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Join the November fun at the Corning Library at the Friends of the Library semi-annual autumn book sale scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 at the library, 740 Third St. Purchase new and used books of all genres at greatly reduced prices. Ex- pand your library, get ready for Christmas early and support your local library. All funds will be used to purchase new books and supplies for the library. Donations gratefully ac- cepted. Baskets filled with chil- dren's treasures, original artwork, famous and deli- cious homemade fudge, a child's colorful quilt and more will be offered by the Friends of the Library in a raffle to earn funds to pur- chase books and supplies for the library. Each bas- ket is offered separately. Raffle tickets will cost $1. Tote bags will be sold for $2 each. Tickets are available at the checkout desk at the li- brary during library hours, 2-4 p.m. Mondays and Fri- days, 4-8 p.m. Wednesdays and 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. CORNINGLIBRARY Ba sk et r a ffl e to b e fe at ur ed at b oo k sa le Enter and win the Ameri- can Legion National Orator- ical Contest, and if you are a high school student you could start college with up to $18,000 in your pocket. Second place prize is $16,000 and third place is $14,000. Additional money can be earned by winning the contest at each level of competition, which in- cludes post, district, area and state. American Legion Mount LassenPost#167willbehost- ing the 2016 Oratorical Con- test for Red Bluff and Los Molinos high schools. Home schooledstudentareeligible. All high school students can enter the contest. Thecontestconsistofpre- senting two speeches with the first being prepared ora- tion. This portion consists of an oration of no less than eight minutes but no longer than10minutesonanaspect of the U.S. Constitution with emphasis on the duties and obligations of a citizen to the government. Thesecondpartwillbean assignedtopicconsistingofa four-tosix-minutespeechon oneoffouridentifiedamend- ments. The purpose of this discourseistotestthespeak- er'sknowledgeofthesubject, the extent of their research and their ability to discuss the topic as to the basic prin- ciples of government under the constitution. Post 167 will make the Veterans Hall available at 1 p.m. Nov. 20 and Dec. 11 for a speech practice session. There will be a member of the Red Bluff Toastmasters available to give advice on speech delivery. The contest will be held at the Red Bluff Veterans Hall, 735 Oak St., on Jan. 15, 2017. For contest rules and reg- ulations, call Clark Sillman at 567-1321 or the Red Bluff Veterans Hall at 528-0126. SCHOLARSHIP American Legion to offer oratory contest The Sierra Club, Yahi Group is hosting the fol- lowing event for Novem- ber. Outings are free and open to the public. If you have any questions or want further informa- tion call Wayland Augur at 519-4724 or write to wba@ acm.org. Day Hike North Rim Trail: Saturday, Nov. 5 Enjoy upper Bidwell Park on a 6- to 7-mile hike on the North Rim Trail. The group will then de- scend on a rough trail to pick up the Middle Trail and eventually drop down to the Yahi Trail along Big Chico Creek. Rain cancels. Bring lunch and water. Meet at 9 a.m. at the Rifle Range and Horse- shoe Lake parking lot. Leader is Alan at 891- 8789 or ajmendoza777@ comcast.net. SIERRA CLUB Yahi group outing for month Putting lights up for the holidays is a fun way to cel- ebrate the season, but they canbringaddedcoststoyour utility bill, strain the power gridandcontributetogreen- house gas emissions. Thisyearmakesureyou're on the "good list" by replac- ing your incandescent string lights with LED lighting. As Energy Upgrade Cal- ifornia ambassadors, the staff at the Resource Con- servation District of Te- hama County are hosting a free Holiday String Light Exchange. Simply bring your old incandescent string lights to the Energy Up- grade California booth at one of the events listed be- low for a new LED holiday string light. Exchanges will be held 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 at Hawes Farms, 21923 Dersch Road in Anderson and 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sat- urday, Nov. 26 at Red Bluff Farmer's Market at the park- ing lot of The Home Depot. Limit one string per per- son, while supplies lasts. There is no fee and all string lights received will be recy- cled. Light Emitting Diodes make for a merry and bright holidayseason.LEDlighting uses up to 75 percent less en- ergythanincandescentlight- ing and last up to 20 holiday seasons. They don't get as hot as incandescent bulbs, so there's less risk of burn- ingyourselforstartingafire. LED string lights are much easier to install. Since theyuselittleenergy,youcan plug up to 25 strings end to end without overloading the socket. For more illuminating en- ergy management tips and local energy efficiency re- bates and incentives, visit energyupgradeca.org. The Resource Conserva- tion District is a California Special District that assists residents with managing, conserving and improving the natural resources of Te- hama County. Energy Up- gradeCaliforniaisastateini- tiative to educate residents and small business consum- ers about energy manage- ment. CONSERVATION Holiday light exchange offered to save energy What Are Those Black Lines Around the Edges Of My Carpet? Dark, shadowy, dirty lines on the carpet along base- boards, un- der doors, underneath draperies and along the edges and crevices of carpeted stairs are visible signs of a very aggravating problem called filtration soiling. It comes from airborne pollutants passing through the carpet as it is attempting to get through the crack between the carpet and the base- board or under a closed door. Filtration soil is an ac- cumulation soot from dirty ducts, smoke from candles and the fireplace; tobacco smoke, kitchen grease from the oven and cooktop; smog, auto emissions and pollutants from outdoors as well. A good HVAC (heating, ventilation and air con- ditioning) system is de- signed to filter out air- borne soil, trapping it in the HVAC filter. But once the filter is full, the sys- tem will send the air pol- lutants back into the house through the ducts where all of that icky, sticky mess gets blown into corners and crevices. Normal vac- uuming is no match for fil- tration soil. And neither are the best carpet spot remov- ers. Filtration soil requires the big guns. A severe care of filtration soil may require the ser- vices of a professional car- pet cleaner who specialize in this unique problem. Howtoremove filtrationsoilyourself —Using the vacuum crevice tool, vigorously vac- uum the areas suffering with filtration soil to re- move all the debris and dust from the stains areas. —Use a specific cleaning product for this kind of soil like Prochem Filter Out, specially formulated to re- move filtration soil lines, soot and other elecrically- charged particles. (About $17). Apply it undiluted and so that it saturates the fi- bers in the stained areas. Allow to sit for 3 to 5 min- utes. —Scrub the lines of fil- tration soil with a good, strong brush that can get down into the crevices. —Extract completely us- ing hot water or All Fi- ber Rinse — not absolutely necessary, but an excellent product that will assure a good, clean rinse. (About $36). Use a wet dry vac- uum to do this if you have one available, or blot well with a clean white cloth. —Repeat as needed de- pending on the severity of the problem. Howtoprevent filtrationsoil —Have your air ducts cleaned professionally, ide- ally once a year. —Change the filter(s) on your HVAC system once every three months with- out fail. —Thoroughly clean the filter in the range hood weekly. —Use the range hood fan and vent every time you use the oven or cooktop. You want all of that smoke, cooking oil and airborne residue to leave the house immediately. —Keep doors and win- dows closed if you live on a busy street or area with a lot of pollutants. —Make your home a smoke-free zone. All smok- ing should be taken out- doors and away from open windows and doors. —If you use a fireplace make sure the system is clean and the pollutants it creates are being properly removed from the house. Clean the chimney and fil- ter (if any) regularly as well as any filters. —As lovely as candles and aromatherapy can be, these can contribute to a filtration soil problem. Con- vert to flameless LED can- dles, which create a lovely, realistic ambience. 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