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Saturday, January 1, 2011 – Daily News – 3A Local Calendar 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. SATURDAY, JANUARY 1 HAPPY NEW YEAR Red Bluff BMX racing, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $10 Sacred Heart Catholic Church New Years Mass, 9:30 a.m., 505 Main St. Corning 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, JANUARY 2 Red Bluff 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 Sacred Heart Catholic Church New Years Mass, 9:30 a.m., 505 Main St. Taize service, 7-8 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 510 Jefferson St. 527-5205 WHEEPicnic and Prayer Circle, 4:20 p.m., 22116 Riverside Avenue Corning Diabetes Education Classes, 5 p.m. St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 820 Marin St., 824-4979, free, Spanish and English Evangelist services, 7 p.m., Family Bible Church, 609 Marin St., 824-9989 MONDAY, JANUARY 3 Red Bluff Al-Anon, 6 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Hickory, additional meetings noon and 6 p.m. Wednesdays, 6 p.m.Fridays Bend Jelly 4-H, 6 p.m.,Bend School, 527-3101 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. Salvation Army Writing Class, 9:30 to 11 a.m., 940 Walnut Street , 527-8530. Sons in Retirement, 11:30 a.m., Elks Lodge, 529- 5700 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 Corning Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., 815 First St., 824- 1114 or 586-0245. Meetings are every day through Saturday with an additional meeting at noon Mondays Sewing class, 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, JANUARY 4 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 South Jackson St., $1, 527-8177 PAL Kickboxing, 6 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. Tehama County Patriots, 6 p.m., Trinity Landmark Missionary Church, 20920 Hampton Rhodes Drive PG&E ratest to decrease slightly starting today PG&E announces that its aver- age system-wide bundled electric rate will decrease 0.8 percent on Jan. 1 (see tables below for Janu- ary bill impact). This rate change will be followed by a slight fore- casted increase in March 2011 that is approximately 2.3 percent less than what the rate was in March 2010. Actual bill impacts in March will vary depending on usage. "We know our customers care 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. DUI • California Highway Patrol arrested Robert Olmstead, 71, of Sacra- mento and Jaleela Alsaadoon, 55, of Camp- bell Thursday on suspi- cion of driving under the influence. This brings the total arrested since the Winter Holiday Anti-DUI Campaign started on Dec. 17 to 27 people. In 2009, there were 21 people arrested during the same 15-day period. The cam- paign ends at midnight on Jan. 2. Vandalism •A man in the 1000 block of Aloha reported that an unknown person had thrown two rocks through a window in his residence about 1:30 a.m. Friday. Damage is esti- mated at $500. Welcome to the 2011 Business Chronology Published in today’s edition of From local businesses of long standing and tradition …through all the decades to newer businesses; all stand ready to meet the needs of local families. D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY Local businesses support the tax base which provide local services, provide local jobs and support good works in the communities where we live. Shopping locally just makes sense, if we value the quality of life and economic viability of the place we call home! The businesses in today’s Business Chronology will be published online all year long as a digital “special edition” on RedBluffDailyNews.com more than ever about their elec- tricity bills during these tough economic times so we are focused on keeping rates down," said Tom Bottorff, Senior Vice President of Regulatory Relations for PG&E. "Smart energy purchasing strate- gies coupled with lower gas prices have allowed us to pass on savings to the millions of Californians who rely on us for their energy needs." The January rate change reflects higher operating costs off- set by lower energy purchasing costs. The March rate change will take into account additional trans- mission-related costs and is expected to include the utility’s 2011-2013 General Rate Case (GRC) revenue requirements. PG&E in September filed a settle- ment with consumer groups on its GRC revenue request and expects a California Public Utilities Com- mission decision in early 2011. Turn negativity today into future promise What will happen to the econo- my and the stock market and inter- est rates in 2011? This is the season for forecasts and prognostications. But that's not what most people are thinking about when they wonder what's in their economic future for the year ahead. The one economic question on most people's minds is whether the United States will grow again, and whether their lives will ever be materially better, and most of all -- whether their children will have a better life than they do. A Facebook poll taken a few months ago revealed that many had worked hard all their lives, lost significant ground in the recession -- and were not at all optimistic that their children or grandchildren would have a higher standard of living. Sure, the stock market is starting the year at, or near, a new high since this terrible financial convulsion first started in 2008. And the offi- cial measure of economic growth -- gross domestic product -- is show- ing that the economy is moving ahead, leaving the official definition of recession behind us. And yes, the unemployment numbers have made some progress, though hardly a dent in the massive numbers of peo- ple searching for work. But that's the stuff that econo- mists consider. What matters to most