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Monday, November 15, 2010 – Daily News – 3A Local Calendar To add an upcoming event to 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. MONDAY,NOVEMBER 15 Red Bluff Al-Anon, 6 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Hickory Gastric Bypass Support Group, 6 p.m., St. Eliza- beth Community Hospital, Columba room, 529-3066 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., Presbyterian 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. 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 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 County Military Family Support Group, 6 p.m., 5 Chestnut Ave., 529-2416 Corning Kirkwood School Board, 5 p.m., 2049 Kirkwood Road Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., 815 First St., 385- 1169 or 566-5270, daily through Saturday, noon Mon- days, no meeting the third Wednesday 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 Cottonwood Garden Club, 10 a.m., Cottonwood Cottonwood Community Center, 20595 Gas Point.Road, 347-1281 or 347-3852 Gerber Gerber Elementary School Board,6 p.m., Gerber School, 23014 Chard Ave. Flournoy Flournoy Elementary School Board, 6 p.m., 16850 Paskenta Road TUESDAY,NOVEMBER 16 Red Bluff City Council, 7 p.m. City Hall, 555 Washington St. Diabetic Education, 12:30 p.m. St.Elizabeth Com- munity Hospital, Columba Room, 529-8031 Line Dancing for Beginners, 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., 1500 South Jackson St., $1, 527-8177 Long Term Care Insurance Review Workshop,6- 7 p.m., Lassen House, 705 Luther Road, 527-4729 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 Board of Supervisors, 10 a.m., board chamber, 727 Oak St. Tehama County Patriots, 6 p.m., Trinity Landmark Missionary Church, 20920 Hampton Rhodes Drive Tehama County Resource Conservation Dis- trict, 8:30 a.m., USDA Service Center, 2 Sutter St., Suite D Tehama County Society for Crippled Children and Adults, 11 a.m., Red Bluff Elks Lodge, Gilmore road, 528-8033 Tehama District Fair board, 1 p.m., Tehama Room, Tehama District Fairground, 650 Antelope Blvd. Corning Bingo, 5 p.m., Independent Grange Hall, 20945 Corning Road 824-1114 or 586-1065 Corning-Area Red Cross Disaster Volunteers, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Corning Fire Department, 814 Fifth St., 1-800-934-5344 or arcnec.org Lotto numbers SACRAMENTO (AP) — The winning num- bers drawn Saturday night in the California Lottery’s ‘‘SuperLotto Plus’’ game were: 4-10-30-31-41. Meganumber: 24. Courtesy photo A donation check is presented to the Rancho Tehama volunteer firefighters. Pictured, from left back, are Sherman Lee, Russ Gatlin,Tom Perez, Brett Jones and Jim Cornelius; front are Jim Lovell, Stan Primer, Bill Massey, Jerry Carpenter, Monica Robinett, Susan Carpenter and Sherri Burns. As the morning of Oct. 2 came to a close, everyone agreed, the inaugural Rancho Tehama 5 and 10K runs were an amazing success. The event, which benefit- ed the Old Time Fire- fighters, was the first of its kind in the communi- ty. Unique Holiday Gifts Nature Photography by Cuco Oropeza Prints 11x14 - $20 16x20 - $30 Gold Exchange 530 528-8000 423 Walnut St. Red Bluff Set against a backdrop of the Yolla Bolly moun- tains and airplanes flying the blue skies, runners came from as far as Lake Tahoe to join the fun. “We are so grateful to Ducor Telephone Co., the Red Bluff Art Gallery and many more sponsors and volunteers who made Customer Service Representative to help schools obtain money. Work with Principals, PTA’s, Coaches, Music, and Childcares! We train! $17.99-$ 20.00/hr.avg. Call 765-377-4501 this event possible,” said Race Director Monica Robinett. “We look for- ward to many runs to come, Rancho Tehama is a beautiful place to be and we want to share our community with others.” A total of $220 was raised for the communi- ty's volunteer fire dpart- SUNDAY SPECIAL!! 30% OFF Excluding basic Wranglers Boot or Clothing item! 