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problems facing Califor- nia." Nielsen said the budget and jobs are his top priori- ties. "I am enthusiastic about the opportunity to serve as a member of (Garrick's) leadership team as we work together to close our $20 billion budget deficit and reform California," Nielsen said. "Republicans are strongly unified in the belief that job creation is paramount, and we look forward to promoting our conserva- tive ideas for economic recovery and growth, including regulatory reform and no new taxes." Thursday, January 21, 2010 – Daily News – 3 Due to the winter storm, an early deadline for printing prevented the inclusion of the winning numbers from Wednesday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's ''SuperLotto Plus'' game. Winning lottery numbers will be published in Friday's Daily News. The Daily News regrets any inconvenience. Lotto numbers Local Calendar THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 Red Bluff California HEAT chorus, 7 p.m., Metteer School, 695 Kimball Road, 527-8001 Childbirth Class, 5 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Columba room, Anita 529-8377 Community Action Agency, 3 p.m. Board of Supervisors chambers Family Services Agency Pet Loss Support Group, 2 p.m., 527-6702 Grief Support Group, 3 p.m., St. Elizabeth Com- munity Hospital, Coyne Center, Kristin, 528-4207 Live country music, with dinner at the Veterans Hall, 5-7 p.m. Painting session, Red Bluff Art Association, 10 a.m., Snug Harbor recreation room, 600 Rio Vista Ave., 527-4810 Passages caregiver support group, 12:30 p.m., Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., 229-0878 or 800 995-0878 Playtime Pals Playgroup, 9:30 a.m., Red Bluff Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 Red Bluff Exchange Club, noon, M&M Ranch House, 645 Antelope Blvd. #1 Red Bluff Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees, 5:30 p.m., 1525 Douglas St. Red Bluff Lions Club, 6 p.m., Veterans Memorial, 527-8452 Red Cross disaster class, 6:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. 673-1460 Sunrise Speakers Toastmasters, noon, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 Support group for pet loss, 2 p.m., Family Service Agency, 1347 Grant St., 527-6782 Swinging Squares Square Dance Club, 7 p.m., Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. For beginner or review classes, call 529-1615 Tehama County Democratic Central Commit- tee, 5:30 p.m., M&M Ranch House, 736-5200 Tehama County Health Planning Council, noon, Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road Tehama County Planning Commission, 9 a.m., board chambers, 745 Oak St. Corning Corning High School Board, 7 p.m., 643 Black- burn Ave. Diabetes Education Classes, 6:30 p.m. St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 820 Marin St., 527-5205, free Improved Order of Red Men, 7 p.m. Independent Grange Relay for Life Kick-Off, 6 p.m., Carlino's Event Center at the Rolling Hills Casino, 2655 Barham Ave. Sewing group, 9 a.m., Corning Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Women's Support Group, 6 p.m., Corning Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Los Molinos Free ESL Class, Childcare Included, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Los Molinos Elementary, 7700 Stanford Ave., 384-7833 Los Molinos Unified School Board, 6:30 p.m., Los Molinos High School Library Gerber Central Tehama Little League registration, 5:30- 8 p.m., Gerber Elementary School, Kendee, 228-2628 Gerber-Las Flores Community Service District, 6:30 p.m. 331 San Benito Ave. Mineral Mineral School Board, 5 p.m., 38355 Scenic Ave. Manton Manton Joint Union School Board, 6:30 p.m. Paynes Creek Plum Valley School Board, 6 p.m., 29950 Plum Creek Road FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 Red Bluff Tehama County Drug and Alcohol "Recovery Happens Day" Subcommittee, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Northern California Child Development, 220 Sycamore St., 527-7893 SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 Red Bluff Red Bluff Little League Sign-ups, for boys and girls ages 5 to 15, Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 736-5822 Red Bluff Youth Soccer League Sign-ups, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Round Table Pizza, for more information visit www.rbysl.org or call 529-BALL Corning Chamber of Commerce Installation Dinner, 6 p.m., Veterans Memorial Hall How not to use plastic when shopping online Dear Mary: I read your recent column "Using a Debit Card Online Is Dangerous to Your Wealth." I have credit card debt that I'm trying to pay off. I use my debit card online so I don't add to my debt. Now, I understand that is risky. How should those of us who either don't want to use cred- it cards or don't even have credit cards make purchases online? -- Jamie S., Kentucky Dear Jamie: Have you consid- ered a PayPal account? This is an account that connects to your checking account. You can use PayPal online to protect your pur- chases, thereby precluding the need to use a credit or debit card. Check it out at http://www.pay- pal.com. Dear Mary: I was recently divorced. We removed my ex-hus- band's name from our shared checking account. I noticed that our credit line VISA account ($33,000) and our reserve line ($7,000) still includes his name. I called the bank. They said we need to close the existing joint accounts and apply separately. Of course, this will impact my credit score. Both of our scores are 800. How should I handle this? Do I just have to take the hit to my score? - - C.W., Minnesota Dear C.W.: Your choices are two: Leave the accounts as they are and trust that your ex-hus- band will not run up debt on them (I would not advise it, but it's a choice you have) or close the accounts as the bank suggested. Divorce is an ugly thing and you are facing one of the many fall- outs. But take heart. If your score is 800, you will not have a difficult time opening an