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2A Daily News – Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Dojo students achieve belts Community Relationships people&events Courtesy photo Isabelle Sermanto, Christopher and Cameran Lee and Lexi Weldon recently achieved new belt rankings in "Fudo Budo Kai JuJutsu" (The Art of Standing Your Ground) at the Tehama County Police Activities League dojo, 1005 Vista Way, Ste. C, near the airport and across from Trainor Field. Isabelle, Christopher and Cameron all received their Brown Belt Third Degree (one red stripe) and Lexi achieved her green belt. Behind is Sen- sei Garrett Brochman. Dojo hours are 3-5 pm. Monday and Thursday. PAL programs are free if a student is actively attending school. Call 527-7920 or visit www.tehamaso.org/pal for information on more PAL programs. Dojo building coordinator Rachel Alwag may be contacted at 200-1031. PAL is a non profit youth drug demand reduction education organization, supported through grants and also by the generosity of the community. 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. I am blessed with some very close friends. Last weekend, one of them hosted a get together at her home. Over some well made san- gria, we began talking in a group about an acquaintance she knew who was terminally ill. She had spent time with him the day before and he wanted to share with her a lesson he had learned while navi- gating his final days. As I sat down to write this column she texted me to say that he had just passed away. I told her that I would share with any of you who would listen his message. He would like you to know that it is relationships that matter most in this life. It isn't about stuff or accomplishments or accolades or popularity; it's relationships that matter. It is about how you treat other people and about how you impact others. There is no way that we can be all things to all people. We have been blessed with different personalities and preferences that attract us to some and repel us from others; however, we can operate out of kindness and understanding whether we get along or not. Our time here is finite. We will all leave this place at some point. We can spend our time making money, making our homes, making a career or making rela- tionships. In the end, when we need them, only the people can come to our bedsides and our memori- als. Only the relationships we built can change lives. We can leave behind money, furniture and other things, but our presence- our personality and how we impacted others will be the greatest inheritance. I am not sure how many of us think about leaving any sort of a legacy behind. We may or may not think about what people might say when we are gone. There is a line in a popular song right now that says "a penny for my thoughts, I'll sell 'em for a dollar, they're worth so much more after I'm a gonner….. funny how when you die, people start listening." What are you saying with your life that people will listen to when you are gone? I think there is power in the statement that this man made. A person who knows they are coming to the end of time here on this Earth is wise in a way many of us are unable to be. A person who has come to terms and accepted the situa- tion is invaluable. Untouched by bitterness they are able to offer per- spective that we take for granted. Faydra Rector You Matter This week, make the most of your relation- ships. Smile more, share more, love more. For- give, accept, challenge. Build relationships where you can, mend them as well. I am grate- ful for the lessons learned by a man I never met, yet he touched my heart just as if I had. Faydra Rector, MA is a mental health administrator, author, public speaker, educator and life coach who lives in Red Bluff. She can be reached at lifecoach@shasta.com or view her blogs at http://faydraandcompany.blogspot. com/ and http://allaboutdivorce.blogspot.com /. Quilt to be awarded at Chocolate Fantasia The Soroptimist International of Red Bluff (SIRB) will be awarding the beautiful Cancer Ribbon quilt at their Chocolate Fantasia event on Oct. 8. The quilt is a design created by cancer survivor Susan Morris of Mon- tana and displays all the many colors of cancer ribbons. The top was pieced by Marnell Baker, sister of SIRB member, Becky Eusted. Marnell currently lives in Wells, Nev. as does the quilter, Terry Bower. The quilt was a donation to the Club to support the SIRB efforts to "help women and girls, both locally and around the world." D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 126, NUMBER 236 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. Home delivery NEWS News Tip Hotline: 527-2153 FAX: (530) 527-9251 E-mail: clerk@redbluffdailynews.com Daytime: Sports: Obituaries: Tours: (530) 527-2151 Ext. 109 Ext. 103 Ext. 112 After hours:(530) 527-2153 ______________________ ADVERTISING Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Display: 527-2151 Ext. 122 Classified: 527-2151 Ext. 103 Online (530) 527-2151 Ext. 