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2B – Daily News – Monday, March 15, 2010 PAID ADVERTISEMENT For information on participation in Kids & Families call (530) 527-2151 P.A.W.S. P.A.W.S. (Partners for Animal Welfare & Safety) A Volunteer Program Dedicated to the Prevention of Litters, Not the Destruction of Unwanted animals. HOW CAN YOU HELP? CALL US! 528-8018 Please leave your number we WILL call you back P.O. Box 8908, Red Bluff CA 96080 THE VACUUM MAN 440 Antelope Boulevard Suite 6 # # 440 Antelope Blvd. Suite 6 Red Bluff, CA 96080 (530) 527-8644 Member of the Better Business Bureau $ 19 95 Vacuum Service with coupon VACUUMS (Hoover Spirit • Ready-Vac • Sharp • Sanyo • Panasonic) SEWING MACHINES NEW & RECONDITIONED, REPAIRS, BAGS, PARTS, ACCESSORIES Accepting Enrollment for 2010-2011 Kindergarten through Eighth Grade Call (530) 527-7040 Serving Tehama County Since 1970 CO MM UN I TY CHR I ST I AN SCHOO L P.A.W.S. P.A.W.S. (Partners for Animal Welfare & Safety) P.A.W.S. Says...WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD.... • To Spring and all its promise of new beginnings made possible by the abundance of rain this winter! • To Continued Support by all of you (and us) toward awareness of the need to prevent unwanted litters and the suffering of kittens and pups that result from over propagation. • To Mended Fences! Our new (since October) Shelter Manager, Mark Storrey, has demonstrated his ability to make the Animal Care Center live up to its (relatively new) name! The attitude at the Center now is that of animal welfare and safety first, with adoption as the ultimate goal, and how to achieve that with limited resources. Mark welcomes the volunteers who work in and with the facility and values the contributions of their time and efforts. He recognizes the roll PAWS has played and he welcomes the cooperation of other animal welfare groups and the average animal loving citizens of Tehama County as well. This spirit of cooperation is very welcome and encouraging! We ask our volunteers and supporters to put aside any former impressions or problems and give unbiased efforts to this new leadership. Keeping in mind that we do not know all that the manager faces in ordinance and law that prevents what we, or he, may conceive as "ideal" for the handling of every issue. Let's 'partner' with optimism! Mark expressed a desire to enlarge the fostering aspect of the holding of animals for adoption, if you wish to learn more about how fostering an animal for adoption works, please call him at 527-3439 or visit the Animal Care Center. Dear Annie: Six years ago, my sister's ex- boyfriend found out I was divorced. He called and invit- ed me for a drink. I accepted with some reluctance, as I did- n't think my sister would approve, but I needed some lighthearted com- pany after the dark days surrounding the end of my marriage. ''Jim'' and I had a nice time and began seeing each other. My sister dated Jim for eight years before they split up. At the time I began see- ing him, she had been hap- pily married to a wonderful man for quite a few years. After Jim and I had been dating for a couple of weeks, I tried to tell my sis- ter, but she immediately shut me up and refused to discuss it. I wrote an e-mail explaining the situation and my feelings, but she didn't reply. Jim, along with my sis- ter's friends and relatives, all agreed she would get over it in time, but she hasn't. She has not spoken to me in six years. I have sent her Christ- mas cards, get-well cards, etc. One birthday card came back marked ''Return to Sender.'' My father once asked her why she had a problem with me, and she told him she didn't. Annie, why can't she get over this? — Crying in California Dear Crying: We sus- pect that while your sister was dating Jim, she thought he had ''a thing'' for you. (And if she didn't then, she certainly does now.) There is the additional pos- sibility that she might not be able to deal with seeing him at family func- tions. Her refusal to deal with it shows a lack of maturity, and she may not want to consider that she is also jealous. However, you knew dating her ex was going to cause a problem and you did it anyway. Try apologizing for your lack of sensitivity. Tell her you miss her, and ask for another chance. You might also see if a family member can intercede on your behalf and broker a truce. Dear Annie: My brother and sister, both in their 60s, have decided to move into a small apartment together. I find this inappropriate, and I told my brother it doesn't look right. He disagreed. Am I wrong? — Bad Move Dear Bad Move: Many siblings who are single choose to live together in order to share expenses with someone they are comfortable with. We assume they aren't sharing a bedroom, so unless some- thing else is going on, we wouldn't worry about it. It only becomes a problem if one sibling becomes involved with a person who objects. At that point, they can rethink the arrange- ment. Dear Annie: You told ''Tennessee'' to let sleeping dogs lie when it came to getting a DNA sample from a grown daughter he sus- pected wasn't his. I was adopted as a baby and couldn't find peace until I located my birth parents. ''Tennessee'' is already being eaten up by this secret, or he wouldn't have written you. And if the dif- ference in appearance is so noticeable, the daughter is not oblivious. The secret could be eating her up, too. This is old-school