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Monday, June 28, 2010 – Daily News – 3A To add an upcoming event in the Local Calendar, submit information well in advance to the Daily News, attention Calendar, P.O. Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 or e-mail to clerk@redbluffdailynews.com.Include a contact name and telephone number. MONDAY, JUNE 28 Red Bluff Al-Anon, 6 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Hickory (additional meetings noon and 6 p.m. Wednesdays, 6 p.m.Fridays) Head Injury Recreational Entity, 10 a.m., St.Eliz- abeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, Rusty, 529- 2059 Key to Life, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 Red Bluff Community Band Concerts in the Park, 8-9 p.m., Red Bluff River Park, 527-3486 Salvation Army Writing Class, 9:30 to 11 a.m., 940 Walnut St., 527-8530 Sun Country Quilters Guild Sew-in, 3:30-8:30 p.m., Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 South Jackson St., $5, suncountryquilters.com Corning Healthcare District, 6 p.m., district office building, 145 Solano St., conference room Narcotics Anonymous, and 7 p.m., 815 First St., 385-1169 or 566-5270. Meetings daily through Satur- day, additional meeting noon Mondays Sewing group, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, 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 Gerber Gerber Elementary School Board,6 p.m., Gerber School, 23014 Chard Ave. TUESDAY, JUNE 29 Red Bluff 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. Ste. 101, 528- 8066 Red Bluff Rotary, noon, Elks Lodge Tehama County Board of Supervisors, 10 a.m., board chamber, 727 Oak St. Corning Spanish Adult Education, 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30 Red Bluff Al-Anon, noon to 1 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jef- ferson and Hickory Elks duplicate bridge, noon, Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, 528-9418 Ishi Archers 16 target 3-D Summer League, 5 p.m., 527-4200 Red Bluff Kiwanis, noon, Palomino Room Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Westside Grange, Walnut Street Widowed persons breakfast, 8 a.m., Tremont Cafe & Creamery, 731 Main St., men and women wel- come, 384-2471 Corning Strategies for Success, Life Skill classes, 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Los Molinos Free ESL Class, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Los Molinos Elementary, 7700 Stanford Ave., 384-7833 THURSDAY, JULY 1 Red Bluff California HEAT chorus, 7 p.m., Metteer School, 695 Kimball Road, 527-8001 Childbirth Class, 5 p.m., St. Elizabeth Commu- nity Hospital, Columba room, Anita 529-8377 Grief Support Group, 3 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, Kristin, 528- 4207 Latino Outreach, noon., Family Resource Cen- ter, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066 Live country music, 5-7 p.m., dinner, Veterans Hall National Alliance on Mental Illness, Tehama County Chapter Meeting, 6 p.m., County Depart- ment of Education, 1135 Lincoln St., 527-5631 Painting session, Red Bluff Art Association, 10 a.m., Snug Harbor recreation room, 600 Rio Vista Ave., 527-4810 PAL Kickboxing, 4 p.m., 1450 Schwab St., 529-8716 or 200-3950 Lotto numbers SACRAMENTO (AP) — The winning num- bers drawn Wednesday night in the California Lottery’s ‘‘SuperLotto Plus’’ game were: 5-9-14-26-29 Meganumber: 25 Sunday Buffet Special $ 9.99 Expires 6-30-10 COUPON Local Calendar A wish list is the secret to success Feeling down in the dumps because you don't have an iPad or a pretty new sofa? Wish you could take your hubby to a nice restaurant for his birthday, but alas, you are broke? Turn around your attitude and cancel your pity party with a simple tool: a wish list. How you create your wish list is up to you. It can be a small note- book that you keep in your hand- bag, a scrap of paper on the refrig- erator door or even a file on your computer. A written wish list is magical because it gives credence to your heart's desires. Once you turn it into a manage- ment tool, you'll see how things will change for you. When you create a wish list, you'll stop feel- ing sorry for yourself. You'll stop making stupid impulse purchases, and you'll stop digging your debt hole even deeper. Here's how it works: When a wish enters your mind, examine it carefully. Do you want an iPad because you have a good use for it or just because your friend has one and, well, it looks cool? If you can justify such a thing in your life, go ahead and add it to your wish list. Be sure to date the entry. Once each week, review