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Tuesday, January 18, 2011 – Daily News – 3A To add an upcoming event in the Local Calendar, submit Local Calendar 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, JANUARY 18 Red Bluff City Council, 7 p.m. City Hall, 555 Washington St. Class: Discipline that Works!, 6 p.m. Red Bluff Head Start Center at Jackson Heights School, 225 Jackson St. Main St., 529-1500. Free. Class: Learn Basic Word 2007, 8:30 a.m. Job Training Center, 718 Main St., 529-7000. Cost is $65. Diabetic Education, 12:30 p.m. St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Columba Room, 529-8031 Line Dancing for Beginners, 9:15-10:15 a.m., 1500 S. Jackson St., $1, 527-8177 Long Term Care Insurance Review Work- shop, 6-7 p.m., Lassen House, 705 Luther Road, 527-4729 MOMS (Making Our Mothering Significant) , 9-11 a.m., North Valley Baptist Church, 345 David Ave., 527-0543 PAL Kickboxing, 6 p.m., 1450 Schwab St., 529-8716 or 200-3950 Pinochle for Seniors, 12:30-3:30 p.m., 1500 S. 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 Arts Council Board of Direc- tors Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Tehama County Depart- ment of Education Tehama County Board of Supervisors, 10 a.m., board chamber, 727 Oak St. Tehama County Genealogical and Historical Society Board Meeting, 7 p.m., Red Bluff Library, public welcome,529-6650 A tour of the IOOF Hall, 324 Oak Street,is being offered, 527-6226. Tehama County Resource Conservation Dis- trict, 8:30 a.m., USDA Service Center, 2 Sutter St., Ste. D Tehama County Patriots, 6 p.m., Trinity Landmark Missionary Church, 20920 Hampton Rhodes Drive Tehama County Society for Crippled Chil- dren and Adults, 11 a.m. , Red Bluff Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road Tehama District Fair board, 1 p.m., Tehama Room, Tehama District Fairground, 650 Antelope Blvd. Weight Watchers meeting, 9 a.m., 6 p.m., Weigh-in starts half-hour before meetings, 485 Antelope Boulevard, #N, next to Buds Jolly Cone, 1-800-651-6000 Corning Corning-Area Red Cross Disaster Volun- teers, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Corning Fire Depart- ment, 814 Fifth St., 1-800-934-5344 or arcnec.org ESL, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Planning Commission, 6:30 p.m., city hall, 794 Third St. Soccer training, 4 to 6 p.m., except for holidays and rain, Woodson School Soccer Field, 150 N Toomes, 824-7680. Tehama County Health Partnership, 1-3 p.m., City Hall, 794 Third St. Cottonwood Cottonwood Community Library Readers Club, 4 p.m., 347-4818 Los Molinos Bingo, doors open at 4:30 p.m., dinner, Early Bird round at 6:15 p.m., regular session 6:30 p.m., Los Molinos Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, 7900 Sherwood Blvd., 384-2738 Free ESL Class, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Los Molinos Elementary, 7700 Stanford Ave., 384-7833 Paskenta Elkins School Board, 5:15 p.m., 2960 Elkins Road WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19 Red Bluff Adult Wood Carving Class, 10 a.m.-noon, Vet- erans Hall, 824-5669 Al-Anon, noon to 1 p.m., 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 Ishi Archery Club Indoor Shoot, 6 p.m., Tehama District Fairground $5 members, $6 guests, 527-4200 Lupus/Fibromyalgia Support Group, 6 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Columba room, Jackie, 529-3029 Marine Corps League, 6:30 p.m., Red Bluff Veteran’s Memorial Hall, corner of Oak and Jack- son streets., Roy Fansler 384-2134 PAL Youth Carving Class, 3-4:30 p.m., Com- munity Center, 824-5669. Solution for a big, smelly world A couple of letters crossed my desk that reminded me it's a big, smelly world out there. I was going to respond privately, as their similar issue would be too sensitive (read: gross) to include in a column. Then I got to thinking. As unlovely as the subject of urine is, every household is going to deal with a pet, a baby, a sick adult or an elderly parent sometime. Without a plan, that's an odor that only will get worse with time, potentially adding the expense of replacing things, too. Barbara wrote: "My husband has a bad incontinence problem. I've tried everything to quell the odor in the bed- ding and laundry. Is there anything I can put in the laundry that will help?" Then I heard from Jamie: "I under- stand nothing gets rid of the smell of cat urine. Mine did a no-no on my car- pet. I've used vinegar and water and followed up with Lysol. I also went over it a few times with my carpet cleaning machine. The smell remains. Is there any hope?" There was a time when I would have told Barbara and Jamie there was no hope. But that was before I found a product that does what none other can. It's called Nok-Out, and it instantly kills the smell of urine on hard sur- faces, on carpets, on mattresses, in the laundry and in most other places. It kills all offensive odors. I would not want to live without Nok- Out. Nok-Out is not a room freshener (although I use it that way because I love the clean smell of nothing). If you want ocean breezes or a mango- pineapple scent, buy some- thing from the supermar- ket. But for a serious odor issue? Don't waste your money trying to cover it up. The odor always wins. Nok-Out is a serious product that costs more than room fresheners because it does what those products cannot do. It will save your mattress, rescue your carpet and eliminate the mildew smell in your antique furniture. It should be in every household, hospital, nursing home, school and restaurant. Nok-Out not only kills odors but also is EPA-certi- fied to kill viruses (even H1N1), germs and bacteria. I carry a travel-size bottle of Nok- Out in my handbag for hand sanitizing and for wiping down the grocery cart and, when I fly, the tray table and arm- rests. I wouldn't want to stay in a hotel without Nok-Out. I spray the TV remote, telephone and hair dryer. I'm not phobic, just cautious. I first met Lou Osburn, dis- Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate tributor of Nok-Out products, when I was searching for something that would get rid of the musty odors of an old book. Our friendship has grown, as has my knowledge of Nok-Out. Now I've learned that Nok-Out is available in pet shampoo, hand sanitizer and carpet cleaner. This is such good news. Do you have a seriously smelly situation? There is hope! Contact Lou directly at Lou@NokOut.com. Or visit http://www.NokOut.com to learn more about Nok-Out or to order it online. Lou will be happy to advise you as to exactly how to handle your specific smelly situation. 