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2B Daily News – Saturday, January 25, 2014 Career coaching series The Job Training Center in Red Bluff will be offering a two-month career coaching series starting Feb. 10. This hands-on series will connect participants with researchbased assessments, effective tools and skilled career coaches to help capitalize on talents and find the position they want and need. Job Training Center's staff has a deep and well-rounded expertise in partnering with people affected by a sudden layoff or business closure. Applicant criteria include professionalism that will lend to the success of our business community; four or more years of verifiable work history; motivation that defies current circumstance and willingness to engage in a strategic, purposeful and focused job search. Applicants must be able to work in the United States and provide Local Calendar appropriate documentation. Men born after Jan. 1, 1960 have registered for selective service. The first month series will meet 10-11 a.m. Feb. 10, 13, 20 and 27 and March 6. Cost is $15 per person and includes an online personal assessment code, personalized profile, assessment materials and 10-15 career coaching sessions Call 529-7000 for an application. Prepare earlier due to increased fire activity In just the first three weeks of January, CalFire has already responded to a significant increase in wildfires this winter due to the extremely dry conditions. As a result, CalFire officials are reminding residents to ensure they are maintaining 100 feet of defensible space; a reminder that comes several months earlier than normal. "We are experiencing conditions right now that we would usually see in August," said Chief Ken Pimlott, CalFire director. "In Southern California we never really transitioned out of fire season and in Northern California we are already in the process of hiring additional seasonal firefighters to augment our permanent firefighters who have been staffing extra fire equipment this winter. We have increased our personnel and now we need the public to make sure they, too, are prepared for early fire season conditions." With record low rainfall, the grass and brush across California is tinder dry and ready to burn. Already this year CalFire has responded to nearly 300 wildfires that have charred more than 700 acres. In a normal year the department only responds to about 50 fires that all together would char a little over 100 acres. Many of these fires have been sparked by powered equipment like lawn mowers and weed trimmers. While maintaining defensible space is critical right now, residents are asked not to use powered equipment outdoors during the heat of the day when it's dry and windy, and especially on Red Flag Warning Days. Clearance work should be done in the early morning when temperatures are down and humidity is up, to avoid sparking a wildfire. One less spark means one less wildfire. Here are some tips to creating defensible space: Maintain 100 feet of defensible space around all structures. Clear all needles and leaves from roofs, eaves and rain gutters. Trim branches six feet from the ground. Landscape with fire resistant and drought tolerant plants, that require little water Remove branches from roofs and 10 feet from the chimney. Use trimming, mowing and powered equipment before 10 a.m., and not on hot, windy days. Keep wood piles and flammable materials at least 30 feet from the home. The increased fire threat has also led officials to suspend outdoor residential landscape debris burning in many areas. Homeowners should always check with their local CalFire station or fire department before burning outdoors. There are several alternative ways to dispose of trimmed branches and yard clippings including chipping, or taking it to a green waste facility. Residents can check with their local fire safe council for alternative landscape debris disposal programs. For more information on preparing for wildfires and defensible space visit: www.ReadyForWildfire.o rg. Veterans encouraged to apply for residency The Veterans Home of California – Redding is on 27 acres in the heart of the Northern Sacramento Valley. The countryside setting of the home offers spectacular views of Mt. Shasta to the north and Mt. Lassen to the east and mountains surrounding the region. The home has 155 beds and offers Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE), also known as assisted living. In the spring of 2014 the Home will also offer Skilled Nursing. The two levels of care will provide continuity in the lives of residents in a homelike atmosphere of dignity and respect. All healthcare needs, meals, transportation and activities are provided by the home. Residents in the assisted living care area are required to need minimal assistance and supervision with most activities of daily