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I am con- vinced that one of the secrets to happiness lies in how we ask tough questions. When bad things happen to us or to people we care about, we find ourselves filled with questions like "why does this have to happen?" or "why me?" The ques- tions assumes that we, or they, are good peo- ple who don't deserve bad things. This logic has many flaws, least of which is the notion that only bad things happen to those of us who de- serve them or that our behaviors and inward thoughts can manifest all forms of unwanted issues. I've often said that bad things happen to good people with equal frequency as good things happening to bad people. The truth in that statement is that we are all people, we are all doing the best we know how and we are all bumping up against good and bad. Who am I to judge the goodness of someone else? How on Earth am I to be so all-knowing to under- stand the minute in- tricacies of why things happen in someone's life. I'm not and neither is anyone else. The ability to have power in a what might be considered a bad sit- uation lies in the ques- tions that the situation brings up. I suppose it is normal to ask why, to automatically wonder if there was anything that could have prevented the diagnosis, the fir- ing, the break up or the unfair loss. My take is that in asking the why question and hoping to find a cause that could have been prevented, it takes the fear that ran- dom acts of awful can happen to anyone at any time. The same thing can happen to two people and the result can be polar opposite from one another. The reaction lies in the questions. Rather than ask- ing why me? Why not you? Rather than asking how will I overcome this? Why not ask how can I make this mess a message? How can I use this to help someone else? Rather than seeing this as a punishment or a negative, why not see it as an opportunity to be better than you were before? Nothing may be able to change the situa- tion you are in. The di- agnosis may be perma- nent or fatal, the loss of the home to foreclosure may be unavoidable, the stigma of the scan- dal may be branded on your reputation but you control the next steps. You decide how you live within the situation. You can run at the ra- bid dog or away from it. There are choices in even the most hopeless situations. Without some of the biggest losses, we may not have some of the biggest wins. MADD, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, might not exist if someone hadn't lost a child unfairly. What you do in the face of pain and unfair loss can make the loss worth- while. The questions you ask when you are in your darkest moments can expose light to the very thing you were put on this Earth to accom- plish. Faydra Rector, MA is a mental health admin- istrator, author, pub- lic speaker, educator and life coach who lives in Red Bluff. She can be reached at lifecoach@ shasta.com or view her blogs at faydraandcom- pany.blogspot.com/ and allaboutdivorce.blogs- pot.com/. FAYDRARECTOR Whatquestionsare you asking? Faydra Rector Auto speeders, especially if they be strangers, will have to pay cash when they do any more business with S. R. Dales, justice of the peace at Los Mo- linos. This is the edict from his court after a recent experience in which he was "stung" to the tune of $15, and will take no chances again, he declared to- day. A Portland man was the cause of his shaken confidence in at least a part of humanity. This particular speeder gave the name of William M. Hudson who was driving north through Los Molinos at a rate of fifty miles an hour when Traffic Officer Minor Carter stopped him. Justice Dales fined him $15 for which Hudson gave a check on a Portland bank. The judge found later that Hudson had stopped payment on the check, leaving Dales no alter- native than to pay the amount of money out of his own pocket. What surprised Dales more than anything else was Hud- son's claim to being an official of the federal department of justice. The case is under in- vestigation. — Aug. 26, 1924 90 YEARS AGO... St op s ch ec k pa ym en t fo r sp ee de r fin e The Tehama County Young Marines took first place for a military march- ing unit in the Los Molinos 4th of July parade. Along with the trophy Detachment 1140 of the Marine Corps League voted unanimously to also present the Young Marines with a check for $100. The Young Marines have become the premier non profit 501 (c) (3) youth drug demand reduction education program in the nation. The organization has won the coveted Fulcrum Shield from the Secretary of Defense five times, more than any other youth organiza- tion, with the Tehama County Young Marines winning the title in 2009. One year later it was named the Unit of the Year out of more than 300 across the nation. In 2011 the Tehama County unit was named co-recipients of the Enrique "Kiki" Camarena Award by the DEA in Washington, D. C. In 2010, Tehama County was named the best youth organization in the War on Drugs by the California Sheriffs As- sociation. Local Young Marines have attended conferences in Washington, D. C. and two have won national contests taking them to Guam and Iwo Jima. For information on joining a Young Marine unit visit http://www.youngma- rines.com/ or call the local unit com- mander at 366-0813. For information about the Ma- rine Corps League visit http://www. mcl.1140.org/ or call (888) mcl-1140. YOUTH Young Marines take first in Los Molinos parade The following informa- tion has been compiled from Red Bluff Police De- partment, Tehama County Sheriff's Department, Corn- ing Police Department and California Highway Patrol logs. Arrests MichelleChristinaAd- kins:24,RedBluffwas arrested Thursday on outstanding charges of felony failure to appear and misdemeanor failure to ap- pear. Bail was $30,000. Chelci Erin Bosworth: 26, Chico was arrested Saturday at Franklin and First on outstanding felony charges of keeping a place to sell narcotics and failure to appear. Jose Guadalupe Castillo: 24, Chico was arrested Sunday on the 24000block of Gardiner Ferry Road in Corning for felony disregard of safety evading a peace officer and misdemeanor driving on a suspended license from a driving under the influence violation. Castillo has outstanding misdemeanor charges of failure to appear and driving on a suspended license. Bail was $54,500. Lois Marianne Dani: 26, Corning was arrested Sun- day on the 24000block of Gardiner Ferry on outstand- ing charges of felony willful cruelty to child, transporta- tion of a narcotic, failure to appear, transportation of a controlled substance, pos- session of a narcotic and misdemeanor addict driving a vehicle. Thomas Brandon Davis: 33, Red Bluff was arrested Sunday at Raley's for felony first degree burglary. Bail was $15,000. Aaron Charles Foster: 38, Red Bluff was arrested for felony rape, oral copula- tion with a person under 18, sexual penetration with force and misdemeanor work release program viola- tion. Bail was $180,000. Michael Y Garcia: 53, Cottonwood was arrested Friday on Lake California Drive for felony obtaining a controlled substance by fraud. Bail was $75,000. Robert Jude Garcia: 21, Red Bluff was arrested Thursday at Belle Mill Landing for felony second degree burglary and brin- ing alcohol or drugs into a prison. Bail was $65,000. Melissa Marie Metcalf: 56, Red Bluff was arrested Friday on southbound Inter- state 5at Antelope Boule- vard for felony driving under the influence following a prior felony DUI convic- tion and misdemeanors of driving under the influence, driving on a suspended license and contempt of court. Bail was $26,000. Johnny Nguyen: 25, Garden Grove was arrested Friday on State Route 36 at Main Street for felony possession of marijuana for sale, selling marijuana and conspiracy. Bail was $150,000. Dillon Lee Radford: 24, Red Bluff was arrested Thursday on the 11000 block of Andrews Street for a felony parole violation. Radford has outstanding misdemeanor charges of a probation violation, battery and two domestic violence charges. Bail was $5,000. Monica Renee Sand- ers: 29, Rancho Tehama Reserve was arrested Friday on the 15000block of Placer Court on out- standing charges of felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemean- or paraphernalia. Bail was $16,000. Bradley Keith Shelton: 24, Westchester was arrested Friday at Home Depot for felony possession of marijuana for sale, selling marijuana and conspiracy. Bail was $150,000. Sarah Shawn Hayburn: 36, Corning was arrested Sunday at Rancho Tehama Reserve and Masami for felony possession of a controlled substance, pos- session of a narcotic and misdemeanor parapherna- lia. Bail was $31,000. Jason Lyle Walker: 29, Orange was arrested Friday on State Route 36at Main Street for felony posses- sion of marijuana for sale, selling marijuana and con- spiracy. Bail was $150,000. Paolo Adolfo Zamora: 25, Garden Grove was arrested Friday on State Route 36 at Main Street for felony possession of marijuana for sale, selling marijuana and conspiracy. Bail was $150,000. Boating Boat quit: The sheriff's department helped assist boaters who lost power about one mile below the Red Bluff Diversion Dam on the Sacramento River Friday. Burglary 24000block Hogsback Road: A Green Jeep with California license plate XQY121was reported stolen Sunday. The 8000block Hollis Street: A secured vehicle was rifled through Friday night. Counterfeit: Rolling Hills Chevron reported receiving a counterfeit $50bill. South Avenue at Rowles Road: Car parts and bat- teries were reported stolen from the right of way by the train tracks. Vandalism 24000block Tehama Vina Road: Someone re- ported their vehicle bumper had been smashed with a rock. Police logs The Tehama County/ Red Bluff Landfill Man- agement Agency is seek- ing an individual who pro- cesses their own biodiesel from waste vegetable oil. The Landfill receives waste vegetable oil from residents on a regular ba- sis and would like a reli- able individual to collect the waste vegetable oil when needed. Call the agency at (530) 528-1103 or send an email to tehamacountyrecy- cles@co.tehama.ca.us for more information. ENVIRONMENT Landfill agency seeking biodiesel processor COURTESY PHOTO Aaron Johnson, executive officer of the Tehama County Young Marines, receives the first place trophy for a military marching unit in the Los Molinos 4th of July Parade from Ray Valenzuela, commandant of Detachment 1140of the Marine Corps League, on Aug. 21at Veterans Memorial Hall in Red Bluff. N EWS D AILY REDB LUFF TE HAMA COUN TY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 •CALIFORNIAWALNUTCOMPANY • LEPAGE COMPANY INC. • MODERN CLEANERS • OLIVE CITY QUICK LUBE • WALMART • TEHAMA CO. DEPT. 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