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The PATH Winter Shel- ter will open at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1st at St. Pe- ter's Episcopal Church on Jefferson and Elm streets. In preparation for the opening, Winter Shelter Manager Liz Keith says she is having a volunteer dessert evening at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26 in the basement of The First Bap- tist Church on Pine Street. Anyone who would like to volunteer at the shelter is welcome. The shifts are usually 4 hours and usu- ally once a week, but she is willing to work with any- one no matter how many hours they are able to work, Keith says. Volunteers spend time serving the homeless, making sure they have a cot and bedding, making sure coffee is made when needed, washing dishes, etc. The volunteers always work with a trained, paid employee. The shelter is open from 5 p.m. until 8 a.m. seven days a week, and volun- teers are needed for all of those hours. PATH DessertmeetingMondayforsheltervolunteers COURTESYPHOTO Seated is Liz Keith, PATH Winter Shelter manager. Surrounding her, le to right, are Paula Villa, Allene Dering and Chris Shults. Come join good friends for lunch in the Gardenside Café, in the Red Bluff Com- munity and Senior Center, 1500S.JacksonSt.Afreshly prepared, nutritionally bal- anced meal is served Mon- daythroughFridayatnoon. Lunch also is served at the Corning Senior Center,1014 4th Ave., at 11:30 a.m. Call 527-2414 a day ahead to re- serve a space for lunch. A minimum suggested dona- tion of $3.50 for those 60 and older is requested, al- though a donation is not a requirement to receive a meal. There is a charge of $8 for guests younger than 60. Come enjoy lunch and variousactivitiesduringthe week, all are welcome. The menu for the com- ing week: Oct. 26-30 Monday Split Pea Soup, Apple- sauce, Berry Juice, Wheat Crackers Tuesday Beef Stew, Apricots, Or- ange Juice, Biscuit Wednesday Macaroni & Cheese, Cal- ifornia Blend Vegetables, Mandarin Oranges Thursday Salisbury Steak w/ Gravy, Roasted Garlic Po- tatoes, Pea Salad, Fruit Cocktail, Whole Wheat Roll Friday Spaghettiw/Meatballsm, Capri Vegetables, Mango Medley, Garlic Bread SENIORS Senior Nutrition Program menu ThejuryinthecaseofOl- iver Blunkhall and Henry Blunkhall, two brothers charged with stealing cat- tle from H. W. Purcell, a Red Bank rancher, decided they were unable to reach a verdict after having been out about ten hours and at their request were discharged by Judge Elli- son about nine o'clock last night. It is understood the vote stood nine to three for conviction. District Attor- ney Gernon expects to re- try the case. — Oct. 24, 1915 100 YEARS AGO... Jury unable to get verdict in Blunkhall case Corning Family Re- source Center, 175 Solano St., is available to help pro- vide immigration services by preparing and filing ap- plications, renewals, and translations. Need a referral or re- sources? Call to make an appointment at 824-7670. Ask for Mariela or Camilla. Sponsored by Northern Valley Catholic Social Ser- vice. TEHAMA COUNTY Immigration services offered by Corning Family Resource Center The human-animal bond is a strong one, and the connection we have with ani- mals is as individu- alized and multifac- eted as our relation- ships with other hu- mans. This is especially apparent when the intensity of op- posing views of how we regard, treat, or use an- imals prevents coopera- tive and reasonable dis- cussion. The more pas- sionate we are about how we feel regarding certain stances in the animal community, the less likely we are to see compromise occurring. On a personal level, this became appar- ent when I wrote arti- cles about feral cats and bully breeds. In addition, one only needs to go on any social media outlet and read the dialogs re- garding other "hot top- ics" pertaining to animal welfare issues such as: spay/neuter, BSL (breed specific legislation), dog breeding, animal agricul- ture, zoos, animal vacci- nation, euthanasia, etc., to see the hostility that often ensues between dis- parate opinions. Unfor- tunately, unless the ex- tremes of both sides are tempered, both humans and animals will suffer. For most of us, when we discuss animal wel- fare, we believe the ba- sic premise is that it per- tains to the humane and responsible care of an- imals by humans, and that cruelty to them is to be avoided. The Amer- ican Veterinary Med- ical Association clari- fies it a bit further, "An- imal welfare means how an animal is coping with the conditions in which it lives. An animal is in a good state of welfare if it is healthy, comfort- able, well-nourished, safe, able to express innate be- havior, and if it is not suffering from unpleas- ant states such as pain, fear, and distress." How- ever, they go on to state," There are numerous per- spectives on animal wel- fare that are influenced by a person's values and experiences." Therein lies the issue. We are human, with values and experi- ences that shape our per- spective about the ani- mals in our world. An interesting dichot- omy occurred with re- gard to my article about feral cats. A person ve- hemently stated that fe- rals should be extermi- nated. However, their reason was that they did not wish any wildlife be harmed. Because this person had no qualms about killing the cats, I had to wonder why was it okay to kill one ani- mal but not another. Is one species more impor- tant than the other? The contradiction in our be- liefs and behaviors is not an absolute "black and white" situation with re- gard to animals. We wit- ness evidence of this re- peatedly. We oppose the use of animals in re- search facilities and yet use products and medi- cines that are the result of that research. We work diligently to save some animals from being eaten and consume others. There are those that wish to ban or annihilate cer- tain breeds of dogs, be- lieving one breed is more dangerous than another breed. Yet, dog bites and dog aggression can occur in any breed, given a cer- tain set of circumstances. If we want our chil- dren to learn the les- son that life matters and that cruelty is inherently wrong, whether human- or animal-directed, then we need to set the exam- ple. We can begin by dis- playing empathy in our discussions about them. There is no doubt that the many issues concern- ing animal welfare and rights are both controver- sial and extremely com- plex. However, if we fol- low a compassionate stance towards all living things, perhaps we can reach an effective com- promise that will bene- fit not only the animals, but assist us, as humans, to become more humane. This can only be accom- plished by moderating the extremes on both sides of the issues. RonnieCaseyisvice president of PETS — Providing Essentials for Tehama Shelter. She can be reached at rmcredbluff@gmail.com. For more information about PETS, visit petstehama.org. 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