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2A Daily News – Friday, March 30, 2012 Community people&events Campaign for tobacco free kids Is this proof that God loves dieters? If you believe in a Deity, signs of His or Her presence are abundant. Climbing over the horizon in the east as night gives birth to morning, the scenic tapestry of golds, reds, blues, and yellows can be nothing less than the orchestration of colors conducted by a Divine Being. When the non-embarrassed, joyful- ly infused, uninhibited laughter of a baby bursts forth and fills your ears and heart, have you any choice but to believe that is the voice of God? Surviving a catastrophic accident unscathed or recovering from the abyss of a life-threatening illness will bolster the faith of almost any non-believer. Special to the DN Wednesday, thousands of youth across the country participated in over 1,100 events for Kick Butts Day, including several in Tehama County. This was the largest Kick Butts Day in over five years, thanks to the support of the United Health Foun- dation. Fourteen youth from the Tehama County Young Marines of the Marine Corps League, Detachment 1140 and Am Vets Post 2002, and Tehama County Police Activities League Martial Arts program repre- sented Red Bluff in this campaign. These teens and younger kids, as young as five years www.youngmarines.com old, picked up cigarette butts at the River Park on Wednesday, March 21 - "National Kick Butt Day." Participants gathered at 4:30 p.m. with gloves and trash bags and stayed until about 6 p.m. and finished by throwing the butts in the trash. Registered Adults and members of the Marine Corps League, Am Vets and PAL parents were there to partic- ipate and supervise. One adult quit smoking 31 years ago. That's a great example for all our youth. For more information on the Young Marines visit or call Unit Commander, Jaime Crane at 366-0813. For information on PAL programs visit www.tehamaso.org or call 529-7920. 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. Should those illustrations not be enough to persuade you of the lov- ing omnipotence of an all-powerful benevolent Spirit, I present to you definitive proof: According to a recent study, people who ate choco- late a few times per week (or more) weighed less than those who rarely indulged in the sweet. Let's make sure you read that correctly. Choco- late lovers weighed LESS than those who consumed the sweet brown Gift From Heavens less often. I understand that this column you are reading is first appearing in proximate to April Fool's day, yet rest assured I am not punking you. Oft times, it has been my percep- tion that if God wanted us to lose weight, He would have made celery a comfort food. However, the next best thing would be tying chocolate to successful dieting. Ask, and ye shall receive! Before preparing a three-pound chocolate-chip, triple-decker, plat- ter-sized brownie for the family dinner, you do need the full context. Some researchers think that the antioxidants in chocolate could be a reason why health benefits (including lower blood pressure and cholesterol, as well as decreased body weight) are more common in chocolate eaters than their counterparts. This is because Dr. Beatrice Golomb and col- leagues from the Universi- ty of California, San Diego (who might all be nominat- ed for sainthood if dieters have their say) used data from a study on choles- terol-lowering drugs, sur- veying about 1,000 adults on what they ate. One of the factors was how often they ate chocolate. What they discovered was that the folks who ate it with greater fre- quency indeed consumed more calories and saturated fat overall, than those who went light on the candy. (Duh!) Yet, despite that, chocolate lovers tended to weight about five to seven pounds less, even after taking into consideration age, gender, and exercise level. BUT — you knew there was a "but," didn't you? — researchers only monitored how often, not how much, chocolate was consumed. Golomb and crew did note that past studies have tied chocolate to lower blood pressure and cholesterol and better insulin sensitivity, possibly because of antioxidants or other chemicals in cocoa. Of course, there are party poop- ers, pointing out alternate explana- tions for the results. For example, Eric Ding, from Harvard Medical School, told Reuters Health, that it could be that "people who lost weight reward themselves with chocolate, more than chocolate causing the weight loss," implying that it's a thinner group eating the chocolate in the first place. Also, it's important to note that the study is relatively small and it's hard to take any lessons away from the findings, according to Ding. Scott Q. Marcus Both researchers agreed that moderation is important. "If you con- sume chocolate, con- sume it in place of some- thing else, rather than adding to your net daily calories (and) try to consume dark choco- late," Ding said. Alas, it's back to the celery, albeit maybe I'll start dipping it in dark chocolate. Scott "Q" Marcus is the CRP (Chief Recovering Perfectionist) of www.ThisTimeIMeanIt.com, a website to support folks frustrated with making promises and ready to make a change in a supportive environment. Sign up for his free newsletter at the site or at facebook.com/thistimeimeanit. Contact him for coaching, consulting, workshops, and speaking at 707.442.6243 or scottq@scottqmarcus.com. His first six years of these columns are now available on Amazon at http://amzn.to/StrivingBooks. Heritage Film Festival in April Shasta College's Humanities Through Film Class and its students pre- sent The Heritage Film Festival. The event, hosted by the State Theatre, will feature two films, music and side shows. The festival provides an evening of family entertainment with lobby activities prior to the films. 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Water Users Oppose Rates At a meeting of the Water Users Protective Asso- ciation of Los Molinos held at Oak Park last night, the following resolutions were adopted, following discussion of the proposed increase in water rates. Whereas the Los Molinos Colony farmers and water users, in defense of their contractual and vested rights have appealed to the Supreme Court of the State from the decision of the increase in rates regarding their water, they formally oppose said increase. — March 30, 1922 gun fighting and rob- beries, a drawing for gifts and music by North Fork Band and Kerry Defonte. The event will be Fri- day, April 13, at the State Theatre, at 333 Oak St. in Red Bluff. Doors open at 4 p.m. with lobby dis- plays and a screening of "Don't Get Sick After June: American Indian Healthcare." At 6:30 p.m. lobby activities and events kick off, followed by "Little Big Man," which plays at Rebecca Glenn new Esthetician working Introducing at Abbey's Hair Works 731 Main St. Ste. 1A. 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"Little Big Man," which debuted in the 1970s and is rated PG-13, stars Dustin Hoffman as Jack Crabb, who at the age of 121, looks back on his youthful years, recall- ing his life traveling in a wagon train, being res- cued by a Native Ameri- can, and eventually riding with General Custer. Faye Dunaway and Chief Dan George also star in the film. The film is spon- sored by Shasta College Education Foundation, Shasta College Economic Workforce Development, Tehama Arts Council and Rabobank. Ticket prices are $6, for ages 13 and older; $3, for ages 6 to 12 ; and free for ages 5 and younger. Tickets are available at the door and for pre-sale in Red Bluff at Cross- roads, Norm's Printing, and Rabobank, in Red- ding at Shasta College, and in Chico at Diamond W Western Wear. Proceeds go to the Red Bluff State Theatre for the Arts. For more information, contact the students through Facebook at Shasta College Tehama Campus Humanities Thru Film or email shastacol- legehumanities@gmail.co m. 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