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4A Daily News ��� Saturday, March 30, 2013 Local Calendar SATURDAY, MARCH 30 Red Bluff Frontier Village Farmers Market,8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 645 Antelope Blvd. EBT accepted Red Bluff Moose Easter Egg Hunt, noon to 2 p.m. 11745 Highway 99W, 529-6666. Children up to age 12. Weight Watchers meeting, 8 a.m., 485 Antelope Blvd. #N, 1-800-651-6000 Los Molinos Los Molinos Volunteer Fire Department Easter Egg Hunt, 10 a.m., Mill Creek Park. Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Senior Center, Josephine Street, 384-2100 Tehama Tehama County Museum, 1-4 p.m., 275 C St., group tours, call 384-2595 SUNDAY, MARCH 31 HAPPY EASTER! MONDAY, APRIL 1 Red Bluff Al-Anon New Comers At Heart, 7-8 p.m., North Valley Baptist Church, 345 David Ave., 6902034 Bend Jelly 4-H, 6 p.m.,Bend School, 527-3101 Diabetic Support Group, 6:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, Columba Room English as a Second Language class, 5:308:30 p.m., Red Bluff High School Adult Ed building, 1295 Red Bud, 736-3308, same time Tuesday and Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. Thursdays, free childcarefrom 9 a..m. to 12:20 p.m. classes in Richlieu Hall, 900 Johnson St. 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. Ste. 101, 528-8066 Masterworks Chorale rehearsal, 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m., Red Bluff Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 527-4203 PAL Martial Arts, ages 5-18, 3-5 p.m., 5297920, www.tehamaso.org Red Bluff Community Band Practice, 7-9 p.m., Red Bluff Presbyterian Church, Jefferson St., 527-3486 Salvation Army Writing Class, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 940 Walnut St., 527-8530 Sons in Retirement, 11:30 a.m., M&M Ranchhouse Restaurant, Antelope Blvd., 529-5700 Sun Country Quilters Community Service Group, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-1126 TeenScreen Mental Health Appointments, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., free, by appointment only, Youth Empowerment Services, 1900 Walnut St., 527-8491, Ext. 3012 TOPS Club (take off pounds Sensibly), 8:30 a.m., First Christian Church, 926 Madison Ave., 527-7541 or 347-6120, visit www.tops.org US citizenship preparation class, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Red Bluff High School Adult Ed building, 1295 Red Bud, 736-3308, same time Tuesday and Wednesday Venture Crew 1914 meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., Moose Lodge on 99W, co-ed ages 14-20 welcome Women���s Domestic Violence Information and Support Group, Spanish speaking only, call for time and location, 528-0226 How they shaped my life Books can do strange things for us all. Books can make you happy, make you laugh, make you scared, make you sad and make you cry. Books can even make us remember things from our past, make us remember a close family member or a favorite pet that you called your best friend. Books can take us on adventures to far off places, destinations we���ve never reached. When a young child sits down to read their favorite book, they can see unicorns, dragons and dinosaurs. They can be pirates or princesses. When you open a book, there���s no telling the places that you���ll go. In fact, for a lot of people, books are what give them hope and something to believe in. When people read books, they soon realize that there is a lot more to the world then what they see. I realize that now. The book that has influenced me over the past few years, is the "Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul" series. My favorite ones are the books on Tough Stuff, Stories of Tough Times and Lessons Learned. I have to say these books are amazing. When I read them I feel as though I���m actually talking to someone that is sitting right next to me. When I am going through rough times and struggling with school and things like that, I find one of these books, open it up and start to read. After I read for a while I soon realize that I���m not alone, that I���m not the only one that goes through rough times. As I read these books I scroll through pages upon pages of families separating, girls my age that are strug- gling, and loved ones dying. These are friend���s house very much, because I all real stories. Girls around my enjoy being with my family more. A lot of people believe that books age have gotten up enough courage to write these stories are just books and if you know how to read them that���s cool, but if about their lives you don���t know how