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2A Daily News – Monday, May 30, 2011 Community people&events Rainbow Girls raise money The International Order of the Rainbow for Girls announced at California’s 81st Grand Assembly in Fres- no, that California Rainbow Girls raised $66,256.20 towards their Grand Service Project, Kristie's Founda- tion. Kristies Foundation is the the first end-of-life care facility of it's kind for children and the only non-profit resource program for families of critically ill children. Traditional hospice services were not created with chil- dren in mind. “At Kristie’s Place our focus will be on life and help- ing families make the most of every moment their child is alive,” said Laurie Kotas, founder of Kristie’s Foun- dation. “We believe that even in the darkest moments, each day in a child’s life is one that can be lived to its fullest.” California Rainbow spent the year raising money for Kristie?s Foundation by holding bake sales, washing cars, holding penny drives, serving dinners and many other fundraising activities. California Rainbow Girls have worked to serve others, earning over $1,000,000 in the past 10 years. It was through these efforts that Rain- bow Girls learn to help make a difference. Rainbow Girls from Red Bluff Assembly No. 42 are actively providing service in our community all year long volunteering at the County Fair Horse Show, Brentwood Convalescent Home and our American Can- cer Society?s Relay for Life event. They participate in the annual Red Bluff Round-up Parade and love to provide face painting at the Red Bluff Childrens Fair and Sacramento River Salmon Festival. Ever since 1922, the International Order of the Rain- bow for Girls have been a service organization devel- oping young women between the ages of 11 to 20 years. They foster a girls self confidence and leadership skills all while serving their community and provide a fun and safe environment to make friendships that last a lifetime. The reward for service is that indescribable feeling within one's heart. The Red Bluff Rainbow Girls serve our community and we applaud their efforts! Red Bluff Assembly is now accepting applications for membership for their summer term. To learn more about the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls or Red Bluff Assembly, contact Grand Deputy Mrs. Kim Hickok at 528-0558 or visit the California website at www.gocarainbow.org. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. Setting it straight –––––––– It is the policy of the Daily News to correct as quickly as possible all errors in fact that have been published in the newspaper. If you feel a factual error has been made in a news story, call the news department at 527-2153. Hanging out with a better class of people For the majority of presentations I conduct, I administer an on-line anonymous survey to get a better feel for what’s going on inside the organi- zation. Question number one is, “On a typical day, how would you rate your attitude?” Respondents choose from five answers: · Extremely upbeat · Pretty Good · Average · Below average · Extremely poor I’ll fess up the fact that it’s not a very scientific question, but neither do you need to work for NASA to answer it. In a nutshell, it’s a fancy way of saying, “How ya’ doin’?” Out of the thousands who have responded, approximately 79 percent have said that their average-day atti- tude is “pretty good” or “extremely upbeat.” In effect, that could mean that you — the person reading this — has about an 79 percent chance of saying your attitude (most of the time) falls in one of those two cate- gories. (By the way, only one percent responds “extremely poor.”) Another way to parse that would be, if we were to ask people to use a one-to-ten scale, with the highest number being “ecstatic,” and the bot- tom being “suicidal;” the regular per- son on an ordinary day would say, “It’s about eight.” Question two rates in the same fashion the attitude of those with whom we interact most often: family members, co-workers, and friends. Here the indicator slides to 52 per- cent. Using the same interpretation as above, that implies that we feel that, although we’d give ourselves an “eight,” we’d label others a “five.” (Imagine how much it would deteriorate if they didn’t have the pleasure of our charming, upbeat positivity to buoy their sagging moods!) Finally, question three inquires about, “The attitude of those with whom you come in contact on a daily basis?” That scope involves everyone else we bump into, such as clerks, attendants, or phone reps, in effect the river of population flowing across our paths in a typical 24-hour period. Using the same measur- ing scale, we sense that only about 31 percent of “those people” possess a “pretty good” or “extremely upbeat” outlook. To spin that yet one more way, we feel that only about one out of three, or one-third, of everyone we meet has a better-than-average atti- tude. In summation, each of us feels we’re personally doing pretty well, and the folks in the circles in which we travel are holding their own. However, we seem to be pretty judg- mental about everyone else, assum- ing that they really need to get their acts together (which they are, of course, assuming about