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Today Red Bluff Adult Carving Class: 10 a.m. to noon, Red Bluff Veteran¹s Memorial Hall, Corner of Jackson and Oak streets, 527-0768 Al-Anon: noon, Presbyte- rian Church, Jefferson and Hickory Alcohol, Anger and Abuse Group: Call for group time and location, 528-0226 Nurturing Parenting dads Program: 10 a.m. to noon, 1860 Walnut St. #D, Shasta Room, call Keith at 527-8491, ext. 3012 Nurturing Skills for Teen Parents: 9-10 a.m., 1900 Walnut St., 527-8491, ext. 3012 PAl Martial Arts Wom- en's Self defense: 5:30- 6:30 p.m., 1005 Vista Way, Ste. C, 840-0345 Penny Bingo: 10 a.m., Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. Red Bluff Kiwanis: noon, Elks Lodge Red Bluff derby Girls open tryouts and prac- tice: 6:30 p.m., Tyler Jelly building at Tehama District Fairgrounds Senior dance: 7 p.m., Westside Grange, Walnut Street Team Kid: 5:30 p.m., First Southern Baptist Church, 585 Kimball Road, 527- 5083 TeenScreen Mental Health Appointments: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., free by appointment, Youth Em- powerment Services, 1900 Walnut St., 527-8491, Ext. 3012 Tehama AIdS Consor- tium: 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, 1850 Wal- nut St., Ste. G, 527-7893 Tehama County educa- tion foundation: 7:30 a.m., Department of Edu- cation, 1135 Lincoln St. Tehama County library story time: 9:30 a.m., 645 Madison St. 527-0604 Tehama County Techni- cal Advisory Committee: 9 a.m., Board of Supervi- sors Chambers Tehama Shooters As- sociation: 6:30 p.m., Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. 527- 8727 Waterbirth Class: 6:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Com- munity Hospital Columba Room, 529-8026 Weight Watchers meeting: 5:30 p.m., 485 Antelope Blvd., #N, 1-800- 651-6000 Y-fI Middle and High School Youth Group: 6:30-8 p.m., North Valley Baptist Church, 345 David Ave., 527-0543 CoRNING Corning Rotary: noon, Rolling Hills Casino: Tim- bers Steak House, 2655 Barham Ave., corningro- tary.org Nutrition Classes Span- ish: 12:30-2 p.m., West Street FRC, 824-7670 School Readiness Play Group: 10-11:30 a.m., up to 5 years, free, Family Re- source Center, 1480 South St., 824-4111 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 VfW Charity Bingo: 6 p.m., Corning Veterans Memorial Hall, 1620 Solano St., 824-5957 los Molinos Bible Study: 1 p.m., Sherwood Manor, 7975 Sherwood Blvd.All wel- come., Pastor Clyde Brant, 347-1330 Take off Pounds Sensibly - ToPS: 8:30 a.m., 25160 Josephine St., 385-1068 Cottonwood Cottonwood library Sto- ry Time: 11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m., Cottonwood Library, 3427 Main St., 347-4818 Thursday Red Bluff California HeAT Chorus - Sweet Adelines: 7 p.m., Meteer School Room 26, 695 Kimball Road, 895- 0139 Childbirth Class: 6:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Com- munity Hospital, Columba room, Anita 529-8377 fun Senior Aerobics: 8-9 a.m., $1, Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. 527-8177 Grief Support Group: 3 p.m., St. Elizabeth Com- munity Hospital, Coyne Center, Kristin, 528-4207 Imagination Train sto- ryhour, 4 p.m., Tehama County Library Kelly-Griggs House Museum: 1-3 p.m., Thurs- days and Sundays, 311 Washington St., tours by appointment,527-1129 or 527-5895 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: 6 .m., Tehama County Chapter Meeting, County Depart- ment of Education, 1135 Lincoln St.., 515-0151 Painting session, Red Bluff Art Association;: 10 a.m., Tehama District Fairground, 529-1603 PAl Martial Aw: ages 5-18, 3-5 p.m., 1005 Vista Way, Ste. C, free, 529- 7950 Penny Bingo: 10 a.m., Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. Pinochle for Seniors: 12:30-3:30 p.m., 1500 S. Jackson St., free, 527- 8177 Phoenix Community Support Group for those getting over chemical dependence: 11:30 a.m., Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 945-2349 Red Bluff exchange Club: noon, M&M Ranch House, 645 Antelope Blvd. #1 Red Bluff lions Club: 6 p.m., Veterans Memorial, 527-8452 Rock Choir: 4 p.m., 601 Monroe St., free, all wel- come Senior Chair Volleyball: 1 p.m. Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. Sunrise Speakers Toast- masters: noon, Rabobank, 500 Luther Road, 529- 3556 Swinging Squares Square dance Club: 7 p.m., Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., beginner or review classes: 529-1615 Tehama County Peace officers Association: 5:30 p.m., M&M Ranch House Tehama County Public Health Advisory Board: noon-3:15 p.m., 1860 Wal- nut St., Shasta Conference Room, 527-6824 CoRNING Am-vets: 4 p.m., Corning Veteran¹s Memorial Hall, 1620 Solano St. Cal-fresh and Healthy family Appointments: 1-3 p.m., Family Resource Center, 1488 South St., 824-7670 Corning Patriots: 6 p.m., Senior Center, 824-2332 dance with Juana:, noon to 1 p.m., Family Resource Center, 1488 South St., 824-7670 diabetes Support Group: noon, Senior Center, 1015 4th Ave. dual diagnosis Group: 1:30, 1600 Solano St., 527-8491, Ext. 3309 Improved order of Redmen # 203: 7 p.m. Independent Grange 470, 20945 Corning Road, 824- 1114 Sewing group: 