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2A Daily News – Monday, July 4, 2011 Community people&events CalFire and Nature Conservancy plan burn In an effort to control invasive weeds like medusa head and star thistle, the Tehama-Glenn Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) will team up with the Nature Conservancy. Weather permitting, a burn of 523 acres of grass will take place on Thursday, July 7, on the Nature Conservancy‘s Vina Plains Preserve, off Lassen Road and Highway 99E in the Vina area. Burning will start around 9 a.m. and should be complete by 3 p.m. CalFire conducts burns with cooperating land managers under the Vegetation Management Program (VMP), a state sponsored cost sharing program to encourage prescribed fires on private property. The purpose of the burn is to improve rangeland and reduce noxious grass species for bet- ter cattle grazing. Foundation welcomes leaders John Clark, M.D., chairman of the Mercy Foundation North Board of Trustees, and Jeanine Bourgeois-Hedman, president of Mercy Foundation North, announced that Riico and Marie Dotson were recently elected to membership on the board. “We are very pleased to have these community leaders serving on the foundation’s board,” said Bourgeois-Hedman. Dr. Riico Dotson is an orthopedic surgeon and the med- ical director of the Sports Medicine Program at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. He has a private practice in general orthopedics and sports medicine in Red Bluff and Redding and was named Physician of the Year at St. Elizabeth. He volunteers his time for school and community sports activi- ties. Dr. Marie Dotson is a licensed clinical psychologist and was previously the clinical director of Family Services Rochester. She is the office manager for her husband’s prac- tice, volunteers at Sacred Heart Church in Red Bluff and served as the past president of the Shasta Montessori Asso- ciation. The Dotsons have three children. The Foundation is governed by a 30-member board of trustees, comprised of community leaders from Shasta, Tehama and Siskiyou counties. Mercy Foundation North is a not-for-profit organization sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and is dedicated to supporting their activities through- out the north state. 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. Dog teaching man I’ve heard tell that dog owners (or “guardians” as some prefer) look like their dogs. I did not realize with how much haste that transpires. We have been considering adopt- ing a dog for a few years. As with any important project, we began by identifying what we wanted. One, he must be a rescue dog. Two, she must not be bothered by our two cats (of course how they respond to the dog will be their decision). Three, we wanted a smaller dog that had some personality but was not hyper. Those were the “must haves,” the remainder were “would likes.” We surfed websites, monitored our newspaper, and checked shelters and animal control with regularity. Welcome “Jack.” He’s a five-year old mini-Schnauzer with a persua- sive, mostly subdued personality who loves our backyard, follows me like a shadow, is housebroken (yay!), and even understands some commands, allowing me the option to train him even more; something I wanted. While I write, he has already taken to lying in his bed, apparently content to watch me type. (I guess he’s hard-pressed for enter- tainment.) As for similarity — although I did not think of it when I picked him up; he already resembles me (or I do him). His hair, although dark of base, is basically “silver,” slightly disheveled, and he sports a gray goa- tee in need of a shave. More striking is that he is also into yoga; I’ve seen him doing “downward facing dog” repeatedly. (Insert rim shot here…) The one attribute of which I am NOT fond is that, although he slept through night one without incident, he is evidently an early riser, quite contrary to myself. A perk of self- employment with one’s home as the office, is the ability to grab a few extra winks each morning, since my commute consists of four stairs. Alas, I fear those days have passed, as Jack is part rooster, prone to rise with the sun (especially ill- fated since this is summer and first light is unfortu- nately early). Therefore, today, I ply adopting a furry friend, the results of our actions cannot always be predicted nor con- trolled. So, once again, I am fine-tuning to the unex- pected, a progression without end, and one in which we all engage non- stop. Sometimes, the adjustments are painful; other times, thank God, they are minor. Yet it is unavoidable. Scott Q. Marcus awoke far earlier than was my pat- tern. My wife, snickering wickedly, commented, “Looks