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CREATIVEGIFTING My teenage grandchildren don't want "stuff" any- more — they want cash! And I under- stand; be- ing a teen- ager can be expensive. But I don't want to just hand them money. For Christmas last year I got brand new $1 bills from the bank (they need to be crisp for this). I took them to a quick print shop where they turned them into glue-top pads of money. When the kids needed cash, they could just tear off some dollar bills. This year I am going to turn dollar bills into chains, like we used to do with gum wrappers years ago. Things like this make giving money more fun and interesting. — Dana FROZEN OWNER MANUAL I keep all the instruc- tion booklets that come with new appliances in a big envelope, just in case I ever need to refer to them. I just bought a new freezer and thought per- haps I should keep this booklet handy. I sealed it in a zip-up freezer bag and put it — you guessed right — in the freezer. — Helen SUEDE SPOT REMOVER Recently I managed to get some kind of ugly gunk on the suede por- tion of my leather shoe. I grabbed the Folex Car- pet Spot Remover (my fa- vorite for carpet spots) and an old toothbrush and went to work on it. It worked fabulously! I have no connection with the Folex company, but have found stains do not re- appear later when using this product, which was recommended by a pro- fessional carpet cleaner years ago. Thought I'd share this. — Melanie HANDY ICE PACK Every- one should have at least a couple of ice packs in their home, at the ready to treat a sprained an- kle, nasty bruise or other injury. But don't spend money buying the ones at the drug store, when you can so easily make your own: Double-bag one cup of liquid dish soap by pouring the soap into a Ziploc bag and sealing it. Place this sealed bag into a second bag and seal it. Put it in the freezer. Since dish soap will never fully freeze, it turns into a pli- able slushy ice pack that will easily conform to the shape of any injured body part. When you're done using it, place it back into the freezer to be ready for the next time. — Dr. Bob CONCRETE STAINS Got an ugly oil stain on your garage floor, concrete pa- tio or driveway? Don't fret. Sprinkle baking soda on the stain, add a squirt of blue Dawn dishwashing liquid and scrub it with a plastic or other nonme- tallic brush. Allow it to sit for a few hours then wash it away. Old stains may re- quire a repeat treatment until they're gone for good. — Robert Wouldyouliketosend a tip to Mary? You can email her at mary@ everydaycheapskate. com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, 12340 Seal Beach Blvd., Ste. B-416, Seal Beach, CA 90740. EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE Readers share creative solutions Mary Hunt Although school dis- tricts' main responsibil- ity is to serve children in kindergarten through 12th grade, some districts are finding ways to meet the needs of the youngest chil- dren who live within their district boundaries — in- fants, toddlers and pre- schoolers. "There has been a recent shift in districts' thinking about the early years," said Denise Snider, executive director of First 5 Tehama, the local commission that funds programs for chil- dren from birth to age 5 through the distribution of the tobacco tax revenue. "The shift stems from a growing awareness that the achievement gap — the difference in academic success between low-in- come students and their more affluent peers — be- gins at birth," Snider said, "and is difficult to address if districts wait until chil- dren enter kindergarten. In partnership with First 5 Te- hama, several local school districts and the Tehama County Department of Ed- ucation are creating pro- grams for local children. These programs are made possible through First 5 Tehama grant dol- lars and the Department of Education allocating its Lo- cal Control Funding dollars and to provide School Read- iness services. Districts re- ceiving School Readiness services include Corning Unified Elementary, Red Bluff Elementary, Los Mo- linos Elementary and Ger- ber Elementary. Through the School Readiness program, fami- lies are offered a variety of services. Resource and refer- rals, home visitation, ac- cess to health and dental care, KinderCamp (a six- week summer kindergar- ten readiness program for those children who will at- tend kindergarten in the fall and who did not re- ceive a formal preschool experience), playgroups, parent training opportuni- ties. School Readiness also offers early screening and assessments to address de- velopmental delays and re- fers to appropriate services. The program will also teach parents how to pro- vide positive guidance to children, tell stories, help children respond promptly to verbal and nonverbal communication, and pro- mote language develop- ment. "Many cultures and pop- ulations don't send their children to day care or pre- school," said Michelle Bar- nard, School Readiness co- ordinator. "So we're also offering authentic parent engagement as an alterna- tive — they are, after all, their child's first and most important teacher. School Readiness has many ser- vices for parents to choose from that best meet the needs of their child and family." "The research is stun- ning on early childhood education," Snider said. "If there is any one thing that will deal with the achieve- ment gap successfully, this is at the top of the list." First 5 Tehama is invest- ing in early educators and partnering with North- ern California Child De- velopment, Inc and E Cen- ter Migrant Head Start for matching funds. This partnership supports child care and preschool teacher training. "Distinct, concentrated poverty can absolutely be detrimental unless we do something to arrest the ef- fects of that," said Snider. For more info on School Readiness, write to Mi- chelle Barnard at mbar- nard@tehamaschools.org and for more about First 5 Tehama visit www.first- 5tehama.com or call 528- 1395. FIRST FIVE Districts receive school readiness services Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, in part- nership with the Shasta As- tronomy Club, will be hold- ing a special star party to view the Perseid Meteor Shower on Friday, Aug. 14. Several knowledgeable and passionate amateur as- tronomers will be display- ing meteorites and provid- ing powerful telescopes to view what is often consid- ered the most brilliant me- teor shower of the year. The event will com- mence shortly after sunset at Brandy Creek parking lot B. The parking area lights will be turned off to min- imize light pollution and the beach will remain open from 8 p.m. until midnight. Visitors are encouraged to bring lounge chairs, beach towels, food, non-alcoholic drinks and extra cloth- ing for the nighttime star party. A $10 seven-day pass is required and is available at the visitor center — open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — or through the fee envelope stations at the Visitor Center or the en- trance to the Brandy Creek parking lot area. All telescopes are pri- vately owned and only available through the generosity of individu- als from the Shasta As- tronomy Club. Visitors should always practice proper telescope etiquette by never touching or look- ing through an eyepiece without the telescope op- erators' permission, and being courteous to other visitors waiting to view the night sky. Call Park Ranger Matt Switzer at 242-3454 for more information about this special event. WHISKEYTOWN Perseid meteor shower party set at Brandy Creek Thank you! PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. COURTESYPHOTO Children in the School Readiness program play in a toy kitchen. Fulltime DentalAssistant Needed Willing to train on the job. Fax resume to 530-527-6551 Preferably with xray license or RDA. High-gloss slick, color coffee-table magazine • Inserted in a full run of the The Daily News on Thursday, September 24 - est. 10.000+ readers! • 3,000 extra print copies printed for local distribution for a full year ... another 6-9,000 potential readers • Digital edition published on Tehama County's most visited local website for a full year, receiving 70,000+ unique Visitors monthly. • Daily News Facebook post boosted for thousands of additional impressions across the North State! Who will Tehama County consumers call When they need what you sell? 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