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Tuesday, November 29, 2011 – Daily News 3A Local Calendar Submit calendar items to P.O.Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 or clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. TUESDAY,NOVEMBER 29 Red Bluff Cribbage Club, 6:30 p.m., Rio Vista Mobile Estates. Call Jerold 527-6402 for more information Fun Senior Aerobics with Linda, 8-9 a.m., $1 per class, Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 South Jack- son Street 527-8177 PAL Kickboxing, 6 p.m., 1450 Schwab St., 529- 8716 or 200-3950 Pinochle for Seniors, 12:30-3:30 p.m., 1500 So. Jackson St., Free, 527-8177 Playtime Pals Playgroup, 9:30 a.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528- 8066 Red Bluff Rotary, noon, Elks Lodge Shoe sale, St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, 529- 8002 Take Off Pounds Sensibly — TOPS, 10 a.m., First United Methodist Church, 525 David Ave., 824-0556 or 529-1414 Tehama County Board of Supervisors, 10 a.m., board chamber, 727 Oak St. Tehama County Tea Party Patriots,6 p.m., Grange Hall, 20794 Walnut St. Weight Watchers meeting, 9 a.m., 6 p.m., weigh- in starts half-hour before meetings, 485 Antelope Blvd., #N, next to Bud's Jolly Kone, 1-800-651-6000 Corning Corning Alcoholics Anonymous, noon and 7 p.m., 783 Solano St., behind the church Domestic Violence Information and Support Group (Spanish language), 10 a.m. to noon, Olive Room at the Healthcare District, 275 Solano St. 528- 0226 ESL, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Soccer training, 4-6 p.m., except for holidays and rain, Woodson School Soccer Field, 150 N. Toomes, 824-7680 WEDNESDAY,NOVEMBER 30 Red Bluff Adult Carving Class, 10 a.m. to noon, Red Bluff Veterans Memorial Hall, Corner of Jackson and Oak streets, 527-0768 Al-Anon, noon to 1 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jef- ferson and Hickory BMX practice races, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $3 Community Good News Club, 6-8 p.m., North Val- ley Baptist Church, 345 David Ave., $10, 527-0543 Elks duplicate bridge, noon, Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, 528-9418 Red Bluff Kiwanis, noon, Elks Lodge Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Westside Grange, Walnut Street Team Kid,5:30 p.m., First Southern Baptist Church, 585 Kimball Road, 527-5083. 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 Widowed persons breakfast, 8 a.m., Tremont Cafe & Creamery, 731 Main St., men and women wel- come, 384-2471 Corning Corning Rotary, noon, Rolling Hills Casino: Tim- bers Steak House, 2655 Barham Ave., corningro- tary.org Spanish Adult Education, 5 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Strategies for Success, Life Skill classes, 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 VFW Charity Bingo, 6 p.m., Corning Veterans Memorial Hall, 1620 Solano St., 824-5957 Los Molinos Take Off Pounds Sensibly — TOPS, 8:30 a.m., 25160 Josephine St., 385-1068 THURSDAY,DECEMBER 1 Red Bluff California HEAT Chorus - Sweet Adelines, 7 Childbirth Class, 6:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Commu- nity Hospital, Columba room, Anita 529-8377 Fun Senior Aerobics with Linda, 8-9 a.m., $1 per p.m., Meteer School Room 26, 695 Kimball Road, 895- 0139 class, Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 South Jack- son Street 527-8177 Grief Support Group, 3 p.m., St. Elizabeth Com- munity Hospital, Coyne Center, Kristin, 528-4207 The North State's premier supplier of stoves STOVE JUNCTION The Over 25 years of experience NOW OPEN! Sales • Service • Installation *Wood Stoves * Pellet Stoves * Gas Stoves Tues-Sat 9am-5pm Closed Sunday & Monday 22825 Antelope Blvd., Red Bluff www.thestovejunction.com 530-528-2221 Fax 530-528-2229 TEA AND BOUTIQUE Fri., Dec. 2nd 10AM to 3PM 25076 Sycamore Avenue, behind La Corona, Los Molinos 9AM to 8PM Sat., Dec. 3rd , 2011 , 2011 36th Annual The return of the slow cooker The slow cooker, aka Crockpot, is not what it was back in the '70s. If you have one (one study by the NPD Group says 83 per- cent of us do, and some of us have more than one), now would be a great time to drag it out and give it another chance. I know what you're thinking: The reason it landed where it did is because it produced overcooked bland-tasting meals that could at best be considered semi-edible. I hear you. The problem is we probably didn't know -- much less adhere to -- the basic fundamental culinary tech- niques of slow-cooking. Why should you slow cook? Convenience. A slow cooker can be