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4A Daily News – Friday, November 29, 2013 Community people&events Affordable Care Act NEC Small Business Development Center at Butte College presents "Affordable Care Act (ACA) Healthcare and What It Means for Small Business" 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Dec. 4, at the City Council Chamber, 1735 Montgomery St., Oroville. The class is free but seating is limited.Register to attend by calling 530-8959017. This healthcare seminar will focus on the background information about the Affordable Care Act, how the Affordable Care Act will impact your small business, Small Business Health Care Tax Credit, Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), Employer Shared Responsibility, Myth vs. Fact regarding Affordable Care Act, affordable Care Act rollout timeline and resources available to assist you. Presenter will be Joe McClure, district director U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Food safety training and certification workshop NEC Small Business Development Center at Butte College presents "ServSafe Food Safety Training & Certification" workshop 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at the NEC Small Business Development Center at Butte College, 2480 Notre Dame Blvd. Chico. The cost is $120 per person prepaid or $130 at the door including ServSafe textbook, or $80 prepaid and $90 at the door without book. California Uniform Retail Food Facility Law requires re-testing and re-certification of competence in Food Safety and Sanitation every 5 years. Re-taking and successfully passing this required test is necessary to renew your certification. This course includes the National Restaurant Association ServSafe exam, ServSafe Essentials, manual, Scranton (test sheets) and certificate. The training is recognized by the State of California Health Department and fulfills State Certification obligations. Pre-registration is required by calling 530-895-9017 or visiting www.bcsbdc.org. Radical forgiveness for the holidays The common, accepted portrayal of a happy, joking, and supportive family joyously celebrating around a food-laden Thanksgiving table is definitely not a universal reality. Some families despise the ritual (and aren't too keen on one another either); yet they meet year-afterafter out a sense of guilt or tradition, jabbing each other with passive-aggressive verbal stabs. Even within families that are indeed content overall, certain members of the clan might resent, or even dislike, one another. They hold grudges over past transgressions or historic bitterness stalks silently beneath a transparent veneer of tranquility. I point out these realities not with intent of injecting an unpleasant aftertaste to Thanksgiving dinner, nor as some sort of post-apocalyptic view of the holidays. And to be honest, I also do not know percentages of "unhappy" versus "happy" families; maybe it's minuscule; possibly it's everyone but you and I. Yet it is true. Moreover, to focus on "how many" bypasses the greater issue: we cannot release these strains until we acknowledge they exist. Once there, we discharge them with a type of thanks. "Thanks," you might ask with understandable confusion; "Why would one give thanks for an irritating collection of boorish relations with whom I'm forced to endure boring football games and overcooked turkey?" In the traditional sense of "giving thanks," you wouldn't. Howev- er, when one expands the concept emotions and can begin to regain of thankfulness, we realize that that which was taken. The only alternative is to continue gratitude and forgiveness to be a victim, experiare actually the same act. encing the anguish on a All that differs is the direcregular basis — the tortion in which they are ment not only extreme, pointed. but also constant and Similarities abound. repeated. Each brings with it a sense Unfortunately many of inner peace and happiview forgiveness as a ness. The action in each is mark of weakness. The directed toward another reality is it requires enorperson; yet its true purpose mous strength to direct is to help us, not the recipone's emotions. Said ient. Each releases an responsibility: whereby Scott Q. Ghandi, "The weak can never forgive. Forgivethanks releases me from ness is the attribute of obligation to you. Forgivethe strong." Forgiving ness un-tethers you from a perceived debt I feel you have to what your sister did long ago, or me. The results are identical; what how your parents mistreated you is differs is the grounds. We give not easy. However holding longthanks when we believe something standing grudges does zero to help is "positive," while forgiving what heal the pain, and — can we be honest? — it's really not hurting we consider "negative. Of course, it's normal to feel them in the slightest. It might be time to let go, even a someone is unworthy of forgiveness. In effect, I cannot forgive you little. And this holiday seems as because the pain you inflicted was good of a time as any to start the so extreme, or because I was so process. violated, that I lost control over Scott "Q" Marcus is the CRP part of my life; in essence you took away a part of ME. How do I for- (Chief Recovering Perfectionist) of give such heinous acts while www.ThisTimeIMeanIt.com and of remaining true to my core beliefs? founder www.21DayHabitChange.com, The dilemma lies in equating forgiveness with approval of the guaranteed to help you change a habit in just 3 weeks. He is behavior. 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More than 30 contestants participated in 25 stations for score. There were 18th century flintlock pistol, centerfire handguns, tactical, long range, trap, archery, knife throw and tomahawktoss. Ryan and Charles Gibson of Nice Shot brought along a few FFL 3rd class sub machine guns for optional fund raising stations, these were a success. Organizers began two months ago and as long back as last year's event setting up this year's event through cash, ammunition, firearm and station attendants. In the end three classes of shooters were awarded pink awareness ribbon plaques for 1st, 2nd & 3rd places. The Junior class was dominated by Beau Coy who shot an 83, Tate Knorr placed 2nd with 67 and Bradley Robertson 3rd with 62. The ladies class was won again by St Elizabeth mammography department Technician Lori Raglin, who shot 83 for 1st place, 2nd place was won by Suzanne Ciciliot with 67 and 3rd went to Barbara Casteel with 60. The men's class was as follows, in 3rd place Scott Eggleston shot 87, 2nd place was earned by Seth Stoke with a 97 and this year's Nor Cal Top Shot Champion was taken by Josh Sutherland with a combined total of 103 points. Contestants were allowed to buy back no more than two stations for added score to bolster their final score. The submachine gun station was optional, however if contestants purchased a 27round magazine and could hit the target they were awarded 5 bonus points. After shooting through contestants and guests sat down to a sirloin steak sandwich provided by Nor Cal Jr Clay Busters and A&R Custom Meats. The a large number of businesses, organizations and practices contributed the resources needed to make this year's shoot possible. In the end the total donation will be $2,100 to help support breast cancer awareness. It is the goal of the event's organizers to put a positive light on gun ownership and use. Red Bluff Roller Rink Saturday The Red Bluff Derby Girls are celebrating their mission of supporting the community through excellence and athleticism, through which they have raised and donated more than $2,500 for local nonprofit organizations in the last year. Come celebrate the completion of the team's first competitive season as they resurrect the old roller rink out at the fairgrounds on Dec. 7 with public skating 14 p.m. Bring your skates or roller blades. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. For your entertainment, 5-7 p.m., the team will be offering some live music by local band Them Wreckin' Boys along with live roller derby for everyone to watch. After the bouts, to top off the evening, they will be playing a roller derby movie: "Kansas City Bomber." Snacks and refreshments will be available for purchase. Tickets are available at the Round Up Saloon, Need a Physician? Doctors who listen ... Doctors who care. 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