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The best way to make sure that you don't fall for their get-rich-quick schemes, work-at- home scams, pyramid schemes and numerous other approaches promis- ing employment and wealth but instead separating consumers from their money is to become educated. The more you know the better armed you will be to recognize a scam. Scam: Pay a fee; get a job. Whether it's offering a work-at- home job or it's a job search firm, no legitimate employer asks you for money upfront. This is a foolproof tip-off that something's not right. And though there are occasionally legitimate ways in which you can work from home as an independent contractor, a 56-1 scam ratio cur- rently exists in work-from-home ads. Those are pretty bad odds, sug- gesting that if you wish to work from home, don't look to any out- siders to make that happen for you. Most of the time, you're going to get burned. Scam: Pay now; get a loan later. Criminals set up fake loan compa- nies that guarantee consumers loans, but with a serious catch: You have to pay a fee before a loan is approved. Fees can run you several thousand dollars. You pay the fee but never get the loan. And you lose the fee, as well. According to the Federal Trade Com- mission, it's against the law to charge an upfront fee for a loan. And the FTC says that no legiti- mate lender would guar- antee that a consumer will get a loan. Don't fall for it. Scam: "Stop Foreclo- sure Now!" You saw an ad or received a person- alized letter from a firm that says it found you by looking through foreclo- sure notices. The firm states that it guarantees it will stop your foreclo- sure. Once you're on the hook, the company poses as if it is arranging negotiations on your behalf. Then it announces that it can work a deal with your lender to stop all foreclo- sure proceedings, for a fee. A really big fee. That's when it may instruct you to stop making payments to your mortgage company, which spells certain doom. It also may tell you to stop contacting your lender and to make your mortgage pay- ments to it instead. Oh, please. Scam: You have the right to Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate negotiate. The company claims it can arrange to pay off your credit card debt for 10 to 50 percent of what you owe. These companies, some of which claim to be non- profits, tell you to make payments to them instead of to your creditors, promising to hold your money in a special account to pay your creditors on your behalf when they agree to the settlement. If you stop making payments to the creditors, late fees and interest usually will accrue, possibly causing your original debt to dou- ble or triple. This could result in negative informa- tion on your credit report, lawsuits from your credi- tors, garnisheed wages or even a lien on your home. Instead, for help in locat- ing a credit counselor, try the National Foundation for Credit Counseling at http://www.nfcc.org. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 18 books, including her best-selling classic "Debt-Proof Living." You can e-mail her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. Should I pay sales tax on the Daily News? Q: “I'd like to know why when I go to buy the Daily News from Circle K I have to pay tax? “When I go to buy the Daily News from Antelope Liquors I'm not charged any tax...just the regular ol’ 50cents. “I know that there are other stores in town that charge the tax and others that don't. I'd appreciate an explanation to this silly question, as I realize in the grand schemes of life's little prob- lems this registers a negative one....Barbara” A: Thanks for your note. The Daily News sells newspapers to retailers. If you are a leader, manager, super- visor or parent, don't miss Jamie Gret- tum's session on Situational Leader- ship. Jamie will share the predictable cycle that all people experience when taking on a new job, a new goal, or a I want to know! The retailers are required to submit sales tax to the state, but some choose to absorb the cost, cutting into their profits. price. Others tack it on the 50 cent The choice is up to the individual retailer. Kathy Hogan, circulation manager If there’s something you want to know about, send an email to edi- tor@redbluffdailynews.com with “I want to know” as the subject line, or send a question to Daily News, PO Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080. North Valley Nonprofit Council meeting set for Dec. 2 new task. And she will share how you as a leader can avoid the common mistakes leaders make, and instead coach your staff to become high per- formers. Grettum is the Director of Learn- ing Services for The Ken Blanchard Companies, a leadership development firm based in Southern California. The meeting will be from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 2 at Beatniks Cafe in Chico. Small community fun run a success