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Lastweekend, I drove over four- teen hundred miles, in two four- teen hour ses- sions. Not only were the miles long, they were through the des- ert between Cal- ifornia and Flag- staff Arizona. I also took an additional five hour trip to the Grand Canyon and I did all of this by my- self. The reason for my trip was that my daugh- ter Meaggan, who throws shot, disk and hammer for Sac State, made it to the conference finals this year. That is an amazing accom- plishment, given the com- petition, her age and all the effort it took to qualify. There was no way I was going to miss this event. Setting out on a road trip of such fast and fu- rious proportions is not for the meek. The des- ert doesn't offer much in the way of hospitality and it appears that one of the ways the government is managing their budget is via closures of vital rest area locations. Needless to say, I am very familiar with truck stop culture at this point in life and it isn't pretty. Being alone with my thoughts, a classic CD collection and painfully aware of the lack of Star- bucks locations, forced me to entertain myself more than I already do. Let's face it, we all know I am an introspective, knowl- edge-seeking being who thoroughly enjoys my own company, but man, the lack of landscape and lack of company really got to me. I had to dig deep. Being alone in the des- ert, with limited cell ser- vice, limited bathrooms and limited eye candy forced me to start think- ing about life. There was no getting away from it. No one to divert my at- tention, no way to escape from my thoughts. It was awesome! When there is no way to escape our minds, we have an incred- ible ability to la- ser focus on what's going on in our heads, whether or not we like it and what the options are for change. When is the last time you were trapped alone for any real length of time? When were you so under stimulated by life that you had the gift of time to clear your mind? When was the last time you were so self-reliant that who you are, what you want and what to do about it all was part of your pro- cessing? Driving through the desert with nothing to look at, no one to talk to and nothing but road and time to spare will af- ford you amazing oppor- tunities. Life is ever changing and the possibilities are endless. We are co-cre- ators of our lives and the sooner we get on board with the creating part, the sooner our lives resemble the dreams we have in our heads. This co-creation in- cludes being honest about our situations, our roles in them and how we perpet- uate the things we don't want. Life isn't nearly as com- plicated as we make it out to be. It's the clutter of the every day that makes it seem so. The self-im- posed have to's, ought to's, should do's, would have's, could have's and need to's. These are the dream steal- ers. There is room to be who you want to be re- gardless of the barriers that tell you it's not pos- sible. I encourage you to un- plug from life somehow and get into a space where you can honestly take stock of how things are go- ing. Do you like where you are? Do you wish things were different? Staying busy only masks the desire to have more. Make a de- cision to drive through the desert, in reality or meta- phorically, and give your- self the gift of time to eval- uate life. Unpluggedinthedesert Faydra Rector WEDDING Haus and Myers wed ThefamiliesofDeborah Myers and Erik Haus announce their marriage held in Sacramento Oct. 12, 2013. Myers, a 1993 graduate of Red Bluff High School, is the daughter of Jay and Kay Myers. She is an emergency room physi- cian at South San Fran- cisco Kaiser Hospital. Haus, is the son of Ron and Elsie Haus, originally from New York. He has been living and working in San Francisco. The couple made their home in San Mateo. The following information is compiled from Red Bluff Police Department, Tehama County Sheriff's Department, Corning Police Department and Califor- nia Highway Patrol logs. Arrests TJMichaelWilliams:29, Corning was arrested Friday at Butte County Jail on outstand- ing charges of felony failure to appear and misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm. Bail was $240,000. Patricia Denise Harmon: 50, Red Bluff was arrested Thursday at Rio and Pine streets on outstanding charges including felony possession of a controlled substance, 11misdemeanor failure to appears and 11public intoxication charges. Bail was $86,500. Donald Michael Gosnell: 30, Los Molinos was arrested Thursday in the 7700block of Stanford Avenue on suspicion of felony threatening to commit a crime, misdemeanor battery and criminal contempt. Bail was $65,000. George Edward Bacon: 57, Red Bluff was arrested Saturday at Interstate 5and Corning Road on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance and mis- demeanor controlled substance paraphernalia. Bail was $18,000. Anthony Douglas Brothers: 46, Red Bluff was arrested Saturday at Interstate 5and Corning Road on suspicion of felony posses- sion of a controlled substance and misdemeanor false identifi- cation. Bail was $18,000. Martin Dale Banks: 51, Red Bluff was arrested Friday at Cabernet Court on suspicion of felony injury to an officer, crimi- nal threats and misdemeanor domestic battery. Bail was $70,000. Mark Eldon Swan Jr.: 34, Gerber was arrested Saturday at South Jackson Street and Shasta Avenue on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance and an outstanding charge of failing to appear on a felony charge. Sarah Rose Oliveria: 34, Red Bluff was arrested Saturday at Interstate 5and Diamond Avenue on outstanding felony charges of transporting a controlled substance, failure to appear on a felony charge and misdemeanor probation violation. Bail was $40,000. Vandalism Bowman Road at Luna Rosa Lane: A woman re- ported Sunday that multiple mailboxes in the area were damaged. Extra patrol was requested and no suspects or leads were identified. Fight Tehama County Jail: Offi- cials observed four inmates Sunday with face injuries, including black eyes and lip injuries, but all said they had not been fighting. The inmates maintained that they felt safe in their envi- ronment and denied medical attention. They didn't say anything else about the incident. 19300block of Reeds Creek Road: A man reported a burglary at his residence Sunday, saying a wooden chest and stove were stolen from his porch area. Animal Lassen View Elementary School: A trap set behind a school bus shed caught two baby foxes, it was reported Saturday. The foxes were turned over to California Department of Fish and Wildlife. POLICE LOGS RED BLUFF The Tehama County Department of Edu- cation is inviting the public to attend an event Wednes- day evening when it honors local students and their dig- ital media projects. Special guest, John Nor- man Stewart of Universal Studios will be speaking about his career in Art and Digital Media. Stewart boasts 25 years as a Scenic and Portrait Art- ist for the entertainment in- dustry with projects for tele- vision, motion picture and stage productions. During this time, he cre- ated portraits of Bette Davis, Henry Winkler, Brian Keith, James Brolin and others for various film and TV produc- tions. Additionally Stewart also created special art proj- ects for Disney Studios, Dis- neyland, Disney World, Ep- cot and Animal Kingdom. Prominent collectors of Stewart's work have in- cluded President Richard Nixon, actor John Wayne and film director Leo Penn. This event is free. Doors open at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the State Theatre. EDUCATION Department of Ed hosts digital media event LOS ANGELES, May 20 —Morton Kaer of the Uni- versity of Southern Cali- fornia won the pentathlon Olympic tryouts for this section here Saturday in competition with Charles Lewis of Los Angeles Ath- letic Club. Cliff Argue of Oc- cidental College and Otto Anderson, USC, failed to appear for the tryouts Kaer won four out of five events. Morton Kaer is a Red Bluff boy whose star ath- letic work attracted wide attention while still a stu- dent in the local high school. — May 20, 1924 90 YEARS AGO Morton Kaer wins Olympic tryout PASADENA, CALIFORNIA A federal appeals court says environmental reviews were properly done on the nation's largest farm-to-city water transfer, the latest ruling to uphold a 2003 agreement on how California agencies di- vide that state's share of Col- orado River water. A three- judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday federal authorities properly considered how the trans- fer from Imperial County to San Diego would affect the Salton Sea, California's largest lake. The shrinking lake relies on water runoff from Imperial Valley farms. The ruling upholds a decision by U.S. District Judge Anthony Battaglia in San Diego. Imperial County and the Imperial County Air Pollution Control sued in 2009, alleging violations of the National Environ- mental Policy Act. 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