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TractorSupplyCompany stores across the country willcollectdonationsduring National FFA Week to sup- port grants for FFA chapters in their community. Through Sunday, Feb. 26 shoppers can donate $1 or moreatcheckout. Donations willfundthenationalGrants forGrowingProgram,which supports local FFA chapters that are making a difference in their communities with unique and sustainable ag- ricultural projects. The program is coordi- nated through a partnership with the National FFA Foun- dation and Tractor Supply. "Through the commit- ment of our loyal custom- ers and team members who raise money for the Grants for Growing program, Trac- tor Supply is excited to sup- port local FFA chapters that represent America's bright future in agriculture," said Christi Korzekwa, senior vice president of market- ing. "When we invest in FFA students through this program we are making a great investment in the next generation of agricul- tural leaders." In2016,theprogram'sfirst year, Grants for Growing raised more than $700,000, funding 374 grants support- ingprojectsinvolving39,038 students. Earlier this year, FFA chapters submitted appli- cations detailing how they willstartorexpandaproject that will benefit their com- munitiesandfutureFFAstu- dents. Funds have been re- quested to purchase vege- tation, trees, seed, chickens, feed, mulch and tools, for projectsrangingfromgreen- houses to aquaculture labs. Winning FFA chapter initiatives will be awarded Grants for Growing in the spring. The minimum com- petitive grant amount is $500 for chapters. All in- store donations remain within the state in which they were raised. Formoredetailsaboutthe program, visit https://www. ffa.org/grantsforgrowing. FFA Tractor Supply Company hosting fundraiser at stores through Sunday Tehama County Farm Bureau officers and members are planning a Centennial Celebration April 8th at the 30th Dis- trict fairgrounds, with friends and members in- vited to help celebrate the accomplishments of the Legacy Farms and Ranches in Tehama County. You ask, what is a Leg- acy Farm or Ranch? TCFB is seeking those farms, ranches or agri- business maintained in Tehama County under the same ownership — inherited, handed down, willed or trusted prop- erty. We have many farms, ranches on land that qualifies, but the origi- nal owners or their heirs sold the land or lost it in Great Depression or one of the historic storms that ruined the crops, killed the livestock and the money lender fore- closed on the family. There will be different categories and perhaps your farm or ranch will qualify and be recog- nized as a Legacy Farm or Ranch. 150 years — es- tablished between 1843- 1867. 125 years — es- tablished between 1868 -1892. 100 years — estab- lished between 1893-1917. 75 years — established between 1918-1942. 50 years — established be- tween 1943 — 1968. Kari Dodd, TCFB man- ager, will be asking you to fill out a questionnaire before March 31, so you will not be overlooked. It will ask year established, family surname(s), re- lationship to original owner, types of busi- nesses from the time the family entered Tehama County to the present. Types of crops grown, animal raised, type of business, etc. and your current farm, ranch or agribusiness name. Many times the farm or ranch was inherited by a daughter and the surname changed when she married. If no sons were born, their daugh- ter married and the sur- name changed again. That is why there is the question, family surname(s). Dodd is leader for the celebration, with Shelley Macdonald and Cyndi Gillis of the events plan- ning committee and TCFB Intern Danielle Hansen. Tehama County Cat- tleWoman and Farm Bu- reau member Sue Knox is working on the history in Tehama County and has found much memo- rabilia that has not been destroyed. TCFB used to have a Farm Home De- partment until the mid 1980s. There were Farm Bureau Queens, sponsor- ing the 4-H All Star wool sweaters, fair