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Saturday, January 29, 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. SATURDAY, JANUARY 29 Red Bluff BMX racing, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $10 Weight Wachters meeting, 8:30 a.m., Weigh-in starts half-hour before meetings, 485 Antelope Blvd., #N, next to Bud’s Jolly Kone, 1-800-651-6000 Corning Northern Heat in Concert, 9 p.m.to 1 a.m., Rolling Hills Casino, 528-3500 or rollinghillscasino.com Los Molinos Senior Dance,7 p.m., Los Molinos Sr. Social Club, Senior Center, Josephine St. Gerber Community dinner, 5 p.m., Gerber Bible Fellow- ship, 301 Samson Ave., free, 384-1103 SUNDAY, JANUARY 30 Red Bluff WHEEPicnic and Prayer Circle, 4:20 p.m., 22116 Riverside Avenue Corning Evangelist services, 7 p.m., Family Bible Church, 609 Marin St., 824-9989 MONDAY, JANUARY 31 Red Bluff 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., Pres- byterian 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, 9:30-11 a.m., 940 Walnut St., 527-8530 Sun Country Quilters Community Service Group, 9 a.m.to 3 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066 Corning Narcotics Anonymous, and 7 p.m., 815 First St., 824-1114 or 586-0245.Meetings are everyday through Saturday with an additional meeting at noon on Mon- days Sewing group, 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 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 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Red Bluff City Council, 7 p.m. City Hall, 555 Washington St. 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 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 Senior Fitness, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., 1500 South Jack- son St., Free, 527-8177 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 Weight Wachters meeting, 6 p.m., Weigh-in starts half-hour before meetings, 485 Antelope Blvd., #N, next to Bud’s Jolly Kone, 1-800-651-6000 Corning Corning Community meeting, 7 p.m., Maywood Middle School, 1666 Marguerite Ave. Corning Recreation Commission, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 794 Third St. ESL, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Red Cross Disaster Volunteer meeting, 6 p.m., Corning Fire Department, 814 Fift St., 800 934-5344 *NOW OPEN* Bareroot Trees and Berries are in! Time to plant 1 1/2 miles South of Red Bluff 12645 Hwy 99E (530) 529-2546 Prospects bleak for widows on Social Security Fear of being a "bag lady" is the secret worry of every older woman. I've written and talked about this before, and the subject always gets a nod or a grimace of recognition. No woman wants to be a burden on her children -- or grow old alone, wor- rying about money. But the latest reports show we aren't doing enough to deal with this fear -- or the reality of the growing number of elderly women living in poverty. A new report by the Society of Actuaries states the case clearly: 92 percent of female retirees are not planning long-term for retire- ment. The statistics are grim. • Half of women who reach age 65 are likely to live until age 85. • Eighty-five percent of women over age 85 are widows, compared to 45 percent of men. • Four out of 10 women over 65 liv- ing alone depend on Social Security for virtually all of their income. • Women are likely to have a longer period of chronic disability and are more likely to need care in a long-term facility or from a paid caregiver. This is compounded by the fact that women are more likely to be alone in old age and less likely to have a family care- giver. • Fifty-five percent of female retirees and 71 percent of female pre- retirees are concerned that they might not have enough money to pay for health care costs in retirement, com- pared to 42 percent of male retirees and 63 percent of male pre-retirees. But the message isn't yet getting through -- especially to younger women. Many are stuck paying off student loans, or trying to raise a fam- ily, so they feel they have no spare change to put away for retirement. Others have been disillusioned by the stock market crash and have stopped contributing to retirement plans and IRAs. "Our study on the impact of retire- ment risks for women is meant to be a Police reports The following infor- mation is compiled from Red Bluff Police Depart- ment, Tehama County Sheriff’s Department, Corning Police Depart- ment and California Highway Patrol. Arrests • Jorge Perez