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Saturday, February 18, 2012 – Daily News 3A Local Calendar Submit calendar items to P.O.Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 or clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Red Bluff BMX racing, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $10 Weight Watchers meeting, 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m Weigh-in starts half-hour before meeting.485 Antelope Blvd.#N, next to Bud's Jolly Kone. 1-800-651-6000 Los Molinos Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Senior Center, Josephine Street, 384-2100 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Red Bluff Celebrate Recovery, 6-8 p.m., Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 738 Walnut St., 527-2449 Kelly-Griggs House Museum, A beautiful Victo- rian Home, tours, 1-4 p.m., 311 Washington St, Spe- cial tours call 527-1127 WHEEPicnic and Prayer Circle, 4:20 p.m., 22116 Riverside Ave. Corning Evangelist services, 7 p.m., Family Bible Church, 609 Marin St., 824-9989 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Red Bluff English as a Second Language class, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Red Bluff High School Adult Ed building, 1295 Red Bud, 736-3308, same time Tuesday and Wednes- day and 9 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. Thursdays, free child- carefrom 9 a..m. to 12:20 p.m. classes in Richlieu Hall, 900 Johnson St. Line Dancing, beginners at 9 a.m.; intermediate at 10 a.m.;Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. Gastric Bypass Support Group, 6 p.m., St. Eliza- beth Community Hospital, Columba room, 529-3066 Head Injury Recreational Entity, 10 a.m., St. Eliz- abeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, Rusty, 529- 2059 Key to Life, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066 Masterworks Chorale rehearsal, 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m., Red Bluff Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 527-4203 PAL Martial Arts, age 5 - 18, 3-5 p.m., 529-7920, www.tehamaso.org. Red Bluff Community Band rehearsal, 7-9 p.m., Red Bluff Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 727- 8744 Retired and Active Federal Employees, 11:30 a.m., Veteran's Memorial Hall, 735 Oak St., call Karen at 585-2494 Salvation Army Writing Class, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 940 Walnut St., 527-8530 Sun Country Quilters Community Service Group, 9 a.m.to 3 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066 TeenScreen Mental Health Appointments, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., free, by appointment only, Youth Empowerment Services, 1900 Walnut St., 527-8491, Ext. 3012 Tehama County Military Family Support Group, 6 p.m., Countryside Cafe, 638 Washington St., 529- 2416 US citizenship preparation class, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Red Bluff High School Adult Ed building, 1295 Red Bud, 736-3308, same time Tuesday and Wednesday Corning Alcoholics Anonymous, noon Monday through Friday, 5 p.m. Thursday, 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday, 783 Solano St., behind the Church Bingo, 5:15 p.m. early bird, 6:30 p.m. regular games, Maywood Grange, Highway 99W, 833-5343 Kirkwood School Board, 5 p.m., 2049 Kirkwood Road Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., 820 Marin St., 824- 1114 or 586-0245, daily through Saturday, noon Mon- days, no meeting the third Wednesday Sewing group, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Spanish Adult Education, 5 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Strategies for Success, Life Skill classes, 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Flournoy Flournoy Elementary School Board, 6 p.m., 16850 Paskenta Road Cottonwood Cottonwood Garden Club Meeting, 10 a.m., Cot- tonwood Community Center, 20595 Gas Point Road, "Herbs" by Chris Moats, potluck tto follow, 347-1281 or 347-3656 Flournoy Flournoy Elementary School Board, 6 p.m., 16850 Paskenta Road TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Red Bluff Bend School Board, 4:30 p.m., 22270 Bend Ferry Road Book Club,6 p.m., Tehama County Library City Council, 7 p.m. City Hall, 555 Washington St. Priorities, intervention needed to expect more Expect More Tehama. How won- derful it would be if saying these three words automatically resulted in suc- cess for every child growing up in this community. Unfortunately one can "expect more" all one wants but unless we begin to do a better job in prioritiz- ing and providing appropriate cost effective intervention and support ser- vices for at risk children and families, I fear we will soon have a system where we are forced to spend more tax dollars on prison beds than we spend on education. As a retired corrections administrator I have read with interest article after article detailing local planning efforts and projected effects of AB 109 wherein the State of California is reducing its exploding prison popula- tion by returning certain offenders to local jurisdictions for housing, super- vision and programming. While it is understandable that California Coun- ties and Cities are deeply concerned over the influx of offenders in their jails, probation departments and com- munity at large, I for one believe the long-term result of realignment may in fact turn out to be largely positive… if the State of California provides ade- quate long term stable funding to sup- port local programs. For the past 40 years or so our pri- mary response to the rise in crime in California has been to increase penal- ties for the commission of most crimes, with mandatory sentencing laws for a wide range of felonies. While it is true that a bad guy, while locked up in prison, will not victimize you or me, the reality is that with the exception of a very small minority, every person locked up in any penal institution will one day walk out of that lockup and it is equally true that they will walk out in worse condition than they walked in. In today's world where 20% of us are either unem- ployed or underemployed, what chance does a three time loser who can't read, has a long standing drug addiction and has never held steady employment, have making it on the streets. For many of us the answer appears simple, lock them up forever! We can do that, but at what cost. Every prison bed we construct will cost you and me over $100,000. It will cost you and me over $50,000 per year to lock up one person for one year. We pay our prison guards twice the amount we pay our teachers and we continue to build prison and jail beds while we are forced to lay off teachers Police reports The following infor- mation is compiled from Red Bluff Police Department, Tehama County Sheriff 's Department, Corning Police Department and California Highway Patrol. Arrests • Vanessa Ann Han- cock, 23, of Red Bluff was arrested Thursday at an apartment on Gilmore Road. Hancock was reported in front of a trail- er threatening a 42-year- old woman and