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CaptainLeonardM.Cox, who has been retained by the Sacramento Chamber of Commerce and the city and county of Sacramento to make an economic study of Sacramento deep water proj- ect, accompanied by Dr. Ho- gan of Vallejo, paid Red Bluff a visit on Tuesday. Captain Cox is particu- larly anxious to learn the at- titude of people in this vicin- ity toward the project. — Sept. 19, 1924 90YEARSAGO... Coxhereonplansforadeeperriver 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 DavidGeneWhite:26, of Red Bluff was arrested Wednesday at Franzel Road and Thistle Street on suspicion of felony evading a peace officer, possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor obstruction. Bail was $33,000. Burglary 23100block of Greene Street: A caller reported Wednesday that her resi- dence was broken into and her bedroom was ransacked. Fire RioandElmStreets:A residentialstructurefirewas reportedabout5p.m.inthe areaWednesday,andwas containedinlessthananhour. Suspicious State Route 99E at Te- hama Vina Road: A caller reported Wednesday that a man flung himself on the hood of a passerby's vehicle, then ran across the street and started hugging a lamp post. Third and South streets: A caller reported Wednes- day that a man dressed in black with a tattoo on his shoulder, looking around on a corner, appeared suspi- cious. The R Wild Horse Ranch: A caller reported Wednesday that unknown people broke into the store building and alcohol and cigarettes were missing. Vandalism Paskenta Cemetery Road: A caller reported Wednes- day that she noticed her brother's gold watch had been removed from the headstone area and the cemetery gate had been vandalized. AnnetteGordon-Reedand Peter Onuf, world-renowned experts on Thomas Jeffer- son, will keynote a Consti- tution Day event at Califor- niaStateUniversity,Chicoon Monday, Sept. 22. The scholars will discuss their upcoming book, "The Most Blessed of Patriarchs: The Worlds of Thomas Jef- ferson," beginning at 6 p.m. in Harlen Adams Theatre in PAC 144. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Gordon-Reed is noted for changing scholar- ship on Jefferson regarding his relationship with Sally Hemings. She is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for His- tory and the National Book Award and was named a Ma- cArthur Fellow. She is the Carol K. Pforzheimer Profes- sor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advance Study. Educated at Johns Hop- kins University, Onuf is his- tory professor emeritus at theThomasJeffersonMemo- rial Foundation at the Uni- versity of Virginia. He is also senior fellow at the Robert H. Smith International Cen- ter for Jefferson Studies at Monticello and co-hosts the weekly public radio program andpodcast"BackstoryWith the American History Guys." Their presentation prom- ises to examine Jefferson in ways that are fresh and ob- jective. "Peter Onuf and Annette Gordon-Reed are among our nation's most brilliant and accomplished intellectuals," said CSU, Chico political sci- ence professor Alan Gibson. "Through their writing and teaching, they have perma- nently changed the land- scape of Jefferson studies, giving us a Jefferson who is flawed and finally approach- able, but no less important to our national heritage." Constitution Day recog- nizes the adoption of the U.S. Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is widely observed Sept. 17, the day the Constitution was signed at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. The event is sponsored by the Office of the Pro- vost, the College of Behav- ioral and Social Sciences, the Department of Polit- ical Science, the Office of Civic Engagement and the Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society. For more information about the event, please con- tact Gibson at 530 898-4952. CONSTITUTION DAY Je ffe rs on s ch ol ar s to keynote event in Chico In early times, when my children were wee tots, the only morning I had to catch a few extra min- utes of shuteye was Satur- day. The reason was that — back in the day — one could only find chil- dren's fare on TV on that morning. Therefore, I could allow the electronic babysitter to do its thing for a short while, giving me some needed rest before beginning my day. The Saturday morning pattern consisted of my three-year old son rising at some God-forsaken hour, climbing out of his crib, toddling into the living room and watching "Mup- pet Babies," which I con- sidered to be appropriate quality viewing for a young lad. So I would not have to wake up when he did and turn on the