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SATURDAY, JULY 17 Red Bluff Eighth Annual Wine Tasting by the Pool,7 p.m.to 10 p.m., McGlynn Pool, $20, 529-0556 Farmer’s Market, 8 a.m. to noon, Red Bluff River Park, 527-6220 Corning Carwash Fundraiser, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Napa Auto Parts, 2026 Solano St., advance tickets available, 824- 6260 Chris Gardner in Concert, 9 p.m.to 1 a.m., Rolling Hills Casino, free admission, 528-3500 or rollinghillscasino.com Lassen Reach the Peak kick off, 11 a.m.to 3 p.m., Lassen Peak Trail parking lot Anderson Northern Rivers Tiger Cub Safari, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m..,for boys that will be entering 1st grade in the Fall, $10 for Cub Scouts, $18 non-Cub-Scouts, 221-6230 SUNDAY, JULY 18 Red Bluff WHEEPicnic and Prayer Circle, 4:20 p.m., 22116 Riverside Avenue Corning Evangelist services, 7 p.m., Family Bible Church, 609 Marin St., 824-9989 MONDAY, JULY 19 Red Bluff Al-Anon, 6 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Hickory Gastric Bypass Support Group, 6 p.m., St. Eliza- beth Community Hospital, Columba room, 529-3066 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. Ste. 101, 528-8066 Red Bluff Community Band Concerts in the Park, 8-9 p.m., Red Bluff River Park, 527-3486 Retired and Active Federal Employees, 11:30 a.m., Veteran’s Memorial Hall, 735 Oak St., call Karen at 585-2494 Salvation Army Writing Class, 9:30-11 a.m., 940 Walnut St., 527-8530 Sun Country Quilters Community Service Group, 9 a.m.to 3 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066 Corning Kirkwood School Board, 5 p.m., 2049 Kirkwood Road Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., 815 First St., 385- 1169 or 566-5270, daily through Saturday, noon Mon- days, no meeting the third Wednesday 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 Los Molinos Senior Dance,7 p.m., Los Molinos Sr. Social Club, Los Molinos Senior Center, Josephine St. Gerber Gerber Union Elementary School Board, 6 p.m., 23014 Chard Ave. Flournoy Flournoy Elementary School Board, 6 p.m., 16850 Paskenta Road TUESDAY, JULY 20 Red Bluff City Council, 7 p.m. City Hall, 555 Washington St. Diabetic Education, 12:30 p.m. St. Elizabeth Com- munity Hospital, Columba Room, 529-8031 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. Specializing in Color & Corrective Color Harmony’s 6 yrs experience as a Hair Stylist keeps her current with the latest hair trends & innovative styles. Long or Short Hair 3 yrs Certified TiGi Ambassador Harmony McFann now at 529-2688 • 645 Antelope Blvd. #8, Red Bluff (Across from TC Fairgrounds) Chests $ A total of 30 counties constructed exhibits over the last month, and the awards have been presented. Tehama County took home a silver award, along with 14 other counties. Placer County took the Best of Show award, but other counties followed very closely, including Butte County with Best Content and Best Design awards. The Counties Exhibit has been a longstanding fan Police reports The following infor- mation is compiled from Red Bluff Police Depart- ment, Tehama County Sheriff’s Department, Corning Police Depart- ment and California Highway Patrol. Violence A man reportedly struck a woman and threatened to kill her and her children Thursday morning on Railroad Avenue. Bat attack A woman called to report a bat attacking her daughter Thursday after- noon on Johnson Street. The bat was captured, transported and released at a bat habitat. Juvenile A juvenile reportedly snuck out Friday morning on Carmel Way. Scam Doloris Ellis reported allowing a man claiming to be a Dish Network rep- resentative into her resi- dence on Tuesday. When she contacted the compa- ny, however, they said they had not sent any employees to her area in “quite some time.” The man was described as five feet, eight inches tall with a thin build and driving a green Honda. favorite and continues to draw crowds of fairgoers every year to support their favorite county. The exhibit continues at the fair, which runs through Aug. 1 at Cal Expo. The California Build- ing, 1600 Exposition Blvd. in Sacramento, houses the exhibit, which is free with fair admission. For more information, call Greg Kinder at (916) 263-3161 or send an email to gkinder@calexpo.com. There is no 'free' lemonade This column is a true story -- every word of it. And I think it very appropriate to consider with Fourth of July, Independence Day spirit still lingering. Last week, I was in a car with my brother and his fiancee, driving through their upscale neighborhood on a hot summer day. At the corner, we all noticed three little girls sit- ting at a homemade lemonade stand. We follow the same rules in our family, and one of them is: Always stop to buy lemon- ade from kids who are entrepreneurial enough to open up a little busi- ness. My brother immedi- ately pulled over