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Every time I think to myself that I've probably heard every timesaving and money-saving tip, mail comes that proves me wrong. Today's winner of our Tip of the Month contest falls into that category. What a great idea! TIP OF THE MONTH. Many people don't know that dogs and cats need blood sometimes to save their lives, too! There is a 24-hour pet emergency hospital in my town that gives you significant savings if it is able to use your dog or cat as a blood donor. There are age, weight and other restrictions that apply, but my dog receives regu- lar vet care for free. We also get 40 percent off our medications and emergency care for that pet. - - Dawn D., Indiana FLEE, FLEAS! Instead of buying an expensive flea sham- poo, buy a small bottle of baby shampoo and add two table- spoons of orange or lemon juice. It's a great natural flea shampoo with power even the priciest products can't beat. Citric acid is the flea killer in many of those products. Avoid getting it in your pet's eyes, and let it sit for a few minutes. Rinse thor- oughly. Your pup will smell fresh, too! -- Karen L., California ICE PACK. Instead of buying an expensive ice pack for injuries, mix equal parts of water and rub- bing alcohol in a quart-size freezer bag and freeze it. It makes a slushy ice pack (alcohol does not freeze) that conforms to whatever needs to be iced. It can be refrozen and used again and again. -- Patty D., e- mail Double-bag the liquid, and be sure to label the bag clearly so a child doesn't assume this might be a tasty treat. SWIFT CHOPPING. I broke my nut chopper last Christmas, and because I seldom use it, I have yet to replace it. The other day, I was making an apple cake that needed chopped nuts, and the thought occurred to me to try using the "apple wheel," the gad- get that cores and slices apples. It worked beautifully! I had control over the nuts in a glass pie plate, and there was no mess. Also, it worked much faster than a knife! -- Eri G., Texas CHANGE CUP. I bought a digital coin bank that fits like a cof- fee cup in my car's cup holder. Now I have a handy place to put my spare change, and the bank keeps track of the bal- ance. I plan to donate the money at the end of the year. It will be fun to see how quickly this change adds up! -- Christana F., California Would you like to send a tip to Mary? You can e-mail her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com , or write to Ever yday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. Include your first and last name and state. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 18 books, including "Debt-Proof Living" and "Tiptionary 2." 2A – Daily News – Wednesday, January 6, 2010 THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 Editor: Chip Thompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com Sports Editor: Rich Greene sports@redbluffdailynews.com Circulation Manager: Kathy Hogan khogan@redbluffdailynews.com Production Manager: Sandy Valdivia sandy@redbluffdailynews.com On the Web: www.redbluffdailynews.com MAIN OFFICE: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Main Phone (530) 527-2151 Outside area 800-479-6397 545 Diamond Ave. Red Bluff, CA 96080 ______________________ Mail: Red Bluff Daily News P.O. Box 220 Red Bluff, CA 96080 Fax: (530) 527-5774 ______________________ CUSTOMER SERVICE: Subscription & delivery Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (530) 527-2151 Ext. 125 Home delivery subscription rates (All prices include all applicable taxes) Monday through Saturday $9.59 four weeks Rural Rate $10.69 four weeks Business & professional rate $2.21 four weeks, Monday-Friday By mail: In Tehama County $12.29 four weeks All others $16.23 four weeks (USPS 458-200) Published Monday through Saturday except Sunday, by California Newspaper Partnership. NEWS News Tip Hotline: 527-2153 FAX: (530) 527-9251 E-mail: clerk@redbluffdailynews.com Daytime: (530) 527-2151 Sports: Ext. 111 Obituaries: Ext. 103 Tours: Ext. 112 After hours: (530) 527-2153 ______________________ ADVERTISING Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Display: 527-2151 Ext. 122 Classified: 527-2151 Ext. 103 Online (530) 527-2151 Ext. 133 FAX: (530) 527-5774 E-mail: advertise@redbluffdailynews.com VOLUME 125, NUMBER 39 A MediaNews Group Newspaper The Red Bluff Daily News is an adjudicated daily newspaper of general circulation, County of Tehama, Superior Court Decree 9670, May 25, 1955 © 2010 Daily News N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY SPECIAL PAGES ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS Mondays: Kids Corner Tuesdays: Employment Wednesdays: Business Thursdays: Entertainment Fridays: Select TV Saturdays: Farm, Religion HOW TO REACH US Publisher & Advertising Director: Greg Stevens gstevens@redbluffdailynews.com Established 1970 P. Ralph Campbell Income Tax Service Bookeeping Service Financial Service P. Ralph Campbell Enrolled Agent 30 years California Insurance License #0C73069 -10 years 20639 Walnut St., Red Bluff (530) 529-9540 Community people & events A A Manton Couple Manton Couple United In Marriage United In Marriage Benjamin F. Wilson and Clara Tibbett, both of Manton, secured a marriage license yesterday and at 6 o'clock this evening were united in the holy bond of wedlock in the parlors of the Imperial Hotel. The ceremony was performed by Justice of the Peace W. H. Ludeman. — Daily News, Jan. 6, 1910 100 100 years years ago... ago... Setting it straight An article in Tuesday's paper about the Avoid the Five campaign contained misinformation. Nichol Lynn Carnegie, of Red Bluff, and Kimberly Seeley, of Cotton- wood, were not arrested during the recent holiday cam- paign. A story in Monday's paper titled "Board mulls hike to candidate fees for statements" contained misinformation. Candidates are charged a deposit that may be partial- ly refunded if printing costs turn out to be lower than expected, or may be billed additional amounts if printing costs run higher than the original deposit. Increases in wages since 2006 are not unique to the Clerk and Recorder's office, and have been the case throughout county offices as a result of union negotia- tions. The Daily News regrets the errors. –––––––– It is the policy of the Daily News to correct as quick- ly 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. