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Friday, August 13, 2010 – Daily News – 3A To add an upcoming event in the Local Calendar, submit Local Calendar 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. FRIDAY,AUGUST 13 Red Bluff and Hickory Al-Anon, 6-7 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jeferson Celebrate Recovery, 6:15 p.m., Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 738 Walnut St. 527-2449 Knit for Kids, 9:15 to noon, Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 527-0372 Corning Spanish Adult Education, 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 SATURDAY,AUGUST 14 Red Bluff Airplane Display Days, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Red Bluff Airport, 1760 Airport Blvd., 527-6547 Decorative Brushes of No. California, 10 a.m., Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., 527-7449 or decorativepainters.org Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon, Red Bluff River Park, 527-6220 Corning Chris Gardner in Concert, 9 p.m.to 1 a.m., Rolling Hills Casino, free admission, 528-3500 or rollinghillscasino.com Youth Fair, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Northside Park, free swimming 1-3 p.m., 824-7670 Rancho Tehama Rancho Tehama Community Church Women’s Day Retreat, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Recreation Hall, 17605 Park Terrace, $20, 585-3165 SUNDAY,AUGUST 15 Red Bluff Back to School Project Cuts for Kids, 2-6 p.m., Red Bluff River Park, 529-4074, www.backtoschool- project.com 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,AUGUST 16 Gerber 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 Gerber Elementary School Board,6 p.m., Gerber School, 23014 Chard Ave. 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,AUGUST 17 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 Can stores invent coupon rules? Q: "Our grocery store will not double coupons until a shopper has purchased items totaling $25. They will only double six coupons. Is the store allowed to set its own rules?" A: We’ve visited the topic of stores’ coupon policies many times in this column, and it may surprise you that the answer to your question is Yes. A store can absolutely choose to require a cer- tain amount of spending before it doubles coupons, or limit the num- ber of coupons it will double or choose not to double coupons at all. A store can choose to accept com- petitors’ coupons or turn them down. It can even choose not to accept any manufacturer coupons at all. While I gather from your email that you might find this policy restrictive, it’s definitely at the store’s discretion to implement whatever rules it feels are necessary to maintain a profit margin while still enticing customers to shop there versus a competitor. So why might a store implement a policy like this? Remember, when a store doubles coupons, it also "eats" the cost of doubling. If a store doubles a 50-cent coupon to $1, they’re willingly giving up 50 cents of profit as an incentive to get you to shop in their store. In limit- ing the number of coupons doubled per transaction, the store is also reducing the loss it will take on the coupons it accepts. No major supermarket in my area doubles coupons. The closest grocery stores that offer double coupons are more than 40 minutes’ drive from my house. With three major supermarkets just five minutes away from my door, it’s not ter- ribly practical to drive further to enjoy some coupon doubling. But occasion- ally if I’m in the area, I absolutely stop and shop. These not-so-near- me supermarkets will only double two like coupons per transaction. But, if I plan to use two coupons for detergent, two for salad dressing, two for shredded cheese, and so on, I can still put a nice trip together and maximize my doubling, even with the restric- tions. Jill Cataldo Coupon Queen As for your store’s $25 mini- mum purchase, again, the store is ensuring that customers won’t come in and just "skim" the best sales at the store. As an extreme example, a shopper could buy 100 items priced at $1 each, use 100 50- cent coupons – which, doubled, make those items free – and walk out of the store paying only tax. While this sounds like fun for shoppers, it’s not as much fun for the store if they take a financial loss on those items. In requiring a $25 minimum purchase, the store ensures that it will get at least that amount spent in the store, pre- coupon. This isn’t an uncommon prac- tice, by the way. One supermarket in my area offers great store coupons in its flyer each week. Because they’re store coupons, I can stack manufacturer coupons with them and really bring down the prices of the featured items. For example, a recent flyer offered a store coupon reducing the price of a bot- tle of laundry detergent to $2.99. I also had a $3 man- ufacturer coupon for the detergent; stacked with the $2.99 store coupon, my detergent was free! But in order to use that great coupon, or any of the store coupons in the weekly ad, I also need to spend a mini- mum of $10 in the store. Again, while this may seem slightly frustrating, if enough of those store coupons bring prices down into the great-deal range, the $10 minimum doesn’t seem too bad to me. If I buy milk, produce and a few other items, I’m usually over the $10 mark and can enjoy getting the coupon items at bargain prices. As always, check with your store to learn exactly what their coupon policy states regarding the terms of coupon use at that chain or location. Jill Cataldo, a coupon workshop instructor, writer and mother of three, never passes up a good deal. Learn more about couponing at her website, www.supercouponing.com. E-mail your own couponing victories and questions to jill@ctwfeatures.com. Non-profit directors meeting set The North Valley DOVIA — Directors of Volun- teers in Agencies — will be meeting 8:30-10 a.m. Aug. 19 with the topic of "Event Management: Steps for Success." The event will be held in the Enloe Conference Cen- ter, Room 204. The suggested donation to cover room and breakfast goodies is $5. 