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Soccer training: 4-6 p.m., except for holidays and rain, Woodson School soc- cer field, 150 N. Toomes, 824-7680 Women's Support Group: 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 FRIDAY Red Bluff Bingo: doors at 5 p.m., early birds at 6 p.m. Com- munity and Senior Center, food available Celebrate Recovery: 7 p.m., Bethel Assembly of God, 625 Luther Road, 527-0445 or 366-6298 Nutrition Classes: 12:30- 2 p.m, Northern Valley Catholic Social Service, 220 Sycamore #101, 528- 7947 Red Bluff Rotary Club Sunrise: 7 a.m., M&M Ranch Corning Car Show: 5-9 p.m., Bar- tels Giant Burger, 22355 Corning Road, local car clubs welcome, 824-2788 loS MolINoSW los Molinos Grange: 7 p.m., Grange Hall, 68th and Singer avenues, 529- 0930 Calendar ONE HOT DATE » Our vil- lage does not offer garbage pickup as a municipal ser- vice, so residents can con- tract with whomever they desire. For years we paid about $25 per month for weekly pickup. Then a friend told us about a landfill 12 miles from our town that accepts bagged gar - bage for $1 per bag or just 50 cents for seniors. Because we recycle so much, we have very little true garbage. We drive to the landfill once every other week with our one bag and make it part of a day out doing errands and going out to lunch. After almost 30 years of marriage, we laughingly re - fer to this as a "hot date." We kick ourselves when we think of how many years we paid so much for gar - bage pickup. — Carole C., New York TIEBACK HOOKS » I was re- vamping my children's bed- room. I made curtains, and really liked the simplicity and look of "tiebacks," dec- orative hardware that holds the curtain to one side. But I was shocked when the least expensive set I could find was $12 a pair, and I needed two. No way was I going to spend $24. I found, instead, that bike screw hooks used to hang a bicycle up out of the way ($5 for a pack - age of two) were just the right size. These steel hooks are plas- tic-coated and come in a variety of bright colors -- the perfect custom tiebacks that match my children's room perfectly. — Karin G., Texas EARRING ORGANIZER » I am always rummaging through my jewelry box in the morning to find a matching pair of earrings, so I pur - chased a 28-day pill orga- nizer for $1 from the Dol- lar Store to store them. The box is clear plastic so I can easily see all of my earrings at a glance. When I cleaned out my jewelry box, I found earrings I didn't know I had. Now they're all orga - nized. No more rummag- ing! — Judy R., Illinois CANDLEHOLDER CLEANER » I discovered an easy way to remove all of the wax and black residue left in can- dleholders once the can- dle has burned down. Turn them upside down in a veg- etable steamer. Put water in the bottom as you would to steam vegetables, cover and allow to steam for 10 or 15 minutes. The candleholders will be clean and once the water cools, you can simply skim off the hardened wax, mak - ing it easy to clean the pot. — Phyllis J., California REMOVE STAINS FROM CON- CRETE » Recently you pub- lished a tip from a reader for spot removal from con- crete. I found that bleach (preferably Clorox) sprayed on the spots works great. Let it work for about five minutes and then rinse. I have a stone retain - ing wall in front of my place and this makes it look like new. — Carl H., Pennsyl- vania (Please exercise ex- treme caution when han- dling liquid chlorine bleach. Do not mix it with anything but water to avoid mixing up a batch of deadly chlo - rine gas. — M.H.) Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com, a personal finance member website. You can email her at mary@everydaycheapskate. com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2099, Cypress, CA 90630. EVERyDAy CHEApSKATE Another batch of really terrific reader tips Mary Hunt Columnist Some people must pay taxes on part of their So- cial Security benefits. Oth- ers find that their benefits aren't taxable. If you get So- cial Security, the IRS can help you determine if some of your benefits are taxable. Here are seven tips about how Social Security affects your taxes: 1. If you received these benefits in 2013, you should have received a Form SSA- 1099, Social Security Bene - fit Statement, showing the amount. 2. If Social Security was your only source of income in 2013, your benefits may not be taxable. You also may not need to file a federal income tax return. 3. If you get income from other sources, then you may have to pay taxes on some of your benefits. 4. Your income and filing status affect whether you must pay taxes on your So - cial Security. 5. The best, and free, way to find out if your benefits are taxable is to use IRS Free File to prepare and e- file your tax return. If you made $58,000 or less, you can use Free File tax soft - ware. The software will figure the taxable benefits for you. If your income was more than $58,000 and you feel comfortable doing your own taxes, use Free File Fillable Forms. Free File is available only at IRS.gov/ freefile. 6. If you file a paper re - turn, visit IRS.gov and use the Interactive Tax Assis- tant tool to see if any of your benefits are taxable. 