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COURTESY TheSunriseRotaryClubhelditsSurfandTurffundraisingdinnerSaturdaynight.Attendancewas107,andthe event raised more than $4,000 to benefit local projects of the club, including dictionaries for Tehama County third- graders and scholarships for seniors graduating from Red Bluff High School. Other local projects include support for PATH, foster care programs, food and gi programs at Christmas, Boy Scouts and Senior Nutrition. Pictured are Linda Durrer, Judy Beck, Jessie Woods, Sharon Chambers and Kelly Ryan. SUNRISEROTARY SURF AND TURF SUCCESS Altacal Audubon is planning the following program and field trip ac- tivities for March. All pro- grams and activities are free of cost unless other- wise indicated and are open to the public. Program Birding the South At- lantic Forest of Southeast Brazil will be presented by Mac McCormick, 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 16, Chico Creek Nature Center. This distinctive ecore- gion, which stretches from coastal biomes rising to mountain habitats close to 8,000 feet in elevation, provides a variety of habi- tats for more than 500 bird species, with a high num- ber of endemics. Join Mc- Cormick for a birder's trav- elogue of this under appre- ciated birding destination. Within short travel times a "birder" can ex- perience such biomes as moist tropical rain for- est, tropical and subtrop- ical dry broadleaf forests, grasslands, savannas, shrublands and coastal mangroves. Unfortunately, since the 17th century, less than 6 percent of the At- lantic rainforest remains, the rest having been ex- ploited. Yet the remaining habitat provides all the bird watching excitement any birder could desire. McCormick saw a Soore- tama Slaty Antshrike or a Serra do Mar Tapaculo, not to mention the signa- ture bird of the State of Rio de Janiero, the Spot-billed Toucanet. McCormick will include a little history of the region along with a brief descrip- tion of the unique culture that has developed from the mixture of European and native Amerindians. Field trips Honey Lake State Wild- life Area Greater Sage Grouse Lek: Friday-Sun- day, March 6-8. The east- side basins of the Sierra/ Cascade range hold a wealth of bird life. The group will drive up Friday evening to camp or stay in a motel. Saturday mem- bers will meet in Susan- ville then bird the Honey Lake Basin and Wildlife Area for wintering raptors and waterfowl. Early Sunday morning the group will walk up Shaffer Mountain to view the leking grounds of the Greater Sage Grouse. Later Sunday morning, it will search for Chuckar, Sage Sparrow, Black-Throated Sparrow, ending the trip birding for mountain spe- cies in Jainsville. Camp- ing is available at Honey Lake Wildlife Area, motels are in Susanville. Several meeting places and times will be set for those that cannot make the whole trip. All participants must contact the leader to ar- range for the logistics of the trip — carpooling, meeting place and times — Phil Johnson, ptjptj@ gmail.com or 530 570-7139. Table Mountain Bird & Flower Walk: 9 a.m. Sunday, March 29. Meet at Chico Park & Ride off Hwy 32 closest to Hwy 99 at 9a.m. The group will be scouring beautiful Table Mountain to view wildlife and wildflowers! Hawks, Falcons, Horned Larks and other low range moun- tain birds. Members will also get beautiful looks of blooming wildflowers and Canyon and Rock Wrens from the waterfalls. Bring lunch, water, and walking shoes. The leader will be Matt Forster, findforster@ yahoo.com, 619-347-2269. For more information, call Wayland Augur at 519-4724 or email wba@ acm.org. TO DO Al ta ca l Au du bo n events for March What would you pay for a good night's sleep? I just read about a soc- cer club in England that spent 150,000 pounds on special mattresses and pil- lows for the 80 lux- ury bedrooms at the club's 200-million-pound soccer training base where players sleep the night before home matches. The rooms even have wallpaper with a spe- cial sleep-inducing pattern. I think it's safe to say these people think good sleep is pretty important! So how are your sleeping conditions? Getting a good night's sleep, we're learning, is not only a lovely thing; it's mandatory for good health and a productive life. Even if your mattress is lumpy, bumpy and in the fast lane to saggy, there are a few things you can do it get it back to comfy with a minimal investment. The best part? This could buy a few more years, giving you the time you need to save up for a new bed. TOPPER A memory-foam mattress topper can turn a less-than lovely mat- tress into a thing of com- fort. With the right density and thickness, it can cam- ouflage the lumps and bumps under- neath and give your mattress a new life. It even adds a couple of inches to the bed's height, which takes care of that saggy appearance. Mem- ory foam comes in a vari- ety of densities and thick- nesses. And prices. Wow, these things can get expen- sive. When I saw the price on a queen 3-inch, 4-pound density, memory-foam top- per and thousands of excel- lent reviews, I had to blink twice. I even rebooted my computer just to make sure. It's true and also comes with prime shipping. MATTRESS PAD A