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Tuesday, August 16, 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 16 Red Bluff Book Club,6 p.m., Tehama County Library 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. Diabetic Education, 12:30 p.m. St. Elizabeth Com- munity Hospital, Columba Room, 529-8031 PAL Kickboxing, 6 p.m., 1450 Schwab St., 529- 8716 or 200-3950 Pinochle for Seniors, 12:30-3:30 p.m., 1500 S. 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 Arts Council Board of Directors Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Tehama County Department of Education Tehama County Board of Supervisors, 10 a.m., board chamber, 727 Oak St. Tehama County Health Partnership, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., 1135 Lincoln St. 527-6824 Tehama County Resource Conservation District, 8:30 a.m., USDA Service Center, 2 Sutter St., Ste.D Tehama County Tea Party Patriots,6 p.m., Grange Hall, 20794 Walnut St. Tehama District Fair board, 1 p.m., Tehama Room, Tehama District Fairground, 650 Antelope Blvd. 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-Area Red Cross Disaster Volunteers, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Corning Fire Department, 814 Fifth St., 1-800-934-5344 or arcnec.org 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 Planning Commission, 6:30 p.m., city hall, 794 Third St. Red Cross Disaster Volunteer meeting, 6 p.m., Corning Fire Department, 814 Fifth St., 800 934-5344 Soccer training, 4-6 p.m., except for holidays and rain, Woodson School Soccer Field, 150 N Toomes, 824-7680 Cottonwood Cottonwood Community Library Readers Club, 4 p.m., 347-4818 Los Molinos Bingo, doors open at 4:30 p.m., dinner, Early Bird round at 6:15 p.m., regular session 6:30 p.m., Los Moli- nos 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 Paskenta Elkins School Board, 5:15 p.m., 2960 Elkins Road WEDNESDAY,AUGUST 17 Red Bluff Al-Anon, noon to 1 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jef- ferson 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 Lupus/Fibromyalgia Support Group, 6 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Columba room, Jackie, 529-3029 Marine Corps League, 6:30 p.m., Red Bluff Veter- an’s Memorial Hall, corner of Oak and Jackson streets., Roy Fansler 384-2134 Red Bluff Community blood drive, sponsored by Red Bluff Emblem club, 2-6 p.m., Veterans Memorial building, Oak and Jackson streets, 527-4589 Red Bluff Joint Union High School Board, 5:30 p.m., 1525 Douglass St. Red Bluff Kiwanis, noon, Elks Lodge Senior Bridge, 12:30-3:30 p.m., Red Bluff Com- munity Center, 1500 S. Jackson, 527-2414 or 527- 8177. Senior Dance,7 p.m., Westside Grange, Walnut St. • MEN • WOMEN • CHILDREN AFFORDABLE • CONVENIENT COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR All makes and models. We perform dealer recommened 30K, 60K, 90K SERVICES AT LOWER PRICES Smog Check starting at $ (most cars and pick-ups) 2595 + cert. Pass or FREE retest 527-9841 • 195 S. Main St. $1000 $1000 With coupon, Regularly $12 (Expires 8/31/11) FREE HELIUM BALLOONS 530-529-5766 855 So. Main St. (Walmart Shopping Center) Splurge on a budget? Sure, you can I got the biggest shock of my life the day I realized that living on a budget wasn't the straight- jacket or rigid "diet" I assumed it would be. Are you kidding me? My life as a credit card junkie is what put me in financial bondage. A budget saved my life because it allowed me to get out of debt. It gave me back my freedom. Want to know my secret for stay- ing on a budget for so many years? I splurge. Seriously. And I do not feel guilty. I love nice things, and I love to travel. Even while I was get- ting out of debt, I didn't banish these things from my life. In fact, my occasional guilt-free splurges are what helped me stay on a budget for all the years it took to become debt-free. Calculated splurging is not diffi- cult. In fact, I think you'll find it makes a lot of sense. And the bigger payoff is the financial maturity that comes with delayed gratification. It's good for us to plan and then wait. Identify your splurges. This is the fun part. Write down your splurges. Whether it's a haircut and color at a great salon, a new lipstick or a big-ticket item like a new lap- top, make your list. Slowly, one at a time, you can work these splurges into your budget. Open an account. Whether it's a savings account at a bank or credit union, or an online savings account, you need a place to save for your splurges. Make it at a place where you won't be tempted to dip into it, but where it will be conve- nient for you to make deposits. Find the cash. Start thinking of ways to bring in a little extra spending money to fund your splurge account. Perhaps you can sell some things online. Determine to spend $10 less at the supermarket this week, and put that money into your account. Next week, make it $15. Take your coupon savings in cash, and add that to your splurge account. When you get a raise or pay off a bill, put some of it into the account. A dollar or two here and there will add up quickly, if you are consistent. Find the deals. Let's say you've planned that your first splurge will be to pucker up to a great Chanel lipstick. It may take you several months to save the $30 for that splurge. You'll get a much better price if you can wait until it goes on sale. And don't be surprised if all on your own you discover the joys of L'Oreal lipstick at the drugstore, for one-third the price. The best thing about Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate strategic splurging is no more impulse shopping. There is something soul- soothing about planning and waiting. You have time to breathe and to think. And to even change your mind altogether, opting instead to just skip the spa day so you can keep saving for the European vacation. