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Monday, October 3, 2011 – Daily News 3A Local Calendar To add an upcoming event in the Local Calendar, submit information well in advance to the Daily News, attention Calendar, P.O. Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 or e-mail to clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. Include a contact name and telephone number. MONDAY,OCTOBER 3 Red Bluff Bend Jelly 4-H, 6 p.m.,Bend School, 527-3101 Diabetic Support Group, 6:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, Columba Room Line Dancing, beginners at 9 a.m.; intermediate at 10 a.m.; Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 South Jackson Street. English as a Second Language class, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Red Bluff High School Adult Ed building, 1295 Red Bud, 736-3308, same time Tuesday and Wednes- day and 9 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. Thursdays, free child- carefrom 9 a..m. to 12:20 p.m. classes in Richlieu Hall, 900 Johnson St. Fun Senior Aerobics with Linda, 8-9 a.m., $1 per class, Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 South Jack- son Street 527-8177 Head Injury Recreational Entity, 10 a.m., St. Eliz- abeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, Rusty, 529- 2059 High school diploma prep class for adults, 3:30- 5:30 p.m., Red Bluff High School Adult Ed building, 1295 Red Bud, 736-3308, same time Tuesday and Wednesday and 3:30-6:30 p.m.Thursdays Key to Life, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066 Masterworks Chorale Rehearsal, 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m., Red Bluff Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 527-4203 Red Bluff Community Band reharsal, 7-9 p.m., Red Bluff Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 727- 8744 Salvation Army Writing Class, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 940 Walnut St., 527-8530 Sons in Retirement, 11:30 a.m., Riverside Cafe, 529-5700 Sun Country Quilters Community Service Group, 9 a.m.to 3 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066 TeenScreen Mental Health Appointments, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., free, by appointment only, Youth Empowerment Services, 1900 Walnut St., 527-8491, Ext. 3012 US citizenship preparation class, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Red Bluff High School Adult Ed building, 1295 Red Bud, 736-3308, same time Tuesday and Wednesday Corning Alcoholics Anonymous, noon Monday through Friday, 5 p.m. Thursday, 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday, 783 Solano St., behind the Church Dance with Juana, noon to 1 p.m., Corning Fami- ly Resource Center, 1488 South St., 824-7670. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., 820 Marin St., 824- 1114 or 824-2090, meetings are every day through Saturday with an additional meeting at noon Mondays Sewing class, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Spanish Adult Education, 5 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Strategies for Success, Life Skill classes, 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Los Molinos Tehama County Commission on Aging, 2 p.m., Senior Center, 25199 Josephine, open to the public TUESDAY,OCTOBER 4 Red Bluff City Council, 7 p.m. City Hall, 555 Washington St. Cribbage Club, 6:30 p.m., Rio Vista Mobile Estates. Call Jerold 527-6402 for more information. PAL Kickboxing, 6 p.m., 1450 Schwab St., 529- 8716 or 200-3950 Pinochle for Seniors, 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., 1500 So. Jackson St., Free, 527-8177 Playtime Pals Playgroup, 9:30 a.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528- 8066 Red Bluff Rotary, noon, Elks Lodge Take Off Pounds Sensibly — TOPS, 10 a.m., First United Methodist Church, 525 David Ave., 824-0556 or 529-1414 Tehama County and Red Bluff Landfill Manage- ment Agency, 8 a.m., board meeting, 727 Oak St. Tehama County Board of Supervisors, 10 a.m., board chamber, 727 Oak St. Tehama County Tea Party Patriots,6 p.m., Grange Hall, 20794 Walnut St. Weight Watchers meeting, 9 a.m., 6 p.m., weigh- in starts half-hour before meetings, 485 Antelope Blvd., #N, next to Bud's Jolly Kone, 1-800-651-6000 Corning Corning Community meeting, 7 p.m., Maywood Middle School, 1666 Marguerite Ave. Corning Recreation Commission, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 794 Third St. Lotto numbers SACRAMENTO (AP) — The winning num- bers drawn Saturday night in the California Lottery's ''SuperLotto Plus'' game were: 3 - 5 - 13 - 15 - 21. Meganumber: 9. October Specials Ask about October Punch Cards! Haircut and 15 foils $ Glossing service and Deep conditioning $ 40 10% off color services Headquarters For Hair Leanne Stewart Hrs flexible for earlier/later appt, if needed. 