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Tuesday, November 2, 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. TUESDAY,NOVEMBER 2 ELECTION DAY Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Red Bluff City Council, 7 p.m. City Hall, 555 Washington St. Line Dancing for Beginners, 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., 1500 S. Jackson St., $1, 527-8177 PAL Kickboxing, 4 p.m., 1450 Schwab St., 529- 8716 or 200-3950 Pinochle for Seniors, 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., 1500 So. Jackson St., Free, 527-8177 Playtime Pals Playgroup, 9:30 a.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528- 8066 Red Bluff Rotary, noon, Elks Lodge Take Off Pounds Sensibly — TOPS, 10 a.m., First United Methodist Church, 525 David Ave., 824-0556 or 529-1414 Tehama County and Red Bluff Landfill Manage- ment Agency, 8 a.m., board meeting, 727 Oak St. Tehama County Board of Supervisors, 10 a.m., board chamber, 727 Oak St. Corning Corning Community meeting, 7 p.m., Maywood Middle School, 1666 Marguerite Ave. Corning Recreation Commission, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 794 Third St. Red Cross Disaster Volunteer meeting, 6 p.m., Corning Fire Department, 814 Fift St., 800 934-5344 Spanish Adult Education, 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Cottonwood Bowman 4-H, 7 p.m., Evergreen Elementary School Gym, 527-3101 Los Molinos Los Molinos Cemetery District, 8:30 a.m., 7835 Highway 99E Bingo, 4:30 p.m. dinner, early birds 6:15 p.m., reg- ular session 6:30 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, 7900 Sherwood Blvd., 384-2738 Free ESL Class 3:30-4:30 p.m., Los Molinos Ele- mentary, 7700 Stanford Ave., 384-7833 WEDNESDAY,NOVEMBER 3 Red Bluff Al-Anon, noon, Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Hickory BMX practice races, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $3 Elks duplicate bridge, noon, Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, 528-9418 NEXT Tehama: Young Professionals Gather- ing, 5:30 p.m., E’s Locker Room, 1075 Lakeside Drive, 529-7000 PAL Youth Carving Class, 3-4:30 p.m., Com- munity Center, 824-5669 Red Bluff Kiwanis, noon, Palomino Room Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Westside Grange, Wal- nut 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 Tehama AIDS Consortium, 5 p.m. committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. public meeting, St. Elizabeth Home Health Care, 1425 Vista Way, 527-6824 Tehama County Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board Meeting, noon, 850 Walnut St. 527-7893 Tehama County Library story time, 9:30 a.m., 645 Madison St. 527-0604 Tehama County Mosquito Abatement Dis- trict, 7 p.m., 11861 County Road 99W Tehama County Technical Advisory Commit- tee, 9 a.m., courthouse annex, 444 Oak St., Room E Tehama Shooters Association, 6:30 p.m., Wetter Hall, 1740 Walnut St. 527-8727 Youth Archery Instruction, 5 p.m., range on Hwy 36 east, free for Ishi club and 4-H members, 527-4200 Widowed persons breakfast, 8 a.m., Tremont Cafe & Creamery, 731 Main St., men and women welcome, 384-2471 Corning Corning Rotary, noon, Rolling Hills Casino: Timbers Steak House, 2655 Barham Avenue, corningrotary.org Strategies for Success, Life Skill classes, 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Los Molinos School Readiness Play Group, For Children 4 and under, Free, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., First Steps Family Resource Center, 7700 Stanford Ave., 384- 7833 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. Arrests •Don Tod Natho, 24, of Red Bluff was arrested Sat- urday at St. Elizabeth Com- munity Hospital. He was booked into Tehama County Jail on the charge of posses- sion of a controlled narcotic. Bail was $10,000. • Catherine Elizabeth Blankenship, 25, of Corning was arrested Sunday at St. Elizabeth Community Hos- pital. She was booked into jail on the charge of battery on a peace officer or emer- gency personnel. Bail was set at $10,000. Bolo • A be-on-the-lookout for was issued Sunday after- noon for a black 1989 Jeep Cherokee, license 4PTL480, taken from Specialized Fiber on South Street in Corning sometime after 2 a.m. Sunday. Keys were in the vehicle. The front license plate is missing and turn signals are inoperable. It has dents and damage to the left rear door and quarter panel. A Clean, Reliable, Trustworthy, Chimney Company... Possible? ”Their tarps are always clean and my home is always clean afterward. What I like best is their reliability and quality.” “I can trust them!” Dr. Evan Reasor Flue Season 527 3331 THE Chimney Professionals Fires • CalFire and Tehama County Fire responded to five small vegetation fires reported at 1:43 p.m. Sun- day on southbound Inter- state 5, near Sour Grass Road, that burned about two acres. The fire, which was caused by a malfunctioning catalytic converter, was con- tained at 2:21 p.m. The last unit cleared at 4:01 p.m. Corning Fire assisted. • A debris fire caused by an abandoned warming fire was reported at 6:29 p.m. Saturday in the area of Ara- mayo Way and Tehama- Vina Road. The spot fire was contained at 6:50 p.m. and Tehama County Fire responded. The last unit cleared at 7 p.m. Odd • Someone from Little Caesars Pizza reported find- ing marijuana in the compa- ny’s dumpster. 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 Theft • About $23,000 worth of items were taken when someone entered Wally Redamonti’s Los Molinos residence in the 7000 block of Highway 99E and took a firearm safe, which had about 20 firearms , cash and miscellaneous documents. The theft took place between 1:30 and 1:50 p.m. when no one was home and the safe would have required two or three people to move it since it was extremely heavy, a Tehama County Sheriff’s Department release said. The case is still under investigation. • A license plate, 7W17996, was reported stolen on Friday from a 2005 Dodge truck in the 1100 block of Washington Street. • Two boys between the ages of 10 and 13 tried to take a donation box from Aquarium and Pets. An employee chased them down and was able to recov- er the property taken. • A man reported Sunday morning that he had returned home from work to find his apartment had been burglarized and several guns, a laptop, television, jewelry and money had been taken. Vandalism •A woman in the 2000 block of Acwron Drive reported Saturday morning that sometime between 4 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday someone had done about $500 damage to her vehicle, with words includ- ing child beater spray paint- ed on the vehicle. 