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Thursday, December 15, 2011 – Daily News 3A Local Calendar Submit calendar items to P.O.Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 or clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. THURSDAY,DECEMBER 15 Red Bluff California HEAT Chorus - Sweet Adelines, 7 p.m., Meteer School Room 26, 695 Kimball Road, 895- 0139 Childbirth Class, 6:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Commu- nity Hospital, Columba room, Anita 529-8377 Community Action Agency, 3 p.m. Board of Supervisors chambers Democratic Central Committee of Tehama County, 5:30 p.m., M&M Ranch House, 736-5200 Fun Senior Aerobics with Linda, 8-9 a.m., $1 per 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 Improved Order of Red Men, 7 p.m. Independent Grange 470, 20945 Corning Road, 824-1114 Live country music, with dinner at the Veterans Hall, 5-7 p.m. Painting session, Red Bluff Art Association, 10 a.m., Snug Harbor recreation room, 600 Rio Vista Ave., 527-4810 PAL Kickboxing, 6 p.m., 1450 Schwab St., 529- 8716 or 200-3950 Passages caregiver support group, 12:30 p.m., Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S.Jack- son St., 229-0878 or 800 995-0878 Phoenix Comunity Support Group for those get- ting over chemical dependency, 11:30 a.m., Pres- byterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 945-2349 Pinochle for Seniors, 12:30-3:30 p.m., 1500 S. Jackson St., Free, 527-8177 Playtime Pals Playgroup, 9:30 a.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528- 8066 Red Bluff Exchange Club, noon, M&M Ranch House, 645 Antelope Blvd. #1 Red Bluff Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees, 5:30 p.m., 1525 Douglas St. Red Bluff Lions Club, 6 p.m., Veterans Memorial, 527-8452 Red Cross Disaster Volunteers Meeting, 6-7:30 p.m., CalFire headquarters, 604 Antelope Blvd., north side of Antelope, 934-5344 Sacramento River Discovery Center Thursday Evening Program, 7 p.m., 1000 Sale Lane, 527-1196 Santa Claus visits,4:30-6:30 p.m., Lassen Medical Group, free photos by We Shoot Ya Photography Sunrise Speakers Toastmasters, noon, Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste.101, 529- 1841 Support group for pet loss,2 p.m., Family Service Agency, 1347 Grant St., 527-6782 Swinging Squares Square Dance Club, 7 p.m., Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. For beginner or review classes, call 529-1615 Tehama County Health Planning Council, noon, Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road Tehama County Planning Commission, 9 a.m., board chambers, 745 Oak St. TOPS Club (take off pounds Sensibly), 9:30 a.m., First Christian Church, 926 Madison Ave., 547-7541 or Nanc347-6120, visit www.tops.org Widowed Persons Dinner, 5 p.m., call 384-2471 for location Corning Cal-Fresh and Healthy Family Appointments,1-3 p.m., Corning Family Resource Center, 1488 South St., 824-7670 Celebrate Recovery,6:15-9 p.m., Believers Church of God, 783 Solano St., dinner with $3 donation Corning Friends of the Library, 2:30 p.m., 740 Third St. burn Ave. Corning High School Board, 7 p.m., 643 Black- Corning Patriots, 6 p.m., Senior Center, 824-2332 Corning Skateboard and Bike Association meeting, 6 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers, 794 Third St. Soccer training, 4-6 p.m., except for holidays and rain, Woodson School Soccer Field, 150 N Toomes, 824-7680 Sewing group, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Women's Support Group, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Los Molinos Los Molinos Unified School Board, 7 p.m., Los Molinos High School cafeteria Gerber Gerber-Las Flores Community Service District, 6:30 p.m. 331 San Benito Ave. Mineral School Board, 5 p.m., 38355 Scenic Ave. Mineral Manton Manton Joint Union School Board, 6:30 p.m. Lotto numbers SACRAMENTO (AP) — The winning num- bers drawn Wednesday night in the California Lottery's ''SuperLotto Plus'' game were: 7 - 27 - 33 - 42 - 44 Mega Number : 24. Don't be afraid to ask money questions Dear Readers: I recently asked a group of women of all ages to tell me the money questions they most wanted answered. Because they could remain anonymous, the responses poured in. Q: I'm a stay-at-home mom and haven't had a paycheck since I was a teenager. Will I be eligible for Social Security benefits? A. If