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Saturday, February 5, 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, FEBRUARY 5 Red Bluff BMX racing, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $10 Super Bowl Pancake Breakfast, 7:30-11 a.m., Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, $5, benefits scouts in Troop and Pack 154 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 Los Molinos Senior Dance,7 p.m., Los Molinos Sr. Social Club, Senior Center, Josephine St. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Red Bluff Knights of Columbus All-You-Can-Eat Break- fast, 8:30 am - to noon, $4 adult, $2 child or $10 fam- ily, Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 2285 Monroe St., 527- 6310 Taize service, 7-8 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 510 Jefferson St. 527-5205 WHEEPicnic and Prayer Circle, 4:20 p.m., 22116 Riverside Avenue Corning Diabetes Education Classes, 5 p.m. St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 820 Marin St., 824-4979, free, Spanish and English Evangelist services, 7 p.m., Family Bible Church, 609 Marin St., 824-9989 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Red Bluff Bend Jelly 4-H, 6 p.m.,Bend School, 527-3101 Diabetic Support Group, 6:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, Columba Room. 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- 10:30 a.m.,1500 S. Jackson St. , 527-8177 Salvation Army Writing Class, 9:30 to 11 a.m., 940 Walnut St., 527-8530 Sons in Retirement, 11:30 a.m., Elks Lodge, 529- 5700 Sun Country Quilters Community Service Group, 9 a.m.to 3 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066 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 Corning Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., 815 First St., 824- 1114 or 824-2090. Meetings are every day through Saturday with an additional meeting at noon Mondays Sewing class, 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 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Red Bluff Antelope School Board, 5:30 p.m., Berrendos School Library, 401 Chestnut Ave. Bend School Board, 6:30 p.m., 22270 Bend Ferry Road Community BLS/CPR class, 6 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Columba Room, 529-8031 International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, 6:45 p.m., Masonic Hall 822 Main St. 527-6715 PAL Kickboxing, 6 p.m., 1450 Schwab St., 529- 8716 or 200-3950 Photo club, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066 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 Emblem club, 7:30 p.m., at Red Bluff Elks Lodge,355 Gilmore Road, 527-3421 Red Bluff Rotary, noon, Elks Lodge Red Bluff Union Elementary School District board meeting, 5:30 p.m., 1755 Airport Blvd. Senior Fitness, 8-9 a.m., 1500 S.Jackson St., free, 527-8177 Take Off Pounds Sensibly — TOPS,10 a.m., First United Methodist Church, 525 David Ave., 824-0556 or 529-1414 Securing your castle The sanctity of the individual household is an integral part of American culture and is a tradition that can be traced back through English common law and back even further to the Republic of Rome. Because of this long standing expectation of personal privacy and security, there are few experiences people find more disturbing than coming home to find themselves the victims of a burglary. I am going to offer some sugges- tions about things people can do to secure their homes from invasion and retain the sense of safety they deserve. The first step in preventing residential burglary is to make your home a less appealing target. This can consist of simple things like locking your doors and windows before you leave home, fencing your yard, installing window cover- ings, putting a dowel in the track of sliding glass doors, keeping trees and hedges trimmed, or installing a security screen door. Some people do not take simple precautions because they claim it makes their home feel like a prison and they argue that if someone real- ly wanted to get into their home a locked door would not stop them. While these people may ultimately be correct in their assertion that a serious criminal will not be deterred by locked doors alone, they are ignoring the fact that most burglar- ies are a result of easy opportunities presenting themselves to would-be burglars. The second step in preventing residential burglary is active deter- rence. These are the sort of prepara- tions that will help discour- age the more purposeful sort of criminal who may well enjoy kicking in locked doors or smashing windows. These prepara- tions may include having a security system installed in your home, upgrading exterior doors and locks, installing motion activated lights, having someone house-sit when you go out of town, or keeping a dog. Even using all the pre- ventative measures men- tioned above cannot guar- antee someone will not break into your residence while you are away. Pro- tecting your property can seem like an insurmount- able task, which causes some people to just cross their fingers and hope for the best. So what is the solution for the concerned home owner? I believe the best substitute for being able to keep an eye on your own property 24/7 is to get your neigh- bors to help out, which leads me to step three, Neighborhood Watch. Neighborhood Watch can be as simple as getting to know your neighbors and committing to keep an eye out for one another or it can be further organized with actual meetings, monthly newsletters, and a representative from the Red Bluff Josiah Ferrin Cop’s Corner Police Department with whom you can collaborate. Officers from the Red Bluff Police Department cur- rently participate in Neighborhood Watch programs throughout the City and there may already be an active Neighborhood Watch group near your