mat- tress pad on top of a top- per anchors it to the mat- tress to keep it from shift- ing around. Let me tell you about this mattress pad I found online. It has all these little pillow-like sections that are over- filled with micro plush fill- ing. Feels like you're sleep- ing on a cloud. It is very stretchy, so even if your mattress is thick and the topper adds a few more inches, this thing will cover all of that pulling it all together into a snuggly bit of heaven. BED BANDS Not even the best mattress, topper, pad or bed sheets can over- come the problem of sheet tangling. Whether your sheets are too tight at the corners and they keep popping off, or they're too big so they don't stay put — there's nothing like a night of getting your feet tangled up in errant sheet- ing to rob you of a good night's sleep. You can use safety pins and lengths of elastic to fix this problem, but it's tedious. Perhaps a better idea: Bed Bands. So clever, these gadgets have cord-lock buttons that al- low you to create the ex- act tension needed to put everything in place so it stays that way. SHEETS Am I the only one who's fussy about sheets? For me, they have to be smooth and velvety to the touch and very cozy. Yeah — I'm one of those. High- quality bed sheets can get pricey. Or you can be clever enough to find high quality at budget prices. Microfiber sheets are a great exam- ple of sheets that are silky soft, have very deep pock- ets to accommodate any mattress and are bargain- priced. And how can you beat that lifetime money guarantee? If you're a sheet snob like me, 100 percent cotton flannel sheets by Pinzon will send you to the moon. We have two sets of these sheets and that's all. After more than five years, they are now softer and lovelier than they were on day one. We use them year- round, too. I can't help but wonder about that wallpaper at that soccer club. If there's a pattern that makes play- ers sleepy to induce a great night's sleep, I wonder if they could come up with one that keep me awake during those times I have a short deadline and a long assignment? Or how about one that gives me the urge to clean out the refrigerator? I wouldn't be at all surprised if they're working on that right now. For more info about the products mentioned above please visit www.everyday- cheapskate.com/sleep. MaryHuntisthefounder of www.DebtProofLiving. com, a personal finance member website. You can email her at mary@eve- rydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheap- skate, P.O. Box 2099, Cy- press, CA 90630. EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE You really need a good night's sleep SACRAMENTO The Bureau of Reclamation and the Te- hama-Colusa Canal Author- ity have released for a 20- day public review an Envi- ronmental Assessment and Initial Study and draft Mit- igated Negative Declaration on the effects of proposed water transfers from willing sellers to buyers in the Sacra- mento Valley. ThisEA/ISanalyzestrans- fers of water made available for transfer through a com- bination of cropland idling and/or groundwater substi- tution. The transfers could originate in Colusa, Glenn, Sacramento, Shasta, Sut- ter, Tehama or Yolo coun- ties. The buyers could be in Colusa, Glenn, Tehama or Yolo counties. The water year runs from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30 each year. The hydrologic condi- tions in 2015 remain crit- ically dry as we enter the fourth year of drought. Con- ditions have worsened state- wide,affectingreservoirstor- age and water supply. Some water service contractors need to supplement their lo- cal and imported supplies to meet demands. The purpose of the Pro- posed Action is to facilitate the transfer of water from willing sellers to buyers who are experiencing reduc- tions in water made avail- able for 2015. Other trans- fers not involving the TCCA and its participating mem- bers could occur during the same time period. The EA/IS was devel- oped to meet requirements of the National Environmen- tal Policy Act and the Cali- fornia Environmental Qual- ity Act and may be viewed at http://www.usbr.gov/ mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails. cfm?Project_ID=20761. If you encounter problems ac- cessing documents online, please contact the Public Af- fairs Office at 916 978-5100 or email mppublicaffairs@ usbr.gov. Written comments on the EA/IS are due by close of business Monday, March 23, andshouldbemailedtoBrad Hubbard, Bureau of Recla- mation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-410, Sacramento, 95825; or emailed to bhubbard@ usbr.gov or faxed to 916 978- 5290. For a copy of the docu- ments or additional informa- tion, please contact Hubbard at 916 978-5204. CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT Water transfer documents up for public review Mary Hunt Within short travel times a "birder" can experience such biomes as moist tropical rain forest, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, grasslands, savannas, shrublands and coastal mangroves. Unfortunately, since the 17th century, less than 6 percent of the Atlantic rainforest remains, the rest having been exploited. 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