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Tuesday, September 28, 2010 – Daily News – 3A Local Calendar 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. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Red Bluff Alzheimer’s and dementia support group, 6 p.m., Lassen House, 705 Luther Road, 529-2900 International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, 6:45 P.M., Masonic Hall 822 Main St. 527-6715 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. Suite 101, 528-8066 Take Off Pounds Sensibly — TOPS, 10 a.m., First United Methodist Church, 525 David Ave., 824-0556 or 529-1414 Tehama County Board of Supervisors, 10 a.m., board chamber, 727 Oak St. Tehama County Patriots Tri-Tip Dinner and Birthday Celebration and Candidates Night, 6 p.m., Forward Park United Way of Tehama County Campaign Kick-off, noon, Elks Lodge, combined meeting of Rotary and Kiwanis Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1932, 7 p.m. Veterans Building, Oak St. Corning City Council, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 794 Third St. Jewelry beading class, 9:30 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824- 7670 Spanish Adult Education, 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824- 7670 Gerber Tehama Cemetery District, 4 p.m., cemetery office, 7772 Woodland Ave. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Red Bluff Adult Wood Carving Class, 10 a.m.-noon, Vet- erans Hall, 824-5669 Al-Anon, noon to 1 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Hickory BMX practice races, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $3 Downtown Farmers Market, 5-8 p.m., Washington Street between Oak and Pine streets Elks duplicate bridge, noon, Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, 528-9418 Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Westside Grange, Wal- nut Street TeenScreen Mental Health Appointments, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.., free, by appointment only, Youth Empowerment Services, 1900 Walnut St., 527- 8491, Ext. 3012 Widowed persons breakfast, 8 a.m., Tremont Cafe & Creamery, 731 Main St., men and women welcome, 384-2471 Corning Strategies for Success, Life Skill classes, 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Los Molinos Free ESL Class, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Los Molinos Elementary, 7700 Stanford Ave., 384-7833 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 California HEAT chorus, 7 p.m., Metteer School, 695 Kimball Road, 527-8001 Good Morning Red Bluff, 7:50 a.m. Grief Support Group, 3 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, 528-4207 Live country music, 5-7 p.m., with dinner, Vet- erans Hall Painting session, Red Bluff Art Association, 10 a.m., Snug Harbor recreation room, 600 Rio Vista Ave., 527-4810 PAL Youth Carving Class, 3-4:30 p.m., Com- munity Center, 824-5669 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 Exchange Club, noon, M&M Ranch House, 645 Antelope Blvd. #1 Red Bluff Garden Club presents “MASQUERADE” Design Program & Luncheon Saturday, October 30, 2010 Rolling Hills Casino Program Unmasking the Secrets of Floral & Garden Design VENDORS - SILENT AUCTION RAFFLE - LIVE AUCTION Plated Lunch: Beef, Chicken or Vegetarian RESERVED TICKETS $25 LAST DATE TO PURCHASE TICKETS IS OCTOBER 20TH Tickets: Shirley 529-2306 • Diane 824-5661 California Kitchen, 529-2482 The Plant Barn, Chico 345-3121 9 handy rules of thumb for money I love "rules of thumb," little guide- lines that are easy to remember and fall somewhere between mathematical formulas and shots in the dark. Here, for your enjoyment and possible edifi- cation, are some of my favorite rules of thumb for money. I've collected them over the years. Measurement: A U.S. dollar bill is exactly 6 inches wide. This comes in handy if you need to measure some- thing accurately and you don't have a tape measure. Two widths equal a foot exactly. A dollar bill folded in half becomes exactly 3 inches wide. Insurance: Insure your possessions for catastrophic events, not situations you can cover out of pocket. This rule will keep your insurance costs down because you will be accepting higher deductibles and higher limits. That way, you agree that you will be respon- sible for covering some of your own losses. Mortgage: If you cannot afford a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage and a 20 percent down payment, you can't afford to buy the house. I think we've learned the lessons of nothing-down, interest-only, adjustable-rate and other creative mortgages. For now, it seems, creative home lending has all but dis- appeared. Should it creep back, don't forget this rule. Retirement: Save for retirement The Tehama County Elections Department encourages voters to consider the Vote-By- Mail option beginning Monday, Oct. 4. It is a great way for the voter to have more time to look over ballot information right from the conve- nience and comfort of their own home. The following are ways for those voters who are interested in Police reports The following infor- mation is compiled from Red Bluff Police Department, Tehama County Sheriff ’s Department, Corning Police Department and California Highway Patrol. Arrests • Freddie Shaw, 47, and Luis Lopez Fig- uroa, 26, both of Ukiah were arrested Saturday morning on Interstate 5, south of Riverside Avenue in Red Bluff and booked into Tehama County Jail on charges of conspiracy to commit a crime, posses- sion and transportation of marijuana for sale. The men were contacted during a traffic stop and Shaw, who was identi- fied as the driver, gave inconsistent stories about where he was going and where he was from. Detecting the odor of marijuana com- ing from their pickup deputies did a search of the vehicle and located 23 bags with one-pound of marijuana each in a black plastic trash bag. During a later inter- view, Shaw told deputies he was being paid $500 to drive the vehicle from a location east of Red Bluff on Highway 36 to Ukiah. Bail was $60,000 each. • Michelle Lynn Berry, 38, of Corning was arrested Friday. She was booked into jail on the charges of resisting an executive officer and battery on a non-cohabitating. No bail was set. first, college second. Secure your own retirement before paying for your kids to go to college. This sounds harsh perhaps, but it is a rule you should embrace. The best gift you ever will give your kids is assurance that you will not become a finan- cial burden to them in your sunset years. They will have more options for how to pay for college than you'll have for how to sur- vive once you stop work- ing. Total debt: Total month- ly debt payments should not exceed 36 percent of your gross monthly income. Add up your mort- gage payment, car pay- ments, credit card pay- ments and student loan payments. Now divide that total by your monthly income to learn what percentage of your money goes toward your debt. Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate Car repair: If the auto repair costs less than half of the trade-in value, repair the car. Otherwise consider sell- ing it and buying another. Holiday gifts: Spend no more than 1.5 percent of your gross income on the holidays, including gifts and travel. And please, make sure that 1.5 percent using the Vote-By-Mail option to obtain their ballot: 1. When filling out your Voter Registration Card, mark the bubble and initial the line in the appropriate box named “Permanent Vote-By- Mail Voter”. 2. Fill out the request card on the back of your Sample Ballot and mail it in. 3. Contact the Elec- • Rafael Delgado Rodriguez, 29, Red Bluff was arrested Fri- day near Cedar and Monroe streets. He was booked into jail on the charges of two counts of possession of and one count of transport- ing a controlled sub- stance and carrying a loaded firearm in pub- lic. Bail was $25,000. • Brandon Dean Smith, 20, of Corning was arrested Sunday in the 1100 block of Sixth Street. He was booked into jail on the charges of carrying a loaded firearm in public and receiving known stolen property. Bail was $22,500. • Frederick Wayne Appleby, Jr., 30, of Red Bluff was arrested Sat- urday in the area of South Jackson Street and Reeds Avenue. He was booked into jail on the charges of willful cruelty, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol and driving on a suspended license. Bail was $28, 640. Boat • According to Tehama County Sher- iff’s logs no one was injured in a boating crash at 5:15 p.m. Sat- urday on the Sacramen- to River near the Duran- go RV Park. Ronald Tirri’s boat, which had mechanical problems, was being towed by another boat when it became caught on an unknown object under the water and began taking on water in the passenger compartment causing it to sink. Collision Come join us for the unveiling of Tehama Women’s Health Specialists newly decorated office with photographs by We Shoot Ya Photorgraphy 2490 Sister Mary Columba Drive, Red Bluff • 530-529-2966 September 29th, 2010 5-6:30pm www.weshootya.com D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Sponsored by Red Bluff/Tehama County Chamber of Commerce is cash, not credit. Emergency fund: Keep a rainy-day fund equal to three to six months' worth of expenses. This should be cash that you keep available and safe, not your retirement account, which is not available to you now. College borrowing: Don't borrow more money than you'll make in your first year working after graduation. Pay attention to this one. If you are going to become a school- teacher with an entry salary of $45,000 a year, do not borrow more than $45,000 total dur- ing your entire three to five years in college. Borrow less, if at all possible. What's your favorite money rule of thumb? Can you defend it? Head on over to Mary's blog to tell us about it (http://www.MoneyRules- DebtStinks.com). Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 18 books, including her latest, "Can I Pay My Credit Card Bill With a Credit Card?" You can e-mail her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. Statewide direct primary election- The 2010 Elections Cycle tions Office and request a Vote-By-Mail applica- tion be sent to you or visit our office between Monday, October 4, 2010 and Tuesday, Oct. 26, between 8 am and 5 pm to complete your Vote-By-Mail applica- tion. You can request to be Vote-By-Mail for this election only OR to be permanent and receive all future ballots and election material by • Althea Christensen, 37, of Red Bluff was booked into Tehama County Jail on suspi- cion of driving under the influence following a crash into a parked 1983 Chevy Silverado, causing minor damage to the pickup, at 10:45 p.m. Friday on Dale Avenue south of Wilt- sey Road. Christensen had minor injuries and was taken by CHP to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital for medical clearance before being booked. Her vehicle had major damage. Crash • Juan Amador, 27, of San Jose was unin- jured in a crash at 5:20 p.m. Friday on south- bound Interstate 5, north of Sunset Hills that caused major dam- age to his vehicle and sent household items flying into the far right lane and shoulder for several hundred feet. Amador was going south on I-5 about 55- 60 mph in the middle lane when he allowed his vehicle to run off west edge of I-5, run over a road sign and into two trees. DUI • An 18-year-old was mail. For more information, contact the Tehama County Elections Department at 527-8190 or toll free at (886) 289- 5307 or visit our office at 444 Oak Street, Room C, Red Bluff, CA 96080. You may also visit our website at: www.co.tehama.ca.us or e-mail us at: elec- tions@co.tehama.ca.us. booked into Tehama County Juvenile Justice Center on suspicion of driving under the influ- ence following a colli- sion about 4:26 a.m. Sunday in the area of Douglass and Monroe streets in which the youth hit several parked vehicles. Fires • Three small spot fires were started by a lawn mower at 6:32 p.m. Friday on South Avenue. The fires were contained at 6:47 p.m. • A structure fire reported at 7:54 a.m. Sunday on Loleta Avenue cross of East Avenue in Corning did $150,000 damage with a $10,000 save to con- tents. The first unit at scene reported a well involved residence. The cause of the fire, which was contained at 9:55 a.m., was arson and the investigation is in progress. CalFire cleared the scene at 4:34 p.m. Theft •Vic Ciardi reported Sunday evening that miscellaneous medical equipment had been taken from a booth at the Tehama County Fairground. 2010 FARMERS’ MARKET & Concert Series Wednesday Evenings from 5-8 pm September 29th Western Open Fiddlers - country & bluegrass Music takes place from 6-8pm On Washington & Pine Streets • FOOD • CRAFTS • NEW VENDORS WEEKLY • FRESH LOCAL PRODUCE Sponsored By: Red Bluff City River Park every Sat. 8am-noon