people is the dramatic decline of hope that things will get much better. It's a generational worry that has many Americans ready to believe that our best times are behind us. Most of us are willing to sacrifice for a good cause -- and the best cause for many of us is our children's future. Right now, it seems cloudy. Those feelings of despair remind me of accounts of life in the Depression years. It must have been overwhelming to live in such con- tinuing misery. The drought and dustbowl destroyed America's farm economy, even as the Depression destroyed jobs. Few parents then could anticipate their children would live in a world of jet-age global travel and economic growth. Today's negative outlook also reminds me of the 1970s, when the effort to fight a war and create a "great society" at the same time resulted in a frightening inflation, then a devastat- ing recession. The stock market had hovered around 700 for a decade, the prime rate went to 20.5 percent, and unem- ployment hit double digits. At the depths of the econom- ic recession in 1980-82, few would have fore- cast that within 20 years the Dow would hit 12,000, and interest rates would be in the low single digits, and that an unexpected technology revolution would create unprecedented produc- tivity and economic growth. Yet, that's exactly paid 38 percent of the nation's taxes. Terry Savage The Savage what the American economy deliv- ered -- an economic boom that cre- ated jobs and prosperity and hope for the future. And it created wealth. That's what we should all be rooting for in 2011: wealth cre- ation. The politics of envy has never achieved economic growth because it has at its core a desire to redis- tribute the existing wealth, instead of creating incentives to create growth that can lift an entire soci- ety. We are told that there are too many "rich" people. Instead, we should think that there are not enough rich people. Because only wealthy people can pay the taxes that will fill in our budget deficits. In 2008, the last year for which hard data is available, the top 1 per- cent of the nation's adjusted gross income earners earned 20 percent of the total national income. Those are the truly wealthy. And, they Truth on Money That year, the top 10 percent of the nation's AGI earners earned 45.8 percent of the income, but they paid in 69.6 percent of the total taxes paid that year. In fact, the top 50 per- cent of the nation's AGI earners earned 87.25 per- cent of the total income but they paid in 97.30 percent of the total income taxes. (This analysis comes from the Tax Foundation, based on IRS data.) Think how much good our country could do for its own citizens, and for oth- ers around the world, if we had a growing economy, with more people working -- and paying taxes. It's easy to forget the incredible possibilities that our economy offers -- if we all work together to reward ingenuity and cre- ate incentives for progress. That applies to bosses as well as workers, to bankers as well as borrowers, to govern- ment as well as business. In the midst of the Depression, our President Franklin Roosevelt told us, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Those are words to remember as we enter a new year, filled with concerns about our future and the future we will leave to our children and grandchildren. No one ever won a bet against the long-term success of America. And that's the Savage Truth. Terry Savage is a registered investment adviser and is on the board of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. She can be reached at www.terrysavage.com. She is the author of the new book, "The New Savage Number: How Much Money Do You Really Need to Retire?" Upper Lake OHV trail system closed The Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) trail system on the Upper Lake Ranger District of the Mendocino Nation- al Forest will be closed to vehicle traffic until Thursday, Jan. 6, or until 48 hours of no measurable precipitation. The trails were closed Dec. 17 after the Bartlett Springs Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS) recorded more than 3 inches of precipitation in 24 hours. There needs to be 48 consecutive hours of no measurable precipitation to reopen the trails. This has not occurred since Dec. 17. If there is a period of 48 hours with no measurable precipitation, the trails will open before Jan. 6. If not, the closure may be extended. As the winter storm season starts and wet weather becomes more common, visitors planning OHV trips to the Forest are encouraged to visit the Mendocino National Forest web site at www.fs.usda.gov/mendoci- no, or to call the Forest at 530-934-3316 to verify that trails are open before travelling. Using the trails in their current condition would result in damage not only to the trails, but would also impact other resources including soils, water quality, and wildlife habitat. "We appreciate the public’s understanding and coop- eration with continuing the temporary OHV trail sys- tem closure on the Upper Lake Ranger District," said Forest Supervisor Tom Contreras. "By closing the trails now and preventing further damage, we are reducing the risk of longer closures for costly repairs and restoration efforts. Waiting for conditions to improve and the trails to dry out will help us continue to provide quality recreation areas for OHV riders." The Emergency Trail Closure for the Mendocino National Forest is formally referenced under Order Number 08-10-13. Violation of this closure order is punishable by a fine of no more than $5,000 for an individual, $10,000 for an organization, or up to six months imprisonment or both. For more information, please contact the Mendoci- no National Forest at 934-3316 or visit www.fs.usda.gov/mendocino.