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The Tehama County 4-H program is recruiting teen staff and adult volun- teers for 4-H Youth Camp. Teens do not need to be enrolled in the 4-H program to attend. Camp staff will attend camp July 10-16 at Camp Tehama in Mill Creek. The program is seek- ing teens and adults who are enthusiastic, responsi- ble, caring, who like work- ing with children, the out- doors and can work as a team to be a part of this year's staff. All interested teens who are in 8th grade and above are encouraged to attend the next camp planning meeting being held 5:30- 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 13 at Tehama County Depart- ment of Education board room, 1135 Lincoln St. Teen staff who would like to apply to be Youth Directors must bring their completed applications to the March 13 meeting. For more information about Tehama County 4-H Youth Camp, staff positions available and to download a Teen Staff ap- plication, visit http://ce- tehama.ucanr.edu/4-H_ Program/Youth_Camp/ or call the 4-H Office at 527-3101. FORTEENS 4-H Youth Camp positions available The Sacramento River Discovery Center invites the public to attend its Thursday Evening pro- gram "All About Bats" at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12 at the Tehama County Farm Bureau, 275 Sale Lane. Presenter Linda An- gerer is a U.S. Forest Ser- vice wildlife Biologist for the Mendocino National Forest and the Bat Coordi- nator for California's Na- tional Forests Events. Angerer will bring data about the value of bats in reducing the insect popula- tion, which is very impor- tant as the summer season approaches. She will pro- vide some interesting facts and stories about the bat population in our area. Af- ter her presentation there will be a question and an- swer period, and as always there will be refreshments available. The April presentation will be a return to an up- date on the Bikeway's Proj- ect with Adam Hansen of the Tehama County Trans- portation Commission. This program will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 9 under the old oak tree in the Discovery Garden. The center will be hold- ing a Spring Fest Plant Sale 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sat- urday May 9 at the Discov- ery Garden. Mark your cal- endar for this special pre- Mother's Day event. The center is now open on its spring schedule 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The Discovery Garden is open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. The center is at 1000 Sale Lane, within the Mendocino National Forest's Red Bluff Recre- ation Area, at the end of Sale Lane. You can contact the center at 527-1196, email bhughe1@tehamaed.org or visit www.srdc.tehama. k12.ca.us. SRDC Bats to be topic of talk It's hard to imagine how we'd live our lives without all of the elec- tronic de- vices we've come to de- pend on. I'm talk- ing about everything from mo- bile phones to porta- ble comput- ers, tablets, MP3 players, GPS trackers and e-read- ers, too. And it's not just an adult thing. My 5-year- old grandson has his own bevy of things that need to be powered includ- ing his LeapFrog Leap- Pad and LeapFrog Leap- Band (amazing learning devices, by the way). The challenge is more than staying powered while on the run. The trick is to keep electronic de- vices fully charged and ready to go. The more peo- ple in the household, the greater the challenge and greater potential for a big fat mess. The best way to make sure you're always pow- ered up and ready to go is to make charging conve- nient. Not necessarily ex- pensive, but well-thought out. Today I thought I'd give you a quick tour of the charging tools I depend on and wouldn't be without. USB wall charger. This charger requires only one electrical outlet, but charges four devices at the same time via USB connection. Most mobile phones, laptop computers and various other devices are USB compatible. I love this little thing because I can take it with me on the road. Battery charger. Pana- sonic's Eneloop individual battery charger kit is fabu- lous. Just take a look. This starter kit comes with 20 rechargeable batter- ies in all four battery sizes that can be recharged up to 2,100 times! I've never been a fan of rechargeable batteries until now. These are the only batteries I need for remote controls devices and all the other things around the house that require batteries. It's convenient and works like a champ. This set makes a great gift, too. Portable phone char- ger. This Anker mini por- table charger external bat- tery bank is the size of a lipstick. It's like hav- ing an extra battery for my mobile phone (com- patible with iPhone, Sam- sung, HTC and more). Just plug your phone into it, and you'll be charged up in no time flat. I don't have to search for a public elec- trical outlet in the con- ference room, restaurant or airport anymore be- cause now I carry my own power. Surge protector. I've had to learn the hard way about electronic devices and power surges. I only had to fry a computer one time to gain a tremen- dous respect for a surge protector. Now that is all I use when charging de- vices at home and the of- fice. And mostly they're big and bulky. But not this Quirky. It's bendable, and quite cute at the same time. I can bend it to con- form to any tight or awk- ward space. It has a flat plug, four feet of cord and an On/Off button. When everything's charged up, I just flip the whole thing off to cut the phantom power drain. So convenient! And it has surge protection up to 672 joules, which is more than sufficient to protect all those devices plugged into it. For more information about the products men- tioned above, please visit www.everydaycheapskate. com/powerup. Wouldyouliketosend a tip to Mary? 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 Gadgets to keep you powered up Mary Hunt Columnist Permits for the 2015 spring mushroom harvest- ing season on the Goosen- est and Happy Camp/Oak Knoll Ranger Districts are now available. Permits allow harvest- ers to pick in varying amounts. Four consecutive days permits are set at a value of $20 with each ad- ditional consecutive day just $5. Monthly — 30 con- secutive days — permits are $50 and a permit for the entire season is $100. The spring mushroom sea- son ends July 31. In order to ensure the sustainability of spring mushroom harvest, each permit has additional con- ditions and restrictions in- tended to regulate harvest. It is the responsibility of the permit holder to read and understand those con- ditions. Permits may be ob- tained weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Goosenest Ranger Dis- trict, 37805 Highway 97 Macdoel, and the Happy Camp/Oak Knoll Ranger District, 63822 Highway 96, Happy Camp. Harvesting wild mush- rooms is a popular out- door family activity. Take safety precautions when venturing out in the woods. Consider weather and road conditions be- fore travelling. Let some- one know where you in- tend on picking and re- member that cell phone coverage is limited in many areas of the forest. Additional information regarding mushroom har- vesting, camping or fire restrictions is available by calling the Goosenest Ranger District, at (530) 398-4391 or the Happy Camp Ranger District at (530) 493-2243. For more information on the Klamath National Forest go to http://www. fs.usda.gov/klamath/. KLAMATH FOREST Mushroom season permits available COURTESYPHOTO Tehama County's 4-H program is seeking 4-H Youth Camp staff members. Findusonline! Callusat530-891-4673 CA. Lic. 0D72065 WithUs,It'sPersonal!! • Group Benefits & Free HR Support • Medicare Supplement Experts • Individual, Life & Long Term Care • You Benefit at No Added Cost! WANTED to BUY OLDER V-8 CAR or P.U. 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