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Pictured,fromle ,are Makhila Hurst, Jenny McCluskey, Natalie Renfroe, Abby Brown, Molly Murphy, Lauren Stroud, Jenny Lynn Svejda and Olivia Zumalt. ByAbbyBrown Six Red Bluff FFA mem- bers and two of their ag- riculture advisors had the privilege to attend the 87th National FFA Convention Oct. 29 in Louisville, Ky. along with 60,000 other FFA members from all over America. Makhila Hurst, Jenny McCluskey, Natalie Ren- froe, Abby Brown, Molly Murphy, Lauren Stroud, Jenny Lynn Svejda and Ol- ivia Zumalt attended the convention for four days, meeting an abundance of other students. Following the convention they headed to Washington D.C. with the California FFA Associ- ation. While in D.C. they toured a multitude of museums. After three action-packed days they headed back to Red Bluff with a greater ap- preciation for agriculture. FFA Students attend national convention Thefollowinginformation has been compiled FromRed Bluff Police Department, Te- hama County Sheriff's De- partment, Corning Police Department and California Highway Patrol logs. Arrests TravisLeeJackson: 30, Red Bluff was arrested on suspicion of felony person prohibited from owning a firearm and manufacturing a controlled substance Satur- day at Walnut and Madison streets. Bail was $115,000. Anthony Robert McLane: 32, Chico was arrested on suspicion of felony inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant and assault with a deadly weapon Sunday in Orland. Bail was $80,000. Animals Man vs. dog: A woman reported driving in the area Thursday and seeing a man strike a dog multiple times while it was tied up. Dogs vs. goats: A resident on the 2500block of State Route 99W reported a neigh- bor's dogs had attacked their goats. The man said he shot at one of the dogs. More dogs vs goats: A resident on the 23000block of Blackburn Avenue reported he had several goats killed by dogs early Sunday morning. Burglary 15000block Tulare Bend: A resident reported their door had been kicked in and two pounds of medicinal mari- juana was stolen Sunday. Violence Cottonwood:Someonere- portedpickinguptwoHispanic menThursdayattheTexaco Starmart,whoappearedto havebeenbeaten.Oneman wastransportedtoMercy MedicalCenterviaambulance. Police logs Real estate operators of Red Bluff object to pay- ing what they insist is a double license tax for the privilege of doing business. Their protest was voiced at a meeting of the city trust- ees Monday night when Charles C. Dale, James Feeley and R. L. Douglas, representing the realtors, pointed out that since the municipality had ad- opted an ordinance re- quiring them to pay $24 a year each, the state also placed them on a license on a license basis. They urged the city license be eliminated. The trustees will inves- tigate the protest and act on the request at a later meeting. — Dec. 2, 1924 90 YEARS AGO... Real estate men protest a double license tax for business Recently, I have felt pretty weary. I have been manag- ing a lot of decision-making and it has left me really tired. I didn't realize that my physi- cal exhaustion was related to the amount of decisions I was making until a blogger friend of mine wrote a blog post about it. She said that psychologist have discovered that we have the capacity to make about 100 decisions per day with a clear head. After that 100 is up, we become mentally fatigued and unable to make quality deci- sions. Turns out, a lot of us fill our capacity for decision making early in the day. Especially if you are a single parent or hold a management position for em- ployment. Having fewer re- sources to share the load can mean you wear down your own stores of energy and focus quicker than people who have more support. It helped me feel better about myself and a little less self-critical when I realized the magnitude of running my own business, my own house- hold and being a single mom. It's no wonder I am tired and unable to decide what to make for dinner at the end of the day; turns out this is to be expected under the circum- stances. Aside from realizing I need to be kinder to myself, I also realized that there are things we can do when we have more decisions than brainpower. We can take actions in an- ticipation to help us manage our finite decision-making re- sources. Preplanning a weeks worth of dinners can help reduce the end of the day stress of "what's for dinner."At the end of the work day you can preplan for the next day and be better pre- pared to face the day. Delegate tasks to able bodies and let go of needing to micromanage people. Focus on outcomes, not minutia. Be honest with people about the level of stress you are feel- ing. Maybe you need to discon- nect and recharge your bat- teries. If you don't know how overwhelmed you are, you can't get the assistance that you need. Finding ways to protect your decision-making resources will help you discover more energy and have a greater focus when it matters most. FaydraRector,MAisamen- tal health administrator, au- thor, public speaker, educator and life coach who lives in Red Bluff. She can be reached at lifecoach@shasta.com or view her blogs at faydraandcom- pany.blogspot.com/ and alla- boutdivorce.blogspot.com/. FAYDRA RECTOR Decision