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ByJulieRenier Ihavebeenagardener since I was a child in the Midwest. Both of my par- ents worked full time but they always found time for gardening. Mom was par- tial to flowers, Dad pre- ferred his tomatoes. At age 92 last spring while liv- ing in a retirement com- munity, I helped him plant 4 tomatoes and 3 basil plants in the raised bed available to residents. I se- lected 2 Cherokee purples and 2 Better Boys to plant. A month ago, my grand- son and daughter har- vested the last of the many cherry tomatoes (wrong tags) that those 4 plants produced. My grandson is newly walking and the picking and delivery of each tomato to his great- grandparents as they sat in the courtyard was a truly joyful event for all. Plant-and-pick gardening can be simple somewhere. No such happy ending for my garden last sum- mer. I have a fenced raised bed garden that measures 75' x 14' with delivered soil and amendments and 1" poultry wire below the soil. This year I planted 18 tomatoes, 18 peppers and 12 eggplants plus a few other herbs and melons. The barriers for rabbits, gophers, birds and pigs have held for 3 summers so I had no fear. One morning as I headed to town, I glanced over at my garden and no- ticed one of the tomato plants seemed to have shrunk. I could not stop to investigate but when I returned, the entire plant with the tomatoes and blooms had vanishes without a trace. There was not even a hole. That was the beginning of the end. During the spring Squeak, my hunting cat, had brought 9 small go- phers to us and after some research, I realized they were pocket gophers, not baby gophers. So I as- sumed they must be eat- ing my garden. I have had great success with trap- ping their larger gopher cousins but every attempt to halt this destruction was a failure. I purchased the sonic electronic spike that vibrates into the ground and flashes a red light above, I repeatedly set the gopher traps, I used liquid and granu- lar commercial repellents and made and applied my own habanera sauce, which really bothered me despite precautions. One at a time another plant disappeared with- out a trace- sometimes during the night. Then I watched a video on You- Tube about catching pocket gophers by pour- ing a gallon of water into the active tunnel opening. The pocket gopher pops into the upended gallon to escape the tidal wave of water in the tunnel. I was beyond ecstatic at the prospect of meeting the evil garden destroyer. I poured many gallons of water over several days but no pocket gopher in the jug for me. It was a very sad day when I went into my gar- den mid summer and dis- carded the last two piti- ful peppers and shut down the watering timer. I did not harvest one item from that garden. Now I have discovered I was fighting the wrong ani- mal. After a discussion with my local wildlife expert, I realize the culprit was not a pocket gopher but a vole. Gophers of all types leave mounds of soil. Voles leave only small holes. The great news is I don't have to redo my entire garden by install- ing hardware cloth below the soil. I know now that at the first sign of voles, I will cover all small holes to find the active tunnels. Then I will set mouse traps near the active holes with peanut butter topped with an apple piece. I plan to use four per hole. I will place a weighted 5 gal- lon bucket over the traps and hole in case the guin- eas or Squeak wander over the fence. Then I will show Squeak a vole and beg her to add them to her prey list. Our Annual Christmas Boutique and Greenery Sale runs Thursday through Sat- urday, Dec. 8-10, from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at our new location, 238 S. Main St. Hand made gift items, in- cluding food, as well as fresh greenery wreaths, swags and centerpieces are available. All proceeds con- tribute to our annual schol- arships available to Tehama County high school seniors interested in forestry, horti- cultural or natural science majors. The Red Bluff Garden Club meets the last Tues- day of each month at 1 p.m. at the Red Bluff Community Center. TheRedBluffGarden Club is a member of the Cascade District, California