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2A Daily News – Saturday, February 4, 2012 Community people&events Senior Menu The Senior Nutrition Program serves meals Monday through Friday at the Red Bluff Community-Senior Center, the Corning Senior Center and the Los Molinos Veterans Hall. The suggested donation for seniors 60 and older is $2.75. For those guests under the age of 60, the guest charge is $6. A donation is not a requirement for you to receive a meal if you qualify for the program. Reservations must be made a minimum of one day in advance by calling 527-2414. Two percent milk is served with each meal. Menu is subject to change. Week of Feb. 6-10 Monday VEGETARIAN MENU Spinach Cheese Ravioli, Capri Vegetables, Seasoned Bread Stick, Green Salad, Mandarin Oranges Tuesday Polish Sausage/Kraut, German Potato Salad, Pineap- ple Orange Juice, Rye Bread, Apple Crisp Wednesday Beef Stroganoff, Noodles, Broccoli, Mandarin Beet Salad, Wheat Roll, Apricots Thursday HEALTHY HEART MENU Roasted Chicken, Scalloped Potatoes, Mediterranean Veg, Wheat Bread, Pears Friday Spaghetti & Meatballs, Mixed Vegetables, Romaine Salad, Garlic Bread, Luau Fruit Cup AAUW meeting set "Hearts and Lace" will be the theme of the American Association of University Women meet- ing at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at the home of Cathy McGregor, 1244 Lincoln St. The hostess will explore the romantic era of the Victorian and other ages, illustrating with her antiques and collectibles. The group recenty met at the Lucero Olive Oil in Corning for a tour of its plant and olive oil sam- pling. On March 12 the group will watch chef Scott Graves of St. Elizabeth Community Hospital demon- strate healthful cooking at the Coyne Center. 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. December and January whizzed by The months of Dec. 2011 and Jan. 2012 came bounding in with all kinds of happenings. Some were delightful, some were frightful. The days whisked by with a pile of new things to learn and some to ignore. Christmas décor remaining in boxes in our dining room as the closets were filled. Our living room had been rearranged to accommodate a bed in the middle of the room with a couch moved to the entry way into the dining room. Extra furniture and debris was moved to other parts of the house. I imagine a number of readers will wonder if our house has become strange in furniture rearrangement with strange people occupying it. Yes, you could be right. Actually we had a bit of seri- ous illness in the family. Our fami- ly focus was on getting someone well as fast as we could. Wonderful friends and relatives made visits and sent helpful messages. The communications have given us con- fidence that we will again be happy and healthy during the month of February and will be able to get back into a good routine. Both Bella and Baxter, (the canines of our family) have showed puzzled faces as they noted that a family member was not feeling up to par. Although they would have enjoyed jumping all over Mr. B. they controlled themselves and spent most of their indoor time sleeping on their huge dog pillow in the living room. Every few minutes they would open their eyes to check on the progress of Mr. B. Since the healing is taking charge we are beginning to note that there is a world still to be seen and in which to live and work towards better times. I am beginning to want to attack the back yard with a rake and shovel in order to pre- pare for a more orderly yard for the coming of spring days. I suspect there needs to be a little more rain mixed with a bit of sun- shine. Oh yes, there are taxes to pay and files to be organized. It can be a boring time consuming few days to get our act together and not think of the frustrations that may come our way. Each day we watch TV, listen to the radio and hear the "and, if and buts, "of the coming elections of individuals who lead our country. It seems to be a little unfair to have to deal with big decisions while we are filing our taxes. However there is no benefit of moaning and groan- ing about the negative things of life as they will always be around to haunt us in one way or another. As we enter the time of making major decisions for our country we could learn something from the follow- ing prose written in 1832- 1902 by Thomas De Witt Talmage. "A child, coming from a Carolyn Barber filthy home, was taught at school to wash his face. He went home so sweet and clean that his mother washed her face. When the father came from his work and saw the improvement, he washed his face. The neighbors who called in, saw the change and washed their faces, until all the people in that street had clean faces; and the next street copied their example, and the whole city became clean because one school-boy washed his face." Our careful analysis of the above statement made so long ago may be just the thing to make us think how we can contribute to our selves and others even in times of hard deci- sions. Carolyn Barber has been writing her column in the Daily News since 1992. It appears on Saturdays. She can be contacted by e-mail at hurcar@yahoo.com. 