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Friday, September 17, 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. Local Calendar FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Red Bluff Al-Anon, 6 to 7 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jef- ferson 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 potluck, 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 Huntington’s Disease Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Rec Room at Tehama Village Apartments, 651 Toomes Avenue, 736-0484 Spanish Adult Education, 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Red Bluff Beef ‘N Brew Street Dance, 7-10 p.m., Cone and Kimble Clock Tower, $5, 527-5180 BMX racing, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $10 Farmer’s Market, 8 a.m. to noon, Red Bluff River Park, 527-6220 4H/FFA Horse Show, 10 a.m., Tehama District Fairground Corning Chris Gardner in Concert, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Rolling Hills Casino, free admission, 528-3500 or rollinghillscasino.com Disabled American Veterans Mini Storage Auction and Pancake Breakfast, 9 a.m.., Corn- ing Memorial Hall, $5 per person Los Molinos Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Los Molinos Sr. Social Club, Senior Center, Josephine St. Vina Book signing, 11 a.m.- 3 p.m.., “Vina’s History in Photos and Stories” by Frances V. Leininger, Vina Post Office SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Red Bluff WHEE Picnic and Prayer Circle, 4:20 p.m., 22116 Riverside Avenue Workshop to learn to preserve and make fire, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m., $40, 13499 Hwy. 99E, 527- 9647 Corning Evangelist services, 7 p.m., Family Bible Church, 609 Marin St., 824-9989 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Red Bluff Al-Anon, 6 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jeffer- son and Hickory Gastric Bypass Support Group, 6 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Columba room, 529-3066 Head Injury Recreational Entity, 10 a.m., St. Elizabeth 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, 6:45-8:45 p.m., Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., 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 Kirk- wood Road We’re Plum Crazy about Ian Hill & The Red Bluff Spartans Good Luck! 643 Main St., Red Bluff • 529-5566 Is there a stigma to using coupons? Last week, we took a look at the demographics of a typical coupon user. Did you know that the heaviest users of coupons make more than $70,000 per year? Accord- ing to studies by Nielsen Co., those who use coupons the least earn less than $20,000 per year. Why don’t lower-income people use coupons? Is there a stigma to using coupons that prevents some people from using them? Actually, there is. There’s a widespread belief among the non- coupon set that "only poor people use coupons." Of course, according to Nielsen studies, the opposite is true. Some people, though, are gen- uinely afraid of appearing "poor" in the checkout lane. They don’t want someone to think they must be enduring financial hardship. In Super-Couponing workshops, I often hear stories from readers who say they have been "shamed" in the checkout lane of a grocery store. One woman was watching the cashier scan her large pile of coupons and the couple standing behind her turned to each other and said, "Remember when we had to use coupons a few years ago?" As if having to use coupons is somehow embarrassing! Another shopper, a father with a baby, stood in the lane handing coupons to the cashier and heard a woman behind him com- ment, "I know how much you must be struggling, having to use all those coupons." She handed him a $20 bill and patted him on the shoulder! Fortunately, both shoppers took the patronizing comments in stride – and made sure to point out that they were choosing to use coupons, not forced to. But sto- ries like these suggest that some people per- ceive coupon shoppers as needy. And the idea that someone, anyone, may assume you’re poor if you use coupons is enough to deter some people from even con- sidering picking up a pair of scissors. Now, that’s the real shame! Cultural attitudes may play a part, too. After teaching a coupon work- shop in Spanish to a Jill Cataldo Coupon Queen Spanish-speaking audience, I learned from the people in the class that there are strong, preconceived notions about coupons within some Hispanic communities. One twen- ty-something college student told me that her mother equated coupon use to food stamps: "Mama was so mad that I was going to a coupon class!" Manufacturers are working to break down some of these notions and attract Spanish-speak- ing audiences. SmartSource has issued its newspaper coupon insert in both Spanish and English and General Mills publishes a free, quarterly Spanish magazine called "Que Rica Vida" filled with recipes and coupons. Lack of Internet access is anoth- er barrier to couponing. While anyone can clip coupons, the heav- iest users turn to the Inter- net to maximize savings. They utilize printable coupons and electronic coupons that can be loaded online to shoppers’ cards. They rely on grocery list "match-up" websites that offer the easy ways to plan a shopping trip and craft a grocery list reflecting the best deals of the week and which coupons to use to get the lowest prices. If you’re looking for more information on any of these tools, visit www.supercouponing.com and click "Getting Started" for links to many popular printable coupon, electron- ic coupon and match-up sites. The coupon enthusiasts I know are savvy shoppers who know the very best prices for the products they buy. They’re experts at spotting a deal and they’re not put off by any so-called "stigma" about using coupons. And, they realize that using coupons is a smart, even fun way to keep more of the money they earn in their wallets. Jill Cataldo, a coupon workshop instructor, writer and mother of three, never passes up a good deal. Learn more about couponing at www.supercouponing.com. E- mail your own couponing victories and questions to jill@ctwfeatures.com. DFG offers additional