show, and since this was pre-remote, before shutting off the TV on Fri- day night, I set the TV to the correct channel. When he arose, he could reach the power button, press it with stubby little fin- ger, and voila, Skeeter and Baby Kermit would enter- tain and enlighten him. Hearing them from the bedroom served as a surro- gate alarm clock, inform- ing me that soon I would have to drag my tired be- hind out of the warm blan- kets and be a responsible dad. It wasn't much respite, but when you're a parent of a young child, you take what you can get, right? One morning, I heard the familiar clattering of the crib bars and the shuf- fling of slippered feet as he padded his way into the living room. Half asleep, I lay in bed waiting to hear Baby Piggy and company. Silence. Assuming the tele- vision was warming up, I opted to remain prone a few more moments. Still nothing. Becoming con- cerned, I dropped by feet into my slippers and dragged myself into the liv- ing room. My son was sit- ting on the recliner in a contemplative pose with his short arms and legs crossed, enthralled with a location on the ceiling. Glancing up I saw noth- ing, so I turned my at- tention to him. "Are you okay?" I asked. "Yep," he replied, with- out adjusting his view or his pose. "TV working?" I asked. "Don't know," said he, "I didn't turn it on." "Don't you want to watch Muppet Babies?" "Nope." "Don't you like them anymore?" "I do; I just didn't want to watch them." I was unnerved, having trouble under- standing this sudden change in my young son's morning pat- tern. "Do you need anything?" "No dad, I'm fine." Eventually, I ac- cepted. After all, everything seemed fine at face level; so I went to the kitchen to make coffee, peering around the corner regularly to make sure he was well. Remaining like a statue he sat, inspecting the invisi- ble point overhead. Should he have possessed a gray beard, it would have been in character to see him strok- ing it as some wise philoso- pher might do, mulling the mysteries beyond what we know. Finally, although he was okay, I was not. Explod- ing with curiosity, I asked, "Brandon, what are you do- ing? I need to know what's up." Exasperated as only a toddler can be for not see- ing what is blatantly obvi- ous, he blew out a breath, turned to face me square on, and said, "Dad! I'm sit- ting here waiting for noth- ing to happen, okay?" Pause. Take a beat. Let it set in. Two things: One, where in the heck does a three- year old come up with such a concept? It's kind of like the sound of one hand clap- ping, isn't it? Secondly, and possi- bly more profound, how would we know when it occurred? My mind spin- ning about such an eso- teric concept, I returned to my tasks, thoughts stuck in an endless loop, imag- ing, wouldn't it be wonder- ful if nothing actually did happen? In today's crazy busy, overloaded, non-stop world, I wish for you a mo- ment of nothing. Scott"Q"Marcusisana- tionally known weight loss expert for baby boomers and the CRP (Chief Recov- ering Perfectionist) of www. ThisTimeIMeanIt.com Get his free ebook of motiva- tional quotations and one year of his highly-popu- lar Monday Motivational Memos at no charge by vis- iting his website. He is also available for coaching and speaking at 707 442-6243. SCOTT MARCUS Sittingandwaitingfornothing Home Again K9s for Veterans met Sept. 12 to work with three K9s at the property of Candy Carlson, a six-year Air Force veteran. The trainers included Carlson and Bruce Riccke, a former helicopter pilot with the 101st Air Assault, who have been trying to put together a Home Again K9s for Veterans organization for months, Tammy Walker, a combat medic with the Army National Guard, Kylie Irwin, an original Tehama County Young Marines member and Mary Turner, the widow of a veteran. The group worked with K9s Volter, Kony and Pito. For more information, call Riccke at (530) 529-4433. POLICE LOGS Scott Marcus POLICE LOG HealingWounds www.RedBluffDailyNews.com Facebook:facebook.com/RBDailyNews Twitter: @RedBluffNews Customer service..................527.2151, Ext. 126 Fax.........................................................................................530.527.5774 Hours: 8a.m. to 5p.m. Monday through Friday Newsroom .............................................527.2151 Toll free................................................................................ 800.479.6397 A er hours.....................................................................................527.2153 Write to us........................................P.O. 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