us). The hitch in the get along is that attitude is transparent and conta- gious. We can spot a “negative per- son” instantly. His supposed attitude is loudly broadcast via body lan- guage, facial expressions, even tone of voice. We return those perceptions without thought, making countless assumptions, which we communi- cate. The drawback is, as evidenced here, we might not be responding to what’s really going on inside of them, as much as to what’s occurring within us. Scott Q. Marcus While at the gas sta- tion, or bank, or simply standing in line at the gro- cery store, we have a ten- dency to assume, “I’m doing okay – but these yokels around me, what’s their problem?” The deal is they’re looking at us, and doing the same thing; creating an infinite, expanding loop of negative feedback. It can’t hurt to judge less and assume better; we’ll all find our- selves surrounded by a better class of people, who were actually there the whole time. Scott “Q” Marcus is a professional speaker and the CDO of www.ThisTimeIMeanIt.com, a website for people and organizations who are frustrated with making promises and are ready to make a change. Sign up for his free newsletter at the site or friend him at facebook.com/thistimeimeanit. He is also available for coaching and speaking engagements at 707.442.6243 or scottq@scottqmarcus.com. You can take part in a similar survey to the one mentioned in this piece at www.AttitudeIndex.com. Tehama County B.L.A.S.T. 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Flowers Wanted Will those people having flowers they are willing to donated to be used for Decoration Day purposes please leave them with Mrs. Junkans, 1035 Lincoln street, late Saturday afternoon, May 28? — H.E. Norris, Commander- Mt. Lassen Post No. 167 — Daily News, May 30, 1921 Tehama County 4-H is proud to announce Katie Conner, Shannel Delaloza and Travis Brunelle as our 2011-2012 Tehama Coun- ty 4-H B.L.A.S.T. (Becoming Leaders….All Star Trainees) Team. This team will work closely with the All Star Team in providing leadership to the County 4-H Program. Katie Conner is the daughter of Kathy and Ron Conner of Paynes Creek. She is in the sev- enth grade at Plum Valley Elementary and is com- pleting her eighth year as a 4-H member of the Plum Valley 4-H Club. Katie’s major projects are Rabbits and Fiber Arts. She has served as Plum Valley 4-H Club’s Presi- dent, Secretary, Treasurer and Reporter through her VALLEY OAK RACQUET CLUB Summer Clinic All Levels & Ages with Vern Leslie Private or Group Lessons Tennis 933-3668 Swim Lessons with Karen 200-0013 years in 4-H. Katie par- ticipates in the Plum Val- ley school band, choir and sports all while being on the honor roll and having perfect attendance. Katie is looking forward to her year ahead, helping plan and implement 4-H events that she hasn’t participat- ed in. She hopes that being a part of the B.L.A.S.T. team will help her to become a better leader. After completing high school, Katie plans to prepare for a career as a teacher. Bowman 4-H member, Shannel Delaloza is the daughter of Kay and Ismael Delaloza of Anderson. She is in the eighth grade and attends University Preparatory School. Shannel is com- pleting her fifth year as a 4-H member of the Bow- man 4-H Club. Her major projects are Meat and Dairy Goats, Leadership and Cooking. She has served as the President of Bowman 4-H club as Student registration and enrollment has begun for Northern California’s new tuition-free, online school for grades kinder- garten through 12th – Lost Coast Virtual Academy. Only 100 student open- ings are available from Tehama County and the following counties Men- docino, Humboldt, Trini- well as being the junior leader of the Meat Goat project for her club. Shannel is a junior mem- ber of the American Boer Goat Association and Northern California Meat Goat Association as well as being in her schools orchestra. Aside from 4-H she teaches folkloric dancing and helps out at Sacred Heart School. Shannel hopes to learn to be a stronger leader after serving as a 4-H B.L.A.S.T. team member. Upon finishing high school, Shannel plans to prepare for a career in veterinary med- icine. Travis Brunelle is the son of Fawn and Leroy Brunelle of Corning. He is in the sixth grade at Maywood Middle School and is a 4-H member of the Corning 4-H Club. Travis’ favorite projects are Market and Breeding Beef, Rabbits, Cavies, Horse, Shooting Sports and Rocketry. Travis is ty, Lake, Glen and Sono- ma. also a member of the Jr. Angus Association, American Rabbit Breed- ers Association and his school’s X-Factor, and Chess Club. He con- tributes his time as being a junior leader for the Pri- mary Member project as well as the countywide Rabbit and Cavy project. He became a member of B.L.A.S.T. to share his ideas for community ser- vice projects. Upon fin- ishing high school, Travis plans to prepare for his career as a Science Teacher. Congratulations to these dedicated members. We look forward to seeing them grow as 2011-2012 Tehama County 4-H B.L.A.S.T. team mem- bers. For more information about the 4-H Youth Development Program contact the 4-H Office at 527-3101or visit our web- site at http://cetehama.ucdavis.e du/. 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