to the side of the road and asked about the choices. The three young girls -- under the watchful eye of a nanny, sitting on the grass with them -- explained that they had regular lemonade, raspberry lemonade and small chocolate candy bars. Then my brother asked how much each item cost. "Oh, no," they replied in unison, "they're all free!" I sat in the back seat in shock. Free? My brother questioned them again: "But you have to charge something? What should I pay for a lemonade? I'm really thirsty!" His fiancee smiled and com- mented: "Isn't that cute. They have the spirit of giving." That really set me off, as my reg- ular readers can imagine. "No!" I exclaimed from the back seat. "That's not the spirit of giving. You can only really give when you give something you own. They're giving away their parents' things -- the lemonade, cups, candy. It's not theirs to give." I pushed the button to roll down the window and stuck my head out to set them straight. "You must charge something for the lemon- ade," I explained. "That's the whole point of a lemonade stand. You fig- ure out your costs -- how much the lemonade costs and the cups -- and then you charge a little more than what it costs you, so you can make money. Then you can buy more stuff, and make more lemon- ade, and sell it, and make more money." I was confident I had They're all very nice. But these things aren't free. The government only gets the money to pay these benefits by rais- ing taxes, meaning taxpayers pay for the "free lemonade." Or by printing money -- which is essentially a tax on sav- ings, since printing more money devalues the wealth we hold in dollars. If we can't teach our kids the basics of running a lemonade stand, how can we ever teach Congress the basics of economics? Or maybe it's the other Terry Savage The Savage explained it clearly. Until my brother, breaking the tension, ordered a rasp- berry lemonade. As they handed it to him, he again asked, "So how much is it?" Truth on Money And the girls once again replied, "It's free!" And the nanny looked on contentedly. No wonder America is getting it all wrong when it comes to govern- ment, and taxes, and policy. We all act as if the "lemonade" or benefits we're "giving away" is free. And so the voters demand more - - more subsidies for mortgages, more bailouts, more loan modifica- tion and longer periods of unem- ployment benefits. way around: The kids are learning from the society around them. No one has ever taught them there's no free lunch -- and all they see is "free," not the result of hard work, and saving, and scrimping. If that's what Ameri- ca's children think -- that there's a free lunch wait- ing -- then our country has larger problems ahead. The Declaration of Independence promised "life, lib- erty, and the pursuit of happi- ness." It didn't promise anything free. And that's the Savage Truth. Terry Savage is a registered investment adviser and is on the board of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. She can be reached at www.terrysavage.com. She is the author of the new book, "The New Savage Number: How Much Money Do You Really Need to Retire?" Tehama County takes silver at State Fair Break-in • An attempted break- in was reported Thursday afternoon on Johnson Street. • A theft was reported Thursday afternoon on Stonybrook Drive. Vandalism Charles Edward Markham reported a blue sedan ran over a park bench, causing about $200 worth of damage, Thursday evening on Barham Avenue. Garbage • A large bag of animal remains was reportedly found Thursday morning at the corner of Gardener Ferry and Kopta roads. • Rosalinda Angelique Shelnutt reported some- one keeps filling up her garbage Thursday night on San Benito Avenue. • A man was reported- ly admonished Thursday morning at the corner of Ash Street and Monroe Avenue after dumping a chair into a nearby creek. Odd •A man on James Avenue or James Road reportedly was written up for filing a false police report after calling police and accusing someone of violating a restraining order by being within 100 yards of the caller’s dogs. • Dispatchers picking up a 911 call early Thurs- day morning on Moller Avenue heard only static on the line. When deputies were sent to investigate the source of the call, they found only a residence that had been vacant for months. Fires • A vehicle fire report- ed at 11:24 a.m. Thursday also burned a quarter acre of grass. The fire was contained at 11:36 a.m. and the cause was mechanical. The vehicle was a total loss with $10,000 in damage. Cal- Fire cleared at 12:36 p.m. • A structure fire was reported at 4:08 p.m. Thursday on Red Town Drive in Red Bluff. The fire, which burned up the deck, was out upon Cal- Fire’s arrival and had been put out by the home- owners. Damage was $5,000 with a $125,000 save and the cause was electrical. 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