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WEDNESDAY,MAY 16 Red Bluff Adult Carving Class, 1o a.m.-noon, Red Bluff Vet- eran's Memorail Hall, Corner of Jackson and Oak streets, 527-0768 Al-Anon, noon to 1 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jef- ferson and Hickory BMX practice races, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $3 Community Good News Club, 6-8 p.m., North Val- ley Baptist Church, 345 David Ave., $10, 527-0543 Elks duplicate bridge, noon, Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, 275-4311 Lupus/Fibromyalgia Support Group, 6 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Columba room, Jackie, 529-3029 Marine Corps League, 6:30 p.m., Red Bluff Veter- an's Memorial Hall, corner of Oak and Jackson streets., Roy Fansler 384-2134 Red Bluff Joint Union High School Board, 5:30 p.m., 1525 Douglass St. Red Bluff Kiwanis, noon, Elks Lodge Senior Dance,7 p.m., Westside Grange, Walnut St. Team Kid,5:30 p.m., First Southern Baptist Church, 585 Kimball Road, 527-5083 TeenScreen Mental Health Appointments, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., free by appointment only, Youth Empowerment Services, 1900 Walnut St., 527-8491, Ext. 3012 Tehama County Board of Education, 5 p.m., Dis- trict Office, 1135 Lincoln St. Tehama County Child Abuse Prevention coordi- nating council, 8:15 a.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Tehama County Library story time, 9:30 a.m., 645 Madison St. 527-0604 Widowed persons breakfast, 8 a.m., Tremont Cafe & Creamery, 731 Main St., men and women wel- come, 384-2471 Work Incentives Planning and Assistance, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St., Ste. 101, 528-8066, free Cottonwood Cottonwood Library Story Time, 11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m., Cottonwood Library,3427 Main St., 347- 4818 Corning Building Community Partnerships, 11 a.m., Corning Family Resource Center, 1480 South St., 528- 4187 Corning Rotary, noon, Rolling Hills Casino Tim- bers Steak House, 2655 Barham Ave., corningro- tary.org Richfield School Board, 6 p.m., 23875 River Road, 824-3354 School Readiness Play Group, 10-11:30 a.m., up to 5 years, free, Family Resource Center, 1480 South St., 824-4111 Spanish Adult Education, 5 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Strategies for Success, Life Skill classes, 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Tehama County Sanitary Landfill Agency, 6 p.m., City Council Chamber, 794 Third St. VFW Charity Bingo, 6 p.m., Corning Veterans Memorial Hall, 1620 Solano St., 824-5957 Rancho Tehama School Readiness Play Group, 10-11:30 a.m., up to 5 years, free, Rancho Tehama Elementary School, 17357 Stage Coach Road, 824-4111 Los Molinos Take Off Pounds Sensibly — TOPS, 8:30 a.m., 25160 Josephine St., 385-1068 THURSDAY,MAY 17 Red Bluff Business After Hours, 5:30 p.m., hosted by Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce, Wilcox Oaks Golf Club California HEAT Chorus - Sweet Adelines, 7 p.m., Meteer School Room 26, 695 Kimball Road, 895- 0139 Childbirth Class, 6:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Commu- nity Hospital, Columba room, Anita 529-8377 Community Action Agency, 3 p.m. Board of Supervisors chambers Democratic Central Committee of Tehama County, 5:30 p.m., Los Gordos, 200 S. Main St. Fun Senior Aerobics with Linda, 8-9 a.m., $1 per class, Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 South Jack- son Street 527-8177 K W I K K U T S Family Hair Salon $200 REGULAR HAIRCUT off with coupon Not good with other offers 1064 South Main St., Red Bluff • 529-3540 Reg. $13.95 Expires 5/31/12 Steaks 7 days a week Best Homemade Pies in Town Ice Cream Prime Rib Dinner every Friday & Saturday Night Orders to go 731 Main St., 530.529.4012 open 7 days 5:30am-9pm Wednesday, May 16, 2012 – Daily News 3A Creativity saves time and money I should add Mr. Clean Magic Erasers to the list of products that Everyday Cheapskate readers use creatively. Magic Erasers will join such amazing products as Origi- nal Blue Dawn dishwashing liquid, baking soda and vine- gar, to name a few. If you have a trick for using a common household product in a slightly different way than its intended use, I'd love to hear about it. Email me at Mary@EverydayCheapskate.com. ERASE THE RESIDUE. I use Mr. Clean Magic Erasers to clean the black residue from my candle- holders. It works great. -- Cindi, email To keep track of my gift cards, I use a permanent marker to write the value on the front of the card. Then I put the cards in an envelope, list- ing the stores and restaurants and the amount of each card on the out- side of the envelope. When I use a card, I note the balance on the enve- lope and write the new value on the card. Many restaurants offer buy- one-card, get-one-free deals, and I take advantage of those special offers. My husband and I purchase cards for our favorite restaurants to use ourselves. Last year, we had more than $50 in bonus cards that enabled us to dine for free! -- Pat, email ORGANIZED GIFT CARDS. for warming our home, and the heat from the stove is so com- forting. Because we use our stove so much, I make my own fire starters. I stuff dryer lint into empty cardboard toi- let paper or paper towel rolls and store them by the stove. My husband loves them and says they work great. How's that for using two items you'd normally throw away! -- Jean, California WATERING SYSTEM. When I do my planting in large containers, I also incorporate my own watering system. I take an empty plastic soda bottle, toss the lid, poke holes in the bottle's shoul- der and cut off the bottom. I turn it upside down and actually stick it in the dirt, "planting" it along with the plant or seeds. As the plants grow, they grow around the bottle. This makes it simple to water without the water running off the sides of the container. -- Bea, email PLANTING THE WOOD STOVE FIRE STARTERS. My husband and I live in the mountains and heat our house entirely with a wood stove. We have no natural gas or propane expense LAUNDRY BASKET OF GIFTS. Instead of placing a baby gift in a gift bag or basket, I use a laundry basket decorated with rib- bons and bows the colors of the baby's gender or the nurs- ery. I have Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate email Would you like to send a tip to many positive comments about the laundry basket idea. Everyone loves the practicality of this addi- tional gift. -- Lorrayne, email BABY WIPES FOR MAKEUP REMOVAL. Baby wipes (unscented and hypoallergenic) work won- derfully to remove eye makeup. My daughters ruined so many washcloths until I had them try this. Eye makeup remover works great, but it's more expensive than generic baby wipes. -- Maggie, received so Mary? You can email her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2099, Cypress, CA 90630. Include your first and last name and state. