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Friday, April 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. 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. hot dog barbecue available for purchase, 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 Whittenberg Country School meeting, 6-8 p.m., Ridgeway Park 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 MONDAY,MAY 2 Red Bluff Bend Jelly 4-H, 6 p.m.,Bend School, 527-3101 Diabetic Support Group, 6:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, Columba Room Head Injury Recreational Entity, 10 a.m., St. Eliz- abeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, Rusty, 529- 2059 Key to Life, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066 Line Dancing for Beginners, 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., 1500 S. Jackson St., Free, 527-8177 Masterworks Chorale Rehearsal, 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m., Red Bluff Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 527-4203 Red Bluff Community Band, 6:45-8:45 p.m., Pres- byterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 527-3486 Salvation Army Writing Class, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 940 Walnut St., 527-8530 Sons in Retirement, 11:30 a.m., Riverside Cafe, 529-5700 Sun Country Quilters Community Service Group, 9 a.m.to 3 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066 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 Corning Corning Alcoholics Anonymous, noon Monday through Friday, 5 p.m.Thursday, 7 p.m. Monday, Tues- day and Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday, 783 Solano St., behind the Church. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., 815 First St., 824- 1114 or 824-2090, meetings are every day through Saturday with an additional meeting at noon Mondays Sewing class, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 GROWNEY MOTORS Serving the North State Since 1922 Air Conditioning Service BUICK www.growneymotors.com 1160 Main St., Red Bluff 527-1034 We Aim To Please Test for leaks, test pressure, and inspect components. Charge system. Freon extra. R134A only. Most cars and light trucks. Plus disposal fees. No guarantee on A/C leaks if leaks are not found at time of service $69.99 Police reports The following infor- mation is compiled from Red Bluff Police Depart- ment, Tehama County Sheriff’s Department, Corning Police Depart- ment and California Highway Patrol. Arrests • Tammy Sue Dawn Kelley, 32, of Orland was arrested Wednesday at Tehama County Jail. Kel- ley, also know as Tammy Sue Dawn Parkerson and Tammy Burton, was charged with failures to appear on a felony and a misdemeanor, possession of a controlled substance, possession of controlled substance paraphernalia, probation violation and petty theft with a prior jail term for a specific offense. Bail was set at $70,000. • Joseph Dennis Touchstone, 47, of Red Bluff was arrested Wednesday at Antelope Boulevard and Sale Lane. He was charged with pro- bation violation and vehi- cle theft. Bail was set at $5,000. Road hazard • Someone reported a 1 1/2-foot sink hole Wednesday in the west- bound lane of Highway 36 about a half-mile west of Monroe Street. Burglary • A residence was reported burglarized Wednesday in the 21100 block of Wilcox Road just north of Red Bluff. Sometime between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m., firearms, electronic items and jew- elry were stolen. The items were valued togeth- er at $5,189. They were stolen through a locked window that was pried open at the back of the residence. Anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff’s department at 529-7900. Update • A 30-year-old woman reported Tuesday that while she was walk- ing at about 11:30 a.m. in City Park, in the 100 block of Rio Street, when a young Hispanic man with a thin build in a pur- ple Honda Civic Coupe told her to get into his vehicle. She resisted and escaped. The victim described the would-be kidnapper as having short, dark hair and wearing a white but- ton-up, long sleeve shirt and blue jeans. Anyone with information is asked to call 527-3131. Fires • A vegetation fire, reported at 3:10 p.m. Wednesday at the Lake California Clubhouse in the area of Lake Califor- K W I K K U T S Family Hair Salon $200 REGULAR HAIRCUT off with coupon Not good with other offers 1064 South Main St., Red Bluff • 529-3540 Reg. $13.95 Expires 5/31/11 FREE CONCERT! World Renown Southern Gospel Trio! Greater Vision - Southern Gospel at it’s finest - Wonderful for entire family - Invite friends and family Offering will be taken Featured on the Gaither Gospel Series Singing News Magazine and the Southern Gospel Music Association have named Greater Vision Gospel Music’s Favorite Trio Opener: The Townley Family Tuesday, May 3re 6:30 p.m. 1005 So. Jackson St., Red Bluff First Church of God Love nia Drive and Rio Alto Drive, did $50 damage with a $100 save. The spot fire, which was contained upon Cal- Fire’s arrival at 3:33 p.m., was in the area of the electrical underground vault, however, it did not reach the vault. The dam- age was to landscaping including bark and a small fence. While investigators were on scene for the fire, they discovered a second fire that looked to have taken place the day before, he said. Damage from that fire was $50 to