think- ing — that if you don't tell the child the truth, they will not suffer. Children feel the truth, and when they are lied to or the truth is hidden, they suffer. The message she needs to hear is: ''You are the product of your moth- er's affair, and I love you as much as my other children.'' What a gift that would be for both of them. Even if she turns out to be his bio- logical daughter, being hon- est and loving can only bring them closer by putting old doubts to rest. — Holliston, Mass. Dear Holliston: Most adopted children know they are adopted. This girl believes ''Tennessee'' is her biological father. Asking for a DNA test would turn her world upside-down, and there's no way to know whether and how much it would hurt their relation- ship. Your heart is in the right place, but if Dad does- n't plan to tell her regardless of the DNA results, we say leave it alone. Dating sister's ex starts rift Annie's Mailbox by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar FEATURES DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a 61- year-old woman with a history of breast cancer, parathyroid disease and knee problems. I had a lumpectomy for the can- cer seven years ago, a parathy- roidectomy five years ago and knee replacement last year. I have run in more than 60 marathons, so I am fairly active. However, since my lumpectomy and within the last two years, I have gained 20 pounds and weigh more than 180 pounds. I know this is too much, so I have been using your no-flour, no-sugar plan for the past six weeks. I have made big changes in my eating habits and, although not perfect, have been essen- tially true to the diet. I have also tried to exercise more — swim a half-mile, walk four to five miles, or bike for 45 minutes. My concern is that I am not consis- tently losing weight. I seem to have a two-pound range that varies from day to day. Is it possible that I am gaining more muscle or, if I had muscle, would it be harder for me to see a consistent weight loss? I do think my clothes feel better. DEAR READER: If you have had a knee replacement, I bet your knee prob- lems were severe enough to affect your exercise routine. If you did not change your eating habits, you likely started gaining weight that was otherwise held off by the exercise. If you are healthy now, the exact cause of the weight gain doesn't matter. I applaud your efforts to increase your exercise and start a diet plan. The good thing about my plan is that it can be as strict or as relaxed as the user wants or needs and is implemented eas- ily. It doesn't involve special brand foods, weighing, measuring, or count- ing. Four simple words encompass the whole thing: no flour, no sugar. Now, to your specific concerns about inconsistent weight loss: Daily weigh-ins often lead to anxiety and frustration that a diet isn't working, even if it is. Our weights change daily based on time of day, amount of food or fluids ingested, absorption and expulsion, the amount of urine in the bladder and more. Unless you do the exact same activi- ties, eat the same foods, and uri- nate and defecate the same pre- cise amounts at exactly the same time each day, your weight will never be the same. The solution? Don't weigh yourself daily. Instead, do it once a week. This will provide a more accurate account of how much weight you have actually lost (or gained). As for muscle weight, it is possible to become slimmer without losing weight. One pound of fat takes up more space than one pound of muscle. If you gain one pound of muscle for every pound of fat you lose, your weight will not change, but your appearance will. If your clothes fit better and you are feeling stronger, stick with the plan and continue to exercise. Weigh your- self only once a week. An average weight loss of one to two pounds per week is healthful. My diet plan often results in more drastic losses in the first few weeks, sometimes up to six or eight pounds the first week, and then slowly tapers off to the lesser amounts. Some people may find that they lose three or four pounds one week but none the next. The important factor, however, is the end goal and its main- tenance once reached. Dr. Peter Gott is a retired physician and the author of the book "Dr. Gott's No Flour, No Sugar Diet," available at most chain and independent bookstores, and the recently published "Dr. Gott's No Flour, No Sugar Cookbook." Scale back the daily weigh-ins Dr. Peter Gott The American Red Cross is a humanitarian, volunteer-led non-profit organization that is dedicated to partnering with local communities in disaster response and health services. We want to partner with the Recreation Department, city leaders, and residents of Corn- ing to insure that Red Cross services are accessible to those who need them. Specifically we want to train the leaders and residents of Corning in the following skills: To establish a location with regularly scheduled training year round for community members in the life-saving skills of CPR, and First Aid. Emergency Response ser- vices of food, clothing and emergency shelter to victims of house fires, localized floods, winter storms and other disasters. Show your support at the Recreation Commission meet- ing at 7:30 p.m. on April 6 at City Council Chambers, 794 Third St. in Corning. For more information visit www.threerivers.redcross.org or call 891-0811 or 244-8000. Help suppor recreation services and bring Red Cross to Corning