Garden Clubs, Inc. and Pacific Region, National Garden Clubs, Inc. RED BLUFF GARDEN CLUB Voleinvasionidentified,thwarted CONTRIBUTEDPHOTO The author's cat Squeak is pictured with a pocket gopher. The News makes no pretense to compete with the funny pages in the big Sunday dailies, and hence we are not much obliged to the smart young man that telephoned in the item late Wednesday night announcing the arrival home of a well known young man and his bride from a honey- moon trip. It was doubt- less a very clever thing to pull on the city editor and take advantage of his lack of acquaintance in the community, but we are making no effort to con- duct a page in which to parade the insipid hilar- ity of brainless wits, and this latest effort will re- ceive no credit in this of- fice. It does not require a great deal of ingenuity to telephone an innocent looking falsehood into a newspaper office and fool the editor. It is nei- ther clever nor original. The News welcomes news and invites it but we have nothing but contempt for the jokesmith that takes advantage of this to put an innocent party in a ridiculous and false po- sition. We hope we have made our position clear. — Dec. 8, 1916 100 YEARS AGO... Br ai nl es s wi t pu ll s cl ev er o ne o n ed it or Gleaners will distribute food as follows in Decem- ber: Corning, 8 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Dec. 21, Corn- ing Senior Center, 1015 Fourth Ave. Red Bluff, 8 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Dec. 21, Food Bank, 20699 Wal- nut St. Rancho Tehama, noon to 2 p.m., Monday, Dec. 19, Recreation Center. Los Molinos, 9 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Dec. 20, Masonic Hall, 25020 Te- hama Vina Road. Paynes Creek, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at 30100 State Route 36E. Ponderosa Sky Ranch, 2-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at 18889 Juniper Ave. Manton, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at 31555 Forward Road. Paskenta Community Center, Thursday, Dec. 15. Applications for food bank cards may be on the day of giveaway. Bring large paper or plastic bags if possible. New applicants please bring Rent Receipt, PG&E bill or something with a physical address. All income must be re- ported. Income is gross monthly per household not net. Only one card will be issued per household. GLEANERS Food distribution schedule announced The following informa- tion is compiled from Red Bluff Police Department, Red Bluff Fire, Tehama County Sheriff's Depart- ment, Corning Police De- partment, Corning Fire, Cal Fire and California High- way Patrol logs. Arrests RichardThomasHarris: 33, of Olympia, Oregon was arrested Monday in the area of Dale Avenue and Antelope Boulevard. He was booked into Tehama County Jail on charges of vehicle the and possession of a firearm by a felon. Bail was $40,000. Melvin Lee Wilson: 65, of Red Bluff was arrested Mon- day in the area of Dale Avenue and Antelope Boulevard. He was booked into jail on the charges of carrying a dirk or dagger and possession of firearm by felon. Bail was $25,000. Karley Frances Dorman: 26, of Red Bluff was arrested Tuesday at Americas Best Value Inn and booked into jail on charges of possession of a short-barreled shotgun, pos- session of a controlled sub- stance while armed, posses- sion of controlled substance paraphernalia, possession or purchase for sale of a nar- cotic controlled substance, keep a place to sell narcotic controlled substance, bring a controlled substance into prison. Battery South Jackson Street: A man reported about 3:45p.m. Tuesday being hit through his vehicle window by a man on a motorcycle while at a stop sign. Missing Corning: A male white rat terrier with black ears and a small stub tail was reported missing from the Orange- wood Estates area. Patrol Adobe Road: An employee from Hampton Inn and Suites requested extra patrol in between 1a.m. and 2a.m. due to recent the s from vehicles. Suspicious Franklin Street: Several youths were in the 800block when a man approached a 9-year-old boy and tried to take his water bottle before the man reportedly jumped a fence to a nearby residence