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Notlongago,the produce manager at my supermarket noticed me putting a bunch of bananas in my cart and of- fered this bit of handy information: When you get home from the store, sep- arate the bananas from the bunch and they won't ripen as fast. Good to know! But will that make them last 7 to 10 days? I doubt it, which is why I'm glad I heard from reader Barb. Read on ... BANANALONGEVITY If you will not be able to use those bananas within a day or two, put them into the refrigerator. They will turn black and ugly on the outside, but inside — even after seven to 10 days — they will be fresh, firm and delicious. — Barb BROWN SUGAR SUBSTITUTE To make your own (and much better) brown sugar, mix 1 cup white granu- lated sugar with 1 to 2 ta- blespoons molasses, de- pending on if you want light or dark brown sugar. Mix thoroughly with a fork. This is so much better than commercial brown sugar, you'll be tempted to make a permanent switch and never again have to deal with hard brown sugar. — Melanie WASHCLOTH ICEPACK When I need an ice- pack for my face, I take a face cloth, wet it, fold it lengthwise into thirds and place it in a small plas- tic bag. Then I place it in the freezer. In just a short time, my freezer pack is ready and on my face. The small size of the face- cloth is just right for your face, and when it is no lon- ger needed, you have your facecloth back. — Pat NO-BURN CANDLES I can have wonder- ful candle scents with- out burning a candle. Just set a glass-jar-type can- dle on your range top next to the oven vent. The heat melts the candle and sends the wonderful scent all through the house, and the candle never burns away. I have had the same cinnamon candle for almost three years now, and it still smells as great as it did the day I brought it home. — LeAnn NO-MESS DEVILED EGGS When I make deviled eggs, I place the cooked egg yolks into a large zip- type bag, along with the rest of the filling ingre- dients. I then knead the mixture with my hands to combine (the kids love doing that part because it feels funny). I carefully snip the bottom corner off the bag and pipe the fill- ing into the egg whites. Toss the bag, and cleanup is complete. — Donna BUTTON READY When I buy a garment that comes with an extra button, I sew it to an in- side seam allowance of the garment. It's always with the garment, and there's no hunting for the right button when I lose a but- ton. — J.B. GARAGE SALE PREP I have several boxes set up in the garage for our annual community garage sale. They are labeled: Toys, Clothes, Housewares and Misc. I keep a pack- age of price stickers and a pen handy. Every time I put one thing into a sale box, I price it. Then on the sale day, I simply open the boxes and set things out for display. — Leonora SELF-GRATING CHEESE If you need a large amount of grated cheese, don't waste money on the prepackaged kind. In- stead, freeze a block of cheese, thaw it and it will crumble. You won't waste money (pre-grated cheese is at least twice the price by weight of ungrated) and you won't waste time grating it. — Molly Wouldyouliketosend a tip to Mary? You can email her at mary@eve- rydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheap- skate, P.O. Box 2099, Cy- press, CA 90630. EVERYDAYCHEAPSKATE Readersweighin with bananas, buttons, and brown sugar Mary Hunt Today REDBLUFF Al-Anon:noonto1p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jef- ferson and Hickory Alcohol, Anger and Abuse Group: call for group time and location, 528-0226 Downtown Farmers Mar- ket: 5-8p.m., Washington Street between Pine and Oak streets Lupus/Fibromyalgia Sup- port Group: 6-8p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospi- tal, Columba room, Jackie, 529-3029 Marine Corps League: 6:30p.m., Red Bluff Veter- ans Memorial Hall, corner of Oak and Jackson streets., Roy Fansler 384-2134 Nurturing Parenting Dads Program: 10a.m. to noon, 1860Walnut St. #D, Shasta Room, call Keith at 527- 8491, ext. 3012 Nurturing Skills for Teen Parents: 9-10a.m., 1900 Walnut St., 527-8491, ext. 3012 PAL Martial Arts Women's Self Defense: 5:30-6:30 p.m., 1005Vista Way, Ste. C, 840-0345 Penny Bingo: 9:30a.m., Community Center, 1500S. Jackson St. Red Bluff Derby Girls open tryouts and practice: 6:30 p.m., Tyler Jelly building, Tehama District Fairground Red Bluff Joint Union High School Board: 5:30p.m., 1525Douglas St. Red Bluff Kiwanis: noon, Elks Lodge Senior Dance: 7p.m., Westside Grange, Walnut St. Team Kid: 5:30p.m., First Southern Baptist Church, 585Kimball Road, 527- 5083 TeenScreen Mental Health appointments: 10a.m. to 2p.m., free by appointment only, Youth Empowerment Services, 1900Walnut St., 527-8491, Ext. 3012 Tehama County Board of Education: 5p.m., District Office, 1135Lincoln St. Tehama County Child Abuse Prevention coordi- nating council: 