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10A – Daily News – Friday, January 28, 2011 Kids' Krafts: Sssssstop letting cold air in at home (MCT) — Most of the time, you don't need some- one to tell you that there is a window or door in your house that doesn't quite fit its frame. You can feel the cold drafts seep- ing inside, espe- cially during cold winter days and nights. One of the problems those drafts create, aside from the bone-chilling, uncomfortable cold that sends you shivering to the thermostat for the furnace to turn up the heat, is that portal to the outside is a money and energy waster, too. One solution is to buy a foam sealant and latex caulking to place inside and around the large gaps in window openings. Installing weather stripping on the bottom of doors will also help keep the cold out- doors from blowing inside. But for most kids, the easiest and quickest fix to get rid of drafts is to place towels along the cracks of the doorways and window sills. For unused door- ways, you can fold a few paper towels and shove them all around the open- ings. Granted, these aren't permanent solutions. There are lots of more effi- cient ways to put a stop to the energy waste in a time when everyone is trying to conserve the Earth's natur- al resources. An even more creative way to stop drafts and keep the cold outside where it belongs is to make a cute critter draft catcher with a MCT photo KidKraft critter can contain a draft under your door. Tehama County Business Highlighting selected Tehama County businesses for their customer and community service! Spotlight LASSEN TAX PROFESSIONALS Rose Hablitzel, Enrolled Agent has recently joined with Rex Cerro, Enrolled Agent to form Lassen Tax Professionals. The two have more than 30 years of tax and represen- tation experience. Enrolled Agents are the only federally licensed tax practitioners who are tested and licensed by the United States Treasury Department. Lassen Tax Professionals is open year round and is currently taking new clients. Walk- ins are welcome as well as those wishing to make an appointment. In addition to tax preparation and representation, Lassen Tax Professionals is available to help those with tax related issues such as levies and liens and catch-up by filing delinquent tax returns. Also working with Rose and Rex are Chelsey Forseth and Heather Hablitzel. Other services provided are bookkeeping and payroll for small businesses. Rose also is an instructor for the National Association of Enrolled Agents and the local Far Northern California Chapter of Enrolled Agents, teaching those interested in becoming Enrolled Agents. Lassen Tax Professionals is located on the corner of Rio and Elm Streets in Red Bluff. They can be reached either by calling (530) 527-8225 or going to their website www.lassentax.com. 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Cut the bottom out of the disposable drinking cup and insert the bottom- less cup into the open end of the tights' leg for a spill- proof way to fill the stock- ing. rice. Fill the stocking with Pinch the open end of the leg into itself to form a tapered, snake tail and stitch closed. Cut a snake tongue out of red felt. Sew it to the other end of the snake by laying the tongue up over the end of the snake's head. Sew at the bottom and fold down so stitching doesn't show. Glue large wiggle eyes above the snake's mouth. When the glue dries, tuck the snake into the base of a drafty window or door.