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Wednesday, March 20, 2013 – Daily News Local Calendar Submit calendar items to P Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 .O. or clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. WEDNESDAY,MARCH 20 Red Bluff Adult Carving Class, 10 a.m. to noon, Red Bluff Veteran's 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 Blood Drive, 2-6 p.m., Veterans Memorial Building, Oak and Jackson streets Community Good News Club, 6-8 p.m., North Valley Baptist Church, 345 David Ave., $10, 5270543 Elks duplicate bridge, noon, Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, 275-4311 Lupus/Fibromyalgia Support Group, 6 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Columba room, Jackie, 529-3029 Marine Corps League, 6:30 p.m., Red Bluff Veteran's Memorial Hall, corner of Oak and Jackson streets., Roy Fansler 384-2134 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, 9-10 a.m., 1900 Walnut St., 527-8491, ext. 3012 Tehama County PAL Martial Arts Women's Self Defense, 5:30-6:30 p.m., 1005 Vista Way, Ste. C, 840-0345 Red Bluff Derby Girls open tryouts and practice, 6:30 p.m., Tyler Jelly building, Tehama District Fairground Red Bluff Joint Union High School Board, 5:30 p.m., 1525 Douglass St. Red Bluff Kiwanis, noon, Elks Lodge Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Westside Grange, Walnut St. 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., 5278491, Ext. 3012 Tehama County Board of Education, 5 p.m., District Office, 1135 Lincoln St. Tehama County Child Abuse Prevention coordinating council, 8:30 a.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Tehama County Library story time, 9:30 a.m., 645 Madison St. 527-0604 Widowed persons breakfast, 8 a.m., Tremont Cafe & Creamery, 731 Main St., men and women welcome, 384-2471 Work Incentives Planning and Assistance, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St., Ste. 101, 528-8066, free Cottonwood Cottonwood Library Story Time, 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m., Cottonwood Library, 3427 Main St., 347-4818 Corning Building Community Partnerships, 11 a.m., Family Resource Center, 1480 South St., 5284187 Corning Rotary, noon, Rolling Hills Casino Timbers Steak House, 2655 Barham Ave., corningrotary.org Richfield School Board, 6 p.m., 23875 River Road, 824-3354 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, 8247670 Strategies for Success, Life Skill classes, 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Tehama County Sanitary Landfill Agency, 6 p.m., City Council Chamber, 794 Third St. VFW Charity Bingo, 6 p.m., Corning Veterans Memorial Hall, 1620 Solano St., 824-5957 Ways to do things cheaper, better and faster I'm very excited about the recent release of my book, "Cheaper, Better, Faster: Over 2,000 Tips and Tricks to Save You Time and Money Every Day." I love tips, and having them in one place sure is handy. Here are some of my favorites: Buyer consideration, warranties transferable? If the seller says the vehicle is still under the original manufacturer's warranty or any dealer service contract, doublecheck that these benefits can be transferred from the original owner. Take no one's word for it -- read the contracts. Automobiles, p. 13. Sink-stopper leaks. To stop water from leaking out of the kitchen sink while you're doing dishes, put a piece of plastic wrap between the drain and the drain stopper. This is also a handy trick to remember if you're soaking something overnight. Cleaning, p. 61. Kids, trade clothes. An alternative to making your children always wear their siblings' hand-me-downs is to trade with neighbors or friends who have children of the same sizes. The kids get a new look, and the price is right. Clothing and Accessories, p. 75. Flour shaker. Put flour in an old saltshaker, and leave it in the freezer. When you need to flour a pan or dust a pastry board, the shaker will save you from wrestling with a big bag and spilling flour everywhere. Take a picture, and mail or email it to the absentee. Holidays and SpeFood and Cooking, p. 101. Gift list, save with business cial Occasions, p. 209. Decorating, sleep under the card records. Avoid returning unwanted gifts (or pre- stars. Instead of buying plastic stars or stickers for your child's tending you like ceiling, dab glow-in-thethem) from your dark paint on the tip of a spouse or immedidowel and randomly tap ate family members the ceiling in your child's by keeping an ongoing room, reapplying the paint record of the things you as needed. The dots won't would like, along with show during the day, but at specific details. Through night these "stars" glow the year, as you see items and even seem to twinkle. of particular interest, A cheap and easy way to pick up the store's busisurprise a child. Kids and ness card and write the Babies, p. 260. details on the back of it: Mary Excerpted from "Cheapred cardigan sweater, er, Better, Faster" (Revell, brass buttons, wool 2013). Available at Debtblend, size 8, $49.98. ProofLiving.com or retailThese cards serve as a ers everywhere. practical gift list to make gift-giving a positive Would you like to send a experience for both the tip to Mary? You can email giver and the receiver. her at Gifts, p. 150. Nails, polish bottle trick. Keep mary@everydaycheapskate.com, the top of a nail polish bottle from or write to Everyday Cheapskate, sticking shut by putting cooking P.O. Box 2099, Cypress, CA spray on a cotton swab and wiping 90630. Include your first and last it around the neck of the bottle name and state. Mary Hunt is the of before closing it. Health and Beau- founder www.DebtProofLiving.com and ty, p. 168. Parties, remember the absent. author of 23 books, including her When someone can't be with you to January 2013 release "Cheaper, celebrate a special occasion, have Better, Faster: Over 2,000 Tips and everyone at the event hold up a Tricks to Save You Time and Money poster that reads, "We miss you!" Every Day." Hunt Everyday Cheapskate Native Plant Society announces