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Local Calendar Submit calendar items to P.O.Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 or clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. TUESDAY, JULY 24 Red Bluff Alzheimer's and dementia support group, 6 p.m., Lassen House, 705 Luther Road, 529-2900 Cribbage Club, 6 p.m., Cozy Diner, 259 So. Main St., 527-6402 Emblem club dinner, 5:30 P.M., Red Bluff Elks Lodge First Five Tehama, 3-5 p.m. Tehama County Department of Education, 1135 Lincoln St. Fun Senior Aerobics with Linda, 8-9 a.m., $1 per class, Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., 527- 8177 International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, 6:45 p.m., Masonic Hall 822 Main St. 527-6715 PAL Kickboxing, 6 p.m., 1450 Schwab St., 529- 8716 or 200-3950 Pinochle for Seniors, 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., 1500 So. Jackson St., Free, 527-8177 Playtime Pals Playgroup, 10 a.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528- 8066 Red Bluff Rotary, noon, Elks Lodge Take Off Pounds Sensibly — TOPS, 10 a.m., First United Methodist Church, 525 David Ave., 824-0556 or 529-1414 Tehama County Board of Supervisors, 10 a.m., board chamber, 727 Oak St. Tehama County Tea Party Patriots,6 p.m., Grange Hall, 20794 Walnut St. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1932, 7 p.m.Vet- erans Building, Oak St. Weight Watchers meeting, 9 a.m., 6 p.m., weigh- in starts half-hour before meetings, 485 Antelope Blvd., #N, next to Bud's Jolly Kone, 1-800-651-6000 Corning Bible reading and noon day prayers for the com- munity, 12:15 p.m., St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 820 Marin St., 824-2321 City Council, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 794 Third St. Dance with Juana, noon to 1 p.m., Family Resource Center, 1488 South St., 824-7670 Disabled American Vets,7 p.m., Veterans Memor- ial Hall, 1620 Solano St. Domestic Violence Information and Support Group (Spanish language), 10 a.m. to Noon, Olive Room at the Healthcare District, 275 Solano St. 528- 0226 ESL class, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Jewelry beading class, 9:30 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Soccer training, 4-6 p.m., except for holidays and rain, Woodson School Soccer Field, 150 N. Toomes, 824-7680 Gerber Tehama Cemetery District, 4 p.m., cemetery office, 7772 Woodland Ave. Los Molinos School Readiness Play Group, 10-11:30 a.m., up to 5 years, free, First Steps Family Resource Center, 7700 Stanford Ave., 384-7833 WEDNESDAY, JULY 25 Red Bluff Adult Carving Class, 10 a.m. to noon, Red Bluff Veterans Memorial Hall, Corner of Jackson and Oak streets, 527-0768 Al-Anon, noon to 1 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jef- ferson and Hickory BMX practice races, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $3 Community Good News Club, 6-8 p.m., North Val- ley Baptist Church, 345 David Ave., $10, 527-0543 Dance with Juana, noon to 1 p.m., Corning Family Resource Center, 1488 South St., 824-7670 Elks duplicate bridge, noon, Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, 275-4311 Farmers Market, 5-8 p.m., Corner of Washington and Pine streets, 527-6220 Nurturing Parenting Dads Program, 10 a.m. to noon, 1860 Walnut St. #D, Shasta Room, call Keith at 527-8491, ext. 3012 Nurturing Skills for Teen Parents, 9 to 10 a.m., 1900 Walnut Street, 527-8491, ext. 3012 Red Bluff Kiwanis, noon, Elks Lodge Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Westside Grange, Walnut Street Soroptimist International of Red Bluff, 5:30 p.m., Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., siredbluffclub@yahoo.com Team Kid,5:30 p.m., First Southern Baptist Church, 585 Kimball Road, 527-5083 TeenScreen Mental Health Appointments, 10 a.m.to 2 p.m., free by appointment only, Youth Empow- erment Services, 1900 Walnut St., 527-8491, Ext. 3012 Tehama Coffee Party Loyalists, 6 p.m., Cozy Diner 259 Main St. Widowed persons breakfast, 8 a.m., Tremont Cafe & Creamery, 731 Main St., men and women wel- come, 384-2471 Lotto numbers SACRAMENTO (AP) — The winning num- bers drawn Saturday night in the California Lottery's ''SuperLotto Plus'' game were: 8-19-23-24-30. Meganumber: 23. Tuesday, July 24, 2012 – Daily News 3A Debit overdraft fees are back, bigger Remember the