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At the Corning High School Senior Award Pro- gram June 1, the Red Bluff Garden Club was happy to present two $1,500 schol- arships to two deserving seniors. Kate Picha-Arndt plans to attend Santa Rosa Ju- nior College in the fall to begin a major in Forestry with a career goal of be- coming a park ranger. Thalia Souza is heading to the University of Alaska Fairbanks pursuing a ca- reer within the U.S. Forest Service. Throughout their high school years both girls were involved in sports, FFA, Forestry team events and summer employment and work experience within the forestry and park system. The Red Bluff Garden Club uses the proceeds primarily from the Holi- day Boutique and Greens Sale held in December each year to fund its scholar- ship program. Donations also supplement the Lorna Bonham Memorial Schol- arship. This year the club was able to fund three $1,500 scholarships to seniors due to generous public support of the Greens Sale. Thank you to the com- munity for supporting ef- forts to further education possibilities for these de- serving students. REDBLUFFGARDENCLUB SACRAMENTO This week- end, many law enforcement agencies across the nation and in California, including the Tehama County Sheriff's Department, will be out in force on waterways looking for drunken boat operators. This heightened vigi- lance, known as Opera- tion Dry Water, is part of a national effort to change the cultural acceptance of drinking and boating, and raise awareness that boat- ers can have safe and fun recreational boating expe- riences without the use of alcohol and drugs. Califor- nia will also emphasize the dangers that drunken pas- sengers face. Since the launch of Op- eration Dry Water in 2009, the number of recreational boating fatalities with alco- hol named as a contributing factor has decreased in the United States. As of 2015, the national alcohol-related boating fatality rate was 21 percent. In California, alcohol use remains a leading contribut- ing factor in boating deaths. Thestate'srecreationalboat- ing accident statistics show that over the past five years (2011-2015), 33 percent of boating fatalities were alco- hol-related when tests were conducted. "One quick way to end a weekend of fun with family and friends is mixing boat- ing and alcohol," said Cali- fornia State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways Boating Law Administra- tor Ramona Fernandez. "It is a deadly cocktail that can lead to operator inattention and passengers falling over- board." Designating a driver is not enough on vessels. The concept works well in cars, but drunken passengers on boats can easily fall over- board, swim near the pro- peller or cause loading prob- lems by leaning over the side or standing up in small vessels, causing vessels to capsize. The potential for drowning also goes up if life jackets are not worn. Alcohol can impair a boater's judgment, balance, vision and reaction time. It can increase fatigue and susceptibility to the effect of cold-water immersion. Sun, wind, noise, vibration and motion — "stressors" com- mon to the boating environ- ment — intensify the side ef- fects of alcohol, drugs and some prescription medica- tions. In California, it is against the law to operate a boat or water ski with a blood alco- hol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 percent or more. A per- son with a BAC less than 0.08 percent may also be arrested if conditions are deemed to be unsafe. If con- victed, a person may be sen- tenced to jail for up to six months and assessed fines of up to $1,000. Two con- victions within seven years could add a jail term of up to one year. Boaters caught op- erating under the influence may also find their voyage terminated and their vessel impounded. Twenty-seven law en- forcement entities from Cal- ifornia will be participating in this year's Operation Dry Water campaign. SAFETY Boating patrols to hit water this weekend The Internal Revenue Service recently issued a warning to taxpayers about bogus phone calls from IRS impersonators demanding payment for a non-existent tax, the "Fed- eral Student Tax." Even though the tax deadline has come and gone, scammers continue to use varied strategies to trick people, in this case students. In this newest twist, they try to convince people to wire money im- mediately to the scammer. If the victim does not fall quickly enough for this fake "federal student tax," the scammer threatens to report the student to the police. "These scams and schemes continue to evolve nationwide, and now they're trying to trick students," said IRS Com- missioner John Koskinen. "Taxpayers should remain vigilant and not fall prey to these aggressive calls demanding immediate payment of a tax suppos- edly owed." Scam artists frequently masquerade as being from the IRS, a tax com- pany and sometimes even a state revenue depart- ment. Many scammers use threats to intimidate and bully people into paying a tax bill. They may even threaten to arrest, deport or revoke the driver's li- cense of their victim if they don't get the money. Examples Demanding immediate tax payment for taxes owed on