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Today REDBLUFF Alzheimer's and dementia support group:6p.m.,Las- sen House, 705Luther Road, 529-2900 Fun Senior Aerobics: 8-9 a.m., $1per class, Commu- nity Center, 1500S. Jackson St., 527-8177 Healthier Living with Chronic Conditions: 5:30-8p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Wright Room, 888-628-194 PAL Kickboxing: 6p.m., 1450Schwab St., 529-8716 or 200-3950 Red Bluff Derby Girls open tryouts and practice: 6:30 p.m., Tyler Jelly building, Tehama District Fairground Red Bluff Rotary: noon, Elks Lodge Take Off Pounds Sensi- bly - TOPS: 10a.m., First United Methodist Church, 525David Ave., 824-0556 or 529-1414 Tehama County Board of Supervisors: 10a.m., board chamber, 727Oak St. Tehama County Tea Party Patriots: 6p.m., Grange Hall, 20794Walnut St. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1932: 1p.m. Veterans Building, Oak St. WWE self defense train- ing for women: 5:30-7 p.m., 1005Vista Way, Ste. C CORNING City Council: 7:30p.m., City Hall, 794Third St. Disabled American Vets: 7p.m., Veterans Memorial Hall, 1620Solano St. ESL/Citizenship classes: 9a.m. - 11a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Jewelry beading class: 9:30a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Parkinson's Support Group: 2p.m., Corning Health District, 175Solano St. Soccer training: 4-6p.m., except for holidays and rain, Woodson School Soccer Field, 150N. Toomes, 824- 7680 GERBER School Readiness Play Group: 10-11:30a.m., up to 5 years, free, First Steps Fam- ily Resource Center, 7700 Stanford Ave., 384-7833 Calendar COURTESY PHOTO BY ROSS PALUBESKI RedBluffFireandaSt.Elizabethambulanceweredispatchedaround10:30a.m.Saturdaytoareportedtwo- vehicle traffic collision in front of Taco Bell at 228 Main St. in Red Bluff. The first unit at scene reported one minor injury. The patient was transported to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. TRAFFIC ONEINJUREDINCOLLISION Iwasway off base when I guessed "egg-gath- ering basket." Les- lie Hindman, host of the TV show "Appraisal Fair," held up this round cage contraption with folding sides and asked us to guess, "What the heck is it?" Salad spinner was the right choice, but who knew people were wasting their money on needless pieces of kitchen equipment back in the 1880s? I used to have a salad spinner. It worked OK, but not as well as the currently popular Oxo model. Even it does not remove all of the water from a load of salad greens. And it takes up a lot of storage space. This does not mean I've abandoned my pet peeve for wet, soggy, limp salad greens. I've just dis- covered a better way to dry my salad greens for a lot less money and a frac- tion of the storage space required for a big bulky salad spinner. Self-spinner. You need a clean cotton pillow- case. Wash your greens well, shake off the excess water and stuff them into the pillowcase. Gather the open end into your hand so that it is completely closed and step outdoors. With great gusto, swing it around in circles for a minute or two, wind- mill style. The water will be thrown to the edges of the pillowcase due to centrifugal force, and then absorbed by the fabric. Your greens will be crisp and dry, you'll get a little exercise and entertain the neighbors at the same time. (If stepping outdoors is not convenient, just pin or tie the pillowcase closed and toss it in the wash- ing machine on spin cy- cle for a minute or two. Seriously!) Bone-dry method. If you want to make sure every bit of moisture is removed before dress- ing the greens, toss the spin-dried greens with a few sheets of paper towel, each of which has been torn into quarters. The paper toweling will wick away the last traces of moisture. Just be sure to pick out all of the towel pieces before dressing the salad. Short-term stor- age. If you're not quite ready to as- semble the salad, simply leave the greens in the damp pillowcase and put the whole thing back into the refrigerator. Long-term storage. You can store a large amount of lettuce (even if it's been cleaned and spun dry) in a plastic container or zip-type bag lined with paper tow- els. Make sure your con- tainer is as airtight as possible, and store it in the refrigerator. Perk up soggy let- tuce. Add a tablespoon of lemon juice to a large bowl of cold water and al- low the lettuce/greens to soak for an hour in the refrigerator. Prevent soggy salads. Place an inverted saucer in the bottom of the salad bowl. The excess liquid drains off under the sau- cer and the salad stays fresh and crisp. Simply classic. It's hard to beat fresh, cold, dry romaine topped with freshly homemade thou- sand island dressing. It's nutritional, economical and just plain delicious. Yum! 1000 Island Dressing 1egg, hard-boiled 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1tablespoon