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Tuesday, May 3, 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. TUESDAY,MAY 3 Red Bluff City Council, 7 p.m. City Hall, 555 Washington St. MOMS (Making Our Mothering Significant) ,9-11 a.m., North Valley Baptist Church, 345 David Ave., 527-0543. 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 Playtime Pals Playgroup, 9:30 a.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528- 8066 Red Bluff Rotary, noon, Elks Lodge Senior Fitness, 8-9 a.m., 1500 S.Jackson St., free, 527-8177 Take Off Pounds Sensibly — TOPS,10 a.m., First United Methodist Church, 525 David Ave., 824-0556 or 529-1414 Tehama County and Red Bluff Landfill Manage- ment Agency, 8 a.m., board meeting, 727 Oak St. 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. Weight Watchers meeting, 9 a.m., 6 p.m., weigh- in starts half-hour before meetings, 485 Antelope Blvd., #N, next to Bud’s Jolly Kone, 1-800-651-6000 Corning Corning Community meeting, 7 p.m., Maywood Middle School, 1666 Marguerite Ave. Corning Recreation Commission, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 794 Third St. ESL, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Red Cross Disaster Volunteer meeting, 6 p.m., Corning Fire Department, 814 Fifth St., 800 934-5344 Soccer training, 4 to 6 p.m., except for holidays and rain, Woodson School Soccer Field, 150 N Toomes, 824-7680. Cottonwood Bowman 4-H, 7 p.m., Evergreen Elementary School Gym, 527-3101 Los Molinos Los Molinos Cemetery District, 8:30 a.m., 25096 Taft St., 384-1864 Bingo, 4:30 p.m. dinner, early birds 6:15 p.m., reg- ular session 6:30 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall Free ESL Class 3:30-4:30 p.m., Los Molinos Elementary, 7700 Stanford Ave., 384-7833 WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 Red Bluff Adult Carving Class, 10 a.m.-noon, Veterans Memorial Hall, corner of Jackson and Oak streets, 824-5669 Al-Anon, noon, Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Hickory BMX practice races, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $3 Elks duplicate bridge, noon, Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, 528-9418 PAL Youth Carving Class, 3-4:30 p.m., Com- munity Center, 824-5669 Red Bluff Kiwanis, noon, Palomino Room Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Westside Grange, Wal- nut Street 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 Tehama AIDS Consortium, 5 p.m. committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. public meeting, St. Elizabeth Home Health Care, 1425 Vista Way, 527-6824 Tehama County Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board Meeting, noon, 850 Walnut St. 527-7893 Tehama County Library story time, 9:30 a.m., 645 Madison St. 527-0604 Tehama County Technical Advisory Commit- tee, 9 a.m., courthouse annex, 444 Oak St., Room E Tehama Shooters Association, 6:30 p.m., Wetter Hall, 1740 Walnut St. 527-8727 Youth Archery Instruction, 5 p.m., range on Hwy 36 east, free for Ishi club and 4-H members, 527-4200 Widowed persons breakfast, 8 a.m., Tremont Cafe & Creamery, 731 Main St., men and women welcome, 384-2471 Corning Corning Rotary, noon, Rolling Hills Casino: Timbers Steak House, 2655 Barham Ave., corn- ingrotary.org NEXT Tehama: Young Professionals Gather- ing, 5:30 p.m. Sevillano Links Spanish Adult Education, 5 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824- 7670 Strategies for Success, Life Skill classes, 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 8 summer freebies and activities 1) Local tourism. Google the name of your city plus the word "tourist." That's the best way to discover all kinds of wonderful things to do right in your own community -- many of them free! This summer, make it a point to visit and enjoy everything on the list. 2) Get a great hotel deal. Use the Web to research rates, but do not book a room online. In fact, don't even call the hotel's generic toll-free reservation line. Instead, call the local number for the exact location where you will be staying, and ask to speak with the supervisor on duty or the night manag- er. State your need and the rates you've discovered for nearby competing hotels, and then ask for the very best rate the hotel can offer you. Be kind and you just might land a super deal, because this person is more interested in filling rooms than getting the hotel- published rate that you'd get from the reservation line. 3) Vacation every day. You don't have to actually go away to get away. And you don't need a lot of time, either. In fact, you can take a one-minute vacation every day. It's easy. Let the websites 1 Minute Vacation and Open- Road.TV be your daily tour guides. Put your head back; close your eyes; and let your mind's eye take you to a place of beauty, peace and serenity. 