Issue link: https://www.epageflip.net/i/40814
2A Daily News – Wednesday, August 31, 2011 Community people&events Star is born? What side of the fence are you on? I've written about forgiveness before; It's worth mentioning more than once. I was visiting with a friend last weekend and the subject of mean people came up. People who judge, say mean things or treat people poorly for reasons they believe are justified. I've been Courtesy photo Jeff Massey, a 1983 graduate of Red Bluff High School, entered his 11-year-old son Jarett, pictured here, in the kidzbop contest, a nationwide kids talent USA, where he made top 10 out of 45,000 kids. Jarrett Massey has signed with Jive record label and kidzbop, and Jeff Massey is asking his former hometown to help by visiting the kidzbop Website and voting for JMANMAS. The public can vote up to ten times a day until Sept. 6 by visiting kidzbop.com/kidzs- tarusa/2011/top10/. To see a video of Jarrett Massey visit youtube under (JMANMAS). SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. Setting it straight A June 2, 2010 story about a man who fell into a hay baler contained an error. Ranch Manager Tom Porterfield found the body. The Daily News regrets the error. –––––––– 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. meaner than I am nowadays and I've been unable to forgive. Both sides of the fence have dead dry grass. When I was younger, I lacked a lot of wisdom. I thought it was alright to judge people or to talk about whatever came to my mind. Funny how we rationalize what we say and do, but characterize what others say and do. I found myself falling in and out of rela- tionships due to my mouth and immaturity. Luckily, I found ways to begin to see things from a per- spective other than my own. I was able to mend relationships that had fallen apart for no good rea- son and to end relationships that kept me in gossip mode. The fact is that each of us has someone in our lives that could speak to our faults. Each of us has hurt someone, made an enemy or left someone out. Likewise, each of us has been hurt, misjudged, or left out. Both sides of the fence have dead dry grass. Have you ever had a relation- ship rekindle after time? Have you ever been able to forgive a wrong? Have you ever been forgiven? In my conversation this weekend I expressed that I have learned that all of us mature at different rates; based on our per- sonalities, our willingness to change and our willing- ness to accept that we are all more alike than differ- ent. I have learned that I can forgive and I can humble myself and ask for forgiveness. One of the challenges of living in the same area most of your life is that you are not as able to reinvent yourself and make new and different friends who haven't seen you step off the cliff a time or two. Think about your ten year high school reunion, remember the people who showed up totally different and impres- sive? Those people were able to move away and create a new image and life. They were not stymied by the fact that you saw them eat paste in third grade or couldn't afford the right clothes in junior high and therefore became a pariah. For the record, said paste eater is not me. As our conversation moved Faydra Rector You Matter forward we agreed that allowing someone to ask for forgiveness is an opportunity to gain ground. You oftentimes can get closure on the past. Perhaps you will find out that the mean- ness had a root that had nothing to do with you and you were simply collateral damage. Asking for forgiveness can be as cathartic. Explaining how you were wrong and why, can heal someone who is hurt. Sometimes the forgiveness comes easy and sometimes it comes at a price. The price is often worth the cost. Whether you forgive or are for- given, the risk of asking for acceptance is worth it. 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 /. Mercy's annual dinner auction set Mercy High School would like to invite the public to its annual dinner and auction. Enjoy an evening out with friends at this year's "Under the Sea" themed event, being held at the Red Bluff Community Center at 1500 S. Jackson St. The event will have a no-host cocktail hour and silent auction beginning at 5:30 p.m., a delicious buf- fet dinner catered by Hobart Vogel, Executive Chef Rolling Hills Casi- no, at 7 p.m., followed by an oral auction full unique items and experiences. This is an event you won't want to miss. Come out and support Mercy High School. Tickets are $45 through Sept. 23, and $50 through Oct 1. and can