home. If you are interested in participating in or form- ing a Neighborhood Watch group please refer to the Department web- site www.rbpd.org and see which of the five areas of responsibility you live in. The Sergeants responsible for each area can be contact- ed at their e-mail address- es about getting you set up in a Neighborhood Watch group. The Sergeants are: Area 1, Dan Flow- erdew, dflowerdew@rbpd.org; Area 2, Quintan Ortega, qortega@rbpd.org; Area 3, Josiah Ferrin, jferrin@rbpd.org; Area 4, Mike Graham, mgraham@rbpd.org; and Area 5, Kevin Busekist, kbusek- ist@rbpd.org. Stay tuned for my next article where I will discuss some additional safeguards against theft. Sgt. Josiah Ferrin serves in the Red Bluff Police Department and can be reached at jferrin@rbpd.org or by phone at 527-3131. Tripartite Board positions open The Tripartite Board is the advisory board for Community Action Agency with directors approved by the Board of Supervisors. It is accept- ing nominations for new board directors. There is one position for community and pri- vate director and one position for a low-income representative director. The first position should be filled by a community member that is active in Tehama County, whose agency is not funded by CAA. The low-income representative position should be filled by a com- munity member that is active in Tehama County and, although the nomi- nee need not themselves be poor, the nominee will be chosen in a manner that ensures true represen- tation of the poor. No board experience is needed. Board meetings are once a month. Additional duties are asked of direc- tors such as serving on subcommittees or attend- ing events occasionally. Please send any nomi- nations to Mike Baldwin at mbaldwin@tcdss.org by Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. If you would like to be nominated for a position on this board or would like more information, Wildlife Sanctuary grand opening The Altacal-Audubon Society, the Sacramento River Preservation Trust, the Chico Water Pollution Control Plant, and the City of Chico announce the grand opening of the newly expanded and restored Oxidation Ponds Wildlife Sanc- tuary from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Feb. 19. The 32 acre sanctuary,located at 4827 River Road, is designed for proper water levels to attract a diversity of waterfowl, restore native plants and trees to revital- ize valley wetlands. New to the ponds is a bird blind and loafing islands and an 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. Stolen vehicle • A red 1989 Honda Accord, California license no. 5VRA497, was reported stolen Thursday from a res- idence on Edith Avenue in Corning sometime during the night. Theft • Two bicycles were stolen from a residence in the 300 block of Willow Street sometime between 7:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Thurs- day. The bicycles, valued together at $350, were described as a black and white Haro BMX and a green and silver Next mountain bike. Arrests • Leighann Michelle Johnson, 22, of Red Bluff was arrested Thursday at Walmart. She was charged with receiving known stolen property and grand theft. Bail was set at $20,000. BOOK BARN Used Books Tues-Fri 10-5 Sat 10-2 Serving Tehama County since 1994 619 Oak St., Red Bluff (530) 528-2665 1 MONTH MEMBERSHIP ONLY $ 1 MONTH UNLIMITED TANNING ONLY $ SPECIALS 25 25 3 PERSONAL TRAINING SESSIONS $ 59 Gift certificates available Offer good through Feb 28th Tehama Family Fitness Center 2498 South Main St • Red Bluff 528-8656 www.tehamafamilyfitness.com *Expires 2/15/11. Valid at NorCal AT&T Authorized Retailer locations. Some phones may require mail in rebate. Other restrictions may apply. See store for full details. 530-528-8120 10 Gilmore Rd. Red Bluff Corner of Antelope & Gilmore expanded parking area with an approved ADA accessibility trail to the blinds. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., guided walks will take place every half hour and led by Altacal-Audubon President, Scott Huber and Altacal member, Phil Johnson. At noon, there will be an Oxidation Ponds dedication ceremony. The Ponds Sanctuary is located at 4827 River Road, 3.5 mile out W. 5th Street toward the river and behind the City’s of Chico Water Pollution Control Plant. All are welcome. Vandalism • A vacant residence in the 4500 block of Hall Road in Corning was reported vandalized Thursday. The property owner and caretak- er reported that a 3-inch by 5-inch window had been damaged and graffiti was found on a garage door. Damages were estimated at $300. Odd • A caller reported that a black female with a baby was walking northbound in the center divide of Inter- state 5 at Flores Avenue at 11:30 a.m. Thursday trying to get away from a black male adult. Sheriff’s deputies backed up Califor- nia Highway Patrol officers on the call but were unable to locate anyone. Hit and run • Due to intoxication, Robert Wilkerson, 58, of Red Bluff allowed his car to drift off the west side of Lucknow Avenue, just north of Weeks Court, where it struck a small tree and three mailboxes. The car continued southbound where it sheared a power pole in half. Wilkerson fled the scene, and his car was later located disabled in a dirt area on Kaer Avenue. Wilkerson was arrested on suspicion of DUI and hit and run. Fire • A structure fire in the kitchen at Denny’s was reported at 2:25 a.m., Fri- day. Upon arrival CalFire determined there was no fire, but arcing wires. ♥ Android Phones • Motorola Bravo • Motorola Flipside • Motorola Flipout • Sony Ericsson X10 Xperia Window 7 Phones • Samsung Focus • LG Quantum BlackBerry • BlackBerry 3G Curve • BlackBerry Torch 9800 • BlackBerry 3G Pearl 2 year service agreement required ♥ ♥ ♥ SMARTPHONES FREE please call 528-4046. authorized retailer Sweet Deal