Sandoval, 23, of Red Bluff was arrested Thursday in the 1100 block of Oak Street. He was charged with assault with a firearm on another person, false imprisonment and tam- pering with a vehicle. Bail was set at $250,000. • Robert Anthony Sanchez, 24, of Red Bluff was arrested Thursday at the Tehama County Sher- iff’s Office. He was charged with forgery and possession of a controlled substance. No bail was set. • John Carlos Venegas, 18, of Corning was arrest- ed Thursday in the 200 block of Toomes Avenue at the Salado Orchard Apartments in Corning. He was charged with receiving known stolen property. Bail was set at $20,000. • Sesar Billy Garcia, 23, of Gerber and Edgar Ismael Garcia-Sanchez, 18, of Anaheim were arrested in the 600 block of Santa Maria Avenue in Gerber for being in pos- session of a stolen quad runner. Sheriff’s deputies arrested the men after wit- nesses reported seeing people stealing items from employee’s vehicles in a parking lot at Crain Orchards. Deputies recov- ered a 1985 Yamaha Quad Runner, which had been reported stolen from Chico, and a touch-screen cell phone, together val- ued at $550. The phone was returned to an employee. Garcia told deputies call to action for women to educate themselves on retirement-related risks, better prepare for the long-term and, hopefully, avoid financial shortfalls," says Chicago actuary Anna Rappa- port, FSA, MAAA and co-author of the SOA report. ment saving now Get started on retire- Here are three steps women (or men) can take now, in your 30s or 40s, to avoid the retirement crunch: 1. Get real numbers. Don't just shrug and think the numbers are too huge to contemplate. There's a simple and compelling cal- culator at it a Roth IRA. You won't get a tax deduction for your contribution, but you will get tax-free growth of all your money. 3. Buy disability insurance, critical illness or long-term care insurance. • Disability insurance will replace your monthly income if you are unable to do your own occupation (that definition is critical in your policy). You'll need to have a regular income to purchase this type of insurance. • Critical illness insurance Terry www.ChoosetoSave.org. (This is the website of the Employee Benefit Research Institute.) Just click on "Ballpark Esti- mate," and you have the only tool you'll need to get an honest projection of where you stand now based on current savings (or lack of savings) and a realistic pro- jection of how much you should be saving each month or year, so that you won't become a bag lady. 2. Start saving. Start with $50 -- and add an automatic $50 every month. You can do that by opening an Indi- vidual Retirement Account at T. Rowe Price mutual funds (www.TRowePrice.com or (800) 638- 7890). They'll help you chose an appropriate mutual fund, and you can set up an automatic monthly deduction from your checking account. You can always add more money at any time. You must have earned income to contribute, and you can put away up to $5,000 of earned income in 2011 -- or $6,000 if you are age 50 or older this year. If you are single and earning less than $107,000 AGI, or married earn- ing less than $169,000, you can make that he had bought the quad runner in Los Moli- nos for $50. The men were charged with receiv- ing known stolen proper- ty. Garcia was also charged with failure to appear, driving while license is suspended, dri- ving under the influence and probation violation. His bail was set at $40,000. Garcia-Sanchez’ bail was set at $10,000. Odd • An employee at USA Gas Station reported Thursday that a man tried to pay with several coun- terfeit $20 bills. The man left the store and took the bills with him after the employee refused to accept them. • Police officers enlist- ed the help of the Red Bluff Fire Department on Thursday when they couldn’t remove a pair of handcuffs off a girl whose parent brought her into the 555 Washington St. building. The cuffs were eventually removed through the combined effort. Vandalism • A man reported Thursday that a house he has been renovating in the 1000 block of Oak Grove Avenue was vandalized. Doors and windows were broken, graffiti was in the garage and both front and back lawns were dam- aged. • A woman cut her hand when she slipped in the mud after walking into a vandalism scene in the 1400 block of Second Street Thursday. A side window was broken, a back door opened and graffiti was on the door knob at the residence. CalFire