4) Summer reading program. Get caught up on your reading with free downloads from Pro- ject Gutenberg. More than 30,000 free e- books to read on your home computer, Kin- dle, Sony Reader, iPhone, etc., are avail- able. Its website, http://www.guten- berg.org, also has audio books for your listening pleasure. 5) Organized fam- what the locals say at http://www.yelp.com. Reviews on Yelp include recommendations and comments on where to eat and what to do in cities across the coun- try. Even if you're staying home, check Yelp. You may be surprised by what you find in your own com- munity. Mary Hunt ily. Keep track of all your summer activities by using Cozi or Famundo. Their free online calendars, message boards and organizers will keep all of your family information in one place. 6) Vacation eats. The best advice on where to eat in a new city is to ask the locals. If you can't do that, check out At its 21st annual Workers Memorial held Thurs- day at the State Capitol, Caltrans honored its 175 employees who were killed on the job, including Gary Smith, a maintenance worker killed last year by a suspected drunk driver on Highway 99 north of Chico. “Every day, highway workers put their lives in danger just by going to work,” said Caltrans Director Cindy McKim. “This memorial reminds us that we all must do our part to keep our state’s highways safe by slowing down in work zones.” Caltrans has partnered with the California Trans- portation Foundation to develop two new funds to benefit the families of Caltrans workers killed on the job. Police reports The following informa- tion is compiled from Red Bluff Police Department, Tehama County Sheriff’s Department, Corning Police Department and California Highway Patrol. Arrests • Christina Sue Mendez, 39, of Red Bluff, also known as Christina Friese and Christina Melendez, was arrested Friday at Wal- mart. She was booked into Tehama County Jail on the charge of petty theft with a prior. Bail was $15,000. • Steven Richard Franks, 32, of Red Bluff was arrested by the Tehama County District Attorney’s office at 1 p.m. Friday at the Department of Social Services. He was booked into jail on the charges of perjury, Business and Pro- fessions code for perjury, Business and Professions Code for Failure to register to be an automotive repair dealer, failure to pay fine: vehicle operation and fail- ure to appear: written promise. Bail was $10,777. Nothing further was avail- able. • Brandon Rene Fitzger- ald, 37, of Red Bluff was arrested Friday in the area of Tehama at Vina. She was booked into jail on the charges of perjury and fraud to obtain aid: $400+. Bail was $10,000. Nothing further was available. • Robert Jake Freitas, 23, of Los Molinos, also known as Robert Jake Fre- itas-Silveria, was arrested Saturday on Fifth Avenue in Los Molinos. He was booked into jail on the charges of inflicting corpo- ral injury on a spouse or cohabitant and false imprisonment with vio- lence. Bail was $65,000. Nothing further was avail- able. •Summer Dawn Watkins, 18, of Red Bluff was arrested Sunday in the 1100 block of Franklin Street. She was booked into jail on the charge of inflicting corporal injury The World Famous Palomino Room 1/2 off Lunch or Dinner entrée with purchase of 1 entrée must present coupon *equal or lesser value Lunch: Tues-Fri 11am-2pm Dinner: Thurs-Sat 4pm-9pm 723 Main St., Red Bluff 527-5470 www.palominoroom.com on a spouse or cohabitant. Bail was $50,000. BOLO •A be-on-the-look-out for was issued at 1:29 a.m. Sunday in the Corning area for a white 2004 Dodge Truck, license 7M95967, taken from the 22300 block of Gyle Road following a burglary at a residence. There was also the possi- bility that a .357 Magnum was taken and that the sus- pect was potentially armed. Fires • A quarter-acre vegeta- tion fire reported at 1:55 p.m. Sunday, in the area of Canal View Road and Paskenta Road, was caused by a control burn escape. Two outbuildings were destroyed in the fire that was contained at 2:23 p.m. and a citation was issued to the occupant for allowing the fire to escape his con- trol. Damage was $10,000 with a $30,000 save. Cal- Fire and Tehama County Fire responded. The last unit cleared at 4:38 p.m. There were no injuries. • A vegetation fire reported at 2:27 p.m. Sun- day at the Buckhorn Day Use Area at Black Butte Lake was caused by a bar- becue. The quarter-acre fire was contained at 2:55 p.m. CalFire responded. The last unit cleared at 3:59 p.m. • The cause of a vegeta- tion fire reported at 8:46 a.m. Monday on north- bound Interstate 5, south of Liberal Avenue was mechanical. The duals of a pickup pulling a horse trail- er came off while the pick- up was traveling on the freeway. Friction from metal dragging on the road started the quarter-acre fire. Tehama County Fire responded with assistance from Corning Fire. The fire was contained at 9 a.m. Last unit cleared at 9:38 a.m. The horse in the trailer was uninjured. Investigation •A 10-year-old girl was treated Saturday at St. Eliz- Everyday Cheapskate 7) Become fluent. Learn anoth- er language for free at http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages. Video instruction makes learning a new language a lot easier. And hearing native speakers is infinitely better than trying to sound out words on your own. The website features 12-week courses, com- plete with an assessment of how well you did and a certificate of completion. 