booths, picnics, dances and many Farm Centers. I was fascinated to read the following, which I believe was the original charter. "Declaration of Inten- tions" "Whereas — For the purpose of futhering the interests of agriculture in Tehama County, Cali- fornia. "The Tehama County Farm Bureau hav- ing a membership of 50 or more paid mem- bers hereby, Resolves: That pursuant to the 1909 statues at page 979 wherein it is provided that the several counties may organize Agricul- tural Fair Associations, and Tehama County be- ing designated as the thirtieth district, there- fore under and by virtue of said Statutes, the Te- hama County Farm Bu- reau do hereby declare its intentions of form- ing such an organization, and respectfully recom- mend to his Excellency the Governor of the State of California the follow- ing named citizens of Te- hama County as a Board of Directors. U.B. Tyler, Red Bluff, California Ritchie Sale, Red Bluff, California O.C. Combs, Red Bluff, California C.J. Koopman, Corn- ing, California W.N. Woodson, Corn- ing, California F.L. Jelley, Jelley, Cal- fornia P.W. Snyder, Los Moli- nos, California Geo. A. Hoag, Corning, California "And we do hereby au- thorize the secretary to transmit a copy of these proceedings to the Gov- ernor and also to spread a copy of the same on the members of this meet- ing." There is a list of typed Farm Centers with past chairmen from 1918 to 1947. The Farm Centers were Antelope with 30 members in 1940; Bend- Jelly — 18, Bowman — 45, Capay — 30; Corn- ing — 52; Flournoy -47; Henleyville — 23, John- ston-Reeds Creek — 13, Lassen View, discontin- ued in 1939 and joined Proberta. Los Robles -24, Oak Park — 54, Red Bank — 14; Richfield -18; Proberta — 45; Squaw Hill, discontinued in 1939, and Vina with 43 for a total of 456 mem- bers. Seventy six years ago, the list of members in the Antelope Farm Cen- ter in 1940 included my father, Lyman Willard and his brother, Hillman Willard. The membership in- cluded: Roy Anderson, Jack P. Benjamin, Flor- ence Borgman, Roy Breese, Wm. Becker, Mrs. E. C. Bugbee, Ar- chie Coates, John Derr, Mrs. Geo. Doane, Jerome Edgar, Ellenwood and Ramsey, E.B. Fitzger- ald, A. G. Gerring, John R. Hoy, A. W. Hunt, D. H. Hitchcock, Grant Merrill, Jerry Meyers, A. Stanley Minch, Da- vid F. Minch, E. C. Ol- sen, M.F. Peterson, Mrs. C. S. Ramsey, Mrs. Richie Sale, Mrs. Harry Stroing, Mrs. Leona Taber, Bertha Weston, Lyman Willard, Hillman Willard and Glenn R. Williams. The presidents of Te- hama Co. Farm Bureau over the years has many family members still in agriculture. 1917-19 — Elmer Ses- son, 1920-21 — T.M. Silsbee, 1922-23 — Richie Sale, 1924-25 — F.T. Robson, 1926 — H.M.Kopplin, 1927-28 — U.B. Tyler, 1929-30 — F.L. Jelly, 1931 — C.J. Koop- man, 1932 — U.B. Tyler, 1933-35 — C.S. Watson, 1936-37 — Howard Wil- son, 1938-39 — Ben Teis- seire, 1940-41 — Andrew Swingholm, 1942-43 — Chris Andersen, 1944- 45 — Charles O. Petrie, 1946-47 — Ernest E. Pe- terson, 1948-49 — Ed Teisseire, 1950 — Henry Syll, 1951 — L. Z. Mitch- ell, 1952-53 — Paul Ha- rasta, 1954-55 — Grant Merrill, 1956-57 — Al- vin Lanphear, 1958 — Ed Teisseire, 1959-60 — Bill Borror, 1961- 62 — Earl Lindauer, 1963- 64 — Harry Rohr, 1965 — John Noland, 1966- 67 — Rob Martin, 1968 — John Noland, 1969 — John McIntosh, 1970 — Richard Brown, 1971-72 — Ken Lindauer, 1973- 75 — Courtney Bovee, 1976-78 — Fred Lou- rence, 1979-81 — Leland Davis, 1982 — Fred Lou- rence, 1983-86 — Char- lotte Humphrey, 1987 — Leland Davis, 1988-90 — Jackie Baker, 1991-92 Charles F. Martin, 1993- 95 — Greg Long, 1996-99 — John Ohm, 2000-01 — Linda Jenkins, 2002-03 — Bob Williams, 2004-05 — Bruce Lindauer, 2006- 07 — Mark Gilles, 2008- 09 — Burt Bundy, 2010 — Richard Edsall, 2011-13 — Sam Mudd, 2014-15 — Michael Vasey, 2016-2017 — Julie Kelley. JeanBartonhasbeen writing her column in the Daily News since the early 1990s. She can be reached by e-mail at jbarton2013@gmail.com. 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