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2A Daily News – Saturday, September 10, 2011 Community people&events Senior menu 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 subject to change. Week of Sept. 12-16 Monday Lemon Chicken; Steamed Rice; Broccoli; Apple Juice and Apricot Pineapple Cobbler Tuesday Ham w/ Raisin Sauce; Baby Lima Beans; Scalloped Potatoes; Orange Pineapple Juice; Rye Bread and Peach Parfait Wednesday BBQ Ribettes; Garlic Roasted Potatoes; Green Beans; Cranberry Juice; Seasoned Bread Stick andPears Thursday Southwestern Quiche; Mexicali Corn; Marinated Veg- etable Salad; Wheat Crackers and Strawberries Friday Beef Burgundy; Noodles; Creamed Spinach; Pickled Beets; Wheat Roll and Melon Medley Recovery Happens The Ninth Annual Recovery Happens Celebra- tion is set for 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 at Red Bluff River Park Bring the family and join in the free barbecue, music, give aways, booths and speakers. The event is sponsored by the Tehama County Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. Setting it straight The phone number for Ide Adobe State Park was listed incorrectly in Friday's front page article "Group looks for way to save park." The phone num- ber is 529-8599. 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. The old porch swing As this day began the weather reporter announced that there was a possibility of 103 degree weather today. It is already warm at 6 a.m. but not at the sweltering point. Such a warning makes Red Bluffians aware of the need to either be cooled by today's air conditioners or to relax in the shade of trees or the old time cov- ered porch. When my parents and my brother and I arrived as children in Red Bluff, the stifling heat of Tehama County hit my mother like a huge stone. I believe she stated to my father, "Where in the world have you taken me and our children?" I believe she had further words she wanted to say in regard to the burning heat but she didn't want her children to hear such words. In those days a whole lot of years had passed and there was nothing called "air conditioning" either for cars or homes. Most homes and pub- lic stores had fans that most likely only stirred more heat through the air. Our first home was located in a small cabin with a car port at the "Shady Rest Auto Court" located on the south side of Walnut Street; Brick yard creek ran down the side of it. Mother ordered our Father to get some ice from the Cone Ice Company which he did. Mother had a huge chunk of ice placed in a square wash tub she had put on the table. She found an old time electric fan, plugged it into the only noticeable electric outlet and set the fan behind the ice so that a cool breeze would reach anyone sitting in front of the ice. My brother and I were pretty okay about running around outside but as the afternoon got hotter we took turns sitting in front of the ice. Our poor mother often gave up her turn in front of the ice to us as she was sure that one of us children would experience a heat stroke. We had moved here originally from Colorado and it was never that hot there in the mountains. Eventually we moved to the Veterans Housing Units at the north end of Lincoln Street where we had a small front covered porch and a few trees where many families sat in the evenings until some of the heat calmed down. games such as, "Kick The Can," King of the Mountain," Ally, Ally, Oxen Free," and plain old "Hide and Seek." Some children were allowed to sit on the porch swings on the porches in Red Bluff and enjoy the cooler air. Lights out, swing squeaking and children giggling was the evening entertainment. Yes, this is all nostalgic but can be just as helpful today as in the past. Today we have a front porch with a rocking chair, small Mother made gallons of iced tea for us to drink and many evenings we went to the home of our Hacker grandparents in Antelope Valley where we sat outside eating strawber- ries from Grand Dad Hacker's gar- den, we sprayed our cousins with water from a hose and they sprayed us back. Our evenings of visiting were way into the cool of darkness before we left to go back home. One of the most looked for cool evening activities for us kids was to go visit the Cheatham's home next door to our Grand Parents house. The Cheatham's had a long front porch which hosted several rocking chairs for the elders to sit in. No porch lights were on as I suspect they produced more heat than comfort. As we chil- dren raced up to see if the Cheatham children could play games we could not see who was on the porch only hear the movement of the rocking chairs. Hot or not kids in Tehama County were known to play many evening Could you be a humanist? There are an estimated five million humanists world- wide, but many people don't know just what humanism is. The International Humanist and Ethical Union describes humanism as a democratic and ethical philosophy, which affirms that human beings have the right and responsibility to give meaning and shape to their own lives, and which calls for the building of a more humane society through an ethic based on human and other natural values - but what exactly does that mean to the individual? The Humanist Society of Redding will be offering a free lecture and discussion on the topic "What is Humanism, and Why I am a Humanist." Speakers include Shelley God- froy and Joan Manning. The meeting will be held at the Redding Library at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. The public is invit- ed to attend. D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 126, NUMBER 251 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. 