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2A Daily News – Friday, January 6, 2012 Community people&events Community Center classes The Red Bluff Community Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., offers the following classes and activities for the new year: • Bridge, Wednesdays, 12:30-3:30 p.m. • Line Dancing, Mondays and Thursdays- Beginner, 9 a.m.; Intermediate, 10 a.m., $1 donation •Passages Senior Advocates, Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Penny Bingo, Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10- 11:30 a.m. • Pinochle, Tuesdays 12:30-3:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. • Senior Aerobics, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8-9 a.m., $1 donation • Senior Lunch, Mondays through Fridays, noon • Swinging Squares, Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. For more information call the community center office at 527-8177 or the senior nutrition office at 527-2414. Opportunities for funding The Shasta Regional Communi- ty Foundation has published its 2012 competitive grantmaking cal- endar of proposal deadline dates online. The calendar which can be found on the Foundation's website, www.shastarcf.org, includes a change in funding cycles for The McConnell Fund for Modoc, Shas- ta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity Counties. This new schedule provides the potential for nonprofit organiza- tions to apply in the spring or fall for both small and large grants. As referenced by Beth Freeman, Director of Community Programs, this revised calendar, "presents greater opportunity for nonprofit organizations to plan projects and apply for funding throughout the calendar year". Grants from The McConnell Fund will be awarded in the spring and fall to Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity county organi- zations in the areas of arts and cul- ture, children, youth and education, community vitality, environment, health care, recreation, and social services. Grants primarily fund the PG&E offering college scholarships Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced that its Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are accepting applications from aspiring college students for financial assistance through the groups' scholarship funds. The scholarships will pro- vide at least 100 university- bound students up to $3,000 each in aid for exemplary scholastic achievement and community leadership. All college-bound stu- dents living within PG&E's Northern and Central Cali- fornia service area are wel- come to apply. In 2011, the utility's employee resource groups awarded $255,500 in scholar- ships to help 153 students with their college expenses. "Recognizing and support- ing students who are dedicat- ed scholars and community contributors is a privilege for PG&E," said Bill Harper, PG&E's Vice President of Talent Management and Chief Diversity Officer. "Though the recipients come from different locations and have many diverse interests and talents, they all have one thing in common: leadership. It is an honor to help these future leaders reach their higher education goals." To apply for a scholarship, 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. students need to complete a basic and a supplemental application. Complete scholarship information, including award criteria and applications, are posted on the PG&E scholar- ship website at www.pge.com/about/commu- nity/scholarships/. Completed applications must be postmarked and mailed to PG&E by January 17, 2012. PG&E's ERGs have tradi- tionally awarded scholar- ships to deserving students for more than 20 years. The funds are collected from PG&E employee contri- butions, ERG fundraising events, and from PG&E's corporate charitable giving program. Diversity and inclusion have long been hallmarks of PG&E's heritage. The utility currently has nine ERGs, which contribute to the personal and profes- sional development of thou- sands of employees and pro- vide vital opportunities to engage employees in service to diverse communities. They are Pride Network, Women's Network, Samahan, InspirAsian, Black Employee Association, Latino, Access Network, Legacy, and Nu NRG ERG. purchase of equipment or building- related projects. Grant opportuni- ties are made for small and large projects in each county. All grant requests for the spring cycle must be postmarked by or received at the Community Founda- tion's Redding office, 1335 Arbore- tum Drive, Suite B, by 5 p.m. on March 21. Funding guidelines for each pro- gram can be found at www.shastar- cf.org. For more information con- tact Beth Freeman with Shasta Regional Community Foundation at 244-1219. Memories As of Jan. 1 the Tehama Coun- ty Genealogical and Historical Society