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2A – Daily News – Wednesday, April 27, 2011 Community people&events Pridemore service We’re all one away The world is changing. The uncommon is more common, the un- thinkable is more plausible and the status quo is relative to your employ- ment and income level. It used to be that the stuff we condemned people for was the stuff that happened to "other" people. Other people lost their homes to foreclosure, other people had delinquent children, other people had broken marriages, other people were homeless, jobless, discriminated against or otherwise in the boat they were in because of their choices. After all, many of us live under the false pretense that any of the above scenar- ios are based on choice rather than misfortune. Courtesy photo Those wishing to pay their last respects to Wanda Pridemore can do so during a viewing at 1 p.m., today at Bidwell Chapel, in Chico. She will be laid to rest at 2 p.m. in the mausoleum, next to her brother. Commonly seen cycling around Red Bluff, Pridemore was killed March 26 when a vehicle struck her while she rode her bicycle at Antelope and Main streets. Ice cream shop offers discount as fundraiser Baskin Robbins, 333 S. Main St., in Red Bluff will be holding its 31 cent Scoop Night from 5 to 10 tonight. Proceeds from the night benefit the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Donations will be accepted for the Red Bluff Volunteer Fire Department’s Relay For Life team. 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 pendulum is swinging. Sure, there are many people who have not felt the sting of job loss, home loss, child loss, marriage loss or any other loss. They are the minority in this day and age. Nowadays there are more people than ever who are ‘one away’ from change; one job loss, one accu- sation, one medical event, one spouse who changes their mind, one deploy- ment, one natural disaster, one blip in their life that will cause them to pause and face a new lifestyle that they never thought would be theirs. We are all one away from needing compassion, forgiveness, assistance, hope, help and dignity. We are all one away from needing the support to sur- vive a tragedy. Tragedy doesn’t always come in a tsunami wave after an earthquake. Tragedy can come quietly when you lose something vital that makes all the differ- ence in your ability to pro- vide. Tragedy comes in ripples the first time you have to decide which bill to pay at the expense of another and the tension mounts. Tragedy can come when you are let go on pay day and that check in your hand is the last one until God knows when. Tragedy can come when your child is struck with an illness and you have no insurance and no way to be off work to care for him. We are all one away from being humbled about life and how fickle it can be. There is no amount of plan- ning that can cover every possible way we can be affected by loss. Wouldn’t it be great if we spent our time in plenty acting and supporting those in want? Wouldn’t it be great if we started sowing the seeds of com- passion, forgiveness, turning the other cheek and understanding before we need to reap from that harvest? Wouldn’t it be great if we understood how it could feel to lose your home, your spouse, your rep- utation, your comfort and not judge others who are going through that pain? Faydra Rector You Matter The one thing in life I am most proud of was going through enough loss that I have a genuine compassion for others who face socially unacceptable trials. I under- stand that life happens to us, sometimes in sad and scary ways, and yet we can still stand, help others and be, do and have things that matter to us. When bad things hap- pen to good people, we can comfort one another instead of whis- per behind their backs. 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 at faydraandcompany.blogspot.com/ and allaboutdivorce.blogspot.com/. Young Marines hold boot camp by the river Special to the DN Recruits for the Tehama County Young Marine Boot Camp, held April 19-22, were dropped off at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, at Camp Discovery, Sacra- mento River Discovery Center. Members of the Tehama County Young Marines of the Marine Corps League Det. 1140 and Am Vets Post 2002, and recruits from Bootcamp Series 11-01 spent Thursday at a fire safety and first aid course taught by Red Bluff Fire Department. The 22 recruits also ben- D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 126, NUMBER 134 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 ______________________ Mail: Red Bluff Daily News P.O. Box 220 Red Bluff, CA 96080 Subscription & delivery Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (530) 527-2151, Ext. 1 subscription rates (All prices include all applicable taxes) Monday through Saturday $9.59 four weeks Rural Rate $10.69 four weeks Business & professional rate $2.21 four weeks, Monday-Friday By mail: In Tehama County $12.29 four weeks All others $16.23 four weeks (USPS 458-200) Published Monday through Saturday except Sunday, by California Newspaper Partnership. 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El Camino School District Joins Red Bluff District The El Camino school district voted unanimously to become a part of the Red Bluff union high school district. Miss Mamie B. Lang, county superinten- dent, received the official returns today from elec- tions held April 23. This means about 4,000 acres of rich agricultural land will be added to the assessed valuation of the Red Bluff district. The El Camino district voted on whether to join the Corning union high school district or the Red Bluff district. — Daily News, April 27, 1921 May 6th & 7th 50%off Clark’s Drug Store 2126 Solano St., Corning 824-3502 efited from a demonstration by California CHP Red Bluff office K-9 unit on Wednesday. The boot camp began with parents drop- ping their recruits off and leaving them at the gate with their gear, not to see or speak to them again for four days. The week was packed with scheduled training classes including physical fitness, drilling and march- ing, and lots of fun. Partici- pants were served three hot meals a day at the camp, which was held at the Red Bluff Diversion Dam Group camp area. Thursday night the group had s'mores around the campfire. Graduation Courtesy photo Pictured are instructors and members of the Tehama County Young Marines of the Marine Corps League Det. 1140 and Am Vets Post 2002, with recruits from Bootcamp Series 11-01 surrounding an unidentified victim at a fire safety and first aid course taught by Red Bluff Fire Department at the Training on Thursday. for the class was held on Friday. Honor Grad for the Recruit Training Class was Andrew Stites, 14, of Red Bluff. Guest speaker was National Young Marine of the Year, Sgt. Major Casey Scott of Quantico, Virginia, COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR All makes and models. We perform dealer recommened 30K, 60K, 90K SERVICES AT LOWER PRICES Smog Check starting at $ (most cars and pick-ups) 2595 + cert. Pass or FREE retest 527-9841 • 195 S. Main St. Gayle’s Tuxedo Rentals New Location 223 Main St. 527-1381 736-1341 inside Flower Boutique across from Taco Bell who flew out for the week to assist with running the Recruit Training event. Unit Commander John Minton handed out promotion war- rants. The boot camp was run by Ray Jacobs Battal- ion First Sgt. Mary Hur- ton. Instructing Staff was GySgt Mikayla Erickson, Sgt. Reina Coley, both of whom have completed Senior Leadership School, and Cpl Gian- Carlo Nandino, YM Cpl John Bookout and Cpl Manuel Mills, who have completed Jr. Leadership School. Young Marines are accepted into the program from ages 8-16, boys and girls. For information go to www.tehamacountyyoung- marines.com or www.youngmarines.com. The next boot camp series will be conducted in the summer. Military — Crofts Army Pvt. Patrick D. Crofts has graduated from the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Crewmem- ber Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. The course is designed to train the crew member in launch operations of various missiles and ammunition in quick strikes during combat. The student was trained to perform maintenance in various launchers and re-supply vehicles and reload ammunition on these type vehicles. Crofts is the son of Alana S. Ramsey of Redding and David W. Crofts of Red Bluff. He is a 2010 graduate of Foothill High School, Palo Cedro.