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Today REDBLUFF Alzheimer's and demen- tia support group:6p.m., Lassen House, 705Luther Road, 529-2900 Cribbage Club: 6p.m., Cozy Diner, 259S. Main St., 527-6402 First Five Tehama: 3-5 p.m. Tehama County Department of Education, 1135Lincoln St. Fun Senior Aerobics: 8-9 a.m., $1per class, Com- munity Center, 1500S. Jackson St., 527-8177 Healthier Living with Chronic Conditions: 5:30- 8p.m., St. Elizabeth Com- munity Hospital, Wright Room, 888-628-194 International Order of the Rainbow for Girls: 6:45 p.m., Masonic Hall 822 Main St. 527-6715 PAL Kickboxing: 6p.m., 1450Schwab St., 529- 8716or 200-3950 Penny Bingo: 9:30a.m., Community Center, 1500S. Jackson St. Pinochle for Seniors: 12:30-3:30p.m., 1500S. Jackson St., free, 527- 8177 Red Bluff Derby Girls open tryouts and prac- tice: 6:30p.m., Tyler Jelly building, Tehama District Fairground Red Bluff Rotary: noon, Elks Lodge Take Off Pounds Sensi- bly - TOPS: 10a.m., First United Methodist Church, 525David Ave., 824-0556 or 529-1414 Tehama County Board of Supervisors: 10a.m., board chamber, 727Oak St. Tehama County Tea Party Patriots: 6p.m., Grange Hall, 20794Walnut St. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1932: 1p.m. Veterans Building, Oak St. WWE self defense train- ing for women: 5:30-7 p.m., 1005Vista Way, Ste. C CORNING City Council: 7:30p.m., City Hall, 794Third St. Dance with Juana: noon to 1p.m., Family Resource Center, 1488South St., 824-7670 Disabled American Vets: 7p.m., Veterans Memorial Hall, 1620Solano St. ESL/Citizenship classes: 9a.m. - 11a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Jewelry beading class: 9:30a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Parkinson's Support Group: 2p.m., Corning Health District, 175Solano St. Pay It Forward: 1p.m., Edward Jones, Solano and Sixth streets,824-4290 Soccer training: 4-6p.m., except for holidays and rain, Woodson School Soc- cer Field, 150N. Toomes, 824-7680 GERBER Tehama Cemetery District: 4p.m., cemetery office, 7772Woodland Ave. Los Molinos School Readiness Play Group: 10-11:30a.m., up to 5 years, free, First Steps Family Resource Center, 7700Stanford Ave., 384- 7833 Wednesday RED BLUFF Al-Anon: noon to 1p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jef- ferson and Hickory Community Dance: 7-10 p.m., Westside Grange, 20794Walnut St. Dance with Juana: noon to 1p.m., Family Resource Center, 1488South St., 824-7670 Downtown Farmers Mar- ket: 5-8p.m., Washington Street between Pine and Oak streets 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 Wom- en's Self Defense: 5:30- 6:30p.m., 1005Vista Way, Ste. C, 840-0345 Penny Bingo: 9:30a.m., Community Center, 1500S. Jackson St. Red Bluff Derby Girls open tryouts and prac- tice: 6:30p.m., Tyler Jelly building at Tehama District Fairground Red Bluff Kiwanis: noon, Elks Lodge Soroptimist International of Red Bluff: 5:30p.m., Community and Senior Center, 1500S. Jackson St., siredbluffclub@yahoo. com 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 Coffee Party Loyalists: 6p.m., Cozy Diner 259Main St. Waterlabor Class: 6:30- 8:30p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Columba Room, 888-628- 1948 Weight Watchers meet- ing: 9a.m., Hampton Inn, 1-800-651-6000 Widowed Persons Break- fast: 8a.m., call 384-2471 for location Y-FI Middle and High School Youth Group: 6:30-8p.m., North Valley Baptist Church, 345David Ave., 527-0543 CORNING Corning Rotary: noon, Rolling Hills Casino, Tim- bers Steak House, 2655 Barham Ave., corningrotary. org. CALENDAR Iamnoth- ing if not a gad- get lover. Inge- nious items that make my life eas- ier are great, but when I find some- thing that's cool and has the poten- tial to save money? Well, that's cause for some kind of tiny cele- bration. Here are my cur- rent fun finds. Sugru. I don't know where this stuff has been hiding (maybe I'm the one who's been missing?), but my recent discovery has me giddy with joy. It's called Sugru, or perhaps a better name would be Mir- acle in a Package. Think: