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2A – Daily News – Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Four generations gather Community Chronicity people&events Everyone has challenges in life. Courtesy photo Four generation of Rita Gall’s family gather for a picture on Oct. 16, 2010, at Gall’s son Victor’s wedding. Pictured from left are: Brady and Victor Myers, Kayla and Ryder Moore, Derek and Alyssa Moore, Starlene (Gall) Myers Moore, Rita and Gene Gall. Three centenarians Everyone faces pain, loss and set- backs. For most people something negative comes into their lives and they are knocked down, but they gather their strength, face their issues and move on. For some, the obstacle is tougher; it lingers on and on and becomes chronic. The ill- ness does not heal, the finances do not increase, the unemployment does not end, and the pain does not subside. The word chronicity has been on my heart for some time. I am mired in the power of the word and how it carries so much emotion. Anything that is chronic means that it lingers and has no end in sight. It is diffi- cult to hold your faith, you spirits and your hopes high when you are in a chronically negative situation. Any one of us can overcome some- thing that is finite, especially if we can see the change as a result of our choices or as a result of some form of action. We can continue to choose to eat better because we see the resulting weight loss. We can continue to stop drinking because we see the positive response from our families. We can continue to go to school because we see our cred- its piling up towards attaining our degree. What about when we do not see Photo Courtesy of Roy Nelson The Red Bluff Salvation Army Writing Class has three centenarians. Pictured, from left, are Alma, 101; Andre, 103; and Maxine, 100. 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. the end? What about when you believe, hope, pray and know in your heart that you want a better outcome but you just don’t see it happening? What about when you make the changes and you don’t see the fruit of your labor. You follow the doctor’s orders, but the diagnosis is still the same. You stop the nega- tive behavior, but your family sabotages your suc- cess. You do what the courts, the case worker, the therapist and the probation officer tell you to and you still don’t have the outcome you want. Many of the peo- ple we deem unwilling to change are victims of the chronic situations in their lives. I admit, there are people in society who just do not have the capacity to change or even the desire. They are so stuck in their negative thought processes that they have no capaci- ty to change, but there are far more people out there who want things to be better, but the chronicity of their problem makes it seem impossible. No matter your economic status or your social standing, chronic issues in life make it seem like there is no use in trying. More painful is the thought of hoping for more but Faydra Rector You Matter never seeing it happen. Isn’t is bet- ter to believe in nothing and get it than to believe in something and not get it? I have no magic answer for you today about how to overcome the real feelings associat- ed with a chronic aspect of your life. I only offer hope. I offer the knowing that all things in life are manageable. It may be through others that you find relief. It may be through taking an honest look at why you are where you are. It may be that there is simply no answer and the only thing you can do is find the place within that believes that good triumphs over evil, that for everything there is a purpose and that people are inher- ently good. Faydra Rector, MA is a mental health administrator, author, public speaker, educator and life coach who lives in Red Bluff. She can be reached at lifecoach@shasta.com or view her blogs at http://faydraandcompany.blogspot. com/ and http://allaboutdivorce.blogspot.com /. Board recognizes outstanding students D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 126, NUMBER 104 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 ______________________ Fax: (530) 527-5774 ______________________ Mail: Red Bluff Daily News P.O. 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Mrs. R.E. Whitney Entertains Party At Whist Party Mrs. R.E. Whitney entertained a small party of lady friends at a delightful after- noon whist party yesterday. Some 20 ladies were present ... The home was beautifully decorated in popies for the occassion. — March 23, 1921 Courtesy photo The Red Bluff Elementary School District Governing Board recognized four students at its meeting March 8 as the Outstanding Second Trimester Students. From left, are Maricruz Lopez, fifth grade student at Bidwell School; Don Duncan eighth grade student at Vista Middle School; Stephanie Torres, fifth grade student at MetteerSchool; and Hunter Bryant, sixth grade student at Jackson Heights School. Ext. 109 Bend kindergarten Ext. 103 COMMUNITY CLIPS was given after the 4th birthday) The Bend Elementary School will hold registration for kindergarten students entering in the 2011-2012 year from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, in the school library. To register a child, proof of date of birth is required in the form of a certified copy of a birth certificate, bap- tismal record or other legal proof. To enter school in the fall, a child must have been born on or before Dec. 2, 2006. Parents must present the child's current written immunization record from a physician or health depart- ment. Children must have the following immunizations before the first day of school: • Polio - 4 doses (3 meet the requirement if last dose • DPT - 5 doses (4 meet the requirements if last dose was given after the 4th birthday) • MMR - 2 doses • Hepatitis B - 3 doses • Varicella vaccine (chicken pox) - 1 dose or docu- mentation by a physician that the child has had the dis- ease. Physician verification of chicken pox or the vac- cination is necessary. Parents will need to provide a current home phone number and two emergency contact names and phone numbers. More information is available from the school dis- trict office at 527-4648. Bend Elementary School is located at 22270 Bend Ferry Road, in Red Bluff. The school website is www.bendschool.org. Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt The Red Bluff Kiwanis annual Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, April 9, at Jackson Heights Elementary School. The hunt starts at 9 a.m. sharp. The hunt will once again have more than 500 dozen eggs for all ages ranging from 1- and 2-year-olds to fourth- and fifth-graders. There will be prize eggs for each category. Asian Massage $ 30 min. massage reg. $40 GRAND OPENING 5.00 off 1 hr. massage reg. $60 $10.00 off Offer good thru April 30th 333 S. Main St. Suite G Red Bluff • 530-710-5940 BOOK BARN Used Books Tues-Fri 10-5 Sat 10-2 Serving Tehama County since 1994 619 Oak St., Red Bluff (530) 528-2665