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. Prowler Someone lost power early Thursday morning at a Washington Street residence when a prowler reportedly opened an exterior breaker box and knocked on the resident’s windows. Theft • John Corn reported a burglary Wednesday morning to his home on Highway 99W. •A wallet was reported stolen Wednesday morn- ing at Best Western Inn. The victim reportedly left a wallet containing $385 cash, a driver’s license and an American Express credit card on the counter for 15 minutes, only to return and find the wallet missing. • Vickie Mattingly reported the theft of three plywood, decorative ponies Wednesday night from her unlocked garage on Mary Avenue. The loss is $300. • Eric James Ham- mond reported the theft of checks Wednesday at All Star Auto Wreckers. • Fifteen feet of a gar- den hose was reported stolen Wednesday morn- ing from Forward Way. The loss was estimated to be $50. Garden orna- ments were also reported- ly vandalized at the prop- erty. • An owner’s manual and an account bankbook were reported stolen Wednesday morning from a vehicle on Elva Avenue. The loss is $50. Fraud •Tanya Michelle Steinbrecher reported receiving a fraudulent check Wednesday morn- ing on Ward Street. • Unauthorized charges were reported Wednesday afternoon to a bank account at USA Gas on Antelope Boulevard. Vandalism • Two tires were reported slashed Wednes- day afternoon on Mina Avenue. The loss is $400. • An air conditioning unit was reported vandal- ized Wednesday morning on Mina Avenue. •A pair of windows was reported broken Wednesday morning at a vacant residence on Sandy Way. Fireworks/shots Several callers report- ed hearing four shots in succession just before 4 a.m. Thursday near Sacred Heart School. One caller reported seeing aer- ial fireworks. Deputies were unable to locate the source. Odd • A man reportedly did a backflip Wednesday afternoon on the Interstate 5 bridge, into the Sacra- mento River, but authori- ties were unable to find anyone matching the caller’s description. • Someone reported finding items from the glovebox of the persons car in his or her driveway Wednesday morning on Please bring an event to think about and work on in the event lab. If you oversee, manage, organize and need volunteers, come join others for much needed support and training from your colleagues hosted by the North Valley Community Foundation. For information send Laura Cootsona an e-mail at laura@lrcconsulting.com. Elva Avenue. The person had been cleaning out the car the day before and was uncertain if he or she had taken out the items and forgotten to put them back in. • Three credit cards were reportedly found Wednesday morning in the street at the corner of Luther Road and South Main Street. All three were returned to the owner. Collisions • No one was injured in a collision at 4:20 p.m. Wednesday on north- bound Interstate 5, south of the South Main Street overcrossing between a big rig and a vehicle. A 17-year-old Red Bluff girl was going north on the on-ramp from South Main Street to I-5 about 40 mph. As the girl began to merge into the slow lane she didn’t notice a big rig being driver by Gordon Huit, 38, of Moses Lake, Wash. dri- ving about 50 mph and merged into the big rig’s right front fender. The girls vehicle had major damage and the trailer of Huit’s big rig had minor damage. • According to a Cal- trans release sent at 3:25 p.m. Thursday there was a multiple vehicle colli- sion causing traffic to back-up on northbound Jack the Ribber Come by for the Best Lunch in town • Ribs •Tri-Tip • Pulled Pork • Specials Tues.-Sat. 6am-8pm Sun. 10am-3pm Closed Monday 1150 Monroe St. 527-6108 FREE KIDS HAIR CUTS Sun. Aug. 15 2-6 pm Red Bluff River Park FREE FOOD ★ KIDS GAMES LIVE MUSIC 529-4074 Beauticians needed Interstate 5, south of the Red Bluff Rest Area. At 4:36 p.m., another Cal- trans release said the road was clear and traffic was returning to normal. Nothing further was available. Fires • A 1 acre fire across the street from Mill Creek Park in Los Molinos was reported at 4:04 p.m. Wednesday. The first unit was on scene at 4:16 p.m. and had the fire contained at 4:32 p.m. The cause is under investigation. There was no damage, no save. CalFire cleared at 6:42 p.m. • A small spot fire was reported at 9:38 p.m. Wednesday on Chard Avenue, east of Interstate 5. The vegetation fire was out upon CalFire’s arrival at 9:53 p.m. CalFire cleared the scene at 10:23 p.m. The cause was mechanical. There was no damage, no save. Mountain Lion •Tehama County Young Marines Master Sgt. Annie Bennett and a few other Young Marines saw a mountain lion about 2 a.m. Thursday near the cabins at the campground by the Diversion Dam. A Mountain Lion was also spotted by the Young Marines near the fire pits on Tuesday. Nor Cal Royals Travel Baseball Club Try Outs Sunday August 15th 12-2pm @ Enterprise High School ages 16 & under for info call Nash Crisosto 356-7220 Aaron Caetano 547-7006