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Thursday, April 22, 2010 – Daily News – 3A Local Calendar To add an upcoming event in the Local Calendar, submit information well in advance to the Daily News, attention Calendar, P.O. Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 or e-mail to clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. Include a contact name and telephone number. THURSDAY, APRIL 22 Red Bluff PAL Kickboxing, 4 p.m., 1450 Schwab St., 529- 8716 or 200-3950 Red Bluff Exchange Club, noon, M&M Ranch House, 645 Antelope Blvd. #1 Swinging Squares Square Dance Club, 7 p.m., Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. For beginner or review classes, call 529- 1615 Corning Dual Diagnosis Group, 1:30-3 p.m., 1600 Solano St. in Corning, 527-8491, ext. 3309 Women’s Support Group, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Los Molinos Free ESL Class, Childcare Included, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Los Molinos Elementary, 7700 Stanford Ave., 384-7833 FRIDAY, APRIL 23 Red Bluff and Hickory Al-Anon, 6-7 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jefferson Celebrate Recovery, 6:15 p.m., Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 738 Walnut St. 527-2449 Knit for Kids, 9:15 to noon, Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 527-0372 Nor-Cal Antique Tractor & Equipment Club Spring Gas Up, Ridgeway Park Sacred Heart Jog- and Tryke-a-Thon, Sacred Heart School Seussical the Musical,curtains 7 p.m., Mercy High School, $5, 233 Riverside Way Corning Adult Wood Carving Class,10 a.m.to noon, Corn- ing Senior Center, 1015 Fourth Ave, 824-5669 Spanish Adult Education, 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 SATURDAY, APRIL 24 Red Bluff Children’s Fair, 10 a.m., Tehama District Fair- ground, free Civil War Days, noon and 3 p.m., Dog Island Park Missoula Children’s Theatre Princess and the Pea, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., State Theatre, 333 Oak St., 529-2787 Nor-Cal Antique Tractor & Equipment Club Spring Gas Up, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. tractor pulls, Ridgeway Park Seussical the Musical,curtains 7 p.m., Mercy High School, $5, 233 Riverside Way Northern California Meat Goat Association Sale, 7 a.m., Tehama District Fairground Seussical the Musical,curtains 7 p.m., Mercy High School, $5, 233 Riverside Way Corning Corning Rural Fire Department Chicken Barbe- cue, Northside Park, 824-5550 SUNDAY, APRIL 25 Red Bluff Park Civil War Days, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Dog Island Evangelist services, 7 p.m., Family Bible Church, 609 Marin St., 824-9989 Nor-Cal Antique Tractor & Equipment Club Spring Gas Up, Ridgeway Park Paskenta Paskenta Pioneer Day, Paskenta Community Park, 824-5550 MONDAY, APRIL 26 Red Bluff Al-Anon, 6 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Hickory (additional meetings noon and 6 p.m. Wednesdays, 6 p.m.Fridays) Head Injury Recreational Entity, 10 a.m., St.Eliz- abeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, 529-2059 Key to Life, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 Red Bluff Community Band, 6:45-8:45 p.m., Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., 527-3486. Sun Country Quilters Community Service Group, 9 a.m.to 3 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066 Sun Country Quilters Guild Meeting, 7 p.m., Westside Room, Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. Lotto numbers SACRAMENTO (AP) — The winning num- bers drawn Wednesday night in the California Lottery’s ‘‘SuperLotto Plus’’ game were: 19-24-34-35-42 Meganumber: 23. Don't refinance without a good coach Dear Mary: I am looking to refi- nance my home. I have no idea where to begin or whether it's a good idea. Our mort- gage is a 30-year fixed loan through our credit union, and the balance is $189,177. Our annual percentage rate is 6.25. The current APR at the credit union for a fixed-rate 30-year mortgage is 4.8 to 5.5, with varying points and fees. We do not have much of an emergency fund, though we are trying to build it up. The thought of wiping it out for closing costs is not appealing to me. I have no idea about what step to take first. -- F.L., Maryland Dear F.L.: The lower interest rate alone is not a good reason to refi- nance. You need to look at the whole picture to see whether refi- nancing would be financially pru- dent. This is not like shopping for a pair of shoes! You need an expert who is highly knowledgeable and will walk you through the process of evaluating what you have and what is available. I recommend that you read "Mind Your Own Mortgage," a new book by Robert Bernabe, who is my friend and a mortgage expert. If every person getting a mortgage over the past 10 years would have been required to read this book first, we would not be in the dreadful housing market mess we're in now. You can trust Rob to help you discover exactly what to do and how to do it. Good luck! Dear Mary: I don't itemize my tax deduc- tions, so I don't benefit from donating my gently used items to charity. Do you have ideas on how I can sell valuable furni- ture and clothing for reasonable prices? The auction house I contact- ed to buy my furniture gave me low estimates despite the fact that some of my furniture is antique and in good con- dition. Help! -- Ivana E., e-mail for these items. No matter how much you think they're worth, their monetary value is determined by what someone will pay for them. Dear Mary: How can I save money on acrylic nails? Taking them off is horrible. It takes six months to a year to grow your own nails back. I tried and went back to get- ting them filled. -- J.M., e- mail Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate Dear Ivana: You need to sell these items yourself to get the high- est net profit. That's because when you use an auction house or agency, your profit is reduced by