an iTunes gift card. Soliciting W-2 informa- tion from payroll and hu- man resources profession- als. "Verifying" tax return in- formation over the phone. Pretending to be from the tax preparation indus- try. The IRS urges taxpay- ers to stay vigilant against these calls and to know the telltale signs of a scam demanding payment. The IRS will never call to demand immediate payment over the phone, nor will the agency call about taxes owed without first having mailed you a bill; threaten to immedi- ately bring in local police or other law-enforcement groups to have you arrested for not paying; demand that you pay taxes without giving you the opportunity to question or appeal the amount they say you owe; require you to use a spe- cific payment method for your taxes, such as a pre- paid debit card or ask for credit or debit card num- bers over the phone. If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS and asking for money and you don't owe taxes, here's what you should do. Do not give out any in- formation. Hang up im- mediately. Contact TIGTA to re- port the call. Use their "IRS Impersonation Scam Reporting" web page or call 800-366-4484. Report it to the Federal Trade Commission by vis- iting FTC.gov and clicking on "File a Consumer Com- plaint." Please add "IRS Telephone Scam" in the notes. If you think you might owe taxes, call the IRS di- rectly at 1-800-829-1040. More information on how to report phishing or phone scams is available on IRS.gov. IRS Latest scam variation involves bogus 'Federal Student Tax' So, you like coffee — a lot. Me, too. I like it so much that I'm a home roaster and an importer. That's right. I import green coffee beans directly from the La Minita farm in the Tarrazu re- gion of Costa Rica. Why? Well, because — get ready — it's the best inexpensive way to enjoy the best gour- met organic, free trade cof- fee on Earth. Apparently, I am not the only coffee lover in the EC family. You send me lots of questions and comments on the subject. Here's one: "Which coffee maker makes the hottest coffee and keeps it hot without burning it?" "Hot" is a nebulous term when it comes to coffee temperature. For McDon- ald's, "hot" meant a big law- suit when it was so hot that a customer burned herself when she spilled it in her lap. For my grandson Eli, "hot" means any tempera- ture, even slightly warmer than tepid. Coffee aficionados in- sist that the water tempera- ture in a drip coffee brewer needs to be exactly 179 F the moment it hits the cof- fee grounds. Personally, I find that to be on the cool side, which confirms that "hot" is a matter of each person's perception. Automatic drip coffee makers have internal ther- mostats to control the water temperature. They range from 155 F to 205 F depend- ing on the make and model. This setting is not adjust- able on most machines, which most of us don't think about when buying a coffee maker. Manual coffee makers like the Chemex (makes 8 cups and costs about $36) and Aerobie Aeropress (about $30) leave the tem- perature up to the brewer. When I use my Aeropress, I heat the water to boiling and then let it cool for a few minutes, until my instant- read thermometer reads 190 F. Using this method, I only make the amount of coffee we will consume im- mediately. Keeping it hot is not an issue. OXO 9-CUP COFFEE MAKER. This beautiful ma- chine dispenses coffee into a vacuum-insulated carafe that keeps the coffee hot. Water is heated and held throughout the brew cycle at temperatures between 197.6 and 204.8 F. The ca- rafe will keep coffee hot for an hour or two (although it's not "hot" as I define it). This machine makes an ex- cellent cup of hot coffee and has gotten very high marks among hundreds of review- ers. It costs about $200. BUNN VP17-1SS POU- ROVER COFFEE BREWER. This is the coffeemaker I own and use continuously. It keeps water heated to 191 F so it's ready to go at all times. That means when I pour the fresh pot of water into the machine to brew a pot, I'd better have the cof- fee grounds in the basket ready to go, because hot coffee begins pouring into the pot instantaneously. This machine makes up to 12 cups of coffee. The coffee pours into a glass carafe, and a warmer keeps the ca- rafe hot. We live at a semi- high elevation of 5,280 feet, and this machine works flawlessly. I have owned so many coffee makers in my life. I've loved some, I've hated others, but they all eventually failed. However, I do not plan on replacing this beautiful BUNN ma- chine in the foreseeable fu- ture. It is trouble-free and highly dependable, and it makes fabulous coffee. It cannot be beat. And it looks cool, too. It costs about $260. Neither of these two au- tomatic coffee makers is cheap. However, they are in- expensive when you con- sider that you wouldn't re- place either one for a very long time, if ever. For more information on the coffee makers above visit the Everyday Cheap- skate page "A Good Hot Cup of Coffee." For a true coffee lover, a coffee maker is an investment in one of life's pleasures. The joys of a good cup of coffee cannot be exaggerated. Wouldyouliketosend a tip to Mary? 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