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com, a personal finance member website. You can email her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. Candidate filing period closes Wednesday Tehama County Clerk & Recorder, Beverly Ross, announces the Candidate Filing Period has been extended for the Uniform District Election held on Tues- day, Nov. 8 for special district board of direc- tors. The filing period clos- es on Wednesday, Aug. 17, for all interested par- ties excluding incum- bents. Positions for Board of Directors are open for filing in the following Special Districts: Deer Creek Irrigation District, Shingletown Medical Center to host the sixth annual Harvest Wine & Brew Fest from 2-5:30 p.m. on Aug. 27 at the UpCountry Gardens in Shingletown. The fundraiser will help raise money for their 2011 Annual Fund Campaign. Rick Sweringen, the hilarious Steve Martin Impersonator, will be the announcer at the event, and live entertainment will be provided by singer, songwriter and guitarist Chris Lauer. In addition to the annu- al silent auction, George Ireton, well-known, local auctioneer, will conduct the always-exciting live auction. Guests will have the opportunity Police reports The following infor- mation is compiled from Red Bluff Police Depart- ment, Tehama County Sheriff’s Department, Corning Police Depart- ment and California Highway Patrol. Arrests • Brandi Anne Hardy, 36, a transient from the Flournoy area and Charles Franklin Hall, 40, of Corning were arrested Sunday in the area of Highway 99W, south of Liberal Avenue. Deputies contacted Hardy in a suspicious vehicle on private proper- ty about 12:23 a.m. Sun- day. During a search of the vehicle, deputies found a glass methemphetamine pipe and 0.6 grams of crystal methemphetamine con- cealed in the vehicle. Hardy, also known as Brandi Anne Armstrong, was booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of possession and transportation of a con- trolled substance and pos- session of controlled sub- stance paraphernalia. Bail was $41,000. Hall, also known as Chuckie, was booked into jail on the charge of pos- Mineral County Water District, Paskenta Com- munity Services District, Proberta Water District, Rio Alto Water District. All interested parties are urged to contact the Tehama County Elec- tions Department, 444 Oak St., Room C, in Red to bid on items such as; a one day pass for a family of four for both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park, casino hotel certifi- cates from Lake Tahoe, Reno and Las Vegas, as well as other fun des- tinations. There will also be art pieces, wine baskets, gift certificates and other fabulous items for your bidding pleasure. The event will have a bountiful variety of fine wines from Silverado Vineyards, Alpen Cellars, Shasta Daisy, Indian Peak, Mt. Tehama, Cedar Crest, Lassen Peak, Ringtail and other fine vineyards and a tasty variety of microbrews from Foothill Distributing. session of a controlled substance. Bail was $15,000. • Alicia Marie Islas, 31, of Red Bluff was arrested Friday afternoon by the District Attorney’s Office at the Department of Social Services. Islas was booked into jail on the charges of presenting a false claim and forgery. Bail was set at $15,000. •David Mark Thom- men, 38, of Corning was arrested Saturday evening on Johnson Street. Thom- men, who was the stab- bing victim who knocked on the back door of Red Bluff Police about 2 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, was arrested during a traffic stop. Officers found some pepper spray in an area accessible to Thommen. Thommen did not use the pepper spray, but he is a convicted felon and on parole, which makes it illegal for him to possess it. Thommen was booked on the charges of driving on a suspended license, illegal use of a tear gas or tear gas weapon and a parole hold. Bail was $16,140. Crash • Someone reported to Red Bluff Police at 6:18 p.m. Sunday that a man, Bluff, to obtain more information on the posi- tions available, qualifi- cations, filing costs and appropriate forms. Call the Tehama County Elections Department at 527-8190 or toll free at (866) 289- 5307. Annual wine and beer festival set in Shingletown To add to the excitement there will be tasting booths from the fol- lowing vendors; Bell Carter Olives, Shamrock Artisan Goat Cheese and special treats from ChocolatDuck. C&C Catering will be creating mouthwatering appetizers on the scrumptious bread supplied by From the Hearth Bakery, and Dill's Deli will pull up the famous Dill's Grill for smoked delectable BBQ treats. This will be a very fun and excit- ing day. Tickets are $20 for advance purchase or $25 at the event and can be purchased by visiting or calling the Shingletown Medical Center at (530) 474-3390. who had crashed his bicy- cle in the area of South Main and Brearcliffe Drive, was in the ER and under the influence. Jessie Molarious, 18, of Red Bluff, suffered minor injuries including lacera- tion to his upper lip, abra- sions to his chin and had hurt his nose. Molarious, had a blood alcohol level well over the 0.08 legal limit for driving a vehicle or bicycle. Fire • One man suffered smoke inhalation at the scene of a vegetation fire reported at 4:57 p.m. Sunday on Long Dirt Road, cross of Gyle Road. An ambulance was called for the man, but he refused transportation to the hospital. The two-acre fire that destroyed an above- ground swimming pool, was caused by an improp- erly discarded cigarette. It was contained at 4:57 p.m. CalFire and Tehama County Fire responded. Damage was $500 with a $100,000 save to nearby residence. Odd • Someone at Wal- mart reported to Red Bluff Police on Friday that a customer brought in unidentified pills and told them a man on a bicycle had given them to her in the parking lot. •A woman reported Sunday morning that she had found dog feces on the front door knob of her residence in the 1200 block of Park Avenue in Red Bluff. Trespass •Two people were admonished for trespass- ing after Red Bluff Police were called to a vacant residence in the 600 block of Potter Street. Someone called at 8:48 a.m. Friday to report two people were sleeping inside the residence. A marijuana pipe was col- lected and marked for destruction. Theft •A man flagged down an officer at a Valero gas station Saturday to report someone had stolen about 3,000 watermelons, worth about $15,000, some- time in the last two weeks from his resi- dence in the 28000 block of Hooker Creek Road.