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2A Daily News – Saturday, January 12, 2013 Community people&events Senior menu The Senior Nutrition Program serves meals Monday through Friday at the Red Bluff Community-Senior Center, the Corning Senior Center and the Los Molinos Veterans Hall. The suggested donation for seniors 60 and older is $2.75. For those guests under the age of 60, the guest charge is $7. A donation is not a requirement for you to receive a meal if you qualify for the program. Reservations must be made a minimum of one day in advance by calling 527-2414. Two percent milk is served with each meal. Menu is subject to change. Week of Jan. 14-18 Monday Swedish Meatballs, Steamed Rice, Butternut Squash, Strawberries Tuesday Ham, Sweet Potatoes, Baby Lima Beans, Rye Bread, Pineapple Orange Juice, Cherry Parfait Wednesday ETHNIC/VEGETARIAN MENU Chili Rellenos Casserole, Flour Tortilla, Green Salad, Orange Juice, Cinnamon Churro Thursday Clam Chowder, Sourdough Bread, Marinated Veg Salad, Fresh Orange Wedges Friday Meatloaf, Zucchini & Cauliflower, Orange Beet Salad, Wheat Bread, Applesauce Bunko fundraiser A Bunko night benefit is being held from 4-6 p.m. on Jan. 26 at the Maywood Middle School Cafeteria to benefit Corning High School students going to Washington D.C. Tickets are $10 presale or $12 at the door. For more information call 529-8474. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. Setting it straight There was an error in Thursday's page 3A police and fire reports. A child was incorrectly listed as being missing from the Corning Head Start Center on Fig Lane. The mother was 40 minutes late picking up her child, which by state law requires notification of law enforcement. The Daily News regrets the error. –––––––– It is the policy of the Daily News to correct as quickly as possible all errors in fact that have been published in the newspaper. If you feel a factual error has been made in a news story, call the news department at 527-2153. Nostalgic memories encouraged by Hurley A reader commented to me to keep up the good work, that he enjoyed the nostalgia items in my columns. Isn't amazing that we do not always appreciate a happening until after it has passed? I recall some bygone activities; one of those nostalgic memories was that of walking downtown in Red Bluff on a Saturday morning, visiting the open stores, perusing, and shopping. I never minded working on Saturdays in what was then know as "Jones Jewelry as it was an opportunity to say hello to myriads of people who would be out and about. In earlier years I was happy to go to town on Saturday with my parents. There was always a stop at Les' Signal Gas Station then located on Walnut Street. The steps of the post office hosted a number of locals who were visiting while waiting for the missus to finish her shopping. There was something comforting about seeing the regulars gather at the Red Bluff Post Office in those days, the wall were marble and even the tables were where we wrote our postal slips on the marble table. What a shame it is that the beautiful marble walls and tables are now absent from those walls and tables. Saturday afternoon often brought a visit to the matinee at the State Theatre, complete with serial showings of "Captain Midnight," and "News clips; all before TV entered our now media cluttered lives. We usually had money for one candy treat, a "Big Hunk" candy bar was the best buy since the hard, white, nutty confection that would last a long time The bar required a lot of licking, and careful chewing particularly if a child had a loose tooth with the candy likely to last through a double feature. In the U.S. today there is a lot of talk about the demise of the "downtown" stores as big shopping malls now sprout up everywhere. It is no visits both large and small busidoubt difficult to compete with nesses on occasion. These noticeable clerks have diffiprices. In nearly every town culty stopping their conwe had visited on those versation with other past years there was a patclerks to wait on custern of the original core of tomers. Other somewhat downtown stores that have irritating actions are that limited their hours. Most of gum chewing while don't open until 10 a.m. and trying to conduct busioften close again between 3 ness. and 5:30 p.m. I noticed at At times some manleast one such store is not age to avoid eye contact open on Monday and Tueswhile ripping off the day and on the ensuing ticket and handing days may be open at 1Carolyn sales the customer withit to a.m. and closed again at out even uttering a 5:30 p.m. "thank you." Imagine My question is what what an alive down about the early shoppers who would like to beat the heat and town area we can have if we hustle to visit a store at 8 a.m. or 9 advertise super friendly store proa.m. What about those who work all prietors and clerks and user friendday and would like to visit a store ly hours of being open. My wonderful husband, Hurley, after wok? How many customers are lost by late starts and early clos- made some observations when we ing? Yes, times are somewhat hard visited Italy. Shops opened reanow so these late openings may sonably early, closed for three have to cut some of their hours dur- hours at mid day, 12-3 p.m. and opened again in the evening after a ing hard times. Time is just one factor; another delightful repast (mid day meal) is the friendliness and efficiency and reposo (nap or rest). The of clerks who work in the stores. streets were filled with patrons "I have nothing to sell but my ser- even though there were a few vice." The previous quote was one malls in the country, the old shops used often by public servants a were busy. Another interesting few years back. This person fol- observation was that many shops lowed the admonition of providing were quite small but continued to good service to the "t." He was offer good business in spite of welcomed by every patron, was their limited space. I began this column just before able to deal positively with anyone who was difficult. He had a job my wonderful husband, Hurley, that was long and tiring and became so very ill, and he always required a lot of exposure to the encouraged me to keep on keeping hot sun. He used the old fashioned on with my columns. Hurley passed away Dec. 27, words of "please, thank you and you are welcome." He went the 2012, what a wonderful marriage symbolic second mile to help the we have had, 58 years of wedded bliss. people he served. Lately I have wondered about Carolyn Barber has been writing some of the public service people at various stores. Most of them her column in the Daily News since have been at the big establish- 1992. It appears on Saturdays. She ments. It does seem that in current can be contacted by e-mail at times a virus of impoliteness often hurcar@yahoo.com. 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Tooby Is To Plant 100 Acres To Fruit Trees And Alfalfa Al Tooby of San Francisco is here looking after his property in Orchard Park, formerly known as Figal ranch. He contemplates the planting of 100 acres of fruit trees and alfalfa, for which the soil in this district is regarded as specially adapted. — Jan. 12, 1923 Community news may be submitted to the Daily News at clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. Include a name and phone number. Digital pictures should be attached as .jpg files. Photos from a film camera can be brought in to the Daily News as original prints or negatives. No photos from a home printer are acceptable. We would like to express our deepest appreciation for all of the flowers, cards, food, prayers, Hospice and the many kind words of encouragement and support during our recent loss. It will not be forgotten. Raymond H. Barber Family