645 Main St., Red Bluff • 529-2482 We’re now booking gourmet catering for your Holiday Parties Call us to get a quote, or book your party www.californiakitchencompany.com Do You Suffer From… Fatigue, Weight Gain, Morning Headaches, Dry Skin, Brain Fog, Anxiety, Hair Falling Out, Cold Hands/Feet, Depression Or Poor Memory? Who Else Wants to Discover 6 Causes of Hypothyroid & How to Fix It? Attend Free Thyroid Seminar Wed, Nov 3rd – 12:10 pm Limited Seating! 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Roger Kutz, a butcher in Minnesota, suggests we skip the turkeys that come "enhanced." They are just loaded up with salty water and flavorings. Never forget that a turkey with an 8 percent solution added is only 92 percent turkey. BUY FROZEN. Both of our butch- ers agree that these days, a frozen bird is best. By law, turkeys can be labeled "fresh" even when the moisture in the bird is frozen. If you press very firmly on the bird, the meat is not frozen. The turkey processors have it down to a sci- ence. They bring the temperature of the birds down to the legal limit before sending them off to the store two The Internal Revenue Services has begun notifying about 1 million tax return preparers to remind them that they must renew their Preparer Tax Identification Numbers (PTIN) if they are still paid preparers. Use of the PTIN will be required on all fed- eral returns prepared by paid tax return preparers starting Jan. 1. Tax return preparers can register immediately using a new PTIN sign- up system available through www.IRS.gov/taxpros. Preparers will need to create an account, complete the PTIN application and pay a To honor America’s service men and women, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced Veterans Day will again be cele- brated as a fee-free day for all park visitors in honor of U.S. veterans and current members of the U.S. Armed Forces. “We invite all of our visitors to enjoy this fee free day and take time out on this national holiday to honor and reflect on weeks before Thanksgiving. Frozen turkeys, on the other hand, are quick- frozen immediately after butchering. So the freshest turkey is really a frozen turkey. The freezing process has no noticeable effect on the quality or the taste of the bird. BIGGER IS BETTER. To get the best meat-to-bone ratio, opt for the biggest bird with the roundest chest. A bird of less than 16 pounds has a bad meat-to-bone ratio, and one that is 12 pounds or less is mostly bones. The designations of hen or tom and young or mature apply only to size, not to age or gender. Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate SAFE PREP. You must have an effective antibacterial solution in your kitchen when preparing poultry. But don't spend $6 for a 12-ounce bottle of cleaner. Make it yourself: 1 quart of 70 F (cool) water plus 1 teaspoon of liquid bleach. Any warmer and the bleach evaporates; more bleach will harm some surfaces and fabrics. Regularly sanitize all surfaces with this bleach water, particularly those that may have come in contact with raw poultry, including the inside of the refrigerator. $64.25 fee before getting their PTINs. The IRS will be sending approxi- mately 125,000 notification letters each week for eight weeks. The noti- fications are based on those tax return preparers who currently have PTINs. Tax return preparers who received their PTINs prior to the new system launch on Sept. 28 must register using the new sign-up system. Existing PTIN holders who register through the new system will generally be reassigned their same numbers. The PTIN was created several years ago as a nine-digit number what our service men and women have done to maintain our free- dom and these sacred park lands,” said Superintendent Dar- lene M. Koontz. Lassen Volcanic National Park visitors on Thursday, November 11 will not be charged an entrance fee for this day, and may simply enter the park and enjoy their local national park. Opportunities to explore unique DO NOT STUFF IT! Liz Tarditi, a professional personal chef, warns us that as the bird cooks, raw juices drip into the soft, absorbent stuffing. Turkey must reach an internal tem- perature of 165 F, and so must the contaminated stuffing. It's nearly impossible to cook a stuffed turkey to perfection and also guarantee uncontam- inated stuffing. Prepare your stuffing as you always have, but bake it in a separate foil- covered pan while the turkey is roasting. Remember that an unstuffed bird roasts faster and more evenly, too. FILL THE FREEZER. Frozen turkeys will be at rock-bottom prices during the next few weeks and through Christmas. This is a good time to fill your freezer. As long as the plastic packaging is intact, a frozen turkey is safe and delicious for a year, if not longer. Stretch your food dollars by roasting cheap turkeys throughout the year. 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. IRS reminds taxpayers to renew PTIN that tax return preparers could obtain from the IRS to use on tax returns instead of their Social Secu- rity numbers. The PTIN requirement is one of the main provisions in a new over- sight program to help regulate the tax preparation industry. Anyone paid to prepare all or substantially all of any federal tax return or claim for refund must have a PTIN. The requirement applies to all tax return preparers, including those who are enrolled agents, Certified Public Accountants and attorneys. Free Entrance to Lassen Park for Veteran’s Day volcanic landscapes, enjoy scenic vistas, hike in pristine wilderness and discover a diver- sity of plants and wildlife that make the park their home are just some of the experiences that await visitors. For more park information, contact the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center at (530) 595-4480 or visit the park website at www.nps.gov/lavo.