your wish list. It's likely that the neon purple flat- ware that you just had to have last week will fade in impor- tance. In fact, by this week, you might think it's really dumb. What were you think- ing? Great. Delete it from your list. Consid- er other items on the list, deleting or con- firming as you go. Then look at the order in which the items appear. Which one still holds a burning desire? Move it to the top of the list. Arrange items in order of importance below No. 1. Repeat every week or so. Once an item has remained at the top of the list for a period of time that you have designated for yourself, start saving for it, even if all you can put away is 10 bucks a week. So what if it takes you a year to save for an iPad? You'll have a full 12 months to change Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate your mind. If you still want it a year from now, you'll own it out- right with no new debt. Want to add a high-tech dimen- sion to your wish list? Go to http://www.SmartyPig.com. There you can set up an online savings account to save for a specific goal. You'll have a lot of fun doing it. SmartyPig won't charge you any fees, and it will pay you an amazing interest rate, given today's economy. It will help you reach your goal even faster. And your money will be safe from you so you can't borrow it back in a weak moment. Now, don't you wish you'd thought of that soon- er? Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 18 books, including her best-selling classic "Debt-Proof Living." You can e-mail her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. State could take steps to cover medically uninsured SACRAMENTO (AP) — Californi- ans who have been denied health insur- ance coverage because of pre-existing conditions could soon find relief if state lawmakers enact a key compo- nent of federal health care reform. Two bills that are slated to be taken up Monday in the state Senate would create a high-risk pool for individuals who have been denied health insurance because of pre-existing conditions — a practice that will be banned starting in 2014. If they are approved, the Califor- nia bills would help the state get about $761 million in federal funding to bridge the gap until then. As many as 250,000 to 400,000 Cal- ifornians have been denied coverage due to pre-existing conditions such as cancer and asthma, according Health Access, a consumer advocacy coalition that has sponsored many of the state’s health care reform bills. Health Access estimates the federal funding will allow about 25,000 to 30,000 addition- al people to get coverage. ‘‘People with pre-existing condi- tions cannot get coverage in the private market,’’ said Assemblyman Mike Villines, R-Clovis, who authored AB1887. ‘‘That could be a child, or it could be people who lost their jobs ... I don’t care about the politics, I think it’s the right thing to do.’’ A companion bill, SB227, by Sen. Elaine Alquist, D-Santa Clara, would authorize the state to set up the pro- gram and contract with private insur- ance companies to provide coverage. Both bills passed the Assembly with bipartisan support, but Villines expects them to meet resistance from Senate Republicans, who he says are opposed because the funding only lasts for three years. Senate Republican leader Dennis Hollingsworth, of Murietta, and sever- al other Republican senators did not return calls for comment about the bills from The Associated Press last week. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, sponsored both bills, and his staff has worked closely with the Legislature on more than a dozen bills that would enact the changes signed into law by President Barack Obama in March. He called the legislation a ‘‘win-win opportunity for California.’’ Villines’ bill would establish a fund to receive the $761 million in federal funding California is eligible for, part of which will go to subsidize the insur- ance companies’ costs to take on more expensive customers. The funds could be spent as early as July 1, so the lawmakers are rushing to pass the bills. The state already has a high-risk pool that enables about 7,000 people to buy health insurance funded through premiums and funds from Proposition 99, the state’s cigarette tax, said Jeanie Esajian, spokeswoman for Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board, which runs that program and would adminis- ter the new one. But the existing pro- gram has a waiting list and offers only limited coverage. Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access, said the proposed new insurance plans would have lower premiums and would be less restric- tive. ‘‘As individuals we have no market power, and until 2014 insurers are allowed to cover who they want to and to deny who they want to,’’ Wright said. The Legislature may also consider several other bills of note this week, including: — California would allow Internet gambling under a bill before the Senate Government Organization Committee on Tuesday. Sen. Rod Wright, D-Ingle- wood, argues that more than 1.5 mil- lion Californians already participate in illegal online gambling. His SB1485 would let the state Department of Jus- tice contract with operators to provide state-sanctioned games that would allow at least 10 percent of their gross revenue to go to the state treasury. — Companies may have to disclose if they transported Nazi victims to World War II death camps or concen- tration camps if they want to help build or operate California’s $45 billion high speed rail system. A bill by Assembly- man Bob Blumenfield, D-Woodland Hills, would let the California High- Speed Rail Authority disqualify bids from companies that carried victims, though it gives firms a chance to explain the circumstances and say if they have paid reparation. AB619 is set to be heard Tuesday by the Senate Transportation Committee. — Motorcycle riders would face tougher monitoring of their tail pipe emissions under a bill by Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills. Under current state law, car owners must have their vehicles inspected and tested every two years, but motorcycle owners are exempt. SB435 would subject bikes to smog checks. Pavley’s office says motorcycles emit more pollutants per mile driven than cars. The Assembly Transportation Committee will hear SB435 Monday. — Owners of rifles and shotguns would have to register their long guns the same way handgun owners do under a bill before the Senate Public Safety Committee Tuesday. Assembly- man Mike Feuer, D-Los Angeles, says his AB1810 would let police track gun sales and ownership through a state database. He says nearly as many long guns are used in crimes as are hand- guns. China Buffet CHINESE RESTAURANT Open 7 Days A Week China Buffet Happy Hours Monday Lunch $ All Day $6.99 Tuesday - Saturday 6.99 Dinner $ 9.99 343 S. Main St. Red Bluff 530-529-5888 (No Checks) Obituary KAROL J. TUDOR Karol J. Tudor, beloved wife, mother and grand- mother, died on Wednes- day, June 23, 2010 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Red Bluff. She was the daugh- ter of Eunice Leoma (Slater) and Bird Franklin Hunt and was born on July 12, 1930 in Pocatello, Idaho. Her early years were lived in Idaho, Nevada and Oak- land, CA before coming to Red Bluff where she gradu- ated from Red Bluff High School. She lived mostly in Red Bluff until 1962 when she moved to Duluth, MN with her first husband, Ken- neth Gooler, and their four children. She returned to California in 1968 and eventually settled back in Red Bluff with her second husband, Gary Tudor, where they have lived for the past 32 years. Karol was proud of her long career as a registered dental assistant. She en- joyed her work and setting adults and children at ease with her gracious smile and genuine concern for their comfort, always professio- nal and diligent. After re- tirement, she was pleased to serve as a Pink Lady at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and especially enjoyed volun- teering in Day Surgery and making cookies and cakes to share with the staff. Kar- ol loved her trips with hus- band Gary to Fort Bragg and other coastal locations, planning delicious meals and talking with her chil- dren on the phone. Karol was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Patricia Valentine. Karol is survived by her beloved husband of 38 years, Gary Tudor; children, Kelly Ravenfeather (John Larsen) of Duluth, MN; Ke- vin (Cherie) Gooler of San- ta Rosa; Kieron Gooler of Petaluma, Kenneth Gooler (Carolyn Adams) of Santa Rosa; Tammera (Jeff) Wooten of Phoenix, AZ and Troy Tu- dor of San Leandro; thir- teen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; neph- ews, other relatives and friends. The bright light of her smile remains in our memories. Memorial service will be step-children, held at 2:00 on Thursday, July 1 at The Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 738 Walnut Street, Red Bluff (530) 527-2449. Gifts in memory of Karol may be directed to Susan G. Koman for the Cure (breast cancer). Have a news tip? Call 527-2151, Ext. 112 Ownership Under New 10 % off COUPON on dinner only (everyday) Expires 6-30-10 COUPON