account in your name alone. The impact that closing the account might have on your credit score should not be significant. If it is, it won't last for long as you re-establish your payment history. You need to do what is right for your financial peace of mind. I think that sometimes we have the tendency to obsess inappropri- ately over our credit scores, giving them far too much power in our lives. Just continue to do the right thing and your score will reflect that. Dear Mary: I have always had a problem with rodents, specifically mice. Usually, I get it under con- trol in the winter. This year, noth- ing is working, and I no longer have pets to control them. The mice snap traps and take the food without getting caught. Sticky traps don't work, and I have plugged holes with steel wool. I hear them running through the heating ducts and between the walls in our house. I have used poison, but they take it and store it for later which results in a terrible odor. Do you have any clever ways to solve my mouse problem? -- Amy C., e- mail Dear Amy: Not all problems can be solved by amateurs. If you are not willing to peacefully cohabitate with these varmints, accept the fact that you have reached your personal level of rodent incompetence. Call an exterminator. Do you have a question for Mary? E-mail her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 18 books, including "Can I Pay My Credit Card Bill With a Credit Card?" Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate Obituary Arrests Jason Gregory Webb, 29, Red Bluff, was arrest- ed Tuesday morning on Trinity Avenue on suspi- cion of possessing an assault weapon. Bail was set at $10,000. Theft •A Tri-Counties Bank check, a Union Bank credit card and a face plate to a Pioneer car stereo were all reported stolen Tuesday morning on Wetter Way. Com- bined with damage to the exterior of the car, the total loss was $850. •A vehicle was report- edly broken into Tuesday morning on Ashmount Avenue. Combined with damage to the driver's side door, the damage was $800. •Ten CDs and a Pio- neer car stereo mount were reported stolen Tuesday morning on Deborah Drive. The loss is $40. •A cell phone was reported stolen Tuesday afternoon at Circle K. •A costume from Mr. Pickle's was reported stolen Tuesday after- noon. Elder abuse A potential instance of elder abuse was reported Tuesday afternoon on Orange Street. Vandalism Diane Hess McCorkle reported a fence on Reeds Creek Road had been cut in several places. Police reports News tip? Call 527-2151, Ext. 112 Death Notice Zesta Belle Butler Zesta Belle Butler died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010, in Redding. She was 88. Private services will be held. Hoyt Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. should be obeyed. "Don't drive around the signs or you could get stuck and be in worse situation," he said. "Try to find a safe and dry route home." Those who don't need to go out, should stay home. The following roads were closed as of Wednesday evening: •In Mineral, Highway 36 about 6 miles east of Mor- gan Summit due to a fallen tree blocking the road •In Los Molinos, High- way 99E at Sherwood Boulevard, Highway 99E at Grant Street and Cone Avenue at Grant Street due to a fallen tree and downed power lines •In Corning, Rawson Road at Corona Avenue and Chittenden Avenue due to flooding •In Corning, Long Hol- low Road at Black Butte Road due to flooding •Corning Road from Freeman Schoolhouse to Rawson Road due to flood- ing •Rawson Road from Dusty Way to Flores Avenue due to flooding •Gyle Road at Hall Road due to flooding •Tehama Avenue from Woodland Avenue to Tehama city limits due to flooding •Long Hollow Road at Black Butte Road due to flooding •Flores Avenue, I-5 to 99W due to flooding •Hamilton Avenue at Woodland Avenue due to flooding •Woodland from Tehama Ave to Hamilton due to flooding •Christian Road and Ingram Road in Capay due to flooding Power outages In Red Bluff ,149 cus- tomers in the area south of Red Bank Road at Carey Lane lost power around 1:15 p.m. Wednesday due to bro- ken pole. Crews were on site and the power was expected to be restored by 5 p.m. Wednesday. In southeast Corning, 816 customers lost power around 11:42 a.m. Wednes- day. About 430 customer in Mineral have been without power since Tuesday. Customers in areas along Highway 99E in Los Moli- nos experienced a power outage at 11:50 a.m. due to broken pole. Power was expected to be restored by Wednesday afternoon. People are advised to call 911 if they see downed power lines or broken poles. They can also be reported to PG&E. All power lines should be treat- ed as live. Stay away from power lines and tell others to stay away. If customers are experi- encing a power outage, they can call PG&E at 1-800- 743-5000. Those without power should have flashlights handy. Keep the refrigerator door closed as much as pos- sible to keep food fresh. For those who have a well, make sure there is enough backup water avail- able. An updated list of road closures and other storm updates can be found at www.redbluffdailynews.co m. Continued from page 1 ROADS good to learn," he said. The Tehama Campus of Shasta Col- lege opened in its new location for the first time in the fall. Some students chose to attend because of the campus' proxim- ity to home. Adan Mendoza of Red Bluff said he wanted to go to Shasta College because it was closer than Redding and cheaper than California State University, Chico. "I needed a place to go to school and this place was close by and not as expen- sive as going to a four-year college," he said. The campus has two buildings where classes are being held. A new building, which will house a science lab, is yet to open. Continued from page 1 SHASTA Continued from page 1 GOP Note to readers: Due to storm related power outages, today's edition of the Daily News was printed by the Paradise Post with an early deadline of 7 p.m. The Daily News regrets any inconvenience or delays in delivery due to the outages.