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2A Daily News – Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Community people&events Live to love life Life has been very interesting late- ly. I have been managing conflicting situations in my life. Some that have caused me to pause and think about the fragility of life, how important it is to live it to the fullest and how we make decisions that make our lives the best or the worst they can be. This I know for sure- we will be handed struggles, illnesses, losses and more and how we react determines our out- comes. Courtesy photo Edward and Angelica Reardon, a daughter, Ashlynn Mae-Marie Reardon, 11 pounds, 7 ounces and 22.5 inches long, born at 6:10 p.m. on Sunday, June 5, 2011, at St. Eliza- beth Community Hospital in Red Bluff.Wel- coming baby are siblings Donovan Bum- puss, 4, and Deacon Bumpuss, 3; grandpar- ents Paul and Donna Reardon of Red Bluff, Brenda Sharp of Paradise, Curtis Renfro of Red Bluff and Great-grandmother Anna Horn of Paradise. 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. On Saturday, I had the pleasure to attend a celebration at Cleavage Creek Winery in the Napa Valley where a dear friend was honored for her battle against cancer. Cleavage Creek pro- duces wine and ten percent of the gross profits are used to support women with breast cancer in the form of medication, cancer research funds and by creating wine in their honor. My friend represents a 2011 special white wine and her picture is the label on the bottle. What a wonderful day supporting her successful battle. On Sunday, I traveled deeper into the bay area to meet with my grandfa- ther who has just begun treatments for cancer. We sat and spoke of things that matter to us. Family, our lives and the meaning of both. We spoke of important things that families facing the uncertainty of cancer speak of and tried to focus on what is right with the situation. It was tough to see someone I love so much becoming so vulnera- ble. Though he has had an amazing life, it feels like there is a lot more life for him to live. On my way home Sun- day night I received a phone call from my grandfather who called to tell me my mother, his daughter, had just died unexpectedly. Stunned, I sat in the car for the ride back to northern California and prepared myself for a new chapter in my life. In one weekend, I celebrated my friend who faced cancer and won, more than once. I faced my grand- father and his uncertain path and I faced the death of my mother. Monday morning as I was unpacking from the weekend and preparing to learn what it means to carry out a family members last wish- es, I came upon the wine glass I was given by Cleavage Creek. Written in pink was the phrase "Live To Love Life." It stopped me in my tracks as I soaked in the totality of my weekend. Each person represented a facet of the fragility of life. Each person close to me experiencing something different but with a unanimous message. My friend who is a survivor teach- es me that loving life pushed her to Faydra Rector You Matter live. She expresses her love of life by helping others face their cancer jour- ney. My grandfather, who is bracing himself for the fight, teaches me that no matter your age or your diagnosis, you have some- thing worth living for. He expresses his love through refusing to let chemo ther- apy and radiation treat- ments determine his day. My mother who died needlessly teaches me that life is fragile and finite and we only have this moment before it all may slip away. She teaches me about lov- ing life as I reminisce with my brother and discover hidden treasures as we pre- pare her home for its sale. Live to love your life. Don’t waste it with pettiness, needless anger or guilt. Live to love your life, you never know when it will end. Faydra Rector, MA is a mental health administrator, author, public speaker, educator and life coach who lives in Red Bluff. She can be reached at lifecoach@shasta.com or view her blogs at http://faydraandcompany.blogspot.co m/ and http://allaboutdivorce.blogspot.com/. 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Sycamore Lodge Burned in Early Evening Fire Sycamore Lodge, the pretty country home of Smith Crowder, and one of the show places of this county, was destroyed by fire about 7:30 o’clock yes- terday evening. Mr. Crowder and his son, Robert, were home at the time but were in an annex to the building and were not aware of the fire until it had gained such headway as to make it impossible to save. The origin of the fire is unknown ... Defective wiring is offered as a possible cause. — Daily News, June 29, 1921 Walmart Heart teamed up with several Shasta and Tehama counties community organizations to take children from Porterville, Apple Valley and Red Bluff who had been diagnosed with serious illnesses to attend a special camp addressing their needs. The sixteen selected families of the Walmart Heart Program children were invited to come to the camp June 17-19. 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