left unattended all day. You can put together ingredients in the morning and forget about it until dinnertime, without worry of burning the house down. It's as safe as a nightlight. Thrift. The best slow-cooked ingredients are often the least expen- sive. Tough but flavorful cuts of meat turn succulently tender through slow cooking. Knowing dinner is ready precludes unscheduled fast food runs and relieves guilt. The folks at Sun- beam say it costs only pennies to oper- ate a slow cooker for six to eight hours. Follow a recipe. Use and carefully follow only recipes developed for slow cookers. It's a completely different way of cooking. You can find hundreds of recipes for slow cooking at sites like JustCrock- potRecipes.blog spot.com and Fix- itandforget-it.com/blog. Don't overcook. Just because six hours is good doesn't mean eight hours will be better. Overcook- ing results in weird tex- tures; tough, rubbery chicken; mushy messes and bland offerings. Yuck. Brown meats. For best flavor and texture, ground beef or ground turkey should be browned on top of the stove before adding to slow cooker. So before serving any slow-cooked creation, taste and adjust the sea- sonings. key to slow cooking. If your slow cooker doesn't have Use a timer. Careful timing is a Mary Hunt Don't peek. Removing the lid for even a moment during cooking time allows the inter- nal temperature to drop by up to 15 degrees. For each peek, add an addi- tional 20 minutes cooking time. Start cold but not frozen. Keep perishable foods such as meats, poultry and vegetables refrigerated until time to cook. Re-season. Flavors often become diluted with slow cooking. YREKA — The Klamath National Forest will be selling surplus federal vehicles and equipment by public Internet auction closing Dec. 5. Nineteen items, including trucks, SUVs, chippers and a horse trailer will be available to the highest Internet bidder. The vehicles and equipment are available for viewing via the GSA website www.gsaauctions.gov. Interested bidders should type in the sale number 91QSCI12116 in the "Enter Search Text" box. Only Klamath National Forest items will be displayed. Each item will have an assigned number, description, photos and a contact name and number if fur- 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 • Johnathan Thomas Julien, 25, of Shasta Lake City was arrested Friday morning on Columbia, north of South Avenue. He was booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of DUI and carrying a concealed dirk or dagger. Bail was $20,000. • Juliann Brooks, 50, of Paynes Creek was arrested Saturday in the 18900 block of Ponderosa Way. She was booked into jail on the charge of inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant. Bail was $50,000. • Mitchell Scott Robin- son, 63, of Red Bluff was arrested Sunday in the 300 block of Gilmore Road. He was booked into jail on the charge of inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant. Bail was $50,000. • A 17-year-old boy was arrested Friday evening in the 900 block of Franklin Street for pos- session of a concealed dagger during a contact with the police depart- ment for a curfew viola- tion. A Red Bluff Police officer made contact with the boy, a 13-year-old girl, 15-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy for cur- few violation. The boy was taken and booked into Juvenile Hall and a complaint for possession of a switch blade knife was forwarded to the pro- bation department. All four teens were cited for curfew violation. Burglary • The back door of a vacant house under con- struction in the 11900 Oak Street Barber Shop Holiday Savings Jr. High & High School Students New Winter Hours 8:30-5:00 Mon.-Fri. 9:00-1:00 Sat. Call for after hour appts. call 527-8111 or 736-7462 335 Oak St. Home of the best haircuts for the best value! $10 w/student body card $11.00 Regular Cuts $9.00 Seniors 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Cedar & Madison Sts. Red Bluff Dec. 8, 9 & 10 Thu.-Fri.