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2A Daily News – Monday, July 11, 2011 Community people&events on Lincoln and Emancipation Special to the DN This summer, Maywood Middle School history teacher Corning teacher attends talk Complain, complain, complain… My, but we’ve become a grouchy Tiffany Myers will travel July 10-16 to New York Univer- sity in New York City to attend a one-week competitive application seminar entitled “Lincoln and Emancipation.” "I was honored to be selected and am so excited to have this opportunity to be involved with the Gilder Lehrman seminar,” Myers said. “I will be with 27 other teachers at NYU for the week studying Lincoln and Emancipation which corresponds directly to a large part of the Civil War unit I teach. History is my passion and the more I can learn about it the better teacher I become." Directed by James Oakes of the City University of New York and Matthew Pinsker of Dickinson College, the sem- inar will consider how Lincoln grew in his attitudes about slavery and race, but also how certain of his natural rights principles remained constant throughout his career. The Gilder Lehrman Institute is renowned for its schol- arly seminars for K-12 educators and National Park Ser- vice interpreters. This summer, the Institute’s seminars will offer over 1,000 participants the chance to study American history with leading scholars of the field. Held at institutions throughout the United States and Great Britain, these weeklong seminars provide intellectu- al stimulation and practical resources and strategies to take back to the classroom. In each seminar, educators work with primary source documents provided by the professors and the Gilder Lehrman Collection. Each educator receives reading materials, room and board, transportation for tours and a stipend. Founded in 1994, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History of American History is a nonprofit organization improving and enriching American history education through a wide range of programs and resources for students, teachers, scholars, and history enthusiasts throughout the nation. Gilder Lehrman hosts www.gilderlehrman.org serving as the gateway to American history online and featuring the quarterly online journal History Now, designed specif- ically for K-12 teachers and students. 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. lot, haven’t we? Maybe it’s climate change, or the economy; who knows? It could be the alignment of the stars for all I know, but we’ve got our cranky pants hitched on and we’re wearing ‘em a little too snug around our sensitive parts. Okay, maybe you are not cranky, but many of us are, and if you won’t own it, I will. I’m at the supermarket loading up on low-calorie, high-fiber, sugar- free, non-fat, no-taste foods that I force down my gullet in order to keep my weight in check. I really want chocolate, french fries, and chips; but that’s not happening, so I’m feeling deprived. Adding insult to injury, I don’t have time for this errand, but since my refrigerator resembles an arctic cave, I’m cool- ing my jets in the check out line. The lady in front of me waits until after the clerk has totaled all her groceries before she takes out her checkbook, enough of a trigger to kick my internal curmudgeon into overdrive, "Hey lady!" the voice in my head screeches. "You didn’t realize you were going to have to pay for this before hand? Couldn’t you have check ready when you got in line … besides you’ve never heard of debit cards?!!" Since I won’t comment out loud (I’m too "polite"), I roll my eyes, exhale with exasperation (making sure she hears it), shift my feet restlessly, cross my arms, and set my attitude to low burn. Or have you ever had your cell phone drop a call? Jeeze! That irks me! It wasn’t even a particularly important call, and to be honest, I didn’t want to talk to him anyway, accidentally selecting accept instead of decline because the layout of the phone is so stupid. Nonetheless, I’m now heavily vested in com- miserated about how his 62-inch 3-D TV’s glass- es suck. Really? That’s your grievance? There are people who would love simply to witness a sunrise, and you’re grouchy because your nifty cool absolutely amazing invention does- n’t come with recharge- able batteries? I mean, come on! Yet, I’m empathizing — at least until his call explodes in a burst of static and I detonate a blast of curse words at my phone, cellu- lar carrier, and even the government for allowing such inferior systems to get to market. Time for a chill pill; on the grand scale of life, most of what rankles us is not even a blip on the radar screen of "real" problems; it’s microscopic. Half the time, we don’t even remember it long enough for it to survive the ride home, let alone why we got so upset in the first place; yet we’re singing "ain’t it awful" with the volume on full. I’ve got a phone in my pocket that connects me to anyone on the Scott Q. Marcus planet, lets me watch family movies, listen to music, and take photographs. It’s got more power than the entire computer system on the Apollo space crafts; and I have the gall to launch a hissy fit because I have to push redial? Or I complain about having to drop a few pounds — while half the planet would beg for what I throw away? Spoiled, you’re table’s waiting. We don’t live in a golly- gosh-gee-willikers fog of happy thoughts and pink ponies; I’m not saying that either. Sometimes, life is tough, sure. But equally true is that most of our "problems" are better than what most of the people on most of the planet face most of the time. For that I need to be mostly grateful. About the author: 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. Firefighter fund supports sober grad events D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 126, NUMBER 198 Courtesy photo 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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Pictured back row, from left:Wesley Inman, Mercy; Dakota McFall, Corning; Brittany Enderson, Red Bluff; Brandon Torres, Los Molinos. Front Row, Erick Puckett, CalFire; Tyler Price, Corning; Carl Brownfield, Corning; Haley DiDio, Red Bluff; Breanna Grateraks, Los Molinos; and Will Darnall, CalFire. COMMUNITY CLIPS Charity car show swap-n-sell The Friday Kinghts Car Club is sponsoring Christ- mas 4 Kids Car Show and Swap-N-Sell on Sunday, July 17, at 215 S. Main St., in Red Bluff. Registraton for the event runs 7:30-10:30 a.m. and awards will be at 3 p.m. All years, collectible, classic, special interest vehi- cles and motorcycles are welcome to compete. Entry fee is per registrant, which is not per car, so show two or three cars for $5. Rent a space to sell car related items for $10. There will be a raffle and 50/50 drawing and food and drinks will be available. All proceeds go to Chrismtas 4 Kids- Adopt A Family. Make-A-Wish Foundation Recipient Ethan Ashe will display his newly restored 1973 Pontiac Firebird. 90 years ago... Grass Fire Threatens Buildings On Diamond Range Grass and brush fires in the Rosebud section, about 30 miles northwest of Red Bluff, threatened to destroy dwelling houses and other buildings on the Diamond range last night. The blaze started in a field back of the Rosewood Schoolhouse. The blaze is under control but hundreds of acres have been burned over and some of this area is still smoldering. — Daily News, July 11, 1921 For more information on the event call Pierre Peets at 527-0749. Bird walks, programs on hold The Sacramento River Discovery Center, 1000 Sale Lane, will not be hosting a Bird Walk in August or Thursday Evening Program until September. Garden needs helpers An opprotunity to help the Sacramento River Dis- covery Center, 1000 Sale Lane, is available every Wednesday and Saturday 7-10 a.m. for all or part of the time. People are needed to help with the Discovery Gar- den. No experience needed, will train to pull weeds, trim bushes and many other garden activities. For more information call 527-1196. Craft fair forms available The 14th annual Fall Craft Fair is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Red Bluff Commu- nity Center. Admission is free. Come check out origi- nal arts and crafts made by local and visiting vendors. If you have arts or crafts you would like to sell call Daniele at 529-0556. All registrations must be post marked by Sept. 10. 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 Peacock Tue-SUN 9am-6pm Now Open Around the World Gifts from Emporium Unique Gifts/Jewelry/Spices Mother of Pearl Jewelry/Puzzle Boxes Black Tahitian Pearls Casual Wear, Shoes, Accessories, Antiques & More! FREE Hawaiian Crystal Pendant or $10 Gift Card with $25 purchase Look for Second Hand Rose inside store 20639 Walnut St., Red Bluff 530-527-3738 • Tues-Sun 9am-6pm