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The historic State The- atre celebrated its 70th birthday with its annual gala at the Prescott Ball- room Friday. The Prescott was packed to capacity with 112 ar- dent theater supporters, who while dressed to the nines enjoyed hosted cocktails and catered din- ner and danced the night away to the music of the Dallis Craft band. The State Theatre con- tinues to enjoy support from the entire commu- nity as evidenced by more than $120,000 being raised during the evening. Longtime supporters Rose Crain of Haleakala Walnuts and Mike and Dave Gunsauls of PJ He- licopters each presented Board President Bob Douglas a $25,000 check to assist with the restora- tion of the theater. A live auction was supported to the tune of $21,000. The State Theatre for the Arts marked the oc- casion by rolling out a new seat replacement pro- gram, calling for replace- ment of all 740 seats in the theater. The program al- lows for members of the community to sponsor a seat or seats for $500 per seat. A nameplate will adorn each seat and be in- scribed as designated by its sponsor. Gala attendees spon- sored nearly 100 seats and it is hoped that all seats will be spoken for by the target installation date in the summer of 2017. The seat replacement program will allow participants to honor loved ones, past and present. Call 529-2787 for more information regarding the seat replacement project. Seat replacement program de bu ts a t th e an nu al g al a COURTESYPHOTOSBYKARENCROCKETT An elegant evening gala was held Friday night at the Prescott Ballroom to support the State Theatre. Pictured are the replacement seats for the State Theatre. While it's true that life is uncertain, there's at least one thing I am very sure of: I will never be held hostage for refusing to iron. A woman in Villa Rica, Geor- gia, was held at gun- point for six hours by her son because she refused to iron his clothes (as re- ported in the Atlanta Jour- nal-Constitution). Un- like her, I love to iron. I'm not saying that I would be that thrilled to do it for a 29-year-old son who re- fused to leave home, but I probably would. I know that my love for ironing is a little odd. It's just that I find the process to be soul soothing, and it gives me instant gratifica- tion. I love the sound of a good surge of steam over a big ironing board that is positioned in good, natu- ral light. More than that, l love ironing for the fact that it helped me get out of debt. Not kidding. Years ago, when I came to terms with the fact that I have a serious shop- ping problem, I sat down one day to analyze it. I fig- ured out that I just love the emotional sensation of buying stuff. Even though I didn't have any money (buying stuff on credit made me feel like I had some), buying gave me a kind of emotional high that defied description. I wanted to have that feel- ing as often as possible. Trust me, I'm no ther- apist. But I figured that if I could find something less damaging that would produce a similar feel- ing to my shopping rush — and that was easily ac- cessible at a moment's no- tice — then maybe I could use it to modify my behav- ior. I knew in a heartbeat what that activity would be: ironing. Giving myself permis- sion to iron whenever I got a sudden urge to re- spond to an infomercial or head for the mall (this was somewhat prior to the ad- vent of online shopping) was like giving a kid the key to a candy store. Do you wonder why I didn't tell a soul about this for so many years? It's because I feared they would think I'm nuts — the way you're thinking right now. My secret plan worked, and better than I could have ever imagined. I didn't realize how quickly my urge to spend would vanish once I could suc- cessfully distract myself. Over the years, my iron- ing has become more se- rious. I have possibly the world's finest home ironing system, for which I make no apologies. Granted, it was pricey. But compared to multiple sessions with a therapist, thousands of dollars in credit card debt or a heartbreaking di- vorce, my venerable and rather noisy IronMaven has turned out to be quite a bargain. The fringe benefits are myriad. I have all but elim- inated cleaning bills. I re- alized that I can hand- wash just about anything that I would normally dry clean. I used to pay for the professional press, but now I can do it myself, and en- joy doing it, too. My hus- band's clothes are always freshly ironed — even his jeans. Guests in my home sleep on fine, ironed linens. There are some who might believe I've just traded one obsession for another. That could be so. But I'm happy with the re- sults. And I never fear be- ing held hostage for lack of a good iron. While my old IronMa- ven is no longer available, in a recent column ("The Three Best Steam Irons") I responded to a reader who wanted to know the best inexpensive steam iron out there. I responded with three options — rated Best Inexpensive, Best of the Best and Best Semi-Pro — with brief reviews and pricing. Visit my website for links to these products. 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. EVERYDAYCHEAPSKATE For the love of a good iron STATE THEATRE Shasta College has scheduled educational public forums to provide information and answer questions about Measure H, a $139 million general obligation bond measure. The forums to be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 at Health Sciences and University Center in down- town Redding, 1400 Mar- ket St., Rooms 8218 and 8220 and 5:30 p.m. Tues- day, Oct. 18 at Shasta Col- lege Theatre on the main campus. Measure H, to be placed on the November general election ballot, will allow for increased job training through the building of a Regional Public Safety Training Facility for fire, law enforcement and emer- gency medical personnel; create a new Veterans Sup- port Center to assist mili- tary personnel and veter- ans; construct a new Ca- reer Technical Education facility to provide students with needed training and update the college's STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Math — labs. The bond would provide for needed upgrades to the college's 50-year-old build- ings at its main campus, and improvements to tech- nology infrastructure at all campus locations through- out its more than 10,000 square mile district. "In connecting with community members in- cluding students, teachers, veterans, business owners and public agencies, we have heard time and again that the strength of our re- gion is directly related to the educational opportuni- ties available in our com- munity," said Superinten- dent and President Dr. Joe Wyse. "This bond will al- low Shasta College to pro- vide the facilities needed for the up-to-date educa- tion and training our stu- dents must have to ob- tain living wage jobs and transfer to four-year col- leges and universities in their pursuit of higher ed- ucation, particularly in the STEM fields." For further informa- tion, call Morris Rodrigue at 242-7525. SHASTA COLLEGE Public forums scheduled for bond measure H The Tehama County Health Partnership will meet 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 in the Columba Room, St. Eliz- abeth Community Hospi- tal, 2550 Sister Mary Co- lumba Drive. Come network and continue to work on the Health Partnership Action Plan and Bylaws and Pro- cedures. The Action Plan is an opportunity to come together to strategize and work on established top priorities. The Health Partnership is working with First 5 Tehama and the Tehama County Department of Ed- ucation in the 7th annual No Butts Left Behind Dia- per Drive. Organizers will be collecting diapers at the meeting. The partnership is a col- laborative effort among various organizations and individuals to improve the health and well being of Tehama County residents. Members identify, plan and communicate health issues to influencers and decision-makers. Partici- pants network and support each other to improve the overall health of the com- munity. For more information, call 527-6824 or write to jacobsonm@tcha.net. 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