to read and things that hapthen who cares. A book is pen to them, perjust pages with letters and sonal things and I words. As I said before, admire that so much. books can do amazing things These books have for all of us. They give us difchanged my way of thinkferent feelings and thoughts ing. I used to be stubborn about life. They make us sad, and always wanted to stuff happy, scared, and they make away my feelings. I still do us laugh. When a child reads that every now and then a book it can be unbelievably but in the long run time Noelle magical. Children and young heals all mistakes. At some people open up a world of point in our lives we are imagination when they read. forgiven for the mistakes In their eyes they can be we make. These books Super Heroes, Kings, have helped me know that everything is not always going to be Queens, Pirates, and Princesses. They perfect, grand or extraordinary, but can ride Unicorns, Giant dogs, Dragusually if you���re patient enough there ons, and Dinosaurs. If we didn���t have is always another door waiting for you books, where would we be? I know we just around the corner. All you have to wouldn���t have hope, and we definitely do is be brave and turn the knob. It wouldn���t have something to believe in. might not be something that you want Books change your life, so why not but God does say, "Everything hap- pick one up and turn the page? It might pens for a reason." We all have our not be easy at first, but I promise it will future planned out somehow. We just be worth it. don���t know about it. In a way you Noelle Ziegler is a freshman at Red could also say, these books changed my life and my values in life. Right Bluff High School with plans to attend now my family is my life; at least until UC Davis. The above essay is her wining entry in the writing contest held I get a little older and move out. These stories have made me realize in conjunction with the RBHS literacy how lucky I am to have the family that festival, For the Love of Books. She is I have and knowing that makes me a voracious reader who loves the appreciate them a whole lot more than Twilight series. As a result of winning I used to. Now I always want to be this contest, she can now read on a around them. I don���t sleep over at NOOK, which was the 1st place prize. Ziegler Our youth and public safety By JOHN MINTON Special to the DN On Thursday, March 28, Officer Heidi Thomas, Red Bluff Police Department, takes a break at the Police Activities League Martial Arts Center for Excellence, 1005 Vista Way, Suite C, next to the airport. The students were warming up for regular training in Jujutsu by doing "Insanity" push ups so Officer Thomas joined in with them in full uniform and gear. The students were impressed and really happy to see another officer involved with them by "getting down" on their level. CHP Officers, Tehama County Sheriff���s Deputies, Red Bluff Police Officers and Tehama County Probation Courtesy photo Officers have visited with students at the dojo over the years and have made have either graduated from high school someone tried to hurt me or take me important connections with them. with a diploma or on track to. Several away?" "How would I get away and Later in the day, fourth grader have attained college degrees. All get to some place safe?" "Who would Christopher Lee was awarded his black training and belt rank promotions were help me?" belt first degree after six years of steady free. With our streets increasingly and consistent training in Jujutsu with Law enforcement personnel these becoming less safe with the release of PAL. He is in the second row and to the days resemble the Samurai and state inmates safety is more of a conright with his dad, mom and older Knights of yesterday, living a code that cern these days. It's safer to be more brother Cameron behind him. Zackery protected society. They are the exam- aware of our surroundings. Skaggs in the white gi (uniform) and ples for children and martial arts stuPAL has offered free self defense Chaos Vierra (far right) and Cameron dents to follow. Officers and Deputies training for our youth for fifteen years. Lee were also recently promoted to in Tehama County have been involved Now PAL and ATV have partnered for black belt first degree after many years in the lives of our children in various women's self defense and empowerof training. They're asking, "I earned programs. They need the support and ment training on Wednesdays, from my black belt, now what do I do?" encouragement from the community 