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ByShirleyFelder Februaryisamonthof waiting for winter to be over. Tommy, my tortoise , is still in hibernation, snug in his box, waiting to wake up sometime in March. The eagles who have been working on their nest for days are now settled in, one perched in the tree and one on the nest, wait- ing for their eggs to hatch. Gardeners are wait- ing for the soil to warm up, getting ready to set out the seedlings they will soon be starting. February is the month we wait for the osprey to return from their long journey to the nest that has been here for years, so they can raise an- other family. The wild miners lettuce growing down by the river is almost ready , waiting to be harvested. We are waiting for the rain to stop and for the river to settle down. Trees, with swollen buds are waiting to bloom. However, this is a story of a little tree that couldn't wait. It was the first week of February, almost three weeks ago, when my hus- band came in the door and announced that a mira- cle had occurred down by the barn. Overnight, it seemed, our little apricot tree had burst into bloom. This was amazing for two reasons. One, it was way too early and two, that the tree was still alive. When we brought him home a few years ago, it was the end of the plant- ing season. There he was, all by himself at the gar- den center, looking a lit- tle weak and scrawny. On sale. My husband, who can never pass up a bargain, and with me protesting, bought him. After much discussion we decided to plant him in our back yard so we could watch him grow. Wrong. He sulked there for a few years, getting too much water from our sprinklers and not enough sun. Naturally, he became spindly and deformed, even with yearly pruning. He never produced a blos- som. We decided there was nothing to lose by trans- planting him down by our barn. This was done. The first year we dras- tically pruned him to try and give him a more typi- cal fruit tree basket shape. He lived through that and started looking pretty good. The next two years he survived the deer that munched on him and he produced a few apri- cots, which the raccoons promptly ate. He was be- having like a good little apricot tree should. I guess success has gone to his head. Our now happy little apricot tree is just loaded with blooms, a bright and colorful state- ment for gloomy days. Mother Nature sure knows how to decorate. There is not yet a happy ending for our little apricot tree. After all, this is Feb- ruary, the waiting month. We are waiting to see if there are any bees out this early to pollinate the blos- soms in time. We are wait- ing and hoping there is not a late frost. We have learned a lesson though. Never, ever, give up. "Lord save us all…from a hope tree that has lost the faculty of putting out blossoms," Mark Twain. TheRedBluffGarden Club is affiliated with Cascade District Garden Club; California Garden Clubs, Inc.; Pacific Region Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs, Inc. RED BLUFF GARDEN CLUB Lessonsfromtheapricottree:Nevergiveup CONTRIBUTEDPHOTO Our happy little apricot tree loaded with blooms. The California Em- ployer Advisory Council will hold a job fair 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, March 17 at the Shasta College Te- hama Campus, 770 Dia- mond Ave. in Red Bluff. This will be an oppor- tunity to meet with a wide range of businesses and agencies with job open- ings. The fair will be open to all job seekers. Job seekers should come dressed and pre- pared to interview. If pos- sible, bring copies of your resume. TEHAMA COUNTY Employer council to hold job fair March 17 Jack Bird, the man who was arrested by Un- der Sheriff Schallock near Buckeye early this morn- ing as a suspect for the murder of J. G. Cullom near Chico, was released this evening by the Sher- iff after a careful investi- gation by the grand jury. Bird convinced the au- thorities that he was not the man wanted as he could not have been in the neighborhood of the mur- der and then reached Red- ding when he did. He admitted that his accent and general de- scription tallied much with that of the murderer, but when the record of the hotel and other testimony was forthcoming Bird was cleared. The grand jury mem- bers took up a collection of $10 and presented it to the man and he went on his way richer and happier than when arrested. — Feb. 23, 1917 100 YEARS AGO... Man from Redding is not murder suspect 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 JorgeLuizRuiz,Jr.: 25, of Red Bluff was arrested Tuesday at the Cabernet Court Apartments and booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of as- sault with a deadly weapon: force not firearm, but great bodily injury likely and inflicting corporal injury on spouse or cohabitant. Bail was $80,000. Jacob Dean Carey: 23, of Red Bluff was arrested Tuesday at the Meadows Vista Apartments on Vista Way and booked into jail on the charges of battery of spouse