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Thursday, November 24, 2011 – Daily News 3A Submit calendar items to P.O.Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 Local Calendar or clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. THURSDAY,NOVEMBER 24 Happy Thanksgiving Red Bluff Thanksgiving dinner, noon to 4 p..m. while food lasts, Moose Lodge, 11745 Hwy.99W, free FRIDAY,NOVEMBER 25 Red Bluff and Hickory Al-Anon, 6-7 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jefferson Hospice Second Hand Store half price sale, all day, Riverside Shopping Center Knit for Kids, 9:15 a.m. to noon, Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 527-0372 SATURDAY,NOVEMBER 26 Red Bluff BMX racing, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $10 Cruzin'Car Show, 5-8 p.m., cars and owners show and shine at Hal's Eat 'Em Up, 158 Main St., free, 366- 3668 Red Bluff Christmas Parade,5:30 p.m., downtown Red Bluff Weight Watchers meeting, 8:30 a.m., Weigh-in starts half-hour before meetings, 485 Antelope Blvd., #N, next to Bud's Jolly Kone, 1-800-651-6000 Los Molinos Senior Dance,7 p.m., Los Molinos Sr. Social Club, Senior Center, Josephine St. SUNDAY,NOVEMBER 27 Red Bluff Celebrate Recovery, 6-8 p.m., Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 738 Walnut St., 527-2449 Fifth Sunday Sing, 6 p.m., First Southern Baptist Church, 585 Kimball Road WHEEPicnic and Prayer Circle, 4:20 p.m., 22116 Riverside Avenue Corning Evangelist services, 7 p.m., Family Bible Church, 609 Marin St., 824-9989 MONDAY,NOVEMBER 28 Red Bluff American Cancer Society Look Good, Feel Bet- ter, 10 a.m.-noon, St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Russell Room,1-800-227-2345 English as a Second Language class, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Red Bluff High School Adult Ed building, 1295 Red Bud, 736-3308, same time Tuesday and Wednes- day and 9 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. Thursdays, free child- carefrom 9 a..m. to 12:20 p.m. classes in Richlieu Hall, 900 Johnson St. Head Injury Recreational Entity, 10 a.m., St. Eliz- abeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, Rusty, 529- 2059 High school diploma prep class for adults, 3:30- 5:30 p.m., Red Bluff High School Adult Ed building, 1295 Red Bud, 736-3308, same time Tuesday and Wednesday and 3:30-6:30 p.m.Thursdays Key to Life, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 Masterworks Chorale Rehearsal, 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m., Red Bluff Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 527-4203 Red Bluff Community Band reharsal, 7-9 p.m., Red Bluff Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 727- 8744 Salvation Army Writing Class, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 940 Walnut St., 527-8530 Sun Country Quilters Community Service Group, 9 a.m.to 3 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 Sun Country Quilters Guild Meeting, 7 p.m., Westside Room, Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. TeenScreen Mental Health Appointments, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., free, by appointment only, Youth Empowerment Services, 1900 Walnut St., 527-8491, Ext. 3012 US citizenship preparation class, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Red Bluff High School Adult Ed building, 1295 Red Bud, 736-3308, same time Tuesday and Wednesday Corning Alcoholics Anonymous, noon Monday through Friday, 5 p.m. Thursday, 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday, 783 Solano St., behind the church Bingo, 5:15 p.m. early bird, 6:30 p.m. regular games, Maywood Grange, Highway 99W just past Lib- eral Avenue, 833-5343 Dance with Juana, noon to 1 p.m., Family Resource Center, 1488 South St., 824-7670 Healthcare District, 6 p.m., district office building, 145 Solano St., conference room Lotto numbers Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, Wednes- day's deadline for printing was earlier than Wednesday evening's Lotto draw. Winning num- bers will be published in the Friday edition of the Daily News. Saving money solo Dear Mary: My husband and I argue about saving money. He doesn't think it's important to have a savings account, and right now ours only has $200. We both work, and he makes very good money, but not enough to buy whatev- er we want, whenever we want. I want to have a savings account for emergencies, vacations, etc. He thinks loans and credit cards are just fine. Please help me talk some sense into him. -- Ashley, Min- nesota Dear Ashley: You cannot force another person against his will, short of holding a gun to his head, which of course I do not recom- mend. However, you can certainly make decisions for the money that you earn and over which you have control. Open a savings account immediately, in your name only, with him as the beneficiary. I rec- ommend an online savings account with a bank like ING Direct. It is very easy to do this. Next, set up an automatic deposit authorization that will transfer a set amount from your checking account into your new savings account on the day that you determine. Even if it's only $100 a month, in a year you will have $1,200 plus a teeny bit of interest. I would not be secretive about this. In fact, if I were you I would let him know now and then tell him just how much you've managed to set aside "for us." I think he will come around to seeing that having cash in the bank changes everything. Dear Mary: My hus- band and I are in our early 60s. Sadly, we do not have a will. We were thinking about using the Michigan Statutory Will that we found online. We own our home and have investments that we live on, along with our pension. I'm guess- ing that a will would be very simple for us, as we are leaving everything to our daughter. -- Sue, Michigan. Dear Sue: Please do not take such a very important matter so cavalierly. There are many things you need to consider. First, your end-of-life planning covers more than your respective deaths. For example, what if you and your hus- band are both injured to the point of not being able to make any of your own decisions, but you are not dead? You need legally execut- ed directives for your daughter to follow that will allow her access to your assets prior to your deaths, and to make your medical deci- sions, as well. Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate At the point that your assets flow to the next generation, improper planning could trigger all kinds of tax events and nightmares that can be avoided or at least eased with the right kind of planning. I suggest you make an appointment with an estate attorney immediately. To get your estate properly situated could cost as little as a few hundred or up to $1,000 or more. That's a very small price to pay in light of all that is now at risk. Ask friends and col- leagues for a referral to an attor- ney they trust. Do you have a question for Mary? Email her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com, a personal finance member website. Stay safe and save while stringing lights As customers decorate homes and trees this holiday season, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) encourages them to keep safety and energy efficiency in mind. Holiday lights bring joy to the season, but they can also bring hazards and added costs to your energy bill. PG&E offers the following holiday lighting tips: Holiday Lighting Energy Efficiency Purchase energy-efficient LED (light-emitting diode) holiday lights. LED lights can reduce energy consumption by as much as 90 percent when compared to traditional holiday lights and can shine brightly for up to 20 holiday seasons. A string of 300 LED holiday lights can cost less than $0.50 to operate during the holiday season, compared to nearly $70.00 for a string of 300 large incandescent holi- day lights. LED holiday light strings are available at many retail- ers in Northern and Central California. For more informa- tion about LED holiday lighting, visit http://www.pge.com/myhome/saveenergymoney/sav- ingstips/seasonaltips/winter/led/index.shtml. Holiday Lighting Safety In addition to being shatterproof and shock resistant, LED lights produce almost no heat, making them safe to touch and greatly reducing the risk of fire. Look up and live! Before stringing outdoor lights, check for overhead power lines. Never place yourself or any object —like a ladder—in a position where you or it may come in contact with a power line—the result can be fatal. Keep at least 10 feet away from overhead lines. Before stringing lights on outdoor trees, make sure tree limbs haven't grown into or near power lines. Branches, entire trees and even the ground adjacent to a tree can become energized when trees contact power lines. Make sure lights used to decorate the outside of the house are approved for outdoor use. Never use indoor lights outdoors. Follow the manufacturer's limits for the number of light strings that can be connected together safely. Check all light strands for cracked or broken plugs, frayed insulation or bare wires. Worn cords can cause fires, so discard damaged sets of lights. Route cords inside your home so they won't trip any- one. Don't place them under rugs, furniture or other appli- ances. If covered, cords can overheat or become frayed, increasing the risk of fire. Always turn off decorative lights—indoors and out- doors—when leaving the house and before going to bed. Do not place your tree near a heat source such as a fire- place or heat vent. The heat will dry out the tree, making it more susceptible to fires caused by heat, flame or sparks. The next Starting Over Strong Expungement Workshop is set for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at the Bell Memorial Student Union (BMU) - RM 304, Corner of W. Second St. and Chestnut St., in Chico. Special guest speakers -Liza Thantranon and Jennifer Haffner from Legal Services of Northern California will be at this workshop. Police reports The following infor- mation is compiled from Red Bluff Police Depart- ment, Tehama County Sheriff's Department, Corning Police Depart- ment and California Highway Patrol. Arrests • Officers chased a sus- pect after he ran from a traffic stop Tuesday evening at Gilmore Road and Antelope Boulevard. The suspect was arrested on a warrant. No further information was available. • Charles Lee Ward, 48, of Cottonwood was arrested Monday on Lake California Drive at Main Street in Cottonwood. He was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, obstruct- ing a public officer and having a DUI within 10 years of a prior felony DUI. He also had war- rants charging him with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, dri- ving on a suspended license and probation vio- lation. Bail was set at NOW OPEN FINDERS Thrift & Antiques Tue-Sat: 10am-5pm In the Frontier Village Shopping Center 645 Antelope Blvd. 530 527-7798 Expungement workshop scheduled in Chico Strong.com. At this workshop we will be assisting in completing the criminal record expungement petition and the accompanying fee waiver. In order to better assist you through this process, bring a copy of your criminal record. For instruc- tions on how to attain your record from the California Department of Justice, visit www.StartingOver- $70,000. • Martin Diaz Jr., 30, of Corning was arrested Tuesday at the Juvenile Justice Center. He arrest- ed on warrants charging him with being a prohibit- ed person in possession of a firearm and ammunition and for shooting a firearm negligently. Bail was set at $30,000. •Saul Valencia, 22, and Jose Dejesus Herrerra- Carmona, 45, both of Corning were booked and released Tuesday at the Tehama County Jail. Valencia was charged with selling marijuana and driving without a license. Herrera-Carmona was charged with cultiva- tion of marijuana. Vandalism • Portable bathrooms were reported vandalized Tuesday outside of the Chase Bank building site. The $200 damage In addition, in order to qualify for expungement, you must owe no fines or restitution, have completed probation, and must not currently have pending charges. In order to continue our services, a nominal $5 donation is requested. For more information call 448- 2620. occurred between 5 p.m. Monday and 11:15 a.m. Tuesday. Theft • A woman, described as late teens to early 20s, wearing all black, with pink hair and carrying a silver purse was confront- ed for stealing items Tuesday inside Walmart. The woman reportedly returned a Stanley tape measure and a pair of cot- ton gloves, valued togeth- er at $25, before she ran toward the Payless Shoe Source and left in a green Chevrolet Cavalier before police officers arrived. • A caller reported Tuesday that someone entered an unlocked apartment and stole an Xbox game system around 7 p.m. in the 800 block of Kimball Road. • A victim reported $100 was stolen Tuesday evening from her purse sometime between 7 and 7:30 p.m. at Burger King. Burglary • A 55-year-old man reported returning home from work and finding his residence burglarized in the 21500 block of Oak- wood Drive. Items miss- ing include a Canon digi- tal camera, camera lens, a GPS device, a .38 caliber handgun and some jewel- ry. Items were valued at $2,430. 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