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Youknowthebeauti- ful sweater you acciden- tally laundered with the kids' play clothes that now looks as though it were made for your tod- dler? I have a trick for you. You may be able to unshrink it back to its original size, shape and glory. Here's the trick, plus a few more equally use- ful tips. UNSHRINK WOOL. Mix a solution of 1 gallon lukewarm water and 2 ta- blespoons baby shampoo. Soak the shrunken gar- ment for about 10 minutes. Here's the important part: Don't rinse it! Simply blot out the excess water with a dry towel and very gen- tly lay the garment flat on a fresh towel. Slowly and carefully stretch and re- shape it back to its origi- nal size. Dry it out of di- rect sunlight or heat. This tip comes from the Wool Bureau Inc., which verifies that this technique works as long as the fibers have not been permanently damaged. LOST SAVINGS BONDS. Can't find them anywhere? Provided you have a fairly accurate memory, you might be able to replace the bonds. The Bureau of Public Debt, the branch of the U.S. Treasury Department that issues bonds and treasury notes, has come up with a simple system for replacing bonds. First, you need to get FS Form 1048. Fill in the approx- imate issue date along with your full name (as it was at the time the bond was issued), address, So- cial Security number and, if possible, the bond serial numbers. Whoever gave them to you might have recorded the numbers, so keep looking. Once the form is processed, the Bu- reau will issue you a new set of certificates. You can get the form by writing to the Bureau of Public Debt in Parkers- burg, West Virginia. Visit the Bureau website for more information. If you should find the original bonds in the future, don't try to cash them. When new ones are issued, the originals will be cancelled. GET A DEAL ON TIRES. When buying re- placement tires, ask the store manager whether there are any take-offs available that would fit your car. These are like- new tires that are removed from a car when the owner replaces them with fancy (expensive) tires. Often, the tire shop will sell take- offs with large discounts just to move them out. I just heard from a reader who recently purchased four take-offs for less than the price of two new tires. He called three tire com- panies in his area, and all of them reported they sell take-offs from time to time. Before you purchase, call a few stores in your area to make sure you're getting a great deal. Cau- tion: Always make sure the tires you purchase have passed a safety check and carry a warranty. BANANA TREE. In- stead of paying $10 or more for a trendy new ba- nana tree (a gadget that sits on the counter and allows bananas to hang properly so they ripen evenly without getting bruised), buy one large cup hook from the hardware store and screw it into the underside of an up- per kitchen cabinet. Your bananas will hang prop- erly and be up and out of the way. And it'll only cost about a quarter. PHOTO RECORD. The next time you pass a copy machine, empty the con- tents of your wallet — credit cards, ID, etc. — onto the tray and snap a photo. Then, turn every- thing over and hit "copy" again. If your wallet is lost or stolen, you'll have all the account numbers and an inventory of your wallet contents handy. 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 Howtounshrink wool and other useful tips and tricks Mary Hunt NEVERGIVEUP UNTIL THEY BUCKLE UP. VISIT SAFERCAR.GOV/ KIDSBUCKLEUP VISIT SAFERCAR.GOV/ KIDSBUCKLEUP CONTRIBUTED Makaylie Cook of Westside 4-H Club. The inaugural Tehama County 4-H Outstand- ing Service Award has been presented to Makay- lie Cook of Westside 4-H Club. Members all across Cal- ifornia have used their Head, Heart, Hands and Health to create and im- plement community ser- vice learning projects that make real and posi- tive changes in their com- munities. Youth increase their confidence, learn to make decisions, learn to work as a team, and re- alize that they can make a difference in their com- munity. The award was intro- duced in 2015 and went to Cook for her dedica- tion to the community. She actively helps her community leading her bi-annual clothing drive, canned food drives, do- nating to Adopt an An- gel, heading an Easter egg hunt for the elderly and assisting other orga- nizations such as Salva- tion Army, American Le- gion and the Kelly Griggs Museum with events. As the recipient, Cook's name will be listed on a perpetual plaque dis- played at the Tehama County 4-H office and she will receive an individual award at Awards Night in December. This award is fully spon- sored by past Tehama County 4-H volunteers. For more information on the 4-H program in Tehama County, call 527- 3101. Outstanding Service Award recipient named 4-H Mendocino National Forest officials are con- ducting public outreach to fill committee member seats for Resource Advi- sory Committees within Glenn, Colusa and Tehama counties. RACs were es- tablished as a provision of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-De- termination