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The Tehama County Po- lice Activities League Mar- tial Arts Program began in September 1998 and was the first anti-bullying pro- gram in Tehama County. Thousands of kids have trained with the program anywhere from one day to seven years. Those who stayed for several years be- come disciplined in the type of behavior sought in youth. The dojo has travelled around Red Bluff over the years, but is now at 1005 Vista Way, Ste. C across from Vista Preparatory Academy soccer fields. It's been there for more than six years. It was the pro- gram that first coined the term ATM for self-defense purposes — Ask the bully to leave you alone; Tell the bully you want to be left alone; Make the bully leave you alone. Ask while staying calm, then go tell the nearest adult. Tell while still re- maining calm then again go tell the nearest adult. By this time you hope the adults that you've been tell- ing about the bullying will have gotten involved with the bully in the manner in which each particular school prescribes. Just because you are "telling" on someone doesn't make you a tattle- tale. You are following the rules of your school. You are now learning about good citizenship and becoming a person of good charac- ter. You are learning about becoming a happy and suc- cessful person. But if the bully is still bothering you, it is time to Make them leave you alone — in the prescribed man- ner. This means you are in control of yourself and no harm will come to the bully. Students in the dojo are practicing these techniques and strategies. On Monday, June 29, two larger students acted as the bullies to sev- eral younger and smaller students. They were given the instruction on ATM once again. The two bul- lies were sent to one end of the dojo to hang out. The younger students hung out with the parents and in- structor for about five min- utes just chatting about their summer and about school when it starts. The students went to- wards the area where the bullies were hanging out. The bullies began to pick on them. This went on for 10 minutes. Parents walked around acting as school yard monitors and teach- ers. Only one student went to an adult to report being bullied. This wasn't a pass or fail test. Rather, it was an ex- periment in behavior in- struction. It was also in- formation given to the students so that they under- stand their own situations. The youngest student was five years old. The motto of the dojo is: "There's no such thing as a bad kid, only bad examples. Let's be the best examples we can be." Similar types of drills will be presented and prac- ticed at the dojo on a reg- ular basis throughout sum- mer then continuing on into the school year. Tehama County PAL is a 501 (c) (3) non profit youth anti bullying program with special emphasis on living a healthy, drug, alcohol, and tobacco free lifestyle. PAL is partially supported by the United Way of North- ern California and through grants and donations from businesses and individuals in the community. All in- structors and coaches in all PAL programs are vol- unteers. Call 529-7950 or visit www.tehamso.org for more information. PALMARTIALARTS Thebully,youandwhattodo COURTESYPHOTO Older students act as bullies to younger students during a June 29PAL Martial Arts Program training session. Gleaners will distribute food as follows in July: Corning, 8 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, July 15, Corn- ing Senior Center, 1015 Fourth Ave. Red Bluff, 8 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, July 15, Food Bank, 20699 Wal- nut St. Rancho Tehama, noon to 2 p.m., Monday, July 13, Recreation Center. Los Molinos, 9 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, July 4, Ma- sonic Hall, 25020 Tehama Vina Road. All other sites in the county will be at the usual times and places. Applications for food bank cards may be on the day of giveaway. Bring large paper or plastic bags and egg cartons if possi- ble. New applicants please bring Rent Receipt, PG&E bill or something with a physical address. All income must be re- ported. Income is gross monthly per household not net. Only one card will be issued per household. GLEANERS Food distribution schedule posted Pastor John Bohrer of Antelope Home Fellowship, invites the community to attend a free concert at 7 p.m. Friday, July 3 at Ber- rendos Middle School, 401 Chestnut Ave. in Red Bluff. The concert is being given by a group called Hope from the Collin- sworth School of Music at California Baptist Univer- sity in Riverside. Come and enjoy an eve- ning of inspirational mu- sic by these young adults. CONCERT Group from baptist university to perform tonight On my first day of school in seventh grade, our homeroom teacher had us write brief intro- ductions about our- selves. In- cluded within it was to be what we thought was our favorite subject and the one we liked the least. My favorite was Science. After all, I was a nerdy fat A-student constantly pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose. It was destiny. On the other hand, I loathed history. When asked why, I re- sponded, "It's boring. Who cares what happened be- fore we were born?" Funny how things change. I'm not sure whether it's because I've grown older or because I now see the impact of one's history in present day, or who knows, it could be a combination of the both. My grandmother, Zlote Indich, was born August 3, 1899 in what was then called "White Russia." We think she came from Belarus but records are sketchy. She, along with countless other Jews try- ing to escape the barba- rism faced in their home country, migrated to the United States in 1924 to be with her brother Yosef, who had emigrated a few years earlier. Soon there- after, she was married to Samuel Pinsker, and over the next half-decade she gave birth to my mother Ruth and my aunts Mil- dred and Eleanor. The late twenties and early thirties were not kind. Of course, the great depression disrupted every- one's life in October 1929 and the next year, a drunk driver who also maimed my grandmother killed my grandfather. Now 30 years old and hospitalized with a broken back, raising three very young children, and possessing a limited knowl- edge of English; she strug- gled but survived. Eventu- ally, she ran one of the first women-owned businesses in Detroit, a junkyard. So, why am I telling you this? Every family has its his- tory. Some chapters are buoyant and uplifting, oth- ers not so much. But, it's noteworthy how a history of my family from nearly a century ago still plays out in my thoughts and ac- tions today. The rough periods through which my grand- mother lived impacted her greatly, and obviously so. In Russia, her fam- ily starved. In the United States, she became obese. Her destitution, plus the impact of the depres- sion and years of hand-to- mouth survival for herself and her daughters, caused her to not only become very cautious with what- ever cash she had, but had the added outcome of making her somewhat of a hoarder in her later years. When the harsh times of the depression were only a thing of bad mem- ories, she still hung on to every scrap. Years of food insecurity were but a rec- ollection when she aged, yet she continued to eat like she might not have sustenance tomorrow. I point this out with- out judgment; it's history and must be viewed in con- text. However, my mother — although definitely not a hoarder by any stretch of the word — continued to hang on to her mother's poverty consciousness until she died in the year 2000. And, being totally trans- parent, visages of it still ex- ist within my sister, my cousins; and myself; two generations and nine de- cades hence. My family has never gone without food (quite the contrary); we've always paid our bills; and none of us have ever been without shelter. We are for- tunate or blessed or maybe both. Yet we still worry about it. What's that about? Worry is interest on a debt not yet owed. Sure, sometimes, things just plain stink to high heaven. However, when put in per- spective and context, most of the time for most of us, we're doing pretty well in present tense. Why do we diminish the actual good over bad that might never happen? We learn from our his- tory, maybe even celebrate it, but it's just that — his- tory. We exist only in the present and maybe by re- alizing how fortunate we are right now, we just might pass along a cheer- ier history to future gen- erations than the one we brought with us. Scott"Q"Marcusis a nationally known weight loss expert for baby boomers and the CRP (Chief Recovering Perfectionist) of www. ThisTimeIMeanIt.com. Check out his new series of free weight loss videos and other inspirational material at www. FourMonthsToGoal.com SCOTT MARCUS Futurehistorylessons—howfamilyshapesone'sdestiny Scott Marcus At a recent meeting of the trustees of the town of Tehama the municipal water bongs, amounting to $10,000, were sold to the State Board of Control, they being the highest bid- ders. There were two other bids submitted. The purchasers have thirty days in which to de- termine from the records the legality of the bond is- sue at the close of which time, if everything proves satisfactory, the money shall be paid into the city treasury. 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