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2A Daily News – Monday, August 15, 2011 Community people&events Military — Walton Who do you think you are? I have a very unassuming, quick- thinking question. Don’t ponder the answer; just blurt it out. Ready? (Um, that’s not the question.) Here we go: “Who are you?” At first blush, it’s such an innocuous query and our replies come by rote. We provide our name. But, in reality, that’s not accurate, because my name is not who I am, it’s what I am called; it’s a label. Okay, take it down a level: Who is — in my case — Scott Marcus? Well, I could reply, “a man,” Courtesy photo Wyatt L.Walton, who is a Petty Officer First Class in the Navy Reserves after six years of service in the Navy, was named to the Uni- versity of Nebraska, Omaha Dean’s Honor List in the College of Arts and Sciences for the Spring 2011 semester. A semester grade point average of 3.5-4.0 scale for a block of 12 or more semester hours of graded work is necessary for this recognition. Walton, a 1993 Gerber Elementary School graduate and a 1997 Red Bluff High School graduate, lives in Omaha, Neb. and is married with three children. He works for a private firm working with the Department of Homeland Security. Walton is the son of James and Sandra Walton of Gerber and grandson of Bessie Walden Moses of Proberta. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. Setting it straight –––––––– It is the policy of the Daily News to correct as quickly as possible all errors in fact that have been published in the newspaper. If you feel a factual error has been made in a news story, call the news department at 527-2153. “father,” or even “American.” Those are all true — and actually more descriptive than responding with my name. They deliver more detail, but are still painfully vague. One person’s “man” creates images of football players, while another’s is an accountant, neither of which fit me. Piling on additional descriptors becomes the next step, “56 year old speaker, writer, father of two sons, married, lives in Eureka.” Certainly this constructs a more vibrant portrayal, but it is still soooooo scratching the surface. For example, should I move from my coastal community to the Arizona desert, would I then be a different person? Better yet, am I still the same person I was a few years ago, or do every 365 days establish a new being? Circumstances change, but that alone does not mean we are no longer who we were; there is a con- sistency that remains our core. These modifiers therefore, no mat- ter how many we use, are not answering the core issue. Some- thing lacks. So, why does this matter? Words, the vehicle by which we think, create images, which we call “perceptions.” Each of us develops reflex like responses to those per- ceptions. So, should I say “filthy rich man” or “homeless woman,” we create immediately an image in our mind about who are each of those peo- ple. (I know you did when you read them, as did I.) The hitch is we do not see “individuals;” what we envision are our percep- tions of that class of soci- ety. Should you be strolling through Old Towne and view someone you perceive to be, for example, a “homeless man,” you create an entire story in your head, before even meeting him. This process is not only in action when we see — and label — others. It is also very much in play in how we view ourselves. The words we tap to describe who we are to our- selves affect the images we see about us, portrayed externally to others via our resultant actions. If I enquire of myself, “Who am I?” And the reply comes: “A clum- sy, stupid, moron who cannot do anything right,” I create powerful internal imagery, which in turn, generates an emotional state. Those emotions drive our actions. Logi- cally, therefore, if the language is negative, so too will be its result. More happily, if my answer is, “A fully-functioning, basically happy, honest, caring, contribut- ing member of society whose doing the best he can to love others, make the world a better place, and take care of himself as well as he can;” those result feel- ings, and their actions, will be vastly different. (Saying each answer to yourself and notice how you feel.) When greeted at a Scott Q. Marcus party, that answer might not be appropriate. However, we’ll experi- ence a far healthier and happier life when we can learn to answer our own inter- nal questions in a more positive fashion. Besides, who would I be if I steered you wrong? Scott “Q” Marcus is a professional speaker and the CDO of www.ThisTimeIMeanIt.com, a website for people and organizations who are frustrated with making promises and are ready to make a change. Sign up for his free newsletter at the site or friend him at facebook.com/thistimeimeanit. He is also available for coaching and speaking engagements at 707.442.6243 or scottq@scottqmarcus.com. Museum elects new officers D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 126, NUMBER 228 On the Web: www.redbluffdailynews.com MAIN OFFICE: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Main Phone (530) 527-2151 Outside area 800-479-6397 545 Diamond Ave. Red Bluff, CA 96080 ______________________ Fax: (530) 527-5774 ______________________ Mail: Red Bluff Daily News P.O. Box 220 Red Bluff, CA 96080 CUSTOMER SERVICE: Subscription & delivery Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (530) 527-2151, Ext. 1 subscription rates (All prices include all applicable taxes) Monday through Saturday $9.59 four weeks Rural Rate $10.69 four weeks Business & professional rate $2.21 four weeks, Monday-Friday By mail: In Tehama County $12.29 four weeks All others $16.23 four weeks (USPS 458-200) Published Monday through Saturday except Sunday, by California Newspaper Partnership. 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Court Issues Warrant for Tehama Man A bench warrant was issued by Justice of the Peace S. R. Dales at Los Molinos Sat- urday for the arrest of T.J. Dillon, propri- etor of the Canary Bird pool hall and soft drinks parlor in Tehama on the charge of violating the prohibition laws. Aug. 14, 1921 Courtesy photo The Kelly-Griggs House Museum Association has elected CalFire employee Darren Oylear, left, to the board of directors. Rabobank employee Penny Metherd Johnson, center, has been elected Board Secretary, replacing outgoing Secretary and retired RN Dorothy Anton, right.The Kelly-Griggs Sum- mer Social, an afternoon of music, downstairs tours, ice cream, vintage cars, street vendors and more is approaching. It will be held 12:30-4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Kelly-Griggs House Museum, 311 Washington St. Admission is $5. SC Ice Cream PS FREE Gelato Samples EVERY DAY Gelato & More! 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