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Students at Gerber Ele- mentary School are learn- ing a new skill—American Sign Language. The Deaf/Hard of Hear- ing program team housed at Gerber School has cre- ated a Friday Sign Club for students. The club is offered to students in fourth and fifth grade who would like to learn basic ASL. Several students on campus have ASL as their primary language, and this program allows them to communicate with more students and adults on campus. The joy of learning a new skill is evident on the students' faces, as is the thrill of the deaf stu- dents being able to com- municate with and teach their peers about ASL. Heidi Schueller, assis- tant superintendent of special schools and ser- vices at Tehama County Department of Educa- tion, has witnessed first- hand the excitement of students communicating with students in the hall. "How great to not have to have an adult sign lan- guage interpreter come between two friends," Schueller said. "I can't wait to see how these stu- dents progress through their school years to- gether. Maybe one day, some of these students will come back to work for us as sign language inter- preters." GERBER City Marshal Montgom- ery recovered more of the stolen property yester- day that was taken from the store of the Paul Stoll Company on February 3, and for which offense George "Blackie" Ramsey was arrested Thursday. "Blackie" has confessed the robbery, as already re- lated in the News, and yes- terday morning told the city marshal that he had five more knives secreted in the cabin where he was living on High street. This makes seven knives recov- ered by the officers, be- sides the guns that have been found. Ramsey tells the officers that he sold a safety razor and two other knives to parties, but does not know who they are. — Feb. 13, 1915 100 YEARS AGO... Moreofthestolenproperty recovered hid on High street An academic grant of $1,000 is being offered to a woman from Tehama or Glenn county who is an up- perdivisionorgraduatestu- dentattendinganaccredited college or university prepar- ing to become a teacher. The scholarship is of- fered by Beta Lambda, the local chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, a wom- en's international educa- tion society. The society's goals are to promote the professional and personal growth of women educa- tors and to acknowledge excellence in education. Scholarship applications are available from Kay Fox, 527-6275 or by email to blc- hap1950@gmail.com. If you have any ques- tions or to obtain an ap- plication, call and leave a message that includes your name, telephone num- ber, complete address and email; your call will be re- turned or the forms will be sent to you. The completed applica- tion, with necessary letters of recommendation, is to be received by March 31. The recipient will be an- nounced in May. DELTA KAPPA GAMMA Scholarship for woman studying to be teacher While there's no deny- ing that love will be in the air Feb. 14, there's one thing that shouldn't be: unweighted balloons. If balloons—particularly me- tallic ones—come into con- tact with overhead power lines, they can disrupt electric service and cause significant property dam- age and potentially result in serious injuries. That's why Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is urging customers to use weights to secure all helium balloons to prevent them from floating away. Last year, more than 300 outages occurred because unsecured metallic balloons floated into PG&E power lines, ultimately affecting electric service to more than 155,000homesandbusinesses throughout Northern and CentralCalifornia.Sometimes these outages interrupt elec- tricservicetoimportantfacil- itiessuchashospitals,schools and traffic lights. "Everybody loves a can- dlelit dinner, but nothing kills the mood quite like a power outage," said Jason Regan, PG&E's director of Emergency Management and Response. "That's why it's important to make sure that we safely secure me- tallic balloons to prevent them from contact with en- ergized wires and posing a serious safety risk." To help ensure that the only sparks flying this Val- entine's Day are the roman- tickind,PG&Eremindscus- tomers to follow these im- portant balloon safety tips: Look up and live. Use caution and avoid celebrat- ing with metallic balloons near overhead electric lines. Make sure helium-filled metallic balloons are se- curely tied to a weight that is heavy enough to prevent them from floating away. Never remove the weight. When possible, keep me- tallic balloons indoors. For everyone's safety, never per- mit metallic balloons to be released outside. Do not bundle metallic balloons together. Never attempt to retrieve any type of balloon, kite or toy that becomes caught in a power line. Leave it alone, and immediately call PG&E at 1-800-743-5000 to report the problem. Never go near a power line that has fallen to the ground or is dangling in the air. Always assume downed electric lines are energized and extremely dangerous. Stay far away, keep others away and immediately call 911 to alert the police and fire departments. PG&E Ut il it y ur ge s sa fe ty with metallic balloons On my trusty Macintosh computer's hard drive, and through its 1280 x 1084 pixel moni- tor, I access all things; from fam- ily vaca- tion photos, to personal tax informa- tion back to 1991. Should I wish to view the lat- est blockbuster, the inter- net is forever at the ready with times and locations. Perhaps I have a sudden need to draw a cartoon face from the word "boy;" no problem, click over to wikiHom.com and be tu- tored on how to accom- plish such a vital under- taking. To communicate with friends in far-flung places, I power up my webcam. I am a small boy with a whiz-bang, boffo toy; technology is way righteously cool! So, one can see how dis- tressing it can be when a prominent author in the field of presentation skills (a topic essential to speak- ers) suggests designing one's speeches in "analog fashion." In simple Eng- lish, that means, "plan your ideas before turning on the computer." "Blasphemy! Humbug!" I bellow, "How can one ac- complish anything in such a quaint, outdated fash- ion?" Yet, wanting to improve my craft (and weary of the bleary-eyed side effect of a computer jockey), I heeded his advice and invested in a white board from my friendly, neighborhood of- fice supply superstore. My first obstacle upon bringing home this single- plane, erasable, analog, planning device was de- ciding where to mount it. Since my office walls are lined with memorabilia, I was required to pull down several plaques and pho- tographs until a space large enough to accom- modate my purchase was available. If you have wall mountings and you re- move them, you are prob- ably aware of the "clean spaces" left behind, where once hung frames. Try as I might to ignore them, I eventually succumbed and started cleaning the walls. One cannot leave some sections of wall un- soiled and not others; soon therefore my efforts expanded to most of my office, generating a coat- ing of dust upon the book- cases. Out comes wood polish and wax; yet, it is too dif- ficult to clean around the tzachkis. Therefore into the trash went 20-year-old knick-knacks, no longer of value. As space opened up, I rearranged desk fur- niture; until finally, due to the upset and tumult that besieged my workspace, I fired up the vacuum cleaner and removed the thick layer of dust from the carpet. At long last, with all completed, I triumphantly mounted the white board, took a step back, placed hands proudly upon hips, and admired the fruits of my labors. It's odd; nail- ing up a two by three foot white board is in reality, a five-minute task. However, as one thing cascaded to another, and another, and still one more; the entire mission consumed several hours; culminating with a complete office makeover. But, isn't that how it goes? In past days, the thought of cleaning my en- tire office caused my spirit to freeze; leaving me pet- rified. Yet, upon the deci- sion to do one unimport- ant task, a negligible alter- ation, I tackled the whole issue head on. It isn't about doing ev- erything; it's finding a small inroad, one thing, no matter how insignif- icant; and getting that done. One never knows how it will end. Scott"Q"Marcusisana- tionally known weight loss expert for baby boom- ers and the CRP (Chief Re- covering Perfectionist) of www.ThisTimeIMeanIt. com. 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