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2A Daily News – Saturday, October 29, 2011 Community people&events Senior menu The Senior Nutrition Program serves meals Monday through Friday at the Red Bluff Community-Senior Cen- ter, the Corning Senior Center and the Los Molinos Vet- erans 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 Oct. 31 through Nov. 4 Monday Chicken ala King; Peas & Carrots; Beets; Biscuit; Mango Medley Tuesday Clam Chowder; Assorted Crackers; 3 Bean Salad; Cranberry Juice; Apple Oatmeal Cake Wednesday Chicken Parmesan; Scalloped Potatoes with Bread Crumbs; Broccoli Salad; Wheat Bread; Apricots Thursday ETHNIC MENU DAY Beef Tamale Pie; Refried Beans; Green Salad; Fresh Orange Wedges Friday HEALTHY HEART DAY Vegetable Beef Soup; Wheat Crackers; Carrot Raisin Salad; Pineapple Orange Juice; Cottage Cheese & Pears Debt workshop Wednesday On Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 10 a.m. there will be a credit card debt workshop held at Legal Services of Northern Cal- ifornia, 541 Normal Ave., in Chico. A facing foreclosure workshop will be held at 10 a.m. on Nov. 4 at Legal Ser- vices of Northern California. The events are free, but pre- registration is required. For more information or to prereg- ister call 345-9491. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. Setting it straight There was an error in Friday's page 2A item about a prescription take back event. The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Corning Police Department, 774 Third St. 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 wonderful days of fall The leaves are beautiful both in the mountains and in the valley, col- ored just enough with orange, yel- low and green. Not so many of these beautiful leaves have been blown off yet so the best of both worlds has visited in October. Recently husband traveled to Mineral, he noted the entry sign "Welcome to Mineral" originally designed by Jackie Graham. A flag pole was being secured into the ground next to the sign. What a great way to welcome visitors to the quaint little mountain town. Thanks to R.B. Wadlington and Steve Gides who put the flag pole up. The monies to provide the pole were donated by the "Mineral Communi- ty Annual Walk," which was origi- nally led by Jody Perkins and cur- rently led by Vikki Bettman. Visi- tors to Mineral will soon see a Unit- ed States Flag donated from the California State Capitol flying from the pole. There will be more to hear about this wonderful addition to the Mineral area in future columns. The trees in Mineral represent the turnover of the seasons. The Aspen Trees are preparing for the Fall and Winter changes, gentle winds carry the leaves through the air mostly in gentle motion. It is almost hypnotizing as those of us who happen to be in the mountains are settling in for a cozy time inside and a somewhat challenging time outside. In the valley it is the time of the year when we are busy cleaning up the yard, raking a few leaves, preparing for the possibility of rain welcoming the season. Halloween trick or treat children are looking forward to candy rewards. A few adults are practicing carving pump- kins with faces or pumpkin pies that can be prepared and frozen for November Thanksgiving dinners. Others of us long to be in the moun- tains sitting near a warm fire place and leisurely reading interesting books. One delightful activity coming to Red Bluff during the Fall season is the Jefferson Pipe Band that visits our town and represents the Kirkin' O' the Tartan at the Pres- byterian Church, 838 Jefferson Street in Red Bluff. The beautiful music of the bagpipes and drums often perform both inside the church and in the patio area of the church. It is a color- ful and festive occasion with always a bit of Scot- tish shortbread being served. Celebrating this music during the fall sea- son has been a great opportunity for residents of Tehama County. Carolyn Barber By the time my column is read the celebration of Halloween will be well on its way. The pumpkins, scarecrows, leaves and black cats may adorn the porches of many Tehama County residents. In the past it has been spoken that black cats are bad luck. We once owned a very black cat, well we didn't exactly own it, and our son owned Angus. Angus lived with us a very long time as son was working else- where. Angus was a black stub tailed Manx. He was a cat of his own kind. We liked him and he liked us if we always did things his way. One Halloween night he dis- appeared. We were really upset as we missed him frantically. We looked and prayed for him and about a week later he showed up at our home. He lived to be 22 years old. He was great at scaring other animals from our backyard before he died. He had become a family member not a Halloween cat. Some myths about cats were held in