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Thursday, September 16, 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. THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 16 Red Bluff California HEAT chorus, 7 p.m., Metteer School, 695 Kimball Road, 527-8001 Childbirth Class, 5 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Columba room, Anita 529-8377 Community Action Agency, 3 p.m. Board of Supervisors chambers Democratic Central Committee of Tehama Coun- ty, 5:30 p.m., M&M Ranch House, 736-5200 Grief Support Group, 3 p.m., St. Elizabeth Com- munity Hospital, Coyne Center, Kristin, 528-4207 Ishi Archers 16 target 3-D Summer League, 5 p.m., 527-4200 Live country music, with dinner at the Veterans Hall, 5-7 p.m. Long Term Care Insurance Review Workshop, 6- 7 p.m., Lassen House, 705 Luther Road, 527-4729 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 Passages caregiver support group, 12:30 p.m., Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S.Jack- son St., 229-0878 or 800 995-0878 Playtime Pals Playgroup, 9:30 a.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528- 8066 Red Bluff Exchange Club, noon, M&M Ranch House, 645 Antelope Blvd. #1 Red Bluff Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees, 5:30 p.m., 1525 Douglas St. Red Bluff Lions Club, 6 p.m., Veterans Memorial, 527-8452 Sacramento River Discovery Center Thursday Evening Program, 7 p.m., 1000 Sale Lane, 527-1196 Sunrise Speakers Toastmasters, noon, Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528- 8066 Support group for pet loss, 2 p.m., Family Service Agency, 1347 Grant St., 527-6782 Swinging Squares Square Dance Club, 7 p.m., Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. For beginner or review classes, call 529-1615 Tehama County Health Planning Council, noon, Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road Tehama County Planning Commission, 9 a.m., board chambers, 745 Oak St. TOPS Club (take off pounds Sensibly), 9:30 a.m., First Christian Church, 926 Madison Ave., 547-7541 or Nanc347-6120, visit www.tops.org Corning Corning High School Board, 7 p.m., 643 Black- burn Ave. Corning Patriots, 6 p.m., Senior Center, 824-2332 Dual Diagnosis Group, 1:30-3 p.m., 1600 Solano St. in Corning, 527-8491, ext. 3309. Improved Order of Red Men, 7 p.m. Independent Grange Sewing group, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Women’s Support Group, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Los Molinos Los Molinos Unified School Board, 7 p.m., Los Molinos High School cafeteria Gerber Gerber-Las Flores Community Service District, 6:30 p.m.331 San Benito Ave. Mineral School Board, 5 p.m., 38355 Scenic Ave. Mineral Manton Manton Joint Union School Board, 6:30 p.m. FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 17 Red Bluff Al-Anon, 6 to 7 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jeffer- son and Hickory 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. Mommy and Me Breastfeeding Class, 10 a.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066 Red Bluff-Tehama county branch of AAUW (American Association of University Women) pot- luck, 6:30 p.m., Valley Oak Racquet club, 415 Kaer Ave., 527-4589 Reeds Creek School Board, 1:30 p.m., 18335 Johnson Road, library Corning Adult Wood Carving Class, 10 a.m.-noon, Tehama Village Recreation Hall, 6152 Toomes Ave., 824-5669 Lotto numbers SACRAMENTO (AP) — The winning num- bers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the California Lottery’s ‘‘SuperLotto Plus’’ game were: 04-06-22-26-43, Mega Ball: 14 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. Arrests • A 26-year-old Red Bluff woman was arrested Tuesday at the Brickyard Creek Apartment Com- plex, 1275 Walnut St. Vivian Marie Wright was found in possession of drug paraphernalia and a small amount of crystal methamphetamine and was booked into Tehama County Jail for possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance and a parole hold. Bail was set at $12,500. • Several people were booked Tuesday for ille- gal entry with no bail set. Those booked included Yahir Gahel Hernandez Murillo, also known as Manuel Hernandez and Tomas Murillo Hernan- dez, 30, of Panorama; Abraham Hernandez Murillo, 36, of North Hills; Arnel Perez Lopez, also known as Armel Perez Lopez, 34 of Panorama; Rodrico Estra- da Carreno, 28, of Ron Lake, Ill.; Jose Antonio Tinoco, 30, of Atwater; Ezequiel Polvos-Loya, 35, of Hayward; and Juan Carlos Cornejo-Pacheco, 29, of San Jose. • Andrew Joseph Banuelos, 22, of Red Bluff was arrested in the 400 block of Walnut Street. He was booked on the charge of robbery. Bail was set at $100,000. Crash • Two women were injured in a rollover crash at 2:20 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 36W, near Dry Creek. Michelle Logan, 32, of Cottonwood was driving east on 36W through a curvy section, entering a left hand curve when she allowed her right tires to go off the road. Logan steered left and lost control of the vehicle, going through a fence, down an embank- ment and overturning. Logan and her passenger, Jenay Scott, 32, of Ander- son, were flown to Mercy Medical Center in Red- ding with complaints of pain. The vehicle had major damage. Fire • Red Bluff Fire responded to a one-acre fire at 5:14 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Reeds Avenue and Mill Street. Red Bluff Fire cleared the scene at 6:53 p.m. The cause is under investiga- tion. A second fire was reported in the same loca- tion at 9:33 p.m. The 50- by 100-foot spot is believed to have been ignited by an ember from the first fire. Theft • Deputies were sent to the 17000 block of Gray Road in Cottonwood at 10:44 p.m. Tuesday in response to a reported theft. Trevor Hoagland reported he had been out of town for about a month and while he was gone someone had broken the front window of his resi- dence and taken several items worth $3,550 including $200 damage to the window. • Brian Birt reported Tuesday that tools had been taken from a job site in the 28100 block of Highway 36E. Birt said he had seen a gray 1999 Honda CRV pulling away from the site. • Someone in the 200 block of Bluejay Street reported Tuesday that a guitar amplifier had been stolen from his residence. Vandalism • A woman in the 1400 block of Second Street reported Tuesday finding a circle with a cross paint- ed in glow in the dark paint on the outside of her residence. An anonymous witness saw someone spray painting about 1 a.m. Tuesday. Violence • Someone reported Tuesday in the 200 block of Main Street having rocks thrown at their vehi- cle by two boys who then became involved in an argument with the report- ing party’s friend, during which one of the boys pulled out a knife. Two people were cited and released to their parents. How to dramatically reduce your mortgage Dear Mary: Would you please explain how paying double mortgage payments works to reduce the principal? -- Ann H., Pennsylvania Dear Ann: Let's say you have these loan terms: $150,000 principal at 6 percent interest for 15 years. Your month- ly payments are $1,265.78. You are about to make your first monthly payment. If you asked for an amor- tization schedule, you would see that your first payment will allocate $750 to interest and $515.78 toward paying down the principal, which brings your new balance to $149,484.22. If you were to make two full pay- ments in the first month, the entire $1,265.78 of the second payment would go to reduce the principal because you already would have paid the interest required for that month. This is known as a "principal prepayment." Provided your loan does not have a prepayment penalty, you can make any amount of addi- tional principal payment during the month once you have paid the mini- mum payment and interest due. Your prepayment doesn't have to equal another monthly payment. Just for fun, I ran the numbers on that mortgage scenario to see what would happen if double payments were made every month. You might think that double payments cut everything in half, but the results are far more dramatic than that. You would pay a 15-year mortgage in six years, 11 months and slash the total interest ($77,841.93) to only $28,336.77. That's the power of pre- paying the principal. When making a prin- cipal prepayment, use a separate check and write "Principal Prepayment Only" in the memo area. DEAR READERS: Would you like to see how principal prepay- ments would affect your mortgage payoff time? Log on to http://www.Debt- ProofLiving.com during the month of September, and use my "Debt Investment" cal- culator. It's the FREE Calculator of the Month! Dear Mary: What can I do to remove stains from my Formica bathroom counter? I treated the stain with a mixture of bleach, water and hydrogen peroxide. That just made it a lighter brown stain. I have tried everything and am at my wits' end. Any suggestions? -- Jean D., Texas Dear Jean: I don't have good news. The folks at Formica are very specific when it comes to how to care for their laminate products. Never use cleaners containing acid, alkali or sodium hypochlorite, such as chlorine bleach, drain cleaners, metal cleaners, tub and tile cleaners, toilet bowl cleaners and lime scale removers. These cleaners will mar, etch, corrode and permanently discolor the laminate sur- face. Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate water. Do you have a question for Mary? E-mail her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 18 books, including "Can I Pay My Credit Card Bill With a Credit Card?" Lassen to ignite prescribed burns Lassen Volcanic National Park staff plans to ignite three fall prescribed fires due to favorable moisture and weather forecasts, beginning with the Crescent Prescribed Burn as early as today. “These projects are a high priority in order to protect the extremely valuable natural diversity of the park’s forest communities,” said Superin- tendent Darlene Koontz. The Crescent Prescribed Burn is in the north- west corner of the park, south of the Manzanita Lake Campground and east of Manzanita Creek. The 180-acre burn area will complete a 1,850- acre project initiated in 2009. The remaining fall projects include the 1,300- acre GRII Prescribed Burn along the northern boundary of the park and the 528-acre Hole Pre- scribed Burn just northeast of Raker Peak. These burns will be second entries into these areas. Many of the prescribed fire projects in the park need to be treated in a cyclic manner in order to mimic historic natural fire occurrence and maintain forest health. The goal of these pro- jects is to break up the buildup of fuels which have accumulated unnaturally with fire suppres- sion. These forest communities evolve over time from natural fires burning at frequent intervals with low intensity. The animals and plants thrive in these fire adapted ecosystems. Young grass, forbs and shrubs which come in after fires pro- vide excellent forage for grazers such as deer. Snags which are produced by single trees torching up provide excellent habitat for insects which in turn provide food for numerous bird species. Woodpeckers have been observed colonizing these snags after the fires and use them for nest cavities. For more fire information, call Scott Isaacson at 595-4444, Ext. 5162, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For general park information, call 595-4480 or visit www.nps.gov/lavo. Depending on what caused the original stain, the company says your stain may be reduced by applying a paste of baking soda and water to the area. The paste will be abrasive, so do not rub. Wipe up the paste with a clean, damp, nonabrasive cotton cloth, and then rinse with clean