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Tuesday, March 29, 2011 – Daily News – 3A Local Calendar To add an upcoming event in the Local Calendar, submit 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. TUESDAY,MARCH 29 Red Bluff Emblem club dinner, 5:30-7 p.m., at Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road PAL Kickboxing, 6 p.m., 1450 Schwab St., 529- 8716 or 200-3950 Pinochle for Seniors, 12:30-3:30 p.m., 1500 So. Jackson St., Free, 527-8177 Playtime Pals Playgroup, 9:30 a.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528- 8066 Red Bluff Garden Club, 12:30 p.m. social, 1 p.m. program and meeting, Water Conservation speaker Randy Cousineau, 12889 Baker Road, public wel- come Red Bluff Rotary, noon, Elks Lodge 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 Tehama County Board of Supervisors, 10 a.m., board chamber, 727 Oak St. Tehama County Tea Party Patriots,6 p.m., Grange Hall, 20794 Walnut St. Weight Watchers meeting, 6 p.m., Weigh-in starts half-hour before meetings, 485 Antelope Blvd., #N, next to Bud’s Jolly Kone, 1-800-651-6000 Corning Bingo, 5 p.m., Independent Grange Hall, 20945 Corning Road 824-1114 or 586-1065 Corning Alcoholics Anonymous, noon and 7 p.m., 783 Solano St., behind the Church. Soccer training, 4 to 6 p.m., except for holidays and rain, Woodson School Soccer Field, 150 N. Toomes, 824-7680 ESL, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Los Molinos Free ESL Class, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Los Molinos Ele- mentary, 7700 Stanford Ave., 384-7833 WEDNESDAY,MARCH30 Red Bluff Adult Wood Carving Class, 10 a.m.-noon, Veter- ans Hall, 824-5669 Al-Anon, noon to 1 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jef- ferson and Hickory BMX practice races, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $3 Elks duplicate bridge, noon, Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, 528-9418 PAL Youth Carving Class, 3-4:30 p.m., Com- munity Center, 824-5669 Red Bluff Kiwanis, noon, Palomino Room Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Westside Grange, Wal- nut Street Soroptimist International of Red Bluff, 5:30 p.m., Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jack- son St., siredbluffclub@yahoo.com 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 Tehama Coffee Party Loyalists, 6 p.m., Cozy Diner 259 Main St. Tehama County Elder Services Coordinating Council, 3 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 510 Jefferson St. Widowed persons breakfast, 8 a.m., Tremont Cafe & Creamery, 731 Main St., men and women welcome, 384-2471 Corning Corning Rotary, noon, Rolling Hills Casino: Timbers Steak House, 2655 Barham Avenue, corningrotary.org Latina Leadership 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 Los Molinos Chamber of Commerce, 6:30 p.m., 7904 High- way 99E School Readiness Play Group, 10-11:30 a.m., children 4 and younger, free, First Steps Family Resource Center, 7700 Stanford Ave., 384-7833 Take Off Pounds Sensibly — TOPS, 8:30 a.m., 25160 Josephine St., 385-1068 Cottonwood Cottonwood Creek Watershed Group, educa- tional stakeholders meeting, 6:30 p.m., Communi- ty Center, 347-6637 Paynes Creek Plum Valley School Board meeting, 6 p.m. in the school library, 29950 Plum Creek Road How to cut the high cost of a gluten-free diet Recently, a good number of readers have inquired about how to avoid the high cost of a gluten-free diet. Having never faced this challenge myself, I needed to do a little research. Here's what I've discovered: A gluten-free diet is one that excludes the protein gluten. Gluten is found in grains, such as wheat, barley and rye. A gluten-free diet is used to treat celiac disease, helping to control the signs and symptoms and prevent complications. Following a gluten-free diet may be frustrating initially because just about everything, it seems, contains some amount of wheat. But there are creative ways to keep the costs down. • Fresh gluten-free foods. Rather than try to buy gluten-free versions of your favorite foods, change your focus. Fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, dairy products, nuts, seeds, poultry and fish are all healthy, delicious and gluten- free. Focus on planning a gluten-free menu based on those foods. Pound for pound, they offer a lot of nutritional value for the buck, compared with refined, processed gluten-free prod- ucts. Amy's Kitchen's website (http://www.AmysKitchen.com) has a vast collection of recipes for how to cook gluten-free foods from scratch. • Do it yourself. Instead of buying expensive gluten-free products, make your own. You'll return healthier meals with much better flavor. Look at http://Gluten- FreeMommy.com for recipes and snack ideas, espe- cially for