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A red, white and blue salute to Tehama County Firefighters is the theme of this year's Tehama County Republican Party dinner on Saturday, March 18 at the Red Bluff Veterans Memo- rial Building, 735 Oak St. No host cocktails begin at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. This year's guest speaker is Red Bluff Fire Division Chief Matthew Shobash, the 2016 Public Safety Person of the Year. Invited guests include Rep. Doug LaMalfa, State Sen. Jim Nielsen and As- semblyman James Gal- lagher as well as county and city government lead- ers. Patriotic music and a program honoring law enforcement will be fea- tured. Tehama County GOP will honor the Republican of the Year. A silent auction for a wide assortment of valu- able prizes will be held to support the Tehama County Republicans an- nual high school scholar- ships and the work of the committee. If you would like to donate an item to the silent auction, call 529- 1226. Dinner will be by Cat- tle Country BBQ and in- cludes beef short ribs, pork tenderloin, prosciutto- wrapped asparagus, rice pilaf, green salad, dinner rolls and cheese cake. Individual tickets are $35; a table of four is $140 and a table of eight is $280. Ticket information is available at 529-1226 or online at tehamagop.org. TEHAMAGOP Firefighterstobehonoredat annual Republican Party dinner It's difficult to pinpoint exactly when it happened, but sometime over the past decade or so, the general pop- ulation of this country formed a be- lief that bot- tled water is better than tap water — and safer and healthier. It's pretty ingenious, if not shocking, how bottled water suppliers created an entire industry by con- vincing millions of people to pay between 240 and 10,000 times more for wa- ter in a bottle than get- ting it from the supply we're already paying for in our homes. Tapwaterischeaper These days, a 16-ounce bottle of "spring" water goes for about a dollar, which works out to about $8 a gallon — twice the cost of milk and on par with bottled soft drinks. Home delivery of water in those great big, heavy bottles is less per gal- lon but still costs around $40 a month, according to online averages. How does that compare with the water coming out of your kitchen tap? The average house- hold cost for town water in the U.S. is 66 cents per cubic meter, which is 265 gallons, or 4,240 8-ounce glasses of water — enough to last the aver- age person 530 days (con- suming eight 8-ounce glasses per day). Another way to price it: Sixty-two 8-ounce glasses of water cost about 1 cent. There's no doubt that people love their bottled water. There are dozens of brands, and new ver- sions and advertising slo- gans are showing up all the time. In 2013 alone, Americans drank 58 gal- lons of bottled water per capita. Tap water is safer This may startle you, but it is absolutely true: Tap water is safer than bottled water. How can that be? The reason is simple: The water supply in the U.S. is regulated by the Environmental Pro- tection Agency, or EPA, under very strict guide- lines and rules that are heavily enforced. Bottled water is sub- ject to FDA rules, which are far less stringent. For example, tap water by law requires disinfection. Testing for bacteria must be conducted hundreds of times per month. Bottled water, on the other hand, is not re- quired to be disinfected. The frequency of bacteria testing is fewer than five times each month. Tap water is healthier Tooth decay in children is making a big come- back. The culprit? Bottled water. It's not the water that's causing the decay, according to the World Dental Congress. It's the lack of fluoride. Parents believe they are giving their children a superior product in bot- tled water, but in fact they are depriving kids of the fluoride and min- erals they need to build healthy teeth and bodies. Despite all of the contro- versy, community water fluoridation has become recognized as a key pre- venter of tooth decay, ac- cording to the American Dental Association. So the next time you feel thirsty, don't reach for a bottle. Instead, turn on the tap. You'll be drinking water that is just as safe — or safer — than bottled water and saving money, too. Get the kids to switch, and you just might head off big dental bills down the road. Don't like the taste of your tap water? Invest in a filter pitcher or dis- penser. Install an inex- pensive faucet filter or a reverse-osmosis system. Taste comes from neg- ligible amounts of min- erals. Filtered tap wa- ter removes minerals and chemicals, rendering it with no hint of aftertaste, even at room tempera- ture. Would you like to send 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 Tap water is good for your health and wealth The Red Bluff Kiwanis Club made a donation Wednesday to support Ki- wanis Family House in Sacramento. The house offers low- cost housing to families of children and adults under- going treatment at UC Da- vis Medical Center. A ma- jority of usage is by resi- dents of Tehama, Shasta, Butte and other North State counties. The club held its annual Cards 4 Kids Texas hold- em poker tournament Feb. 25 and pledged to donate 10 percent of the proceeds from the event to Kiwanis Family House. Operations Manager Charlie Bussey attended the club's weekly lunch meeting Wednesday at the Elks Lodge to present a program about the ser- vices offered by Kiwanis Family House. During the meeting, club President Cody Marshall presented Bussey with a check for $640 from the club and an additional check for $100 from member JB Stacy. The club is collect- ing toiletries and clean- ing products to donate to the house and will de- liver them to Sacramento in April. Anyone interested in contributing to this drive or learning more about the Red Bluff Kiwanis is en- couraged to call Marshall at Andy Houghton Insur- ance, 527-1833, or speak with any club member. For information about Kiwanis Family House, visit http://kiwanisfami- lyhouse.org/. RED BLUFF Club donates to Kiwanis Family House CONTRIBUTED Red Bluff Kiwanis President Cody Marshall, le , poses with Kiwanis Family House Operations Manager Charlie Bussey on Wednesday. Mary Hunt You'reInvited iTodos están invitados! to Los Molinos High School SpringShowcase on Wednesday, March 22nd @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 7900 Sherwood Blvd., Los Molinos Come & Experience Why Los Molinos High is Unique! You'll see student performances, presentations, & get to meet with LMH staff We Feature •SmallClasses • Ag Curriculum • AP Classes • Private School Feel • 1 to 1 Computing • AVID • A Top FFA Program + FCCLA • Clubs • Athletics (Advanced Placement) Advancement Via Individual Determination Come see us iTodos están invitados! Wed. March 22nd @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 7900 Sherwood Blvd., Los Molinos (turn East on Grant St. off Hwy. 99E) 734MainStreet 530-690-2477 11am-9pm Mon.-Thur. 11am - 10pm Fri. & Sat. 11am-8pm Sun. 9 CRAFT BEERS ON TAP Pizza Restaurant LaCorona GardenCenter&FeedStore Hydroponics Fertilizer 7769 Hwy 99E, Los Molinos 530-576-3118 LaCoronaHydoponic@gmail.com Open8-6pmMonday-Sunday Saturday, March 18 Round Up Saloon Round Up Saloon 610WashingtonSt. (530) 527-9901 16 Beers on tap Like our page for upcoming events TheConnection/ His Way Church ComeWorshipwithUs Tuesday & Saturday at 6pm WithPastorsJohnandChuck 446 Walnut Street Downtown Red Bluff (across from Post Office) www.hiswayonline.org www.theconnection@vpweb.com LIFESTYLES » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, March 16, 2017 » MORE ATFACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS A6