527-8484 40 Chestnut Ave. Hrs: 10-5 Mon-Fri 30 Slow down, use cash Remember that Visa check card commercial? Long lines of people are moving quickly through the fast food assem- bly line where the jolly workers are turning out lunch at an amazing clip. Pick up a tray, grab your food, swipe your Visa check card and get through the line. Fast! They make me laugh, and they make me want to cry. Everything is running like a well-oiled machine to a happy tune until one unsuspecting customer happens to pull out his wallet filled with (Gasp!) cash. Oh, no! This guy -- portrayed as an absent-minded nerd -- performs the unthinkable act, which brings everything to a screeching halt. He gets rear-ended by the mind- less souls behind him as trays and food go flying, the machine jams, and the music stops! If looks could kill, this guy would be dead taco meat. The audacity of him -- trying to pay with cash. How could he?! The message: Don't let cash slow you down. Life takes Visa. Which loosely interpreted means: Hurry up, don't think. Blow through your wad as fast as you can. Don't worry about how much you have in the bank. Credit card companies are not District makes wood chipper available to clear properties The Tehama County Resource Conservation Dis- trict was awarded a grant to assist the fire protection dis- tricts in the Paynes Creek and Manton area. The pur- pose of the grant was to remove large quantities of brush and trees from the landscape in order to create fire breaks. A commercial chipper was purchased with the grant funds. The project has been successful, and the chipper can now be used by organizations and property owners. Property owners can rent the chipper and operators to help clear defensible space around their property, Con- servation District Director Vicky Dawley said. "After seeing the devas- tating fires in Texas this year, our area residents should be serious about this type of disaster occurring in our own backyard," she said. One of the first organiza- tions to benefit is the Sacra- mento River Discovery Center. stupid. They know we are more willing to buy something with plastic than with cash. It's easier. Plastic is a stand-in for money; it doesn't seem as real. And we'll spend more when we swipe plastic than when we pull out the green. Case in point: Vend- ing machines. Instead of scrounging for two bucks to pay for a soda, many vending machines now take debit and credit cards. And how is that working for the vending and credit card compa- nies? They're thrilled. Sales are up, and without any change in price. Vending machine users are happy, too. And that's the problem. They don't realize they're spending more. For the "convenience," they're slip- ping into a spending coma with lit- tle or no thought to whether they can actually afford the soda. I concede that a can of soda is not such a big deal. But the real issue here is the change of attitude -- and that is a big deal. The idea that it is acceptable to pay with plastic because it is more conve- nient, faster, safer, hipper and high-tech is a ploy to allow the consumer credit industry to share in all our transactions -- even the small ones. I don't like the idea of being manipulated. I don't like to think that I'm being shifted from a cash-paying to a plastic- paying customer without my knowledge. Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate There is no doubt that cash is inconvenient. It makes spending a bit more difficult. And that is a won- derful safety measure. It makes you plan ahead. You can't spend more cash than you have in your posses- sion. You have to think -- something that Visa and MasterCard don't want us to do. I say we band together to become the consumer credit industry's worst nightmare: cash-carrying consumers. Now if I could just get that boun- cy tune out of my head ... Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 18 books, including her best-selling classic "Debt-Proof Living." You can email her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. Got wood? District makes wood chipper available Courtesy photo Kevin Greer and Bill Enrsud making chips for the SRDC garden and restoration projects. The center is working to rebuild its native and drought tolerant plant demonstration garden and needs a quantity of chips to help reduce the return of invasive weeds and grasses. The district had taken a large pile of cuttings from the Discovery Garden cleanup efforts and turned it into about 1 cubic yard of wood chips in 30 minutes. Bobie Hughes, volunteer executive director of the center, approached district board member Ryan Sale when she saw a large accu- mulation of brush and trees near his Sale Lane orchard. Discovery Center board Chairman Ben Hughes said it is great having a partner- ship with the conservation district. "They have the tools; the public has a solution to fire danger situation and there are places that want and need mulching materials," he said. "The SRDC is happy to be one of the first benefactors of this commer- cial chipper." For information about this project or to rent the chipper, contact the Tehama County Resource Conserva- tion District at 527-3013 extension 5. The office is located at 2 John Sutter Square, near Days Inn. Sierra Club activities scheduled for October The Sierra Club, Yahi Group, is hosting the following events for October: •Tuesday-Wednesday, Oct. 11-19 - Pacific Crest Trail Maintenance Near Humboldt Peak in Lassen National Forest. Four volunteer positions available to work with a Northwest Service Academy - AmeriCorps led crew. Pro- ject will entail heavy tread and drainage maintenance and reconstruction. Camping will be car camping in a devel- oped campground. This level is suitable for most volun- teers who are in good physical condition. Contact Merrit Hoeh at 916-285-1838, Email: mhoeh@pcta.org • Sunday, Oct. 16 - Susan River Grade Bike Ride.We will drive from Chico to Susanville, bringing our moun- tain or cross bikes, for the exciting ride along the Bizz Johnson Trail from Susanville to Westwood.We will do a maximum of 20 miles round trip. This ride requires some endurance. Please bring properly prepared bike, spare tube, helmets (required), lunch, water, and carpool and dinner Rain cancels. Meet at the Chico Park N Ride at 8 a.m. Leader: Jeanne 899-9980, Asst. Leader: John 872- 8258 • Saturday, Oct. 22 - Cross Country Ski Trail Mainte- ENGLAND'S BOOKKEEPING SERVICES Need help organizing your information for your tax preparer? Email acownteen@yahoo.com Call or Text 530 739-9413 Computer Problems? Frustrated? Need Help? Diagnosis Service with Windows Reload Service ($39 value. Must mention this ad.) 345 Hickory St., # 1, Red Bluff Xtreme PC Solutions www.xtremepcsolutions.com 528-1688 PC & APPLE SPECIALIST FREE Hardware nance at Colby Meadows. Tools furnished by the Forest Service. Bring work clothes, boots, gloves, lunch and $$ for drivers. Meet at the Chico Park & Ride at 8 a.m. Leader: Larry, 342-7998; Asst. Leader: Ken, 693-2134. • Saturday, Oct. 22 - Make a Difference Day in Bidwell Park. Come make a difference in Bidwell Park working on several projects from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call Lise Smith- Peters at 896-7831 or Carla, 891-6977 for meeting place. • Saturday, Oct. 29 - South Rim Loop Hike. A full 12- mile loop of the South Rim of Upper Bidwell Park. Bring lunch, water and comfortable shoes with tread. Meet at 9 a.m. at the trailhead at the end of Chico Canyon Road and Centennial Avenue at 9 a.m. Leader: Alan, 891-8789 or ajmendoza@prodigy.net • Saturday, Oct. 29 - Cross Country Ski Trail Mainte- nance at Colby Meadows. Tools furnished by the Forest Service. Bring work clothes, boots, gloves, lunch and $$ for drivers. Meet at the Chico Park & Ride at 8 a.m. Leader: Larry, 342-7998; Asst. Leader: Ken, 693-2134. Unless otherwise noted, trips are free and open to the public and begin at the trailhead. For more information about specific activities contact Wayland Augur at 530- 519-4724 or email wba@acm.org.