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2A – Daily News – Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Community people&events Community Clips Pal fundraiser DoSomething.org and Staples are teaming up with actress and screenwriter Nikki Reed for the third Annual National Staples/Do Something 101 School Supply Drive. As part of drive, Reed, star of the film Twi- light: Eclipse, is encouraging Red Bluff teens to make a difference this summer by collecting school supplies and dropping them off at the local Staples store through Sept. 18. In addition, customers can get involved by donating $1 at any Staples store with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting Red Bluff students in need. All school supplies and donations will be given locally to the Tehama County Police Activities League to ensure they get into the hands of disad- vantaged youth just in time for the new school year. The local store for supply drop off is at 580 S. Main St. in Red Bluff. The first two drives raised more than $750,000 nationally. This year Staples is donating more than $125,000 worth of school supplies to the program. Red Bluff teens who want to get involved can go to www.DoSomething101.org for ideas on how to run local school supply drives and to sign up for an action kit. Health Fair The first Women’s Health Fair will be taking place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today at the Cottonwood Com- munity Center, 20595 Gas Point Road. The event will include information on healthy lifestyles, weight loss management, health mainte- nance, self empowerment and retail booths. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information call 347-1230. 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. The ties that bind us Last week, the members of this years One Minute Hug met to final- ize plans for the event. What a courageous group of people. Many of them have lost children unexpectedly and tragical- ly. The love and the laughter in spite of the changes in their lives is an inspiration. As our conversation shifted from the to do list to other issues in our lives an interesting thing happened. We began discussing how events in our lives bring us together into groups. These groups begin because of a similar situation and then they develop into something greater than the parts. For example, many of the people in the meeting had lost children, but others had not. Our conversation began to focus on issues that bind. When I wrote the column about losing my job and the sense of fear, anxiety and uncertainty that come with unemployment, I was scared. I was afraid that people would not react well to the column for a num- ber of reasons. What did happen was a signifi- cant amount of emails, phone calls and people stopping me in the store to share their gratitude for speaking about a situation that they share with me. We were a group. A club. We had a tie that binds. The families I met with for the hug event shared a similar message that they have found themselves connected to other families who can relate to them and who not only sympathize but can empathize with their situa- tion. I took an important message away from that meeting. The ties that bind us into a club such as the unem- ployed, the divorced, the survivors of lost loved ones, or any other tragedy is a magnificent opportunity. Though we know that we would never volunteer for something bad to happen in our lives, it is what we do with the catalyst that makes all the differ- ence. An event that happens in our lives just is until we attach meaning to it. Whether we become bitter or better is our choice. The event may have been out of our control, but what we do with the thoughts, feelings and actions after- ward is. I have been sitting with families who have every reason in the world to be angry, lost, and to give up on God and life and here they are planning a party to cele- brate children. I have spoken to good people who have so much to offer the work Faydra Rector Life Coach force and who could be faced with moving, los- ing important things in their lives and not knowing what will be in a few short months time and they are hopeful, patient and confident that it will all be okay. If you are facing a tragedy in your life, no matter what it is, there are people who feel your pain. There are people you can connect with. If you can see past the catalyst to the opportunity to support one another, you are making your mess your message. You can be the support that someone else needs and be supported too. Don't lie on the couch in your misery. Be a blessing to someone else and watch the blessings flow back to you ten fold. 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. com/ and http://allaboutdivorce.blogspot.com Scholarship Winner D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 125, NUMBER 201 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. 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Hatfield Is Appointed To The Position of Corning P.M. Announcement was made today that President Wilson has appointed Orvell Hatfield to the position of Post Master at Corning, California. – Daily News, July 14, 1920 Daily News photo Daily News Publisher Greg Stevens awards a $500 Scudder-Singleton Scholarship Grant and certificate to Adam Chambers, son of Daily News employee Sharnell Chambers, right. The program is administered across all MediaNews Group newspapers and annually generates $500 scholarship awards to every graduating high school son or daughter of a member newspaper employee. Adam is going on to college and will use the scholarship to assist with the cost of books and classes. Artists invited to enter stamp design competition The California Department of Fish and Game is sponsoring an art contest for the 2011 design for the state's upland game bird stamp. The third in the Encore Edition after reinstating the use of original artwork for the stamps image in 2009, it is open to all U.S. residents ages 18 and over. Entries will be accepted from Oct. 25 until Nov. 19 . The species to appear on the 2011 upland game bird stamp is the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo, Rio Grande sub-species) and must depict a pair (male and female). An upland game bird stamp is required for hunting migratory and resident upland game birds in California. The money generated from stamp sales can only be spent on upland game bird related conservation pro- jects, education, hunting opportunities and outreach. DFG sells about 200,000 upland game bird stamps annually, including sales to collectors who value the stamps for their artist depiction of upland game birds. In addition to the stamps, DFG typically issues signed, limited edition prints that are sought by art collectors. The upland game bird stamp contest will be judged by a panel of citizens with expertise in the fields of ornithology, conservation, art and printing. The winner will be chosen during a public judging event on Dec. 1. The winning entry will be reproduced on the 2011 California Upland Game Bird Stamp and may be avail- able as collectible limited edition prints. For contest information and entry forms, please visit the DFG Web site at www.dfg.ca.gov/upstamp. President’s List Kimberly B. Garibaldi of Red Bluff was among the 1120 students named to the Gonzaga University Presi- dent’s List for spring semester 2010. Students must earn a 3.7 to 4.0 grade-point average to be listed. One of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the U.S., Gonzaga has grown and matured into one of the west’s premier universities. Gonzaga has a student enrollment of approximately 7,600. 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 Plenty of parking on Pine Street