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2A – Daily News – Friday, October 15, 2010 Community people&events Reserve officer honored From the Firehouse: Being prepared By JON BENNETT Red Bluff Fire Department The Red Bluff Fire Depart- ment, as well as our local Cal Fire unit, trains many of our fire fight- ers in heavy rescue skills that we fortunately do not have to use often. Red Bluff Police Reserve Officer Matt Coker Reserve Officer Matt Coker received a cer- tificate of appreciation from the city for his volunteer efforts. He is one of only a handful of reserve offi- cers who have volunteer more than 250 hours for the Red Bluff Police Department. Coker was hired as a Level II Reserve Police Offi- cer on Jan. 28, and in only eight months he has vol- unteered a total of 251 hours. This is extraordinary as Officer Coker works a full time job and is a dedicated father and husband. He has shown great dedication and a strong desire to learn and experience as much as he can as he hopes to someday become a full-time officer with the department. His name was added to the department’s "250 Hour Club" plaque, and he received a Certificate of Appreciation for his dedication. The "250 Hour Club" was developed in the early ’90s as a means of showing appreciation for the ser- vice that volunteer police officers give to the depart- ment and the citizens of Red Bluff. Only four other reserves have earned the right to have their name added to this plaque, the last one being in 2001. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. Setting it straight –––––––– It is the policy of the Daily News to correct as quickly as possible all errors in fact that have been published in the newspaper. If you feel a factual error has been made in a news story, call the news department at 527-2153. Among those skills are Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) tech- niques for use in situations such as earthquakes where victims may be hidden or trapped under heavy debris. This type of rescue disci- pline is in the headlines when we see such disasters as the World Trade Center collapse or the Haiti earthquake, both of which saw California fire personnel respond- ing to help in the rescue efforts. USAR training is done by the RBFD in part due to our obliga- tion of responding our State- owned OES fire engine to any emergency in California that the Governor may call us to, includ- ing earthquakes. This engine is classified as a Type-3 USAR unit. But do we need these heavy res- cue skills here in Red Bluff? Only time will tell. Luckily we have not needed them locally to any significant degree, although the skills our personnel learn in the Rescue Sys- tems training does translate into other tasks that we use during smaller rescue missions or during structure fire fighting. These skills include rope work, thermal imaging search, forcible entry, The Red Bluff Presbyter- ian Church is sponsoring the annual Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF celebration. All children and adults are invit- ed to participate. Children will dress in their Hal- loween costumes and meet at 2 p.m. on Oct. 24 at the church, 838 Jefferson St. The children, supervised by trained adults, will venture into various neighborhoods collecting money for UNICEF. Everyone comes back to the church at 3:30 for a party with games, a bounce house, refreshments and fun. D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 125, NUMBER 281 On the Web: www.redbluffdailynews.com MAIN OFFICE: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Main Phone (530) 527-2151 Outside area 800-479-6397 545 Diamond Ave. Red Bluff, CA 96080 ______________________ Fax: (530) 527-5774 ______________________ Mail: Red Bluff Daily News P.O. 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Deer Killed, Hung On Tree, Now Missing John Ford returned from a hunt and had killed a nice three point buck, but didn’t bring the deer down with him. Fact is Mr. Ford dressed his deer, hung it on a tree near Colyear Springs road and went on hunting. When he returned to camp the deer was gone. Someone or something had swiped his ‘kill’ and there is no clue. – Daily News, Oct. 15, 1920 JOIN 4-H Call the 4-H office for information November 23, 2010 527-3101 Last day to join CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES ARRIVING DAILY! All Red Bluff residents are asked to give generously when children come to their house. For more information, call 527-0372. Courtesy photo Red Bluff Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., will hold Trick-or- Treat for UNICEF at 2 p.m. on Oct. 24 Farmer, author to speak COMMUNITY CLIPS Red Bluff. David Mas Masumoto whom the NY Times called the poet of farming will read and discuss his work at 1 p.m. on Tuesday , Oct. 19, in the Com- munity Room at the Shasta College Tehama Cam- pus, 770 Diamond Ave., in He will also be at the Shasta College Redding Campus at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, in room 802. As poet and organic farmer, Masumoto grows two varieties of peach, Fay Elberta and Sun Crest, both identified on the Slow Food Ark of Taste, a catalog of 200 varieties of food worldwide chosen because they are both threatened with extinction and delicious. These varieties are also grown local- ly at Kitchel Family Organics in Los Molinos and Chaffin Family Farm in Oroville. Come hear this eloquent, humble literary farmer. His books weave family stories, organic farming and a quiet passion. For more information call Frank Nigro at 242- 2240 or send an e-mail to fnigro@shastacollege.edu. Adoption meeting The Department of Social Services Adoptions Service Bureau in Chico will be holding an adop- tion information meeting 7-9 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 25. The meeting will be at 520 Cohasset Road, Ste. 100. Information call 895-6143. Dinner Special 5pm - Close 4 Breaded Jumbo Prawn Dinner $999 No Substitutions. Not good on take out. Good thru Oct. 31st Voted “Best of the North State 2010” Comfortable Casual Dining Green Barn 5 CHESTNUT AVE., RED BLUFF 527-3161 debris removal and rescue tool use. While some may see this as maintaining skills and tools for a job we may never have to do, it is our duty to remain ready for any local emergency in case disaster strikes. Like- wise, it is important for all citizens to be prepared for “the big one” should it ever come to Red Bluff. It is easy to become compla- cent when we have never experience major earthquake damage in our home town, but that complacency will make it more difficult to cope should the unthinkable happen. The Great California ShakeOut event is designed to help get peo- ple aware of, and prepared for, the dangers of an earthquake. Each year at 10:21 a.m. on October 21st, millions of Californians “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” in this annu- al statewide earthquake drill. This year’s event is expected to be the largest earthquake drill ever! The “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” drill simply involves people practicing doing just what it says: Drop to the floor under the Cover of a sturdy table and Hold On until the shaking stops. If individ- uals and families practice this short and simple drill periodically, they will be much more likely to remember to do it quickly and automatically in the event of an earthquake. And that can save lives. Of course there are many other things we should all do to prepare for an earthquake, such as secur- ing loose items around the home or office, hav- ing a family disaster plan, stocking kits with food and water and other essential sup- plies, and know- ing how to shut off your home’s gas line in case of a leak. To learn more about the Great California Shake- Out and what you can do to pre- pare for an earthquake please visit the website: www.shakeout.org. Join other Californians on Octo- ber 21st in the largest earthquake drill ever conducted, a drill you can do from the comfort of your own home, office or classroom. The Red Bluff Fire Department responded to 72 incidents during the week of October 5 through 12: 2 Structure Fires, 5 Vegetation Fires, 52 Medical/Rescue Calls, 13 Public Service/False Alarms/Other Type Calls. From the Firehouse runs on Fridays. Jon Bennett is the Red Bluff Fire Department Operations and Training Division Chief. He can be reached at jbennett@rbfd.org or by calling the station at 527-1126. Halloween 2010 to hold more treats than tricks