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Fourteen buildings in that vicin- ity were burned to the ground, and the few remaining structures in that vicinity were saved only through heroic efforts of volunteer firemen and citizens, who fought desperately to prevent the fire spreading over the entire town. Among the buildings destroyed was the Paskenta Hotel, a landmark of the town. — September 10, 1921 The Humanist Society of Redding was established in October 2007 and is an affiliate member of the American Humanist Association. For more information, visit http://www.humanistpeacesociety.org or call Elisabeth Steadman at 604-2984. Candidate to speak Jim Reed, who last week announced his candidacy for Northern California's new Congressional District 1, will be the featured speaker at the next meeting of the Tehama County Democrats. Reed will discuss his positions on infrastructure, Social Security, Medicare, higher education and jobs. The meeting will be held Thursday, Sept. 15 at M&M Ranch House, 645 Antelope Blvd. in Red Bluff. The pub- lic is invited for a meet and greet at 5:30 p.m., Reed's pre- SC Ice Cream PS Gelato & More! Wraps & Salads Drive thru window Now Serving Sandwiches, 905 Walnut St., Red Bluff 528-1698 11am-9pm 7 days http://www.facebook.com/scoopsofredbluff facebook.com/scoopsofredbluff 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 J J & In Home Fitness •Weight Loss • Kickboxing • Muscle Tone • Boot Camps • Strength Training & Sport Specific Training No Gym, No Problem! We come to you! or email: in.homefitness@yahoo.com Call Jacob (530) 529-0095 First Church of God Preschool Is accepting enrollment applications for 2011-2012 school year 1005 S. Jackson Street, Red Bluff Contact Director Pam Maret for enrollment information at 527-4516 Carolyn Barber table and two matching chairs, we have folding chairs and I wish we had a swing, how- ever there doesn't seem to be enough room. People can sit in the dark and talk of days gone by or days to come. The kids could still run around and play "Kick the Can," or simply sit and laugh at the talk of their Elders. All such behavior can help in not thinking of the 103 degree weather. Sipping cool drinks and telling delightful stories of bygone days can be almost as refreshing as past times when there were only sim- ple ways to get cool. Hmm, I think I will make room for a swing on the porch. …How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing, Ever a child can do! … Robert Louis Stevenson 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. COMMUNITY CLIPS sentation at 6 p.m. and the organization's business meeting at 6:30 p.m. For further infromation, send an email to Sue Gallagher at suedan@saber.net. Historical lecture offered The Tehama County Genealogical & Historical Society proudly presents a lecture on the Nome Lackee culture pre- sented by John Bedord and Conni McCoy at 7 p.m. Thurs- day, Sept 15 at the Red Bluff Community and Senior Cen- ter, 1500 S. Jackson St. Bedford and McCoy will present an illustrated narrative about the Nome Lackee settlement in the western Tehama County and their way of life before the white man arrived. Bedford has written several books on the history of Paskenta where he was born and raised. He has an extensive collection of pictures of Southern Tehama county that will be on display. McCoy is a third generations Corning resi- dent and has given several programs with Bedford. All are welcome to attend the presentation. Call Anne Krause (530) 527-6226 if you have questions. Check www.tcghsoc.org for further information about the soci- ety. Gleaners Gleaners food distribution dates, times and locations for September are as follows: • Sept. 12 - Rancho Tehama - noon to 2 p.m. at the Recreation Center. • Sept. 13 - Los Molinos - 9 a.m. to noon at the Masonic Hall, 25050 Tehama Vina Road. • Sept. 14 - Red Bluff - 8 a.m. to noon at the food bank, 20699 Walnut St. • Sept. 14 - Corning - 8 a.m. to noon at the Senior Center. All gross monthly income, not net income, must be reported. Only one card per household will be issued. All other sites in the county will be at the usual times and places. Applications for food bank cards may be completed on the day of each give away. Bring large paper or plastic bags if possible.