8) Organize trip photos. If your computer is bursting at the seams with all of your photos, this sum- mer might be a good time to get a han- dle on that project. Picasa is free soft- ware from Google that will help you locate and organize your photos. Go to http://picasa.google.com to download it. You can edit and add effects and share, print and upload them to the Web, too. It's fast and easy. Caltrans holds memorial honoring 175 fallen workers The new Fallen Workers Assistance Memorial will fund the initial needs a surviving family faces, and next year, the children of lost workers may apply for the Fallen Workers Children’s Scholarship. Highway construction and maintenance is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. The risk of death is seven times greater for highway workers than for the average worker. However, Cali- fornia has made significant strides in highway work zone safety since 1999 when Caltrans launched its Slow for the Cone Zone safety campaign. The most recent fatality data from 2009 shows that since the inception of Slow for the Cone Zone, Cali- fornia’s highway work zone fatality rate dropped 13 percent compared to 2.5 percent for rest of the nation. abeth Community Hospital for minor abrasions after she fell out of a yellow 1974 Ford Truck on Rio Street near Antelope Boulevard. Initial reports came in at 9:39 a.m. Saturday that someone had jumped out of the vehicle, however, upon investigation officers learned the girl had fallen out of a pick-up as it turned onto Rio Street from Ante- lope Boulevard. The case is still under investigation. Theft •A 17-year-old boy was booked into Tehama Coun- ty Juvenile Hall for public intoxication, petty theft from a vehicle and vehicle tampering about 2:45 a.m. Saturday. Officers were sent at 2:47 a.m. Saturday to the area of Lincoln and Walnut streets for reports of some- one entering vehicles where they contacted the boy who was seen leaving the area. The boy, who was very intoxicated, was iden- tified by a witness as the person seen entering vehi- cles. He was also found in possession of items stolen from a nearby vehicle. A total of six vehicles are believed to have been entered by the boy. • Larry Snow reported Saturday evening the theft of 600 feet of copper wiring from his property in the 20700 block of Minch Road. Threats • Police responded at 7:59 p.m. Thursday to Food Maxx for reports of a man who refused to leave and had allegedly threat- ened and battered a Food Maxx employee. As the call to the police department was made, two Tehama County Deputies, who were nearby, contact- ed the involved men. They were identified as Dereck Raymond McCoy, a 22 year-old-transient of the Red Bluff area, and Travis Kelley, 25, of Red Bluff. McCoy was arrested for criminal threats against the store employee. Additional charges of battery against the store employee were filed with the District Attorney’s Office. Kelley was arrested for an outstanding warrant. Trespassing • A 24-year-old Red Bluff man was cited and released for trespassing after he was found inside a travel trailer. At 6:43 a.m., a resident of the 1300 block of Orange Street called to report finding someone sleeping in his camper. Upon arrival, officers con- tacted Cory Moller and learned Moller had been drinking at a nearby friend’s residence and had no recollection of why he was in the trailer. Underage DUI • Jonathan Urzua, 18, of Corning was arrested and booked into jail Sunday on Orangewood Road, east of Highway 99W, on suspi- cion of DUI and driving on a suspended license. According to logs, three boys, two 17-year-olds and a 16-year-old, were in the vehicle with him. The boys were released to parents. Vandalism •A 12-year-old Cotton- wood boy was arrested Thursday in connection with an incident of felony vandalism on Rio Alto Drive in Lake California. 52-year-old Gordon Rydquist of San Jose arrived at his second home in Lake California to find someone had used a bb gun to break most of the win- dows in his house, which he estimated will cost up to $5,000 to replace. Deputies conducted an area check of the neighbor- hood and found the 12- year-old boy who admitted to shooting out the win- dows. The case is being submitted to juvenile pro- bation. SOCIAL *DANCE* NIGHT !!!OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!! Hosted by Ron & Faith Lane Friday Night May 6, 2011 Live Music By The PAT KARCH TRIO Waltz Lesson 6:00PM-6:50PM Dancing Cost 7:00PM-10:00PM $10.00 per person Located at the Elks Lodge - 355 Gilmore, Red Bluff, CA. Questions? -- Contact: 355-7553 or 949-6620