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North Valley Commu- nity Foundation is pleased to collaborate with the Ron and Alice Reed Family Foundation launching four new grant programs. A core belief of the Ron and Alice Reed Family Foundation is the power of story to transform lives. The foundation is collecting videos and written stories from inmates — incarcer- ated as juveniles and those serving life terms — under its program titled, "Let My Story Change Your Story." Other areas of focus for the foundation include working with underserved youth, providing financial support to programs that support the transition for people who have been in- carcerated, awards for re- search and scholarships for individuals. The shared outcome de- sired for these grant pro- grams is to increase the dignity and hope for peo- ple who are incarcerated, as well as those recently released, and to support young people to develop the tools necessary to make positive decision of- ten times in the face of true adversity. Ron and Alice Reed Fam- ily Foundation is a charita- ble fund held at the North Valley Community Foun- dation, a nonprofit public charity. Each of the grant programs is designed for different purposes. Reed Individual Aid Grant Program is for indi- vidual awards for recently released inmates — must come from a recommender. Reed Pilot Program for Released Inmates is de- signed for organizations willing to pilot new pro- grams. Reed Research Grant Program is designed for individual researchers or organizations. Reed Youth Develop- ment Program is designed for schools and teachers, probation officers or non- profit organizations serv- ing youth. Applications and guide- lines are available at www. nvcf.org/GrantPrograms. All but the Individual Aid Grant Program have a Nov. 6 deadline. OPPORTUNITIES Newgrantprogramslaunched As you might imagine, I get a lot of mail. And since I could never respond to all your letters, questions and com- ments individually, I love to reach into the mail bag once each week selecting some of your letters to answer right here. Dear Mary: Is it cheaper to wash dishes by hand, since I wash most of my pots and pans by hand anyway, or use the dish- washer? Thanks. — Au- drey Dear Audrey: Accord- ing to the folks at Energy Star, using a dishwasher versus hand washing can cut your utility bills by $40 or more annually. That's because washing by hand uses more hot wa- ter, which is both a waste of the water (it takes 5,000 more gallons in a year to wash by hand) and the en- ergy to heat it. That's just how efficient dishwashers have become. But that's not all. Us- ing a dishwasher will save you about 230 hours of personal time in a year — nearly 10 days! And if your dishwasher boosts wa- ter temperatures to 140 F (Energy Star-rated ma- chines do), you enjoy im- proved disinfection com- pared to hand washing. That means better health and fewer doctor visits. Dear Mary: I love some of the products you recom- mended in your makeup regime ("How I Stopped the M.A.C. Attacks"). I purchased the Prestige Eyeliner and love it, but I can't figure out how to ex- tend it (sharpen?). I would appreciate your help. — Doris Dear Doris: Prestige Waterproof Eyeliner comes in two versions. The pen- cil version can be sharp- ened with a standard-size pencil sharpener. The "au- tomatic" version is retractable and never needs sharp- ening. Just twist to roll the product up as you would a mechanical pencil. Glad you're enjoy- ing this eyeliner. It really is a fabu- lous, inexpensive option for much more ex- pensive brands. Dear Mary: How can I stop buying stuff I can't af- ford? Honestly, I can go to Target determined to buy only a few things I need and end up with $100 of stuff in my cart. I am dis- gusted with myself, like I need to turn myself in to the shopping police. Thanks. — Jennifer Dear Jennifer: Well, you have a friend in me. I know exactly what you're talking about because I have that same "gene." Here's how I got that lit- tle monster under control. 