8:30a.m., Family Resource Center, 220Sycamore St. Tehama County Fireworks Committee: 6p.m., Lariat Bowl Tehama County Library story time: 9:30a.m., 645 Madison St. 527-0604 Waterlabor Class: 6:30- 8:30p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Colum- ba Room, 888-628-1948 Weight Watchers meet- ing: 9a.m., Hampton Inn, 1-800-651-6000Wid- owed Persons Breakfast: 8a.m., call 384-2471for location Work Incentives Planning and Assistance: 10a.m. to 12:30p.m., Family Resource Center, 220Sycamore St., Ste. 101, 528-8066, free Y-FI Middle and High School Youth Group: 6:30- 8p.m., North Valley Baptist Church, 345David Ave., 527-0543 CORNING Building Community Partnerships: 11a.m., Fam- ily Resource Center, 1480 South St., 528-4187 Corning Rotary: noon, Rolling Hills Casino Timbers Steak House, 2655Barham Ave., corningrotary.org Richfield School Board: 6p.m., 23875River Road, 824-3354 School Readiness Play Group: 10-11:30a.m., up to 5 years, free, Family Re- source Center, 1480South St., 824-4111 Spanish Adult Education: 5p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Strategies for Success, Life Skill classes: 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Cen- ter, West and South streets, 824-7670 Tehama County Mental Health board meeting: noon, 1445Vista Way, 527- 8491ext. 3018 Tehama County Sanitary Landfill Agency: 6p.m., City Council Chamber, 794 Third St. VFW Charity Bingo: 6p.m., Corning Veterans Memorial Hall, 1620Solano St., 824- 5957 LOS MOLINOS Bible Study: 1p.m., Sher- wood Manor, 7975Sher- wood Blvd., all welcome, 347-1330 Narcotics Anonymous: 7-8p.m., 25204Josephine Ave, Wednesday and Friday Take Off Pounds Sensibly - TOPS: 8:30a.m., 25160 Josephine St., 385-1068 COTTONWOOD Cottonwood Library Story Time: 11:30a.m.- 12:30 p.m., Cottonwood Library, 3427Main St., 347-4818 Thursday RED BLUFF California HEAT Chorus - Sweet Adelines: 7p.m., Meteer School multipurpose room, 695Kimball Road, 895-0139 Childbirth Class: 6:30- 8:30p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Columba Room, 888-628- 1948 Community Action Agency: 3p.m. Board of Supervisors chambers Democratic Central Com- mittee of Tehama County: 5:30p.m., Patio Room, Lariat Bowl, 365S. Main St. Fun Senior Aerobics: 8-9 a.m., $1, Community Center, 1500S. Jackson St. 527- 8177 Grief Support Group: 3 p.m., St. Elizabeth Commu- nity Hospital, Coyne Center, Kristin, 528-4207 Imagination Train sto- ryhour: 4p.m., Tehama County Library CALENDAR By Jennifer Cooper Social Security manager in Redding If you've ever watched funny videos showing thieves undoing them- selves, or read weird news stories about criminals who do stupid things, you have an idea of how we feel at Social Secu- rity when we learn about some of the people who try (and fail) to defraud taxpayers. Social Securi- ty's employees and our Office of the Inspector General diligently work to uncover fraud and prosecute offenders to the full extent of the law. We take fraud seriously. Here are some real Social Secu- rity fraud stories. Police rushed to the house of a Florida man who'd been shot in the face. The gunshot vic- tim was in possession of about 250 stolen Social Security checks. He got batches of checks from a postal worker who was stealing them from the mail and had been selling the stolen checks on the street. The victim cooper- ated with authorities and received a sentence of two years in federal prison for theft of government funds and theft of mail. A Maryland water- man falsely certified he was not working, even though he owned and operated two profitable fishing boats while col- lecting disability benefits . He racked up $36,691 in disability benefits and $35,610 in Medicare ser- vices. He has been in- dicted and faces up to 10 years in prison for theft of government property and 5 years in prison for making a false state- ment to Social Security and for improper receipt of benefits. A Pennsylvania man pled guilty to pocketing more than $304,000 of his deceased mother's So- cial Security benefits for 40 years after her death in 1973. While Social Security employees are always on the lookout for fraud and have historically been one of our best weapons against it, we also rely on you to let us know when you suspect some- one is committing fraud against Social Security. They are, in fact, steal- ing your tax dollars. Re- porting fraud is a smart thing to do. It's easy to report fraud online by visiting the Fraud, Waste, and Abuse page at www.oig.ssa.gov/report. Reporting fraud is the smart — and right — thing to do. SOCIAL SECURITY Committing fraud is stupid and illegal A donation fund has been set up for the children, pictured, of Justin and Jenilee Sides, who were killed recently in Dairyville. Those interested in making a donation are asked to visit www.gofundme.com/ sideschildrenfund. 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