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Monday, May 24, 2010 – Daily News – 3A Local Calendar MONDAY, MAY 24 Red Bluff Al-Anon, 6 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jeffer- son and Hickory (additional meetings noon and 6 p.m.Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Fridays) Head Injury Recreational Entity, 10 a.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, Rusty, 529-2059 Key to Life, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 North State Barrel Racers, 5 p.m., Tehama District Fairground, Bull Sale Arena, 526-4210. Red Bluff Community Band, 6:45-8:45 p.m., Red Bluff Community / Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., 527-3486. Salvation Army Writing Class, 9:30 to 11 a.m., 940 Walnut Street , 527-8530. Sun Country Quilters Community Service Group, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 Sun Country Quilters Guild Meeting, 7 p.m., Westside Room, Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. Corning Healthcare District, 6 p.m., district office build- ing, 145 Solano St., conference room Narcotics Anonymous, and 7 p.m., 815 First St., 385-1169 or 566-5270. Meetings daily through Saturday, additional meeting noon Mondays Sewing group, 9 a.m., Family Resource Cen- ter, West and South streets, 824-7670 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 Rancho Tehama Meet Dave Hencratt, 6:30 p.m., Rancho Tehama Association Recreation Hall. TUESDAY, MAY 25 Red Bluff Alzheimer’s and dementia support group, 6 p.m., Lassen House, 705 Luther Road, 529-2900 International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, 6:45 P.M., Masonic Hall 822 Main St. 527-6715 PAL Kickboxing, 4 p.m., 1450 Schwab St., 529-8716 or 200-3950 Playtime Pals Playgroup, 9:30 a.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 Red Bluff Garden Club: Drought Proofing with Grey Water, 1 p.m., 12889 Baker Road., 529-5122 Red Bluff Rotary, noon, Elks Lodge Tehama County Board of Supervisors, 10 a.m., board chamber, 727 Oak St. Tehama County Patriots, 6 p.m., Trinity Landmark Missionary Church, 20920 Hampton Rhodes Drive Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1932, 7 p.m. Veterans Building, Oak St. Corning City Council, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 794 Third St. Jewelry beading class, 9:30 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824- 7670 Spanish Adult Education, 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824- 7670 Gerber Tehama Cemetery District, 4 p.m., cemetery office, 7772 Woodland Ave., Gerber WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 Red Bluff Adult Wood Carving Class, 10 a.m. to noon, Veterans Memorial Hall, 735 Oak St., 824-5669 Al-Anon, noon to 1 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Hickory Diabetes Education Classes, 6:30 p.m. St. Peters Episcopal Church, 510 Jefferson St., 527- 5205, free Elks duplicate bridge, noon, Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, 528-9418 PAL Youth Carving Class, 3-4:30 p.m., Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jack- son St., free, 824-5669. Red Bluff Kiwanis, noon, Elks Lodge Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Westside Grange, Wal- nut Street Youth Archery Instruction, 5 p.m., range on Hwy 36 east, free for Ishi club and 4-H members, 527-4200 Widowed persons breakfast, 8 a.m., Tremont Cafe & Creamery, 731 Main St., men and women welcome, 384-2471 Lotto numbers SACRAMENTO (AP) — The winning num- bers drawn Wednesday night in the California Lottery’s ‘‘SuperLotto Plus’’ game were: 9-12-22-30-46 Mega Ball: 24 Crafter’s Boutique 40 Crafters in 1 Shop! Mon.-Fri. 10:30 to 5:30 Sat. 11-3 Come & Shop Or Rent a Space to Sell Your Crafts Gifts for family & friends Wrapping available$1.00 650 Main St., Red Bluff 530 528-2723 Paid for by the committee to elect William Murphy Experience and Temperament Count WilliamMurphy4Judge.com Daily News photo by Geoff Johnson From left: Linda Roland, 12, and her mother Helen Roland play Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” Saturday on Main Street, part of the first Girlfriends Day in downtown Red Bluff, held in conjunction with the first Well-Being Faire. The Rolands also sell crafts through the nearby Crafters Botique. Pacific fisher relocation complete The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has com- pleted the translocation of 15 Pacific fishers to the Sierra Nevada in portions of Butte, Tehama and Plumas counties. This cooperative project by DFG, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) and North Carolina State University (NCSU) is part of an ecological study that may help the species reoccupy part of its former range. Although fishers have successfully been reintro- duced in other states, this is the first effort of its kind in California. The nine female and six male fishers released this winter were captured in northern Cali- fornia and moved to proper- ty owned by SPI, a private timber company. Most of the translocated fishers have remained in the general vicinity of the release site and are being monitored by Aaron Facka, a Ph.D. student from NCSU, and DFG employ- ees. Accessing the remote sites in the Sierra Nevada where the fishers were released has been extremely difficult due to deep snow and trees toppled during this winter’s storms. Facka and his crew use snow machines, ATVs and flights in a DFG airplane to follow signals emitted