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PHOTOCOURTESYOFMICHELLEHICKOK BillandReneeRossofRedBluffarepleasedtoan- nounce the engagement of their daughter, Brynn Alex- andra Ross, to Ronny Soulliere, son of Ron and Debbie Soulliere of Red Bluff. She is a graduate of Red Bluff High School and is a cosmetologist at Sheer Harmony. He graduated from Red Bluff High School and is em- ployed by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. A July wedding is planned at the ranch of her great-grandparents. ENGAGEMENT By Jennifer Cooper SocialSecuritymanagerin Redding Over half a million peo- ple who live outside the United States receive some kind of Social Security ben- efit, including retired and disabled workers, as well as spouses, widows, widowers, and children. If you're a U.S. citizen, you may receive your Social Se- curity payments outside the United States as long as you are eligible. When we say you are "outside the United States," we mean you're not in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mari- anaIslands,orAmericanSa- moa. Once you've been out- side the United States for at least 30 days in a row, we consider you to be outside the country. IF you are traveling out- side the U.S. for an extended amount of time, it's impor- tant that you tell Social Se- curity the date you plan to leave and the date you plan to come back, no matter how long you expect your travel to last. Then we can let you know whether your Supplemental Security In- come (SSI) will be affected. You can use this online tool to find out if you can continue to receive your Social Security benefits if you are outside the United States or are planning to go outside the United States at www.socialsecurity.gov/in- ternational/payments_out- sideUS.html. This tool will help you find out if your retirement, disability, or survivor's pay- ments will continue as long as you are eligible, stop af- ter six consecutive calendar months, or if certain coun- try specific restrictions ap- ply. When you live outside the United States, periodi- cally we'll send you a ques- tionnaire. Your answers will help us figure out if you still are eligible for benefits. Return the ques- tionnaire to the office that sent it as soon as possible. If you don't, your payments will stop. In addition to re- sponding to the question- naire, notify us promptly about changes that could affect your payments. You can also read the publication titled Your Pay- ments While You Are Out- side the United States at www.socialsecurity.gov/ pubs. Social Security is with you through life's journey, even if that journey takes you outside the United States. SOCIAL SECURITY Benefitscangoto citizens outside the US NEVERGIVEUP UNTIL THEY BUCKLE UP. VISIT SAFERCAR.GOV/ KIDSBUCKLEUP VISIT SAFERCAR.GOV/ KIDSBUCKLEUP Try to imagine this sce- nario: You spend $750 on a new sofa and chair — not on a whim, but after saving up and compar- ing different models. The beautiful pieces finally arrive at your home. The room looks better than you could have possibly imagined. Even your be- loved cat seems to approve. Yes, I said your cat. Even before the new- ness has worn off, the un- thinkable happens. Your cat becomes stressed (from presidential poli- tics, no doubt) and does what many cats do under stress: He sprays the sofa and chair. Argh! Does any of this ring a bell? It was the sub- ject of a recent column ti- tled "Some Smelly Situ- ations Cause Extra Toil and Require Extra Pa- tience." This was Linda's story. She wrote in ask- ing how to get the smell of cat urine out of her fur- niture — the kind of smell that brings tears to your eyes. She had already given Nok-Out a noble try by spraying it on the af- fected areas, but the smell remained. Knowing we needed to get this right — and soon — I asked Nok-Out's owner Ted Price to weigh in on this painful situa- tion. You may also recall that we were given a sci- ence lesson in that col- umn. Nok-Out, Price ex- plained, is an oxidizer. It neutralizes even the worst odor upon contact. But it must come in contact with the actual source of the offending odor — it can't just sprayed around the source. Price ex- plained exactly how Linda needed to apply Nok-Out in order to to completely eliminate this offensive odor. And sure enough, we heard back from Linda within a couple of weeks: DEAR MARY AND TED: I'm happy to let you know that it worked! With Ted's tutorial in mind, I poured another gallon of Nok-Out on the arms of the furniture, allowing it to really soak in, and then I let it to dry over a num- ber of days. This time it finished the job! There's no more odor. Thank you. Ted, you have an awesome product! — Linda I know what you're thinking: A whole gallon of Nok-Out? That's a lot of liquid! And it's not ex- actly cheap (although it is reasonably priced if you apply the discount code "DPL"). But keep this in mind: Nok-Out is quite strong when used at its full strength. You can di- lute Nok-Out using a 4-to-1 ratio of 4 parts water to 1 part Nok-Out. You'll still get the same results, but you will save money. So, let's think this sce- nario through: Would you haul a $750 sofa and chair set to the dump instead of simply spending $50 to fix the problem? Probably not. I know Linda wouldn't — and she didn't! She at- tacked the odor. She put enough Nok-Out on the cushions to soak into the upholstery — as deep as the stuffing — and come in contact with every smid- gen of cat urine. The odor was fully oxidized. And since Nok-Out is as harm- less as water, it didn't af- fect the upholstery in any way. Nok-Out is nontoxic, so it is completely safe to use around pets and kids. It's a clear liquid, and it contains no perfumes or chemicals, yet it neutral- izes one of nature's most difficult odors. DEAR MARY: I have only been reading your column for about a year or so, but I have really enjoyed it, and I have learned a lot. You've pre- viously talked about mold issues, and how to kill mold using Nok-Out or a vaporizer. I think my hus- band is showing certain symptoms (cough, short- ness of breath, exhaus- tion, dizziness) of mold-re- lated illness. Even if mold isn't causing his symp- toms (we are exploring other causes), I imagine that it can't hurt to spray Nok-Out through a vapor- izer. Do you recommend using a vaporizer or a hu- midifier? Thank you for all you do. — Dee DEAR DEE: Either a va- porizer or humidifier will work for this application, provided it produces cool mist and has a good-sized tank. The tank should be able to hold enough Nok- Out to run for a few hours before a refill is needed. When using Nok-Out in a vaporizer or humidifier, use it full strength. Good luck with your project. EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE Haul a $750 sofa to the dump or spend $50 to fix it? As Rolling Hills Clin- ics in Red Bluff and Corn- ing celebrate their fifth an- niversary this month, the community surrounding them is preparing a send- off for Dr. Melvin Sage, the visionary dental director who developed the clinics to meet pressing commu- nity needs. Sage came out of his sec- ond retirement to develop the clinics, and brought more than 40 years of den- tistry experience with him at the time. "I got to start from scratch and we got really top-notch equipment to get things started," says Sage. "I found no reason to hold back because they (Paskenta Band of Nom- laki Indians) told me to get the best of everything. Several million dollars later, we had two offices equipped." As a qualified Indian Health Clinic, Rolling Hills Clinic is able to serve Na- tive Americans, Medi-Cal and Medicaid patients in a cost-effective manner in both the dental and medi- cal practices. "We are doing proce- duresthattheywouldnever get anywhere else without paying thousands of dol- lars,"Sagesaid."We'rethere to take care of people, not to make tons of money. We don't have to cut corners." Children are a particu- lar focus. "One of the areas we have really zeroed in on is pediatric dental care," Sage said. "We have den- tists who are licensed and qualified to do dental care under sedation. We ac- tually have parents who bring their kids down from Oregon because the ser- vices aren't available any- where else." While Sage is stepping back from direct clinical and administrative duties, he does plan to stay on as a consultant. "Our goal in the next 3-4 years is to be accredited by the American Ambulatory Health Accreditation," Sage said. "That's a really high standard that you have to earn and maintain." There are only two In- dian Health Centers in California with this dis- tinction. "It keeps you on your toes and it keeps you doing everything right because you want to keep your ac- creditation," Sage said. In just over five years, the Rolling Hills Clinic has gone from a rented mo- bile unit offering services in the parking lot behind Rolling Hills Casino to the two state of the art clinics. "We've already ex- panded quite a bit from 5 years ago," says Sage. "They've added exam rooms and purchased property in Corning to grow." Sage, who graduated in 1964 from Loma Linda School of Dentistry, said he is pleased to be round- ing out his career at Roll- ing Hills. "I thought I would have retired at 65, 67 instead of going at 78 at the end of the month," Sage said. "What I think is really cool is you can't beat the quality of care and the high stan- dards. We're an Indian Health Clinic, but any pa- tient is welcome without regard to anything. We treat anybody." HEALTH Clinics celebrate five years, laud founder Elder Services Program of Northern Valley Catho- lic Social Service wants to raise awareness about el- der abuse. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15. On that day, communities in the United States and all over the world will spon- sor events to highlight the tragic issue of elder abuse. The U.S. Administration on Aging estimates that 1 in 10 older Americans are abused or neglected each year. Older adults are contributing members of American society and their abuse or neglect di- minishes all of us. Elder abuse can be phys- ical, emotional, financial and sexual. It also includes people who are neglected and those who neglect themselves. Elders who are abused are twice as likely to be hospitalized, four times as likely to go into nursing homes and three times as likely to die. 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