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Thursday, April 28, 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. THURSDAY, APRIL 28 Red Bluff California HEAT Chorus, 7 p.m., Meteer School Room 26, 695 Kimball Road, 895-0139 Childbirth Class, 6:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Commu- nity Hospital, Columba room, Anita 529-8377 Ishi Archers 16 target 3-D Summer League, 5 p.m. $5 member, $6 non-member, 527-4200. Live country music, with dinner at the Veterans Hall, 5-7 p.m. PAL Kickboxing, 6 p.m., 1450 Schwab St., 529- 8716 or 200-3950 Pinochle for Seniors, 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., 1500 So. Jackson St., Free, 527-8177 Red Bluff Exchange Club, noon, M&M Ranch House, 645 Antelope Blvd. #1 Senior Fitness, 8-9 a.m., 1500 S.Jackson St., free, 527-8177 Sunrise Speakers Toastmasters, noon, Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528- 8066 Swinging Squares Square Dance Club, 7 p.m., Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. For beginner or review classes, call 529- 1615 TOPS Club (take off pounds sensibly), 9:30 a.m., First Christian Church, 926 Madison Ave., 547-7541 or Nanc347-6120, visit www.tops.org Widowed Persons Dinner, 5 p.m., call 384-2471 for location Corning Celebrate Recovery,6:15-9 p.m., Believers Church of God, 783 Solano St., dinner with $3 donation Degree of Pocahontas Silver Cloud Council # 168, 7 p.m. Independent Grange 470, 20945 Corning Road, Bernie 824-1114 or Kathy 586-1065 Dual Diagnosis Group, 1:30-3 p.m., 1600 Solano St., 527-8491, Ext. 3309 Soccer training, 4-6 p.m., except for holidays and rain, Woodson School Soccer Field, 150 N Toomes, 824-7680 Women’s Support Group, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 FRIDAY, APRIL 29 Red Bluff and Hickory Al-Anon, 6-7 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jefferson Celebrate Recovery, 6:15 p.m., Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 738 Walnut St. 527-2449 Hospice Second Hand Store half price sale, all day,11 a.m.to 2 p.m. free hot dog barbecue, Riverside Shopping Center Knit for Kids, 9:15 to noon, Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 527-0372 SATURDAY, APRIL 30 Red Bluff BMX racing, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $10 Children’s Faire, 10 a.m., Tehama District Fair- ground, 527-5920 Civil War Days,9 a.m.to 4 p.m., battles at noon and 3p.m., Samuel Ayers-Dog Island Park, 527-7471 Weight Watchers meeting, 8:30 a.m., Weigh-in starts half-hour before meetings, 485 Antelope Blvd., #N, next to Bud’s Jolly Kone, 1-800-651-6000 Cottonwood Finally its Spring! Garden Tour, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m, $10 at Wintour Gardens Nursery or Castle Mountain Nursery, 347-3852 Los Molinos Senior Dance,7 p.m., Los Molinos Sr. Social Club, Senior Center, Josephine St. SUNDAY,MAY 1 Red Bluff Civil War Days, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., battles at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Samuel Ayers-Dog Island Park, 527-7471 Knights of Columbus All-You-Can-Eat Break- fast, 8:30 a.m. to noon, $4 adult, $2 child or $10 fam- ily, Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 2285 Monroe St., 527- 6310 Taize service, 7-8 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 510 Jefferson St. 527-5205 WHEEPicnic and Prayer Circle, 4:20 p.m., 22116 Riverside Ave. Corning Diabetes Education Classes, 5 p.m. St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 820 Marin St., 824-4979, free, Spanish and English Evangelist services, 7 p.m., Family Bible Church, 609 Marin St., 824-9989 Lotto numbers SACRAMENTO (AP) — The winning num- bers drawn Wednesday night in the California Lottery’s ‘‘SuperLotto Plus’’ game were: 4-12-22-33-39 Meganumber: 7 How to unshrink wool Dear Mary: I saw you on television once, demonstrating how to unshrink a wool sweater. All I can remember is that it involved baby shampoo. -- Linda, Illinois Dear Linda: Mix together 1 gallon of lukewarm water and 2 tablespoons of baby shampoo. Soak the garment for about 10 minutes. Now the important part: Don't rinse! Simply blot out all of the excess water with a dry towel, and very gently lay it flat on a fresh towel. Reshape slow- ly, and carefully stretch it back to its original size. Dry out of direct sun- light or heat. This tip comes from The Wool Bureau Inc. It verifies this tech- nique will work provided the fibers have not become permanently dam- aged. Dear Mary: How do you buy clothes for teenage girls without using plastic when you are drowning in debt? -- Kathy, email Dear Kathy: Get the idea of using plastic out of your mind. It is simply not an option when you are drowning in debt. How much cash do you have for clothes? What could you sell to raise some cash? Where could you slash your expenses? Have a family meeting with your kids