-Sat. High School Scholarships For Custom Wreaths & Designs Call 527-4578 or 526-4578 Former Holiday Market Proceeds go to block of Highway 99E in Red Bluff was pried open between noon Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Suspects took tools, including a reciprocal saw and chop saw with a valued of $250, belonging to Robert Meurer. Brian Diehl had tools at the location but it is unknown at this time what might be missing. • A fifth wheel trailer parked near the 17000 block of Garrison Road in Cottonwood was entered between 5 p.m. Nov. 13 and 11:30 a.m. Nov. 23. Someone pried open the trailers doors and several locked compartment doors of the trailer remov- ing clothing, radio, televi- sion and batteries as well as damaging the fifth wheel doors. The suspect also forced entry into a 10 foot by 10 foot shed to remove tools. Damage is estimated at $2,326. Collision •Timothy Iman, 21, of Red Bluff was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital for minor injuries after a collision with a Jeep driven by Ger- ald Fowler, 67, of Corning at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday on Highway 99E, north of Hogsback Road. Iman was walking south on the right side of the road with his back to traffic when the right mir- ror of Fowler's Jeep hit Iman's shoulder. DUI • A 26-year-old Cot- tonwood man was flown to Mercy Medical Center in Redding with minor injuries following a crash at 12:20 p.m. Friday on the northbound Interstate 5 off-ramp at Bowman Road. Thomas Gaston was exiting northbound I-5 at about 40-50 mph when Red Bluff Garden Club CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE ALL FRESH WREATHS, ARRANGEMENTS AND MORE Everyday Cheapskate timer, simply plug it into a timer device you can pur- chase at the home improvement store for about $12. A timer will allow you to cook a dish requiring, say, six hours even though you will be away for eight. Start the cooking no longer than two hours later after placing ingredients in the cooker. For poultry, no longer than one hour later. Stephanie O'Dea blogged about using her slow cooker every day for one full year (read all about it at crockpot365.blogspot.com). Also known as the "Crockpot Lady," her adventures landed her a spot on the Rachael Ray show and writing a cookbook, too. Stephanie believes the slow cooker resurgence has a lot to do with the economy, that people have realized they need to make real food at home. I couldn't agree more. Vehicles and equipment offered by Internet auction ther inquiry is needed. Bidding will continue until each item's posted deadline on Dec. 5. Bidders must register on the GSA website and view the Terms and Conditions (in the blue tool bar at the top of the page) for information regarding registering, bidding, pay- ment and removal of successful bid items. The vehicles and equipment are available for public viewing Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily throughout the auction. Please call Kari Solus (530) 841- 4651 first to coordinate a viewing time. The vehicles are at 1030 S. Main St., Yreka. due to his level of intoxi- cation he allowed his 1999 Ford Escort to drift off the left side of road where it overturned on embankment. Charges are pending for DUI and dri- ving on suspended license. Fire A vehicle fire reported at 6:09 p.m. Sunday on northbound Interstate 5 at Gyle Road did $6,000 damage with a $1,000 save before it was con- tained at 6:23 p.m. The cause is undetermined. There were no injuries. Tehama County Fire, Cal- Fire and Corning Fire responded. Odd • A woman reported to Red Bluff Police that someone had sent a text message saying they saw her at Circle K and were following her to her apart- ment and wanted to go out on a date with her. The text turned out to be from her sister who was play- ing a joke on her. Thefts • Sometime between 11 a.m. Nov. 20 and 11 a.m. Nov. 21 someone removed 34 lengths of Drill Stem Pipe, about 31 feet long and 2 and 3/8 inch in diameter, from a job site on Roser Road, west of Interstate 5 and just north of the Tehama/Glenn county line. The pipe is used in gas wells that are being drilled on the property. Evidence was collected at the scene and the investi- gation is on-going. Value of the pipe is $5,000. •A 48-year-old Ger- ber woman lost about $5,000 to someone she met online and had start- ed a relationship. Over time, the man convinced her to send him money orders with the amounts increasing in size. The woman became suspi- cious and notified law enforcement. The Tehama County Sheriff's Department have contact- ed authorities in Texas and identified possible suspects. The investiga- tion is on-going. • Someone reported the theft of 280 Norco pills taken between 5 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday from the 700 block of Vista Way in Red Bluff. Vandalism • Someone entered a vacant house on Eleanor Lane in Cottonwood belonging to Jamison Properties between 1 p.m. Nov. 18 and 10 a.m. Thursday and damaged four ceiling fans and sev- eral doors in both the res- idence and garage. Doors on most of the kitchen cabinets were also bro- ken. Damage valued at $2,600.