Briefs: Boy Scouts host paper drive

Corning Boy Scouts Troop 5 will hold a newspaper drive on Feb. 4, or in case of rain, Feb. 11. Please put papers on the curb the morning of the paper drive. Anyone living outside the city must take their papers to Specialized Fiber on South Avenue, just west of the railroad tracks.

Money from the drive will be used for Boy Scout Summer Camp near Chester in July.

Any questions call 824-3240.

Retired teachers to meet

The California Retired Teachers Association, Mt. Lassen, Division 9 is holding a meeting at 11 a.m. on Feb. 13, at the Federated Church of Orland, 709 First Street. For directions to the church please call Jan Kinnier at 865-3660 or Shirley Russell at 865-9555.

Cost for the luncheon prepared by the Federated Church Women will be $10. Judy Cline, Flight Care Nurse will present a program on Enloe Flight Care. The entertainment will be Shirley Russell, bell tree, Martin Trang, flute and piano, and Charlie Troutman, a soloist. Fun activities will also be enjoyed by all.

The main focus of the meeting will be patriotic and making donations to our scholarship fund. Several door prizes will be given away. Come enjoy our meeting in Orland, visit with old friends, and make new ones.

Richfield town hall meeting

The Richfield School Board of Trustees will hold a town hall meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, in the school's gym at 23875 River Rd., to discuss the district's financial priorities and new construction funding opportunities. The public is welcome to attend and provide input.

School trustees taking a retreat

Corning Union Elementary School District Board is holding a retreat from 5-9 p.m. on Monday, which is open to the public.

The retreat will start with a closed session during which superintendent evaluation and employee negotiations will be discussed.

This will be followed by an open session which will begin with the announcements and actions taken in closed session.

The board will then discuss Corning Union Elementary School District reconfiguration, instructional minutes at Maywood Middle School, advisory period at Maywood, food services and wellness committee, and school services of California/analysis of revenue impacts.

A vision statement is the only action item on the agenda.

North Valley Dairy Day

A Risk Management Workshop series is being held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Feb. 6, in conjunction with California Dairy Quality Assurance Program.

The workshop is being held at the Glenn County Farm Bureau Office, 831 Fifth St., Orland.

The event is free and a lunch will be provided.

Workshop topics are dairy economic benchmarking, financail tools and planning, dairy producer panel, USDA-RMA livestock gross margin insurance program overview, to feed or not to feed, using the ammonia-n test kit, and research updates.

For more information call 865-1105.