Act of 2000. By law the four-year term, 15-member committee is composed of a wide rep- resentation of National Forest interests organized into three categories. Each RAC shall have 15 members with balanced and broad representation of interests in 3 categories. Five persons that repre- sentorganizedlaborornon- timber forest product har- vestergroups; representde- veloped outdoor recreation, off highway vehicle users, or commercial recreation activities; represent energy and mineral development interests; or commercial or recreational fishing inter- ests;representthecommer- cialtimberindustry;orhold Federal grazing or other land use permits, or repre- sent nonindustrial private forest land owners, within the area for which the com- mittee is organized. Five persons that rep- resent nationally recog- nized environmental or- ganizations; regionally or locally recognized envi- ronmental organizations; dispersed recreational activities; archaeologi- cal and historical inter- ests; or nationally or re- gionally recognized wild horse and burro interest groups, wildlife or hunt- ing organizations, or wa- tershed associations. Five persons that hold State elected office (or a designee); hold county or local elected office; rep- resent American Indian tribes within or adjacent to the area for which the committee is organized; are school officials or teachers; or represent the affected public at large. Members shall reside within the state in which the committee has jurisdic- tionand,totheextentpracti- cable,providelocalrepresen- tation in each category. An additional member is also appointed as a replacement shouldacommitteemember leave for any reason. "RACs are extremely beneficial to both the For- est and local communi- ties. They allow for public participation in the review and recommendation of re- source projects that bene- fit public lands," said Forest Supervisor Ann Carlson. To apply to be a RAC committee member, ap- plicants must complete a cover letter, interest form and FBI background check form prior to being consid- ered for the committee. An interest form is available on the Mendocino National Forest website at: http://ti- nyurl.com/hvpnk8v. To apply for Glenn, Colusa or Tehama County RACs, address your corre- spondence to Zach Rich or Randy Jero, 825 N. Hum- boldt Ave., Willows, 95988 or call 934-1269 for more information. Applications must be re- ceived on or before Feb. 3, 2017. MENDOCINO FOREST Re so ur ce A dv is or y Co mmi tt ee m em be rs s ou gh t PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. The National Park Ser- vice will honor all military veterans Friday, Nov. 11 with free entrance for ev- eryone to all 411 national park units, including Whis- keytown National Recre- ation Area and Lassen Vol- canic National Park. "I invite everyone to come to Whiskeytown to com- memorate Veterans Day to enjoy the beauty and maj- esty of the land our veterans fought to protect," said Su- perintendent Jim Milestone. In addition, Western Na- tional Parks Association is providing a special discount on all items, including T- shirts, souvenirs and books, at the store inside the Whis- keytown Visitor Center. Hallowed places such as Saratoga, Fort McHenry, Vicksburg and the USS Ar- izona Memorial are among the 94 National Park Ser- vice battlefields, military parks, national cemeteries and military-related his- toric sites that commemo- rate the service and sacri- fice of veterans throughout the country's history. The National Park Ser- vice provides active duty members of the military and their dependents with an annual national park pass, an $80 value, at no charge. Permanently dis- abled veterans can receive a free lifetime pass to all parks. The passes provide entrance to all national parks, national wildlife ref- uges, national forests and many other federal lands — more than 2,000 in all. The passes can be acquired at any national park that charges an entrance fee. Information about all na- tional park passes is avail- able at www.nps.gov/find- apark/passes.htm. WHISKEYTOWN AND LASSEN Free admission to parks on Veterans Day redbluff.mercy.org Community BLS 6pm-10pm 11/8 2nd Tuesday Columba 888-628-1948 Grief Support 3pm-5pm Thursdays Wright Kristin Hoskins 528-4207 HIRE (Head Injury Recreational Entity) 10am-2pm Mondays Wright Rusty Brown 529-2059 Living Well with Better Nutrition 1pm-3pm 11/30 Last Wed Odd Mos Columba 888-628-1948 Living well with Diabetes 3pm-5pm 11/30 Last Wed Odd Mos Columba 888-628-1948 Overeater's Anonymous 7pm-8pm 11/2 Wednesdays Russell 528-8937 Follow the Dickens Girls to IUZ`Q^I[ZPQ^XMZP 4[a`U]aQ Nov. 11 ~ 10am - 8pm Nov. 12 ~ 8am - 4pm WestsideGrange 20794 Walnut St. (Just past Baker Road) Wilcox Oaks Golf Club Social & Pool Family Membership $ 312 00 annually 527-6680 or 527-1020 Commemorate 100 Years of Lassen Volcanic National Park Availableat www.lassenassociation.org or at the Book Barn in Red Bluff You can also call: 530-378-1495 by purchasing Lassen Through the Lens and A Pictorial History by B.F. 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