living. Licensed nurses are available at the home for necessary care. Skilled nursing care is provided to residents on a 24-hour basis by licensed nurses and certified nursing assistants. Skilled nursing residents have greater access to rehabilitation therapies, nursing care, pharmacy management, structured activities and clinical dietary services. A memory care program with this level of care provides a supervised environment for veterans with symptoms of confusion, memory loss, difficulty making decisions, solving problems or participating in conversations. The veteran's home provides California veterans with a living environment that protects their dignity and contributes to their feeling of self-reliance and self-worth. Veterans considering assisted living are encouraged to apply. To qualify, you must be a resident of California, age 55 or older — younger if disabled — and have served honorably. Spouses are also eligible to apply with the veterans. For an application, visit http://www.calvet.ca.gov/Files/Vet Homes/vhcapp.pdf. Removing barred owls easier than thought GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — It turns out that the mechanics of shooting invasive barred owls to make room for threatened northern spotted owls are cheaper and easier than some people had imagined. Equipped with a specially modified shotgun and a remote-controlled digital owl caller, biologist Lowell Diller found that once he arrived at a known site, it took two hours and 23 minutes to call in, shoot and process a barred owl. He estimates direct costs at $100 to $150 per bird. Done in conjunction with the California Academy of Sciences using a scientific-collection permit authorized by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the study represents the first look at the feasibility and cost of removing barred owls. The study, the results of which were published online last month in Wildlife Society Bulletin, covered 73 barred owls killed from 2009 through 2012 on private timberland owned by Green Diamond Resource Co. outside Eureka, Calif. It comes as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has started a $3.5 million experiment to see if killing 3,600 barred owls over six years in California, Oregon and Washington helps spotted owls, whose population has continued to decline despite designating 18.5 million acres of forest reserves for habitat. The barred-owl trait that makes it a threat to spotted owls — that it will aggressively defend its territory — makes it an easy target for someone with a digital owl call, Diller said. Diller said the data have not been analyzed, but in nearly 100 percent of places where barred owls were completely removed, spotted owls soon moved back. Barred owls are bigger, more aggressive and less picky about food than spotted owls. They also need less territory. They started working their way from the East across the Great Plains in the early 1900s, and by 1959 were in British Columbia. In a typical encounter, the bigger female barred owl will fly into a spotted owl, knocking it off its Amazing Finds NEW & USED FURNITURE & MUCH, MUCH MORE! 50% Red Tag Sale Antiques, Unique Fall Sale Two Locations - 30,000 square feet RED BLUFF 530-917-1138 REDDING 530-917-7797 22660 Antelope Blvd. amazingfindsredbluff.com 9am – 7pm Sun.-Fri. 3351 S. Market St. amazingfindshome.com 9am – 7pm Sun.-Fri. perch. One or two bodyslams is usually enough to convince a pair of spotted owls to look for a new place to live. Barred owls now cover the spotted owl's entire range, in some places outnumbering them as much as 5-to-1. The actual shooting represents less than 1 percent of the costs of surveys and other work that go into removing barred owls. All the owls were dispatched with one shot. Once one member of a breeding pair was collected, the mate usually returned within 10 to 15 minutes, and was also killed. Using a shotgun equipped with a perforated barrel extension to make it quieter made it easier to kill the surviving bird. The biggest variable in time and cost is getting to known barred-owl sites, Diller said. In areas with existing roads, like the Green Diamond forests, it takes a couple hours of driving. In remote wilderness, it would take a day or more of walking. Rubes By Leigh Ruben Submit calendar items clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. to P .O. Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 or SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 Red Bluff Frontier Village Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 645 Antelope Blvd. EBT accepted Tehama County Young Marine Drills, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 1005 Vista Way, Ste. C. 366-0813 Weight Watchers meeting, 8 a.m., 485 Antelope Blvd. #N, 1-800651-6000 Los Molinos Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Senior Center, Josephine Street, 384-2100 SUNDAY, JANUARY 26 Red Bluff AA Live and Let Live, noon and 8 p.m., 785 Musick St., meets seven days a week Kelly-Griggs House Museum, 1-3 p.m., 311 Washington St., group tours by appointment, 527-1129 MONDAY, JANUARY 27 Red Bluff Al-Anon New Comers At Heart, 7-8 p.m., North Valley Baptist Church, 345 David Ave., 690-2034 Community Band rehearsal, 7-9 p.m., Presbyterian Church on Jefferson Street, 527-3486 English as a Second Language class, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Red Bluff High School Adult Ed building, 1295 Red Bud, 736-3308, same time Tuesday and Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. Thursdays, free childcare from 9 a..m. to 12:20 p.m. classes in Richlieu Hall, 900 Johnson St. Head Injury Recreational Entity, 10 a.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, Rusty, 529-2059 Key to Life, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 PAL Martial Arts, ages 5-18, 3-5 p.m., 1005 Vista Way, Ste. C, free, 529-7950 Red Bluff Senior Writing Class, 10: a.m.-noon,,Executive Room at Sycamore Center, 220 Sycamore St., 527-5762 Salvation Army Writing Class, 9:30-11:30 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. Suite 101, 528-1126 Sun Country Quilters Guild Meeting, 7 p.m., Westside Room, Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. 528-1126 TeenScreen Mental Health Appointments, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., free, by appointment, Youth Empowerment Services, 1900 Walnut St., 5278491, Ext. 3012 TOPS Club (take off pounds Sensibly), 8:30 a.m., First Christian Church, 926 Madison Ave., 527-7541 or 347-6120, visit www.tops.org US citizenship preparation class, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Red Bluff High School Adult Ed building, 1295 Red Bud, 736-3308, same time Tuesday and Wednesday Venture Crew 1914 meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., Moose Lodge on 99W, co-ed ages 14-20 welcome Women's Domestic Violence Information and Support Group, Spanish speaking only, call for time and location, 528-0226 Corning Alcoholics Anonymous, noon Monday through Friday, 5 p.m. Thursday, 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday, 783 Solano St., behind the church Bingo, 5:15 p.m. early bird, 6:30 p.m. regular games, Maywood Grange, Highway 99W just past Liberal Avenue, 833-5343 Narcotics Anonymous, and 7 p.m., 820 Marin St., 824-114 or 586-0245, meetings daily through Saturday, meeting noon Mondays 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 Weight Watchers, weigh in 5:30 p.m., meeting 6 p.m., Senior Center, corner of South and Fourth streets, Kayla Deihl leader Gerber Gerber Union Elementary School District board meeting, 5 p.m., Gerber School Media Resource Center TUESDAY, JANUARY 28 Red Bluff Alzheimer's and dementia support group, 6 p.m., Lassen House, 705 Luther Road, 529-2900 American Association of University Women, 6-8 p.m., Tehama County Library, Oak and Madison Childbirth Class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Columba Room, 529-8026 Cribbage Club, 6 p.m., Cozy Diner, 259 S. Main St., 527-6402 First Five Tehama, 3-5 p.m. Tehama County Department of Education, 1135 Lincoln St. Fun Senior Aerobics, 8-9 a.m., $1 per class, Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., 527-8177 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 Penny Bingo, 10 a.m., Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. Pinochle for Seniors, 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., 1500 S. Jackson St., Free, 527-8177 Red Bluff Derby Girls open tryouts and practice, 6:30 p.m., Tyler Jelly building, Tehama District Fairground Red Bluff Rotary, noon, Elks Lodge Take Off Pounds Sensibly — TOPS, 10 a.m., First United Methodist Church, 525 David Ave., 824-0556 or 529-1414 Tehama County Board of Supervisors, 10 a.m., board chamber, 727 Oak St. Tehama County Resource Conservation District, 8:30 a.m., USDA Service Center, 2 Sutter St., Ste. D Tehama County Tea Party Patriots, 6 p.m., Grange Hall, 20794 Walnut St. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1932, 7 p.m. Veterans Building, Oak St. Weight Watchers meeting, 9 a.m., 485 Antelope Blvd., #N, 1-800651-6000 WWE self defense training for women, 5:30-7 p.m., 1005 Vista Way, Ste. C Corning Need a Physician? Doctors who listen ... Doctors who care. A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE Call toll free 888.628.1948 www.redbluff.mercy.org The Over 25 years of experience STOVE JUNCTION The North State's premier supplier of stoves Now Carrying! 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Toomes, 824-7680 Gerber Tehama Cemetery District, 4 p.m., cemetery office, 7772 Woodland Ave. Los Molinos School Readiness Play Group, 10-11:30 a.m., up to 5 years, free, First Steps Family Resource Center, 7700 Stanford Ave., 384-7833