and lay out the situation. Then outline your plan. Teach them about consignment stores, thrift shops and other places to get great clothes cheap- ly. Then (this is the hard part but the best thing you could ever do) give them the cash, no matter how lit- tle it might be. It's up to them to buy whatever they can. When the money is gone, that's it until all of you can raise more cash. Your positive "can-do!" attitude will be the most important ingredient in this. OK on my husband's income. Staying home with her was the best thing in the world, but I lost sight of that. I wanted a beautiful home like every- one else. Now we live in one of those beautiful homes, and I must spend my day at a job that I don't like just to pay for it. The sad part is that I realized it as we were moving. I did- n't need more room; I needed less stuff. The guilt I feel is tremendous. -- Sharon, North Carolina Mary Hunt Dear Mary: As I write to you, I am crying because I feel as if I have betrayed my little girl. We lived in a single-wide mobile home in a very nice little neighborhood. Our house payment was small, and we were able to live Everyday Cheapskate Dear Sharon: My heart really goes out to you. All of us have made decisions we lived to regret, so don't feel like the Lone Ranger. Is there any chance you could sell the fancy house and move back down to the level of financial comfort you left? Some of life's lessons are tough, but oh, how they refine us! Remember that the hottest fires pro- duce the purest gold. I know you will figure out how you can learn from this and, in so doing, improve your and your family's lives in the long run. Thoughts on hypothyroidism testing DEAR DR. GOTT: Quite a while ago, you pub- lished a letter from a person who inquired about whether he or she should be treated for hypothy- roidism with a TSH level of 6.7. Hypothy- roidism is rampant in my family. I think it is impor- tant to identify the consequences of Dr. Peter Gott untreated hypothyroidism, which include a greater like- lihood of high blood pres- sure, high cholesterol, dia- betes and early-onset dementia. Also, it is worthwhile to note that the European stan- dards for diagnosing hypothyroidism are much narrower than in this coun- try. In Europe if a person’s TSH is higher than two, he or she is diagnosed with hypothyroidism. If it is between one and two, the person may have it. If it is less than one, the person definitely does not have it. Police reports The following informa- tion is compiled from Red Bluff Police Department, Tehama County Sheriff’s Department, Corning Police Department and Cal- ifornia Highway Patrol. Arrests • Tracey Maria Lyons, 43, of Placer County was arrested Tuesday outside of Taco Bell on warrants after officers responded to a medical call about a woman on the ground for unknown reasons, possibly related to a physical altercation with a man who left the area. Lyons was medically cleared and charged with possession of controlled substance paraphernalia, battery, battery to a spouse, ex-spouse or date, and pos- session of a hypodermic needle or syringe. Bail was set at $25,000. • Lori Kay Runge, 48, of Red Bluff was arrested Tuesday in the 300 block of South Main Street. She was charged with possession of a controlled substance for sale and keeping a place to sell narcotics or controlled substances. Bail was set at $40,000. Runge was arrested as part of a Tehama Intera- gency Drug Enforcement street level patrol. Agents searched Runge’s motel room and found 26 small zip lock baggies, pre-pack- aged with methampheta- mine. Each package con- tained .2 to .4 grams. In all, 7.2 grams were recovered. Agents also found 5.5 grams of marijuana, a digi- tal scale and a police scan- ner. Runge admitted to sell- ing methamphetamine for the last two months. • In another TIDE arrest, Melissa Lee, 31, and Anthony Novach, 48, were arrested Tuesday during a traffic stop on South Jack- son Street at Elm Street. The American Associa- tion of Clinical Endocrinol- ogists issued a paper in 2002, stating that anyone with a TSH of three or higher should be treated. And then there is the issue of treating with a natural source of thyroid, such as Armour thyroid, versus treating with a synthetic form, such as levothyrox- in. In a study done in another country, 60 percent of people with hypothy- roidism felt better when tak- ing both T3 and T4, com- pared to taking just T4. Thank you for the help- ful information in your col- umn. DEAR READER: Hypothyroidism (underac- tive thyroid) can be a some- what complex issue. The area about which you have written, subclinical thyroid disease, is particularly com- plicated. Until adequate sci- entific studies have been performed, it will continue to be difficult to determine Lee was charged for pos- session of methampheta- mine paraphernalia. Novach was charged on