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BetterBusinessBureau SACRAMENTO Tensofmil- lions of Americans could be victims of the latest corpo- rate data breach, this one at Anthem Insurance. Unknown hackers ap- parently stole personal identifying information (PII) from current and for- mer Anthem customers, in- cluding names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and other in- formation that can be used for identity theft. Anthem has set up a sep- arate website with informa- tion on the breach, but the Better Business Bureau rec- ommends that consumers always go to a company's main website first and fol- low links from there. Scam- mers often take advantage of data breaches and sub- sequent confusion to set up spoof websites and send phishing emails. BBB offers the following suggestions for consumers concerned that their PII has been stolen — also available at bbb.org/breach. 1. Do not take a wait and see approach as you may have done with breaches involving credit card data. You must act quickly. Breaches involving Social Security numbers have the potential to be far more det- rimental to victims, and the damage can be difficult to repair. 2. Consider taking a pre- emptive strike by freezing your credit reports. This will not impact existing credit cards and financial accounts, but will create a roadblock for thieves seek- ing to create fraudulent ac- counts using your personal information. 3. At a minimum, if you know your Social Security number has been compro- mised, place a fraud alert on your credit reports. While less effective than a freeze, this will provide an extra layer of protection. 4. Take advantage of the free credit monitoring ser- vices Anthem will be of- fering to breach victims. While this is not a preven- tative measure, this will alert you to new accounts or inquiries using your So- cial Security number so that you can act quickly to re- pair the damage. 5. Vigilance is key. Reg- ularly check your credit re- ports at annualcreditre- port.com for unauthorized charges or other signs of fraud. This is the only free credit report option autho- rized by the Federal Trade Commission.) 6. For more information and complete step-by-step guidance on repairing the damage caused by iden- tity theft, visit the FTC's identity theft resources at http://www.consumer. ftc.gov/features/feature- 0014-identity-theft. 7. Expect that scammers will take advantage of this data breach to send out phishing emails and other messages that appear to be from Anthem, a credit bu- reau or other legitimate companies. Do not click on links from any email, text or social media messages about this or any other data breach. For all businesses that collect customer informa- tion: Make sure you protect your customers' data. If a data breach can happen to a major corporation with sig- nificant data security mea- sures in place, it can hap- pen to any business. For more information, call the BBB at 916 443- 6843. BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU Wh at t o do a e r a data breach compromises your identity SHASTA LAKE The Bu- reau of Reclamation has released the Draft Envi- ronmental Assessment for a 15-day public review and comment period for a pro- posal to enhance recre- ational activities at East Park Reservoir in Colusa County. The proposed action is to build an 18-hole disc golf course on the eastern side and create a landing zone for non-motorized aircraft on the western side of East Park Reservoir. The Draft EA was pre- pared in accordance with the National Environmen- tal Policy Act and is avail- able at http://www.usbr. gov/mp/nepa/nepa_pro- jdetails.cf m?Project _ ID=20981. If you have problems ac- cessing the document on- line, call 916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email mp- publicaffairs@usbr.gov. Written comments must be received by close of busi- ness Wednesday, March 25. Comments may be sent to Paul Zedonis, Bureau of Reclamation, 16349 Shasta Dam Boulevard, Shasta Lake, 96019, emailed to pze- donis@usbr.gov or faxed to 530-275-2441. For additional informa- tion or to request a copy of the Draft EA, contact Zedo- nis at pzedonis@usbr.gov or 530-276-2047. EAST PARK Reservoir environmental documents are released PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. In recognition of the re- sults achieved during its first year of providing in- formation and resources to local residents, the Te- hama County Board of Supervisors and the city of Corning both officially proclaimed February to be "211 Awareness Month" in Tehama County, joining forces with National 211 Day Feb. 11. Several community or- ganizations and county representatives met for the stakeholder's meet- ing Feb. 19 at the Red Bluff Community Center to hear the first annual re- port of 211 Tehama's prog- ress in adding county res- idents to the 90.6 percent of Americans who have ac- cess to 211 services. These services include informa- tion about obtaining food and clothing, housing, util- ities, transportation, child care, legal services, sup- port groups, healthcare, senior services, drug and alcohol treatment, mental health services, crisis ho- tlines and disaster assis- tance. The report revealed that since its founding on Feb. 11, 2014 Tehama 211 has received more than 676 calls and 19,538 website searches. The top services requested in 2014 included food pantries, utility pay- ment assistance and emer- gency shelter. 