bark and other landscape items. The cause of both fires is undetermined. The last unit cleared at 4:18 p.m. Social Security says bye to paper checks Q: My elderly mother received a notice that she will no longer get a Social Security check, but that her monthly amount must be deposited into her bank account. She doesn't have a bank account, except the joint account I use to manage her expenses. What's this all about? A: This is all part of the Treasury Department's efforts to save money and make delivery of payments more secure. Starting May 1, all new applicants for government ben- efits such as Social Security, Veter- ans Affairs or other federal ben- efits must receive the money electronically. People who currently receive federal benefits by paper check must switch to direct deposit by March 1, 2013. The move to do away with paper checks is expected to save $1 billion over the next 10 years, as baby boomers start receiving retirement benefits. According to the Treasury Department, it costs 92 cents more to issue a paper check than to make an electronic deposit. And think of all the trees we'll be saving! Already, the great majority of the 80 million receiving federal benefits get them via direct deposit. But the change has certainly created anxiety for many of the 11 million senior citizens still receiving benefits by paper check. If you know of someone in this position, please show him or her this column -- and help them make the switch, which is easily done follow- ing the instructions that come in the envelope with their check -- or by going online to www.GoDirect.org. There is also a helpline at (800) 333- 1795. Actually, there are two alterna- tives to receiving a paper check. The money can be directly deposited into a new or existing bank account, either checking or savings. It will arrive securely, and once deposited you can write checks or pay bills online from your account. To get the direct deposit started, you'll need the bank's "routing transit number," which is found on the face of the check, as well as the bank account num- ber. Or the money can be directly deposited onto a "DirectExpress" Debit MasterCard, created especially for this purpose. That card can be used at any merchant that accepts MasterCard, or at ATMs to with- draw cash. You get one free cash withdraw- al every month, but you can also get cash back with purchases for no additional fee. it took the Fed chairman to get his message across in his first live press conference after a Fed meeting, it's no wonder you might be a little con- fused. Terry Savage The Savage There are no sign-up, monthly account or over- draft fees for this Master- Card. You'll have 24-hour access to your money, seven days a week. And you'll have the complete pro- tection against fraudulent use of your card that is given to all Master- Card users. For 75 cents a month, you can also get a paper statement mailed to you, showing your activi- ty. So if you know a senior who needs to make the switch, please don't let him or her agonize over this change. What the Fed head said Here's a question I received many times Wednesday afternoon after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke: What did he say -- and what does it mean to me? Judging by the number of words Truth on Money Bernanke said the Fed would end its excessive money print- ing on schedule at the end of the second quarter -- and might even start tightening up a bit over the summer. The Fed expects inflation to be just below 3 percent, as a result of rising oil prices, and "core" inflation -- with- out food and energy (for those who can live without food or energy) to be only about 1.5 percent. Bernanke was only slightly optimistic about unemploy- ment, which he said would likely stay in a range of 8.4 to 8.7 percent. But the markets weren't confused. They believe higher inflation is on the way as a result of all the recent money and credit creation. That fear contin- ues to push gold up, to a dramatic new high of $1,527 an ounce, while the dollar fell to a new three-year low. Why were stocks up? A lot of the money being created has also moved into stocks. The S&P 500 stock index is up about 30 percent since the Fed start- ed its QE2 move to ease and create credit. There's an old rule in the stock market: Don't fight the Fed. And that's The Savage Truth. Terry Savage is a registered investment adviser and is on the board of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. She can be reached at www.terrysavage.com. She is the author of the new book, "The New Savage Number: How Much Money Do You Really Need to Retire?" Fundraiser SWAP MEET 100% of entry fees to benefit the Branding Project! Saturday, April 30, 2011 Tehama District Fairgrounds 650 Antelope Blvd., Red Bluff Booth Space Fees: • 10’x12’ space $20.00 • 10’ x 12’ space plus adjacent vehicle $30.00 • Non-Profit Service Club Row • As many service club members as can fit in a whole row $200.00 Spaces are Limited! Register early! Register at: • Business Connections 332 Pine Street, Red Bluff •Tehama District Fairgrounds Office 650 Antelope Blvd., Red Bluff •Chamber of Commerce 100 Main Street, Red Bluff For information contact Suzanne Muench (530) 690-2200 or suzmuench@aol.com Published as part of a project co- sponsorship with D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY