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Thursday, May 26, 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. THURSDAY,MAY 26 Red Bluff California HEAT Chorus, 7 p.m., Meteer School Room 26, 695 Kimball Road, 895-0139 Childbirth Class, 6:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Commu- nity Hospital, Columba room, Anita 529-8377 Good Morning, Red Bluff, 7:50 a.m., Kremer Chi- ropractic, 1615 Main St., with social media speaker Justin Iiams Ishi Archers 16 target 3-D Summer League, 5 p.m. $5 member, $6 non-member, 527-4200. Live country music, with dinner at the Veterans Hall, 5-7 p.m. Mercy High School Graduation, 8 p.m., State Theatre, 333 Oak St. 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 Red Bluff Exchange Club, noon, M&M Ranch House, 645 Antelope Blvd. #1 Senior Fitness, 8-9 a.m., 1500 S.Jackson St., free, 527-8177 Sunrise Speakers Toastmasters, noon, Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste.101, 529- 1841 Swinging Squares Square Dance Club, 7 p.m., Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S.Jack- son St.For beginner or review classes, call 529-1615 TOPS Club (take off pounds sensibly), 9:30 a.m., First Christian Church, 926 Madison Ave., 547-7541 or Nanc347-6120, visit www.tops.org Widowed Persons Dinner, 5 p.m., call 384-2471 for location Corning Celebrate Recovery,6:15-9 p.m., Believers Church of God, 783 Solano St., dinner with $3 donation Degree of Pocahontas Silver Cloud Council # 168, 7 p.m. Independent Grange 470, 20945 Corning Road, Bernie 824-1114 or Kathy 586-1065 Dual Diagnosis Group, 1:30-3 p.m., 1600 Solano St., 527-8491, Ext. 3309 Soccer training, 4-6 p.m., except for holidays and rain, Woodson School Soccer Field, 150 N Toomes, 824-7680 Women’s Support Group, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 FRIDAY,MAY 27 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, Riverside Shopping Center Knit for Kids, 9:15 to noon, Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 527-0372 Corning On-Site Veterans Service Officer, 8 a.m. to noon, Will help Veterans and answer questions about bene- fits, Corning Veterans Memorial Hall, 1620 Solano St., 824-5957 SATURDAY,MAY 28 Red Bluff BMX racing, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $10 Weight Watchers meeting, 8:30 a.m., Weigh-in starts half-hour before meetings, 485 Antelope Blvd., #N, next to Bud’s Jolly Kone Los Molinos Senior Dance,7 p.m., Los Molinos Sr. Social Club, Senior Center, Josephine St. SUNDAY,MAY 29 Red Bluff WHEEPicnic and Prayer Circle, 4:20 p.m., 22116 Riverside Ave. Corning Evangelist services, 7 p.m., Family Bible Church, 609 Marin St., 824-9989 MONDAY,MAY 30 Memorial Day Igo Memorial Day observance, 5:30 p.m. sunset service, at Northern California State Veterans Cemetery, 529-1919 Lotto numbers SACRAMENTO (AP) — The winning num- bers drawn Wednesday night in the California Lottery’s ‘‘SuperLotto Plus’’ game were: 00-00-00-00-00. Meganumber: 0. Thomas and Margo Frantz, 7 year residents of Red Bluff, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in late April by sharing a joyful family reunion cruise with their children and grandchildren to the Mexican Riviera. Tom was born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in a family of three boys. He attended college briefly before beginning work as a hairstylist, where he met his future wife, Margo. He later became an insurance broker with Prudential Insurance Company and subsequently retired with 35 years of service. He continues work today as a broker for Blue Cross Insurance. Tom also served in the Air Force Reserves for 9 years. Tom and Margo lived in the suburbs of Chicago, where they raised their four boys, Timothy Drew, Thomas Jessen, Todd Anthony, Joshua Daniel and daughter, Margaret. In 1978 Tom and Margo moved to Southern California where they lived in Upland, Oceanside and San Diego. While living in Southern California they worked in the motion picture indus- try as extras. Tom and Margo have also served as missionaries with Mercy Ships in Belize. Margo was born and raised in Chicago where she excelled in swimming competition and in gymnastics events. She learned to play the cello in high school and continues to play today. She has been an active volunteer with The American Cancer Society, various women’s church ministries, hospital pink ladies, and Meals-on-Wheels among others. Tom and Margo were married in Chicago, Illinois on May 28th, 1961. During their 50 years of marriage they have enjoyed skiing, hiking, camping, church activities, cooking, and bicycling together. They both attribute their 50 years of marriage to their faith in God and prayer. Today their favorite activities are travel, running, fishing in the Sacramento river, watercolor painting, and keeping up with their nine grandchil- dren and dog “Annabelle”. Frantz’s 50th Anniversary Cruise 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. Have 'That Talk' with an elderly parent Dear Mary: My mother is 90 years old and very ill. Except for having an insurance pol- icy, she has made no plans for her death or burial. I was made her legal guardian but never have dealt with the eventual decisions that will come. -- Sue, Illinois Dear Sue: If she is able, it's time for you to initiate "that talk" with her. Ask her lovingly and specifi- cally what her wishes are with regard to her end-of-life planning. If she has none or is confused and unable to work with you on this, ask her whether she would like you to handle the details. Does she have a recent will? Make sure you find it now in case it needs to be updated. If she is too ill to be involved, I suggest that you, as her guardian, take steps immediately to make as many decisions as you possibly can while she is still alive. Start by calling a funeral home and mortuary in your area. You will be relieved to learn just how kind these people are -- and helpful. Simply tell them that you are her guardian, that she is very ill and that you need to speak with a counselor. He or she will walk you through the process. Have a list of questions written before you call. If you do not understand something, ask the counselor to repeat it until you do. You do not need to make any decisions on the spot. Speak with more than one company to com- pare pricing and options. Each state has its own regulations and minimum requirements, which mortuaries must follow. Beyond that, you can spend untold amounts of money -- as fancy and elaborate as you want to go. And they will want you to upgrade. These are com- panies that are in busi- ness to make money. So it's like any kind of con- sumer issue: Beware. I know from experi- these wonderful people were taking care of all the details. No one cherishes the idea of this kind of talk with one's parents, but it is part of life. I encourage you to make a call today. The first step will be the hardest. I wish you strength and courage as you walk with your mom through her final days. Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate ence, having cared for and buried both of my parents-in- law, that having the grave site deter- mined ahead of time -- as well as the type of burial, including the cas- ket and other details -- allows you to make one phone call when death arrives. The mortuary then handles everything between the hospital and cemetery. It was comforting for us and gave us great relief to know that As for parents reading this, don't make your kids bring up the subject. Take the initiative now, while you are not dealing with a great deal of emotion. You can arrange for prepaid ser- vices with the service provider of your choice. Or simply write your wishes clearly, including where the funds will come from to cover the costs. Then tell your kids who, what, where, when and why. Do you have a question for Mary? Email her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com, a personal finance member website.