you are married, you will be eligible. Your Social Security retirement benefits are tied to your husband's. You can file when he does, provided you're at least 62 at that time. Your monthly check will be equal to 50 percent of his, if he waits until "full retirement age" to begin collecting benefits (65, 66 or 67 depending on the year he was born). If he opts to begin drawing early at 62, then your benefit will be reduced to 37.5 percent of his monthly check. (If you're single, divorced or widowed, the amounts vary.) We're not talking a lot of money here under the very best of circum- stances, so plan on it as a supple- ment, not enough to live on. Go to the Social Security Administration website at www.ssa.gov, and check out the FAQs. This site is remark- ably user-friendly. Q. If my parents die with a lot of debt, will I be responsible for pay- ing it? A. You will not be responsi- ble for their debts, unless you cosigned for a loan with them or you are a joint account holder on their credit card accounts. Your par- ents' debts will be paid out of their estate (everything they own, including real estate). Once their funeral expenses are taken care of, unpaid creditors are next in line to be paid. If there is insufficient money or assets to pay all creditors, then the estate must be divided up as equally as possi- ble, with secured credi- tors (the mortgage hold- er, for instance) receiv- ing priority. Mary Hunt If your parents die with little to no assets, their creditors eat the loss. Talk to your parents about their estate planning. Check out www.aarp.org, or type, "how to talk to your parents about estate planning," into a search engine. There's good, free advice avail- able. Q. How can I break my payday loan cycle? A. Payday loan stores, check- cashing outfits and finance compa- nies are making these small short- Everyday Cheapskate term, high-rate loans. They can charge 15 percent interest a week, so if you can't pay off the loan immediately, the next week you owe 30 percent. You can see where this is going, right? Maybe you only needed $100 to cover a short-term need, and a payday loan seemed so easy. You decided to get another one to cover that loan, and before you knew it, you owed more in fees than you ever borrowed. Figure out exactly how much you owe, and then figure out how to generate the money as quickly as possible. Ask for help from a friend, family member or credit union. Sell everything you can to raise that money, or pick up a weekend job. To learn more about why you should never take out these loans again, read "The Truth about Pay- day Loans" at www.Credit.com. 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. Grant to greatly increase food assistance Northern Valley Catholic Social Service announced Tuesday it will receive a $59,400 grant from the Wal- mart Foundation to increase food assistance programs in surrounding rural areas, where 25,600 adults strug- gle to put food on the table. The donation will facilitate the purchase of a vehicle in order to strengthen food outreach efforts in Tehama County by bringing additional food resources into the county and reducing the cost of food to community members, according to a release. Catholic Charities estimates to reach 10,000 people in Tehama County or a 70 percent increase in the number of people receiving food assistance as a result of this donation. "We're very appreciative of the Walmart Foundation in their efforts to fight hunger in America, especially here in Tehama County where unemployment is well above the nation's average," said Northern Valley Catholic Social Service Director Camilla Delsid. "This grant will help provide us the opportunities to expand our services and demonstrate that this community can come together to serve each other." 