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2A Daily News – Saturday, December 15, 2012 Community people&events Times gone by Senior menu The Senior Nutrition Program serves meals Monday through Friday at the Red Bluff Community-Senior Center, the Corning Senior Center and the Los Molinos Veterans Hall. The suggested donation for seniors 60 and older is $2.75. For those guests under the age of 60, the guest charge is $7. A donation is not a requirement for you to receive a meal if you qualify for the program. Reservations must be made a minimum of one day in advance by calling 527-2414. Two percent milk is served with each meal. Menu is subject to change. Week of Dec. 17-21 Monday VEGETARIAN MENU Broccoli Cheese Soup, French Bread, Mandarin Beet Salad, Pear Cranberry Cobbler Tuesday Hot Turkey Sandwich, Mashed Potatoes, Green & Yellow Squash, Wheat Bread, Strawberries Wednesday Chicken Teriyaki, Steamed Rice, Stir Fry Vegetables, Colorful Coleslaw, Bran Muffin, Pineapple Chunks Thursday Porcupine Meatballs, Cauliflower, Cornbread, Luau Fruit Cup Friday CHRISTMAS DINNER Pork Roast, Dressing, Broccoli, Applesauce, Pumpkin Cake Oh Snap! The Daily News wants your photos: Cute kids, Adorable pets, Inspirational sights, Any shot you think readers would enjoy "FOR LEASE or rent— 2 bedroom house furnished. Stove, ref, washing machine, water heater, cooler. Immediate possession. $50 a month. Phone 239-X." In case you think you have found a real bargain, you may have. The only problem being that you might have to journey back through a time warp to the year 1950 to rent this jewel. As I was perusing through my story starter file I came across a copy of a 1950 newspaper. What a reminder of days gone by. Today's comparison of the going rent for a two bedroom house is in the $700$800 bracket. We have come a long way baby, since 1950. I continued to scan through the pages of this edition of a Tehama County Newspaper, I found that I could also purchase a 'Fat roasting hen, pan ready for 40 cents per Ib., 2 packages of Corn Flakes for .29, per, 1 pound of bacon at .39 per pound. After doing my grocery shopping I could load my items into a '46 Plymouth 4-dr sedan, which I could purchase for the total sum of $999 at the Shanahan Motor Co. LTD.in Red Bluff. "Those were the days" as we often hear elders say. The format of this paper was strictly focused on local news. The report of Worldwide News Events occupied the lower left hand comer of the front page and filled about a 6" by more than likely be hand delivered to the newspaper office 4" space. Some descriptive where it was set to print, words were used to relate today, copy can be ethe news, words that are mailed directly to the no longer "politically coroffice from all parts of rect" in this time and the world. place. The weather report One thing has for June,1950 read as folremained similar in the lows: Maximum TemperaTehama County Valley, ture 103, Minimum Temthat is the high temperaperature 68 ... About 104 tures of summer. In June today for the north valley." 1950 the valley was Had I wanted to treat a heat myself to lunch in town, I Carolyn experiencing high temwave with the could have had a cold I perature being 108 Dutch Lunch or Baked degrees on Memorial Meat Loaf at the Hotel Day and running in Maywood and bought a new blouse for $1 at Million's 100's during June. This area conacross from the Coming post tinues to be known by travelers as office. I would have received S and the "hot spot". The difference now H Green Stamps to boot. After is that they can get some respite in lunch I could further peruse my stores where air-conditioning is the edition of the local paper which name of the game. 1951 strangers was volume 95 - 62nd year. It was were looking to get out of town obviously a time of political cam- and visit cooler climes such as San paigning, candidates for School Francisco or the mountains near Superintendent, District Attorney, Lassen Park. The moral of this rambling Chief of Police, Superior Judge and California Senator dotted each copy? Hmmm, "Time Marches of the four pages of the newspaper. On", the challenge is to catch the Having taken this 53 year ago beat and march with it. nostalgic trip down memory lane I am having mixed feelings I feel Carolyn Barber has been writing sadness about things lost and her