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At the News free cook- ing school yesterday after- noon, at which 150 women were present, Mrs. D. W. Gedney, president of the Woman's Improvement Club, took charge of the meeting for a few min- utes to express her hearty appreciation of Mr. Dwell for the splendid instruc- tion she has given during the week; of the Red Bluff News for standing back of such a work; of the Baptist church for donating the room for the school. — Jan. 16, 1915 100YEARSAGO... AvoteofthankstoNews Don't get me wrong. I really like my doctor. Al- though I only get 15 min- utes in his p r e s e n c e per appoint- ment, I un- d e r s t a n d that's not his fault. More im- por tantly, during that quarter of an hour, he re- ally has a great bedside manner, remaining atten- tive and focused; he even laughs at my jokes. Yet, it's still a very short amount of time for me to catalog every concerning twitch, itch, or anomaly I discover on this aging body. None- theless, he listens patiently and responds to every ap- prehension and I have yet to catch him sighing nor checking his watch. Like I said, I like my doctor. So at first blush, it might seem contradictory when I state that I did everything I knew how to do to avoid my most recent appoint- ment. No invasive tests were on the agenda. I did not even have to fast the night before; I had done that the previous week. This visit's express pur- pose was merely getting the results of my standard blood tests I took the week previously. I arrived for my appoint- ment a little early; hoping to get it over with. I pur- posely did not wear blue jeans because I knew they weigh more than my black cotton pants and also knew that — per standard pro- tocol — the first place to which I would be escorted was the scale. I've com- mented before that I would prefer they placed it some- where more discreet as it feels like it's in the lobby with a lighted placard an- nouncing, "Now weighing in…" and then proclaims my weight to everyone in the entire building. It's not doing that of course, or so I'm told. But, as they say, "just because you're para- noid doesn't mean they're not out to get you." It still does appear that way to me. "Please step on to the scale," said the nurse. "One moment," I re- plied, "I don't want to weigh while wearing this jacket." She smiled patiently while I placed my coat on the provided rack. "Excellent; now you can hop on board." "I'm not done yet," said I, whilst removing my shoes and unbuckling my belt. "You know, you don't re- ally need to take those off," she commented. "Maybe others don't, but I do. I'm a professional at this." I accented the action by emptying my pockets of my keys, spare change, phone, and even my pen. I would have discarded the used napkin buried in the bottom of my pocket but I was starting to feel a bit too anal-retentive. After weighing-in and getting myself together, I was escorted to the exam room where I was told the doctor would be in shortly. He arrived, young medi- cal student in tow, and — friendly as always — placed his open laptop on the ta- ble, pulled up a stool, in- troduced me to the young woman who was learning the trade, shook my hand, and said in a genuinely jo- vial manner, "So, how are you?" That — to me — seemed like an odd question. After all, that's why I was there. Nervously chuckling, I re- sponded, "Um, big pic- ture, I think I'm okay. I mean I don't think there's anything wrong. Besides, you're more the expert on how I am than I am, aren't you?" He laughed. "Yes, I guess I am. Well, then, let me tell you that you're great. All your blood work comes back well within the norms. Your sugar lev- els and triglycerides are fine. Your cholesterol is great. Your kidneys and your liver are all function- ing exactly as they are sup- posed to." My sigh of relief was au- dible. "I was really freak- ing out," I said. "I was look- ing for all sorts of excuses to get out of this appoint- ment." Looking puzzled, he asked, "Why? You've had countless blood tests be- fore, there's never been a major problem." "Yes, I know," sheepishly looking at the floor, "But I've never had a blood test when I'm 60. I was afraid there would be all sorts of weirdness floating around in my insides." Reassuringly he replied, "I understand. Well, you can be happy. You passed your blood test with flying colors. And, by the way, if it helps any, you have blood of a 58-year-old." I laughed and thanked him. Picking up my jacket my youngish blood and I exited the practice. How- ever, now I couldn't help but wonder why he didn't say I had the blood of a 57-year-old. Scott"Q"Marcusisana- tionally known weight loss expert for baby boom- ers and the CRP (Chief Re- covering Perfectionist) of www.ThisTimeIMeanIt. com Get his free ebook of motivational quota- tions and one year of his highly-popular Monday Motivational Memos at no charge by visiting his website. He is also avail- able for coaching and speaking at 707 442-6243. SCOTT MARCUS Youngbloodfor a 60-year-old The following infor- mation has been com- piled from Red Bluff Po- lice Department, Tehama County Sheriff's Depart- ment, Corning Police De- partment and California Highway Patrol logs. Arrests RogerLeeHaydenJr:43, of Red Bluff was arrested Thursday at Riverside Plaza on outstanding charges of felony failure to appear and misdemeanor failure to ap- pear. Bail was $175,000. Animal East Avenue at Moon Road: A caller reported Wednesday that a donkey had been walk- ing on East Avenue toward Moon Road and was eating grass. It then went into an orchard and was unable to be captured. A woman reported that she located the donkey and contained it for its owner. Disturbance 400block of Berrendos Avenue: A caller reported Wednesday that her neigh- bor had been in a verbal disturbance and was hit by a Taser. Officers were unable to gain access to the residence where the disturbance occurred. Suspicious Grant Avenue, Corn- ing: A caller reported Wednesday that his rental unit was broken into, but nothing was stolen. Locks