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2A Daily News – Tuesday, February 14, 2012 PAL heroes Community I feel your pain people&events Several dads donated screws, supplies, labor and give a lot of love to the Tehama County Police Activity League Martial Arts Center for Excellence on Sunday, Feb. 12. These dads and grandads and other fathers and mothers and grandmas in the program are known as heroes to their children and grand children. These heroes donate their time and energy to improving the PAL building (dojo) a few hours each month. Several other heroes also donated these items and love last year when the dojo relocated to its current location. Donating time to our youth (in any program) is a heroe's act of love. PAL has many heroes. The dojo is located at 1005 Vista Way Suite C, across from Trainor Park. The martial art that is taught there is Fudo Budo (Stand Your Ground) Jujutsu (Art of Gentleness), an ancient form of self-defense. The PAL Martial Arts program is the original mar- tial arts program in Tehama County PAL, which cele- brated its 13th year a few months ago. The emphasis is on self-defense against drugs, alcohol, tobacco, gangs, bullying and violence. It has taught anti-bullying since it was founded. All the PAL programs are coordinated by volunteers (heroes). For information on all PAL pro- grams, including Jr. Giants, soccer, basketball, kick- boxing and several others call 529-7920 or visit www.tehamaso.org. 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. On Christmas Eve 2010, I was sitting in church when my back went from its chronic low back ache to an excruciating mess that left me flat for the entire holiday and into the new year of 2011. I started a new job January 3, 2011 meaning that I willed myself to get into the car and commute to Red- ding five days a week with two rup- tured disks. I did all I could for nine months to give my best at work while living in excruciating pain. Finally last October, the pain became too much and I had to leave a full time position with benefits to find some way to reduce the swelling in my back and find some sort of life that did not include sit- ting; the most painful thing for my back. I have had shots, a surgery, physical therapy and prayed. It has been over a year now that I have lived on the pain scale of 8, 9 and 10. So much so that when I had surgery, I only used pain meds for twelve hours because my body is so used to pain. For the record, that is not something to be proud of. Pain is my constant companion. The kind of companion who hasn't learned you are tired of its compa- ny. The thing I miss most about my former pain-free life is travel. I LOVE to travel. I love to go any- where any time. Travel for me comes at a price that is sometimes expensive. It can take me twice as long to get somewhere because I have to stop and unkink my back. This requires lying down, usually in a filthy place. It has been another lesson in humili- ty. Those women read- ing may recall the moment of childbirth whereby you loose all modesty and will do anything to ease the pain. When I see you and we chat in Starbucks, my friend pain is beside me, but still I go on. In pain I fix my kids a hot breakfast every day. My house is clean, my car is washed and my laundry is done. In pain I tithe, I life coach, I rally Ninja Sista's to help others in the community. In my life, I always equate what I am dealing with to other people and how I can translate my challenge into their triumph. I believe that humanism is what binds us and sto- ries are good methods to relate to other people. Through telling sto- ries about struggle, pain, fears, hopes triumphs and the like, we can relate to one another and help each other through life. I have chronic pain. Pain that makes my doctors feel sorry for me. Pain that makes me want to stay in bed most days. When you see me in the store, I am in pain. When we are at lunch together, I am smiling through pain. When I post on Facebook, I am in pain. Faydra Rector You Matter There is something in your life that is causing you pain; emotional or physical. Don't let it stop you from living. Don't allow the depression of that painful element your in to stop you. It isn't about what knocks you down in life that defines you. It's about how you get up and fight back. We are all stronger than we believe. We are all capable of giv- ing more when we think we've got nothin'. We are all in pain and we can all stay in the game despite it. 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 lifecoach@shasta.com or view her blogs at http://faydraandcompany.blogspot.co m/ and http://allaboutdivorce.blogspot.com/. DVDs to go in care packages for troops Courtesy photo D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 127, NUMBER 67 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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Dog Nuisance In City To Be Abated Trustees Declare The dog nuisance in Red Bluff has reached the point where the city trustees plan a drive on own- erless canines. The spent considerable time last night discussing proposed ways and means of rid- ding the city of many apparently homeless curs which are seen wandering about the streets. — Feb. 14, 1922 The Red Bluff Union High School freshmen girl's basketball team receives DVDs from The Gold Exchange Owner Jessie Woods to send to the troops.The team has partnered with the Tehama County Military Support Group to raise funds and collect items for care packages to send to those serving the country overseas.The Gold Exchange donated 500 DVDs. Dems consider No Child Left Behind Steve Dillon, Corning middle school teacher, will discuss with the Democrats of Tehama County Thursday the impact of this Federal legislation on the quality of educa- tion. Dillon serves as the president of the Corning Elementary Faculty Nifty Nifty Look who's 50 Michael Taylor From us all Association and is the chairman of the California Teachers Associa- tion's Redding Service Center, which represents teachers in Tehama, Shasta, Trinity, Siskyou, Modoc and Lassen counties. The meeting will be at the M&M Ranch House Restaurant, 645 Ante- lope Blvd. in Red Bluff. The public is invited to attend this educational forum with meet and greet at 5:30 p.m., the presentation at 6 p.m. and a business meeting at 6:30 p.m. For further details, send an email to Sue Gallagher at suedan@saber.net. Gleaners Gleaners will distribute food as follows in February: • 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 plas- tic bags if possible. All income must be reported. Income is gross monthly per household not net. Only one card will be issued per household. 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