different countries, in the UK and Japan, black cats were con- sidered symbols of good fortune. In the US and Italy the opposite was true. Some cultures are differing and believe that black is a protective color, there are traditions such as giving a bride a black cat as a wed- ding gift will ensure a happy mar- riage. In fishing communities in northern England, a black cat in the home may be considered to offer protec- tion to the fishermen at sea. The negative myths about black cats came from their purported relation- ships with witches. Female witches in the 16th and 17th centuries were accused of practicing the dark arts, and black cats were killed in huge num- bers along with their unfor- tunate owners. It is deter- mined today that if a black cat does cross your path; consider yourself lucky—we are fortunate that they survive to this day. Cats have their own personalities and if they cross your path, consider your- self lucky—we are all lucky that they survive through these times. The month of October can be a rewarding month when we experi- ence some not so hot days, mini- mal cold days, yummy good Hal- loween candy, and happy children dressed in various costumes at our doors guided by caring parents. Let all of us look forward to happy fall days. Perhaps attendance at the Kirkin 'O the Tartan on Sunday at the Red Bluff Presbyterian church at 1l am on Sunday, October, 30th will prepare us for future fall sea- sons with the music of the Jeffer- son Bag Pipers. Yes, I have been listening to the Clarridge Fiddlers play the "Scotland The Brave" on their CD. I am definitely in the mood for some more Scottish music, see you in the neighbor- hood. 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 hurcar@yahoo.com. Sacramento River Discovery Plant Sale Special to the DN The Sacramento River D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 126, NUMBER 293 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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This sale will benefit the educational pro- grams of the Discovery Center. Wildflower seeds will also be on sale from parents of students of Whittenberg Country School. The SRDC is providing programming for this private elemen- tary school led by Zach Whitten. Money raised from seed sales will help the school obtain sub- scriptions to publica- tions such as "National Geographic." The Fall SRDC Plant Sale will feature native and drought tolerant plants that were propa- gated by Red Bluff High School Natural Resource Interns under the leader- ship of Matt Pritchard and SRDC garden volun- teers. The one gallon plants will be sold for only $5 each. These plants, once established, will require only mini- mal care, and will thrive in our very warm sum- mer temperatures with- out needing large quanti- ties of water. The Sacramento River Discovery Center Plant Sale, set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Satur- day, Nov. 5 at 1000 Sale Lane, draws shop- pers for native and drought-tolerant plants. DOWNTOWN RED BLUFF BUSINESS ASSOCIATION'S Appreciation Day Veterans Complimentary Pancake Breakfast Nov. 13th 8 to 11:30 for all Veterans $5 for all others Veterans Memorial Hall Oak@ S. Jackson LOOK FOR THESE POSTERS IN THE WINDOWS OF PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES TCMFSG - Tehama County Military Families Support Group DRBBA - Downtown Red Bluff Business Association. Many of 90 years ago... Sixty Tots have Picnic Honor of Mardene M'Clure Mrs. Bernal McClure gave a picnic party this afternoon to some sixty of the little folks, in honor of the seventh birthday anniversary of her daughter, Maradene. The party was taken by Johnny Schafer in his big passenger buses to Gardner Grove, where they enjoyed ice cream and cake and sandwiches and played games to their hearts' content. — Oct. 29, 1921 the plants are also known Courtesy photo to be deer resistant. The plants are from the par- ent stock that has been in the garden for over ten years and the high school interns learned about plants, irrigation, water conservation, compost- ing and many other relat- ed subjects while grow- ing the plants for this sale. Information will be available and questions answered, about garden- ing with native and drought tolerant plants, by members of the Cali- fornia Native Plant Soci- ety and area garden clubs. In addition region- al commercial native and drought tolerant plant nurseries will have other plant and tree varieties available for purchase. Please by careful when driving to 1000 Sale Lane as the SRDC is having their first Fall Walk/Run Event starting at 8 am. The Walk/Run will be using Sale Lane as part of their course as well as some of the 4.2 miles of trails within the Mendocino National Forest's Red Bluff Recreation Area. 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