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Today Red Bluff Alzheimer's and dementia support group: 6 p.m., Las- sen House, 705 Luther Road, 529-2900 Childbirth Class: 6:30- 8:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Co- lumba 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 De- partment of Education, 1135 Lincoln St. fun Senior Aerobics: 8-9 a.m., $1 per class, Commu- nity 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: 9:30 a.m., Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. Pinochle for Seniors: 12:30-3:30 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 Sensi- bly - 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. Veterans of foreign Wars Post 1932: 7 p.m. Veterans Building, Oak St. Weight Watchers meet- ing: 9 a.m., 485 Antelope Blvd., #N, 1-800-651-6000 WWe self defense train- ing for women: 5:30-7 p.m., 1005 Vista Way, Ste. C CORnInG City Council: 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 794 Third St. dance with Juana: noon to 1 p.m., Family Resource Center, 1488 South St., 824-7670 disabled American Vets: 7 p.m., Veterans Memorial Hall, 1620 Solano St. eSl class: 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Jewelry beading class: 9:30 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Parkinson's Support: 2 p.m., Corning Health Dis- trict, 175 Solano St. Pay It forward: 1 p.m., Edward Jones, Solano and Sixth streets,824-4290 Soccer training: 4-6 p.m., except for holidays and rain, Woodson School Soccer Field, 150 N. Toomes, 824- 7680 GeRBeR Tehama Cemetery dis- trict: 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 Fourth Wednesday Red Bluff Adult Carving Class: 10 a.m. to noon, Red Bluff Vet- erans Memorial Hall, Corner of Jackson and Oak streets, 527-0768 Al-Anon: noon to 1 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jef- ferson and Hickory dance with Juana: noon to 1 p.m., Family Resource Center, 1488 South St., 824-7670 Local Calendar Each of these projects can be completed in 15 minutes or less and requires no ad - vanced skills or special equipment. HOT WATER- SAVING SHOWERHEAD If you multi-task while waiting for your shower to warm up -- making the bed or pot of coffee -- the hot water could have been run - ning for minutes, wasting water and adding unneces- sary dollars to your utility bills. The Ladybug Shower- head adapter saves the hot water. At about $20, Lady- bug is so smart, it senses the moment the water is warm and stops the flow to a tiny trickle. When you're ready, just flip a switch to restart the normal flow. This adapter saves $75 in hot water cost plus 2,700 gallons of water each year, based on a family of three showering daily and saving one minute of hot water per shower. SOCKET SEALERS You can cut 10 percent from your energy costs by properly sealing and in- sulating areas around the home to make it as air- tight as possible. Start with all of the light switches and electrical outlets. In- stall foam inserts (about 10 cents each) to stop warmed or cooled air from being sucked out of the house through the air gaps around every switch and outlet. Simply remove the cover plate, pop in a gasket and replace the plate. WATER HEATER BLANKET Just like insulating your walls or roof, insulating your hot water tank is an easy and inexpensive way to improve energy efficiency and save you money each month. Check to see if your tank has in - sulation with an R- value of at least 24. If not, consider in- sulating your water tank up to 9 percent in water heating costs. You can find pre-cut water heater blankets for around $20. If you don't know your water heater tank's R-value, touch it. A tank that is warm to the touch is heating the water but also the area in which it is located and needs addi - tional insulation. POWER STRIPS Turn off all the lights and then walk through your home, and you'll probably see eyes peering through the darkness. All of those glowing LEDs, clocks and power switches are sneaky electronic vampires. This phantom power drain costs you money and wastes elec - tricity. Smart power strips, starting at about $25, work to reduce your power us- age by automatically shut- ting down power to products that go into standby mode (no more crawling under desks and furniture to man - ually switch a power strip to "off." Smart power strips will save you some serious cash. Experts say standby power consumption in an average home ranges from 5 to 10 percent of your household energy consumption. For more details about each of these money sav - ing gadgets visit Ev- erydayCheapskate. com/15minutes. 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 15 minutes is worth more than you think rEddING » With the dead- line for people to sign-up for health coverage near- ing, a union of healthcare workers invites the public to attend a free healthcare enrollment event 1-6 p.m. Saturday, March 29 at the IBEW Hall, 900 Locust St. The health fair is de - signed to help people sign- up for free and low-cost health coverage through Medi-Cal or Covered Cali- fornia. The event is sponsored by SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, a healthcare workers union in California, which has been holding sim - ilar enrollment fairs across the state since October. Deadline for people to sign-up for health cover- age to avoid paying a fine is March 31. Each person en rol l- ing needs to bring proof of identity such as a photo ID, driver's license or passport; proof of address such as a piece of postmarked mail; proof of income such as tax filings from 2012 or 2013 or the last 30 days of pay- stubs; and proof of citizen- ship such as a birth certif- icate, permanent resident card or certificate of citizen- ship or naturalization. Each person enrolling must also provide date of birth, Social Security number, and home ZIP code. ENroLLmENt Health coverage help offered COVERED CALiFORNiA A health fair designed to help people sign up for free and low-cost health coverage through Medi-Cal or Covered California will be held 1-6 p.m. Saturday in Redding. rEdbLuff » An inaugural Tehama County Veterans Expo is scheduled for 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 26 at the Veterans Memorial Hall, 735 Oak St. Pizza and beverages will be served and door prizes will be awarded. Veterans and their families, family members of active duty mil - itary, veterans' service pro- viders and the public may attend the free event. "The purpose of this expo is to create an awareness of veterans' issues," said Orle Jackson, one of the orga - nizers, "and to help publi- cize veterans' services. We also want to promote ac- tions that will improve ser- vices for our veterans." During the first part of the program 5-6:30 p.m., there will be representa - tives from veteran service organizations. From 6:30 to 8 p.m., presentations will be made along with a panel presentation on medical and mental health, homeless and housing, women, family and em pl oy me nt i ss ue s. The program is planned by the newly organized Te - hama County Veterans Collaborative composed of representatives of Te- hama County Veterans Ser- vices, Redding Veterans Resource Center, Marine Corps League, PTSD Sup - port Group, American Le- gion, VFW, California EDD, Social Security Administra- tion, Tehama Together and Project Healing Waters. The expo is sponsored by Tehama County Em - ployers Advisory Council and Tehama County Dem- ocrats. 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