was called in to assist the woman for her cut. Burglary • Jack Moser, 54, of K W I K K U T S Family Hair Salon $200 REGULAR HAIRCUT off with coupon Not good with other offers 1064 South Main St., Red Bluff • 529-3540 Reg. $13.95 Expires 2/28/11 Savage The Savage Truth on Money is a policy that pays you a lump sum when you are diagnosed with any of eight major health problems, including cancer or stroke. You can use the money for any purpose. • Long-term care insur- ance will cover you in case you are unable to do basic activities such as dressing, feeding, bathing or simply getting from bed to chair. While this is mostly seen as insurance to be used in old age, there are many younger accident victims (think Superman, Christopher Reeve) who have benefited from this type of insur- ance. So it makes sense to buy a poli- cy in your late 40s. All of these insurance coverages are designed to keep you from being reliant on the state for care -- especial- ly in these tough times, when care is being rationed because of a budget cri- sis in every state. If you're a woman reading this col- umn with a smile, because you're well on your way to retirement security, clip it and hand it to another woman. Post it on the office bulletin board. Text a link to your daughter's friends. Spread the word: Starting early with a small, regular contribution to retire- ment savings will do a lot to keep you from being a bag lady. And that's The Savage Truth. Red Bluff reported Thurs- day that unknown per- son(s) cut a security chain on his property gate, took the gate off its hinges and stole several items from an open barn on the prop- erty on Dusty Way. Items stolen, valued together at $3,725, include an air compressor, hand tools, four batteries, bearings, hydraulic filters, a hydraulic lift, 40 to 50 gallons of gasoline and two 5-gallon buckets of oil. The incident occured sometime between 6 p.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. Thursday. • Seven laptop comput- ers were stolen from the Sacramento River Dis- covery School on Monroe Street after unknown per- son(s) broke classroom windows and entered the school. The incident, which caused $700 dam- age to the school, occured sometime between Tues- day and Wednesday. The computers stolen were valued at $5,000. Crashes • Jose Garcia, 35, of Corning was westbound on Capay Road, east of 99W at 50 mph in heavy fog with 150 ft visibility at 6 a.m., Thursday when he failed to see a stop sign, braked too late and lost control of his car. He crossed over both lanes of 99W and onto the west side shoul- der where he struck a metal guard rail and went down an embank- ment where he came to a stop. His ’93 Toyota Corolla received major damage. He had no injuries. • Jacob Lenihan, 24, of Corning was south- bound on 99W at 45 ★★ ★ mph at 8 a.m., Thursday. Zenon Equiluz, 53, of Corning, was eastbound on Viola Avenue. He made a stop, then con- tinued onto 99W with- out making note of Leni- han’s approach. Lenihan was unable to avoid Equiluz and struck the side of his 1990 Toyota Tacoma causing minor damage. Lenihan’s 2000 Nissan Frontier received moderate damage. Both drivers had no injuries. • Sandra Orozco, 20, of Biggs was north- bound on Kirkwood Avenue at 45 mph at 8:20 a.m., Thursday in heavy fog with 150 ft visibility. She was look- ing at her cell phone, which was secured on the dashboard, for direc- tions. When she looked up she noticed she was almost to a curve. She braked, swerved to the left and slid off the road onto the east shoulder where she stuck an embankment and wire fence. Her 2008 Scion received moderate dam- age. She had no injuries. • Erendida Moreno, 31, of Corning, was southbound on Kirk- wood Avenue at 50 mph at 8:30 a.m., Thursday in heavy fog with 150 ft visibility. She took her eyes off the road to look at the dash. She failed to notice she was approaching a curve. She braked, swerved to the left and slid off the road onto the west shoulder where she struck a wire fence and went through it. Her ’99 Pontiac Grand Prix stopped about 80 ft into the field and received moderate damage. She had no injuries. AMERICAN SELF-STORAGE 64 Mulberry Ave., Red Bluff • 527-1755 • Fully Fenced • Onsite Manager • Well Lit Property website: www.americanselfstorage.biz • RV & Vehicle parking now available $11 NEED SPACE? Start the New Year off right! MOVES YOU IN Some restrictions apply Good through 1/31/11 CALL NOW FOR RATES!