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Friday, May 20, 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,MAY 20 Red Bluff Al-Anon, 6-7 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Hickory Celebrate Recovery, 6:15 p.m., Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 738 Walnut St. 527-2449 Knit for Kids, 9:15 to noon, Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 527-0372 Reeds Creek School Board, 1:30 p.m., 18335 Johnson Road, library Corning Huntington’s Disease Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Rec Room at Tehama Village Apartments, 651 Toomes Avenue, 736-0484 SATURDAY,MAY 21 Red Bluff BMX racing, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $10 Red Bluff Youth Soccer League --- Fall Sign ups, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Soccer fields on the corner of Park and Baker, 528-8134 Relay For Life, Vista Middle School, 567-5946 Second Annual Well-Being Faire,10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 623 Main St., 528-8000 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 Corning Lucero Olive Oil Spring Bloom, noon to 7 p.m., 2120 Loleta Avenue, 824-2190 Los Molinos Senior Dance,7 p.m., Los Molinos Sr. Social Club, Senior Center, Josephine St. SUNDAY,MAY 22 Red Bluff Relay For Life, Vista Middle School, 567-5946 WHEEPicnic and Prayer Circle, 4:20 p.m., 22116 Riverside Avenue Corning Evangelist services, 7 p.m., Family Bible Church, 609 Marin St., 824-9989 MONDAY,MAY 23 Red Bluff 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. Suite 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 Sun Country Quilters Community Service Group, 9 a.m.to 3 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 Sun Country Quilters Guild Meeting, 7 p.m., Westside Room, Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. 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. Healthcare District, 6 p.m., district office building, 145 Solano St., conference room Narcotics Anonymous, and 7 p.m., 815 First St., 824-114 or 586-0245. Meetings daily through Satur- day, additional meeting noon Mondays Sewing group, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 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 Better safe… Part 1 Most of us have heard the old expression "Familiarity breeds con- tempt" many times and perhaps, iron- ically, it has become a cliché. The beauty of old words of wisdom though, is they usually need only a minimal "dusting off" to be ready to go right back into service. So, let’s "unpack" things a bit and see what we end up with. The concept of familiar- ity can be defined as "Close acquain- tance with or knowledge of some- thing." That seems pretty straight for- ward. To breed has several meanings but I think the most appropriate one for us is "to bring about." Finally, con- tempt can be defined as "lack of respect or reverence for something." Putting it all together our concept goes something like this: "The more you know about something the less you respect it." Pretty interesting, but you are probably wondering "What’s the point?" I’m going to quit beating around the bush (and playing around with clichés) and jump to the subject I’d like to apply our expression to, which is the modern automobile. California is a state with a long lived and thriving car culture. I, like many of you read- ing this, could not wait to get my dri- ver’s license when I came of age so I could become part of that culture. Dri- ving represented freedom, adulthood, and responsibility. Fast forward over a decade and, while I still enjoy driving, it is often a mundane everyday task not unlike brushing my teeth or clean- ing up after dinner. The difference is 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 • Darrell Duane Daniel, 40, of Corning was arrested Wednesday in the 8100 block of Highway 99W near Reno Avenue in Ger- ber. A laptop computer was recovered and a white 1991 Toyota truck was towed during the arrest. Daniel was charged with posses- sion of a controlled sub- stance for sale, transporta- tion of a controlled sub- stance and driving with a suspended license. Bail was set at $31,140. • George Samuel Zim- merman, 68, of Red Bluff was arrested Wednesday in the 1300 block of Wal- bridge Street. He was charged with possession of marijuana for sale and culti- vation of marijuana. Bail was set at $40,000. Collision • An animal regulation officer’s truck was reported- ly struck and received minor damage Wednesday at the Driftwood RV Park and Fishing Resort, at 24630 Tehama Vina Road in Los Molinos. California Highway Patrol officers were requested. The driver was found to not be impaired. A grey 1984 Chevrolet was involved. A report was filed. Animals • Six head of sheep, white Suffolk crosses, were reported missing Wednes- day in the 14500 block of Betz Lane. • Two separate incidents of aggressive pit bulls were reported Wednesday. First, a pit bull was reported try- ing to corner a pedestrian at Palm and Johnson streets. A citation was issued and the dog was transported to the animal shelter. A second dog, described as a red pit bull female that recently had puppies, was reportedly chasing people near Cedar and Johnson streets, but ★★ ★ that if I brush my teeth poorly or leave some dishes in the sink overnight, no one gets hurt, at least nobody but me. Automobiles; howev- er, can cause great harm or even death rather easily. The term horsepower is a common one and