sometime Dec. 1or 2. The case is still under investiga- tion. Sunrise Avenue: Unpaid guests were found about 1 a.m. Tuesday in a room at Holiday Inn Express in Corn- ing and refused to leave. The man and woman became angry and started pounding on the front desk. Officers contacted the pair who said a maintenance employee let them in. They were advised that as they were not paying customers they needed to move along. Fig Lane: Several credit cards were found on the ground on and brought to the police station. Loleta and Toomes av- enues: A woman reported about 10p.m. Tuesday she was in an argument with a man over drugs and could not get him to calm down. She said she was in the area on foot and both she and the man had consumed drugs. Officers were unable to locate either party. Walbridge Street: Two men in dark hooded sweatshirts were reportedly trying to steal a generator off of a trailer about 6:30a.m. Tuesday. The s Freshwater Drive: A .45 caliber handgun was taken from a Cottonwood resi- dence sometime between Nov. 24and Dec. 6. South Street: Two pack- ages were stolen from a porch in Corning on Monday. One had a Sprint iPhone 7 and one a toy from Amazon. Luther Road: A vehicle near the home and pharmacy entrance to Walmart was broken into and several items were taken. Burgess Street: Mail was stolen from a Red Bluff residence. Vandalism North Street: A woman's boyfriend reportedly used his vehicle to crash into her about 11:30p.m. Tuesday, breaking the windows and slashing the tires. He also reportedly broke her screen door trying to get inside. Warning Colusa Street: A young man was admonished a er it was reported he was on the roof of the First Baptist Church in Corning. Police Logs An art and antique expo is scheduled at the Tehama District Fairground 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. The holiday market will feature arts, crafts, an- tiques, jewelry, clothing, candles, soaps, toys, com- ics, sci-fi items, dolls and decor. There will be a gourmet gallery with tasting of ol- ives, fruits and nuts, live entertainment and a door prize raffle. There is no ad- mission fee. FAIRGROUNDS Antique and art expo set Heykids... at the North Pole Dec.14•6-8PM 527-8062 Sponsored by Red Bluff Kiwanis Call Santa 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 744MainSt.,RedBluff FineQualityGifts& Accessories (across from the clock tower) HOLIDAY SALE FREE Earrings ~NEWARRIVALS~ ❉ BOXED CHEESE STRAWS ❉ CHOCOLATE CHERRIES ❉ CRYSTAL BRACELETS ❉ HIGH QUALITY HANDBAGS ❉ WAX-POTTERY CANDLES ❉ GLASS ART ORNAMENTS ComeandShopwithUs (withpurchase of $25) ARetirementCommunity 750 David Avenue Red Bluff, CA . 9 6080 (530) 527-9193 www.tehamaestatesretirement.com Tours Provided Daily Dec.8,9&10,2016 Thurs, Fri, & Sat. 9:30am-6:00pm For custom orders or pre orders 824-5014 or 385-1328 ALL FRESH WREATHS, ARRANGEMENTS, HOME MADE CANDY, CANDLES & COOKIES MANY GIFTS AND IDEAS FOR CHRISTMAS ProceedsForHighSchoolScholarships 238 Main Street, Red Bluff (across the street from Tractor Supply) Holiday Scholarship Boutique Red Bluff Garden Club's Gold Exchange 413WalnutStreet•530-528-8000 Sat.-Mon. 10am-4pm • Tues-Fri 10am-5:30pm www.redbluffgoldexchange.com ServingOurCommunityForOver22Years Joinusinsupporting CHiPs FOR KIDS Toy Drive receive 25% off your purchase with the donation of a new $ 10 .00 unwrapped toy 734MainStreet 530-690-2477 11am-9pm Mon.-Thur. 11am - 10pm Fri. & Sat. 11am-8pm Sun. 9 CRAFT BEERS ON TAP Pizza Restaurant www.RedBluffDailyNews.com Facebook:facebook.com/RBDailyNews Twitter: @RedBluffNews Customer service....................(530) 737-5048 Fax....................................................................................... 530-527-5774 Hours: 8a.m. to 5p.m. Monday through Friday Main Office...........................................527-2151 Write to us..................................728Main Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080 Office..........................................728 Main Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080 All Access subscription rates, Tuesday through Saturday: $7.24per week. 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