kids. • Become a mixologist. You can purchase gluten-free mixes, but they're expen- sive. Make your own by following recipes found at the websites Bud- get101.com and Recipe Goldmine. Type in "gluten-free mixes" in the respective search bars. You're going to save a lot of money, plus when you make your own gluten-free flour mixes, you can customize them to your own tastes and nutritional needs. • Use coupons. Despite the fact that you may have heard it's impossible to find coupons for organic and gluten- free food products, Kathleen Reale of BeFreeForMe.com says that's not true. Visit her site for printable coupons, sources for samples and interaction with others with gluten problems and food allergies. • Shop the sales. Many people, I'm learning, suffer from celiac disease and Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate find it necessary to buy more organic foods, which can add to the cost of this specialized diet. But that doesn't mean you should pay the full price, even for organic food. Many retailers that spe- cialize in organic products -- such as Sprouts, Whole Foods, Wild Oats and Henry's -- have regular weekly sales. Work these stores as you would any supermarket by perusing the weekly fliers, making a list and buying what's on sale. And when it's a really great sale, buy enough to last until the next time it goes on sale. • Join a group. Check out the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America (http://www.gluten.net) and the Celiac Sprue Association (http://www.CSAceliacs.org). You'll meet others who are battling the high costs of gluten-free foods. You'll find friendship, community and perhaps even the opportunity to join forces by buying in bulk to save money. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 18 books, including "Debt-Proof Living." You can e-mail her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. Call to artists for eARTh Show The 2011 Whole Earth and Watershed Festival organizers announce a call to local artists for an eARTh Show at the Festival 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 23, at the Redding City Hall Sculpture Park and Community Room, 777 Cypress Ave., Redding. The purpose of the annual Whole Earth and Watershed Festival is to bring the community together to celebrate Earth Day, which is on April 22, and Watershed Awareness Month, which is in May, raise awareness of ways we can care for our environment, and encourage the sustainable growth of our region. There are two ways for interested 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. Arrest • Zachary Ross McFall, 20, of Red Bluff was arrest- ed while deputies were investigating a suspicious parked vehicle Friday evening on Paynes Creek Road at Rivercrest Lane. At 9:48 p.m., Tehama County Sheriff’s deputies saw a sus- picious vehicle parked in the area and made contact with the occupant, McFall, who consented to a search of his person and vehicle. In the center console, deputies found a small usable amount of concentrated cannabis for which McFall did not have a recommenda- tion. He was arrested and booked into Tehama County Jail on the charge of posses- sion of concentrated cannabis. Bail was set at $10,000. Bomb Threat • According to Red Bluff Police logs, someone, who sounded like a 20-30 year old man, said at 1:09 a.m. Sunday that they had put four bombs in Walmart and it would ‘blow up tonight’. Staff said they were going to evacuate the store. Red Bluff Police responded and con- ducted a walk through of the store and found nothing sus- picious. Collision • A 17-year-old Red Bluff boy was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hos- pital with moderate injuries following a collision with a vehicle at 10:35 p.m. Friday on Humboldt Drive in the The World Famous Palomino Room 1/2 off Lunch or Dinner entree with purchase of 1 entree must present coupon *equal or lesser value Lunch: Tues-Fri 11am-2pm Dinner: Thurs-Sat 4pm-9pm 723 Main St., Red Bluff 527-5470 www.palominoroom.com Vanessa Wilson-Rodriguez artists to participate in the Whole Earth and Watershed Festival eARTh Show this year: • Artists of all ages can submit work for consideration in the free 2011 Juried eARTh Show Exhibi- tion. Work can be any style or medi- um but must relate directly to the environment and issues of sustain- ability. Up to three images of work(s) to be considered for the juried exhibition should be submit- ted digitally by email to the address below in JPG format with an appli- cation by April 8. Artists will be notified April 15 of inclusion in the show and their artwork will be dis- played at the Festival on April 23. Rancho Tehama area. The boy was riding his bicycle south on Humboldt Drive, south of Yolo Court, at about 25 mph and the