it is an interesting concept from which we can explore the inherent danger of auto- mobiles. To start, horse- power is a unit of mea- surement. Power is a mea- sure of the amount of work accomplished over a given period of time. Imagine how powerful a horse is compared to a per- son, pretty impressive. The amount of power a horse can generate for a prolonged period of time is essential- ly 1 horsepower, while nearly 15 horsepower is the peak power a horse can generate briefly. Contrast the power of a horse with the average per- son who can generate about 0.1 horse- power almost indefinitely, but can only muster about 1.2 horsepower for a brief period of time. That is a pretty significant difference. Now consider that almost every passenger car on the market these days has well over 100 horsepower standard and perfor- mance models can have several hun- dred horsepower. That is a lot of "power" for one person to be respon- sible for. officers were unable to locate the dog after search- ing the area. Odd • An unattended rubber raft was found floating up on the Sacramento River Wednesday. Found and removed near Seven Mile Creek, close to the mouth of Paynes Creek and China Rapids, the raft appeared that it had been in the water awhile. Talking to people in the area, deputies were unable to find any problems or missing persons in the area. The raft was taken for safekeeping. Crash •A Nevada man was arrested on suspicion of DUI following a crash at 12:02 a.m. Thursday on Bend Ferry Road, east of River Heights Drive. Daniel Walton, 51, Washoe Valley, Nev. was driving a 1999 Dodge pick- up west on Bend Ferry road when he failed to make sharp, right-hand curve and allowed the pickup to run off the road and into tree, sustaining major front end damage. Walton, who had minor injuries, was found to be under the influence of alcohol and taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hos- pital by CHP to be medical- ly cleared before being booked at Tehama County Jail. Fire • The solo occupant of a mobile home was uninjured in a fire reported at 5:25 a.m. Thursday in the 20500 block of No Name Road, cross of Paskenta Road, in the area west of Corning. The home was a total loss. The cause of the fire was electrical, he said. Theft • Two boys were issued citations to appear in juve- nile court Saturday by Corning Police in connec- Josiah Ferrin Cop’s Corner Safely operating an automobile is a complicated task, which is why young drivers are often involved in collisions. With some experience though, the manipulations and multi- tasking necessary to herd those mechanical beasts along becomes second nature, almost automatic. This increased confidence and skill unfortunately is where new problems begin to arise. Experienced drivers find their mental resources are scarcely being tapped and they become bored while driving. Tasks unrelat- ed to driving become the priority as they commute to and fro. Most of us have been caught up in tasks other than keeping our eyes on the road while driving at some point and some of us have probably experienced a "near miss" or two with other vehicles, due to inatten- tion. A fair number among of us have even been involved in traffic colli- sions, which is an experience no one want to repeat. If there is a topic you would like covered in an upcoming Cop’s Corner article you can submit a request to me via my e-mail address (jferrin@rbpd.org) or if you prefer you may send a letter addressed to Red Bluff Police / Cop’s Corner, 555 Washington St., Red Bluff, CA tion with a May 12 theft of bicycles from the 1000 block of Toomes Avenue in Corning. Officers had been sent to talk with the victim, Nathan Parish, about 10 p.m. on May 12 where they learned one of the bicycles had already been recovered. Parish gave officers a possi- ble location of the second and it was also recovered. Information from wit- nesses, led officers to the Valley Terrace Apartment Complex where two youths, a 13-year-old Corning boy and a 16-year-old boy from Vallejo, were contacted and detained. Both boys confessed to the theft and were cited and released to their parents. Tehama County High School ATHLETES OF THE WEEK “The V’s” Awards Dinner 2010-2011 School Year Jack the Ribber 1150 Monroe Street, Red Bluff Wednesday, June 1 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM Reservations required (see below!) The V’s have dinner for FREE, courtesy of the Daily News and Sponsors for this school year’s high school athletes of the week program Family, friends, coaches, fans: $12.50 for dinner (Cash or Check, pay at the door.) 2 big ribs, beans, cole slaw, corn bread, beverages Dessert Check in/Meet & Greet 6:00 PM Dinner at 6:30 PM Guest Speaker 7:15 Mike Weibling 1993 Red Bluff High School graduate who went on to win the College World Series as a pitcher for the USC Trojans. He now coaches the Red Bluff Bulls and runs Nor-Cal Sports The Magazine. AMERICAN SELF-STORAGE 64 Mulberry Ave., Red Bluff • 527-1755 • Fully Fenced • Onsite Manager • Well Lit Property ✪ WE WILL PAY UP TO ✪ Windshield Replacement on deductible *Some restrictions apply starting at$ ✪ FREE Estimates $500* 200 530.527.6160 915 Madison St., Red Bluff COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR All makes and models. We perform dealer recommened 30K, 60K, 90K SERVICES AT LOWER PRICES Smog Check starting at $ (most cars and pick-ups) 2595 + cert. 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