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2A Daily News – Friday, February 10, 2012 Wounded warrior Community Valentine's diet people&events Be forewarned; the following appears to be two divergent thoughts with seemingly nothing in common with the title of this col- umn. However, plug on; all shall coalesce by the conclusion. Thought one: The Internet is like an office — on a really, really, real- ly huge scale; it is filled with mar- velous facts that can be extremely important (or completely useless). The predicament is finding them – and determining into which catego- ry they fit. Courtesy photo A welcome home celebration was recently held at E's Locker Room in Red Bluff for Specialist Reid Cul- ver of Vina. Culver is serving in Afghanistan as a Combat Medic with I-25 Striker Brigade,Alfa Compa- ny. Culver was wounded by an IED and given med- ical treatment in Kandahar before being flown to Ger- many for a total of 2 months. Culver was given a two week leave and was able to travel home to visit with family and friends before leaving Thursday to return to Afghanistan to complete the 2 l/2 months remain- ing of his one-year tour of duty. Family and friends pray for his safe return to Tehama County so they can finally welcome him home for good. Pictured from left: father Luke Culver, mother Robin Culver, Specialist Reid Culver, Reid's girlfriend Kathleen Mil- ner and Babs Fries and uncle Elmer Fries,owners of E's Locker Room. 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. Thought two: Writers, such as myself, are periodically (but thank- fully not often) faced with the curse of "writer's block," a dreaded afflic- tion which attacks creative sorts. Its symptoms include, but are not lim- ited to: stress, inability to focus, lack of inspired thought, and a blank stare (usually at an empty page). As deadline approaches — a rising sense of panic also wells up within one's chest. Writer's block also has a major side effect: the desire to consume uncontrollable amounts of sugary, snack-like sub- stances. Since such eating leads to guilt (and a protruding stomach), I have developed alternative, less-caloric methods to set free my Muse: an out of the ordinary technique involving internet search engines. (See, the topic is beginning to gel; aren't you glad you stuck with me?) Instead of searching for subject matters, rather I pose questions. For instance, it seemed apropos that this week, my message would involve a nod toward Valentine's Day. Yet, my brain was a brick, solid, heavy, unmoving; nothing entered. So, I asked of the all-wise Google, "What healthy meal could I prepare on Valen- tine's Day?" Forever obligingly (as I'm sure would be Yahoo), it pro- vided me with 394,000 options in 0.13 seconds. Assuming three meals a day, and no duplication of recipes, it would take 359.81 years to try every meal listed. As much as I would love to be cele- brating with my sweet- heart in the year 2367, I find it unlikely; therefore I chose the first selection: Heart Healthy Dinner for Romance. Developed by a nutritionist with included for Spinach Squares, bean salad with lentils, and steamed veg- etables. Scott Q. Marcus many letters following her name, she suggested that to boost roman- tic tendencies in my partner, I should choose a meal with soluble fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, folates (which I thought one scraped on skin to smooth it), monounsaturat- ed fats, and soy protein. Not the usual fare to which I am accus- tomed, I investigated further the type of banquet that would grace our table and discovered it would consist of lentils, beans, wheat germ, flaxseed oil, spinach, more lentils, fortified grains, yet more lentils, and soy milk. Recipes were LM installation dinner The Los Molinos Chamber of Commerce cordially invites the public to attend the Annual 2012 Installation of Officers Dinner, Co-Sponsored by the VFW Post 3909, to be held Monday, Feb. 13, at the Los Molinos Veteran's Memorial Hall, 7980 Sherwood Blvd., in Los Molinos. No-host reception at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Cost is $25 per person choice of prime rib or chicken or veg- etarian by request. For more information call Betty Morales at 384-1706. Bake sale The Wonderbroads Red Hat Group is having a Valentine Bake Sale to raise some money for its 2012 Scholarship fund. Come by and pick up a sweet little something for your Valentine from 5-7 -p.m. on Mon- day, Feb. 13, at Red Bluff Round Table Pizza. D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 127, NUMBER 65 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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George Growney And Miss O'Connor Are Wed Today George Growney and Miss Lyma M. O'Connor, well known and popular young people of Red Bluff were united in marriage at 9 o'clock this morning. The ceremony taking place at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in this city. The Rev. Father Phillip Brady officiated. — Feb. 10, 1922 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 Gleaners schedule Gleaners will distribute food as follows in February: • Rancho Tehama, noon-2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 13, Recreation Center • Los Molinos, 9 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Feb. 14, Masonic Hall, 25020 Tehama Vina Rd. • Corning, 8 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Feb. 15, Corning Senior Center, 1015 Fourth Ave. • Red Bluff, 8 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Feb. 15, Food Bank, 20699 Walnut St. 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 if possible. All income must be FINDERS CHECK OUT OUR NEW INVENTORY KEEPERS Thrift & Antiques Tue-Sat: 10am-5pm In the Frontier Village Shopping Center 645 Antelope Blvd. 530 527-7798 In my mind, I pictured a roman- tic repast for two, table- cloth newly ironed, candles aglow, with legumes as far as the eye can see. I imag- ined how healthy and proud of my accomplishments I would be come February 15; what a role model! Shocked into reality by the realization that nowhere on this list is a single, solitary, piece of chocolate; I decid- ed that's just wrong, canned the whole hare- brained scheme and queried the search engine, "Where can I find a choco- late sampler – quick!?" 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. Help celebrate the 2nd annual "This Time I Mean It Day" on February 15. Find out more at www.ThisTimeIMeanItDay.com. COMMUNITY CLIPS reported. Income is gross monthly per household not net. Only one card will be issued per household. Neighborhood Watch All Richfield residents are invited to a telemarketing scam presentation provided by The Tehama County Sheriff's Department at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 13 at the Richfield Fire Station. The program agenda will also include budget cuts facing Richfield School and our upcoming Community Rally 2012. Any questions, call Melissa Grootveld at 824-6260. Comedy show Still Standish-An Evening Of Stand-Up Comedy, featuring Aaron Standish, Liz Merry and Roland Allen will be at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12, at Duffy's Tavern, 337 Main St., in Chico. Cost is $10 at the door. 21 and over only. More infor- mation call 343-7718. Blood drive The Red Bluff Community blood drive, 2-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the Veterans Memorial Hall, corner of Oak and Jackson Streets, is open to the pub- lic, with no appointment required. Sponsored by Red Bluff Emblem club, it is conduct- ed by professional staff from BloodSource, which serves the hospitals of Tehama, Shasta, Trinity and Siskiyou counties. People in general good health, weighing at least 110 pounds and 17 years old are eligible. With parental consent 16-year-olds are also accepted. There is no upper age limit for those who can pass tests. Profes- sional staff tests pulse, blood pressure and hemacrit readings and checks medical qualifications including medications. BloodSource, a not-for-profit since 1948, may be contacted at 866.822.5663. Cottonwood garden club The Cottonwood Garden Club will meet at 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 20 at the Cottonwood Community Center, 20595 Gas Point Road. The presentation will be "Herbs" by Chris Moats. A potluck will follow the meeting. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call 347-1281 or 347-3656.