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 20 books, including her January release "7 Money Rules for Life." Lassen Park hosts special astronomy events Come witness a solar eclipse – the first in the U.S. in 18 years – at Lassen Volcanic National Park on Sunday, May 20. Join us for a special astrono- my program at the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Cen- ter from 3 to 4 p.m. followed by eclipse viewing from 5 p.m. until sunset. The grand show is a view of the moon centered on and covering more than 95 percent of the sun. The point of maximum eclipse will occur at about 6:30 p.m. For safe viewing, eclipse glasses can be pur- chased from the Lassen Association bookstore, located at the visitor center. These glasses can be reused to watch the transit of Venus across the sun on June 5. "Visiting Lassen provides an incredible opportu- nity for visitors to behold this stunning sight," said Park Superintendent Darlene M. Koontz. "Weather- permitting, the eclipse forming above the rim of an ancient volcano offers an opportunity to create an unforgettable memory." If you wish to photograph this event, you'll need special filters, as the sun will still appear quite bright. Please join rangers at the Devastated Area on the north side of the park or Bumpass Hell parking area to view the eclipse from these ideal vantages. The Crags Campground will be open for dry camping on Sunday for those wish- ing to stay overnight after the eclipse. The camp- ground has 45 sites which can accommodate up to two vehicles, three tents and six people per site. Lassen Volcanic National Park will also host special programs celebrating the once-in-a-lifetime Police reports The following infor- mation is compiled from Red Bluff Police Depart- ment, Tehama County Sheriff's Department, Corning Police Depart- ment and California Highway Patrol. received information at 12:08 a.m. Tuesday that a 12 year old boy had been battered about 11:45 p.m. Monday as he was walk- ing near the corner of Jef- ferson Street at Elm Street. The suspects were believed to be two boys about 16 years old. Their identity is unknown at this time, however, this case is still under investigation. Battery • Red Bluff Police Fires • A vehicle fire reported at 8:07 a.m. Monday on Adobe Road, cross of Surrey Village Lane was caused by a vehicle running over a mattress and dragging it for about half a mile. The fire, which was contained at 8:23 a.m., did $3,000 damage. Cal- Fire and Tehama County Fire responded. •Two equipment- Sheet Metal Roofing Residential Commercial • Composition • Shingle • Single Ply Membrane RUNNINGS ROOFING "No Job Too Steep" " No Job Too Flat" Serving Tehama County 530-527-5789 530-209-5367 Owner is on site on every job CA. LIC#829089 No Money Down! ESTIMATES FREE caused vegetation fires reported at 6:22 p.m. Monday on Highway 99W, cross of Valley Vista Drive, burned a quarter acre. The fires were contained at 6:38 p.m. with one fire of Valley Vista and one south of it. CalFire and Tehama County Fire responded. north Odd • Someone reported event of the transit of Venus on Tuesday, June 5. As Venus passes between the earth and the sun, the planet will trace a slow trajectory across the sun. Solar scopes will be available in the park for safe viewing of this rare event; the next time such an alignment occurs will be in 2117. Learn more about astronomy and Lassen's important role in protecting dark night skies at the park's Dark Sky Festival from August 10 – 13. During the day, rangers will lead astronomy- themed hikes. Visitors can participate in workshops and activities, as well as view the sun safely through solar scopes. As night falls, Lassen will reveal skies full of stars, along with a chance to marvel at this year's spectacular Perseid meteor shower, which peaks on August 13. Special evening guest speakers and stargazing will help visitors discover that "half the park is after dark." Kids can also participate in the Junior Ranger Night Explorer program and earn a special patch. For additional information on the National Park Service's Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division, please visit www.nature.nps.gov/night. During Lassen's regular summer programming, visitors can stargaze using telescopes on Saturday nights from 9 to 10 p.m. Astronomy programs are also presented each Wednesday from 9 p.m. at the Devastated Area, beginning June 20 until August 8. For more information visit the park website at www.nps.gov/lavo or contact park staff at (530) 595-4480. that an unknown person had placed several pre- scription bottles in their unlocked vehicle at Wal- mart sometime Saturday evening. Thefts • Someone reported a black BMX bicycle stolen from in front of McDon- ald's about 2 p.m. Mon- day. • A sign was stolen from a residence between noon Friday and 8 a.m. Monday in the 1400 block of Lincoln Street. Vandalism • Someone in the 1200 block of Lincoln Street reported a 2012 Toyota pickup had an unknown substance squirted on it between 8 p.m. Sunday and 8 a.m. Monday, caus- ing the paint to pee. Dam- age was estimated at $950.