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8A – Daily News – Thursday, April 14, 2011 READER PHOTOS Submitted by Jody Mendenhall “Makenna and Rudy (the dog) waiting for a push around the yard.” Submitted by Rhonda Hampton “Ditzy watching the fish.” Community Clip? e-mail: clerk@redbluffdai- lynews.com or Fax: 527-9251 Submitted by John and Vicki Foster “My little Seahawks fan.” “Put ‘em Up!” Would you like to learn how to put up a hot air balloon? Another hot air Balloon Festival is coming to Rolling Hills Casino in June, 2011 as part of the third annual Ribs, Rods and Rides mega-event! The pilots’ committee for the festival invites local folks with an interest in learning more about hot air balloons and the sport to come “learn to crew.” Two full-size passenger balloons will put up that morning, and may fly (weather permitting.) Participants in the training may be invited to help “crew” for 25 pilots scheduled to fly from Rolling Hills on June 4 and 5. “Balloon Crew” Training Saturday, April 30 – 7:00 a.m. Rolling Hills Casino Field north of North parking lot Participants should be 18 or over, in good physical shape. You must register in advance to participate in the training! Call (530) 200-0820 before Thursday, April 28 Visit us at: www.redbluffroundup.com Visit us on facebook (530) 527-1000 1-800-545-3500 FRIDAY FAMILY 4 PACK $25 Bring in this ad & receive 1 pair of Red Bluff Round-Up Gloves with ticket pruchase. 1921 ~ 2011 TICKET OFFICE NOW OPEN FOR BEST SELECTION CALL NOW!!! 15, 16, 17, 2011 APRIL NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes edged higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve reported encouraging news on the economy. Manufacturing, con- sumer spending and cor- porate hiring increased in all 12 regions sur- veyed by the central bank. Stocks edge higher on economic data Wall Street Hans Olsen, chief investment officer at J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Management, said it was a good sign that the Fed’s regional economic report showed that more people were quitting jobs. “That only happens if people are starting to feel more confident about their job prospects,” Olsen said. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 3 point, or 0.2 percent, to 1,317. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 27, or 0.2 percent, to 12,290. The Nasdaq composite rose 19, or 0.7 percent, to 2,764. Financial stocks fell broadly after the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase said the bank’s losses from mortgages will continue for a while. JPMorgan Chase & Co., the first big bank to release first-quarter earnings, reported net income that beat expec- tations. The company’s investment banking and credit card businesses did well, but its mort- gage business remained weak. Chief executive Jamie Dimon said JPMorgan and other banks will likely pay more fees and penalties after investigations into foreclosure proceedings in all 50 states are fin- ished. JPMorgan lost 1 per- cent, Bank of America Corp. fell 1.2 percent and Wells Fargo & Co. lost nearly 2 percent. Stocks had risen in early trading after the government reported that retail sales rose 0.4 percent overall in March, though much of the gain was due to higher gas prices. It was the ninth straight month of increases. President Obama out- lined a proposal to cut the nation’s budget deficit by reducing spending on defense and the growth of Medicare spending, while raising taxes on high-earning Americans and cutting many tax loopholes. Silgan Holdings Inc., a consumer packaging maker, jumped 18 per- cent after announcing that it had agreed to buy rival Graham Packaging Co. in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $1.28 bil- lion. Graham jumped 31 percent. iRobot Corp., the maker of the Roomba vacuum cleaning robot, jumped 14 percent after saying it had signed a $230 million contract with the U.S. Navy to develop small robotic vehicles. The yield on the 10- year Treasury fell to 3.47 percent from 3.50 percent late Tuesday. Treasury yields move in the opposite direction of their prices.