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WhenIwasapup,a coveted "grown up treat" was staying up with my father to watch "Gun- smoke," the longest run- ning weekly TV show drama in history; 655 episodes from 1955- 1975 for trivia buffs. The character of Fes- tus Haggen, performed by Ken Curtis, was an un- usual fellow, whose en- tire family may have pos- sessed "fewer than 32 teeth among them," as de- scribed by one reviewer. He was Illiterate, habit- ually incoherent, and fiercely loyal to Marshall Dillon, whom he consid- ered one of his two best friends — the other was his mule. During one par- ticularly grueling episode Festus exclaimed, "I wish it was Sunday so I could take a bath." Confused, I questioned my father, "Why can't he take a bath today?" "He only bathes on Sun- days." "What if he gets dirty on Monday or Thursday?" Replied my impatient father, "Do you want to watch the show or go to bed?" Which was his not- so-subtle way of saying, "Be quiet." As the world turns (no TV reference implied but I admit I'm pleased with utilizing the phrase), we are staring down yet an- other January, providing many an opportunity to put into action long de- layed changes; saying, in effect, "I'm glad it's the New Year so I can finally lose weight;" "quit smok- ing;" "exercise more;" "spend more time with my family;" or whatever. I admire anyone begin- ning the punishing path- way to personal recon- struction; however, why the preoccupation with re- peating a pattern every January first, only to give up like a nervous TV ex- ecutive canceling a sitcom two weeks into its sched- ule? Yes, January makes sense; a new year is an ex- cellent time to reaffirm di- rection for life's coming chapter. Yet, it is merely another earthly revolution around its axis. Choose any of 365, or in the case of 2016, choose any of 366. For example, Korean Al- phabet Day, Hangul, is the first day of their lunar cal- endar, and marks the in- vention and the procla- mation of the Korean lan- guage. It occurs January 15 in South Korea (and Oc- tober 9 in North Korea — what's that about), provid- ing two refreshed oppor- tunities for resolve just as motivation and the hectic pace of the American hol- idays begin to wane. Why not start on either of those dates — or, as long as we're in Asia, use Febru- ary 8, Chinese New Year, as our kick off date? After all, that is the most popu- lous country on the planet. You wouldn't be alone. Gudi Padwa is one of the most auspicious days of the Hindu year, be- lieved to be the day that Lord Brahma created the world. In that culture, it is viewed as a time to wipe the slate clean and make a new start, arriving this year in April. Whether that allows us to delay our personal promises three months beyond January or have yet another opportu- nity to set them in motion is a function of one's de- termination. Should April slip past, Rosh Hashanah the begin- ning of Jewish New Year, will occur early October this year. By setting one's vows in the fall, he or she could have a jump start on next year's January rush. It might also be argued that since that culture has 5,776 years on its calen- dar, compared to our 2016, maybe autumn, rather than winter, is more apro- pos for change? Selecting specific dates does not ensure the mo- tivation for change will arrive per schedule. To rightly conquer one's de- mons, experience the en- thusiasm of new begin- nings, and put to bed the regret of lost days, there is no time like this moment, right now. Should it pass, another opportunity im- mediately follows; no need to wait. Scott"Q"Marcusis a nationally known weight loss expert for baby boomers and the CRP — Chief Recovering Perfectionist — of www. ThisTimeIMeanIt.com. Check out his new series of free weight loss videos and other inspirational material at www. FourMonthsToGoal.com. COLUMN Whycan'thetakeabathtoday? Scott Marcus The following informa- tion is compiled from Red Bluff Police Department, Red Bluff Fire, Tehama County Sheriff's Depart- ment, Corning Police De- partment, Corning Fire, Cal Fire and California High- way Patrol logs. Battery VistaWay:RedBluffPolice responded to two separate incidents of battery at the Meadow Vista Apartments. Robert Alan Machado, 19, of Anderson was arrested a er reports of him hitting his wife in the arm and throw- ing things around. He was booked into Tehama County Jail on the charge of battery of spouse, ex-spouse, date etc. Bail was $5,000. In a separate incident, Bob K. Lawson Sr., 39, of Red Bluff was arrested and booked into jail on the charge of battery spouse, ex-spouse, date, etc. Bail was $5,000. Break-In Monroe Street: A woman reported about 8:45a.m. Wednesday waking up to find a man wearing black shorts, a black sweatshirt, no shoes and black socks inside her house. Rio Street: An attempted break-in Tuesday evening was reported. Fire 11600block Reading Road: Cal Fire responded at 4:43p.m. to a report of a motor home on fire with heavy smoke and flames showing. The fire was contained at 5:02p.m. The cause was not determined. There were no injuries. Patrol Oriole Drive: A man re- quested extra patrol in the 100block following recent vehicle burglaries connected to a hunter green sedan with one headlight dimmer than the other and a white taillight. 22300block Chittenden Road: Extra patrol was requested a er a dark green two-door Mazda sedan was seen at 11:44p.m. Wednes- day driving very slowly in the area and stopping at driveways as if to check out residences. An area check was made, but it was gone on arrival. The s Rio Street: A man at the Rio Street Apartments re- ported a break-in to a shed in his backyard with items stolen and a window broken. The man reported the win- dow was possibly broken in an attempt to get into the basement. Reta Way: The the of a wallet from a vehicle some- time Tuesday evening was reported. Pine Street: The the of a laptop from a vehicle some- time Tuesday evening was reported. Scottsdale Way: The the of items from a vehicle sometime Tuesday evening was reported Wednesday. A short time later a neigh- bor reported someone had broken into their truck. Gentry Way: The the of a phone from a vehicle some- time Tuesday evening was reported. Larie Lane: About 1p.m. Wednesday someone in a gray truck was reportedly stealing mail out of mail boxes, leaving the area east- bound on Walnut Street. 