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2A Daily News – Saturday, August 20, 2011 Community people&events Senior Menu Do we say one thing and mean another The Senior Nutrition Program serves meals Monday through Friday at the Red bluff Community-Senior Center, the Corning Senior Center and the Los Molinos Veterans Hall. The suggested donation for seniors 60 and older is $2.75. For those guests under the age of 60, the guest charge is $6. A donation is not a requirement for you to receive a meal if you qualify for the program. Reservations must be made a minimum of one day in advance by calling 527-2414. Two percent milk is served with each meal. Menu is sub- ject to change. Week of August 22-26 Monday Sloppy Joe with cheese, pea salad, pineapple orange juice, wheat bun and peach & blueberry cobbler Tuesday Tuna salad on lettuce, marinated vegetable salad, cherry apple juice, wheat crackers and pineapple upside down cake Wednesday Salisbury steak with gravy, scalloped potatoes with crumbs, California gold vegetables, wheat roll and melon medley Thursday Vegetarian Menu Spinach cheese ravioli, broccoli, romaine salad, garlic bread and fruit cocktail Friday Healthy Heart Day Pork chow mein, stir fry vegetables, Asian coleslaw with peanut dressing, chow mein noodles and mandarin oranges Passages staffs Red Bluff office The PASSAGES office, which is located at the Red Bluff Community & Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., will have Courtney Weeks in the office on Wednes- days starting in late September. For more information call 1- 800-822-0109 or Mary Neuman at 898-5961. 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. Red Bluff couple celebrate 64 years of wedded bliss This week has been busy and exciting; the items on my To-Do list grew tentacles and proceeded to cover my note taker page. In the jun- gle of To-Do I got lost and even missed a couple of important meet- ings. When I finally merged back into the real world I overheard a couple of people debating about what "mind your p's and q's" really means. We looked at each other and agreed that none of us had the answer but were sure some informa- tion could be gleaned from the internet, dictionary or thesaurus. The saying may have originated in the pubs of England and referred to the number of pints and quarts of brew one might consume. In the 17th century p's and q's stood for prime quality. A person might order pee and kew, suggesting prime qual- ity of ale or other liquors. In the 19th century the term became associated with the difficul- ty of learning and which way lower case p's and q's faced. Teachers told student to learn their p's and q's. It may have been applied to other lower case letters like b's and d's, also. Dance teachers may have required their dance students to remember their pieds and queues, two dance moves. Most of us assume that watching our P's and Q's means we should be polite and orderly, minding our manners. The term is used sparingly in this decade of time. A large number of adults working in public places often forget their p's and q's of politeness. Some may ignore a customer, never make eye contact or neglect to greet the public with a "how are you today?" Many don't bother saying thank you to a customer. Modern day youth may look at the term "mind your p's and q's" as an unknown entity. It may be that a little teaching of the old time sayings might just be what the Dr. ordered to restore mannerly politeness to our current society. It is a good sign when we under- stand the words we use and are care- ful not to use words and phrases of which we know nothing. Quoting words of which we have limited understanding could lead us to a heap of trouble. People down through the ages have coined phras- es. These phrases started out as fam- ily and friend communications and grew to be used by the general pop- ulation. Examples of such quips are Carolyn Barber as follows; "He who cannot stand the heat should stay out of the kitchen," or "Birds are entangled by their feet and men by their tongues." Such quips usually have meaning relative to some nega- tive behavior. The phrases can rescue the hearer or possibly stir up his or her anger. Authoring quips could become a self- entertaining game. Make up a few quips, pass them around, see how long it takes for the general public to internalize them and begin using them publicly. In closing, the following statement authored by Leonardo DaVinci is a reminder of the strength of the human tongue. "No member needs so great a number of muscles as the tongue: this exceeds all the rest in the number of its movement." Carolyn Barber has been writing her column in the Daily News since 1992. It appears on Saturdays. She can be contacted by e-mail at hur- car@yahoo.com. D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 126, NUMBER 233 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. 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Raker Astonished Over Failure Of Young Men To Pass Physical Test Astonishment is expressed in a letter from Representa- tive John E. Raker to Miss Mamie B. Lang, county super- intendent of schools, that three young men whom he appointed as cadets at the Annapolis Naval Academy failed to pass the physical examination. "The mental standing of the boys has been exceptionally fine and speaks well for our schools, but their physical welfare and wellbeing has been and is overlooked," Congressman Raker Wrote. Aug. 20, 1921 Courtesy photo Special to the DN Bill and Lois Buntain of Red Bluff celebrate 64 years of marriage today, Saturday, Aug. 20. Bill served in the Navy during Bill and Lois Buntain of Red Bluff will celebrate 64 years of marriage Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011. The couple, who eloped to Reno, Nev. to get married on Aug. 20, 1947, met in first grade in Big Bar, which is in Trinity County. Family are planning a cele- bration at the couple's home at a later date in time with children, grandchildren and great-grand- children present. Bill and Lois are both 83 and have five chil- dren: David, Ronald, Kathy Brown and Patsy Brown, of Crescent City, and JoAnn Crow of Red Bluff; and several grand- children and great-grandchil- dren. World War II and their first vehi- cle was a logging truck. The day after Lois had her son David she put him in a box next to her and kept driving. In 1959, the couple moved to Red Bluff. Bill worked as a heavy equipment operator for the CalFire for 25 years. 13th Annual Women in Business Conference The Northeastern California Small Busi- ness Development Cen- ter at Butte College is presenting its 13th Annual Women in Busi- ness Conference from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Tues- day, Sept. 27, at the Chico Masonic Family Center, 1110 W. East Ave., in Chico. Northeastern Califor- nia Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Butte College is excited to present the 13th Annual Women in Business Conference: Reinventing your busi- ness in a changing envi- ronment! The day will empow- er you to find your pas- sion for creativity and innovation, educate you to know when the time is right to take advantage of your plan for remen- tion, and encourage you to lock deep inside your- self and your business to find new ways of doing the same thing for dif- ferent and better results. Conference, includes keynote and breakout presentations with nationally known speak- ers; continental break- fast, catered lunch, SC Ice Cream PS FREE Gelato Samples EVERY DAY Gelato & More! Walk-ins Only Drive thru window 905 Walnut St., Red Bluff 528-1698 11am-9pm 7 days http://www.facebook.com/scoopsofredbluff facebook.com/scoopsofredbluff shopping at the famous Marketplace, network- ing and book signing. Regular registration is $89 per person from now until 5 p.m. on Aug. 26. Late registration is $99 per person after Aug. 29 until 5 p.m. on Sept. 16. After Sept. 16, the cost will be $110 per person and at the door registration will be $120 per person. Pre-registration is required. To register or for more information call Northeastern Cali- fornia SBDC at Butte College at 895-9017. K W I K K U T S Family Hair Salon 1064 South Main St., Red Bluff • 529-3540 with coupon $200 REGULAR HAIRCUT off Not good with other offers Reg. $13.95 Expires 8/31/11