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2A – Daily News – Monday, November 29, 2010 Community people&events Bidwell School sense. As example, it might have been years since losing touch with a friend who always wore one particular brand of perfume. One day, while wandering through the mall, someone passes you adorned in that exact long-forgotten fragrance. As it gently wafts past, you are without delay jolted back to a vibrant, dynamic, long-forgotten rec- ollection. Only the sense of small transports us so fully. Photos bring back images. Recordings make us nostalgic, smell stands alone in its abil- ity to transform. Courtesy photo Every year Bidwell School holds a Summer Reading Challenge to encourage students to read over the summer to prevent the summer reading slump.On Nov. 4 and 5, Bidwell School held assemblies to reward students who read and maintained their reading assessment scores over the summer.Over 200 students got a chance to duct tape the principal, Mr. Scharaga, to the wall. Once the students finished taping, the stools holding him up were removed to unveil a freestanding principal. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. Setting it straight The daily crossword puzzle was omitted from Satur- day’s edition. That puzzle appears on page 7B today. The Daily News regrets the error. –––––––– 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. Smell is so potent and primal a force that it can induce healing, as evi- denced by the increasing popularity of scented candles, essential oils, and aromatherapy. Smell can change thoughts or moods; even triggering us to take actions to which we might nor- mally be resistant. Want to get your kid off the couch? No problem. According to researchers, the aroma of strawberries generates an urge to exer- cise. While on the topic of a increased activity, suppose your husband or male partner has become lackluster in the bedroom. Re-kindle that waning pas- sion by combining the scents of pump- kin pie and lavender, at least according to researchers. Conversely, they claim that women become more amorous when exposed to the scents of — I kid you not — cucumbers and the candy Does it pass the smell test? Smell is our most dramatic "Good and Plenty." Husbands, I’ll meet you at the produce section; then we’ll hit the candy store! Not wanting to be left behind, diet researchers have discovered that we actually tend to eat more (sic) when food has been altered to have a bad smell instead of a pleas- ant smell. To me, this seems counter-intuitive, but the results stand. Scientists pro- vided test subjects meals that were sprinkled with "tas- tants." What they discovered was that when the aroma was enhanced with a combination of green apples and pepper- mint, people ate less than when the smell reminded diners of dirty socks. (I swear I am not making this up.) Enter a new diet product claiming Scott Q. Marcus to take advantage of our subconscious triggers. The manufacturer claims that to lose weight, all one must do is sprin- kle their powdery product on every morsel of food consumed. In the name of easy weight loss, I guess some will consume just about anything as its for- mula includes silica (found in sand) and Carmine, the latter a derivative of carminic acid, found in insects, who apparently do not part with it willing- ly. Therefore it is obtained by boiling down dry insect carcasses. Dead insects notwithstanding, sev- eral participants engaged in a six- month study, where they lost an aver- age of about 30 pounds each. I’ll admit that’s a healthy, realistic weight loss; but I would be remiss to not point out that any healthy eating program would generate similar results. More importantly, in the latter case, the loss would more likely be sus- tained long-term because the dieter actually changed her lifestyle. So how does it work? What allegedly occurs is that this product works with your taste and smell senses to trigger the sati- ety center of the brain, naturally inducing the feeling of fullness. Here’s where I have my biggest difficulty. Even if it works and it does provide a sense of fullness, most overweight folks usually do not usually stop eat- ing when they feel satisfied. If we did, we wouldn’t be overweight. The reality is we tend to eat more for external reasons, such as emotions or celebrations, than for hunger. So any- thing that doesn’t address that core issue simply does not pass the smell test. Scott "Q" Marcus can be reached at www.scottqmarcus.com, scottq@scottqmarcus.com or by calling 707.442.6243. Richfield School honors board members Courtesy photo Two of Richfield School’s long term board members were honored at Wednesday’s board meeting. Paula Bray, left, served on the school board from November 1985 to December 1994, and again from February 2005 until December. Lisa Nye, center, served from December 1998 to December. Board member Adrianne Frost, right, awarded plaques to both members. D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 126, NUMBER 07 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 ______________________ Mail: Red Bluff Daily News P.O. 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Mrs. Dascomb Is Well, And Happy At Age 84 Mrs. Celia Dascomb celebrated her eighty-fourth birthday anniversary on Thanksgiving Day. Mrs. Dascomb is one of Red Bluff’s most lovable and best-read women. – Daily News, Nov. 29, 1920 COMMUNITY CLIPS Volunteers needed Consider becoming a part of the historic tradition by vol- unteering your time to help The Salvation Army in collect- ing money, which allows the organization to provide cloth- ing, food and other badly needed items for the poor within the community. All funds raised in Tehama County stay in Tehama County and are used to meet local needs. Kettles are operated Nov. 19 to Dec. 24, Monday through Saturdays. To volunteer, call 527-8530. Roadwork Caltrans work for the week of Nov. 28 - Dec. 4: •A guard-rail concrete barrier project will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday at Gyle Road to 1.1 miles north of Gyle Road. There should be no delay. •A pavement project will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday on Highway 99E from 0.2 miles north of Sherwood Boule- vard to North Tehama Vina Road in both directions. There should be no delay. Meeting Redding Regional Chapter California Association of Marriage, Family Therapists is holding a Red Bluff Out- reach Meeting from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 7 at Tehama County Mental Health, 1860 Walnut St. Benefits include One-Hour Continuing Education Unit IMPORTANT NOTICE We formerly reported to you that to keep you up to date on our activities and announce- ments of our programs you need to watch the “Kids & Family” section here on Mondays. There is no longer that section so please continue to watch for us under our 2 column advertisement. The Daily News is donating the space below our advertisement for our use to keep you informed. This will still be on Mondays only. We are very interested in keeping you all up to date. Please pay close attention as we HOPE to be doing a limited Christmas Batch of Certificates in December and will announce date & time here! NEED TO FIND A HOME FOR A PET? Go to our web page: pawstehama.com select “links”. WANT TO FIND A PET? Go direct to petfinder.com SPACE DONATED IN THE INTEREST OF PETS AND PET LOVERS BY: D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY P.A.W.S SAYS: Training for MFTs & LCSWs for $10 with members get- ting unit free, Networkin, Staying current on local issues and special workshops, business listing in Annual Therapist Directory. "Trends & Demographics" will be presented by Lynn E. Fritz, 2010 President, LMFT, MFC 45877. Bring Your Own Brown Bag Lunch. For more information call Fritz at 243-8862. P.A.W.S. (Partners for Animal Welfare & Safety) A Volunteer Program Dedicated to the Prevention of Litters, Not the Destruction of Unwanted animals. HOW CAN YOU HELP? 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