63 percent of people who called 211 heard about it from prior callers and 22 percent by agency referral. About 70 percent of the callers were female, 98 per- cent spoke English and al- most all were adults, the vast majority were 50 years and older. There are 378 agencies and 653 programs listed in the database. Similar to dialing 9-1-1 for emergency services, dialing 2-1-1 is confidential, always avail- able and can connect peo- ple with free or low-cost services in their commu- nity. After the recent flood- ing in parts of the county, Sergeant Rod Daugherty, the Tehama County Emer- gency Services manager and a 211 Tehama sup- porter, said, "211 kept in contact with us through- out the disaster, we were able to feed them informa- tion about road closures and evacuation shelter lo- cations. Referring people with disaster related ques- tions to 211 helps to free up our 911 dispatchers who would otherwise have to handle these calls." Orle Jackson, execu- tive director of Tehama Together, said, "We are grateful for the commu- nity support we have re- ceived in establishing 211 in Tehama County. Spe- cial recognition goes to First 5 Tehama, the Dep- uty Sheriff's Association, Tehama County Admin- istration, Tehama County Social Services, Tehama County Health Services, the Shasta Regional Com- munity Foundation, North Valley Community Founda- tion and Dignity Health." Tehama Together also sponsors Home Again K9s for Veterans, the Commu- nity Food Alliance of Te- hama County and the Te- hama County Nonprofit Roundtable. More infor- mation is available at www. tehamatogether.org or by phone at 527-2223. RESOURCES February named '211 Awareness Month' Well, you've done it again! You clever read- ers have come up with an- other batch of fabulous ways that you save time and money ev- ery day! AUTO CLEANER. Use plain old baking soda on a damp rag to re- move bugs, tar and any- thing else from your ve- hicle. Works great, even on the grill and chrome work. Leaves no residue or odor and won't harm the paint. I just make a paste with baking soda and water, clean away and just rinse off. Works bet- ter than any commercial product I've tried. This method even cleans away the cloudy film on head- light covers. — Bud CUSTOM FLOOR MATS. I wanted floor mats for our mini-van, so I stopped by our local car dealership. Boy, was I floored (pardon the pun). I checked a discount de- partment store and, while their mats were priced more reasonably, they didn't fit well. I found a perfect solution by buying clear plastic runner ma- terial that is available by the yard at the home im- provement center. With a utility knife, I customized the fit around the seat hardware. This saved a lot of money and works beau- tifully. — Judith FRIDGE DEODOR- IZER. Used coffee grinds can eliminate even the worst refrigerator odors. I store kimchee (Korean pickled cabbage with a distinct odor) in my re- frigerator regularly, and I don't smell it anymore! Simply take out the used coffee filter with the cof- fee grinds in it and place it in your refrigerator in an open container. It works better than baking soda or any other com- mercial remedy. I've tried them all. Just replace the coffee grinds when they dry up. — Jay CURB HUNGER FIRST. I am a grocery store checker, and trust me when I say never do your shopping when you are hungry! I can easily pick the hungry shoppers from the rest. Not only do they buy more stuff when they arrive hungry, their carts are full of junk food. If you can't eat before you get to the store, grab a roll or cookie from the bakery before you start your shopping. — Candi HIDE THE SCRATCH. Here's a great way to hide scratches on wood fur- niture. First soak the scratch with a bit of water to open the wood. Select a crayon that is as close to the right color as possible. Apply the waxy substance to the scratch; rub it in well with a soft cloth and then buff. — Jo-Ann CAMPUS HEALTH CARE. Part of most col- lege student fees goes to- ward student health ser- vices. The service can in- clude unlimited visits with doctors, nurse prac- titioners and nurses, rou- tine lab work, x-rays, pharmacy, health edu- cation, orthopedics, HIV and STD testing. Low- cost services include travel immunizations, flu shots, discounted pre- scriptions and CPR and First Aid classes. Have your college student check out their campus student health services. — Kath- leen SECRET SPICES. I keep a bag of frozen chopped spinach in the freezer. I add a handful to spa- ghetti sauce, ground beef, pizza sauce, fettuc- cine etc. I tell my kids it's spices. They eat it up as long as I'm careful not to overdo it. They actually miss the "spices" when I forget. — Laura B., Mary- land Mary Hunt is the founder 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 Clean up the clouding headlight covers COURTESY Tehama Together and the United Way of Northern California celebrate a successful first year of 211community services. Mary Hunt "Red, White and Blue — Americana" is the theme of this year's Tehama County Republican Party dinner on Saturday, March 28 at the Red Bluff Veterans Me- morial Hall, 735 Oak St. No host cocktails begin at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. This year's guest speaker is Assemblyman James Gallagher. Gallagher was elected to the California State Assembly in 2014. He is an agricultural at- torney in Yuba City and a member of a long standing farming family that has op- erated in the area since the late 1880s. Gallagher has a mission of creating jobs and im- proving California's busi- ness climate by fighting liberal tax and spend pol- icies at the capital. He is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, an advocate for North State water rights and an oppo- nent of the Governor's pub- lic safety realignment pro- gram known as AB 109. Gallagher is married to his high school sweetheart, Jenna, and they have three young children. Invited guests include Rep. Doug LaMalfa and State Sen. Jim Nielsen as well as county and city gov- ernment leaders. Patriotic music and a program hon- oring America will be fea- tured. Tehama County GOP also will honor its Repub- lican of the Year and pres- ent a special Chairman's Award. A silent auction for a wide assortment of prizes will be held to support the committee's annual high school scholarship and the work of the committee. Dinner will include barbe- cue slow smoked shoulder roast of top sirloin. Seating is limited and no tickets will be sold at the door. Individual tickets are $40; to host a table of four is $160 and a table of 8 is $320. 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