7. A quick way to find out if any of your benefits may be taxable is to add one-half of your Social Security benefits to all your other income, in - cluding any tax-exempt in- terest. Next, compare this total to the base amounts be- low. If your total is more than the base amount for your fil- ing status, then some of your benefits may be taxable. The three base amounts are: $25,000 - for single, head of household, qualifying widow or widower with a dependent child or married individuals filing separately who did not live with their spouse at any time during the year $32,000 -for married cou - ples filing jointly $0 - for married persons filing separately who lived together at any time during the year For more on this topic visit IRS.gov. TAx TIp Are your social security benefits taxable? The Sierra Club, Yahi Group, is hosting the following events for March. Unless otherwise noted, trips are free and open to the public and begin at the trailhead. Volunteer Trail Work in Bidwell Park: Volunteers are needed to work on trails or remove invasive plants. Various projects are sched- uled almost every week. For more information, call park volunteer coordinator Lise at 896-7831. Wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes and weather-appropriate clothing. Yahi Group Cross Country Ski list: Chico has an active cross-country ski group of- fering group ski outings and lessons. A website dedicat- ed to cross-country skiing is maintained by the group at sports.groups.yahoo.com/ group/chicoxcski/. Local Si- erra Club cross-country ski outings are posted on the Calendar there and changes are updated weekly. Ad- ditional ski outings may be posted there as are the latest updates on local snow and road conditions. The trail maps of both the Mc- Gowan and Colby Meadows XC Ski Areas, information on local ski and rental shops, links to webcams, weather sites and other useful xc ski related information are available in the "Files" and "Links" sections. Website moderator is Ken Atterbury, (530) 693-2134. Sunday, March 2- Butte College Wildlife Area Hike: An easy 2- to 3-mile hike through the early spring greenery next to beautiful Clear Creek. We will walk by several ponds, the Butte College farm, and enjoy the many exhibits. Aerwards we will also do an optional stroll through the campus. Meet at 9a.m. at the Chico Park & Ride or at 9:30a.m. at the bottom of parking lot 4C near the welding building. Leader: Alan, 891-8789or ajmen- doza777@comcast.net. Saturday, March 8 – Paradise lake Hike: A 10 mile (or however far you want to go before turning around) hike around beauti- ful Paradise Lake to enjoy the beautiful pines of the upper ridge. $3 entrance fee per car. Bring lunch, water and comfortable footwear. Rain cancels. Meet at Chico Park & Ride at 9 a.m. or at the lake at 9:45 a.m. Leader: Jeanne, 321-7279: Asst. Leader: Michelle, 865-9491. Sunday, March 9 - Tour of the Ponderosa fire led by the Shasta Group: Meet at the Manton store. The leader's name is John & can be reached at 243-4124. To car pool up to Manton, call Larry at 342-7998. Thursday, March 13, - Yahi Program Meet- ing: Dave Nopel will show photographs and talk about exploring the natural world based on "a lifetime of ram- bling in California." David along with Marti Leicester wrote The Humboldt Wagon Road, which includes many historical photographs. David acquired his inter- est in history and histori- cal photographs from his father John Nopel. You can currently see John Nopel's historical photographs at the Chico Museum, 141 Salem St., in Chico. The meeting will be held at the Chico Branch Library on the corner of East First Avenue and Sherman at 7 p.m. with refreshments served. Non Sierra Club members are always welcome. Sunday, March 16 – dye Creek Preserve Hike: A moderately strenuous 6-7 mile private day hike into the spectacular Dye Creek Preserve Canyon managed by the Nature Conservancy. Dye Creek is a deep can- yon featuring a variety of wildlife, precipitous cliffs, a Native American village site, cave and Dye Creek itself. We will hike beyond the usual route for a spectacu- lar view of the surrounding area and to visit a historic site. Bring boots, lunch and water. Cost: $2 per per- son, plus carpool money. Approximately an 80-mile round-trip drive. Meet at Chico Park & Ride at 8 a.m. Limited to 20 participants. Bring, lunch, plenty of water and carpool money. Wear long pants and dress in layers. Light rain does not cancel. Sign up with leader: Alan, 891-8789 or ajmen- doza777@comcast.net. The Sierra Club, yahi Group Bee A Champion! Contact Kim Berry at 530.736.1363 or kiminredbluff@sbcglobal.net BECOME A SPONSOR! BUY YOUR FAVORITE LETTER FOR $100 AND YOU WILL RECEIVE: RECOGNITION ON-SITE & IN EVENT PROGRAM & ON WEBSITE & FACEBOOK & POST EVENT RECOGNITION GET YOUR LETTER BY MARCH 15! I-5 at Liberal Avenue in Corning | 530 528-3500 | www.rollinghillscasino.com Comedy Night - This Friday, March 7 Tom Clark and Mark G Doors Open at 7:30pm • Show Starts at 8:30pm Reserved Table Seats $15 • Gen. 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