1) Cash only. Do not go to Target (or any store) with any plastic in tow. Unless you plan to rob the place, you can't spend more than you have allocated. 2) Don't wander. Plan your route so you go directly to the location of the items you need. 3) Wear sunglasses. Seriously. Indoors nothing looks that great through sun- glasses. 4) Make a wish list. Take along a small notepad. If, despite items 1-3 above, you happen to see things that are not your list — things that you really want, need or must have — put them on the list. When you get home, you can make plans for how to save for those items. Funny, once you've saved for the things on your make-a-wish list, you may discover you can live without them. That's cool. You'll have a little cash stashed for something more important. EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE The dirty dishes dilemma Mary Hunt The Sun Country Quil- ters Guild will be selling raffle tickets for its Op- portunity Quilt 2015 at the Dairyville Orchard Festi- val from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Lassen View School. Come purchase your tickets to win this queen size quilt, "Stars In My Gar- den." This quilt was machine pieced and then appliquéed by hand by a small group of guild members from the Dairyville area, just outside Red Bluff. All are members of the Sun Country Quilters Guild. Barbara Steigman cus- tom quilted this quilt. The pattern was used with per- mission from designerToby Preston. For more informa- tion on ticket prices and when the raffle will be held, visit the guild mem- bers at the Orchard Fes- tival. QUILTERS Raffle tickets to be sold for Opportunity Quilt COURTESYPHOTO Today REDBLUFF California HEAT Chorus - Sweet Adelines: 7p.m., Meteer School multipur- pose room, 695Kimball Road, 895-0139 Community Action Agency: 3p.m. Board of Supervisors chambers Democratic Central Committee of Tehama County: 5:30p.m., Patio Room, Lariat Bowl, 365S. Main St. Fun Senior Aerobics: 8-9a.m., $1, Community Center, 1500S. Jackson St. 527-8177 Grief Support Group: 3 p.m., St. Elizabeth Com- munity Hospital, Coyne Center, Kristin, 528-4207 Imagination Train sto- ryhour: 4p.m., Tehama County Library Kelly-Griggs House Mu- seum: 1-3p.m., 311Wash- ington St., group tours by appointment, 527-1129or 527-5895 Live country music, din- ner: 5-7p.m., Veterans Hall Painting session, Red Bluff Art Association: 10a.m., Tehama District Fairground, 529-1603 PAL Martial Arts: 3-5 p.m., 1005Vista Way, Ste. C, ages 5-18, free, 529- 7950 Passages caregiver sup- port group: 10a.m., Com- munity and Senior Center, 1500S. Jackson St., 229- 0878or 800995-0878 Penny Bingo: 9:30a.m., Community Center, 1500S. Jackson St. Phoenix Community Sup- port Group for chemical dependency: 11:30a.m., Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 945-2349 Pinochle for Seniors: 12:30-3:30p.m., 1500S. Jackson St., free, 527- 8177 Red Bluff Exchange Club: noon, M&M Ranch House, 645Antelope Blvd. #1 Red Bluff Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees: 5:30 p.m., 1525Douglas St. Red Bluff Lions Club: 6 p.m., Veterans Memorial, 527-6616 Red Cross Disaster Vol- unteers Meeting: 6-7:30 p.m., CalFire headquarters, 604Antelope Blvd., north side of Antelope, 934- 5344 Reeds Creek School Dis- trict Board of Trustees: 4:40p.m. Rock Choir: 4p.m., 601 Monroe St., free, all wel- come Sacramento River Dis- covery Center Thursday Evening Program: 7p.m., 1000Sale Lane, 527-1196 Senior Chair Volleyball: 1p.m. Community Center, 1500S. Jackson St. Sunrise Speakers Toastmasters: noon, 220 Sycamore St. Support group for pet loss: 2p.m., Family Service Agency, 1347Grant St., 527-6782 Swinging Squares Square Dance Club: 7 p.m., Community Cen- ter, 1500S. Jackson St., beginner or review classes, 529-1615 Tehama County