dri- ver, John Ables, Sr., 50, of Corning was driving north on Humboldt Drive at an unknown speed less than 30 mph. Due to the boy’s intoxi- cated state, he allowed his bicycle to drift into the northbound lane where he collided with Ables’ vehicle and was thrown about 10 feet to ground, said Califor- nia Highway Patrol Officer Phillip Mackintosh. The boy was arrested on suspicion of driving a bicy- cle under the influence and released to be transported to the hospital for medical care. The bicycle had major damage. Ables’ vehicle had minor damage. Fires • A Red Bluff woman was treated at the scene of an early morning structure fire Monday at her Walnut Street residence for smoke inhalation, but was not transported to a hospital, a CalFire spokesman said. Ini- tial reports said the residents were still inside the resi- dence, located in the 20600 block of Walnut, however, they were outside upon Cal- Fire’s arrival, he said. The cause of the fire, reported at 2:39 a.m. Monday, was electrical. CalFire and Tehama County Fire Department responded with Red Bluff Fire Department assisting. The fire, which did $75,000 damage with $100,000 save, was contained at 3:02 a.m. • Artist vendors can sell their arts and crafts at a booth at the Festival, for $25. Artists are requested to offer for sale only items that relate directly to the environment and sus- tainability, and/or are made from natural, recycled, or repurposed materials. All eARTh Show vendor applications are due by April 8. All Artists must fill out an eARTh Show Application available on the website, www.wholeearthandwatershedfesti- val.org. Contact Guenn Johnsen-Gentry at johnsengentry@att.net or Peggy Rebol at wewf2011@gmail.com with questions. The last unit cleared at 5:20 a.m. Red Cross was request- ed to assist the three resi- dents. • A residential structure fire reported at 2 p.m. Satur- day on Gilmore Road, cross of Peach Tree Lane, in Red Bluff was caused by heat- ing. The fire, which was out upon CalFire and Tehama County Fire Department’s arrival at 2:08 p.m., was caused by flammable mater- ial placed too close to the furnace, a CalFire spokesman said. Red Bluff Fire Depart- ment assisted. The last unit cleared at 3:14 p.m. Damage was $7,000 with a $275,000 save. School • School Resource Offi- cer Michael Coley issued a 14-year-old girl a citation for possessing a knife Friday at Red Bluff Union High School. There were no threats prior to the knife being located. Thefts • An employee of Cop- per Ranch on Jellys Ferry Road in Red Bluff reported Sunday the loss of about $4,000 worth of items including 30 Powder River cattle panels, both red and green, and $30 damage to a fence. It is believed that some- time between 6 p.m. Satur- day and 8 a.m. Sunday unknown persons cut a fence to gain access to the land and may have used a trailer to remove the panels. The investigation is on- going. Anyone with infor- mation is asked to contact the sheriff’s department at 529-7900. • An 18-year-old Red Bluff boy was cited an released for petty theft about 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Wal- mart. Officers responded and contacted Jesse Molar- ius and learned that Molar- ius had stolen over $27 worth of items from the store. Nyquil caplets were among the items stolen, however, it is unknown if those were what Molarius ingested, a Red Bluff Police spokesman said. According to logs, med- ical was requested because the boy had ingested a large amount of over-the-counter medicine. After he was cited he was released and taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital for treatment. Vandalism • Someone at the AM/PM Station reported Saturday that one of the pumps had been damaged Friday night. According to Red Bluff Police logs, it appeared someone was try- ing to rig the pump to work without putting money in. • Someone at the Kim- ball Crossing Apartments reported early Saturday morning that three vehicles at the complex had windows broken out. • Someone reported Sat- urday afternoon that his Dodge Ram Pickup, which had been parked in the 500 block of Washington Street in Red Bluff, had been van- dalized. The man said some- one had punched in the key hold of his gas cap between 6:45 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday. for a mother of four diagnosed with a rare cancer Fingerlake MX Park Concession Stand Benefit MX Race RACE DATE: Sunday 4/3/11 (Weather permitting), practice Sat. 4/2/11, 9-2 p.m. RACE FEES: $25 1st , $20 2nd , $15 3rd ($5 extra non-members) SPECTATOR GATE FEES: Adults $7, Children $4 (ages 5-14 years) 4 & under free Taking donations for raffle Please call (530) 529-4777 13751 Mendenhall Rd., Red Bluff www.FingerLakeMXpark.com All proceeds to help with Vanessa’s medical expenses.