a warrant for failure to appear on a vandalism charge. • Richard Sean Rasmus- son, 30, of Red Bluff was arrested Tuesday in the 700 block of South Jackson Street. He was charged with theft from a credit card holder of more than $400 and an enhancement of prison term for a new felony. Bail was set at $30,000. Vandalism • Both driver’s side tires of a purple 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser were reported punctured Tuesday in the 700 block of Vista Way. The tires, valued at $300, were vandalized sometime between 5 p.m. Monday and 7:45 a.m. Tuesday. • A tire was reported slashed Tuesday outside Bar 99 in Los Molinos. A man said his 2004 Toyota SUV was vandalized some- time between midnight Sat- urday and 9:30 a.m. Sun- day. Loss was estimated at $269. Burglary • A residence was reported burglarized Tues- day in the 33600 block of You are Cordially Invited to Red Bluff Garden Club’s “Elegant Affair” 50th Annual Standard Flower Show Tehama Co. Fairgrounds Saturday & Sunday, May 7 & 8 10 am to 5 pm Free Admission HUGE PLANT SALE Flower Design & Plant Propagation Demo’s Info: Call 530-527-9403 Home Arts Building May 6th & 7th 50%off Clark’s Drug Store 2126 Solano St., Corning 824-3502 at what levels treatment should be given when levels fall within those gray areas. You are correct in that there are very real and sometimes serious conse- quences in not treating hypothyroidism. These can include heart disease, goiter (enlarged thyroid gland), infertility, peripheral neu- ropathy and myxedema (cold intolerance, drowsi- ness, profound lethargy and unconsciousness). These are most commonly associ- ated with long-term uncon- trolled hypothyroidism. Women with untreated hypothyroidsm who are pregnant, have a higher risk of having child with birth defects. The child may also be more likely to have seri- ous developmental and intellectual problems. Babies born with hypothy- roidism who go untreated past the first few months of life are at risk of serious mental and physical devel- opment problems. DEAR DR. GOTT: I strongly disagree with your readers who want short Vanguard Avenue in Paynes Creek. A door was pried open and items were missing. No further infor- mation was available. Theft • Miscellaneous hand tools were reported stolen Tuesday from a 1984 GMC truck in the 200 block of James Avenue. • A man reportedly stole a bottle of alcohol from Raley’s Tuesday, but dropped it while running out of the store. A friend of the suspect was still inside the store and willing to talk with officers. The suspect was booked afterward on charges of burglary. Violence • A juvenile was arrested after a disturbance at the parking lot at 820 Kimball Road. The juvenile was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and booked into juvenile hall following the physical altercation. Odd • A black bag containing a bottle of Schnapps, tobac- co, marijuana and condoms was found Tuesday hidden behind a garbage can in front of the mechanic shop outside the county jail. The items were put into evi- answers to more questions. The reason I read your col- umn and recommend it to others is because you pro- vide such thorough answers. That reader and the “we all” he or she refers to are either not aware of the complexity of many condi- tions or they have a short attention span. Please don’t stop helping those of us who crave complete and useful information. I think your solution is perfect: An occa- sional “quickies” column to respond to simple questions to which you can provide brief responses. DEAR READER: Thank you for the compli- ment. You are correct that many health concerns are complex. Added to that, many people don’t want to take prescription medica- tions if alternatives or home remedies will be beneficial, so in simply describing treatment options, several paragraphs of my limited space can be used. Never mind describing the condi- tion, symptoms, diagnosis and testing. dence and marked for destruction. • A woman reported Tuesday that she was walking at about 11:30 a.m. in City Park when a Hispanic man in a purple Honda Civic told her to get into his vehicle. When she told him “no,” he grabbed her arm and pulled her. She got away and had a friend pick her up. No further information was available. Crash • A 26-year-old Red Bluff woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI fol- lowing a crash at 1:25 a.m. on Deer Valley Road, west of Plymire Road. Tashia Nichols was driving west on Deer Valley Road when she ran off the road and hit a utility pole. She was unin- jured, but her 2005 Ford Explorer had moderate front end damage. Fire • A control burn escape reported at 3:23 p.m. Tues- day caused $7,000 damage to a pump house on Prober- ta Road, cross of Tyler Road, in the Proberta area. Someone had been burning weeds when the fire escaped and got into the pump house.