133 FAX: (530) 527-5774 E-mail: advertise@redbluffdailynews.com SPECIAL PAGES ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS Mondays: Kids Corner Tuesdays: Employment Wednesdays: Business Thursdays: Entertainment Fridays: Select TV Saturdays: Farm, Religion Publisher & Advertising Director: Greg Stevens gstevens@redbluffdailynews.com Editor: Chip Thompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com Sports Editor: Rich Greene sports@redbluffdailynews.com Circulation Manager: Kathy Hogan khogan@redbluffdailynews.com Production Manager: Sandy Valdivia sandy@redbluffdailynews.com POSTMASTER SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO: PO BOX 220, RED BLUFF CA 96080 newspaper of general circulation, County of Tehama, Superior Court Decree 9670, May 25, 1955 © 2011 Daily News Postage Paid Periodicals The Red Bluff Daily News is an adjudicated daily 90 years ago... Speed Records Are All Forgotten In Hunt For Home This is an age of speed. And yet some of us are still crossing the plains by the slowest system of trav- el known to civilized man, a team of burros. Such a traveler passed through Red Bluff yesterday en route north. When asked by a News representative where he was going, "Oh, I don't know," was his reply. "We are just traveling round looking for a small piece of land and a suitable climate," he explained further. — Aug. 24, 1921 COMMUNITY CLIPS Class of '56 The class of 1956 is planning its 55th reunion to be held Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. There will be a pizza party at the Hampton Inn on Friday and the ban- quet will be held at the Wilcox Golf Course on Saturday. Let's Talk About Hair Jeannie Stroing Perm, Cut & Set Special $ 450 Antelope Blvd. Bus 528-2900 Cell 526-1304 Sept. 1st through Dec. 31st long hair extra 35 The events planned are a trip to Sacred Stones at the Abbey of New Clairvaux Monastery in Vina and a tour of Kelly-Griggs Museum on Saturday. Organizers are still looking for classmates. If anyone knows someone from the Class of 1956, call Dianne Benefield at 527-0467 or Joanne Ehorn at 527-4629. The deadline for reg- istration and fees is Sept. 1. Dinner moved The Widowed Persons Dinner scheduled for Aug. 25 will be canceled in lieu of the Widowed Persons "Friday Night Out" Dinner scheduled for 6 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Palomino Room, 723 Main St. In Red Bluff. For more information call 384-2471. Red Bluff Community Blood Drive Blood Centers of the Pacific helps donors track wellness stats. Beginning Labor Day weekend 2011, Blood Centers of the Pacific (BCP) blood donors can access two years of health data online thanks to a new well- ness initiative. In 2007, donors began viewing their total cholesterol num- bers, an important indi- cator of heart health, within seven days of donating blood. By logging in to their secure and confidential Donor Hero History at www.bloodcenters.org, donors can now see even more health indicators including: Blood Pres- sure, Pulse Rate/Regu- larity, Hemoglobin, Temperature, Height, Weight and Body Mass Index (BMI). These sta- tistics are captured dur- ing the interview before each donation and can be useful to donors as they manage their health. Find the HERO in you and donate at the Red Bluff Community Blood Drive from 2-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at the Bloodmo- bile at Red Bluff Wal*Mart. Blood donors must be at least 17 years old and in good health. Donors must present a photo ID at the time of donation. 16 year olds may donate with signed permission from a parent or guardian. Make your appoint- ment online at www.bloodheroes.com, sponsor code: Walmart Red Bluff or call 530- 722-3043. • Earn your Hero points for the Reward store by donating • Free Health Indica- tors online. • Free box of Girl Scout Cookies. If you bought REMOTE CONTROL PLANES or equipment of Bob Muir's from Jim Hand, call Bob's wife at 384-1805 The quilt also made a trip to Reno, Nev. to be displayed as part of the Soroptimist Internation- local group attended the Retreat. Including Presi- dent Vici Miranda and Chocolate Fantasia co- chairs Jill Wabbel and Donna Wabbel. Quilt tickets are only $1 each or 15 tickets for $10 and can be obtained from club members, by calling Becky at 597- 2342. Chocolate Fantasia Courtesy photo Donna Wabbel and Jill Wabbel co-chairs of the Soroptimist International of Red Bluff Chocolate Fantasia event and Vici Miranda, the club president, with the Cancer Ribbon Quilt. The winning raffle ticket will be drawn at the Fantasia event on Oct. 8. al Sierra Nevada Region‚s Club Orienta- tion Training Retreat. Seven members of the tickets are also available for purchase for $20 each for the Chocolate, Appetizer and wine tast- ing event at the Veter- an's Hall the evening of Oct. 8. The quilt draw- ing will be part of that event and you do not have to be present to win the quilt. For more information about Soroptimist Inter- national of Red Bluff you can e-mail SIred- bluffclub@yahoo.com.