 385-1068 36, of Gerber was arrested Monday in the 22000 block of Rodeo Avenue in THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 Gerber. Hogan, also known as Hogan Dougie and Douglass Earl, was California HEAT Chorus - Sweet Adelines, 7 booked into Tehama p.m., Meteer School Room 26, 695 Kimball Road, 895- County Jail on the charges of assault with a deadly 0139 force not Childbirth Class, 6:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Commu- weapon: firearm, great bodily nity Hospital, Columba room, 529-8377 injury likely and battery: Fun Senior Aerobics with Linda, 8-9 a.m., $1, spouse/ex-spouse/date. Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. 527-8177 Bail was $35,000. Giants'World Series Trophy, 4-6 p.m., Community According to Tehama County Sheriff's logs, a Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., free woman Grief Support Group, 3 p.m., St. Elizabeth Com- 41-year-old reported she was in a dismunity Hospital, Coyne Center, 528-4207 turbance with Mark Kelly-Griggs House Museum, 1-3 p.m., Thurs- Andrew Wood and that days and Sundays, 311 Washington St., group tours by someone had battered her and chased her down the appointment, 527-1129 or 527-5895 La Leche League, 11 a.m., Sunrise Bible Fellow- road. Wood was arrested and booked into Tehama ship, 956 Jackson St., 347-0562 or 527-6818 County Jail on two warLive country music, with dinner, 5-7 p.m., Veterans rants for failure to appear: Hall written promise. Bail was Painting session, Red Bluff Art Association, 10 set at $55,000. Hogan was a.m., Snug Harbor recreation room, 600 Rio Vista Ave., arrested at the same address. 527-4810 • Benny Raymond TalPhoenix Comunity Support Group, 11:30 a.m., ley, 61, was arrested early Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 945-2349 Monday morning in the Pinochle for Seniors, 12:30-3:30 p.m., 1500 S. 8000 block of Highway 99E. Talley was booked Jackson St., free, 527-8177 Playtime Pals Playgroup, 10 a.m., Family on the charge of assault with a deadly weapon: Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528- force, not firearm: great 8066 bodily injury likely. Bail Red Bluff Exchange Club, noon, M&M Ranch was set at $30,000. Logs show a report at 4:38 a.m. House, 645 Antelope Blvd. #1 Red Bluff Lions Club, 6 p.m., Veterans Memorial, of a 50-year-old Los Molinos woman saying 527-8452 Rancho Tehama Los Molinos Arrests Red Bluff vidually for cooking or freezing. -- bleach and cleaner from the supermarket, with no success. 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Calif. insurance chief criticizes Anthem rate hike With less than two months until the March 1 deadline to pay all federal benefits electronically, the Treasury Department reportCorning Elementary School Board, 7 p.m., 1590 ed on Tuesday that 5 million South St. paper checks continue to be Corning Rotary, noon, Rolling Hills Casino, Tim- mailed to federal beneficiaries bers Steak House, 2655 Barham Ave., corningro- each month. In California alone, nearly tary.org VFW Charity Bingo, 6 p.m., Veterans Memorial Hall, 1620 Solano St., 824-5957 3A 400,000 Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) checks are still sent each month. The Treasury Department is urging Social Security and other federal benefit recipients to not delay and switch now to either direct deposit or the Direct Express Debit MasterCard card. she had been in a disturbance and medical was requested. The woman was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries. Talley had assaulted the woman, who was his companion, with a metal flashlight. • Daryl Shreve, 44, of Red Bluff was arrested for indecent exposure Saturday after he pulled his pants down in front of a 22- year-old woman and her two children, ages 6 and 3. Shreve was booked into the Tehama County Jail where he was booked. Brandish Someone reported a brandishing at 9:03 p.m. Sunday at Lariat Bowl on Main Street in Red Bluff. Upon arrival, officers learned two men were confronted by five or six Hispanic men as they exited the bowling alley. One of the Hispanic males pulled a large, "Machete" style knife from under his sweatshirt and waived it in a slashing motion as he asked the males if they wanted to fight. The group of males then fled the area. No one was injured during this incident. Collision Three Tehama County residents were injured in a collision at 1:10 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Highway 99W and Finnell Avenue. Helen Childress, 82, of Red Bluff, William Terle, 60, and his passenger Paula Terle, 71, both of Corning, were all taken to St. Check recipients can sign up for direct deposit or the Direct Express card by calling toll-free 1-800-333-1795, visiting www.GoDirect.org or talking to their local federal paying agency office. The process is fast, easy and free. Elizabeth Community Hospital with moderate injuries. Childress was driving a 2002 Ford Taurus north on 99W, south of Finnell about 55 mph, approaching Terle's 2001 Ford Taurus from behind. Terle had stopped in the intersection to make a left onto Finnell when Childress failed to notice he had slowed, resulting in a collision. Both vehicles, which sustained major damage, slid across the southbound lane onto the shoulder. Counterfeit Someone at Jack In The Box reported Monday receiving two counterfeit $20 bills. Crash A non-injury accident involving a semi running into the building took place about 4 p.m. Monday at the Corning Airport. The person reported running into the building and then jack knifed his truck. Thefts • Someone at US Bank on Solano Street in Corning reported Monday morning an unauthorized withdrawl of $300 had been taken from an unknown ATM sometime Sunday. • Someone on Dolla Court in Corning reported Monday the theft of two canvas bags, one containing rope and the other a tarp, from inside his yard. The man said the items were mainly of sentimental value. • Someone reported about 3 p.m. Monday at Oliveview Mini Storage in Corning a theft of checks taken from her storage unit sometime earlier in the day. • Someone at Northern Valley Catholic Social Services on Sycamore Street in Red Bluff reported Monday the theft of a license plate from a company vehicle. Vandalism • A Red Bluff Police officer reported about 1 a.m. Tuesday finding a new fence cut at Les Schwab Tires on Antelope Boulevard. The business had reported a breakin about 10 a.m. Monday. • Someone reported Monday afternoon having their tire slashed while at Raley's sometime Sunday evening.