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Wednesday, February 2, 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. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Red Bluff Hickory 3043 Al-Anon, noon, Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Blood drive, 2-7 p.m., Walmart parking lot, 722- 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 NEXT Tehama: Young Professionals Gathering, 5:30 p.m. Jack The Ribber, open to all ages PAL Youth Carving Class, 3-4:30 p.m., Communi- ty Center, 824-5669 Red Bluff Kiwanis, noon, Palomino Room Senior Dance,7 p.m., Westside Grange, Walnut St. TeenScreen Mental Health Appointments, 10 a.m.to 2 p.m., free by appointment only, Youth Empow- erment Services, 1900 Walnut St., 527-8491, Ext. 3012 Tehama AIDS Consortium, 5 p.m. committee meeting, 5:30 p.m.public meeting, St. Elizabeth Home Health Care, 1425 Vista Way, 527-6824 Tehama County Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board Meeting, noon, 850 Walnut St. 527-7893 Tehama County Library story time, 9:30 a.m., 645 Madison St. 527-0604 Tehama County Mosquito Abatement District, 7 p.m., 11861 County Road 99W Tehama County Technical Advisory Committee, 9 a.m., courthouse annex, 444 Oak St., Room E Tehama Shooters Association, 6:30 p.m., Wetter Hall, 1740 Walnut St. 527-8727 Youth Archery Instruction, 5 p.m., range on Hwy 36 east, free for Ishi club and 4-H members, 527-4200 Widowed persons breakfast, 8 a.m., Tremont Cafe & Creamery, 731 Main St., men and women wel- come, 384-2471 Corning Corning Rotary, noon, Rolling Hills Casino: Tim- bers Steak House, 2655 Barham Avenue, corningro- tary.org 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, 824-767 Los Molinos School Readiness Play Group, 10-11:30 a.m., children 4 and younger, free, First Steps Family Resource Center, 7700 Stanford Ave., 384-7833 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Red Bluff California HEAT chorus, 7 p.m., Metteer School, Room 26, 695 Kimball Road, 895-0139 Childbirth Class, 5 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Columba room, Anita 529-8377 Grief Support Group, 3 p.m., St. Elizabeth Com- munity Hospital, Coyne Center, Kristin, 528-4207 Ishi Archery Club Indoor Shoot, 5 p.m., Tehama District Fairground $5 members, $6 guests, 527-4200 Latino Outreach, noon., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066 Live country music,5-7 p.m., dinner, Veterans Hall National Alliance on Mental Illness, Tehama County Chapter Meeting, 6 p.m., County Department of Education, 1445 Vista Way., 527-5631 Painting session, Red Bluff Art Association, 10 a.m., Snug Harbor recreation room, 600 Rio Vista Ave., 527-4810 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 Exchange Club, noon, M&M Ranch House, 645 Antelope Blvd. #1 Red Bluff Lions Club, 6 p.m., Veterans Memorial, 527-8452 Senior Fitness, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., 1500 South Jack- son St., Free, 527-8177 Sunrise Speakers Toastmasters, noon, Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528- 8066 Swinging Squares Square Dance Club, 7 p.m., Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., beginner or review classes, 529-1615 Tehama County Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board, noon to 1 p.m., 818 Main St. Tehama County Peace Officers Association Meeting, 5:30 p.m., no-host happy hour, 6 p.m. busi- ness meeting, hosted by Tehama County Sheriff-Coro- ner, M&M Ranch House Tehama County Public Health Advisory Board, noon-3:15 p.m., 1860 Walnut St., Shasta Conference Room, 527-6824 TOPS Club (take off pounds Sensibly), 9:30 a.m., First Christian Church, 926 Madison Ave., 547-7541 or Nanc347-6120, visit www.tops.org Avoid the heartbreak of expired food Last week, I threw out what looked like perfectly good food. It hurt me terribly, but I wasn't willing to run the risk of preparing stuffing that was so old the "use by" date was back in the 1990s. It looked great at the back of the pantry but gave me a false sense of preparedness. If only I'd had some method for rotation of my stockpiled inventory, I might have prevented this waste. Thanks to today's first tipster, I've got a plan. And a pile of stickers. TAG THOSE ITEMS. When I get home from the store, I put a lit- tle sticker with the day's date on each item. That way, my family knows when we bought the can, the chips, the toy or whatever it is. This helps us to use up items that are nearing their expiration or "use by" dates. -- Jeannie, e-mail SHOPPING SURPRISES. I've found it pays to check tags, contain- ers and boxes when shopping in stores. I found a pair of my size shoes in a box marked with a differ- ent size. I've found clothing items that were my size but with the wrong tags attached, and I've found items misplaced on shelves. When I have extra time, I thoroughly search through a store, often finding what I'm looking for or discovering bar- gains that were hidden. -- Glynis, e- mail COPPER BOTTOM MAGIC. I've had pots and pans with copper bottoms for more than 15 years, and they still look brand- new. I use Cameo cop- per cleaner (in powder form) to keep the bot- toms of them sparkling. I sprinkle a little on the bottom of the pan, rub it with a washcloth and then rinse it with warm water. Even a mess caused by boiled-over potatoes comes off easi- ly! A can of Cameo is less than $2 and lasts at least three months. -- Autumn, Oregon GREEN BAG INVESTMENT. I am a big fan of "green" bags. They are reusable bags that keep my fruits and vegetables fresher longer, saving me money because I'm not throwing away spoiled or inedi- ble produce. I bought bananas and put them in the bag, and a week later, they were still not brown. I also bought green leaf lettuce, and it lasted about 10 days and was still crisp. There are several different brands avail- able. They do cost about $10 for 20, but in the long run, they save me money. -- Mary Lynn, Ken- tucky FROZEN COTTAGE CHEESE. Cottage cheese freezes very well for at least three months. Sometimes the texture changes, making it similar to the whipped cottage cheese on the mar- ket. -- Marlene, e-mail SCISSOR SKILLS Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate SAVE MONEY. I take the coupons from the Sunday paper and have my kids practice their scissor skills. Doing this also earns them a dollar a week as part of their allowance. -- C.J., e- mail Would you like to send a tip to Mary? You can e- mail her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com , or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. Include your first and last name and state. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 18 books, including "Debt-Proof Living" and "Tiptionary 2." Pool fundraiser update The Blues for the Pool Committee has raised to date almost $5,000 and is excited about acquiring donations for the 400club. The committee needs to raise a total of $40,000 to open and operate the pool for the 2011 summer. There are two donation options: For a $100 donation, you will receive a mem- bership card, good for 5 free public swims, your name on a banner dis- played at the pool and your name in the paper as a contributor to the pool. For a $400 donation, you will be able to hang your company’s banner at the pool for the summer, in addition to your name in the paper and a mem- bership card. For more information, call 529-0556 Donations can be sent to Blues for the Pool, 1500 S. Jackson St., Red Bluff, 96080. Courtesy photo Danielle Caito, a lifeguard for the McGlynn Pool, is pictured. Shasta Land Trust goes local for annual Wildways Kickoff Shasta Land Trust is highlighting local food, local wine and beer, local artists and local business- es at the annual Wild- ways Kickoff party, scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 26 at the Redding Senior Citizen’s Hall. Tickets for the event go on sale at 9 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, at the Shasta Land Trust office. For its biggest annual event, the land trust will be serving sliders made with Prather Ranch beef by Kathy’s Deli, a Red- ding institution located inside Kent’s Meats. Jim Dyar’s Muletown String Band will provide the live music, and the no- host bar will feature wine from local wineries and beer from Sierra Nevada Brewery. Local artists, crafts workers and busi- nesses have donated dozens of paintings, pho- tographs, gift baskets, bird houses and other handmade items for the silent auction and raffle. Doni Chamberlain- Greenberg, publisher of Redding-based online news magazine A News Café, will be mingling and selling raffle tickets, while KRCR News Channel 7 meteorologist Chita Johnson will be helping tend the bar. Of course, the high- light of the Kickoff is the first opportunity to pur- chase tickets to exclu- sive, local Wildways events. These range from bird-watching field trips and guided history strolls to wine tasting events and small group culinary lessons. Wildways event tickets are sold first- come, first-serve, so the earlier you buy your Kickoff tickets, the better chance you’ll have of getting into the most pop- ular Wildways events. Whether or not you buy tickets for Wildways events, the Kickoff party is always a great time, with plenty of heavy hors d’oeuvres, great bever- ages and live music in a friendly, laid-back atmosphere. This year’s Kickoff party theme is “Gems of the North- state,” a reference to the seven properties that Shasta Land Trust has helped conserve as open space, agricultural land and wildlife habitat. The emphasis on local only makes sense for a nonprofit organization Police reports The following information is com- piled from Red Bluff Police Department, Tehama County Sheriff’s Department, Corning Police Department and Califor- nia Highway Patrol. Fire • An outdoor cooking fire caused another fire at 2:47 p.m. Thursday at a that is committed to pre- serving local landscapes and ways of life, accord- ing to Shasta Land Trust Executive Director Ben Miles. “Prather Ranch cattle graze on the Fenwood Ranch, right along the Sacramento River east of Anderson, as well as at the River Ranch in the Fall River Valley,” Miles said. “Shasta Land Trust holds conservation ease- ments on each of these properties. We’re thrilled to provide local food products raised on those easement properties at the Wildways Kickoff party.” Tickets for the Wild- ways Kickoff party cost $25 and may be pur- chased beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 7, by calling Shasta Land Trust at 241-7886, visit- ing the Shasta Land Trust website at http://www.shasta- landtrust.org, or stopping by the office at 1918 West Street in Redding. Tickets will also be avail- able at the door on the night of the event for $30. The Redding Senior Citizen’s hall is located at 2290 Benton Drive. residence on River Road, cross of Napa Road in the Richfield area. A man was cooking on a wood stove outside when it spread to a large pile of possessions. The fire, which did $2,500 damage with a $2,500 save, was contained at 4:32 p.m. CalFire and Tehama County Fire responded with one hand crew from Salt Creek Conservation Camp. No one was injured. The last unit cleared at 6:30 p.m. Have a news tip? Call 527-2151 YEARBOOK This would probably be it: If Red Bluff had a City and County Information Recreation Guide Local places of interest City Map & Street Guide Schools Directory Church Guide Public Services Calendar of Events …and more! 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