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2A – Daily News – Monday, February 7, 2011 Community people&events Free Medicare workshop offered Passages Health Insurance Counseling & Advoca- cy Program is presenting a Welcome to Medicare workshop for 2011 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17 at the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. Registration is required by calling 898- 6716. This free workshop is designed for people who are new to Medicare who want to understand how their Medicare benefits work. Family members or care- givers are also welcome to attend. Important questions that will be answered include: • What is Medicare? • Do I really need a Medicare Part D prescription plan? • What is a Medi-Gap policy? • Are there programs available to lower my Medicare health and prescription costs? • What happens if I miss my initial Medicare enrollment period? • How will Healthcare Reform affect my new Medicare Benefits in 2011? People who are new to Medicare will be deluged with information from different insurance companies marketing their products. Tatiana Fassieux, program manager for Passages HICAP warns signing up with the wrong plan, or not doing anything, may cost new Medicare recipients thousands of dollars, and they may not be able to make changes if enrollment dead- lines are missed. For more information, call HICAP at Passages at 1- 800-434-0222. If your group or agency would like a workshop, contact Natasha Coulter-LaTorre, community out- reach specialist at 898-6715. And remember, HICAP does not sell or endorse any insurance products. Passages helps older adults and family caregivers with important services to empower them to remain confident in their ability to sustain and enjoy indepen- dent lives. For information about Passages services go to www.passagescenter.org. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. 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. Being grateful for a bike accident With clear skies and a light breeze, it was weather made for a leisurely bicycle commute. I peddled merrily, admiring the scenery, breathing deep the cool air, grateful for being alive. All was as it should be; at least until the gremlins got me. It began with a random thought, "Did you close the garage door?" Understand, I have never left the garage open when I’ve left my house so there’s no reason to assume I had done anything but that. Yet, the more I tried to turn down the noise, the loud- er it became. With every crank of the pedals, the more I worried. Deciding I was ruining a perfectly good ride, I opted to return home and confirm the house was indeed secure. To turn around, I pulled into a dri- veway but due to its narrow width, I couldn’t complete the action. I tried to put my feet down but due to the slope of the driveway, combined with my less-than-towering height, I couldn't reach the ground and lost balance. Upon realizing gravity was going to win this battle, I stretched out my arms to cushion the blow, landing with a severe THUD on the curb next to a garbage can. My right hand took the brunt of the impact; shortly before my jaw bounced against the concrete and my ribs smashed against the tubular frame of the bike, leaving me in a tan- gle on the street. As cars passed, I wondered if any- one would stop, or did they consider a middle-age guy laying in the sewer some sort of perfor- mance art or garbage? "Look honey, isn’t that a man sprawled in the gutter?" "By Jove, I think you’re right!" see if he’s okay?" "Do you think we should "Why should we? It looks like the people in that house tried to throw him away, but missed the can. We don’t have time to pick up other people’s trash. However, you’d think they’d have more pride in the appearance of their property, don’t you?" With a collective "harrumph," and noses turned skyward, they would drive on. Whether or not that was the conversation, no one stopped. I assessed the damage. My jaw and hand were already throbbing but I was obviously conscious. I could — with much pain — move my fingers and my mouth. My chest ached; yet I could breathe. The bike was fine; my mirror and light were askew; but sim- ple to fix. With no small amount of effort, I pulled myself to vertical; considered my options, and came to the thankful realization "on the grand scale of things," it could have been worse. I was startled I at how grateful I was. Scott Q. Marcus Therein lies the lesson. Most of the time, "it could be worse" and someday "it will be worse." But not right now — and that’s where I live, right now. I’m no Pollyan- na; I understand "stuff hap- pens," yet I was able to continue on with my plans and make it home just fine (albeit more slowly). There are people whose daily experiences are far worse than most of what happens to me in an entire lifetime. When I put it into that per- spective, I am grateful. When I dramatically lament, "woe is me," it does feel worse. As a dear friend reminded me, "When everything seems crazy, remember to breathe" (even if my ribs hurt). door. Oh yes, I had locked the garage ——— About the author: Scott "Q" Marcus is a professional speaker and the CDO of www.ThisTimeIMeanIt.com. 