pig hunts in Colusa The California Department of Fish and Game is calling on hunters to help control pig populations in northern Colusa County. In cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, DFG has announced an additional public hunting opportunity for wild pigs on USBR-managed lands at East Park Reservoir, 20 miles west of Maxwell. This new opportunity will allow 24 additional hunters to access USBR lands this December in an effort to control the wild pig population inhabiting the area. Marc Kenyon, DFG's Wild Pig Program Coordinator, met with USBR officials earlier this year to develop a plan to control local pig populations. "The USBR maintains lands that are prime wild pig, deer, elk and turkey habitat, comprised of grasslands, mixed oak woodlands and riparian areas," Kenyon said. "Because there are so many pigs, they are frequently wandering onto adjacent private lands. We wanted to quickly enact control measures designed to alleviate the impacts pigs are causing there." Wild pigs are capable of altering landscapes by their nor- 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 Adrian I Robles, 25, Red Bluff, also known as Adrian Robles Romero, also known as Adrian Romero Robles, was arrested Wednesday after- noon at the Tehama Coun- ty Jail on suspicion of ille- gally entering the country. Mountain lion Students at Sacred Heart Elementary school reported to the principal seeing a mountain lion Tuesday. Police patrolled the area Wednesday morning but were unable to find any evidence of a mountain lion. Theft • Robert Peacher reported the theft of a $20,000 1995 New Hol- land 4x4 545 loader/trac- tor Wednesday night from Seven E Farms on Hallie Road. It is believed the tractor, likely stolen some- time during the night, was used to carry an awaiting, loaded trailer away. • Thomas Alvin Wiedel reported the theft of a nine small electric motors Wednesday morning from the corner of Highway 99W and Valley Vista. • Gerald Anthony Flavin reported a break-in to his vehicle Wednesday evening on Gardiner Ferry Road. An attache case with three check- books and credit cards was stolen. Vandalism Tehama County Public Works reported Wednes- day morning a “Wanco” electronic sign on Pasken- ta Road was shot. The damage was estimated to be $1,000. Scam • Clinton Carl Arrow- smith reported Wednes- day afternoon that people in Jamaica would not stop calling him about a phone scam. • Bob Roger Kosoff reported receiving a fake check Wednesday after- noon from a fake bank for a vehicle he was trying to sell online. Wallet Someone reported a wallet lost or stolen Wednesday morning at the Police Station. Road Rage Donna Louise Crain reported another driver in a Black Chevrolet truck threw something at her Wednesday night on Highway 99E, near Jill’s Market. Odd A woman reported being repeatedly slapped Dr. Andrew PomazalD.O. Physician & Surgeon General Medicine Saturday Appointments Available • High Blood Pressure • Diabetes • Joint & Muscle Pain • Lung Problems We offer Osteopathic Manipulation 530 528-2066 2050 Main St, Red Bluff Accepting New Patients mal feeding habits, called rooting, where pigs unearth tubers, acorns and grubs with their snouts. After the pigs expose the soil, invasive weeds usually take hold, replacing native species. The new hunt is scheduled for December and will be in addition to two other hunts currently offered in April and October. The hunts are limited entry and permit-only, avail- able to all holders of a valid California hunting license and a wild pig tag, which are available at license providers throughout the state. Hunters may apply for the two-day, muzzleloader pig hunts by mailing their information on postcards to DFG. Applications must be received by 5 p.m. on Oct. 27. Entry permits with maps and additional information will subsequently be mailed to successful applicants. For appli- cation details and additional information, please visit the wild pig special hunts website at http://dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/hunting/pig/specialhunts.html or contact Marc Kenyon, Wild Pig Program Coordinator at (916) 445-3515. on the knee Wednesday night at a care home on Baker Road. But when police arrived, they found no one at the residence who matched the caller’s name and no one who needed assistance. Crashes • An 18-year-old Red Bluff man received minor injuries, but said he would seek his own aid after being thrown from his motorcycle in a crash at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday on Highway 99E, south of Aramayo Way. Jacob Lepeilbet was driving north on 99E about 35 mph when an unknown man walking with nine other individu- als picked up a traffic cone and threw it in Lep- eilbet’s path. Lepeilbet was unable to avoid hit- ting the cone, which caused him to lose con- trol of and be thrown from his vehicle. The motorcycle had minor damage. The man who threw the cone is still being sought. Anyone with information is asked to call the California Highway Patrol at 527- 2034. • A 34-year-old Red- ding man crashed into a walnut tree, causing minor injuries, at 8:40 September Lunch Special at the GREEN BARN STEAKHOUSE Bacon Avocado Barn Burger ★ $6.99 ★ Served with Salad or French Fries offer good thru Sept. 30th Available Anytime - not good on take out - no substitutions. 5 Chestnut Ave.,Red Bluff • 527-3161 p.m. Wednesday on High- way 99E north of Black- berry Avenue. Christo- pher Weller, who had been tired for some time, but thought he could make it to Red Bluff, was driving north on 99E about 50 mph when he allowed his vehicle to go off the east shoulder and into a walnut orchard where he hit a tree, com- ing to rest facing east against the tree. Weller said he would seek his own aid. The vehicle had minor damage. Fire • A structure fire reported at 9:35 p.m. Wednesday on Derby Drive, cross of Monroe Street, in Red Bluff was contained at 10:11 p.m. The fire, which was con- tained to the attic of a detached garage, did $1,000 damage with a $45,000 save. The cause is under investigation. CalFire, Red Bluff Fire and Tehama County Fire responded. All units had cleared by 10:58 p.m.