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Monday, May 9, 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. MONDAY,MAY 9 Red Bluff 3101 Antelope 4-H, 6:30 p.m., Antelope School, 527- Cardiac Support Group, 7 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Columba Room, 527-5077 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., Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 527-3486 Salvation Army Writing Class, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 940 Walnut St., 527-8530 Spartan Athletic Booster Club, 6:30 p.m. Red Bluff Union High School Library 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 Tehama County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, 7 p.m., Stillwell Training Center, Park Ave. near Baker Road. 527-7546 Corning Corning 4-H, 7 p.m., Woodson Elementary School, 527-3101 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. Corning Neighborhood Watch, 5:30 p.m., City Hall, 794 Third St. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., 815 First St., 385- 1169 or 566-5270. Meetings are everyday through Saturday with an additional meeting at noon on Mon- days Olive 4-H, 6:30 p.m., Maywood School, 527-3101 Sewing group, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Spanish Adult Education, 5 p.m., Family Resource Center, corner of West and South streets, 824-7670 Please stop whining As the mother of two young world-class whiners, I thought the behavior modification techniques described in the little book appeared too sim- ple to be taken seriously. In desperation, however, I decided to give the anti-whin- ing program my best shot. The three-day program required that I say to them in a firm yet gen- tle manner, "Stop whining! I cannot listen to you when you whine, because it gives me a headache." I then restated in a grown-up voice how they needed to communicate. On the third day, I was to ignore them -- as if they were invisible -- whenever they whined. It worked like magic. As promised, in just three days our boys became non-whiners. It was not so, however, for their mother. I had my own style of whining. I whined in my thoughts and attitudes. "We don't make enough money. I want everything everyone else has. I don't want to wait; I want it right now!" I whined my way into fancy new cars and things like a mink jacket. I whined until I got what I wanted and then whined about our miser- able financial condition. Whine, whine, whine, whine, whine. Even on the road to financial recovery, I whined, blamed and complained: "It's too hard; I want to be a stay-at-home mom; it's just not fair; I just can't take this any- more." One day, out of complete frustration with myself and recalling those sessions with my kids, I sat myself down and looked myself straight in the eye. "Stop whining! I cannot listen to you when you whine, because it gives me a headache." I went on to repeat some of my whining, and that shocked me nearly to death. Holding up a mirror to reflect back my attitudes and behavior did not create a pretty picture. No wonder I couldn't Mary Hunt shake my sense of mis- ery. As long as I was willing to see myself as the victim of my circum- stances, I was not fully responsible; it wasn't my fault. In a short time I, too, became a non-whiner. So tell me: Are you a whiner? Are you into blaming and com- plaining? Are you still carrying on about your divorce, those huge medical bills, your youthful igno- rance, sudden unemployment and life's totally unfair circum- stances? Everyday Cheapskate I have a suggestion. You should sit yourself down, look yourself straight in the eye and say: "Stop whining! I cannot listen to you when you whine, because it gives me a headache." Refuse to listen anymore. Stop feel- ing sorry for yourself. As long as you see your- self as a victim, things will not change. You will never fix your problems while you blame others for your circumstances. Whatever your situation, regardless of the details, you are responsible. You can choose thoughts that support your misery or those that will lead you to action and a solution. You can keep liv- ing in denial, or you can find the courage to face the truth. You can make the commitment to do whatever it takes to turn your financial life around. The choice is yours. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 18 books, including her best-selling classic "Debt-Proof Living." You can email her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. Hazard mitigation planning meeting Residents are invited to an open house to dis- cuss hazards affecting Tehama County and haz- ard mitigation planning. Attend to view maps of hazards in your neighborhood, share ideas about disaster pre- vention and prepared- ness, discuss impacts from past disasters, learn about grants and hazard mitigation plants. The open house event will be 1:30-3 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday in the Tehama County Admin- istration building. For information, call Public Works Director Gary Antone at 385- 1462. SmartMeter educational center set Wednesday Pacific Gas and Electric Com- pany will host a SmartMeter Edu- cational Center in Red Bluff on Wednesday, May 11. Customers with questions about PG&E’s SmartMeter pro- gram can come to SmartMeter Educational Center inside PG&E’s Customer Service Office at 515 Luther Road, Red Bluff, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., and from 12:30 to 2 p.m. PG&E will have a SmartMeter