white vinegar 2teaspoons sugar 2tablespoons ketchup 2tablespoons sweet pickle relish 1tablespoon finely minced onion 1/8 teaspoon salt dash black pepper In a bowl, mash egg with a fork, stir in the rest of the ingredients until well incorporated. Best when used immediately; however, this delicious dressing will last up to three days in a covered container in the refrigerator. Yield: About 1cup MaryHuntisthefounder of www.DebtProofLiving. com, a personal finance member website. You can email her at mary@eve- rydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheap- skate, P.O. Box 2099, Cy- press, CA 90630. EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE How to prepare and store perfect salad greens Mary Hunt By Jennifer Cooper Social Security manager in Redding June 27 is Helen Keller Day, a commemorative hol- iday established by Presi- dent Jimmy Carter in 1980 on her 100th birthday. The first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree, Helen Keller was a world-famous speaker, au- thor, and advocate for peo- ple with disabilities. She undoubtedly would have appreciated all that Social Security does for the dis- abled community and their families. Not only does Social Se- curity provide disability benefits for people who qualify, but we make great efforts to communicate with people in alternative formats to make our re- sources and services acces- sible to everybody. We are committed to providing world-class customer ser- vice to everyone we serve. One of our long-standing commitments is to ensure that people with disabilities have meaningful access to our programs and services. All of the pages on our web- site, www.socialsecurity. gov, are easy to access for people with disabilities. We are pleased to build on this commitment with the introduction of our new Center for Section 504 Com- pliance. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act prohib- its federal agencies and pro- grams that receive federal funding from discriminat- ing against individuals with disabilities. The 504 Center provides guidance to Social Security offices nationwide to ensure that our customers with disabilities have mean- ingful access when conduct- ing business with us. The 504 Center's toll-free number is 1-844-881-9061 and its business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. East- ern Time, Monday through Friday (except federal hol- idays). In addition, we offer our publications and notices in alternative formats for those who request them. The most popular ways for the public to read our publications are by PDF and streaming audio file at www.socialsecurity.gov/ pubs. However, the public also can request our pub- lications in Braille, audio cassette tape, audio CD, or enlarged print at www.so- cialsecurity.gov/pubs/alt- pubs.html. Learn about our special notice options at www.so- cialsecurity.gov/notices. Find out more by visit- ing www.socialsecurity. gov/accessibility/504_over- view.html. And, by the way, you'll find that all of our web pages are easily acces- sible for people with disabil- ities. SOCIAL SECURITY Helen Keller would have appreciated the efforts SACRAMENTO The Fran- chise Tax Board is sending letters to more than 45,000 California businesses that have not filed their 2012 state income tax returns. Each year FTB reviews more than 5 million income records received from the IRS, the State Employment Development Department, the State Board of Equal- ization, financial institu- tions, and other businesses. FTB matches this informa- tion against its tax records to identify nonfilers. Last fiscal year, FTB col- lected some $32 million from businesses that failed to file tax returns. FTB gives business non- filers 30 days to file a tax re- turn or show why one is not required. Businesses that disregard the letter will get a tax assessment based on income and other informa- tion reported to FTB.The tax assessment includes in- terest, fees, and penalties. FTB has more informa- tion for those receiving let- ters at ftb.ca.gov. Click on the Businesses tab and select Notices/Collections from the left side menu. Click on No- tices and then select more on bills and notices. Select: Respond to request or de- mand for tax return. Busi- nesses can request more time to respond, retrieve information that can help them file a return, sign up to receive an email reminder to file, and much more. In- formation is also available by phone at 866 204-7902. Last year, business tax- payers filed 1.6 million tax returns for the 2012 tax year. INCOME State contacting businesses that failed to file taxes Smog Check (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) 527-9841 • 195 S. Main St. starting at $ 29 95 + $ 8 25 certificate SERVICESATLOWERPRICES All makes and models. 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