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Division 39 of Kiwanis, which includes clubs from Chico to Mt. Shasta, held a kids carnival Saturday to celebrate the visit of Pete Edwards, the California- Nevada-Hawaii governor of Kiwanis. Most of the seven clubs in the division partici- pated in a chili cook off and hosted game booths for lo- cal children to enjoy at the Red Bluff High School Caf- eteria. The Greater Chico Ki- wanis Club won both the judged competition and the people's choice award for its chili. Key Clubs — the high school equivalent of Ki- wanis Clubs — from the di- vision participated by host- ing game booths and com- peting in a cornbread cook off. Enterprise High School won the judged competi- tion and Red Bluff High School won the people's choice for cornbread. The event was free to lo- cal children who were in- vited to attend. At the conclusion of the carnival,Edwardsinducted twonewKiwanismembers, gave out a few awards to club members and shared his goals for the division and district during his term. His wife, Jeannette, spoke about her project to provide nutritious meals in elementary schools and grants available to institute or supplement such pro- grams in the district. Kiwanis is a global orga- nization of volunteers ded- icated to serving children. The Red Bluff Kiwanis Club hosts an annual sum- mer camp that is free to lo- cal children at Camp Te- hama, the Easter Egg Hunt atJacksonHeightsElemen- tary School and various scholarships and student recognitions throughout the year. Central Tehama Ki- wanis, which meets in Los Molinos, hosts an annual youth basketball tourna- mentandvariousprograms benefiting local youth. Other clubs in the divi- sion include Orland, Chico, Anderson, Mt. Shasta and Shasta Lake City. KIWANIS Recently, I read about a guy who has a hobby of looking for money in gut- ters, park- ing lots and other pub- lic places and keeps a running tab. He rou- tinely finds over $100 in a year. Not bad! Just imagine if he knew about other places that harbor free money for the taking. VENDING MACHINES. Start paying attention to vending machine coin-re- turn compartments. Luck- ily, most of them are made of clear plastic so you can see into them without get- ting down and reaching around. Winter is the best time to clean up on coins, as people are often wear- ing gloves and don't feel the coins they leave behind. JUNK JEWELRY. Toured your jewelry box lately? Gather up all the broken chains, mateless earrings, bracelets, rings, etc. — all of that gold from the '80s that you don't wear anymore. If it's at least 10K gold, it's like cash. Go in person to three jewelry stores to see what they'll pay you for a piece, and then go with the high- est bidder. Never mail your junk gold to a gold dealer, and be wary of the popular gold parties. PENSION FUNDS. If you or a family member worked for a company with a pen- sion plan and were termi- nated because the com- pany went bankrupt or was bought out, you may be el- igible to receive benefits from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or PBGC. In 2007, PBGC held $133 million in unclaimed benefits for 32,000 people. That averages nearly $4,200 per person. To see whether you have anything coming your way, search the PBGC database on its website. MATURED BONDS. In 2014, about $16.1 billion worth of savings bonds had matured and were sitting unclaimed by their owners, according to the U.S. Trea- sury. The Treasury Hunt search engine allows you to search for matured bonds using your Social Security number. UNCLAIMED AS- SETS. You or someone in your family may be miss- ing money because you lost track of a refund, rebate, se- curity deposit, insurance dividend or proceeds from a class action suit. It happens. To search online, check out the government site www. usa.gov/unclaimed-money as well as Unclaimed.org and MissingMoney.com. DRAWER PURGE. Ev- eryone has at least one junk drawer. Go through yours on a gift-card hunt. Call the number on the back of the card to find out how much value remains. That's cash being held hostage on plas- tic. Use it, or you may lose it. TREASURE HUNT- ING. Remember that cool metal detector you got for your birthday umpteen years ago? Dust it off and take up metal detecting — a hobby where the more you participate, the luckier you'll get. Want to increase the fun? Join a club. Find other enthusiasts. And make sure you keep a jour- nal of your successes. For detecting how-tos, loca- tions to hunt, forums and just plain fun for metal de- tectors, check out the 25 best metal detecting sites (www.kellycodetectors. com/catalog/library/25- best-sites). 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 7 places to look for free money Education was the big winner of $46,500 in Roll- ing Hills Foundation grant funding, the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians an- nounced this week. Special focus was placed on innovative programs that encouraged creativity while building skills in Sci- ence, Technology, Engineer- ing and Mathematics. Grant beneficiaries include STEM programs at Gerber Union Elementary District, Berren- dos Middle School and Vista Preparatory Academy. PATH, Red Bluff High School Sober Grad, the Sharks Youth Wrestling Club, Tehama County Sex- ual Assault Response Team and the Corning Commu- nity Foundation also re- ceived grants from the foundation. Gerber Union Elemen- tary School received a grant to launch a makerspace classroom designed to fos- ter hands-on-learning in rapidly-growing technol- ogy fields such as electron- ics, coding and robotics. The classroom will provide students the opportunity to study problems and iden- tify solutions