column in the Daily News since happy about things gained in the 1992. It appears on Saturdays. She interim days between 1950 and can be contacted by e-mail at 2003. In 1950 news copy would hurcar@yahoo.com. Barber Bikers, others glean donations for kids You might just see it in the Daily News Courtesy photos Send pictures to editor@redbluffdailynews.com or drop off at 545 Diamond Ave. in Red Bluff. Include a caption. On Saturday, Dec. 8, the Gold Exchange teamed up with Cal Hunter of KBLF and The United Bikers of Northern California in support of Christmas for a Cause. More than 60 bikes participated in the run bringing wish list items for 10 local non-profits. Crossroads came bearing gifts of 12 bicycles for transitional houses for families. Donations are being accepted through today at the Gold Exchange. For more information call the Gold Exchange at 5288000. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. Setting it straight –––––––– It is the policy of the Daily News to correct as quickly as possible all errors in fact that have been published in the newspaper. If you feel a factual error has been made in a news story, call the news department at 527-2153. DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 128, NUMBER 18 HOW TO REACH US On the Web: www.redbluffdailynews.com MAIN OFFICE: NEWS Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. News Tip Hotline: 527-2153 FAX: (530) 527-9251 E-mail: clerk@redbluffdailynews.com Daytime: (530) 527-2151 Sports: Ext. 111 Obituaries: Ext. 103 After hours: (530) 527-2153 ______________________ ADVERTISING DEPT. Main Phone (530) 527-2151 Outside area (800) 479-6397 545 Diamond Ave. Red Bluff, CA 96080 ______________________ Mail: Red Bluff Daily News P.O. 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FAX: (530) 527-2151 Ext. 122 (530) 527-2151 Ext. 133 (530) 527-5774 E-mail: advertise@redbluffdailynews.com CLASSIFIED: 1-855-667-2255 SPECIAL PAGES ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS Tuesdays: Kids Corner, Health Wednesdays: Business Thursdays: Entertainment Fridays: Education Saturdays: Select TV, Farm, Religion Publisher & Advertising Director: Greg Stevens gstevens@redbluffdailynews.com Editor: Chip Thompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com Sports Editor: Andre Byik sports@redbluffdailynews.com Circulation Manager: Kathy Hogan khogan@redbluffdailynews.com Production Manager: Sandy Valdivia sandy@redbluffdailynews.com POSTMASTER SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO: PO BOX 220, RED BLUFF CA 96080 The Red Bluff Daily News is an adjudicated daily newspaper of general circulation, County of Tehama, Superior Court Decree 9670, May 25, 1955 © 2012 Daily News Postage Paid Periodicals Conservation district The next Tehama County Resource Conservation District meeting will be at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 18, at 2 Sutter St., Suite D, in Red Bluff. On the agenda will be the Eagle Peak Fuel Break and finance reports. Manicure • Pedicure Gel Polish Manicure Fiberglass • Acrylic Air Brush • Nail Design Pink & White Acrylic Glitter Firemen's raffle walk-ins welcome 492 Antelope Blvd. 530•527•2786 There's still time to buy raffle tickets from the Corning Volunteer Fire Department. Cost is $5 each and the first prize is a 42-inch flat screen television. Raffle ends Dec. 22. To purchase a ticket or get more information talk to any member of the department or call 824-7044. Mon.-Sat. 9am-7pm 90 years Corning library board ago... Winter Poultry Show Planned To Be Held In Red Bluf f Next Month Red Bluff is to have a winter poultry show in which many of the finest looking flocks of Tehama county will be represented if the present plans are carried out. J. F. Eller, a local business man and himself one of the most ardent chicken fanciers in superior California, originated the idea of holding a poultry exposition here. — Dec. 15, 1922 The Corning Elementary School District Board Meeting has been rescheduled for January's meeting and will be Jan. 16 in the district board meeting room, 1590 South St., in Corning. Study session is at 6:30 p.m. and the public session begins at 7 p.m. For more information call 824-7701, ext. 1256. La Corona Authentic Mexican Food Will be closed from 12-10-2012 and will Re-open 1/3/2013 914 Walnut St. Red Bluff, CA • 528-9496