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2A Daily News – Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Community people&events Renewable energy workshop REDDING — Want to learn more about renewable ener- gy and energy efficiency? You can attend a free Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency workshop for agricultural pro- ducers, rural small businesses, and other energy stakeholders on Tuesday, Feb. 28, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the McConnell Foundation's Lema Ranch in Redding. The workshop is a collaborative effort between PG&E and two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agencies: Rural Development and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. It will offer demonstrations and lots of valuable information about the available products, programs, services, incentives, and financial assistance related to renewable energy and energy efficiency in the greater Shasta County area. Bill Green of CSU Fresno's Center for Irrigation Tech- nology will provide a fascinating demonstration of irrigation pump efficiency using a Pump Mobile Education Center (PMEC). The PMEC has a self-contained pumping plant to demonstrate basic concepts of pump performance and main- tenance. Using different valve settings, the PMEC can show how much it costs for a pump to be operating inefficiently. Green will also talk about the Ag Pumping Efficiency Pro- gram (APEP), an education and incentive program intended to improve pumping efficiency and encourage energy con- servation throughout California. Other speakers will include representatives from PG&E, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Rural Devel- opment, and an electrical power expert from ArcSine Engi- neering. Ranchers will offer testimonials and answer ques- tions as well. Seating is limited for this free workshop, and registration is required. Please call Priscilla Benson at (530) 226-2577 or email Priscilla.Benson@ca.usda.gov no later than Friday, Feb. 17, to reserve a seat. USDA, through its Rural Development mission area, administers and manages housing, business and community infrastructure and facility programs through a national net- work of state and local offices. Rural Development has an existing portfolio of more than $155 billion in loans and loan guarantees. These programs are designed to improve the economic stability of rural communities, businesses, resi- dents, farmers and ranchers and improve the quality of life in rural America. More information about USDA Rural Devel- opment can be found at www.rurdev.usda.gov/ca 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. Don't pull my trigger As we grow and develop in our lives we have experiences that shape us. We have tragedies that affect our inner most thoughts and haunt our future with their reminders of all things bad. Those thoughts turn into triggers that when pulled cause us to chain react in horrible ways. My biggest triggers are people who wield their power and money. It does- n't take long for me to see where I developed these triggers or the signifi- cance of both issues from my past in my present. In my early development I had a step-parent in my life who wield- ed a serious amount of unpredictable power over me. Everything from when and if I ate, what I ate and when and if was able to sleep in peace was entirely up to him. There were no choices in my life. No deciding which cereal I wanted in the morning or whether or not I wanted to wear Ditto's or I- Smiles. I got my clothes from the flea market, including my underwear, and I didn't pick them out, they were picked for me. Money, for me, came from hard work. I moved into my own apartment here in town at 17. I was still in high school and I worked from 1 until 10 p.m. at a travel agency and McDon- alds. My mother had income, but very little education about money manage- ment or common sense about spend- ing. I was on my own. So these are my triggers. Refined and at least at the front of my thoughts and not the back recesses where I simply react to issues and have no idea why I feel the way I feel. What are your trig- gers? Do you have issues about abandonment, food or another maladaptive thought process? Are you aware of why you react to people who pull your triggers? The thing I have learned in taming my beastly triggers is that not everyone shares my sense of fear about power mongers and financial insta- bility. My husband, for example, has no fear of losing money. He has a healthy sense of finances and takes the ups and downs of the bank account of life as they come. I have friends who are money magnets who have no hang ups about when, if and what to do if things get tight. They don't go to the place where Chicken Little and I hang out from time to time. By finding out what your triggers are and talking them out, you can over- come your unnecessary issues. You can put the safety on the trigger. Talk to people who aren't afraid of what you are; find people who have over ridden their first response and gotten control of their fears. I am happy to say that I Faydra Rector You Matter am fairly emotionally sta- ble considering how I grew up. Through my writing and speaking I have met people who have survived many personal set backs and tragedies. Your mess can be a message of hope to someone else. Your fears can be eradicated easier than you might think. Be open about your triggers, share them and feel safe to conquer them. Faydra Rector, MA is a mental health administrator, author, public speaker, educator and life coach who lives in Red Bluff. She can be reached at life- coach@shasta.com or view her blogs at http://faydraandcompany.blogspot.com/ and http://allaboutdivorce.blogspot.com/. River Park Car Show returns in May D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 127, NUMBER 48 The 38th Annual Red Bluff River On the Web: www.redbluffdailynews.com MAIN OFFICE: Monday-Friday, 8 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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Explosion In Bakery; Glass Is Blown Out An explosion in the bake oven today blew out the heavy plate glass front windows of the Perfection Bakery at 533 Walnut street. It is believed the explo- sion was caused by an accumulation of gas in the oven after the wind had snuffed out the gas blaze. — Jan. 18, 1922 Park Car Show is scheduled for May 20 in River Park. Registration will be open 8-10 a.m. and the show runs until about 3 p.m. Drivers should enter on Willow Street from Main Street. The event is free for spectators and $10 preregistration or $15 at the gate for exhibitors. For more information, call Ron Phillips at 275-8655 or send an e-mail to ronlips@netzero.com. For an entry form, go to http://pwp.att.net/p/s/com- munity.dll?ep=87&sub- pageid=347726&. This is a Contemporary Historical Vehicle Association, Mt Shasta Region event. All street legal cars and trucks 1986 and earlier are welcome. People's Choice trophies, 50-50 drawing and merchandise raffles will be featured and food and drink will be available on site. Medicare enrollment periods closing Passages Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program reminds Medicare bene- ficiaries of some impor- tant deadlines involving healthcare coverage. Feb. 14: Last day to disenroll from Medicare Advantage plans. Peo- ple with a Medicare health plan can go back to Original Medicare and enroll in a prescrip- tion drug "Part D" plan. Feb. 29: Last day to enroll in a prescription drug "Part D" plan if their 2011 Medicare Advantage plan was Anthem Freedom Blue I with prescription cover- age. May 2: Last day to sign up for a Medicare supplemental plan with- out consideration of pre-existing conditions, if their previous plan left the area, such as Anthem Freedom Blue I Medicare Advantage plan. In addition, people with Medicare who also have full Medi-Cal ben- efits or are paying reduced rates for their prescription drugs because of their limited income, have year- round rights to change their Part D coverage. For more information 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 1/31/12 or to schedule a coun- seling appointment call 898-6716. If a group or agency would like to host a workshop, please call Natasha Coulter- LaTorre, outreach spe- cialist at 530-898-6715. HICAP does not sell or endorse any insurance products. Passages helps older adults and family care- givers with important services to empower them to remain confi- dent in their ability to sustain and enjoy inde- pendent lives. For more information about Pas- sages services go to www.passagescenter.org. James W. 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