way banks used to slap debit-card users with outrageous bounce fees if you happened to operate too close to the edge? It was so crazy, a six-dollar burger could end up costing $45 or more if all you had in your account was $5.99. What irked me, as well as mil- lions of people across the country, was the way banks allowed those debit overdrafts in the first place. Most people said they would rather have the transaction denied than have the purchase covered with the bank's money as a short-term loan, and then get clobbered with exorbi- tant overdraft fees and penalties. In 2010, a new federal law required banks to get customers' written permission before covering debit-transaction overdrafts and the high penalties and fees that go with them. Without it, banks would have no choice but to deny that burger purchase or whatever else a cus- tomer tried to buy with a debit card if the amount exceeded the avail- able balance in the account. With the stroke of a pen, banks were out more than $24 million each year in overdraft fees. As you can imagine, this did not sit well with them. I warned you that they would be exceedingly creative in finding new loop- holes, new ways to recover all that lost rev- enue. And guess what? They have. Banks got very sneaky about how they manipulated customers into "opting in" for over- draft protection. They created consumer confu- sion. the Pew Charitable Trust, over one-third of those surveyed were unaware that their bank even offered overdraft coverage until they incurred a penalty for having used the service. And there's a weird loophole in the law, too. It only requires that banks get written opt- in approval for transactions where a customer takes money from an ATM machine and day-to-day debit-card transactions. If you write a check and overdraft your account, that is not covered by the law In a recent survey by requiring written opt-in permission. I'm confused just writing about it. All kinds of people in the survey Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate Bottom line, and this is what most people do not understand: The law does not forbid banks from charging unlimited over- draft fees on debit-card transactions. It simply requires the issuing bank to get the customer's permis- sion to do it. And it appears that banks stop at nothing to get customers to agree, even if that requires them to confuse, manipulate and deceive. Longtime readers of this column know my feelings on debit cards. I wouldn't own one myself. However, if you insist on keeping your card, please call right now to find out if you opted in for overdraft protec- tion. If you did, please cancel it. Severly underweight horse brought to sanctuary Linda Richards, presi- dent and founder of Safe Haven Horse Rescue of Cottonwood, picked up a horse on the outskirts of Red Bluff on Wednesday that was horribly thin and in need of rescue. Richards had been con- tacted about a very skinny horse and what she found was a 20- to 22-year old Arabian gelding named Buddy. believed if they didn't do anything when presented with the opt-in form, their bank would charge them huge fees if they were to unknowingly commit a debit-overdraft. They signed the forms so the bank could not charge them. Richards took him directly to the veterenarian's office to have blood work done. He came up with hav- ing no health issues, just very thin. His owners were giving him hay and water, but obviously, could not care for him properly. Arriving at the ranch and into the arms of the volun- teers at Safe Haven, Buddy was given a good bath, lots of love and started on the proper nutrition to bring him slowly back to his prop- er weight. Police reports The following infor- mation is compiled from Red Bluff Police Depart- ment, Tehama County Sheriff's Department, Corning Police Depart- ment and California Highway Patrol. Arrests •Raymond Vernon Landers, 41, Red Bluff was arrested on Interstate 5 Friday for felony counts of having brass knuckles and a dirk or dagger. Bail was $30,000. • Robert Anthony Nyholt, 34, Red Bluff was arrested Friday afternoon on South Main Street for attempted vehicle theft. Logs show someone was trying to start a motorcy- cle with a knife. Bail was $15,000. • Rachel Lynn Ovitt, 40, Corning was arrested at Motel 6 Saturday for receiving known stolen property. Bail was $10,000. •Timothy