be purchased by call- ing the school at 527- 8313. Corporate table spon- sorships are available for $600 and include seating for 8, wine, preferred seating, and a half page catalog ad. Make your reservation today. Route 32 in Tehama County closed for rehabilitation The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 2 will close State Route 32 in Tehama County from the Elam Creek Camp- ground to Potato Patch Campground from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays during the weeks of Sept. 12 and Sept. 19. The closure is necessary to ensure the safety of workers and the travel- ing public. D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 126, NUMBER 242 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... Walking On Waters Is Innovation Seen In Red Bluff Today The first device for walking on the waters made its appearance in Red Bluff today, sponsored by A. S. Sheldon of Ventura. It was not based on faith, particu- larly, but on mechanical skill and ingenuity. What may properly be termed a couple of small boats, one for each foot, constitutes the base of the device. Each boat is about ten feet long and weighs about twenty pounds. — Aug. 31, 1921 • MEN • WOMEN • CHILDREN AFFORDABLE • CONVENIENT $1000 $1000 With coupon, Regularly $12 (Expires 9/15/11) FREE HELIUM BALLOONS 530-529-5766 855 So. Main St. (Walmart Shopping Center) COMMUNITY CLIPS Rummage sale The Women of the Presbyterian Church, 838 Jeffer- son St., in Red Bluff are holding the semi-annual Rum- mage Sale at the church. The sale will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, and 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Sept. 8. All merchandise is fresh. No holdovers. Proceeds from the sale go to fund the mis- sion projects of the church. Oktoberfest St Peters Episcopal Church in Red Bluff is hosting an old fashion Oktoberfest 5-9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 510 Jefferson St., corner of Jefferson and Elm streets. Come join in the fun and meet new friends. There will be German music, dances, food and drinks, a live band for dancing in the street and great raffles! For more information or tickets, which are $10, call 527-5205. Bird walk School has started, summer is over and the birds are all a-twitter with the coming of fall. Alas- the lake will be gone by Saturday, Sept. 3, but that should make for some great shore bird watching. Grab your binoculars and bird books and a bottle of water and join Dr. David Dahnke at the Sacramento River Discovery Center,1000 Sale Lane, at 8 a.m. on Saturday for the first bird walk of the 2011-12 season. The draining lake should bring out all kinds of birds for your viewing pleasure. Music and Merlot Evergreen Union School District will be holding its second annual "Music and Merlot" fundraiser on Sat- urday, Oct. 8, at the Burnsini Vineyard in Cotton- wood. All proceeds go to maintain the music program at Evergreen. Tickets are $45 and can be purchased at the Elegant Bean in Cottonwood or at the Evergreen Ele- mentary or Middle School offices. The evening includes a steak dinner, wine, live music, door prizes, silent and live auction. For more information please contact Vicky Woolley at 530-347- 3411 ext. 7505. Birth — Mendez Kayla Galvan and Rolando Mendez, a daughter, Eveny Lorena Mendez, 5 pounds, 11 ounces and 19 inches long, born at 10:49 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011, at St, Elizabeth Community Hospital, in Red Bluff. Welcoming baby are grandparents Tammy Galvan and Ramiro Galvan of Red Bluff, Josefina Mendez and Jose Mendez of Corning and great-grandmother Nancy Martinez of Gerber. This is a complete closure of the highway and through traffic will not be allowed during the hours noted. In the event of an emergency, service vehicles will be allowed through the closure with the assistance of the contractor and Caltrans staff. Access to nearby campgrounds will still be available. The Potato Patch Campground will be accessi- ble from Chico and the Elam Creek Campground will be accessible from Highway 36E. The $3.3 million project, being constructed by Dig It Construction INC of Chester will rehabilitate the roadway by removing the existing damaged pavement and placing an overlay on the surface. In addition to the work on SR 32, the contract also includes construc- tion on routes SR 70 in Plumas County and US 395 in Lassen Coun- ty. These locations will not require full closures. For more information please con- tact the Caltrans Public Information Office at 530-225-3260.