a middle- man's fee. You might want to check Craigslist, where you can place classified ads with no fees. Be realistic about what you can get Dear J.M.: Instead of going cold turkey, have them removed by a profes- sional manicurist. Then continue regular manicures for a few months. That will get you past the transition period and to a place where you can care for your nails yourself. Do you have a question for Mary? E-mail her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 18 books, including "Can I Pay My Credit Card Bill With a Credit Card?" Gov backs plan to reform state pensions SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday announced his support for a legisla- tive proposal to reform the pensions of state workers, saying the changes are necessary to avoid a future budget calamity. Pension reform was among the priorities he targeted in January, the beginning of his final year in office. The bill mirrors changes he suggested last summer. Schwarzenegger said the pension system’s unfunded liabilities repre- sent the single biggest threat to California’s fis- cal health. ‘‘I refuse to pass this crisis on to the next gov- ernor or the next Legisla- ture,’’ Schwarzenegger said. ‘‘Because if you don’t act, if you continue to sweep those problems under the rug, you’re just going to be piling on more and more debt onto our children and grand- children.’’ As of July 2008, Cali- fornia’s two major pen- sion funds estimated their unfunded liabilities at $61 billion. The Republican gover- nor joined the bill’s author, Senate Minority Leader Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Murri- eta, at a news conference in the Capitol. The legislation would adjust the pensions of newly hired state workers but leave benefits intact for current employees. It also would require most new state employees to work 10 years longer — until age 65 — before being eligible for retire- ment benefits and would increase the amount employees must con- tribute toward their retire- ment. Public safety employ- ees, including firefighters and highway patrol offi- cers, have a current retire- ment age of 50 but would have to work seven years longer to qualify for full retirement benefits under the bill. Don’t Trash California campaign REDDING – The California Department of Transportation (Cal- trans) District 2 will join eleven other Caltrans districts for an all out litter clean up day on Thursday, April 22. Every year it costs California tax- payers millions for cleanup and dis- posal of trash along roadsides. Cal- trans alone spent more than $60 mil- lion last fiscal year for litter removal on State highways. "It’s not only unsightly," said Dis- trict 2 Director John Bulinski, "It can jeopardize the safety of motorists and our highway workers tasked to clean it." 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 Paul Delarosa, 36, Redding, as arrested Tuesday morning at the corner of Johnson and Cedar streets by the RBPD on suspicion of issuing criminal threats. Bail was withheld, as offi- cials later concluded Delarosa may have violat- ed parole. Theft •A pair of Zebra- striped wallets, a driver’s license, a Citibank card, a black hooded sweatshirt, a white hooded sweatshirt and 20 CDs were reported stolen Tuesday morning from an unlocked vehicle on Lincoln Street. •A St. John’s Bay tan suede jacket, with choco- late brown cuffs, was reported stolen Tuesday morning on James Court. It is believed the jacket was stolen Friday night District 2 maintenance crews, along with the help of Adopt-A- Highway volunteers, cleaned approx- imately 4,000 lane miles of roadway within the seven counties of Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity at a cost of $268,000 last year. We can all make a difference and help keep California beautiful: • Carry a trash bag in your vehicle and dispose of it properly. • When hauling items in an open trailer or truck bed make sure to cover it and securely tie it down. • The number one trash item found and Saturday morning. The jacket was valued at $250. •A green file folder and 12 CDs were reported stolen Tuesday afternoon on Union Street. The vic- tim reported someone had tried to take the victim’s car stereo, but was unsuc- cessful. •Keri Kathleen Jiminez reported the theft of two tires and four bags of cans and bottles Tuesday after- noon on Center Avenue. The loss is $200. •A Wii game console was reported stolen Tues- day afternoon on Walnut 8th Annual FIBER ON THE FOOT May 1-2 • 9 to 5 Fiber Livestock Festival Family fun Handcrafter’s Paradise Plus 6 other events at the TDFG www.fiberonthefoot.com Street. •A purse was reported stolen Tuesday afternoon at the Cinderella Motel. •A pink wallet was reported dropped Thurs- day morning in the Wal- mart parking lot. The wal- let contained $135, a Cal- ifornia driver’s license, and a Bank of America Visa debit card. •Someone reported Tuesday morning that a CVS prescription was picked up by the wrong person. •Gas was reported stolen from a vehicle Thursday morning on along highways; cigarette butts. • Adopt-A-Highway efforts save California taxpayers more than $15 million each year. • In California, it is a misde- meanor to throw anything from a moving vehicle. Fines range up to $1,000 and 24 hours of community service. One of the best ways to help is to become an Adopt-A-Highway volun- teer. For more information on Adopt- A-Highway visit caltrans2.info or to find an available adoption site, con- tact Saedra Wederbrook at 530-225- 3277. Lincoln Street. Odd •A man reportedly contacted the sheriff’s department Tuesday afternoon to turn in blue- prints for a bomb taken from the Trinity County jail. •Hens and a rooster were reportedly found abandoned Tuesday morning on Worthington Avenue. •A belt of blanks for a machine gun was report- edly found Tuesday morning on Second Street. Michele D. 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