Health Planning Council, noon: Elks Lodge, 355Gilmore Road Tehama County Planning Commission: 9a.m., board chambers, 745Oak St. Widows Association of Red Bluff - Dinner: 5p.m., call 527-4659for location CORNING Achieve: 9a.m. - 1p.m., Corning Family Resource Center, 824-7670 Cal-Fresh and Healthy Family Appointments: 1-3p.m., Family Resource Center, 1488South St., 824-7670 Corning High School Board: 7p.m., 643Black- burn Ave. Corning Patriots: 6p.m., Senior Center, 824-2332 Dance with Juana: noon to 1p.m., Family Resource Center, 1488South St., 824-7670 Dual Diagnosis Group: 1:30-3p.m., 1600Solano St., 527-8491, Ext. 3309 ESL/Citizenship classes: 9a.m.-11a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Improved Order of Red Men: 7p.m. Independent Grange 470, 20945Corn- ing Road, 824-1114 Sewing group: 9a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Soccer training: 4-6p.m., except for holidays and rain, Woodson School Soc- cer Field, 150N Toomes, 824-7680 Women's Support Group: 6p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 LOS MOLINOS Diabetes Support Group: 1p.m., Sherwood Manor Community Room, 7975 Sherwood Blvd. Los Molinos Unified School Board: 7p.m., Los Molinos High School cafeteria GERBER Gerber-Las Flores Com- munity Service District: 5:30p.m. 331San Benito Ave. MINERAL Mineral School Board: 5 p.m., 38355Scenic Ave. Friday RED BLUFF Celebrate Recovery: 7 p.m., Bethel Assembly of God, 625Luther Road, 527-0445or 366-6298 Emblem club Oktober- fest: 6p.m., Elks Lodge Red Bluff Rotary Club Sunrise: 7a.m., M&M Ranch Weekend Childbirth Class: 6p.m.-9p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hos- pital, Columba Room, 888- 628-1948, redbluff.mercy. org/classes_and_events CORNING Achieve: 9a.m. - 1p.m., Corning Family Resource Center, 824-7670 Car Show: 5-9p.m., Bar- tels Giant Burger, 22355 Corning Road, local car clubs welcome, 824-2788 ESL/Citizenship Class: 9-11a.m., Monday and Friday, Corning Family Re- source Center, 175Solano St., 824-7670 Nutrition Classes: 11:30 a.m. to 1p.m., 175Solano St., 824-7670 Resume Workshop-Work First: Red Bluff, call Corning Family Resource Center, 824-7670 LOS MOLINOS Narcotics Anonymous: 7-8p.m., 25204Josephine Ave, Wednesday and Friday Saturday RED BLUFF Frontier Village Farmers Market: 8a.m. to 1p.m., 645Antelope Blvd. Widows Association of Red Bluff: Noon at Episco- pal Church, on Elm St., call for information 527-4659 Weekend Childbirth Class: 6p.m.-9p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hos- pital, Columba Room, 888- 628-1948, redbluff.mercy. org/classes_and_events TEHAMA Tehama County Museum: 1-4p.m., 275C St., group tours any day by appoint- ment, 384-2595 Sunday RED BLUFF AA Live and Let Live: noon and 5:30 p.m., 785 Musick St., seven days a week except Thursday meets at 8 p.m. Al-Anon New Comers At Heart: 6:30-7:30p.m., Presbyterian Church of Red Bluff, 838Jefferson Road, Room 2, 941-6405 Kelly-Griggs House Mu- seum: 1-3p.m., 311Wash- ington St., group tours by appointment, 527-1129or 527-5895 TEHAMA Tehama County Museum: 1-4p.m., 275C St., group tours any day by appoint- ment, 384-2595 Monday RED BLUFF Community Band re- hearsal: 7-9p.m., Red Bluff Presbyterian Church, 838Jefferson St., New members welcome, 527- 3486 English as a Second Lan- guage class: 5:30-8:30 p.m., Red Bluff High School Adult Ed building, 1295Red Bud, 736-3308, same time Tuesday and Wednesday and 9a.m. to 12:20p.m. Thursdays, free childcare from 9a.m. to 12:20p.m. classes in Richlieu Hall, 900Johnson St. Gastric Bypass Support Group: 6p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Co- lumba room, 529-3066 Head Injury Recreational Entity: 10a.m.-2p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hos- pital, Coyne Center, Rusty, 529-2059 Key to Life: 6p.m., Fam- ily Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066. 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