silly putty without the silly part. Sugru is self-setting rubber for fixing, modi- fying and making stuff. You apply it, shape it and watch it transform into a durable, waterproof rub- ber with amazing proper- ties. It comes in a bevy of colors, which makes it a crafter's dream come true. I have so many DIY proj- ects crying out for Sugru, I just don't know where to start. WakeUp Light. Call it a lamp or call it an alarm clock, either way you'll be right on. This gadget wakes you up by simulat- ing sunrise — not with a blasting, loud, annoy- ing noise. You set the time that you want to wake up, and then it gradually in- creases light for 30 min- utes, allowing you to wake up naturally. And when you turn it off, the lamp stays on so you can get out of bed without having to turn on another light. This thing is quite amaz- ing, and I love it. WakeUp Light has 20 different set- tings so you can choose the intensity. Velcro Zip Ties. It would take a long time for me to count how many of these babies hold my life to- gether. They manage my cord clutter, which is ex- tensive; just trust me on that. They bundle and or- ganize small stuff in my kitchen junk drawer so I can quickly find what I need. These ties are simple one- piece design wraps and just the right size for almost ev- erything. Aqua Notes. I get my best ideas and solutions in the place I'm least likely to be able to remem- ber them: the shower. Se- riously! Maybe it's be- cause for a few minutes my brain can relax. What- ever it is, those great ideas and solutions used to go right down the drain, lost forever. But not any more! Now I have Aqua Notes — a waterproof note pad and pen right there in the shower. Hooray for such a clever gadget. Lock Laces. Oh my, this is so perfect for shoes with laces and people who are tired of lacing up and ty- ing those shoes. You have to see this because it's more of a "system" than what you might be think- ing. You can toss the laces that come with the sneak- ers and use Lock Laces instead. They come in a wide range of colors and turn any lace-up shoes into quasi slip-ons. They can be pulled tight or left loose. Simply fabulous. Big Ice Cubes. It's a long story, but here's the bot- tom line. My refrigera- tor's icemaker is currently hooked up to our tap wa- ter. While I'm sure it's safe, our tap water tastes awful. That's OK now that I have these awesome ice trays that make big, beau- tiful ice cubes. I just fill them with filtered water. They stack perfectly and take very little space in the freezer. I love the big cubes because they melt slowly. To find out more about these gadgets visit www. everydaycheapskate.com/ gadgets. MaryHuntisthefounder of www.DebtProofLiving. com, a personal finance member website. You can email her at mary@every- daycheapskate.com. EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE Six silly gadgets that make life easier The Red Bluff Youth Pas- tor's Association is mark- ing the beginning of the new school year with a pos- itive event dubbed Fusion on Sept. 5-6. The youth pastors of sev- eral churches, in conjunc- tion with the Lariat Bowl and Bethel Assembly of God church, will present a fun-filled event packed with activities and inspira- tion for students of grades 6 through 12. Chase Knudson of First Christian Church and Da- ryl Jones of the First Church of God are spearheading the all night event in associa- tion with other youth pas- tors. Knudson's vision for the event is that local youth come together, have a ton of fun and build healthy rela- tionships. "Fusion has an incredible way of bringing students to- gether for a greater purpose, along with their eyes and hearts being opened to the bigger picture of the King- dom of God," Jones said. Activities will include bowling, miniature golf, basketball tournament and volleyball. "The crew at Lar- iat Bowl is excited to be tak- ing part in the 2014 Fusion event," said owner Susan McFadyen. "We are blessed to be able to provide a fun, clean and secure environ- ment for the youth in our community to