McLean Ross, 60, Applegate was arrested at the Corning rest stop for felony pos- session of a controlled substance and misde- meanor driving under the influence. Bail was $20,000. •Randal Leo Robert- son 37, Cottonwood was arrested Sunday for inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant. Bail was $50,000. • Johnathan Michael Stamper, 28, Corning was arrested for three felony bench warrants, felony possession of a billy club or blackjack and misde- meanors of driving with- out a license, failure to appear and battery of a spouse. Bail was $15,000. • Peter Raymond Ward, 62, Corning was arrested Saturday for felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon not Buddy was brought to Safe Haven Horse Rescue Wednesday, severly under- weight. Courtesy photo "It could possibly take six months to up to a year for Buddy to recover from his extreme starvation, but at least he's safe now," Richards said. a firearm, second degree burglary and a misde- meanor count of bran- dishing a replica firearm. Bail was $135,000. Someone reported a man wearing a backwards hat had walked into her 14000 block Baker Road residence through the back door Friday before immediately leaving. Break-in Burglary A purse was reported stolen from inside a vehi- cle on the corner of Wal- nut and Main Streets. Theft •A license plate was reported stolen Sunday from Lincoln Street. •Pipe bongs and toys were reported stolen Fri- day from I Like It Alot Bargains in Los Molinos. •Jewelry was reported stolen from the 25000 block of North Center Street. •A Next single-speed neon green and black boys bicycle was reported stolen from Deborah Drive Sunday. •A theft was reported Friday from the Red Bluff Shell car wash on Ante- lope Boulevard. • An office safe was reported stolen Friday from Ash Street. •A man reported the theft of his television by his son on Union Street. NOW OPEN Amazing Finds RED BLUFF 530-917-1138 REDDING 530-917-7797 22660 Antelope Blvd. NEW & USED FURNITURE & MUCH, MUCH MORE! Two Locations - 30,000 square feet amazingfindsredbluff.com 3351 S. Market St. 9am – 8pm (closed Saturdays) 9am – 6:30pm daily amazingfindshome.com LOWEST PRICES GUARANTEED 516 Walnut St., Red Bluff 530-527-3738 & Mon-Sat 10am - 6pm Safe Haven Horse Res- cue is a non-profit, no kill horse rescue run solely by volunteers and supported by donations and fundraisers. Donations can be made at Police logs list the theft as gang related. • Someone reported a man on a motorcycle stole money from him and hit him in the head outside of Circle K early Saturday morning. •A car battery was reported stolen Saturday on Diamond Avenue. • Someone reported a motorcycle had been stolen from the back of a pickup truck on El Cerri- to. www.safehavenhorseres- cue.org. You can follow Buddy's story on Facebook at face- book.com/safehaven- horserescue. 1:50 p.m. Friday in the Gerber area was equip- ment. The fire was on the west side of the railroad tracks, behind Dudley's on San Benito Avenue. It was contained at 2:18 p.m. scale valued at $900 was reported stolen from the 13000 block of Highway 99E. • Someone reported locks had been cut on a 7000 block McClure Avenue property, but nothing was taken. •A Fairbanks weight Vandalism • Someone reported Friday a rock had been thrown through a front window on Franklin Street. •Vandalism was reported on the 700 block of South Jackson Street. Fake ID employee reported a youth attempting to use a fake identification at the store. The youth was last seen heading south on Toomes Avenue. Nothing further was available. A 99 Cent Store Fires • The cause of an eight-acre fire reported at Remaining stock Second Hand Rose Peacock Emporium starts Monday, July 23rd ends Friday, July 27th AVE AVE AVE • A vegetation spot fire reported at 4:19 a.m. Sat- urday in the 10100 block of Shasta Boulevard was caused by a burn pile escape. The fire was con- tained at 4:36 a.m. •A four-acre fire reported at 10:50 a.m. Saturday in the 16400 block of Matlock Loop was caused by welding equipment. The fire did $800 damage with a $300,000 save before it was contained at 11:16 a.m. •A quarter-acre fire reported at 3:01 a.m. Sat- urday at the Lassen Park employee campground in the Mineral area was caused by an unattended campfire. There was no damage, but there was a $20,000 save. The fire was contained at 3:18 a.m.