activities The following are planned activities for the Mt. Lassen Chapter of the California Native Plant Society in April. For additional information visitmountlassen.cnps.org. General Meeting Wednesday, April 3, 7:30 p.m., Chico Public Library Botanist, ecologist, and conservationist Glen Holstein will talk about wildflower and grassland ecology of California prairies. Some important topics he'll address are: What makes a grassland a prairie? How important are prairies as ecosystems? What is being done to enhance our native prairies? Native Plant Gardens Clean Up Sunday, April 6, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meet at Chico Creek Nature Center on E. 8th Street wearing gardening clothes and with your gloves and favorite tools. We'll get the gardens in shape for spring and summer. Peace Valley and Vicinity in Sutter Buttes State Park Saturday, April 13, 8:30 a.m. Meet at Chico Park & Ride West lot with lunch, water, hat, hiking shoes, money for ride sharing and $2/person state park fee. Woody Elliott will lead a wildflower search along the easy trails in Peace Valley while Jim Dempsey will lead a more strenuous route over the surrounding ridges. Limited to 30; reservations required. Contact Woody at woodyelliott@gmail.com to sign up and for alternate meeting place. Wildflower Show and Native Plant Sale Sunday, April 21 noon to 5 p.m., CARD Center, 545 Vallombrosa, Chico Celebrate Native Plant Week (April 14-April 21) with a visit to our biennial Wildflower Show. There will be over 200 species of plants from a variety of habitats in Butte, Glenn, Tehama and Plumas Counties. There will be also be sales of t-shirts, posters, books and native plants. Some of the natives that will be available are toyon, deer grass, buckeye, mugwort, spreading daisy, buckwheat, columbine, pipevine, Fremont's zigadene and Jepson's allium. Nature walks and special activities for children are also planned. Suggested donation $4; children 17 and under free. Rare Plant Treasure Hunt Saturday, April 27, 9 a.m. We'll begin our new season of hunts at Thomes Creek Ecological Reserve, a vernal pool area in the grasslands and rolling footihills of Tehama County northwest of Corning. We'll search for Ahart's nailwort, dwarf downingia and four others that may be in bloom. Meet at Chico Park & Ride West lot. Reservations are required. Contact Ron at rcoley64@comcast.net to RSVP and for alternate meeting site. Opening the World through Nature Journaling Workshop Saturday, April 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Selvester's Cafe at CSU, Chico Come and learn how to make nature sketching and writing part of your classroom or family experience at this hands-on workshop led by John Muir Laws, well-known artist and naturalist. Bring your own drawing supplies and sketchbook. This workshop is cosponsored with Friends of the Chico State Herbarium. Pre-registration is required. For more information, contact CSU Chico Biology office at 530-898-5356 or jbraden@csuchico.edu or see the Chico State Herbarium website csuchico.edu/biol/Herb/Eve nts.html. Lecture on Subtle but Essential Relationships Between Species in the Sierra Nevada Saturday, April 27, 7 p.m., Holt Hall 170, CSU Chico Join us for an exciting evening with John Muir Laws, author of The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada. He will illustrate some amazing relationships between plants and animals in the Sierra Nevada and some conservation challenges. Suggested donation $3-$5. Cosponsored with Friends of the Chico State Herbarium. Pulga to Mayaro, Feather River Canyon, Plumas National Forest Sunday, April 28, 9 a.m. Meet at Chico Park & Ride west lot with water, lunch, sun/insect protection, cameras and money for ride sharing. We'll drive along the pole-line road above the Feather River with stops to see a variety of wild flowers, a waterfall, and view scenic vistas. The road is rough in a few places and high-centered vehicles are recommended. We'll finish near the ruins of Mayaro, a resort dating back to the 1940s. Phone leader for secondary meeting place. Gerry, 530-893-5123. Bid opening for Klamath Project lease lands KLAMATH FALLS, ORE. — The Bureau of Reclamation announces that sealed bids for agricultural leasing of 26 parcels of federal lease lands, totaling 3,806 acres, will continue to be received until 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, at the Klamath Basin Area Office. A public bid opening will be held at the office at 10 a.m. the same day. Open for bid in Area K on the Lower Klamath federal lease lands in Oregon are one grass/hay lot and eight grain lots which are Manton School board, 6:30 p.m., 31345 For- pre-irrigated. Open for bid on the Tule Lake federal ward Road. lease lands in California are Sump 2 – six lots and Sump 3 – 11 lots. Some lots Take Off Pounds Sensibly — TOPS, 8:30 a.m., 25160 Josephine St., 385-1068 Manton Los Molinos include alfalfa while others are suitable for potatoes, onions and grain. Additionally, of the available lease lands, 750 acres may qualify for organic production. Bidding instructions, lease information, a sample copy of the lease contract, location maps and bid forms that must be used in submitting bids are available at the Klamath Basin Area Office, The Over 25 years of experience STOVE JUNCTION BBQ PELLETS The North State's premier supplier of stoves Now in Stock! 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For additional information, please contact Mike Green, Lease Lands Program Manager, at 541-880-2565. Transitional Kindergarten/Kindergarten Registration Reeds Creek School Date: and Time: Place: March 28, 2013 April 26th 3:00-4:30 PM Room 1 Children must be five years old on or before October 1, 2013. If your child's birthday falls between October 2nd and December 2nd, they will be eligible for Transitional Kindergarten. Please bring your child's birth certificate, immunization record, current physical/dental exam and proof of physical address. Contact Reeds Creek for further information/details @ 527-6006.