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Protest on Duties Given County Nurse A committee from the Parent Teacher Asso- ciation of Red Bluff grammar schools is to appear before the Tehama county board of supervisors at an early date and urge that Miss Lois Stevens, county nurse, be relieved of additional duties placed upon her as truant officer. — Feb. 4, 1922 Dear Annie: My brother lives 100 miles away from his job. He says he has a good job, but our family strongly suspects he is dealing drugs again. He has two children with an ex-girlfriend who is bipolar and not tak- ing her medication. The children had a weeklong break from school, and my brother left them with the ex-girlfriend's sister. She is a single mother with eight children of her own. She is also lazy and nasty. When I visited the kids, all the chil- dren came outside. One teenage child smelled strongly of marijuana. Another had crusting body sores all over. My niece told me there was dog poop on the boys' bedroom floor, and I could see clothes piled up to the windows. My brother left his chil- dren in this same home a year ago, and when my family found out, we threatened to call Child Protective Services. He promised to get them out of that horrid environment and begged us to give him time. When I saw that the kids were back in that Your tax experts 32 Years Plus Experience "Enrolled to practice before the IRS" Open Year-Round New Clients Welcome www.lassentax.com Enrolled Agents: Rose Hablitzel, EA Rex Cerro, EA (530) 527-8225 208 Elm St., Red Bluff All major Credit Cards accepted Annie's Mailbox by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar house and that nothing had changed, I called the police. Afterward, my brother phoned, angry that I'd called the authori- ties before speak- ing to him. He said he'd inspected the house prior to sending the kids there and was assured it was being cleaned up. Annie, I don't believe him. He has a history of dealing and using drugs. He's a liar and a manipulator. Meanwhile, the police did nothing, and now my brother won't speak to me. Even my niece is angry. I'm beginning to feel I did the wrong thing. How do I fix this? — Hurt in California Dear Hurt: You did nothing wrong. Your broth- er cannot be trusted, and the mother of these chil- dren is not capable of car- ing for them. Everyone may be doing the best they can, but it is simply not adequate. Could you or someone in your family take these children into your home? Your brother might be relieved to know they are with a responsible Newly Remodeled! RIDGEWAY PARK RECREATION HALL & GYMNASIUM Available for events, meetings & team practices Tehama County Parks for reservation information Reasonable rates Call An alcohol-free facility 528-1111 caregiver. Or, if you still feel the children are in dan- ger, report the conditions anonymously to Child Pro- tective Services and ask them to investigate. If the situation warrants the chil- dren's removal from the home, they will handle it. Dear Annie: Two years ago, some dear friends got married. We threw them an engagement party at our home and purchased a lovely gift for their wed- ding. We also offered the use of our home as a ''stag- ing area'' for the wedding and reception. Due to a family emergency at the last minute, we were unable to attend the wed- ding. We never received a thank-you note for our gift, not to mention our support. There wasn't even a verbal acknowledgement of our help. I'm offended, but I know there's no comfort- able way to broach the sub- ject. Any advice? — Ohio Dear Ohio: Is it possi- ble your friends sent you a thank-you note that was lost? Could the gift or card have been misplaced? Oth- erwise, we despair of such poor manners and lack of appreciation. Since this still bothers you, it may help repair the friendship if you speak up. Here are the words: ''Did you ever receive the crystal bowl we sent for your wedding? We never heard from you and worry that it was lost in transit.'' We hope they use the opportunity to thank you profusely. Dear Annie: ''Road Worrier'' should check to see whether her state has a Drivers Safety Division. Some have forms online to recommend that a particu- lar driver be tested. Of course, valid reasons have to be stated. The driver in question is then summoned to take a driving test. I had to do this for my father. — Been Down hat Road Dear Been: Concerned friends and relatives can look online or check their state DMV, local police or department of transporta- tion to see whether such forms are available. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailboxcomcast.net , or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. Play groups scheduled The following School Readiness Play Groups are offered every week in Tehama County: • Tuesday, School Readiness Play Group- Los Molinos. Come and join the fun at this developmental and educa- tional play group. Receive developmental and age appro- priate activities and information about your child. Explore with arts, crafts, books, rhymes and songs and outdoor activities. Birth-5yrs. 10-11:30 a.m. Free. First Steps Fam- ily Resource Center, 7700 Stanford Ave., 384-7833. • Wednesday, School Readiness Play Group- Corning. Come and join the fun at this developmental and educa- tional play group. Receive developmental and age appro- priate activities and information about your child. Explore with arts, crafts, books, rhymes and songs and outdoor activities. Birth-5yrs. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Free. Corning Fam- ily Resource Center, 1480 South St., 824-4111. • Wednesday, Feb. 8, 15, 22 and 29, School Readiness Play Group; Rancho Tehama. Come and join the fun at this developmental and educational play group! Receive developmental and age appropriate activities and informa- tion about your child. Explore with arts, crafts, books, rhymes and songs and outdoor activities. Birth-5yrs. 10- 11:30 a.m. Free. Rancho Tehama Elementary School, 17357 Stage Coach Road. (530) 824-4111. 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 2/29/12