gather." Food and beverages will be available. Permission and registra- tion slips will be available at Lariat Bowl on Friday, Sept. 5. The cost per student for the full night of activities is $20. Each participant must have permission signed by a parent or guardian. Reg- istration will open at 9:30 p.m., with Lariat Bowl ac- tivities from 10 p.m. to mid- night. All participants will be shuttled to Bethel Assem- bly of God church for a pizza feast and more activities to continue until 7 a.m. Sat- urday. The local Gathering Band will lead in a worship celebration. The event will conclude with a pancake breakfast served at the church. The Lariat Bowl is at 365 S. Main St. and Bethel As- sembly of God is at 625 Lu- ther Road. This event is sponsored by the Red Bluff Youth Pas- tor's Association and staffed by adult volunteers from various churches. Check us out at Red Bluff YPA on Facebook for more details. Daryl Jones can be reached at First Church of God 527- 5717. YOUTH PASTOR'S ASSOCIATION St ud en ts p la n to g at he r fo r Fu si on e ve nt COURTESY PHOTO BY DIANE PENNER PHOTOGRAPHY William Blackford, RBHS sophomore, Aaron Browning, 7th grade, Nate Penner, 8th grade and Kaylee Roach, 6th grade, were among the local students who gathered recently in the fire circle at Discovery Camp for a pre-Fusion event. Mary Hunt California State Univer- sity, Chico has been named to the Sierra Club's Cool Schools list, highlighting the nation's greenest col- leges and universities. CSU, Chico ranked No. 39, the highest of any CSU. The University is one of 173 colleges and universi- ties named to the list, com- piled by the Sierra Club based on survey data sub- mitted by campus admin- istrators. The survey, officially called the Campus Sustain- ability Data Collector, is a collaborative of four orga- nizations: the Sierra Club, the Association for the Ad- vancement of Sustainabil- ity in Higher Education (AASHE), the Sustainable Endowments Institute and The Princeton Review. Staff in The Institute for Sustainable Development at CSU, Chico voluntarily completed an extensive on- line questionnaire at stars. aashe.org. Scores were tallied out of 1,000 points in 11 cate- gories, including co-curric- ular, energy, investments, food, innovation, academ- ics/research, planning, purchasing, transit, waste and water. The University scored a total of 686.19 points and beat its own ranking last year of No. 79. The high- est ranking school, Uni- versity of California, Ir- vine, scored 813.51 points. A perfect score has never been achieved in the list's eight-year history. Cal Poly Pomona and CSU, Channel Islands ranked 44th and 45th, re- spectively. James Pushnik, direc- tor of The Institute for Sustainable Development, said that CSU, Chico im- proved its score by 18 per- cent over last year in areas including innovation, wa- ter conservation and waste reduction. "This is a reflection of all the kinds of things that we have been doing that really do show significant change," Pushnik said. "When you look at our sis- ter campuses, we're the highest ranked CSU." Some of the steps taken since last year include in- corporating sustainabil- ity into the curriculum of general education pathway courses and offering free student admission to This Way to Sustainability, the nation's largest student- run sustainability confer- ence. Installing more efficient sprinkler heads and shift- ing the landscape irriga- tion schedule has also re- sulted in significant water savings, Pushnik said. "I'm proud of what we've accomplished on campus," he said. "It speaks to every- one — procurement, pur- chasing, the administra- tion — everybody has done something that has helped move this forward. "We'll be on the rise," he added. Learn more about CSU, Chico's sustainability prac- tices and the Institute for Sustainable Development at www.csuchico.edu/tisd. For more information on the Sierra Club's 2014 Cool Schools, visit http:// www.sierraclub.org/sierra/ coolschools-2014. 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