book Memories is avail- able at the Book Barn, 619 Oak St. Copies of all years will be ava- ialable. For more information on the Tehama County Genealogical and Historical Society visit its Web- site: www.tcghsoc.org. Chamber hours The Corning Chamber of Commerce office hours will change from Jan. 6-19 to noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Those wishing to get reserva- tions in for the Installation Din- ner, which will be Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Veterans Community Hall, 1620 Solano St., can call the office at 824-5550. Ad campaign features farm bureau leader WATSONVILLE (MCT) — Jess Brown's all over the subway in New York City. And he's likely to pop up in London, Paris and San Francisco _ shirtless, no less. No, the long-time exec- utive director of the Santa Cruz (Calif.) County Farm Bureau isn't leaving town. He's featured in an interna- tional advertising cam- paign for Jameson Irish Whiskey. D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 127, NUMBER 40 On the Web: www.redbluffdailynews.com MAIN OFFICE: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Main Phone (530) 527-2151 Outside area 800-479-6397 545 Diamond Ave. Red Bluff, CA 96080 ______________________ Fax: (530) 527-5774 ______________________ Mail: Red Bluff Daily News P.O. 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Rube Says County Should Bear Cost Of His Trip Home Marion Rube, recently freed here from a charge of killing Oscar McCardie near Corn- ing, urges that Tehama County should stand the expense of his trip from Red Bluff to his home at Blue Lake, Humboldt County. — Jan. 6, 1921 The campaign includes posters based on an oil painting by Pacific Grove, Calif., artist Warren Chang, and Brown is the model for three of the figures in the work. "It's kind of surreal," Brown said. "I've done modeling before, but it's not something I've sought out." The painting depicts a faux 18th century scene of company founder John Jameson arm-wrestling all comers rather than reveal- ing his secret for making great whiskey. Brown appears squatting down by the table in the foreground, Georgia Seeliger's Needle Arts Estate Sale Swap Meet Feb. 4TH & • 8 to 4 PM Vendors welcome 529-3298 Park on Pine St. 623 Main Street Plus MCT photo Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau Director Jess Brown owns several of Pacific Grove artist Warren Chang's paintings, including this one in his office which depicts farm workers. around." bare-chested with his arm raised behind Jameson and standing in a group in the back. Brown said the three sec- tions of the painting were separately posed and pho- tographed after the artist and a director from Los Angeles worked out the scene and lighting. The pro- ject was completed in a day last summer at a Carmel, Calif., winery. "You have to pose and pose and pose," Brown said. In between, there were hours of "just sitting He said he earned less than $100 for the day. Brown, 55, of Aptos, Calif., said he's not much of a drinker, and he has only a touch of Irish in his her- itage. His love of art won him the job. Brown, who, with wife Laura, owns three paintings by Chang, said he agreed to model at the request of the artist, for whom he's previ- ously posed. He said he especially likes Chang's studies of farmworkers in area fields. One of Chang's paint- ings, "Days End," which depicts farmworkers leav- ing a muddy field near Moss Landing, hangs above Brown's desk. The Browns are lending another, "Approaching Storm: Broc- coli Harvest," to an exhibi- tion in Beijing in the com- ing year. Brown said he likes the way Chang captures the local region, its agriculture and workers. But it's not just the subject that draws him. Brown, who has served on the boards of the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County and the Monterey Museum, is an avid art col- lector. The walls in his office are covered with works by painters and pho- tographers from the region and from Africa, where Brown has been involved for many years in a project to advise farmers in Zim- babwe. Brown said wherever he goes, not matter how small the village, he always asks about art. "I don't care where you go in the world, someone is doing art," he said. "They might not be making any money, but they have talent and passion." To see works by Chang, go to warrenchang.com. Your tax experts 32 Years Plus Experience • Tax Preparation & Representation • Business & Personal Returns • Filling for Delinquent & Non-Filers • Non-profits • Get out of trouble with both IRS and FTB • Payroll & Bookkeeping Service www.lassentax.com Open Year-Round New Clients Welcome Enrolled Agents: Rose Hablitzel, EA Rex Cerro, EA "Enrolled To Practice Before The IRS" (530) 527-8225 208 Elm St., Red Bluff