19600block Red Bank Road: The the of two Christmas cards between 8p.m. Tuesday and 11a.m. Wednesday was reported. Rio Street: A woman reported the the of a pack- age from her doorstep. Walnut Street: The Walnut Street Apartments reported an overdue person who had not been heard from since 6 a.m. Dec. 11and requested to file a missing persons report. South Main Street: Walmart reported a woman in her 40s with brown hair and eyes and a thin build had pushed a cart full of items through the back door into a newer light blue Camry, last seen going north on South Main. Franklin Street: The the of Christmas lights was reported. 23000block Solano Street: A woman reported the the of two packages containing clothes, value $150, from her front yard. 12800block Glasgow Drive: An unknown person reportedly broke into a stor- age unit on the property. Extra patrol was requested at night. 25000block Tehama Vina Road: On-going the of mail occurring since Novem- ber was reported. Trespass 17000block Evergreen Road: A man reported peo- ple had been on his property again Tuesday evening and had cut locks to make entry. POLICE LOGS Hosting its first online giving campaign in cele- bration of the nationally recognized Giving Tuesday event on Dec. 1, the Shasta RegionalCommunityFoun- dation set a goal to raise a total of $150,000 for 64 participating nonprofits — 50 from Shasta County, 14 from Siskiyou County. The goal was reached by 12:30 p.m. that day and more than doubled by 6 p.m. with a grand total of $329,201 raised represent- ing more than 2,000 trans- actions processed through the North State Giving Tuesday website. TheCommunityFounda- tion's mission to promote philanthropy in Shasta and Siskiyou Counties by connecting people who care with causes that mat- ter was the driving concept behind North State Giving Tuesday. "We gifted several non- profits during Giving Tues- day in years past from our available funds, but we wanted to broaden the scope this year," says Kerry Caranci, Community Foun- dationCEO."Wehopedthat the event would bring new awareness and donors to ourregionalnonprofitsthat do such great work in our communities and the re- sults proved that to be the case." With more than $75,000 incentive pool dollars made possible by the Knodel Family Endowment Fund, each nonprofit received an additional donation based on their percentage of the $329,201 they raised that day. Additionally, also funded from the Knodel Family Endowment Fund, 12 prize challenge grants in the amount of $1,500 each went out to the following organizations: First Donation of the Day — Shasta County: The Smart Center, Siskiyou County: Mt. Shasta Sisson Museum. 1st Random Draw — Shasta County: Arts Coun- cil, Siskiyou County: Siski- you Land Trust. Surprise Random Draw- ShastaCounty:ChildAbuse Prevention Council, Siski- you County: Siskiyou Food Assistance. 6 PM Donation- Shasta County: Fall River Valley Library, Siskiyou County: Mt. Shasta Sisson Museum. Most Unique Donors — Shasta County: Good News Rescue Mission, Siskiyou County: Mt. Shasta Sisson Museum. Highest Total Raised — Shasta County: Shasta TrinityFlyFishers,Siskiyou County: Mt. Shasta Sisson Museum. The average donation was around $112 and the average total raised per nonprofit organization was around $4,831. "It was a very success- ful day and exceeded all of our expectations. Once again, we are incredibly inspired by the generosity in our communities," says Amanda Hutchings, North State Giving Tuesday pro- gram manager. Overwhelming posi- tive responses have been logged by the Community Foundation from the non- profits and donors partic- ipating in the event. "We believe donors gave more and gave to nonprofits they mightnothavegiventodue to the ease of online giving andhavingallnonprofitsin one location," said Caranci. "We are already thinking about how to improve and grow next year." COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ResultsofNorth State Giving Tuesday The Red Bluff Daily News will not issue tomorrow morning, for the entire force will observe Christmas eve and be up doing Christ- mas night and give all the Christmas day happenings on Sunday morning. To the general public we extend our sincerest wish for a merry Christmas. — Dec. 24, 1915 100 YEARS AGO... No paper tomorrow Tehama County Asso- ciation of Realtors would like to thank its members, friends and families for participating in the asso- ciation's food drive. The association col- lected two full containers of donated food for the Sal- vation Army. Each year the associa- tion participates in various programs that give back to the community. It is the Mission of the association to be the pri- mary leader in the real es- tate industry by enhanc- ing the ability of its mem- bers to succeed in the preservation of real prop- erty rights through ethi- cal, professional and ed- ucational standards and elevate community aware- ness and knowledge re- garding the protection of those rights. Realtors support Sa lv at io n Ar my with food drive DONATION COURTESY PHOTO Pictured, from le , are Tehama County Association of Realtors President Elect Shane Budden, Secretary and Treasurer Lesa Harris, Director Robert Thayer and President David Lapierre. PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. Thankyou! 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