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Saturday, October 23, 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. SATURDAY,OCTOBER 23 Red Bluff Alternatives to Violence Trivia Night and Fundraiser, 6 p.m., $10, Red Bluff Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, 528-0226 BMX racing, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $10 FAASafety Seminar, 10 a.m. to noon, free Red Bluff Municipal Airport Terminal Building, 1760 Airport Blvd., 351-8203 Gospel Meeting with Aaron Anderson, 10 a.m., Park Avenue Church of Christ, 1605 Park Ave. Red Bluff Outlaws Points Race, 1 p.m., $8 Gen- eral Admission, 527-2477 Red Bluff Sunrise Rotary Soup and Salad Fundraiser, 6 p.m., Red Bluff Veterans Memorial Hall, 735 Oak St., 953-5901 or 527-0195, $30 at the door Sacred Heart Fine Art & Wine Tasting Fundrais- er, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., $40 per person, Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 2355 Monroe Avenue, 527-1351 Corning Ribs, Rods and Rides hot air balloon festival, dawn liftoff, all day event, Rolling Hills Casino Northern Heat in Concert, 9 p.m.to 1 a.m., Rolling Hills Casino, free admission, 528-3500 or rollinghillscasino.com Los Molinos Senior Dance,7 p.m., Los Molinos Sr. Social Club, Senior Center, Josephine St. SUNDAY,OCTOBER 24 Red Bluff Gospel Meeting with Aaron Anderson, 10 a.m.. and 6:30 p.m., Park Avenue Church of Christ, 1605 Park Ave. Knights of Columbus All-You-Can-Eat Break- fast, 8:30 am - to noon, $4 adult, $2 child or $10 fam- ily, Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 2285 Monroe St., 527- 6310 WHEEPicnic and Prayer Circle, 4:20 p.m., 22116 Riverside Avenue 609 Marin St., 824-9989 Ribs, Rods and Rides hot air balloon festival, dawn liftoff, Rolling Hills Casino United Way Bowl-A-Thon, 9 a.m., noon, 3 p.m., Java Lanes, 824-4844 Gerber Gerber Park Dedication BBQ Potluck, 4 p.m., Gerber Park Barbecue area, 385-1564 MONDAY,OCTOBER 25 Red Bluff Al-Anon, 6 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Hickory 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 Line Dancing for Beginners, 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., 1500 South Jackson St., Free, 527-8177 Masterworks Chorale Rehearsal, 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m., Red Bluff Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 527-4203 Red Bluff Community Band, 6:45-8:45 p.m., Pres- byterian Church, 838 Jefferson St. ,527-3486 Red Bluff Recreation Line Dance Practice, 9:15 to 10:30 a.m.,1500 S. Jackson St. , 527-8177. 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. Suite 101, 528-8066 Sun Country Quilters Guild Meeting, 7 p.m., Westside Room, Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. 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 Corning Healthcare District, 6 p.m., district office building, 145 Solano St., conference room Narcotics Anonymous, and 7 p.m., 815 First St., 385-1169 or 566-5270. Meetings daily through Satur- day, additional meeting noon Mondays 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 TUESDAY,OCTOBER 26 Red Bluff Community Forum on Prevention of Substance Abuse Among Tehama County Youth, 6-8 p.m., Tehama County Department of Education: Room A, 1135 Lincoln St. CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES ARRIVING DAILY! VETERANS HALL 735 OAK ST. Red Bluff, Calif. THURSDAY NOV. 4 5pm-8pm FRIDAY NOV. 5 8am-8pm SATURDAY NOV. 6 10am-4pm Hand-crafted country gifts MAIN North Jackson South Evangelist services, 7 p.m., Family Bible Church, Stimulus to improve Black Butte Lake Corning More than $1.4 million in American Recovery and Rein- vestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds have gone towards park improvement projects at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacra- mento District’s Black Butte Lake near Orland, Calif. Under contracts awarded to American Signal Co. and Cali- fornia businesses Women’s Empowerment Partners Inc., DynaRam Construction and Erick Ammon Inc., the Corps replaced aging park amenities and completed essential mainte- nance and repair work at the lake. Stimulus-funded solar panels were installed at the park office to help the Corps meet its envi- ronmental sustainability goals. Together with solar panels at eight other Sacramento District parks, they will provide for more than 40 percent of each park and dam offices’ electricity needs on average. Black Butte also used Stimu- lus funds to repave roads, install security barriers near the dam, Police reports The following informa- tion is compiled from Red Bluff Police Department, Tehama County Sheriff’s Department, Corning Police Department and California Highway Patrol. Violence A battery victim on his way to the hospital report- edly jumped out of his dri- ver’s vehicle Wednesday night near the Valero Gas Station on South Main Street. Police later located him in Los Molinos, but he declined to provide any information. Kidnapping A woman reported a possible kidnapping in the Los Molinos area Thursday control lake shoreline erosion, build new playgrounds, install public restrooms and showers, and will replace a popular but aging fish cleaning station in spring 2011. The park also pur- chased portable message boards to help educate visitors about preventing the spread of invasive zebra and quagga mussels. “With these projects, we have helped our local economy and completed improvement projects that otherwise might have taken us years to get through,” said Brad Long, Black Butte Lake park manager. “The investment in this park will help our visitors enjoy the excellent boating and fishing here for years to come.” The Corps is the nation’s largest federal provider of out- door and water-based recreation, hosting more than 350 million visitors per year at more than 400 lakes and river projects. For more information on Corps recreation opportunities visit www.Corp- sLakes.us. morning. Theft • A backpack containing an mp3 player was reported stolen Thursday afternoon from the Red Bluff Union High School campus. The loss was estimated to be $310. • Margaret Wahl report- ed the theft of $200 in frozen food from a freezer in her garage Thursday night on Howell Avenue. The garage had been unlocked. Crash • Jeffrey Gabel, 41, of Willits was injured in a crash reported at 7:20 p.m. on Highway 36E, west of Gurnsey Creek Camp- Bring in this ad to receive $10 OFF* any *Regular Price. Must present ad at time of purchase Crossroads Feed & Ranch Supply 595 Antelope Blvd. Red Bluff, CA 95080 530-529-6400 Shopcrossroads.net Highlights from Expect More Tehama Expect More Tehama is about changing our culture to become more excited about student achieve- ment and our students’ futures; to make sure we have all that we need in the form of resources, informa- tion, mentoring, planning, assis- tance, encouragement and hope. From a small group meeting at Starbucks last fall, the Expect More Tehama movement has had a year of amazing relationship building, learning and connecting. We are proud of our conversations, the energy of so many stakeholders excited about partnering and the strong belief that we are making a difference. The May summit offered us a fantastic kick off. We now have a list of people excited about what they can do. Below are some of the highlights that have taken place since May. • Expect More Summit held in May at Rolling Hills Casino with 100+ stakeholders from throughout the county and beyond. • College Options comes to Tehama County August 1. Lauren Tingley is at Los Molinos High School, Red Bluff High School and Corning High School one day each per week. • Lassen View Adopts a College Student. Meteer in talks to do the same (Contact: Melissa Mendonca) • Berrendos 8th Grade Leader- ship Conference held October 4th at Rolling Hills Casino and includes com- munity support and the Red Bluff High School leadership students (Contact Steve Prinz) • SERRF Launch- es Expect More Campaign on cam- puses (Contact: Karla Stroman) • Expect More partners with high schools to help with College Quest (Contact: Lauren Tingley) • Daily News Provides weekly column space to Expect More (Contact: Kathy Garcia) • Expect More Works with Edu- • Tehama Marketplace donates 20% to Expect More from Tehama County Fair (Contact: Kate Gris- som) • Garcia and Grissom speak at California Workforce Association Meeting in Monterey in September • Grissom speaks at ASCA Breakfast and Garcia speaks to Kiwanis, Rotary and Lassen View Teachers. Both speak to Tehama County Department of Educa- tion Program Man- agers meeting. A goal of Expect Kathy Garcia Kate Grissom More Tehama is to make sure that our expectations (hopes) for our students are high, and that we take every opportunity to help prepare them, from birth on, for options after high school including career cation Foundation to partner as fis- cal trustee (Contact: Larry Champi- on) technical training and college. One sure way to achieve this is to under- stand how higher education systems work, to visit colleges and trade schools and to promote a higher education culture. We look forward to the next 100 days. Visit Expect More Tehama at www. www.facebook.com/expect- moretehama. Kathy Garcia is the Business Services and Marketing Manager of the Job Training Center. Kate Grissom is the Director of Marketing for Rolling Hills Casino. Lassen annual pass photo contest Lassen Volcanic National Park Superin- tendent Darlene M. Koontz announced that the winning entry for the 2011 Lassen Annual Pass photo contest was submitted by Michael Rubin of Shingletown. The photograph, titled “Newly Fallen Snow,” showcases Lassen Volcanic Nation- al Park and its scenery. The Lassen Annual Pass photo contest is held annually and is open to the public. The winning photograph was selected by park employees and volun- teers from more than 100 submissions. Rubin will receive photo credit and a $50 gift certificate from the Lassen Associ- ation to use at one of the park bookstores, and his photo will be featured on the 2011 Lassen Annual Pass. The photo contest for the 2012 Lassen Annual Pass will run again next summer. Photographs may be submitted begin- ning May 1 and no later than Sept. 9, 2011. For more information, please all the fee office at (530) 595-4444, ext. 5148. The $25 Lassen Annual Pass is valid for one year from the month of purchase and is also honored at Whiskey- town National Recre- ation Area. The 2011 pass will be available for purchase in the new year at the Entrance Stations on weekends. The pass is part of the Federal Lands Recre- ation Enhancement Act, which enables Lassen Volcanic National Park to retain 80 percent of fees collected through the selling of passes and the collection of entrance fees. These funds pay for needed repairs and projects to improve visitor services and facilities. For more informa- tion, please contact the park at 595-4444 or for TDD at 595-3480, Mon- day through Friday, except holidays, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or visit the park website at www.nps.gov/lavo. Shasta College welcomes author Shasta College announces a cre- ative writing workshop on "Writing Processes" from 12:30-1:50 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, with Charlie Price, award-winning and internationally acclaimed local author of adolescent fiction, on the Campus Center Stage, Building 2000 on the main Redding Campus. At 4 p.m., in Lecture Hall 400, Price will read excerpts from his latest fictional works. Events are free and open to the public. For more infor- mation, call 242-2235. ground and two miles east of Childs Meadows. Gable was taken to Enloe Medical Center in Chico. According to a CalFire spokesman the incident required an exten- sive extrication that took about two hours. Nothing further was available Friday. Fire • A small attic fire at 12:21 p.m. Friday in a vacant house at 1415 First St., next to Sunny Side Mar- ket, is being called suspi- cious by both Red Bluff fire and police departments. The house, which a Red Bluff Police Officer said was in foreclosure, had minimal damage and the fire was contained at 12:35 p.m. The electricity was shut off. WALNUT OAK ST.