hitting a trailer with a baseball bat threatening to kill people. Hancock was arrested at the scene for unrelated warrants for failure to appear, selling marijuana, obstructing or resisting an executive officer, evading a peace officer and dri- ving under the influence and raise class sizes to unmanageable levels! I don't know about you but it seems to me we may have our priori- ties mixed up. I have worked in corrections at both the local and state level and it is my belief that by charging local officials with oversight responsibility for criminal offenders, we will likely have more success than by committing offenders to Bill institutions coupled with State Parole. Tehama County enjoys an enviable reputation throughout California for its collaborative response to social issues and I am confident offenders and their families will receive well coordinated professional services from Law Enforcement, Pros- ecution, Probation, Education, Health Services, Social Services and other key players. I would however be fool- ish to suggest that Tehama County will "turn around" the vast majority of offenders being returned from State institutions. I know very well that many offenders will continue to pre- sent a clear and present danger to the person and/or property of you, our neighbors and me and for those per- sons I feel strongly that incarceration is the only logical choice. While my wish would be that we might salvage each and every offender entering the criminal justice system, experience tells me that our best hope for reducing the incidence and impact of crime in our community is that we do everything humanly possible to keep our young people from entering the criminal justice system in the first place. Ask any Probation Officer, Social Worker or Second Grade Teacher who has worked closely with a family to predict a child's future as relating to education, social adjustment, employ- ment potential and even the probabili- ty for criminal behavior and you will likely receive a reasonably accurate assessment. Unfortunately just as we can predict the future for many of our troubled families, so too can the young people growing up in those homes. As a society we often tell ourselves, "This kid is trouble. How can we keep him from the good kids?" Unfortunately it doesn't take long for any child who is constantly labeled as "trouble" to believe that as well and before you know it he or she begins to fulfill a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy of failure at every level. While it is easy to find fault with of alcohol or drugs. Bail was set at $25,000. • Luis Manuel Garcia- Mendoza, 33, of Yakima, Wash., was arrested Thursday on southbound Interstate 5 south of Sour Grass Road in Corning. He was charged with car- rying a concealed weapon in a vehicle and posses- sion of stolen property worth more than $400. Bail was set at $40,000. • A man was arrested on outstanding warrants after a clerk at the ATT store on Gilmore Road reported a belligerant cus- tomer inside the store cre- ating a verbal disturbance around noon Thursday. The 48-year-old Los Molinos man was also warned not to trespass at the business again. • A fight was overheard Thursday night in the 1200 block of Oak Street. It was found to be an Cornelius families who generation after genera- tion find themselves, dropping out of school, never finding work, living off welfare and generally leading unpro- ductive lives, the truth is that not a per- son in these families at the age of five ever set out to lead a dead end life. The only way to reverse these generational cycles of fail- ure is for each and every one of us to look at these families and say, "This family is trou- bled. What can I do to improve their chances to succeed and prosper?" As we all know there are a multi- tude of programs designed to address social issues in our community. Be it Head Start, First 5, WIC, Alternatives to Violence, Mentoring, Path, Special Schools or more traditional programs such as Scouting and Little League, the fact is that providing an environ- ment for success in any program offers the single best chance to ensure our children become productive members of the community. Unfortunately in these difficult times it is these pro- grams that are most often targeted for cuts while we always seem to find another $100,000 to build another prison bed. Talk about being penny wise and pound-foolish. But alas…there is hope. In a recent Daily News Article I read where Mr. and Mrs. Jim Horton have very quiet- ly stepped forward to fund a very expensive program wherein needy children from age 12 to 17 will be pro- vided badly needed orthodontic care. Mr. and Mrs. Horton truly "get it" as they realize they have a responsibility to give something back to their com- munity and they realize that by giving young people a beautiful smile they are an important part of giving these youngsters the confidence and self esteem necessary to compete in today's complicated world. Not many of us have the financial resources or amazing commitment of the Mr. and Mrs. Horton but each of us has the same responsibility to give back to our community. Rather than complain about the high cost of social programming or demanding that every "loser" be locked up forever I suggest that the next time you are asked to coach a team or ring a bell or adopt a family at Christmas or mentor a child in a single parent home, consider being like Jim and Veronica Horton and put your money where your mouth is. Then and only then will we truly be able to ………Expect More Tehama. argument between a man and woman. Then, offi- cers arrested a man at the scene on an unrelated warrant. Violence • A physical fight between several female juveniles was reported Thursday afternoon at Diamond Park. Medical personnel were called in for one of the girls after the fight subsided. Offi- cers issued several cita- tions at the scene. • An anonymous caller reported two women in a physical fight at about 3:30 a.m. Friday in the 1100 block of Orange Street. Officers entered the apartment to check on the suspects and took a domestic violence report. Animals • A report came in Thursday afternoon about a neighbor in the 15700 block of Rancho Tehama Road who reportedly has seven dogs which fre- quently run loose. Vandalism • A woman reported Thursday her black 2012 Honda Accord was smeared with chocolate syrup, tomatoes and eggs during the night in the 800 block of Locust Street. • A gray 1990 Ford was reported vandalized in the 1000 block of Oak Grove Avenue. Fire • The cause of a vehi- cle fire reported at 7:07 a.m. Friday on Lake Cali- fornia Drive, between Bowman Road and the guard shack, is under investigation. The fire was contained at 7:24 a.m. CalFire and Cotton- wood Fire responded. Forest offices to close for holiday Lassen National Forest offices will be closed in observance of the Presidents Day holiday on Monday, 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 James W. 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