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At the end of the school year a group of students in the Gerber School Sign Language Club, which is made up of both hearing and hearing-impaired stu- dents, presented a school- wide music video using sign language. In the 2014-2015 school year, the club did a project of learning the Louis Arm- strong song "What A Won- derful World" so for the end of 2015-2016, the group went bigger, including the entire school. The project, which took three months, was under- taken by five students and included 12 classrooms and 265 students signing under the direction of staff and Te- hama County Department of Education staff member Cathy Wilson in a video of the American Authors Kidz Bop version of the hit song "Best Day of My Life." In May, the five students took their collection of foot- age on a field trip to Te- hama County Department of Education's Makerspace classroom to begin the ed- iting process with help from Syerra Eickmeyer and her staff. The students then presented the video to the school during the school's final Student of the Month assembly. "We'd like to say thank you to Tehama County De- partment of Education's Makerspace, along with all those involved in mak- ing this wonderful project transform from an idea to reality," Wilson said. SignLanguage Club produces video for school COURTESYPHOTO A group of Gerber School students sign "I love you" at the end of a video made by five members of the Gerber School Sign Language Club. GERBERSCHOOL The Junior Lifeguard Program at Whiskeytown is designed to instruct youth 10 years of age and up in water and beach safety and to gain skills in aquat- ics, along with instilling a sense of responsibility and accomplishment. The purpose of the Wa- terfront Lifeguarding course is to teach partici- pants the knowledge and skills needed to prevent and respond to aquatic emergencies both in a pool and in a waterfront envi- ronment. Junior Lifeguard and Wa- terfront Lifeguard training will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 11-15 at Brandy Creek Beach. You must be between the ages of 10 and 17 years old; you must be in good physical condition with the ability to swim 400 yards in 12 minutes or less; you must be willing to commit to the program; you must be willing to fol- low directions. Students are asked to bring lunch and water, sun- screen and hat, swim suit, towel and footwear. Although the basic course is free, the Red Cross certification cards cost $35, or just a Red Cross First Aid and CPR certification card is $27, payable by a check made out to the American Red Cross. Participants completing the required hours of in- struction and exams may be certified in All Ages — Red Cross Multi-Media First Aid and Water Rescue; Age 15 and older — Red Cross Car- diopulmonary Resuscita- tion and Lifeguard Train- ing. Register by July 8 by call- ing 242-3410 during busi- ness hours. WHISKEYTOWN Lifeguard and waterfront training offered I love the story author Jaroldeen Edwards tells in her book "Things I Wish I'd Known Sooner," when she took a trip with her daugh- ter Carolyn one drab, rainy day. Her daugh- ter wanted to drive more than two hours to see some flowers a woman had planted. She wasn't too thrilled, but her daughter insisted, saying, "You're going to love this, Mom!" Tell me what mom could resist going along with that kind of enthu- siasm. They drove along the Rim of the World High- way — California state Route 18 — inching their way through fog and driz- zle in the San Bernardino Mountains toward Lake Arrowhead, north of Los Angeles, Calif. By now, Jaroldeen was so agitated and convinced her daughter was kidnap- ping her. Still not con- vinced this sight could be worth the trouble, Carolyn parked next to a small, stone church and said they would need to walk along a path, through huge, black-green ever- greens and over a thick blanket of fallen pine nee- dles to see the flowers. Just as they turned the corner of the path, Jarol- deen stopped dead and gasped in amazement: "There before me was a most incredible and glori- ous sight! So unexpected and unimagined." She saw rivers of daf- fodils in radiant bloom, sloping down from the top of the mountain across several acres of folds and valleys, between the trees and bushes. Daffodils ev- ery color of yellow blazed like a floral carpet before them. Her mind flooded with questions. How could this be? The daffodil garden was the handiwork of just one woman, a for- mer Los Angeles high- school art teacher named Gene Bauer. She and her husband still live on the property. Their small home (which they rebuilt after it was destroyed by a fire) fits perfectly in the scene of glorious flowers. Gene began plant- ing each daffodil bulb by hand, one at a time, in 1958. Year after year, she replaced ugly, dried up, lifeless bulbs and even- tually planted close to 1,000,000 bulbs. She for- ever changed her world by creating something mag- nificent, beautiful and in- spiring. As Jaroldeen ap- proached the mountain home situated in the sea of yellow, she saw a sign posted by someone who was clearly tired of an- swering the same ques- tions over and over. It said, "Answers to the Questions I Know You are Asking: One Woman, Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain. One bulb at a Time. Started in 1958." What do you need to do in your life? Build an emergency fund? Pay down your debt? Down- size to a smaller lifestyle? Why not start today? Take the first step, and then do it over and over again, one baby step at a time. You will be amazed at what will grow from your ef- forts — no matter how small. Your consistent dil- igence will make all the difference. Wouldyouliketosend a tip to Mary? You can email her at mary@ everydaycheapskate. com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, 12340 Seal Beach Blvd., Ste. B-416, Seal Beach, CA 90740. EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE Lifelessonsfromadaffodilgarden Mary Hunt By Jennifer Cooper Social Security manager in Redding You probably heard that changes in the law now af- fect the way you file for certain benefits. These changes place limits on when voluntary suspension and reinstatement can be- gin for you and your fam- ily members who might also be entitled to benefits on that record. This is not the demise of "file and sus- pend." It's still one of your best tools for boosting your Social Security benefit af- ter you reach your full re- tirement age. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 made changes to the Social Security claims filed by married couples. The law affected an unintended loophole primarily used by mar- ried couples to gain more money. If you're full retire- ment age or older and ap- ply for Social Security re- tirement benefits, you can suspend your benefits for any amount of time up to age 70. You may do this to earn "delayed retirement credits," which result in a higher benefit payment when you turn 70 or when you request reinstatement of benefits, whichever comes first. Under the new law, when you submit a request to suspend your benefits to earn delayed retirement credits on or after April 30, 2016, you will no longer be able to receive spouse's or widow(er)'s benefits dur- ing this voluntary delay period. In addition, if you suspend your benefit, any benefits payable to your spouse and children on your record (except for a divorced spouse) will also be suspended for the same time period. There is an exception. A request for voluntary sus- pension will not suspend a divorced spouse's ben- efit. Also, your divorced spouse can receive benefits on your record during this voluntary delay period. Remember, you can still plan and make the most of your retirement benefit by filing and suspending. These new rules don't prevent you from doing what's best for you and your family. We have a wealth of re- tirement information at www.socialsecurity.gov/ planners/retire. For more informa- tion and answer to your questions about these changes in the law, go to www.socialsecurity.gov/ planners/retire/claim- ing.html. SOCIAL SECURITY You can file and suspend, even with these changes Thankyou! 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