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2A Daily News – Monday, January 2, 2012 Community people&events Food drive Metteer Elementary students got into the spirit of giving with the school's annual canned food drive. The students and teachers have an annual tradition of having a two- to three-week food drive with all pro- ceeds donated to the Salvation Army. There was a little hiccup in this year's drive on Dec. 3, when the student council teacher president was told that the cans were needed by Dec. 6. The student pro- ject Chairwomen Lacey Mae and Lacey Zumalt moved into action. The student council members did not think they would reach their goal of 300 cans, but on the last day the girls counted about 370 cans. One first grade class brought in more than 90 cans. Good job Metteer Mustangs, and keep up the amaz- ing work. Kearney graduates from Eastern Oregon University LA GRANDE, Ore. — John Kearney of Cotton- wood graduated from Eastern Oregon University during the 2010-11 academic year. Kearney earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Services Admin- istration. Eastern Oregon University awarded 540 undergraduate degrees and 87 master's degrees in 2010-11. Eastern Oregon University serves students and communities throughout Oregon with a special focus on rural, regional and distance learning. Programs are delivered on campus, online and onsite in La Grande and at 16 regional centers and include liber- al arts, business, education and cooperative programs in agriculture, nursing and dental hygiene. www.eou.edu. How to submit items Community news may be submitted to the Daily News at clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. Include a name and phone number. Digital pictures should be attached as .jpg files. Photos from a film camera can be brought in to the Daily News as original prints or negatives. No photos from a home printer are acceptable. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. Setting it straight –––––––– It is the policy of the Daily News to correct as quickly as possible all errors in fact that have been published in the newspaper. If you feel a factual error has been made in a news story, call the news department at 527-2153. Handling the family gathering Not all family reunions are, well, shall we say, "familial." Despite the two-dimensional, everything-works-out-in-the-end, sitcom model of American life, some relatives are just not cut from the same cloth. Gatherings can more resemble armed camps across a kitchen table, rather than a joyous reunion of long-parted siblings longing to catch up on the past year's goings-on. Alex, her oldest brother, was always hell-bent on proving how much he knew, accuracy be damned. He over-talked, was excessively loud, and foisted his I-could-be-with-someone-more- important-than-you attitude on everyone from the moment he strutted into a room. She was yin to his yang; right- ing the "injustice," alone she would step into the fray and engage. Of course, this further amplified the conflict; but it drove her nuts to let him push his way around, ignoring everyone else's needs. This year, however, she would not be sucked into his dark drama vortex. Since her divorce, she was working on accepting things as they were rather than how they "should" be. Therapy, a fitness program, and losing 33 pounds; was allowing her to reclaim her life. She would not let her boorish brother steal that away — not tonight, not again. Mustering a Herculean effort, she engaged Alex in small talk only, and the family reunion fared better than usual. He jabbed, she sidestepped; he blew hard, she refused to blow back. Once the clan dispersed, sans spectacle, the quiet of the house collected around her, and she replayed the events in her head. "I should have told him off! He thinks he's the only one who knows anything! What gives him the right?" Her inner dialog grew more bellicose and she pondered all the things she could have said — but didn't. She might be getting in touch with her "bet- ter self," but she was far from "perfect" and she realized how agitated she still was. Sure, she kept the peace, but at what price? The kitchen clock chimed mid- night; yet she was as awake as if she had downed a convenience store's inventory of energy drinks. Not knowing how to dis- perse that excess agitation, she found herself nibbling from a pyramid of dark, cubed, walnut fudge blocks that graced the cen- ter of the table. As the sweet tex- ture melted in her mouth, she lost track of Alex, floating away on a cloud of sugary goodness. "I really need to stop eating," she thought, while reaching for another chocolate block. "It's wreaking havoc on my diet." Yet she had to admit, nothing soothed the image of Alex like chocolate. She could stop right this sec- poured into it a cascade of fudge bricks. The thought scam- pered across her mind to reach in and save a few, but she refused to give in and — while still empow- ered — brushed the remaining cubes into the drain. The dilemma remained Scott Q. Marcus however, how to deal with her pent-up tension? She thought of Alex and pictured his smug mug. She imagined his condescending tone, "Now, now, don't be so emotional." Her blood boiled again. Reaching for the garbage dis- posal switch on the wall, she emphatically, dramatically flipped it, and listened with satis- faction to the grinding from beneath the sink. "Not this time!" she said as she quieted the racket. "You don't control me anymore." She slept amazingly well. ond, take back control, and be angry; or chow down on fudge mountain, feel great, and look like a blimp. That would sure give Alex something to crow about, wouldn't it? That's all it took. Impulsively, she grabbed the plate, rushed to the sink, and About the author: Scott "Q" Marcus is a professional speaker and the CRP of www.ThisTimeIMeanIt.com, a website for people and organizations who are frustrated with making promises and are ready to make a change. Sign up for his free newsletter at the site or friend him at facebook.com/thistimeimeanit. He is also available for coaching and speaking engagements at 707.442.6243 or scottq@scottqmarcus.com. 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General Scheme Is Outlined For Lassen Park Road The visitation of Congressman John E. Baker to Red Bluff last Saturday had one far reaching result in the tentative program for road construction in to the Lassen National Park that is occupying the attention of Red Bluff and Redding, as well as other towns that are in easy touch of this wonder region. — Jan. 2, 1921 The sun will surely shine on the Rose Parade today in Pasadena, Calif., thanks to the Sun- shine Daydream rose, the 2012 All-America Rose Selections award winner. The yellow rose will be among 20,000 roses on the Garden of Imagi- nation float created by Bayer Advanced. The company makes some of the best rose products I've ever used, especially its 2-in-1 systemic rose and flower care product. Roses on the float include a riot of color in various shades of red, orange, yellow, gold, white, light orange, peach, hot pink and lavender. 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The round, bushy and continuous blooming rose flowers spring to early frost. It comes from Meilland International, which has 18 All-America Rose Selections to its credit, including Carefree Spirit and Elle. To be chosen as an AARS winner, Sunshine Daydream thrived during two years of testing in 21 gardens nationwide, including Norfolk Botan- ical Garden. Learn more about All-America Rose Selections at http://www.rose.org.