were broken, windows were pried open and a gate lock was taken off and replaced with a lock unknown to the caller. North Street, Corning: A caller reported Wednesday that juveniles in the area were riding a small mo- torcycle and getting wild. Extra patrol was requested. POLICE LOGS COURTESY PHOTO Vista Preparatory Academy held its annual spelling bee Wednesday. This year's spelling bee went 29rounds with Montana Warner spelling the word eschew to emerge as 2015Spelling Bee Champion. Second place went to Trinity Martin with third place going to Shea Gleason. Pictured, from le , are Gleason, Warner and Martin. VISTA PREP Scott Marcus A local Color Dash run is scheduled for Saturday, March 7 at Corning High School. The Color Dash 5K run and walk is a fun-filled ex- perience for walkers, run- ners and people of all ages, shapes and sizes. The dash is not timed — it's more about sharing memories, laughing and getting col- ored like a bag of Skittles than competing. As participants run or walk the course, volun- teers will splash them with special colorful dust. The result is a white t-shirted community of do-gooders, turned into a rainbow of colorful faces. A portion of the pro- ceeds from the Color Dash Corning will be used to provide scholarships to women athletes in Tehama County in honor of the an- nual National Girls and Women in Sports Month. St. Elizabeth Commu- nity Hospital in partner- ship with Tehama Family Fitness, Soroptimists In- ternational of Red Bluff, Tehama County De- partment of Education, Walmart Distribution Center and Rolling Hills Casino will produce the second annual color run in recognition of the im- portance of athletics in the development of girls and women as key con- tributors to the commu- nity. The Color Dash will be immediately followed by a pancake breakfast hosted by Soroptimists. Tick- ets are $7 for a pancake, ham steak and fruit salad breakfast and available at Tehama Family Fitness Center and the Corning Chamber of Commerce. For more information and to register, visit www. theColorDash5k.com. FUNDRAISER Color Dash run set for Corning Passages Health Insur- ance Counseling & Advo- cacy Program (HICAP) wants to inform people with Medicare that the Medicare's Plan Finder tool on its website had incorrect information on Aetna and First Health Part D plan network phar- macies during the Annual Election Period Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, 2014. This left some plan members thinking their pharmacy was in-network when in reality was not. This discrepancy could re- sult in much higher out-of- pocket costs for prescrip- tion drugs. Medicare is giving af- fected beneficiaries the right to a Special Election Period to change plans for those who have an Aetna or First Health Plan, and their pharmacy is not in their network. For local assistance, call HICAP at 1-800-434-0222. Passages helps older adults and family care- givers with important services to empower them to remain confident in their ability to sustain and enjoy independent lives. For more informa- tion about Passages ser- vices go to www.passag- escenter.org. MEDICARE In co rr ec t in fo rm at io n on Plan Finder tool If your group or organi- zation is planning an event in the days leading up to the Red Bluff Round-Up Rodeo, you are urged to attend an important meeting 10 a.m. to noon at the Tehama County Farm Bureau office, 275 Sale Lane in Red Bluff. Western-themed events planned to precede and coordinate with the Red Bluff Round-Up need to re- ceive maximum promotion by the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Com- merce, the Daily News and other media in advance of the 11 Days of Round-Up. RSVP with your name and what groups you'll be representing to 527-6220 or send an email to info@red- bluffchamber.com. ROUND-UP Meeting set to plan activities FollowusonTwitterandFacebook. The Associated Press SANFRANCISCO With San Francisco's home prices soaring, Mayor Ed Lee un- veiled plans Thursday to try to increase the city's stock of affordable housing and help more people buy homes. Lee, calling housing the city's "No. 1 priority," said in his State of the City speech that San Fran- cisco has made progress in building new homes and protecting tenants, but it needs to do more. "Now more than ever, we must make sure to en- sure that everyone shares in the city's prosperity, that this city is where ev- eryone belongs," he said, speaking at a produce market in the Bayview dis- trict, one of the city's grit- tier neighborhoods. Lee proposed partnering with the private sector on a new housing fund and put- ting a bond measure on the ballot to build and rehabili- tate more housing for poor and middle income resi- dents. He also proposed an additional$100millionover 10 years for a city program that loans first-time home buyers up to $200,000 for a down payment. "We all know that home ownership is out of reach for too many San Franciscans," he said. The city's economy is booming with strong growth in the technology sector fueled by the success of companies such as Twit- ter. But that growth has also put upward pressure on rents and home prices, which have become unaf- fordableformanyresidents. San Francisco's median home price is around $1 million. A $90,000 income for a typical young worker in the city would be enough to buy only 28 percent of homes for sale, accord- ing to an analysis by on- line real estate firm Tru- lia. Rents have seen simi- lar increases. The surging prices have fueled tension between technology workers and other San Francisco resi- dents, with periodic pro- tests around the company buses that carry technology workersfromSanFrancisco to Silicon Valley. The buses are viewed as a symbol of economic inequality. Lee pointed to the con- struction or rehabilita- tion of 4,000 homes in the city last year — dou- ble the number in 2013 — as a sign of progress in addressing the hous- ing crisis. Lee has com- mitted to building or re- habilitating 30,000 hous- ing units by 2020. 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