related to the local community such as water conservation, water quality and agricultural en- gineering. Existing makerspace classrooms at Berrendos Middle School and Vista Preparatory Academy re- ceived grants to purchase robotics kits, circuit boards, 3D printer supplies, instruc- tion books and other mate- rials. "Makerspace classrooms provide students access to tools and materials that al- low them to learn and solve realworldproblemsthrough designing, engineering, and inventing," said Andrew "Dru" Alejandre, tribal chairman. "These skills are important for the long-term success of our students as most high-paying new jobs in the future will be in STEM related fields." Education in Tehama County has been a priority for the tribe. "In December, we were able to secure a $14.8 mil- lion federal grant for the Corning School District," said Natasha Magana, tribal member at large. "However, even though we operate Rolling Hills Casino in Corning, we believe it is important for the prosper- ity of the entire county to support programs in neigh- boring towns that prepare students for higher learn- ing and the growing tech- nology-focused job market. A highly educated work- force will bring jobs to our area, which will enhance economic prosperity for the region." Makerspace programs were not the only benefi- ciaries of recent foundation grants. In keeping with the Tribe's tradition of support- ing public safety, several grants went to programs that combined safety with education. Red Bluff Sober Gradua- tion received funds to pro- vide an evening of fun activ- ities, food, games and prizes for graduating high school students, allowing them to celebrate their graduation in a chaperoned and safe en- vironment. Hamilton High received funds to host an "Every 15 Minutes" event to inform students about the conse- quences of drinking and driving. Tehama County SART received funds to promote the V-Day production of the Vaginal Monologues, a ben- efit to help the organiza- tion provide education on sexual assault awareness and prevention. PATH received a grant to purchase furnishings and household items for its transitional housing pro- gram, which helps home- less individuals develop the skills they need to be self- sufficient. The tribe recognized the role athletics and the arts play in education with grants to the Corning Com- munity Foundation for the refurbishment of the Rog- ers Theater and the Corn- ing Sharks Wrestling Team for sponsorships of low-in- come wrestlers. "Performance arts and athletic programs help stu- dents gain skills and self- confidence that can carry into schoolwork," said Ale- jandro. "We also support the refurbishment of Rog- ers Theater because we believe it will play a vital role in the artistic and eco- nomic development of Te- hama County." The Rolling Hills Com- munity Development Foun- dation committee reviews applications for grants on a quarterly basis. Applications and more information are available at www.rollinghillsfoundation. com. ROLLING HILLS FOUNDATION Tribe helps fund STEM programs at schools, other area programs The following are Febru- ary activities for Mount Las- sen Chapter California Na- tive Plant Society. All events arefreeandopentothepub- lic. For more information, visit mountlassen.cnps.org. General Meeting, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, Chico Public Library Linnea Hanson, president of Northern California Bot- anists and retired Botanist for Plumas National Forest, will talk about "Native Or- chidsofNorthAmerica."Na- tive orchids represent the ex- treme specializations possi- ble in flowering plants. They have complex life histories with highly specialized pol- lination systems and fungal associations with seed ger- minations that make them specially vulnerable to en- vironmental changes. More than half of all native or- chids are rare. Genetic Research Cen- ter and Chico Seed Orchard, Mendocino National Forest, 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3 Meet at the entrance gate at 2741 Cramer Lane, Chico for a walk along a ripar- ian trail with site manager Robyn Scibilio. Learn about the plant introduction facil- ity started in 1904 and ac- quired by the Forest Service in 1957. The group will try to quantify all the native vs. non-native plants along the trail. For more information, call Marjorie at 343-2397. UC Davis Arboretum, Sat- urday, Feb. 11 MeetatChicoPark&Ride west lot in time to leave by 8:30 a.m. or at the Garrod Drive parking lot on the west end of the Arboretum at 10:30 a.m. The group will tour some of the Arbore- tum's 17 themed gardens, led by its Director of Public Education. It may also visit the Good Life Garden, near the Mondavi Center. Bring lunch and money for ride sharing. Call leader Woody at 588-2555 for more infor- mation. Turtle Bay McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Nursery, Satur- day, Feb. 25 Meet at Chico Park & Ride west lot to depart at 8:30 a.m. or the Arbore- tum'sWestGardenEntrance from North Market Street at 10:30 a.m. The group will tour the Arboretum and Nursery with its Horticul- tural Manager. The Arbo- retum comprises 20 acres of Mediterranean-climate display gardens, a chil- dren's garden, a medicinal garden and two beautiful and unique water features. Bring money for ride shar- ing and lunch or buy from the Museum Store by the Sundial Bridge. A $4 do- nation is suggested for en- trance to the Arboretum. MT. LASSEN CHAPTER Native plants group plans February activities CONTRIBUTED Red Bluff High School Key Club members host a ball toss game during Saturday's kids carnival held by Division 39 of Kiwanis. 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