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. In a word: Believe As a writer, I spend more time than most, writing. I spend signifi- cantly more time reading; words are an important part of my life. I was having a conversation recently whereby I was explaining how I believe God speaks to me and through me with books and my writing. Sometimes I am moved by the things I write, knowing that I am only the vessel for which a much higher power is giving out info for your benefit and in reality, for mine. You know how sometimes you can drive miles and miles and end up somewhere and you realize you don't even remember the drive? Well, often times I write and write and feel as though I do not remem- ber the content or how it came to me in my head. This season of my life has been one of sincere, deliberate and imposed growth. I have faced many challenges, setbacks and circum- stances that I did not think would come my way at this stage of the game. Frankly, I expected to be reaping the rewards of my academ- ic and career journeys by now. Seems there is another plan in store for me; a bigger, better and much more colorful plan. Being a seeker of truth, knowl- edge and understanding has led to me to rely on listening for signs as well as looking for them as to how to proceed. As I move about this life seeking to learn and teach others about suc- cess, one word keeps coming up in my experi- ence over and again and resonating as the sym- bolic reference to what I must do in order to be, do and have all that I want-Believe. It started with a glit- tered cut out on the Wal Mart shelf this holiday season. I bought it to decorate the mantle of the fire place. Then the word kept popping up everywhere and any- where I was. In the movies, people had bags the simply said "believe" on them, I went to a church service and there it was again. Believe. My daughter got excited about one of my all time favorite songs coming on the radio, an old Brooks and Dunn song called, you guessed it, I Believe. The word has been every- where I go. The past months have been tough on me as I made the changes neces- sary to pursue my dream of chang- ing people's lives one goal at a time through life coaching. As I searched my wits and God for encouragement to pursue this dream over and over again, I was encouraged to Believe. In all areas of my life, I am asked and reminded only to believe. As I think of this I real- ize the significance of this sign for if you believe something is possible, you have hope. If you believe something is right, you have courage. If you believe you should do it, you have confidence. If you believe it is possible, you have faith. If you believe it is your time, you have knowing. If you believe it is here, you have happiness. If you believe you are loved, you have family. If you believe you can, you will. All these things just because you believed. My friends, I believe it all and all of it is within you too. 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. com/ and http://allaboutdivorce.blogspot.com /. Faydra Rector Life Coach In the Army now Army Spec. Darren D. Holman has graduat- ed from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. During the nine weeks of training, Holman received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military cour- tesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, core values and traditions. Additional training included development of basic combat skills and battlefield operations and tactics, and experiencing use of various weapons and weapons defenses available to the infantry crewman. Holman is the son of Cheryl Rich of Reeves Road, Los Molinos, and Danny Holman of Dewitt Ave., Red Bluff. Holman graduated in 2004 from Los Moli- nos High School, and received a bachelor's degree in 2009 from California State Universi- ty, Chico. AARP to offer driver safety classes Two AARP Driver Safety Program classes are scheduled for February. One class, for new as well as returning students, will be Thursday, Feb. 4 and Friday, Feb. 5. The sessions will be at 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day at the First Southern Baptist Church, 585 Kimball Road in Red Bluff. Students in this class must attend both days to obtain a certificate of completion. Another class, for returning students only, is sched- uled for Wednesday, Feb. 24. This session begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. at the Sycamore Center, 220 Sycamore St., in Red Bluff. The class is designed for those who have already taken the class at least once before and simply need to obtain a current certificate. The Driver Safety Program is designed for drivers 50 and older. In an informal, easy-going atmosphere, learn about new laws, how to avoid driving hazards and tips for freeway driving. Upon completion of the course, you may qualify for an auto insurance discount. Check with your insurer to see if you qualify and the amount of the discount. The cost of the program is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members. Class size is limited. To reg- ister for the Feb. 4-5 class, call 529-0858. To enroll in the Feb. 24 class call 528-1728. Pet blood donors get reduced services cost Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate At redbluffdailynews.com, scroll to the end of any story, click the link and type away. CARE TO COMMENT? Free computer classes Red Bluff High School Adult Education is offering free intro to computer classes 4-5:25 p.m. and 5:30-7 p.m. today, continuing Jan. 11 and 13, in room 205 on the main campus. For information call 200-2661 or 529-8757.