by transmit- ters carried by the female fishers. In April, DFG employ- ees located the nine female fishers by flying over the Stirling area and listening for signals emitted by the transmitters. The signals received indicated that all were alive. Male fishers are wearing special collars that link with satellites and automatically send information about their location via e-mail. Next winter, researchers will con- tinue to track these, as well as 15 more fishers planned for capture and relocation next fall. Radio-tracking from the ground has led researchers to five of the females, each in a hollow tree, that may have given birth to young. If confirmed, this will repre- sent the first reproduction of fishers during the study and would be a significant mile- stone for the project. To ver- ify the presence of young fishers, researchers have set infrared sensitive cameras near the den trees in hopes of photographing them. Fishers are currently a candidate species for pro- tection under the federal Endangered Species Act, in the Pacific states. The State Fish and Game Commis- sion is considering whether to list the species as threat- ened or endangered in Cali- fornia. Fisher Facts • Fishers are members of the weasel family, which also includes minks, martens, otters and wolver- ines. They are about the size of a large house cat and can live up to 10 years. • The fisher’s range was reduced dramatically in the 1800s and early 1900s, some of which can be attrib- uted to trapping, predator and pest control, and alter- ations of forested habitats by logging, fire, urbaniza- tion and farming. • Fishers occur in the northern coniferous and mixed forests of Canada and the northern U.S. In California, they live in mountainous forests of northern California and in portions of the southern Sierra Nevada. They are believed to have been absent from the northern Sierra for nearly 100 years until 15 were relocated this winter. • Fishers live in forested habitats that provide shelter and food. They find cover in cavities in the trunks of trees, snags and hollow logs, as well as, platforms formed by mistletoe (‘‘witches brooms’’) or large or deformed branches. PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT FOR JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OFFICE TWO, 2010 William Murphy 30 years experience as an attorney. 23 years as a public servant. Experienced. Independent & Fair. 22 ways to slash the grocery bill With our busy lives and harried schedules, it's easy to forget the basics of wise grocery shop- ping. Here is a quick collection of the best tips I know for slashing your grocery bill: 1. Don't shop hungry. Stud- ies find you will spend at least 17 percent more. 2. Shop with a list. Use the store's weekly sale ads found in the newspa- per or on the store's website as a guide, and build your menus from there. 3. Go for loss leaders. These are the items that are deeply discounted in order to get you through the door. 4. Don't buy anything that is not a sale item. 5. Know your prices. Keep a written record of the regular per-unit prices of the items you buy most often so you'll know whether a "special" is really a bargain. 6. Buy in season. Fruits and vegeta- bles will be the best quality and the lowest price when they are in season. 7. Shop with cash. Take only the amount of cash you have decided to spend on one grocery trip. If you come across a fabulous bargain and don't have enough cash, you always can return to the store to stock up. 8. Carry a calculator. Keep a run- ning total of the items in your cart so you won't be embarrassed at the check- out. 9. Shop at larger stores. Their regular prices might be higher, but supermarkets have the best sales. 10. Find a bak- ery outlet. They offer wonderful bar- gains if you can be highly disciplined. 11. Buy in bulk. But remember: If you can't use it before it goes bad, it's a bad deal no matter how good the bargain was. 12. Don't buy more than you have storage space for. 13. "On sale" without a coupon is sometimes cheaper than the regular price with a coupon. 14. Buy the smallest size or quantity that the coupon allows for the greatest percentage of sav- ings. Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate out! 15. Always check expiration dates on food items. If you have a choice, choose the date farthest into the future. 16. Consider generic and store brands. Many times, the product is identical to the brand name except for the lower price. 17. Shop solo. Distractions can be costly. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 18 books, including her lat- est, "Can I Pay My Credit Card Bill With a Credit Card?" You can e-mail her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. Girlfriends have their day 18. Look high and low. Expensive brand names purposely are positioned at eye level. 19. Avoid individual-size packages. Buy the big container, and divide into smaller portions at home. 20. Learn sale cycles. Study sale fliers until you rec- ognize predictable cycles. Buy enough when it's on sale to last until the next sale. 21. Look for "two for one." These days, scanners always ring up each individ- ual item, so if the deal is "two for one," you likely will be able to buy one for half-price. Check the store's policy. 22. Keep moving! One study reveals that the typical shopper spends about $1.75 for every minute spent in the store. Know why you're there. Get what you need, and get