or cohabitant and false imprisonment. No bail was set. Collision Northbound Interstate 5, north of Hooker Creek Road: A 26-year-old Red Bluff woman was taken to Mercy Medical Center in Redding following a collision about 6:30p.m. in Cot- tonwood. Crystal Hank was a passenger in a Pontiac driven by Daniel Bracken, 35, of Red Bluff. Bracken and Angelina Meier, 24, of Alturas were driving north on I-5and had slowed for the weather. Bracken could not slow in time and lost control of his vehicle, rear- ending Meier. Hazard Antelope Boulevard, cross of Gilmore Road: A woman was reportedly standing in the eastbound lanes of Antelope trying to get hit by a vehicle. Caitlin Elizabeth Spalding, 28, of Cazadero was arrested and booked into jail on the charge of public intoxication. Runaway Sale Lane: Baylee Dean Smith, 16, was reported as a runaway Tuesday from a residence at the Red Bluff Apartments and she was still missing Wednesday. She is described as 5feet, 5inches, about 135pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. She was last seen at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Missing Solano Street: blonde wirehaired terrier was miss- ing from a Corning residence and the owner believed it had been stolen. Marin Street: A male brown and white cat and a female tabby cat were missing from a Corning residence. The owner reported being con- cerned due to cats disap- pearing in the area. Suspicious Peach Street: A woman reported a man was possibly trying to enter her open garage about 9a.m. Tuesday a er she saw him get out of his white Honda two- door hatchback carrying a black and blue duffel bag and sneaking alongside her vehicle. Johnson Street: Unknown persons were reportedly defecating on the front lawn of a rental house. Burgess Street, cross of Kimball Road: Two men in dark clothing were walking around with a gas can and hose about 4a.m. Tuesday. The s Third Street: A Corning resident reported the the of a two-stroke boat motor. Ta Avenue: A Specialized bicycle with white writing was taken from a Corning residence. Ponderosa Way: A woman reported finding several items missing from her Paynes Creek cabin and had possibly found some of the items listed on Craigslist. Deer Creek Trail: Three so- lar panels were taken from a Cottonwood residence. Wells Fargo Way: A resident in the Corning area called to report the possible the of tools and break-in at a neighbor's residence. Rawson Road: A man re- ported his sister contacted him about 3:30p.m. and told him a man driving a white pickup with Bondo on the back quarter panel and a woman passenger was seen at his residence. When he arrived he found a generator missing. The woman sus- pect is described as being in her 40s and was wearing her hair in a bun. Vandalism Fig Lane: A Corning resident found two windows smashed out of his van sometime Monday evening. Walnut Street: A vehicle had its window broken out between noon and 4p.m. Monday parked near At Tory's. Adobe Road: A man report- edly threw a can out of his vehicle window about 4p.m. Tuesday in the Sierra Cen- tral Credit Union parking lot and hit and broke an elderly woman's windshield. Police Logs Findusonline! PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. The 46th annual Shasta College Horticulture De- partment spring plant sale will be held 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Fri- day, April 6-7 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 8 at the Shasta College cam- pus at the Farm. This sale is planned and staffed by the Shasta College Horticulture Club and will feature a variety of plants, all grown by stu- dents. Selection of plants will include annual flow- ering, perennial, herb, berry, succulent and veg- etable plants, trees and shrubs, California native plants and house plants. A large selection of Cer- tified Organic vegetable starts and drought toler- ant landscape plants will be available. Plants are carefully se- lected to do well in the lo- cal climate and all plants have been grown using sustainable practices. All proceeds will help support Shasta College's Horticulture Program and student scholarships. Ask a Shasta Master Gardener, Native Plant Society member, Horti- culture student or faculty member any of your gar- dening questions — all will be onsite to answer your questions. The California Native Plant Society will be sell- ing a wide selection of California Native plants, and the Iris Society will be selling many types of iris. Both groups are rais- ing funds for local student scholarships. For more information, call Leimone Waite, 242- 2210 or write to lwaite@ shastacollege.edu. SHASTA COLLEGE College Horticulture department's spring plant sale planned NEVERGIVEUP UNTIL THEY BUCKLE UP. VISIT SAFERCAR.GOV/ KIDSBUCKLEUP VISIT SAFERCAR.GOV/ KIDSBUCKLEUP Round Up Saloon Round Up Saloon 610WashingtonSt. (530) 527-9901 Daytona500 Racestartsat3pm Happy Hour throughout race! 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