making overload Faydra Rector COURTESY PHOTO The public is invited to the 6th annual Holiday Me- morial Candlelight Pro- gram, sponsored by the trustees of the Red Bluff Cemetery District, being held at historic Oak Hill Cemetery on Sunday, Dec. 7. Luminary candle bags will be available for a $1 do- nation beginning at about 4 p.m. Holiday carols will be sung by members of the Red Bluff High School choir and a short program will begin at 5 p.m. Stay for refreshments af- ter the program. Hot choco- late will be provided by the Boy Scouts. This celebration is in re- membrance of those who have gone before, and gives the opportunity to share a bit of holiday time with them and with each other. Oak Hill and St. Mary's cemeteries are full of Red Bluff history. In remembrance of those people who helped build the town, guests are encour- aged to purchase an extra luminary and place it on one of the pioneer grave sites. The program will take place, rain or shine. OAK HILL Me mo ri al candlelight pr og ra m se t for Sunday By Jennifer Cooper Social Security manager in Redding On Dec. 31, the nation celebrates National Make Up Your Mind Day. The timing is perfect to coin- cide with those pesky New Year's resolutions. Some decisions are big and you might need time to plan before you make up your mind. Other decisions are small, but they matter all the same. You might say to your- self, "Someday… I'll dust behind the television. But getting back there is a pain and have you seen the spa- ghetti of power cords?" You might say to yourself, "Someday… I'll stop eat- ing that one cookie a day. Someday… someday…" But that one cookie a day could save you more than a thou- sand calories a week—de- pending on the cookie. That could potentially al- low you to lose a pound of body weight a month. But hey, cookies are good. And it's the holidays, so every- one you visit is offering up fresh-baked cookies. We all have our own per- sonal somedays. Just out of reach. Just over the hori- zon. But you don't have to wait for someday to plan for your retirement or make up your mind to sign up for your own personal my Social Security account. Planning for your retire- ment is one of the most im- portant things you will do in your life and we've made that decision as easy as pie. (That's something else you may want to give up some- day!) Put the cookie—or piece of pie—aside and go to www.socialsecurity.gov/ myaccount to create your personal account. It only takes a few minutes. Once you've made that decision, life gets a little easier. It re- ally does. When signing up for my Social Security, you can see whether you've earned enough credits to apply for Social Security benefits and verify that your earnings history is correct. It's very important that you verify your earnings, because we base your future Social Se- curity retirement benefits on your lifetime earnings. You can also estimate how much money you will re- ceive when you start collect- ing cash benefits. If you're already receiving Social Se- curity, you can instantly get a benefit verification letter when you need it. Most im- portantly, you can relax be- cause you will have the abil- ity to securely control, plan, and manage your receipt of Social Security benefits throughout your life. If you have friends or family who have a hard time making up their minds, giv- ing them the gift of secu- rity is a great present. Let them know how easy it is to sign up for my Social Se- curity. Over the holidays, in between watching A Christ- mas Story and passing the dessert tray, grab your elec- tronic device and huddle around the hearth. Now that you've created a my Social Security ac- count at www.socialsecu- rity.gov/myaccount, why don't you treat yourself to that cookie…or piece of pie? We won't tell anyone. SOCIAL SECURITY On e ea sy d ec is io n on 'Make Up Your Mind Day' The Sierra Club, Yahi Group is hosting the following events for December. Unless otherwise noted, trips are free, open to the public and begin at the trail head. If you have any questions or want further information about specific activi- ties, call Wayland Au- gur at 530 519-4724 or send an email to wba@acm.org. Sunday, Dec. 7 — Day Activities in Oroville The group will walk along the flat Feather River trail — optional bike ride — eat a bag lunch along the river, then visit the historic Lott Home for the an- nual Mistletoe Party for music, goodies, house tour. It will leave Chico Park N Ride Sunday morning and meet others at the trail head in Oroville. Call early to sign up and to get more information. Leader: Jeanne (530) 321-7279 Friday, Dec. 12 — Christmas Potluck Party starts at 6 p.m. at Valley Oaks Village, 1950 Wild Oak Lane, Chico. Limited parking so carpooling is encouraged. Bring your own beer and wine. After dinner there will be a talk by David Nopel on "Hik- ing along the Oregon Trail." The annual Christ- mas Party is a good time to visit with friends new and old. So bring your favorite dish and plan to have a pleasant evening. If you plan on at- tending, notify Su- zette Welch by e-mail at booksontape@rock- etmail.com or call 342- 9214 stating number of people in your party and what you plan to bring. 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