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Tuesday, August 2, 2011 – Daily News 3A Local Calendar To add an upcoming event in the Local Calendar, submit information well in advance to the Daily News, attention Calendar, P.O. Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 or e-mail to clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. Include a contact name and telephone number. TUESDAY,AUGUST 2 Red Bluff City Council, 7 p.m. City Hall, 555 Washington St. Cribbage Club, 6:30 p.m., Rio Vista Mobile Estates. Call Jerold 527-6402 for more information. PAL Kickboxing, 6 p.m., 1450 Schwab St., 529- 8716 or 200-3950 Pinochle for Seniors, 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., 1500 So. Jackson St., Free, 527-8177 Playtime Pals Playgroup, 9:30 a.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528- 8066 Red Bluff Rotary, noon, Elks Lodge Take Off Pounds Sensibly — TOPS, 10 a.m., First United Methodist Church, 525 David Ave., 824-0556 or 529-1414 Tehama County and Red Bluff Landfill Manage- ment Agency, 8 a.m., board meeting, 727 Oak St. Tehama County Board of Supervisors, 10 a.m., board chamber, 727 Oak St. Tehama County Tea Party Patriots,6 p.m., Grange Hall, 20794 Walnut St. Weight Watchers meeting, 9 a.m., 6 p.m., weigh- in starts half-hour before meetings, 485 Antelope Blvd., #N, next to Bud’s Jolly Kone, 1-800-651-6000 Corning Corning Community meeting, 7 p.m., Maywood Middle School, 1666 Marguerite Ave. Corning Recreation Commission, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 794 Third St. Domestic Violence Information and Support Group (Spanish language), 10 a.m. to Noon, Olive Room at the Corning Healthcare District, 275 Solano St. 528-0226 ESL, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Soccer training, 4-6 p.m., , Woodson School Soc- cer Field, 150 N Toomes, 824-7680 Cottonwood Bowman 4-H, 7 p.m., Evergreen Elementary School Gym, 527-3101 Los Molinos Los Molinos Cemetery District, 8:30 a.m., 25096 Taft St., 384-1864 Bingo, 4:30 p.m. dinner, early birds 6:15 p.m., reg- ular session 6:30 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, 7900 Sherwood Blvd., 384-2738 Free ESL Class 3:30-4:30 p.m., Los Molinos Ele- mentary, 7700 Stanford Ave., 384-7833 WEDNESDAY,AUGUST 3 Red Bluff Al-Anon, noon, Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Hickory BMX practice races, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $3 Elks duplicate bridge, noon, Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, 528-9418 Farmers Market, 5-8 p.m., Washington Street between Oak and Pine streets NEXT Tehama: Young Professionals Gather- ing, 5:30 p.m., Riverside Bar and Grill Red Bluff Kiwanis, noon, Elks Lodge Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Westside Grange, Walnut Street TeenScreen Mental Health Appointments, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., free by appointment only, Youth Empowerment Services, 1900 Walnut St., 527-8491, Ext. 3012 Tehama AIDS Consortium, 5 p.m. committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. public meeting, St. Elizabeth Home Health Care, 1425 Vista Way, 527-6824 Tehama County Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board Meeting, noon, 850 Walnut St. 527-7893 Tehama County Library story time, 9:30 a.m., 645 Madison St. 527-0604 Tehama County Technical Advisory Committee, 9 a.m., courthouse annex, 444 Oak St., Room E Tehama Shooters Association, 6:30 p.m., Wetter Hall, 1740 Walnut St. 527-8727 Youth Archery Instruction, 5 p.m., range on Hwy 36 east, free for Ishi club and 4-H members, 527-4200 Widowed persons breakfast, 8 a.m., Tremont Cafe & Creamery, 731 Main St., men and women wel- come, 384-2471 Corning Corning Rotary, noon, Rolling Hills Casino: Tim- bers Steak House, 2655 Barham Avenue, corningro- tary.org Spanish Adult Education, 5 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Strategies for Success, Life Skill classes, 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Los Molinos Take Off Pounds Sensibly — TOPS, 8:30 a.m., 25160 Josephine St., 385-1068 Free eBooks for your digital reader Confused by the whole world of digital books and eReaders? 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Pick up info and application at:the Red Bluff- Tehama County Chamber of Commerce, 100 Main St., Business Connections, 332 Pine St. and Tehama Dis- trict Fairground. Tickets on sale for olive drop fundraiser Chamber of Commerce. Tickets are $3 each or three for $5. Prizes include a Nintendo Wii Game System from Double M Video; round of golf for two at Sevillano Linkse; $200 Safeway gift card; $100 Lucero Olive Oil gift parole violation: felony. No bail was set. • Lara Obert, 37, of Red Bluff was arrested Friday at Walmart. She was booked into jail on the charge of remove part of realty. Bail was $50,000. •David Joseph Savoc- chio, 43, of Corning was arrested Friday afternoon at the Tehama County Sheriff’s Department. He was booked into jail on the charge of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14. Bail was set at $250,000. •Vernon Lee Dalson, 32, of Los Angeles was arrested Saturday after- noon in the Mendocino National Forest on Road M4. He was booked into jail on the charges of false imprisonment with vio- lence, threaten crime: intent to terrorize, felon in possession of a firearm, battery with serious bodi- ly injury and battery: spouse, ex-spouse or date. Bail was $828,000. Noth- ing further was available. • Craig Eugene Coon, 53, of Corning was arrest- ed Sunday evening on Solano Street at Second Street. Coon, also known as Hatchet and Coon Dog, was booked into jail on the charge of possessing, Today’s Burning Issue Doesn’t The Lint Trap Keep The Dryer Vent Clean? (No!) A partially plugged gas dryer vent may back carbon monoxide into your home. Symptoms may include headache, achiness, nau- sea, brain damage and death. Lint is flammable. Longer cycles are a waste of energy. We test the sys- tem before and after service so you know what we accomplished. Free dryer vent check (with other service) Limited Time! 527-3331 “My dryer vent was completely plugged up. 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Theft •A man reported the theft of two pieces of steel used for ramps taken from the 100 block of Treasure in Red Bluff between midnight and 3 a.m. Thursday. Vandalism •Several mailboxes were reportedly vandal- ized between 9 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. Fri- day in the 24200 block of Saucos Road in the Corn- ing area. Odd A man who reported- ly jumped out the win- dow of a moving Grey- hound bus near Ante- lope Boulevard around 10:15 a.m., Friday, was transported to a Redding hospital with injuries. He was found on the roadway and medical was called, Tehama County Sheriffs Lt. Dave Greer said. Despite rumors that the man had been acting obnoxious on the bus and jumped out the bathroom win- dow in an attempted sui- cide, Greer said, there was no indication of a crime or attempted sui- cide. No further infor- mation was available. Fire •A residential struc- ture fire reported at 5:03 p.m. Sunday in the 10100 block of Highway 99W, cross of Flores Avenue, did $20,000 damage with an $80,000 save. The fire, contained at 5:16 p.m., was caused by food cook- ing on a stove that was left unattended. CalFire and Tehama County Fire responded. Tehama Family Fitness Center Not satisfied with your body or level of fitness? Take advantage of Tehama County’s Premiere Fitness Facility for FREE, and bring a partner! • Free 2 week couples membership at Tehama Family Fitness Center • Bring a friend or family member with you and we will issue both of you a 2 week membership for free, no strings attached! We want to encourage you to train with a partner, so we are only offering this offer to groups of 2 only. • For non-members only. Must arrive in a group of 2 to redeem your 2 week pass. • Offer limited to one per person, offer available through July 2011. See why our members get results! 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