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2A – Daily News – Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Community people&events Birth - Owensby Little ditty about graduation "Oh yeah, life goes on, long after the thrill of livin' is gone." I was running the other day looking for inspiration for a new column and this song came into my head. I started thinking about how far my daughter has come since her graduation just a year ago. In one years time I have seen her shed some ever so frustrating aspects of teenagerdom that make moms wince. Courtesy photo Adam and Andrea (McCrary) Owensby of Charlotte, N.C., a daughter, Zuri Swann Owensby, 7 pounds, 11 ounces born Thursday, May 6, 2010.Welcoming baby is sibling Lillian Simone Owensby, 2; grandparents Wayne and Senia Owensby of Red Bluff; Jim and Vicky McCrary of Kingsport, Tenn.; great- grandparents Muriel Blankenship of Red Bluff and Wayne Owensby of Palermo. Birth - Aikin Karena Infante and Shane Aikin, a daughter, Norah Lynn Aikin, 6 pounds, 7 ounces and 19 inches long, born at 7:36 p.m. May 8 at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff. Welcoming baby are grandpar- ents Edward and Laurell Infante, Brett and Denise Aikin; great-grandparents Lauretta Barnes and Foster Robinson, all of Red Bluff, and Richard and Peggy Aikin of Crescent City. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. Setting it straight –––––––– 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. Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 125, NUMBER 165 On the Web: www.redbluffdailynews.com MAIN OFFICE: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Main Phone (530) 527-2151 Outside area 800-479-6397 545 Diamond Ave. Red Bluff, CA 96080 ______________________ Fax: (530) 527-5774 ______________________ Mail: Red Bluff Daily News P.O. Box 220 Red Bluff, CA 96080 CUSTOMER SERVICE: Subscription & delivery Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (530) 527-2151 Ext. 125 subscription rates (All prices include all applicable taxes) Monday through Saturday $9.59 four weeks Rural Rate $10.69 four weeks Business & professional rate $2.21 four weeks, Monday-Friday By mail: In Tehama County $12.29 four weeks All others $16.23 four weeks (USPS 458-200) Published Monday through Saturday except Sunday, by California Newspaper Partnership. 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Samson’s Friends Announce Name For Reelection The friends of W.H. Samson have asked the news to announce his name as a candi- date for reelection to the office of supervisor District No. 5, a position he has held to the entire credit or his district for his many years. – Daily News, June 2, 1920 Anniversary Special: FREE Regular or N.G. glass with all custom frames during May. Must persent this ad. Offer Expries 5/31/10. Oversize glass not included 857 Washington St. red bluff 530-527-3369 All makes and models. We perform dealer recommened 30K, 60K, 90K SERVICES AT LOWER PRICES Smog Check starting at $ (most cars and pick-ups) 2995 Consignment Boutique Spectacular Act II Bridal Gowns Sale $ 5000 to $ Other accessories on sale 707 Walnut St., Red Bluff 527-4227 20000 off Mon.-Fri. 10:30 to 5:30 Sat. 11-3 40 Crafters in 1 Shop! 650 Main St., Red Bluff 530 528-2723 Come & Shop Crafter’s Boutique Or Rent a Space to Sell Your Crafts Gifts for family & friends Wrapping available$1.00 + cert. Pass or FREE retest 527-9841 • 195 S. Main St. Tehama County Department of Education Director of Curriculum Sarah Kania was honored at Tuesday’s Rotary meeting as a literacy champion. Red Bluff Elementary School District Superintendent Charles Allen spoke highly of Kania praising her for being a large part of turning things around at both Richfield Elementary and Red Bluff Elementary school districts. Tehama County Superintendent Larry Champion called Kania the glue that holds things together and Rotary President and former Tehama County Superintendent of Schools Bob Douglas said Kania was the best of the best. From left: Champion, Allen, Kania and Douglas. Meetings • The Tehama Detachment of the Marine Corps COMMUNITY CLIPS Fundraiser League is a 501(c)(4) Veteran's Group. All Marines, veteran Marines and friends of the Corps are welcome to attend monthly meetings at the Red Bluff Veterans Hall, 735 Oak St. The group meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. • California Retired Teacher's Association, Mt. Lassen Division 9, will meet at 11 a.m., Monday, June 14, at the new Annex at the Tehama County Museum. Following a luncheon of hamburgers, salads, and chips for $10, will be two speakers. Donna Blanton, owner of Flower Boutique in Red Bluff, will discuss ordering flowers with an emphasis on sympathy flowers. Jim Kerr, of Hall Brothers Mortuary in Corning, will discuss making final arrangements. An installation of 2010-2011 officers will follow the program and lun- cheon. The meeting in the new annex, which is behind the museum. There is parking behind and alongside the museum on the dead end street. A fundraiser barbecue is being held for Arlene Carr to help support Arlene with the extensive medical bills incurred from her battle with colon cancer. She has given so much to others. This is our oppor- tunity to show our support. Arlene's family and friends would be pleased if you could join us 3-7 p.m. June 5 at Red Bluff River Park by the chamber building. There is a suggested donation of $10 per plate For more infor- mation call Laura at 529-5670 or Stacey at 917-0491. Paper drive CORNING — Boy Scout Troop 5 will hold a news- paper drive starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 5. Please put your papers on the curb that morning. Any- one living outside the city must take papers to special- ized fibers on South Avenue. Money from the drive will be used for summer camp in 2010. Questions call 824-3240. She is my oldest, which has good points and bad. She has the unfortu- nate reality that I am cutting my teeth on parenting with her life. I learn as I grow with her, meaning I often times overreact or try to control situations that I have no right to stick my nose into, but haven't been able to let go of yet. By the time my second matures into a similar situation, I have usual- ly relaxed a bit. I'm sure there is some resentment to be had there, sorry Kels. When my daughter was about to graduate last year, I was full of doubt. Life Coach say what? Yes, I couldn't comprehend that my daughter who could barely make it to first period on time, barely knew that the light on her dash meant something bad could be happening with her car and who obviously did- n't know that money did not grow on trees, could somehow be on her own and make it through life. I remember listening at the graduation and as I am sure you can tell, the only thing I actually heard was Fred Nulls’ You Matter speech. The speeches about being on their own and moving on from childhood to adulthood fell on a helicopter moms ears. You know, the kind of mom that hovers over their kids and tries to prevent life from happening to them. "Oh yeah, life goes on, long after the thrill of livin' is gone." I polled my daughter and her friends and asked them what they realize just a year later after gradua- tion. Without a doubt, the constant thread was to be yourself and that the drama of the high school social life is nothing like real life. They did say, however, that no matter where you go you will find people who don't like you for no reason, people who want to drag you down and people who judge you. The good news is that they also said that the freedom they found from being with people because you like them instead of because you Faydra Rector Life Coach have always known them is heavenly. Another common thread was that even if you did not do your best in high school it doesn't mean you can't do what you want. It just means you have to work a little longer to get there. Interestingly, I polled my few hundred Facebook friends for what they would say to their 18-year-old selves and guess what? They said the same things. They said they would tell themselves to be who they wanted to be. To not change to fit in. Women said to not settle. Most everyone said to travel and live on your own. Little ditty about graduation, American kids doin' the best they can. Faydra Rector, MA is a mental health administrator, author, public speaker, educator and life coach who lives in Red Bluff. She can be reached at lifecoach@shasta.com or view her blogs at http://faydraandcompany.blogspot.co m/ and http://allaboutdivorce.blogspot.com