p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Tehama County Mental Health Stakeholders meeting, 1 p.m., Rolling Hills Casino, Carlino’s Event Center Los Molinos Los Molinos 4-H, 7 p.m., Los Molinos Elementary School, 527-3101 Richfield Richfield Neighborhood Watch Program, 6 p.m., Richfield Elementary School, 23875 River Road, 824- 6260 Rancho Tehama School Readiness Play Group, 3-4 p.m., children 4 and younger, free, Rancho Tehama Elementary School, 384-7833 TUESDAY,MAY 10 Red Bluff Antelope School Board, 5:30 p.m., Antelope Dis- trict Board Room, 22600 Antelope Blvd. Community BLS/CPR class, 6 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Columba Room, 529-8031 International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, 6:45 p.m., Masonic Hall 822 Main St. 527-6715 PAL Kickboxing, 6 p.m., 1450 Schwab St., 529- 8716 or 200-3950 Photo club, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066 Pinochle for Seniors, 12:30-3:30 p.m., 1500 S. 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 Red Bluff Union Elementary School District board meeting, 5:30 p.m., 1755 Airport Blvd. 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 Hazard Mitigation Planning Open House, 1:30-3 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., County Administration Building, 385-1462 Lotto numbers SACRAMENTO (AP) — The winning num- bers drawn Saturday night in the California Lottery’s ‘‘SuperLotto Plus’’ game were: 04-15-25-26-46. Meganumber: 20. 604 Main St., Red Bluff (530) 529-5154 Scrap building mater- ial, rusting steel barrels and gas-fired heaters were among the two tons of trash removed from Bureau of Land Manage- ment public lands near Redding in a volunteer cleanup project on Sat- urday, April 30. Members of the Red- ding Geocachers orga- nized and led the project expert available for customers to speak with individually. Cus- tomers can drop in anytime during the educational center hours to ask questions one-on-one. The SmartMeter program pro- vides customers with more infor- mation about their energy usage and more rate options to help them reduce their energy use and bills. SmartMeter technology will also help the state meet its renew- able energy goals and provide the at the site of the aban- doned Hummingbird quartz and gold mine along the FB Trail seg- ment of the Sacramento River Rail Trail. “We deeply appreci- ate the community spirit shown by the Redding Geocachers club in this work to improve public land trails,” said Steve Anderson, manager of foundation for a future smart grid which will make the power grid more reliable, efficient and sus- tainable. For more information about PG&E’s SmartMeter program, visit www.pge.com/smartmeter or call PG&E’s 24-hour SmartMeter Hotline at 1-866-743-0263. Infor- mation is also available at www.pge.com/smartmeter or call PG&E’s SmartMeter Hotline, 1- 866-743-0263. Strategies for Success, Life Skill classes, 1:30 Volunteers haul away trash from BLM trail the BLM Redding Field Office. “We look for- ward to working with them on another project next year.” The FB Trail was completed about a year ago, but massive amounts of trash remained in the area from the mine that ceased operating about 15 years ago. Shawn Stapleton, an outdoor recreation plan- ner with the BLM’s Redding Field Office, said that metal salvagers had already hauled away much of the scrap metal, including most of an abandoned bulldozer, but said there was plenty of debris left for geo- cachers group to remove. The next time your phone rings, it could be the California Depart- ment of Motor Vehicles on the line. The DMV is reaching out to its customers with a new, innovative Tele- phone Appointment Notification application. “We are always searching for creative ways to use the latest technology to improve our customer service,” said DMV Director George Valverde. “We understand life can some- times get a little hectic and by offering this friendly, personal appointment reminder, we hope doing business with the DMV becomes the easy part of your busy DMV launches application Community at day.” Here is how it works: Three days prior to the scheduled appointment customers will receive a call reminding them about the date, time, field office location and type of appointment. If no one answers, a voice message will be left on the phone. The state-of-the-art system will dial up as many as 16,000 cus- tomers a day to make sure they do not miss appointments dealing with issues such as driver license, vehicle registra- tion, special drive or vision tests, oral tests, and commercial drive tests. And remember, the DMV offers an exciting new application called “DMV NOW” http://www.dmv.ca.gov/p ubs/newsrel/news- rel11/2011_07.htm, which offers a one-stop mobile directory that can meet many of your DMV needs by using your iPhone or iPod Touch or Android device. 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 Try Our Award Winning Grande Burrito for 1⁄2 OFF Breakfast Mon-Fri 9am-11am at Regular Price and get the 2nd Burrito of equal or lesser value Winner of the 2011 MUNCH MADNESS (good through May 31, 2011) NOW ONLINE!! www.redblufflosmariachis.com Clip? e-mail: clerk@redbluff- dailynews.com or Fax: 527-9251 Second Annual Well-Being Faire Downtown Red Bluff Sat. May 21st 10am-4pm Practitioners at 623 Main Street Vendors Free admission May Special! Buy any dinner entree and get 1 dessert FREE! Good through May 31, 2011 Lunch & Dinner Mon-Thurs 9am-9pm Fri, Sat & Sun 9am-9:30 pm