like your days of staying up late are over.” Growling (yet another similarity with a dog), I dragged my carcass from my bed to begin this new, unexpected routine. Change had once again scampered into my life, this time in the form of a twenty- pound canine that could not wait to take a walk. “I must teach him the command, ‘sleep,’” I wearily lamented as I secured him in his har- ness. But that’s the way it is, isn’t it? We make our plans and move forth into the yet to come. We believe we’re in control — but it’s illusion. Life steers; we are passengers. Whether changing how we eat, seek- ing mental health, developing rela- tionships, financial planning, or sim- I detest getting up early; it fouls my mood. But, conversely, I can be buoyed by the out- pouring of warmth from this newfound community of “dog people,” which has already been as heartwarming and loving as the joy elicited by Jack when I reach for his leash and we head out into the (too early) morning. It’s my choice. Now, which one of us is really training the other? 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. Soroptimist International’s new officers D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 126, NUMBER 192 On the Web: www.redbluffdailynews.com MAIN OFFICE: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Main Phone (530) 527-2151 Outside area 800-479-6397 545 Diamond Ave. Red Bluff, CA 96080 ______________________ Fax: (530) 527-5774 ______________________ Mail: Red Bluff Daily News P.O. Box 220 Red Bluff, CA 96080 CUSTOMER SERVICE: Subscription & delivery Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (530) 527-2151, Ext. 1 subscription rates (All prices include all applicable taxes) Monday through Saturday $9.59 four weeks Rural Rate $10.69 four weeks Business & professional rate $2.21 four weeks, Monday-Friday By mail: In Tehama County $12.29 four weeks All others $16.23 four weeks (USPS 458-200) Published Monday through Saturday except Sunday, by California Newspaper Partnership. 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Another Editor Casts His Lots With Red Bluff John N. Hall, editor and publisher of the Red Bluff Sentinel, in his issue of yesterday announces he has formed a partnership with Charles F. Clark for the publication of the paper. Mr. Clark, for the past year, been an associate with the Courier Free Press of Red- ding. The News staff welcomes Mr. Clark and trusts that he may be able to add much toward the develop- ment of Red Bluff and Tehama County. — Daily News, July 4, 1921 Courtesy photo Photo Caption: Soroptimist International of Red Bluff installed new officers: from left Bobie Hughes, vice president; Vici Miranda, president; Jan Miller, director; Darlene Martin, treasur- er; Allene Dering, recording secretary; Nancy Smalley, corresponding secretary; Genna Shackelford, delegate and Jean Shackelford, director. Special to the DN At a meeting of Soroptimist Internation- al of Red Bluff, Presi- dent Vici Miranda and members celebrated the K W I K K U T S Family Hair Salon $200 REGULAR HAIRCUT off with coupon Not good with other offers 1064 South Main St., Red Bluff • 529-3540 Reg. $13.95 Expires 7/31/11 The celebration took installation of officers for the 2011-2012 term, and the induction of a new member into the organization, Heidi Mendenhall. place at the organiza- tion‚s Business of the Year‚s recipient M & M Ranch House. New offi- cers installed include: Vice President, Bobie Hughes; Recording Sec- retary, Allene Dering; Treasurer, Darlene Mar- tin; Director and Assis- tant Treasurer, Jan Miller, and Delegate, Genna Shackelford. Officers completing their second year are: President Vici Miranda, Corresponding Secre- tary, Nancy Smalley, Director, Jean Shack- elford; and Delegate Bobie, Hughes. Mem- bers also welcomed their newest member, Heidi Mendenhall, Heidi is chairman of Girl‚s Inc, and works with Tehama County Department of Social Services. Heidi was sponsored by President Vici Miranda. Summer activities of the organization include participation in the River Park festival, a membership orienta- tion, the regional Club Orientation Training Retreat, and the club summer retreat. Regu- lar club meetings will resume on September 14, at the Red Bluff Community Center. Throughout the sum- mer and fall, members are selling tickets for Susan Morris-designed Cancer Ribbon Quilt. Tickets are available from any SIRB member for $1 each or 15 for $10. Drawing for the quilt will take place at the Chocolate Fantasia event to be held on October 8 at the Veter- ans‚ Hall. For further information about Soroptimist Internation- al of Red Bluff contact siredbluffclub@yahoo.c om, or by writing to SIRB, P.O. Box 962, Red Bluff, 96080.