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 • James Ray Mooney, 23, of Red Bluff was booked Tuesday at Tehama County Jail. He was charged on warrants for probation violation, possession of drug para- phernalia, second degree burglary, making ficti- tious checks and two counts of failure to appear on a felony charge. Bail was set at $110,000. • Otto Chris Schulz Jr., 40, of Corning was arrest- ed Monday at Hoag Road and East Avenue in Corn- ing. He was charged on a warrant for possession of a controlled substance and is being held without bail. • Edouard Eugene Ouellette II, 37, of Red Bluff was booked Mon- day into the county jail. Ouellette, also known as Edward Eugean Conrad, was remanded on charges of perjury and bigamy. Bail was set at $15,000. • Jeremy Duane Erick- son, 22, of Red Bluff was arrested Tuesday at the social services building. He was charged on war- rants for second degree burglary and possession of stolen property. Bail was set at $100,000. • Earline Wallace Meadows, 48, of Fayett- K W I K K U T S Family Hair Salon $200 REGULAR HAIRCUT off with coupon Not good with other offers 1064 South Main St., Red Bluff • 529-3540 Reg. $13.95 Expires 12/31/11 teville, N.C., was arrested Tuesday at the Woodson Bridge county park. She was charged as a fugitive of justice and is being held without bail. Vandalism • Graffiti was found at Bidwell Elementary School Tuesday and else- where in the 1300 to 1500 blocks of Walnut Street. • An unoccupied resi- dence was reported van- dalized Tuesday in the 1000 block of Cedar Street. A window was broken and paint was poured on the floor, caus- ing $350 damage. Theft • Christmas decora- tions, including a lighted tree and a reindeer, were reported stolen Tuesday from the front yard of a residence in the 1400 block of Lincoln Street. Odd • A property owner called in Tuesday when she was told someone was breaking into her vacant house for sale in the 600 block of San Mateo Avenue in Gerber. Deputies found a vehicle at the residence that had been reported stolen and then saw a man leaving the house wearing no shirt or shoes. He was admon- ished for trespassing and the owner declined to press charges. The vehicle found was turned over to California Highway Patrol and it is unknown if the man at the scene had anything to do with the BOOK BARN 619 Oak St., Red Bluff (530) 528-Book 2665 HOLIDAY HOURS Open: Tuesday thru Saturday Dec. 27th to 31st Closed: January 3rd-Jan 7th This grant allows NVCSS to collaborate with the Community Action Agency of Tehama County, which spearheaded the "Tehama Food Share" program with the goal of getting nutritious foods to families through- out the county, the release said. This partnership is committed to developing a strategic approach in effi- cient food distribution that includes many local part- ners, and because of this grant, the program has pro- vided 4,294 pounds of food to Tehama County food distributing agencies and families. NVCSS is among 12 Catholic Charities Agencies that are sharing a $760,000 grant from the foundation this holiday season. "Walmart is honored to partner with Northern Valley Catholic Social Service in addressing hunger in Tehama County," said Debbie Rood, regional general managert. "We believe that there is no greater responsibility than supporting our commu- nity and organizations like NVCSS that help those in need who are our neighbors, our friends and our customers." stolen vehicle. • A 33-year-old woman reported Tuesday evening finding a blue sexual toy in her mailbox in the 25400 block of Lee Street in Los Molinos. Deputies seized the item and it was marked for destruction. Butt shot • A resident called Tuesday saying there was a single vehicle crash at Bowman and Farquhar roads in Cottonwood. No injuries were reported but the caller reported hearing the people involved in the accident saying that the reason they wrecked was because the driver had a loaded handgun in his back pocket and he acci- dentally shot himself in the buttocks. The incident was forwarded to CHP. Collision • A woman reported Tuesday afternoon that a TRAX bus hit her vehicle and then left the area in the 200 block of Walnut Street. Officers took a report of the incident. Swine flew •A Cottonwood man was injured after colliding with a pig at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday on Evergreen Road, east of Smith Lane. Steven Buckingham, 33, was driving west on Evergreen when a large number of pigs ran direct- ly into his path. Bucking- ham swerved right to avoid a collision, but was unable to do so hitting one of the larger pigs. The impact with the pig, combined with the turning movement, caused Buckingham's 1986 Toyota pickup to roll over, coming to rest on its left side on the north shoulder of the road. Buckingham had minor injuries and was treated by medical per- sonnel at the scene. The pig was not so lucky.