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 web or write to scottq@scottqmarcus.com. Spending spouse sabotaging security Dear Annie: My hus- D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 126, NUMBER 66 On the Web: www.redbluffdailynews.com MAIN OFFICE: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Main Phone (530) 527-2151 Outside area 800-479-6397 545 Diamond Ave. Red Bluff, CA 96080 ______________________ Mail: Red Bluff Daily News P.O. Box 220 Red Bluff, CA 96080 Fax: (530) 527-5774 ______________________ CUSTOMER SERVICE: Subscription & delivery Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (530) 527-2151 Ext. 125 subscription rates (All prices include all applicable taxes) Monday through Saturday $9.59 four weeks Rural Rate $10.69 four weeks Business & professional rate $2.21 four weeks, Monday-Friday By mail: In Tehama County $12.29 four weeks All others $16.23 four weeks (USPS 458-200) Published Monday through Saturday except Sunday, by California Newspaper Partnership. 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Los Molinos Organizes American Legion Post The Molinos Post of the American Legion was organized at Los Molinos last night with seventeen charter members. The following officers were elected to guide the post this year: Floyd Goodrich, commander; Nolan Morrow, vice commander; R.F. White, post adjuant; M.L. Allen, treasurer and historian. — Daily News, Feb. 7, 1921 band, ‘‘Don,’’ is a recovering alcoholic. Last year, I dis- covered that he had a bal- ance of $27,000 in credit card purchases for expensive watches, tool machines and alcohol. This nearly destroyed our 15-year mar- riage. Ten years ago, Don relapsed with alcohol and stole my prescription pain medications. He has a histo- ry of lying, so the discovery that he was actively drinking again equaled the enormity of the credit card balance. I felt so betrayed by his deceit that we separated for a few months. During this time, he entered an outpatient treatment center and saw a counselor on a weekly basis. One of the conditions of reconcilia- tion specified that he discuss with me any large purchases beforehand so we could be on the same page about how it would be financed. Today, a 20-inch computer moni- was stunned. He claims he was afraid I Annie’s Mailbox by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar would say no, but, Annie, I have never refused any of his requests when he’s discussed them with me first, and our computer needed replacing. Don doesn’t seem to get that this is an absolute betrayal of my trust. He whined that he doesn’t like having to ask per- mission to buy something. This is not about permission. It’s about being honest. Don lies about everything, even tor was delivered to our house. When I asked Don why he bought such a nice monitor for our dinosaur com- puter, he confessed that he had actual- ly purchased a brand-new computer. I Kindergarten Registration Antelope School District Date: February 16, 2011 Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Place: Antelope School Cafeteria Children must be 5 years old by December 2, 2011. Please bring proof of residency, birth certificate and immunization. If you have questions please call 527-1272 when there’s no reason. Can you explain to him why this upsets me? — Disrespected Wife Dear Wife: Someone who has spent his life lying to others may not only find it difficult to stop, but might not grasp how honesty works. Mar- riage is a partnership. Purchases that affect the family bank account should be discussed because that’s what part- ners do. Someone with Don’s credit history is especially vulnerable to impulse buys and should get a second opinion to reduce the chances of going into debt. Since he violated the terms of the reconciliation, insist he go back to counseling. Dear Annie: My co-worker ‘‘Rachel’’ sells makeup from our office. She keeps all her supplies in her desk, and her customers come to our office to pick up their purchases. Sometimes when she is busy, she’ll ask me or another co-worker to attend to these customers. Our boss has no idea. I’m sure this is a big no-no for our company. I realize we should not have allowed it to begin with, but it was hard to say no. Rachel has quite a temper. But it has gone on for too long, and we are all quite sick of it. How do we tell her to stop without causing a big rift? Should we speak to her? Should we tell our boss or human resources? We don’t want her to get into trouble. We just don’t want to lose our jobs. — Won’t Lose My Job for Her Dear Won’t: As a group, inform Rachel that you are worried she could lose her job if the boss finds out about her second business. Add that you cannot afford to risk your own jobs by covering for her, and you will no longer deal with her cus- tomers. The longer it goes on the more likely it is that the boss will find out. Tell her it would be safer to have the customers pick up their merchan- dise elsewhere. 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... Important Announcement For those of you who have been helped by our free pet food program, we are sorry that February will be the last month that PAWS will be handling the distribution of the split bags provided free by Walmart. The volume of food available has decreased over 80% in recent months. We can no longer encourage reliance on such a low volume when so many are in need. PAWS is sincerely sorry that we have no knowledge of an alternative resource for you at this time. 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