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Several mothers Black belt first degree is only the the same as our children. and daughters have begun training and first step in a student's training. It's conPAL Martial Arts is asking all youth are continuing to receive crucial inforsidered birth as all the training leading to be especially watchful when walk- mation that makes them more aware of up to it was just getting them ready for ing to and from school. "Is a van or car their surroundings around the clock. a lifetime of training, healthy living following me?" "Do I really want to They are learning how to be more prewith a drug, alcohol, tobacco and vio- get close to someone I don't know?" pared. lent free lifestyle. This is the way of a "What is that yucky feeling I have For more information on PAL protrue warrior. when someone I don't know gets too grams either visit www.tehamso.org or Thousands of youth have entered close to me?" "I wish my parents call 529.7950 or call the program coorAlcoholics Anonymous, noon Monday the training with PAL but only thirty- would make sure I get to school and dinator at 200.1031 or the instructor at through Friday, 5 p.m. Thursday, 7 p.m. Monday, one have made it to black belt. All home safely." "What would I do if 840.0345. All PAL programs are free. Tuesday and Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday, 783 Solano St., behind the church for felony altering a vehicle tered by other students at owe. She said the person Bingo, 5:15 p.m. early bird, 6:30 p.m. regular Police reports identification, stolen proper- Woodson Elementary calling had her personal games, Maywood Grange, Highway 99W just past ty and prohibited person School on Toomes Avenue. information and social secuThe following informaLiberal Avenue, 833-5343 tion is compiled from Red from owning ammunition. A school official was con- rity information. tacted who advised the boy Exchange Club board meeting, 7 p.m., Holi- Bluff Police Department, Bail was $135,000. had been hit in the face by Tehama County Sheriff���s day Inn Express another youth, causing his ��� A homemade trailer Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., 820 Marin St., Department, Corning Police ��� A 22-year-old woman head to hit a stucco wall. was reported stolen from an Department and California 824-1114 or 824-2090, meetings are every day reported Thursday night that The other youth was sus- orchard in Corning. Highway Patrol. through Saturday with an additional meeting at her neighbor had fired a rifle pended. ��� Three Ultima alkaline noon Mondays at her dog on Lincoln Street. batteries were reported ��� Israel Lehman Conrad, Deputies contacted the two ��� Someone at Tower stolen from an orchard on 24, Red Bluff was arrested disputing neighbors. A 52the 6000 block of Highway for felony inflicting corporal year-old man said he fired Mart on Solano Street in 99W. The estimated loss injury on a spouse or cohab- one round into the ground to Corning reported Thursday was $600. itant. Conrad had five out- scare the pet, because it was receiving a counterfeit $10 ��� A woman reported standing misdemeanor harrasing his children. Both bill in store. Thursday that her tenants on parties were provided civil charges of failure to appear The Tehama County Arbor Day Committee and two charges of failure to information. Fifth Avenue have been havwould like to thank the following individuals, A 60-year-old woman ing problems with truck pay a fine. Bail was reported getting a phone call parts being taken from their $52,470. businesses and organizations for their ��� A woman reported at her residence from ���Cash- vehicles. Extra patrol after ��� Jesus Valdovinos support of the 2013 Farias, 32, Red Bluff was Thursday afternoon that her net USA��� requesting pay- midnight hours was requestArbor Day Program in Tehama County Schools: arrested on Vaquero Lane 6-year-old son had been bat- ment on a debt she does now ed. Corning Theft Animals Arrests Counterfeit Thank you Scam Battery The ADman Rabobank Calif. Dept. of Forestry & Les Schwab Tires Fire Protection Sierra Pacific Foundation Corning Lumber Sierra Pacific Industries Crane Mills Wagenfuhr Timber Falling The Forest Foundation John Wheeler Logging Jim Froome Wulfert & Company Premier West Bank COUPON Palomino Room Texas BBQ Kids Eat FREE Everyday *with purchase of adult entree 723 Main St. 530.527.5470 Good News Lawns & More THE GREAT RED BLUFF HEIST *Lawn Care Will be giving out thousands of $$$ in FREE ���Loot��� from local businesses. 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