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2A – Daily News – Monday, January 31, 2011 Community people&events Senior Menu The Senior Nutrition Program serves meals Monday through Friday at the Red bluff communi- ty/Senior Center, the Corning Senior Center and the Los Molinos Senior Center. The suggested donation for seniors 60 and older is $2.75. For those guests under the age of 60, the guest charge is $6. A donation is not a requirement for you to receive a meal if you qualify for the pro- gram. Reservations must be made a minimum of one day in advance by calling 527-2414. Two percent milk is served with each meal. Menu is subject to change. Week of Jan. 31 through Feb. 28 Monday Scalloped chicken, cauliflower, bread stick, cher- ry apple juice, fruit cup Tuesday Ethnic Menu Pork chow mein, steamed rice, stir fry vegetables, apple juice, ginger bread w/applesauce Wednesday Chili, cornbread, pineapple coleslaw, grape juice, orange wedges Thursday Corned beef, cabbage, carrots, rye bread, lime Jell-O w/pears Friday Tuna and noodle casserole, pacific blend vegeta- bles, cranberry juice, wheat bread, plums Retired teachers to meet The California Retired Teachers Association, Mt. Lassen, Division 9 meeting Monday, Feb. 14, will begin at 11 a.m. in Orland at the Federated Church of Orland, 709 First St. For directions to the church please call Jan Kin- nier at 865-3660 or Shirley Russell at 865-9555. The cost for the luncheon prepared by the Feder- ated Church Women will be $10. Gary Pratt will present the File of Life program as part of our pro- gram. The entertainment will be Prairie Strings (four children) and Martin Trang, an eleven year old pianist. Fun activities will also be enjoyed by all. The main focus of this meeting will be making donations to our scholarship. We will have several door prizes to give away. Come enjoy our meeting in Orland, visit with old friends, and make new ones. Setting it straight –––––––– It is the policy of the Daily News to correct as quickly as possible all errors in fact that have been published in the newspaper. If you feel a factual error has been made in a news story, call the news department at 527-2153. 5 things to be happier, more successful Improving oneself is not diffi- cult. It might be uncomfortable. It might be slow; but difficult? Not so much. Figure out what you want to change; figure out a way to do it, move in that direction, correct as necessary. So why don't most people change? The unadorned answer is we make it too complicated. The simpler the plan, the more likely we will accomplish it. To that end, here is a straightforward Five-Step Plan to move forward immediately. 1) Write it down There's nothing magic to this, but once done, it makes it "real." It also helps if we don't just write down what we want but why we want it. Emotions drive action. Logic directs it. As example, "I will lose weight to lower my blood pressure," is not as effective as "I will lose weight to feel better." As they say in sales, "We buy what we want, not necessarily what we need." We need to "sell" ourselves on why we want it more than why we should do it. 2) Make it Small Small steps done regularly gen- erate better results than large steps done intermittently. In other words, it's better to get out a walk a block - and really do it - than to swear you're going to run a mile and plant yourself on the couch. We have to "squeeze" new activities into an already crowded life so the less we have to rearrange, the more likely we’ll be consistent. Ten or 15-min- utes with consistency is better than "an occasional hour." 3) Do Something Every Day No matter how small the step, do something each day, even if it’s simply refining what we wrote. Maintaining top-of-mind awareness retrains our thoughts to focus different- ly. That alone causes us to notice previously unseen opportunities. Of course, there are days when "life happens" and we cannot move for- ward, which can bring out our critical inner perfec- tionists and we are inclined to think, "As long as I blew it, I might as well really blow it. I'll start again tomorrow." This leads to undoing our progress. It’s important to remember everyone stumbles; progress is two steps for- ward and one step backwards. 4) Get Support you can change your mind, announcing our plans does make us more committed to achieving them. Keeping them "quiet" allows us to back down quicker, which prompts the ques- tion, "Am I really com- mitted to this?" (a dis- cussion left for another column) 5) Reward Yourself Often Scott Q. Marcus There are things we do well and there are things we want to do well. Making life-changes falls in the latter category, not the former. After all, if we were accomplished at our goals, we would have already achieved them. Building a network of support can guide and direct us when we feel lost, and applaud us when we aren’t. There is always more power in a group than in a single person (for better or worse). One other benefit to group sup- port is it "shuts the back door." Too often, we don't tell people our goals because if do, we have to actually change. Well, short of the fact that About the author: Scott "Q" Marcus is a professional speaker and the CDO of www.ThisTimeIMeanIt.com, a website for people and organizations who are frustrated with making promises and want to make change in a supported fashion. He is also the founder of "This Time I Mean It Day," a playful holiday celebrating our personal successes, every February 15. Join the celebration and download a free goal planner at the website or contact him at scottq@scottqmarcus.com. === Change is as much emotional as it is physi- cal. Holding off the goodies from our "inner kid," makes us feel like we’ve got one more chore in an already tedious life. We get resentful and quit. If however, we can make it more fun, we’re more inclined to keep at it Life is short, enjoy it - and remind yourself more often of the plea- sures. 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Petition For Irrigation District Denied In a letter to the board of supervisors, received this morning, W.F. McClure, of the state department of engineering, states that the department has denied the petition of the Finnell Land Company and W.H. Baymiller for the formation of the El Camino Irriga- tion District. Withholding of such permission at this time is based upon the fact that the showing for a suf- ficient and lasting amount of water has not been made. — Daily News, Jan. 31, 1921 City honors groups that volunteer in local parks Daily News photo by Tang Lor Three groups were honored by the Red Bluff City Council Jan. 18 for volunteering in the parks. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were recognized for their work during Mormon Helping Hands Day. The Sunrise Bible Fellowship and Red Bluff High School Senior Make a Difference Day, Class of 2010 were honored. Pictured, left to right, are Mayor Bob Carrel, Earl Wintle,K C Whitaker, Robii Dotson, Chip Gracey, Ron Sargent, Sue Sargent and Chris Hurton. P.A.W.S. (Partners for Animal Welfare & Safety) A Volunteer Program Dedicated to the Prevention of Litters, Not the Destruction of Unwanted animals. HOW CAN YOU HELP? CALL US! 528-8018 Please leave your number we WILL call you back P.O. Box 8908, Red Bluff CA 96080 P.A.W.S. SAYS... “Has Spring Sprung?” Not likely! So those of us with outdoor pets need to be prepared to take action when the extreme cold returns. Our pets will need our help to assure they are again protected. The shock of the changes can stress their immune system. If we stay alert we can prevent the possible ill effects. Burr, just the thought makes me cold! Tips from the Shelter Heart worm is prevalent in our area. Prevention and/or treatment is strongly advised. NEED TO FIND A HOME FOR A PET? Go to our web page: pawstehama.com select “links”. WANT TO FIND A PET? Go direct to petfinder.com SPACE DONATED IN THE INTEREST OF PETS AND PET LOVERS BY: D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY