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MONDAY OCTOBER 24, 2011 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Mental training See 4A Vitality RED BLUFF Corning rolls, RB, Mercy fall See 8A Double Coverage Sunny 78/50 Weather forecast 8B DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Homecoming Week 55 years at Art Walk Red Bluff Art Association is planning a gala cele- bration to take place during the 9th Annual Historic Downtown Art Walk 5-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at 623 Main St. — for- merly Heartfelt Design Gallery — in Red Bluff, shar- ing the space with the Tehama County Photo Club. Honoring its 55th Anniversary, the association will display paintings by early-day members along with photo albums, a sketch book, and other memorabilia from over the years. Friday night's reception will fea- ture unique artisan gifts, fine art by members, Ramey sculptures, vocalist Kerry De Forte and guitarist Cur- tiss Johnson, plus wine tasting and hor d'oeuvres. Pouring the wines will be Ringtail Winery and Bursi- ni Winery. Floral decorations to be provided by House of Design. Artists will demonstrate both Friday and Saturday using the new presentation mirror. Three works of art donated by early member and watercolorist, Lynn Mosher, will be available for the public to purchase opportunity tickets. All funds raised will go to help promote and expand the Arts in Tehama County. The drawing for the winners will take place at a later event. The association first met on Feb. 10, 1956 in the home of Marjorie Garret. The group consisted of art students from Red Bluff Union High School adult education class. Dr. Cahoone Yuen acted as chairman. Evelyn Hinkle was secretary. Early on it was decided to have monthly meetings Courtesy photo The Homecoming Queen nominees are: (back row) Alana Hinkston and Riley Kittle (front row) Ama- ranta Martinez-Aguilar, Dina Menendez, Jessie Slade, and Kalynne Schoelen. Red Bluff Union High School will be celebrating Homecoming Week starting Monday. While there will be activities for the students all week, the communi- ty can join in on the fun Friday. A rally will be held 2:14 p.m., in the large gym. Gold an silver grads are welcome to attend. The Homecoming Parade will immediately follow the rally, start- ing at 3:30 p.m. The route will start by the student parking lot on Dou- glass Street, wind its way through downtown and back to campus. The junior varsity game will be 5 p.m., Friday with the varsity game to follow, at approximately 7:30 p.m. Coronation of the queen will take place on the football field between the two games at approxi- mately 7 p.m. For students and staff, dress up days are: Monday — Just out of Bed Day, Tuesday — Neon Day, Wednesday — Super Hero/Villain Day, Thursday — At the Spartan Shore Day and Friday — Green and Gold / School Spirit Day. on the first Monday of each month. Membership dues were determined to be $5 a year, which could be paid in two installments. Later this was changed to $3 for a single membership and $5 for a couple. Present at the first meeting were Marjorie Garret, Jewel Quisenber- ry, Art Germain, Inez Hinkle, Evelyn Hinkle, Linda Eggleston, Dan Souza and Yuen. The group grew to 18 by the end of the first year. Early meetings consisted of guest speakers and review and critique of members' works. By 1960 the group has grown to the point where it could no longer meet in homes. Over the ensuing years the association has met at Bidwell School, Red Bluff High School art room, Tehama District Fairground, Rio Vista Mobile Home Park and now meets at Snug Harbor Mobile See WALK, page 7A SERRF students celebrate after school activities By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Tehama County stu- dents county-wide cele- brated "Lights On After School", Thursday, join- ing a celebration of after school programs. "Today, you're joining a nationwide celebra- tion," said Lassen View Safe Education and Recreation For Rural Families (SERRF) Site Facilitator Alyson Wylie. "We're telling Washing- ton D.C. that we feel it's important to have the lights on after school." As a part of the Lassen View SERRF celebra- tion, the school chose to honor one of its own, Helen Stillwell, along with a community mem- ber, Kathy Brandt, who has contributed to the school. Stillwell was nominat- ed by Wylie and chosen to receive the Healthy Hero Award from the Network for a Healthy California for her work in promoting healthy eating for her students. "Helen goes above and beyond to promote nutri- tion and healthy lifestyles in her job as the liaison for Lassen View SERRF where she teaches about recycling, making nutri- tious choices and has been working to increase the amount of fruits and vegetables offered to stu- dents," said Katie Wil- helm of Network for a Healthy California. Stillwell worked with Brandt, owner of Julia's Fruit Stand down the street from Lassen View on Highway 99E, to sup- ply cantaloupe and watermelon to the 90 stu- dents at her program. She Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Antelope SERRF students participate in Basketballskillastics, a game where students roll the dice to pick a square with each square having a different physical activity for students to do with a basket- ball,Thursday at the SERRF Lights On After School celebration. has taught a club on fruit preservation where stu- dents have made fruit freezies with fresh berries and had a pickle party. "Helen's commitment to student health shows every day," Wylie said. "She made it her goal to do what she can to increase the amounts of fruits and veggies offered here and this year we have more than ever before." Through her hard 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 work, Lassen View SERRF was chosen as the official Healthy Behaviors Site for the SERRF program in Tehama County, Wylie said. Stillwell continues to strive toward making Lassen View the Healthy Behavior Site for north- ern California, Wylie "These events emphasize the importance of keeping the lights on and the doors open for afterschool programs." — recreation specialist, Beth Birk said. "It's important for children to eat healthy for their physical and mental well being and because they are growing," Still- well said. Stillwell is in the process of trying to get a raised bed garden, which would make it more accessible for those not able to get on the ground, started at the Lassen View site. Brandt was given a SERRF Best in the West Cookbook for her efforts in supporting Lassen. The cookbook is made of recipes collected coun- ty-wide and is available at the SERRF office in the Tehama County Department of Educa- tion, 1135 Lincoln St., in Red Bluff, as a fundraiser for Tehama County SERRF programs. Mary Christensen of the Dairyville Orchard Festival presented stu- dents with a certificate of appreciation for their help with the festival held on Oct. 15. Students at Lassen View participated in activities including doing push-ups, playing with jump ropes, drawing and playing with A-Z cards showing different fruits and vegetables. At Antelope SERRF, students made a pledge to eat healthy and drink more water. They also jumped rope and played games like basketball- skillastics, which is where students roll a dice to pick a square. Each square has a different physical activity that stu- dents do using a basket- ball. Each of the 1,500 SERRF students in Tehama County received a free jump rope for themselves along with one jump rope per family. "This is a celebration for the children, their families, local business- men and the community," said recreation specialist Beth Birk. "It's for any- one who has a school in their neighborhood. These are our kids who may someday be on the city councils or sitting in the audience, represent- ing our community. They are our future." The more involved people are with the youth of the county today, the less problems the county will have in the future, Birk said. "These events empha- size the importance of keeping the lights on and the doors open for after- school programs," Birk said. "SERRF has served 12,000 students in Tehama County since it began in 1999." This year, students are learning each week about positive self-esteem and expressing gratitude through the theme of "You Matter". For more information on SERRF visit www.tehamaschools.org. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdai- lynews.com. SKILLS CLASS Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011 COMPUTER 9:30 am – Noon Job Training Center 718 Main St., Red Bluff $49.00 per person Call 529-7000 BASIC