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. Depression, faith inspire author’s first book Treatment for severe depression can involve medication, therapy, physicians and psychologists. For Margaret McCardia, it was writing her first novel. Timeless and Forever is a story about hope. And yet McCardia, 65, was seemingly in a hopeless place six years ago. Her muscular dystrophy resulted in injuries which reveled McCardia also had osteoporosis. She was then confined to a wheelchair. "It was like a death sentence," McCardia said. "All my life I was active. I had so many plans, so much I wanted to accomplish. Dur- ing the next one and a half years I was incredibly lonely and depressed." However true to her Christian faith, the author held onto her belief that God’s presence and peace would take her through the darkest of times. And He did. The concept for McCardia’s story was born in 1994, although she shelved the idea, lacking experi- ence in writing. But the story con- 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. Fire • The occupants were home, but no one was injured in a residential struc- ture fire reported at 3:40 p.m. Friday Tuscan Avenue, cross of Highway 36E. The cause is still under investiga- tion. The fire, which was contained at 3:50 p.m., did $3,500 damage with a $225,000 save. CalFire and Tehama County Fire cleared at 5:42 p.m. Red Bluff Fire and PG&E assisted. Gun • Someone reported Sun- day afternoon that a man and a teenage boy were in an argument at Antelope Liquors in Red Bluff and that the man was pointing a black pistol at the boy. One person was booked into juvenile hall. Nothing fur- ther was available. Odd •A man reported Satur- day finding drug parapher- nalia in a kitchen drawer of the vacant residence he is purchasing in the 1200 block of Lincoln Street. Theft • Someone reported early Sunday morning to Red Bluff Police that they had located a 1997 Ford Explor- er in the ditch near the Casi- no. Upon contacting the reg- istered owner it was report- ed that the vehicle had been stolen. • A man reported Friday his bicycle, valued at $500, was stolen between 4:50 and 5 p.m. Friday from the back of his gray Ford pick- up in the Walmart parking lot. The bicycle is described as a having an eastern frame and is copper brown with Thank You For Your Support!! ❋ You donated about 20,000 lbs. of food during our Holiday Food Drive. This should feed local families all of the way into the summer months. ❋ 796 children received 3,156 toys worth $34,790 ❋ 443 children received 1,177 new pieces of clothing worth $11,894 ❋ The “Red-Kettle Bell-Ringer” Campaign raised $46,35058 A Special “Thank You” to Rolling Hills Casino & Bethel Assembly of God for extra help with the holiday food boxes. Contributions may be sent to: The Salvation Army, P.O. Box 935, Red Bluff, CA. 96080 Thank you for your support, Majors Frank & Susan Severs tinued to develop in her imagina- tion. "I was a good storyteller," she said. "So one day with God’s inspi- ration I picked up a pen and just started writing. And I couldn’t stop! I’d be writing until 3 a.m. The words kept flowing, the story poured out." First time authors often are in a learning curve. McCardia is no exception. She wrote her first man- uscript the hard way — longhand. Thanks to the help of a friend, she is now creating her copy from a key- board. Timeless and Forever is a story of diverse people from different gener- ations, countries and cultures intri- cately tied together by an old Victo- rian mansion. Throughout the book McCardia’s message is one of hope and redemption. "God gave me the title for my book," McCardia said. "We are to build our treasures in heaven, which is timeless and forever. Although my characters are imaginary and totally fictional, they reflect the blue front rims. •A man reported Satur- day morning that his blue 20-inch generator and blue Igloo ice chest, total value of $220, were stolen about 10 a.m. from the Valero gas sta- tion parking lot. An unknown person advised the man they had seen five men grab the items and run toward a motel. Vandalism • Red Bluff Police logs show a man reported Satur- day that someone had shot a hole in his brother’s garage, which had gone into his vehicle’s window. The log entry later says an unknown person had thrown a rock harsh reality that sometimes the worst things can happen to the best people. Regardless, God can turn everything around. He is timeless and forever." Timeless and Forever was six years in the making. During the process her depression was replaced by intention and fulfillment. "The Lord gave me a purpose — to write and serve Him. I was never still dur- ing my youth. I was always on the go. But now that I’ve found my pur- pose and passion, I’m happy to be still." McCardia is a native of Califor- nia and was raised during early childhood years in Oregon by her parents and influenced by her Cherokee grandmother. Previously she owned the Holistic Bear, a well- ness center in Cave Creek, Ariz. It was sold in 1990. McCardia and her husband Larry live in New River, Ariz. with three cats and her dog Strider. Gardening and painting are favorite pastimes when McCardia isn’t working on her next novel. through a garage window, causing $200 damage, that had hit the man’s hood caus- ing $500 damage. • Someone reported $100 damage to the paint of a tan 2005 Toyota Camry that had been egged two nights in a row in the 200 block of Beverly Avenue in Red Bluff.